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Datamarine S-200DL depth finder Bob Middleton at 5:51am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/2638 I have a 1987 Catalina 27 with a Datamarine S-200DL depthfinder. Recently it started displaying "MS
Problem at pump out frank arndorfer at 5:11am 08.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1260 Peggy, recently I've been having a problem getting my holding tank completely pumped out. I have a H
Flush OMC Saildrive Water Pump from shut-off valve Charlie Sasser at 3:22am 08.24.03 Bigger Boats 3/2166 I have just aquired part ownership in a 1978 Oday 28 with an OMC Saildrive and have concern about th
1987 Macgregor 26D Trailer & Replacement Tires Mike at 3:01am 08.24.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1216 Can anyone provide some advise as to the best tires for the M26D Trailer?Right Now I have Carlisle
Empty or Full? Howard Kornack at 2:30am 08.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1239 We are live-a-boards and use the shore water connection for fresh water (filtered twice before consu
Interior Stain? Jim Hamilton at 1:44am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1684 Hi folks... Does anyone have any idea what stain Catalina used in the 80's on their interiors? I
Autoprop model Daniel Ries at 11:40pm 08.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/949 Considering Autoprop for H410 with an UNTYPICAL Yanmar 4JH2TE.Anyone knows the Autoprop Model requi
Ice box drain Robert Murphy at 10:24pm 08.23.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1180 My ice box is not draining properly, If anyone can tell how it is suppost to work I would appericiat
Swing keel cable hum Tom Griffith at 10:20pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 9/2680 My wife and I have been sailing our "new" Catalina 22 and have experience some great days out on the
Macgregor Owners.com David at 3:36pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 1/2341 Ok is it just me or are we plagued with more than just Mac owners here. Seems like when you say Magr
trailer tounge weight Herb at 2:30pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1783 Hi there I would like to add about 150 pounds to the tounge of my trailer for a catalina 22. I kno
356 Problems w/Boom Vang Block and Sail Cover David Stormont at 12:45pm 08.23.03 Big Boats 6/869 Curious if others have had issues with...1. Boom Vang Block plastic is cracking and the metal is b
bimini question Rick at 11:19am 08.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/976 Has anyone added a bimimi to a 28.5? Does it have to be custom made? Im having troube finding a 10
Attention Hunter 23's Mike at 11:01am 08.23.03 Smaller Boats 0/694 The 3rd annual Hunter 23 rendevous and regatta is fast approaching. It will be held at Indian Lake
Why does MacGregor seem to have a bad reputation? Jeff M. at 10:41am 08.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/6092 I purchased a 1989 Mac 26D about a month ago. She's my first sailboat (have had a 17'ski boat for ye
replacement ladder Ann at 10:18am 08.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/969 I would like to replace the ladder on my 1979 Catalina but not sure where I should go to find one.
110 volt inverter Tony OReilly at 10:13am 08.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/919 I would like to install a Fredom 110 volt inverter on my Catalina 32. The boat orginally had this a
Measuring the shaft of an outboard Bobby Stone at 7:34am 08.23.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1039 If I have to buy a new outboard for my oday 23, How do I measure the shaft of my outboard, so I know
Broken Tiller Handle Bobby Stone at 7:23am 08.23.03 Ask All Sailors 4/2636 Withink 5 minutes today my outboard motor died and then my tiller handle snapped clean off the rudde
New Photos Sean Coerse at 6:35am 08.23.03 Smaller Boats 5/807 Just posted 2 new photos of "Right Coerse" 1998 H240 during a recent sailing trip at Solomons Island

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What is "normal" oil consumption? Benny17441 at 9:01am 10.31.20 Normal is between the lines; should not have to add any oil between yearly oil changes. If you are
C34 boom vang gary16188 at 8:54am 10.31.20 I have in mast furling
Pop-up problem Benny17441 at 8:49am 10.31.20 Two ways to help clear the boom, but just a few inches. 1) Raise the goose neck as much as you ca
Mast raising/gin pole Hunter216 at 8:43am 10.31.20
Spinnaker working loads? Ron20324 at 8:42am 10.31.20 I have 2 new Lewmar 30ST winches that I bought for my Starwind last fall. I didn't install them an
What shackle for halyards? Ron20324 at 8:38am 10.31.20 ...They have a well proven track record. They use them on HORSES ?
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? Whatfiero1 at 8:33am 10.31.20 Never be cost effective to cut a 9 yr old sail and probably no one will do it cat 30 been around 50
Alternator belt tension video advice Michael Davis at 8:17am 10.31.20 I replaced the slotted bar with a turn-buckle. Works very well and you get one handed adjustments.
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? (1) David in Sandusky at 8:03am 10.31.20 Narragansett Bay is a great memory for the Admiral and me. Our first spinnaker experience was on a R
What shackle for halyards? justsomeguy at 7:57am 10.31.20 Thanks Like the tylaska At that price, you'd better. May I ask what's wrong with the admiral's old
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? FastOlson at 7:24am 10.31.20 Might be good to re-read reply 15, again. Good advice. Once upon a time I was a rep for a sailmaker,
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? shemandr at 7:04am 10.31.20 There was a flattening reef on an Olson 40 I sailed on. That was at least 30 years ago. I was surp
Spinnaker working loads? Sailfanatic at 6:58am 10.31.20 Planning for an asym spinnaker, I'm surely going to add the sprit. I don't like going halfway. I
What shackle for halyards? CYQK at 6:49am 10.31.20 Thanks Like the tylaska
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? Kings Gambit at 6:23am 10.31.20 Mine was different. The flat reef was applied at the outboard end of the boom. The sail remains full
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? thinwater at 6:16am 10.31.20 A flattening reef is a tack cringle just a little ways up, about level with the cuningham hole. It i
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? Scott T-Bird at 6:05am 10.31.20 I had two types of reefs for the mainsail. A flat-reef and a slab/jiffy-reef. I used the easy-to-ap
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? Scott T-Bird at 5:57am 10.31.20 I had the same question when I found my 150 was too big most of the time on Barnegat Bay. My sail w
C34 boom vang JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:52am 10.31.20 I have a 2005 C34. The boom vang is rigid and appears to have no adjustment. There is a removable pi
Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 5:44am 10.31.20 A completely true statement for spinnakers flown in front of the forestay (ie symmetricals and asym

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