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I need deck paint color advice. Mark at 11:44am 05.25.04 Ask All Sailors 10/6384 I need some advice on what color to paint my old and worn anti-slip deck paint. My topside is white
PERF Rating for 30T Mike Jaeger at 11:05am 05.25.04 Racing 11/2444 Does anyone have a PERF Rating for theirHunter 30T I Need one for Wed. Night Races.Thanks Kindly
Access port Ray at 10:45am 05.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/748 Has anyone heard of installing a handhole access in the bilge area of the older-1978 -Catalina to ga
installing accumulator wayne small at 10:37am 05.25.04 Big Boats 15/1426 Hi All, My pump for the fresh water system runs continuously. I am replacing the accumulator (
depth sounder for Hunter 26 honjoe at 10:06am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 4/1030 I would like to install a depth sounder on my Hunter 26. Any suggestions as to brand, type and inst
Foam luff or rope luff on a genoa? Bob at 9:10am 05.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1612 Trying to get some feed back on who thinks which one is better. North Sails does the rope luff. Cla
Where to buy Teak Parts Ted Smith at 8:45am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 2/1234 I have a '78 -'22 in great shape and ready to race but hate the oak trim - where can I buy Teak or M
Holding tank odor (what else?) sailorboy at 8:34am 05.25.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2593 Peggie - went through your book and could not find the solution. We bought a 3 year old sailboat la
C-22 split backstay/ traveller Brian Hainsworth at 8:25am 05.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1412 Ok. Here goes. Always wanted to sail, so I took a recommended course (ASA 101 cert.) and got a good
Prop shaft vibration repair?? Frank at 8:07am 05.25.04 Big Boats 17/2555 Awhile back there was a thread on "excessive vibration" coming from the engine/prop shaft on the new
Adding U-bolts to gunwhale of H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 7:56am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 3/894 I back into my marina slip but it's undergoing some renovations with the result that I have to slide
Rigging a preventer on a H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 7:36am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 3/946 I spent the past week on an old Martin 29. I kinda liked being able to move the boom vang from the m
TROLLING MOTOR SAILMICHIGAN at 7:16am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 7/2010 Has anyone out there tried using a small electric trolling motor on an h26? I was thinking of picki
Converting into a queen sleeper Jack2438 at 6:39am 05.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1059 I have a 1980 O'day 25 that I am enjoying this summer. My latest question is about turning the cabin
Mainsheet Traveller on 29.5 Chet at 6:30am 05.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/1144 I am interested in installing a main sheet traveller on a 1995-29.5. I assume it would install on t
Antifreeze for Yanmar Jim Caine at 6:17am 05.25.04 Big Boats 12/14374 I have to change antifreeze on Yanmar this weekend and I seem top remember there is a certain type o
Quiz on Charts Tim at 6:15am 05.25.04 Ask All Sailors 41/3011 Quick Quiz - be honest, no one is going to tell, no one is going to turn you in.1) Do you have a
H23 hatch leak. any soulutions out there? SRCruver at 5:41am 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/887 aaah...i know this may sound like a laughable problem...but the companionway hatch leaks...does anyb
Start Problem D. Prior at 5:35am 05.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1500 I follow this form and am always amazed at the level of knowledge in the responses. This is a great
Lifeline netting Geoff in Ann Arbor at 5:28am 05.25.04 Big Boats 2/1135 When I bought my boat four years ago it had lifeline netting which has gotten pretty deteriorated.

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H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...
Emergency Tiller Grizzly Sailor at 12:06pm 01.11.21 Good to know it wasn't original. How deep does it normally go? All the way down to the rudder, or j
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration GBGraham at 12:05pm 01.11.21 I was discussing a new reef configuration with Crazy Dave about a month ago, but then was distracte
P42 generator info (2) Jim_H42 at 12:02pm 01.11.21 Terri - thank you! Your write-up is exactly the situation I'm experiencing - seawater is not pumpi
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 11:46am 01.11.21 I forgot to post the solution to my AC problem here. I should have updated this thread a long time
Eye Splice double-braid dLj at 11:36am 01.11.21 John, I'm interested if you do one. Count me in also if you do one! dj
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Sanfelice at 11:17am 01.11.21 I replaced motor mounts that weren't original based on price. The noise and vibration increased. To
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 01.11.21 How a sailor places a personnals ad
Eye Splice double-braid Ward H at 10:52am 01.11.21 Rick, I did a zoom meeting with some Catalina sailboat owners about 6 months ago, showing them how
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 10:49am 01.11.21 That's one sturdy railing! I think the contractor should use this in his references!
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:45am 01.11.21 189006
Is this config acceptable? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:13am 01.11.21 Justin, not so much opinions, but facts. The REASON is important to know, and this comes up every
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 10:11am 01.11.21 The ITC5 will work with the ST50 depth and speed transducers. It will not work with the ST50 Wind t

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