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Hull Paint Question Ryan Ericson at 12:53am 05.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/919 I am getting ready to use poly glow on the hull of my C30. I have noticed blue flec in the white pa
cockpit stains brad at 12:11am 05.20.04 Smaller Boats 7/1595 I need to have my 260 ready to go by tomorrow for my neice's senior prom BUT I have a severly staine
cockpit drain scuppers Mike at 12:06am 05.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1360 The cockpit drain scupper fittings on my O'day 28 are slighty higher than the drain trough in which
dodgers for catalina 27 Leeway at 11:57pm 05.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1438 Looking to add a dodger to my catalina 27. It would require moving the traveller forward about 10 i
Bit for Drilling Fiberglass Steve Carpman11081 at 11:47pm 05.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3222 We would like to add another vent for our holding tank. This will require drilling a 1" hole in the
Compass location Edwin M at 11:12pm 05.19.04 Day Sailers 8/1661 Been having fun with the 170 since downsizing from my H23 but I do miss having a compass. Not any go
Leaking companionway hatch Mike Friia at 11:09pm 05.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1961 I just moved up from a Catalina 22 to a 1987 Catalina 30. I have had the boat for two weeks. I have
Wet Core Craig at 11:06pm 05.19.04 Big Boats 3/889 My 1987 34 hunter has a spot on the starboard side, where you walk, just forward the holding take ex
wanted used polyethlene Jet Dock cubes nancy thompson at 10:55pm 05.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1514 These cubes are connected to construct a floating U-shaped dock to fit around your sailboat so you o
PORTABLE HATCH AIRCONDITIONING krugerac at 9:42pm 05.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1100 HAS ANYONE INSTALLED A CRUISEAIR PORTABLE HATCH AC ON A 26X AND HAS IT BEEN OK IN THE RAIN? DOES IT
reef line questions? Richard at 9:27pm 05.19.04 Smaller Boats 10/881 Hi all,I am finally getting around to adding the reef line on my 1987 H23 (Z-Spar rig). So, I run
Thinking of purchasing a '73 OD27 Pat Bastian at 6:27pm 05.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1003 My husband and I are considering purchasing a 1973 OD27 and would appreciate any thoughts offered by
Keeping water tanks clean John Rollins at 2:49pm 05.19.04 Big Boats 10/1226 Need sugestions on keeping water tanks clean. Plan on using bleach to give the tanks a good cleaning
Mast wiring for 222 Todd Eastland at 2:45pm 05.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1031 We are attempting to mount a spreader light on our '84 222 and we're having difficulty snaking the n
Need Info Raytheon Fathometer DE737 Depth Sounder Les at 11:34am 05.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1829 I have a Raytheon Fathometer DE737 Depth Sounder it has stop working. I need a copy of the operators
Tranny Fluid P.C. at 11:29am 05.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/2015 Does any one know what the fluid capacity is for a Hurth tranny in a 1987 C30. Thank you in advance.
best way to ship a boat kennyc at 11:14am 05.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/954 After purchasing my '32 cat from the Boston area, I need to ship it back to oyster bay L.I. If the p
Restoring Merrimen Pedestal Control Levers Kevin O'Neal at 11:02am 05.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/842 Well, I've got the wheel off the pedestal, and pedestal hanging from my bike stand.I went ahead and
Water under mast step... Mark at 10:28am 05.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1064 can anyone recommend a solution to water under my mast step? I've been told that water has leaked t
Trailer axles Jim Homet at 9:21am 05.19.04 Smaller Boats 4/788 The axles on our '94 23.5 trailer look in bad shape. I'd like to reaplce the axles, springs and hubs

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A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 6:32am 01.06.21 Can't get the fourth video to embed, but the link works.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Jimmy at 6:30am 01.06.21 Here's an update since I promised to try to take over this thread. The snow stopped and the 30 degr
A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 6:28am 01.06.21 Yeah, C22's clearly can never be what we call blue water capable. It's debatable if any Catalina can
deck light Justin_NSA at 6:15am 01.06.21 This would be a good time to replace that unit with a LED light as well as your steaming light if y
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 01.06.21 Moving boat from North Carolina to East Tennessee by truck and trailer by a reputable boat hauling c
New tool :) Parsons at 6:14am 01.06.21 I love mine. Good safety wiring is faster and more secure than the ring-ding fasteners for stopping
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jssailem at 6:10am 01.06.21 The 240 at 80 lbs and about $1700 sure puts a lot of check marks in the Pro category.
deck light Don Crowther at 5:59am 01.06.21 This would be a good time to replace that unit with a LED light as well as your steaming light if yo
New tool :) jssailem at 5:55am 01.06.21 Oh the memories. Safety wire here, there, everywhere.
What size outboard for 26c (1) Justin_NSA at 5:48am 01.06.21 Anything from a 6-9.9 will work. Our 26S came with a 6 but we changed to a 9.9 to beat against bad
What size outboard for 26c Justin_NSA at 5:43am 01.06.21 Anything from a 6-9.9 will work. Our 26S came with a 6 but we changed to a 9.9 to beat against bad w
Upgrading line clutches H34 Mike Oldak at 5:22am 01.06.21 I found only what seemed to be good dry wood under the clutches. I filled the old holes with boat s
New dinghy for 2-hp honda Hunter216 at 5:19am 01.06.21 Two of the boats I am looking at are the Highfield xxxKAM with air floor and the Highfield UL240 si
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 5:13am 01.06.21 1/4 inch dyneema is a good size to work with. Plenty strong for most sailing tasks. Extra thickness
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 5:10am 01.06.21 Of course let us know how your experience goes.
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 5:07am 01.06.21 That looks like it will work. Are you pleased with the process and the knot? Now comes the testing
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) SycloneDriver at 4:48am 01.06.21 Don't forget to check the battery and the cable connections on both ends. Cranking speed is critica
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? jssailem at 4:45am 01.06.21
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? dlochner at 4:41am 01.06.21 I'm not sure I'm "calculating the distance in 3 dimensions," as you say, but rather following the s
New dinghy for 2-hp honda Captain Larry-DH at 4:26am 01.06.21 Nothing will plane with a 2hp motor. Probably a PortaBote would give the the best speed (they row we

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