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Bilge Pump Replacement Diane and Charlie Gottlieb at 2:00pm 05.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/965 The Bilge Pump needs replacing in our almost newly purchased Catalina 30 1985 - old bilge pump (West
Windlass for tall rig catalina 30 Diane and Charlie Gottlieb at 1:48pm 05.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1711 We are purchasing 1985 Catalina 30 and want to put a windlass on. Any suggestions about type, ammou
Possible 23.5 problem areas? Piratetreasure at 1:08pm 05.21.04 Smaller Boats 3/841 I have my eye on a 1993 23.5 for sale locally, and am hoping some folks in the know could give me so
Companionway Doors (1) Tim Welsh at 12:50pm 05.21.04 Big Boats 3/863 Here is a pick of my new companionway doors I just made. Lexan and Teak. Had the glass company cut
new companionway doors Tim Welsh at 12:03pm 05.21.04 Big Boats 0/618 Check out my new companionway doors I just made. Lexan and Teak. I still have to make the handles.
19891 22 BACKSTAY,WHAT GIVES? wildbill1012000 at 11:14am 05.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/958 we have a problem,the 22 fott catalina we baught has 1 back stay and ive only seen 22's with split b
fresh water holding tank leaking! PD at 10:23am 05.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/884 Can anyone here offer some insight as to what is involved and what to expect? The fresh water holdin
Tall Ships kicked out of Boston, Providence Vic "Seven" at 10:14am 05.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/871 mark July 14 thru 20 as Tall Ships in Newport ... Boston kicked them out because they were coming in
Life Line Coating P.C. at 9:55am 05.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/2259 Does anyone have any advice in how to replace the white vinyl covering on the life lines? On my 87'
Stainless Steel Fasteners Sam Bocchicchio at 6:46am 05.21.04 Big Boats 0/750 Has anyone found a ss fastener to secure floorboards that are reasonably priced. I know that PYI Fa
Battery Trickle Drew at 6:28am 05.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 I'm trying to figure out what size solar panel to use for trickle charging a 24" 12V deep cycle batt
Solar Trickle Charge Drew at 6:26am 05.21.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 I'm trying to figure out what size solar panel to use for trickle charging a 24" 12V deep cycle batt
Rigging jpayne at 5:54am 05.21.04 Day Sailers 1/1064 I have recently purchased a 17' Daysailer. I do not have the Owners Manual and I am looking for hel
Replacement of t-connector for mast shroud Alan ONeill at 5:46am 05.21.04 Smaller Boats 2/1550 While checking the rigging on my boat the other day, I noticed the t-connector on one of the shrouds
How to convince better half to get bigger boat BarryL at 5:17am 05.21.04 Ask All Sailors 29/1863 Hello,I currently have a Catalina 22, and I want a bigger boat. I havebeen doing my homework, and
yanmar engine throttle binding carl1553 at 5:03am 05.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1117 hello, the throttle on my 81 irwin with a yanmar 2qm15 seems to be catching or interfering with the
yanmar engine throttle binding carl sutherland at 4:56am 05.21.04 Other Sailboats 0/823 the throttle on my 81 irwin citation seems to be interfering with the warm up knob on the controller
Pole mounted radome anthenna Rick D at 4:27am 05.21.04 Big Boats 5/804 I am installing a radar on my 410, 2Kw 18 radome antenna. I want to mount it on a pole. Do you hav
Loose Strut Frank7605 at 4:04am 05.21.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1290 I just purchased a C27 and duing the bottom inspection we noticed the strut which supports the prop
internet hull liner source/ interior paneling lloyd at 3:58am 05.21.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1994 I am looking for sources for hull liner fabric on the web.I am having close to zero luck.Does anyone

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Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? Gene Neill at 3:59am 10.28.20 Measure twice, drill once! :biggrin:
Fold or flex? Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.28.20 We have a 3 bladed Flexofold and really like it. We replaced our OEM fixed prop with it. Reverse thr
What is "normal" oil consumption? Rick486 at 3:23am 10.28.20 What is the rate of lubricating oil consumption for a small diesel engine? We have a Yanmar 3YM30 w
Boarding step build justsomeguy at 2:54am 10.28.20 Your shop's way too neat. :)
New to sailing. lots of questions danstanford at 2:49am 10.28.20 Thank you all for your wisdom, and advice. I am going to look into the books mentioned, and if a c
Lifeline autopsy (1) thinwater at 2:17am 10.28.20 Banning Dyneema is a stodgy attitude, and I am a very prudent navigator. In the interests of ac
Fold or flex? Hayden Watson at 12:00am 10.28.20 Now you done it! That is like asking which anchor holds best! :badbad::biggrin: I have an AutoProp
Boarding step build Hayden Watson at 11:05pm 10.27.20 Very nice. I need to do something like this. My marina recently started a "no step unless the Harb
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ken13559 at 9:40pm 10.27.20 Unless ........................... you have belt dust. I'm at a loss as to why your filter ele
Boarding step build (3) VisionPNW at 9:26pm 10.27.20 186670 186671 186672
Rub rail caulk Seadoc at 9:11pm 10.27.20 Has anyone removed an aluminum rub rail channel from a Mac 25 in order to seal the hull-deck joint?
Sailing Porn MikeHoncho at 9:04pm 10.27.20 Ok, I fixed it. View it in 4k
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name Mark Maulden at 8:59pm 10.27.20 A drop is a drop isn't it? 100 or so per teaspoon, 20 per ml. There are a lot of conditions that
Wallpaper in the head? ggrizzard at 8:56pm 10.27.20 As luck would have it, I found a video on a similar kind of job. Hope this helps: lOfCoNVUyuU
Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 ggrizzard at 8:54pm 10.27.20 I can't address your last question as I've never been on that particular boat. Perhaps others who ha
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Ron20324 at 8:04pm 10.27.20 ... And as for any benefit to the toilet pump, you might consider actually lubricating it instead
New to sailing. lots of questions svlivinalittle at 7:57pm 10.27.20 Fantastic!!! I went through all those same emotions... and now that I have a slight understanding
New to sailing. lots of questions Sledge62 at 7:51pm 10.27.20 So a few years ago I bought a sailboat... And I found out why its called a mid-life crisis, because
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar Paul Cossman at 7:41pm 10.27.20 Paul, I see your panels are mounted laterally. I assume they are wired in parallel to reduce the ef
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (1) Paul Cossman at 7:32pm 10.27.20 Hi again HandsOn, Very happy to be of any assistance! And I like your skit (especially since I ow

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