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High winds and loose-footed in-mast furling Deac Manross at 11:36pm 06.18.03 Big Boats 1/812 OK, another hypothetical question....... If you got caught in some high winds and were reefed down
1974 HUNTER 25 CLIF at 10:40pm 06.18.03 Smaller Boats 2/861 I am looking at a hunter 25 . Any known problems with this boat that you may not see with the naked
Window Shade Install Question Tim Paul at 10:31pm 06.18.03 Smaller Boats 6/914 I'd like to install some window shades or mini-blinds on my '97 h26. Can someone advise as to the b
Bilge Boards D. J. at 9:29pm 06.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1189 I need to replace the boards covering the bilge on my 82 Catalina 30. Are there any replacement ones
Star Board Material Dave at 9:17pm 06.18.03 Big Boats 8/852 There is a plastic type materal called star board. Do any of you Forum Folks know where to purchase
Shopping for a Catalina 25 Greye Glass at 9:09pm 06.18.03 Smaller Boats 4/2076 We have been sailing for years on small boats, most recently the Flying Scott. Now we would like to
Maybe no thermostatt but... Darren Mayes at 7:53pm 06.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/881 Couldn't you accomplish the same thing by adding some sort of timed switch on it? Leave it on for 2
Advice on first sailboat purchase... 22-29 ft Brent at 3:32pm 06.18.03 Ask All Sailors 20/3133 I went sailing a few times with my buddy on his 26 foot boat and totally fell in love with it. I'd
Cheap Air Conditioning H34 D. Belcher at 1:09pm 06.18.03 Big Boats 12/1066 I've never seen anything posted on using a standard window air conditioning unit to cool a Hunter 34
Electrical question Dan at 12:47pm 06.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/797 I have a small portable generator. If I put a 30 plug on a cord and put it in my 30 amp shore power
Catalina 27...what outboards will fit in the well? Bob Shafer at 12:01pm 06.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2258 I just bought a '75 Catalina 27. It came with a very old Mercvury 9.9 which is just about to die.
Outboard Motor is 7 1/2 hp to big? Steve at 11:51am 06.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1532 I have a '72 Venture 21. I've been looking for an inexpesive dependable outboard. I found an old (19
engine alignment roger marshutz at 11:37am 06.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/872 I had my mechanic do some work on my almost 2 year old 310.My water pump was leaking so he replaced
Cushions for Bed at Table Dave Mariano at 11:23am 06.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/748 We are new owners of a 1987 Catalina30. My wife has been trying to figure out what cushions would fi
FREE C30 cradle Doug at 10:46am 06.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/765 I have a steel cradle for my 1984 C30 that I no longer use, and I am looking to get it out of my yar
Strut Repair or replacement Dub Collins at 10:32am 06.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1512 I found out recently that the strut was broken. I put the boat on a sandbar and discovered that the
356 vent Dave at 10:05am 06.18.03 Big Boats 2/778 Can the vent on top of the 356 be replaced with a solar nicro vent? If so wht size?
Log book format? John at 9:48am 06.18.03 Smaller Boats 1/1009 Can anyone recommend a good log book appropriate for day and weekend C-22 sailing?I'm thinking of m
Where do I find 25.5 pop top screens Chris at 8:40am 06.18.03 Smaller Boats 3/927 I own a 25.5 and would love to get windows and screens for my pop up. Could anyone tell me where I
Harken Track Cleaning Robert Van Gemert at 8:29am 06.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1263 I had the Harken car and track system Professionally installed on the mast of our Hunter 40.5. The m

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Woodworking from another era. (3) Leeward Rail at 1:37pm 06.01.20 Back at the house again and took closeups of the carving on the cabinet. I have some ability but ma
Deep bilges and garboard plugs. jon hansen at 1:35pm 06.01.20 sweet bildges are the only way to sail :)
Deep bilges and garboard plugs. jon hansen at 1:34pm 06.01.20 it's nice having a boat built by craftsmen with great skill. do you think they enjoyed a good pilsn
Tank trouble jssailem at 1:29pm 06.01.20 I have seen the CAV296. I discovered they make a spin on/off alternative. Would make it less messy.
Electrical Refit Done! TheSoggyDollar at 1:29pm 06.01.20 Forgot my links... ( 1 ) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075V18N9K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o0
Repacking the Stuffing Box SawyerCurt at 1:29pm 06.01.20 It is the same stuff I bought, I just got it from a different source. I didn't even check Catalina
Insurance Question shemandr at 1:27pm 06.01.20 Often it's the age of the boat that attracts the INSC's ire. They don't like old boats. Ask Boat U
Repacking the Stuffing Box SawyerCurt at 1:26pm 06.01.20 Any reason you didn't go with this from CD? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-35
Repacking the Stuffing Box JRT at 1:24pm 06.01.20 Any reason you didn't go with this from CD? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-35
Woodworking from another era. Leeward Rail at 1:22pm 06.01.20 You sure that is not a marlin spike? Great find!:beer: That is exactly what it is. That is wh
2020 Launch! JRT at 1:09pm 06.01.20 Nice! That canvas setup looks sweet, the other C310 down from me has a similar setup. My bimini is
Electrical Refit Done! Tarkus at 12:59pm 06.01.20 Beautiful job! Hey, where did u get that awesome panel? Love the voltage read out.
Annette Inlet Michael Davis at 12:54pm 06.01.20 That makes me thirsty!
Annette Inlet jssailem at 12:40pm 06.01.20 That is nice. Keeps you on the inside. A bit less in wake experience. And it is close to home. Even
Rudder pintle JBird at 12:35pm 06.01.20 Thanks for giving me the heads up on that. Will give them a call.
Who lives on their 322? scorpio77 at 12:08pm 06.01.20 Where is your main sleeping area? I'm 6' and single and have always considered using the salon tabl
Brown stuff no rotary device yet. shemandr at 11:50am 06.01.20 It looks like the stain is coming from that transverse member. I'm guessing that the wood core of t
Annette Inlet Michael Davis at 11:42am 06.01.20 Hey Michale... I have seen that dock. But it looks some what different. What have you done to it?
Annette Inlet jssailem at 11:34am 06.01.20 Hey Michale... I have seen that dock. But it looks some what different. What have you done to it?
Fuel pump/lift pump failure LeslieTroyer at 11:31am 06.01.20 Do you have an oil pressure gauge Yes. I installed it on the OP manifold - which is not on later e

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