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Experience with a 14.2 keel or Capri-16.5 keel? Steve Podell at 12:48pm 02.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1759 I am thinking about buying a new or used Catalina Capri 14.2 keel or 16.5 keel foruse in Lake Tahoe
mast tiedown kingprawn at 12:35pm 02.03.05 Trailer Sailors 11/2339 How do you secure your mast to the bow pulpit while towing? The reason I ask is that I used a bunge
Hey John S vwjon at 11:56am 02.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/854 I checked the lake and she's still froze over eh? No sailing here this weekend. I've never been to
Adjustable Motor mount Jay at 11:28am 02.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/919 Have a 5hp Honda 4-stroke. Thinking about the Garlick Non-offshore model that can be adjusted to th
Frozen Pink Antifreeze John at 10:13am 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 36/6390 My -50 Pink Antifreeze is frozen solid. So are the other boats in the yard.I have used it for years
toilet install ken at 9:04am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1175 Just bought a 1979 O'day 25 and want to replace the porti-potti with a regular marine toilet w/holdi
shol keel spec's ken at 9:01am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1291 Just bought a O'day 25 with centerboard. I need to modify (raise) the bunkboards on my trailer that
Any Flotillas Around? Brad18297 at 8:34am 02.03.05 Destinations 0/1363 Is anyone aware of flotillas from West Palm to Miami heading for the Bahamas. Have never made a tri
Going to Aruba for the Hurricane season Brad18297 at 8:27am 02.03.05 Destinations 5/2778 I don't want to spend another hurricane season in Florida. Does anyone have information about anchor
water ballest leak adrian at 8:07am 02.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1015 I seam to have a water leak from the water ballast to the bilge area. Has anyone else had this prob
H-30 Deck Organizer question Danny4719 at 6:42am 02.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/890 I have a 1981 H-30. The double deck organizer's sheaves are both shot. Is it as simple as removing t
Another Prop Question Syros36 at 4:38am 02.03.05 Big Boats 9/866 Sorry if I am covering old ground but I just bought a new 36 and think it came a little under-proppe
cng gas Jack at 4:14am 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1286 Is cng gas still available for the cook stove in sailboats?? Tampa bay area would be much appreiciat
Catalina 25? Mike at 3:53am 02.03.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1895 I'm looking into a Catalina 25 (swing Keel) was wondering if anyone had pro's and con's from person
Peter Asymetrical and Genoa and Main at 3:32am 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1280 This might be a dumb question..but here goes. I race white sail since I do not have a traditional sp
mirage 27 p schmitt design andrew at 3:31am 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 1/2640 would like to get blueprints for my sailboat
New owner- Old Boat Pat at 3:13am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/882 Greetings All: I am recently the proud owner of an older (1973) ODAY 22, the teak was stained and va
cdi furller nissim presenti at 10:53pm 02.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1186 has anybody had an experience with CDI furllers???
What is a "Fractional Rig"? PhotoEd at 10:48pm 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1205 Can someone explain to me what a "Fractional Rig" is???Thanks,Ed
who was it wanted a starter pawl for a nissan 5hp? william at 10:28pm 02.02.05 Smaller Boats 2/914 i found what looks to be a suitable substitute. i am going to pull my pawl today and looks like the

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Plastic packing box Rick D at 8:58am 02.23.21
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Hello Below at 8:56am 02.23.21 Whatever that size, I would select G4 over BBB. Stronger and more corrosion resistant. :plus:And u
Headstay too short? Capt Robbie at 8:53am 02.23.21 something is obviously wrong! Show you rigger the installation manual showing this is incorrect. No
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom Justin_NSA at 8:47am 02.23.21 We may be overthinking this but laying static in a bed of mud isn't the same as the OP's description
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom (1) dLj at 8:44am 02.23.21 190676 Normal in Normandy.... I used to have friends sailing there that were liveaboards. They bui
Plastic packing box Justin_NSA at 8:42am 02.23.21 I really appreciate all the comments I have received. Very helpful. I now have another questions:
VHF antenna problem Ken Cross at 8:36am 02.23.21 Richard, This might be a tool like you volt meter that would give you an indication of the coax ant
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom (1) tfox2069 at 8:32am 02.23.21 190675 Just be sure to put your fenders out! ;)
76 years ago today, on an island Mikem at 8:12am 02.23.21 Semper Fi
76 years ago today, on an island sailme88 at 8:04am 02.23.21 Six Marines raised a flag on Japanese homeland territory for the first time during World War II. Th
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 8:03am 02.23.21 The Inverter/Charger... Figure 5 Item 16 Brand, Freedom 20, 100 Amp DC with remote control panel.
76 years ago today, on an island kappykaplan at 8:01am 02.23.21 @Brian D , thanks for the reminder and thanks for sharing.:beer:
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom dLj at 8:00am 02.23.21 I would say no one here has sailed much in Normandy.... There they have like 15 meter tides. Boats
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom Michael Davis at 7:55am 02.23.21 Could solve your problem the European way. Get a boat with bilge keels. Not sure if Catalina builds
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom tfox2069 at 7:37am 02.23.21 I'm in agreement with the arguments regarding potential lateral stresses on keel bolts when heeled o
Prop choice uncledom at 7:27am 02.23.21 I have a 2006 Hunter 41AC with a Brunton's Autoprop. It cost a bundle but it works spectacularly, e
Spring Clearance Auction Coming Soon uncledom at 7:19am 02.23.21 You're setting up an auction for sailors, a group of the most frugal people on the planet, and allow
SV Panope. 100 anchor videos (1) JamesG161 at 7:09am 02.23.21 Our boat was recently moved to the Repair spot, but we do have 2 anchors available for multi-bottom
Sanitation question (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08am 02.23.21 Your old Mansfield wouldn't fill up if there were a vented loop in the intake--something that's need
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets uncledom at 7:03am 02.23.21 How long before yours failed? Maybe call Smart Plug and ask them why it failed? I'm going on tw

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