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Cat 25/250 National Regatta/Rendezvous Gary Bruner at 6:28pm 04.26.04 Smaller Boats 0/761 Inviting ALL Catalina 25/250 skippers to the 2004 National regatta and rendezvous on the Columbia Ri
Punta Gorda/ Pt Charlotte bound chet p at 2:18pm 04.26.04 Ask All Sailors 0/911 thanks for the input that everyone gave me about the area. I made an offer on a house on canal in
Port Replacement Tim Welsh at 2:07pm 04.26.04 Big Boats 2/964 Well, I pulled 5 of my port windows out this weekend and found rotted wood in three of them. Well I
old,old,old diesel fuel Ottod at 1:57pm 04.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1038 What is the best way to replace old diesel oil in tank?
Leak at bottom of Mast Jorge Cela at 1:17pm 04.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 11/1900 I am having water coming out of the flange where the bottom support of the mast meets the floor insi
Catalina West Coast Rendezvous Gary Kunkel at 12:44pm 04.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/872 We're planning to attend the Catalina West Coast Rendezvous this year (for the first time). I'd like
350 cavitation Michael Bourassa at 12:31pm 04.26.04 Big Boats 3/1924 I have read all the posts on the cavitation / vibration problem. I have a 2004 boat thats 6 months o
Outboard questions with lots of pictures (1) Stephen Fierro at 11:59am 04.26.04 Smaller Boats 10/891 I have been muddling through the archives all day and haven't found an exact answer to all my questi
Danforth on a 356? Ivan Bekey at 11:59am 04.26.04 Big Boats 12/1117 I have been toying with getting a big Danforth or a Fortress because I have had my 35# Delta drag to
Mac 26D ver Mac26m David Burchette at 11:48am 04.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/956 I race in a local club with a Macgregor 26d and would like to know the 26M would stackup performance
H-240 DODGER WHILE SAILING keel_haul at 11:46am 04.26.04 Smaller Boats 1/911 Has anyone got a usable Dodger that works while sailing?The Pop-top are not suitable.If you have t
Keel not fully extending Doug at 11:43am 04.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/802 Went sailing yesterday and for some reason the keel on my V21 did not go down all the way. I had sla
masthead light Kirk Dornfeld at 10:59am 04.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1066 1995 29.5 mast stays up and our light was out last Fall. Climbed up (TopClimber) but could not see
Multiple NMEA 0183 devices connected? Patrick Randall at 10:58am 04.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2802 My Garmin GPS/Plotter has 2 NMEA capable ports - port one is occupied by a Garmin sounder module, po
which bit of hull number is used for sail number? Patrick Randall at 10:47am 04.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1229 (I presume that's where its derived from?)my hull number is HUNT0046J091
Need a C-25 trailer Bill Wilkes at 10:45am 04.26.04 Smaller Boats 1/893 I have sold my C-27 which I used to sail on Lake Michigan, and am looking at a C-25 to sail on an in
C36 - 2000 Battery Charger and Battery Problems Kerry Roller at 10:45am 04.26.04 Big Boats 5/1337 Greetings,Battery problems! Batteries using a lot of water. Factory Charger died. New Guest charg
Anchor chain to rope connection Malcolm Young at 10:37am 04.26.04 Big Boats 3/1861 I have a new C-36 MKII. It has a Maxwell 800 vertical anchor windlass. On the Great Lakes it is norm
Honda Outboard on 216 Robert at 10:14am 04.26.04 Smaller Boats 6/868 Here is my dilemma:I own a brand new 216 and I would prefer to have it powered by a Honda 5HP, 4 c
Boat Lift Tim Peoples at 10:00am 04.26.04 Smaller Boats 25/1687 I am having a boat lift made for my 260. I have spoken to Hunter Marine and they have no specificat

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Looking for construction documents for the C27 sail sfbay at 6:15am 12.13.20 Have you contacted Catalina directly below? https://www.catalinayachts.com
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast (1) mermike at 6:06am 12.13.20 here.
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast RoyS at 5:58am 12.13.20 Is mast keel stepped or deck stepped?
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast Terry Cox at 5:36am 12.13.20 Hi Rick, if it were my boat I would avoid drilling holes in the mast for the purpose in question. Ra
sailboat transport company MA to FL recommendation sailormanbigd at 5:33am 12.13.20 no, just pics online and a couple of opinions from the local guy that worked on boat, and the recent
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Terry Cox at 5:16am 12.13.20 Hi Rick, good replies to your thread. Different model boat here, but 5mm is equal to13/64", which is
Today is the day... SFS at 5:07am 12.13.20 Congrats to Army, and those on SBO rooting for Army. :beer: You are always such a class act, Brian
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay dlochner at 4:55am 12.13.20 On quality rope, such as that from Yale, NER, and Samson the color and the tracer pattern is unique.
ipad for navigation TomY at 4:24am 12.13.20 Sorry I haven't followed this thread but I have followed the 'Ipad navigation' thread for years. I'm
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay justsomeguy at 4:10am 12.13.20 Is there some way to look at the lines or cut into an end to see if there is a certain type of core
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Whatfiero1 at 4:00am 12.13.20 That purple line looks questionable to me almost looks like a hardware store line. Yea cut 4" off a
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast (1) Whatfiero1 at 3:55am 12.13.20 Thru bolted best with backing plate
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 3:17am 12.13.20 Update: First serious sea trial was crossing to the Bahamas. Everything held up well. The crossing w
ipad for navigation garymalmgren at 1:37am 12.13.20 To answer your question As far as any other concerns, I'm curious as to how ipad screens have impro
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast garymalmgren at 12:39am 12.13.20 Hi Rick. Me again, If nothing else is available are turning blocks/SS attachments screwed (or bolted
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay garymalmgren at 12:21am 12.13.20 Hi Rick He said I needed 5mm or larger lines You mention that the rigger suggested 5 mm or larger h
Quarantine Sailing, Someone has to do it! MikeHoncho at 9:19pm 12.12.20 Well starting Wednesday
ipad for navigation seadaddler at 8:26pm 12.12.20 I do have my iPad on a mounted under my nav pod. Great backup and so good I some times use it with N
Head stay wire size Joe at 8:10pm 12.12.20 What you're looking for is a good fit with the foil's bearings on the headstay wire. You'll need t
Catalina 34 dodger Joe at 8:02pm 12.12.20 Shop around, you should be able to find a local canvas shop to build you a custom, xlnt quality dodg

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