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Swim ladder step mounting bracket Belle at 12:24pm 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/789 We are looking to replace the top mounting bracket of the swim ladder step. This metal flat piece a
Clarification Please Peggy GailForce at 12:05pm 04.04.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1183 Peggy, I purchased your book a few weeks ago with my spring project in mind. I noticed last year an
Solar Panel Bill at 11:50am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1018 Has anyone used the West Marine 5W/350mA Solar Panel? Do You need the battery charge controller? T
Need Cal 25 MkII Sails MysticBob at 11:49am 04.04.05 Cal 0/527 I just purchased a 78 Cal 25MkII and am trying to find a used but good main sail.I am also looking
Trading sailing bobmethven@aol.com at 11:35am 04.04.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1437 TRADING SAILING WITH OTHER BOATS.Is anyone tired of trailering their boat around the country like I
Water proof / Stainless cigar lighter fitting Mark at 11:33am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/973 Noticed several yachts on this site with cigar lighter socket fitted externaly. They all appear to
What the hell were they thinking? Nicholas at 11:22am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1059 Can someone please explain just what is the advantage, if any, of building a sailboat with a steel k
Spring Lines.... Help Kenneth Seace at 10:51am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/923 I have an O-Day 34 and would like some advice on where you guys tie your spring lines. My boat does
boom vang for Mac 26S Bob at 10:16am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1716 I am going to add a boom vang. West Marine lists several models with 3:1 and 4:1 ratios and varying
Air Conditioning drain leak MikeWilkinson at 10:11am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1127 Has anyone had any air conditioning pan drain lines leak or not drain to into the bilge? It has bee
Keel and Hull Joint Bill McIntyre at 9:53am 04.04.05 Bigger Boats 1/1210 I would like to buy this O'Day 35 and I will get a survey, but I'd just like to get a handle on this
C-22 MkII Mast Tuning Mike4049 at 8:32am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/1104 Does anyone have directions (or a web site) that explains how best to tune a C-22 mkII? Thanks.
Original interior of a 1974 - 21 feet MCG Remote316 at 8:01am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Hi guys,I'm a new owner of a 1974 MCG 21 and I would like to se a picture of an original interior
what sealant should I use with plexiglass? bleathen at 7:47am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4303 I am replacing the plexiglass part of the hatch on my H23. What advise is there on what I should us
Summer Sailstice yks Rick at 7:35am 04.04.05 Pearson 2/1544 All right all you big kahunas let's get this thing organized. First off, who is interested in doi*
That time of year again ! Glenn17427 at 7:07am 04.04.05 Trailer Sailors 4/1401 Were all anxious to get our boats back on the water again, but have you looked over your trailer lat
Catalina 27 fixed port dimensions David at 6:56am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1433 Hi all, I am looking for fixed port to replace those on our Crown 34. After walking the docks I thin
sandblast the hull billA at 5:00am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1082 I have a 1979 Oday 23 I the bottom paint is flaking and I asked my boat yard to sand blast clean the
Have you seen this!!? Jack W at 5:00am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1216 This is amazing footage!!Does anyone know the story behind this?
Northern Light generator sound insulation Stan Ralph at 4:53am 04.04.05 Big Boats 2/915 I'm in the midst of buying a new 420. It comes with a Northern Light generator. Does anyone know i

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Anchor Deck pipe set-up Jacktar at 7:41am 03.29.21 Perhaps the u bolt was a previous owner add on for mysterious reasons but you are correct the chain
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? rgranger at 7:40am 03.29.21 Don't forget tides... if you are coming into a port on an ebb tide, you may find your lack of progre
VHF Channels rgranger at 7:28am 03.29.21 Here is a good review of VHF etiquette. https://www.allatsea.net/know-your-vhf-radio-etiquette The
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? JonnyEp at 7:26am 03.29.21 Thank you! I had been searching and would only come up with results for splitting the output of a 2
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 7:22am 03.29.21
Mystery Mastic Scott T-Bird at 7:19am 03.29.21 I'm pretty confused about a few of the photos. What is the first picture that has a rope at the top
Ever Given RoyS at 7:14am 03.29.21 roy, a propellor works by digging into the water in front of it. the propwash is the byproduct of t
Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Parsons at 7:11am 03.29.21 That's a common complaint with Catalinas, they list a little to the battery side. Typically, new ow
Painting around the trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 03.29.21 To support the 23.5 on a few boards going across can damage the hull as the weight is carried by th
Cabinets/ Storage Timm R Oday25 at 7:07am 03.29.21 We've done a few . The first thing we did was make a template from card board about the size and sha
Moisture damage JRT at 7:03am 03.29.21 Wow great info, I don't have any changes 8n this area but will keep and eye on it.
VHF Range? rgranger at 7:02am 03.29.21 @SailorElliot, Don't ask for a comm check on channel 16, and never reply to a comm check on channel
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation JRT at 6:59am 03.29.21 Excellent news @Fleet we will have 3 310s, that seems like a class race in Lake Guntersville
Looking for Precision 23 trailer. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51am 03.29.21 lltry Magic tilt trailers in florida as they may have the pattern for your boat
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 6:05am 03.29.21 I pulled the trigger and bought an Integrated Furling System code 0 - designed for upwind 40 -> 100
Beneteau Spare Parts Website DougM at 6:04am 03.29.21
PSS DRIPLESS question barnstormer at 5:58am 03.29.21 Thank you for all of the replies. I contacted catalina yachts and the engineer said that back then t
Bottom Paint on a Cradle (1) Parsons at 5:58am 03.29.21 First, why not ask the yard what they recommend - they've probably done one (or a hundred) of these
Cabin Windows (1) Good Vibes at 5:56am 03.29.21 Here are the instructions from Catalina for replacing the port lights. Good luck with it. BTW I wa
New chart plotter wrong size for hole DougM at 5:55am 03.29.21 I installed a new Raymarine plotter that was physically smaller than the original, issue. Instead of

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