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princess optimas stove bob mundle at 6:43am 08.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1298 just bought a catalina 27. tried to use the 2 burner alcohol stove (princess optimus) and had a fire
Is it worth Rebuilding a Head? Bob at 6:39am 08.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/842 I have the original PAR head that came on my 88 C-30. The gaskets are dry and worn that makes the pl
Phew! Have a Persistent Odor! jmcclain at 6:29am 08.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2126 Help! The odor just won't go away! We have 1996 Beneteau 321 purchased in 2002. There has been a n
Dock SIde Water J.B. Dyer at 5:56am 08.31.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1134 I am considering a water hook up on my boat via a regulator inlet. My question is would it be possi
Fresh Water tank Keith at 5:41am 08.31.04 Ask All Sailors 5/945 HelloWhat would anyone suggest to use to keep the fresh water tank fresh? I have 13 Gal flexiable.
Winterizing our 23.5 water ballast Karen at 5:18am 08.31.04 Smaller Boats 4/1349 I am wondering if there is anything specific I need to know or do when I winterize my 1994 23.5 wate
Battery under sink, under V-berth, or in laz ? Marshall_92Mac26S at 3:37am 08.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1178 There's a warning on the deep cycle battery I purchased about toxic fumes. Previous owner had batter
Replacement winches Tom Madura23566 at 3:21am 08.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1014 I am starting to think about replacing the primary winches on my '85 H31. The original Maxwell winch
Un-Stepping mast Russ20666 at 2:53am 08.31.04 Day Sailers 4/1058 Need to bring the mast down on our '23 to replace windex, add VHF antenna, add anchor light, add a s
H31 mainsheet Rick Johnson at 2:53am 08.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/909 Hello all... I'm away from my boat for a couple of weeks, but last time out I noticed that my mains
Charter Sailing Paul White at 2:35am 08.31.04 Catalina 30 4/1415 To give this a real test on a topic that people seem to be eager to comment on, what experiences hav
Oops David at 2:26am 08.31.04 Day Sailers 11/1530 At a boat show recently and went for a ride on an H216. My wife loved it (I have been sailing for 5
reset keel john at 2:18am 08.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1412 Iam looking at a 1977 catalina with solid keel. Boat and equipment are all in good shape except the
A second topic for this C30 forum Roland Gendreau at 2:14am 08.31.04 Catalina 30 2/1386 I am posting this note to see how a second forum topic would be displayed. I think this forum struct
MAC Racing Joe M at 2:02am 08.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/764 Does anyone know of any Mac 26x racing fleets in Southwest Florida?ThaksJoe M
WP-30 binding Richard4728 at 1:24am 08.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1066 I installed the WP-30 last season and everything seems to work fine except that after I release the
Improving communications amoung an owners group Paul White at 12:46am 08.31.04 Catalina 30 5/1396 The folks here have been kind enough to set-up a C-30 specific forum for us to use to communicate mo
Halyard sheaves Bill at 12:01am 08.31.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1108 Can anyone direct me to a place where I can find replacement masthead halyard sheaves? They are OD 2
Replacement ports for '79 Cherubini 39 Dick Gilman at 11:39pm 08.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1020 I am having leakage around ports on my Hunter. Can't seem to find gasket replacement, nor can I fin
non skid paint...still slippery! rose20532 at 11:30pm 08.30.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1115 I just finished putting one coat of Interlux Brigtsides White combined with the Interlux non skid co

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Swinomish channel Hello Below at 7:25pm 11.17.20
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance Clayt at 7:22pm 11.17.20 Hello Fourth Coast, I just joined the forum and see that your original post was some two years ago,
SaniFlex Hose Stretch Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:13pm 11.17.20 Stretching ANY hose to make it fit onto a too large fitting is a bad idea because it will cause the
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post dlochner at 7:10pm 11.17.20 Congratulations! And welcome to SBO. Did you have the boat surveyed before you bought it? Typically
Boat Identification - Need Help dlochner at 7:06pm 11.17.20 Back in the 50s and 60s home built boats out of plywood were a thing. Glen-L did and does sell plans
Swinomish channel forbin at 7:00pm 11.17.20 @jssailem Thanks, that is a great post, very helpful. Thanks @Terry Cox. We'll see how the weath
Mast climber Choies MikeHoncho at 6:50pm 11.17.20 Man am I glad the previous owner installed mast steps. Easy climb then tie off and sit in my climbin
Lightning control? Mr. Dave at 6:37pm 11.17.20 Take a listen to this podcast episode. Pretty interesting one on lightening https://www.59-north.co
Mast climber Choies smokey73 at 5:54pm 11.17.20 @sailme88 I like the climbing board but once you get to the top and do your work, how do you get th
rust remove from swim ladder MikeHoncho at 5:37pm 11.17.20 Never use steel wool on a boat. Little bits of the steel will come off and embed themselves in what
Replacing Hull Stripe Jerry Nevins at 5:34pm 11.17.20 Thanks David. Plastic seems important to avoid scratches too... Jerry
3GM30F Cam shaft cover? (1) Allan12210 at 5:26pm 11.17.20 It's the old adage, If it ain't broke, don't fix it. However in my case I had a pretty significant o
On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 5:25pm 11.17.20 My wife and I will be forever grateful to the members of the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder So
410 Speaker Wiring Don Lucas at 5:24pm 11.17.20 I have a manual. Far as the stereo wiring goes it is unless and just wrong.
On the "Distant" Dream? (2) SoSound at 4:56pm 11.17.20 Occasionally, first experiences can set the ambitions bar pretty high. The first night that I ever
Swinomish channel Terry Cox at 4:54pm 11.17.20 Nice post, John. Our draft is five feet, Brian. A safe transit for our boat requires a +1 foot tide
rust remove from swim ladder sailnoproblem at 4:47pm 11.17.20 I would use a cut and color compound to remove the rust and shine stainless. You could then use a co
Salt Water in Bilge Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 11.17.20 I remember reading in an O'Day brochure that the keel and hull are all molded at once instead of at
SaniFlex Hose Stretch (1) Allan12210 at 4:38pm 11.17.20 I did it with some effort. First, I grabbed the exposed steel wire end with linesman's pliers and pu
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post sailnoproblem at 4:33pm 11.17.20

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