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Ventilation for Catalina 25 AJN77 at 9:40am 11.01.20 Smaller Boats 10/3202 Looking for ideas from anyone who has added ventilation to their 25. She's going to primarily live a
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 dancrosswis@gmail.com at 9:19am 11.01.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2077 Hi Folks, Has anyone mounted a Mantus M1 on a Catalina 36? I have a 1995 MKII. I understand that M
They all come to an end. (2) TomY at 8:45am 11.01.20 Ask All Sailors 5/780 186783 It was a strange October. Usually one of the best months for sailing on the coast of Maine,
Leaking Lewmar Hatch Rebuild DonEvans at 7:31am 11.01.20 Bigger Boats 3/1059 On an information search to identify the lewmar hatch style and sizings on my 87 ODay 40. I believe
Yanmar Engine Life??? Andersonelli at 6:53am 11.01.20 Ask All Sailors 16/5954 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E. The boat meets my requirements although a bit ov
Autopilot - quick and hard or long and soft? BillyK at 5:34am 11.01.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1200 Do all Wheel autopilots have quick harsh moves like mine? this is not the best example, but when it
Mystery parts! (1) CaptainRan at 9:37pm 10.31.20 Smaller Boats 16/2021 186780 If anyone can help with some parts identification, I would be grateful. First up is a long,
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 5:54pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 47/2835 I've been looking at a 52' home made steelie...the seller describes it as being made by an ironworke
Carbon Monoxide dph123 at 3:56pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 10/971 Hunter 36. 2004. My CO alarms have been going off when the boat is unattended. I figured they were f
Radar Head Elevation On Mast MikeHoncho at 3:52pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 54/7553
PHRF adjustments sailboatracer at 1:50pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2595 Our club is talking about making adjustments to PHRF handicaps to include a credit for boats that us
Cockpit length on Catalina 22 and 25? Electricboater45 at 10:07am 10.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2386 I've heard that the cockpit for the Catalina 22 is smaller than the 25, but does anybody have the ac
Propeller shaft key material DArcy at 9:43am 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 28/6316 I need a new propeller shaft key. Any thoughts on bronze vs stainless?
Catalina 28 buyer John Ardoin at 9:35am 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 3/917 Would like to buy a Catalina 28MK11 on the Gulf Coast
Mast raising/gin pole Mattywel at 8:31am 10.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1690
C34 boom vang gary16188 at 5:31am 10.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1128 I have a 2005 C34. The boom vang is rigid and appears to have no adjustment. There is a removable pi
MacGregor 26M Pulpit replacement (3) Caintoads at 7:44pm 10.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/728 Hi there MacGregor owners, I have seen the post in relation to the 26x pulpit replacement although h
Alkaline batteries All U Get at 3:35pm 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1505
Anyone recognize this gaff-rigged Catboat? (1) TomY at 1:23pm 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1618 It was sailing into the launching ramp in our harbor at the beginning of the season. Looks like you
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? ontherocks83 at 12:01pm 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 18/10746 So I just started another thread about reducing my 150 genoa to a 135. I also have questions/want t

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Mast gate and repairs for C27 LloydB at 8:59am 03.02.25 Very easy ...very cheap.. in the world of sailing ...very rare .. :dancing:
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head LloydB at 8:32am 03.02.25 I would expect you have debris inside your hot/cold shower control valve. The valve needs to be disa
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (1) DFD at 8:15am 03.02.25 Hi Scuppers, My 170 seems to be in about the same shape as yours was. Just have a new small crack r
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 7:57am 03.02.25 Unfortunately.... very common in production boats. Had that issue in my 2020 Oceanis 31 and 2019 Yam
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:41am 03.02.25 SCAD offers an internal sensor for metal tanks that consists of putting the sensor into a sealed PVC
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units jssailem at 7:21am 03.02.25 Your Waste tank issue may be waste material on the inside of the tank that has attached itself to th
Chain splice jssailem at 7:10am 03.02.25 Strong currents and pitch black with nearby shoals and anchored boats Some nights, you are just no
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 6:44am 03.02.25 Hi Hi, Most questions are optional, and only input that respondents can answer are expected.
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 6:43am 03.02.25 Damian - that's exactly the point. You really want me to remember the species of shark when it's b
Chain splice Captain Larry-DH at 4:52am 03.02.25 I have snagged my nylon rode twice in the past couple of years and it is a real bugger to get free
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 (1) sailcapt340 at 4:29am 03.02.25 So while I was routing a new remote mic cable to into my pedestal on Wednesday, I just happened to b
Marine Strike Survey pgandw at 3:03am 03.02.25 Damian - that's exactly the point. You really want me to remember the species of shark when it's bu
Chain splice thinwater at 9:38pm 03.01.25 Kellets. Better to understand what they are and thus their limitations. They can help a mostly ro
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 9:01pm 03.01.25 Cheers:beer:
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 8:39pm 03.01.25 I opened the survey and read through it. I was disappointed. The only strike I have ever had was
Retrieving engine hours Benny17441 at 7:27pm 03.01.25 I installed an hour meter, not to record engine hours but to calculate fuel consumption. I schedule
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment amcmahon at 7:07pm 03.01.25 So, my current situation is that my boat is on the hard, after withdrawing the propeller shaft I fo
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 03.01.25 If I understand what you are saying, these batteries were at home not connected to anything for the
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries Johann at 5:08pm 03.01.25 If the LFP batteries don't like to be left at a full charge, how do you manage that when you leave
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries heritage at 5:02pm 03.01.25 Most of the lfp batteries are tested for up to 6000 cycles and will still retain 80% of their capaci

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