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Catalina 27 HML or luff length Bob Shafer at 11:44pm 08.11.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1105 I have searched everywhere for the HML or Luff length for the C27. I am looking for a used drifter
Drifter for Catalina 27 Bob Shafer at 11:08pm 08.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1409 I am looking for a use drifter for my just restored '75 C27. What is the ideal size and cloth weigh
Removing boat name Paul at 10:43pm 08.11.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1128 I am planning to remove the name from the boat I just bought. I have the denaming ceremony rules bu
Furlex question R. marble at 10:28pm 08.11.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1289 My 27' Hunter has a furlex that came on it. The drum is rubing on the front red/green light when th
Air draw thru toilet during pumpout Doug Snell at 9:45pm 08.11.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1315 When I get my holding tank emptied from the deck pumpout, I notice that there is air drawn through t
Companionway hatch for Catalina 27 Doug at 2:56pm 08.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1066 Back on 7/6 I posted that I was looking for the rear hatch to a catalina 27. John Hendricks was kin
dodger's Cameron Root at 1:19pm 08.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1190 I have check out the Dowsar dodger. Does anybody have web sites for others such as bwy on macgregor
Wheel Steering Kevin at 12:09pm 08.11.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 I am in the process of taking the tiller off my Tayana 37 and going back to a wheel. Does anyone hav
How to drop the main ALL the way down ??? Bob Lufkin at 11:37am 08.11.03 Ask All Sailors 3/985 When dropping the sail on my Catalina 30 it seems to all come down except the last 5 feet or so. Goi
Hauling a wing keel Ron Brassord at 11:34am 08.11.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/993 I am planning to haul my newly acquired wing keel 88 C30 soon, and wonder if there is any special tr
honda 4 stroke dennis at 11:18am 08.11.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1085 what prop should I use on a honda 4 stroke on my 26x ?
voltmeter ac power rock2tank at 11:11am 08.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/1267 I just purchased a 2002 Hunter 290 and am trying to learn my way around the electrical system. Can
Trouble Pointing..Rig Tuning or Boat Kevin Flanagan at 10:27am 08.11.03 Smaller Boats 7/1423 I'm a 1st year owner of a Hunter 26WB. I've been tweaking the rigging quite a bit using a detailed
Humming in wind meter Sanctuary at 10:08am 08.11.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/901 I have a 2003 34mkII. The Raymarine ST60 wind meter has started to hum. It seems to be working fine,
Source for cockpit instrument panel ? Chuck Collins & Peggy Howrigan at 9:00am 08.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1338 We sail a 1985 Catalina 30TR and are looking for a source for a new ( or lightly used ) cockpit inst
weather proofing windows BOB at 8:34am 08.11.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/926 I have begun replacing the weather stripping around my windows on a 1981 catalina 30, and found it t
25 FOOT VOYAGER NEW OWNER DAVE ROSE at 7:03am 08.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/943 We are new to sailing and have just purchased a used 25 foot MacGregor Voyager. 1) What size outb
Ramp in Oxford or St Michaels Sean Coerse at 6:53am 08.11.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1521 I own a 98 H240. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good boat ramp in the Oxford or St Michaels MD
Depth finder reads - - Steve C at 6:44am 08.11.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1109 My depth finder, which was working flawlessly for the past 3 years now, decided to go on the fritz.
2QM15 will not start Ernest Johnston at 5:51am 08.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1227 I have a boat that has not left the dock in 6months. The reason is that I can't get the 2QM 15 to st

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HAS ANYBODY UPGRADED ENGINE MONITORING - YANMAR 3JH2E ? (1) sail sfbay at 8:26am 09.03.20 I know what you mean....I would like to have done that on my Hunter 386. Post 8 in the thread below
The WTF Thread jssailem at 8:13am 09.03.20 Crew is a dangerous job.
Cabin paint question Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:05am 09.03.20 Avoid acrylic latex paint, that's probably what's on there now. When latex paints are applied they
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Tedd at 7:36am 09.03.20 @srimes : You're right, I meant metacenter. Same argument, just shift the terminology.
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? Tedd at 7:33am 09.03.20 @sail sfbay : Good link, thanks very much! Not a lot of information on sailing, per se, but lots of
The WTF Thread kappykaplan at 7:27am 09.03.20 ouch. Ouch is right! :yikes:
Ladder Step Pad sailme88 at 7:06am 09.03.20 Go online to Catalina Direct. In the search bar type boarding ladder steps... options include bonde
The WTF Thread Bill19233 at 7:04am 09.03.20 WTF! Who left the hatch open! At about 6:40, ouch. FqPE09XKHdY
Cabin paint question sailme88 at 7:02am 09.03.20 What about applying gel coat ?
Cabin paint question dmax at 6:53am 09.03.20 There are some non-toxic, citrus based paint strippers that you might think about trying - they gene
Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:49am 09.03.20
Cabin paint question Mr Fox at 6:28am 09.03.20
H311987, Installing fuel level sensor Northshore at 6:16am 09.03.20 Good info Benny. Thanks for the details.
Cabin paint question dlochner at 6:04am 09.03.20 Avoid acrylic latex paint, that's probably what's on there now. When latex paints are applied they l
Ladder Step Pad (1) RoyS at 5:40am 09.03.20 I made a step for the top of my ladder to give my dog some purchase when leaving the inflatable. Wor
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 HMT2 at 5:34am 09.03.20 See post 13 in this thread. I did this on my H31. Those blocks come off easily. Post 13 has the spec
Found a 2003 C310 jssailem at 5:28am 09.03.20 Wow JRT. Who knew a microburst storm could be so destructive. Just wondering are you on Guntersville
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 5:27am 09.03.20 Thanks John.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 5:12am 09.03.20 David. This appears to be a possible solution. Comes in: Starboard https://www.catalinadirect.com/sh
Block size for Outhaul (1) Will Gilmore at 5:04am 09.03.20 I would say if it says 7/16 it is OK for 7/16. In the first photo you could get 2:1 mechanical adv

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