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Holding Tank for 27 Tom at 12:53pm 09.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/750 I just bought a 1978 27 with a bladder holding tank. I was wondering if I should just replace the bl
New Hunter 41 Kit at 12:25pm 09.13.03 Big Boats 1/830 Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I sail every month on my father in law's 410, and I am
backstay Bill at 12:22pm 09.13.03 Big Boats 2/792 Does the 376 have a backstay? 37.5??
Sights at the Newport Boat Show Paul at 10:32am 09.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/790 Dot and I drove to Newport today to see the boat show.It's funny how you start to notice the same
Winter decommissioning Dave at 10:11am 09.13.03 Big Boats 8/1656 I have a new Hunter 356 and need to soon prepare it for the brutal winter of Lake Superior. That sai
Tall Lady Buying a Catalina 27? Kay at 10:02am 09.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1000 Hi;I have been looking at boats and found a Catalina 27 1980 with tiller and Atomic 4 motor. I sail
Stinky 31 Hunter Patrick at 6:45am 09.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/1653 I just bought a 1987 31' Hunter. The boat was well kept with lots of extras. The problem I have is t
Catalina 22 Trailer Question Ida Fragulia at 5:10am 09.13.03 Smaller Boats 8/1385 We are new to sailing and purchased a 1987 Catalina 22 from the original owner last year. He bought
daysailer II, snapped line to centerbaord jon philip at 1:45am 09.13.03 Day Sailers 4/1226 the old, worn line used to lower the center board snapped in my hand the other day. Can I somehow re
Nissan 9.9 for Catalina 27? Bob Shafer at 12:50am 09.13.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1085 The Nissan 9.9 2-stroke has been recommended to me for the well of by Catalina 27 (1975). Will it f
rudder post housing play mark berry at 12:16am 09.13.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1137 I have excessive play in my tiller of my Columbia 22. I think the rudder post housing is worn out.
marine toilet joe at 11:01pm 09.12.03 Smaller Boats 1/781 Iam interested in installing a marine toilet on my 260 and was wondering if any one had one installe
Help installing companionway cover Rick Macdonald at 5:53pm 09.12.03 Smaller Boats 12/1062 I ordered the canvas hatch and companionway cover. My wife said it arrived but has no instructions.
DOG HUNTER ROBERT REEVE at 2:18pm 09.12.03 Racing 21/3311 BOUGHT A 1989 33.5 THIS SPRING IN FLORIDA.SHIPPED IT TO N.Y AND COULDNT WAIT TO GET ON THE WATER.PRO
KEEL BOLT REMOVAL........ Making it easier Mike at 1:43pm 09.12.03 Smaller Boats 8/1974 Does anyone have any suggestions for removing the keel bolts. I understand they break/sheer off eas
GPS/computer interface Chuck Curtis at 1:25pm 09.12.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1130 I have been using a navigation program on my laptop with data fed from the GPS through a serial port
Any advice on slips in Pensacola? IslandJack at 12:39pm 09.12.03 Destinations 2/1563 I'm thinking of sailing up to Pensacola around Thanksgiving 2003. Need a slip, freshwater, and light
Photo: Portable Tabernacle (1) Gary Britton at 12:25pm 09.12.03 Day Sailers 2/1267 Here is the photo of the Portable Tabernacle from the Sail Magazine of September 2003.Fare Winds,
So .. we've waited 5 years for a new 26x Don Callison at 12:22pm 09.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1031 This is a long one...And now that the 1st Mate is no longer a cardiac cripple, we're shopping for
Portable Tabernacle Gary Britton at 10:55am 09.12.03 Day Sailers 0/1042 Good evening everyone:I have posted before on the problem of single handed stepping the mast on m

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93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal jono at 12:08pm 11.17.20 It looks far from good. The whole boat has had years of neglect. Whilst I can see thru the general
Orca Attacks? srimes at 11:59am 11.17.20
3GM30F Cam shaft cover? Scott T-Bird at 11:58am 11.17.20 I took out the wood panel in back for better access and to varnish anyway. Remove hoses, cables etc
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal dmax at 11:58am 11.17.20 Actually, 1000 hour engines of that age do exist, some people use their engine very little each year
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal jono at 11:58am 11.17.20 Great job on the donk! Out of interest, was it difficult to remove? Anything needed to be cut away?
3GM30F Cam shaft cover? kloudie1 at 11:54am 11.17.20 Hey, Scott.. Lots of that grime looks to be belt dust.. That will come off easily with spray 409 and
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal (1) ontherocks83 at 11:48am 11.17.20 This is a before and after picture of my engine. I also removed it and sand blasted and painted it,
3GM30F Cam shaft cover? (1) Calif. Ted at 11:44am 11.17.20 Yeah, no it's not worth removing anything you don't have to, oil leaks are probably valve cover. Min
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal ontherocks83 at 11:44am 11.17.20 Don't be so fast to rush to a repower. My engine is a 1984 Universal M25 with 689 hours on it. I jus
On the "Distant" Dream? Justin_NSA at 11:43am 11.17.20 @Jackdaw , I just noticed that the B46 above is at anchor - what's the guy hanging onto the helm fo
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal jono at 11:39am 11.17.20 What a great resource! Thanks to all for the responses. The engine shows only 1000 hours, it is the
On the "Distant" Dream? kappykaplan at 11:33am 11.17.20 @Jackdaw , I just noticed that the B46 above is at anchor - what's the guy hanging onto the helm for
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Art12050 at 11:17am 11.17.20
Daggerboard trunk pics finding41 at 11:15am 11.17.20 I don't have any photos of my DB trunk but it looks like the 2nd one above. One thing with my deck j
Looking for a centering collar for a Hood 810 line drive furling system. Justin_NSA at 11:14am 11.17.20 Got mine from Pompanette. Good people http://pompanettellc.com/hood-yacht-systems
On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 11:10am 11.17.20 Almost no realizes it's as much east as south. There was that guy who left from Dana in a old Cat30
On the "Distant" Dream? Calif. Ted at 10:57am 11.17.20 Well, you might have to make a left turn at some point;) Almost no realizes it's as much east as s
On the "Distant" Dream? Jackdaw at 10:47am 11.17.20 I think You Tube vloggers are stimulating the dream. It's easy to get convinced that anything is p
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Justin_NSA at 10:42am 11.17.20 You don't have to wait. Shoot a hose where you suspect it''s coming from.
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 10:38am 11.17.20 Do you sail in saltwater taste water to figure out where come from. I store kids rafts in there so

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