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No Catalina 320 forum? why not? Plenty around Reiner at 5:37pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/670 Why isn't there a 320 sub forum n here?
Lewmar Friction lever replacement gary16188 at 4:04pm 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/2279 Hello, I am trying to replace the friction lever on a Lewmar hatch. I am having difficulty attaching
How serious is this rot? (2) jdallas at 2:33pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/4888 Recently purchased this little gem of a project boat (Cat 25 tall rig) and discovered this after rem
Old Man Going West!! DAVA390 at 12:42pm 02.28.20 Destinations 25/2937 So, Im planning our big post retirement road trip for this summer. Sept. 12 we are driving Baltimor
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? LakeShark at 10:37am 02.28.20 Racing 19/1536 I started watching it toward the end of last season and I must admit I find the races fun to watch.
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Offpiste at 10:29am 02.28.20 Smaller Boats 15/1807 Hello fellow H240ers I bought a 2003 H240 last summer. Headsail was furled on mast and mast was dow
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia capta at 7:48am 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1430 "With immediate effect all ships arriving in Trinidad and Tobago waters must submit the supporting d
PNW Winter Cruise 2020 Terry Cox at 6:52pm 02.27.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/776 Ahoy mates. Time to settle into your barcalounger, crack a brew, with some munchies and enjoy my lat
Outboard motor ingramsail at 5:54pm 02.27.20 Catalina 22 23/3968 What is the best outboard for a older Catalina 22?
Twisting a fitting on tank NYSail at 5:15pm 02.27.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1213 Hello all.... So I am converting my aft holding tank to gravity fed. In doing this I would like to
Why to Check those Stays and Shrouds ! MitchM at 1:55pm 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1268 outside online just posted a horrific story of 'survival at sea'. check it out at htt
Mac 26D - Trailering - provision for Rudder and Mast Support. tbertw at 12:31pm 02.27.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1234 I have a new to me, 1988 MacGregor 26D. I am getting it ready for "trailer sailing". Does any one ha
It's never too early to reef sailboatracer at 8:46am 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/871 590232281562958
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic and Stray Current Corrosion (Collier 6 & 7) Will Gilmore at 7:21am 02.27.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 67/6575 Welcome to Section 3 of our SBO Book club study of Everett Collier's book, 'The Boatowner's Guide to
hit a rock in the keel (1) Fabian at 6:24am 02.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/6188 Hi, I have a Hunter 320 and we hit a rock in the keel and it twisted one of the fins. Has anyone had
88 mac 26D Replacing shroud tangs with turnbuckles Ms Hope at 3:56pm 02.26.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/898 We have an 88 macgregor 26D with the multi holed tang to chain strap connections. I would like to c
Kubota P/N for Universal M18 Starter Solenoid P/N 300538? navybubblehead at 12:23pm 02.26.20 Parts Search 5/926 I hear the Universal M18 engine is a Kubota block. What is the Kubota part number for the starter s
Holding tank access Benjammin at 11:06am 02.26.20 Bigger Boats 20/2516
OT Question about rope condition (1) Captain Larry-DH at 10:44am 02.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/817 Off the sailing topic but sailors are rope "mavens" so I'd like other opinions: Window cleaners are
That awesome moment when... (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:42am 02.26.20 Ask All Sailors 8/753 You find an old picture of your boat on http://www.iheartodays.com Click below for boat pic

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26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop jssailem at 9:31am 10.25.23 Welcome back @captined last time we heard from you was in 2012. Did you get the bimini figured out?
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop kappykaplan at 9:21am 10.25.23 I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Timm R Oday25 at 9:18am 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) JRacer at 9:00am 10.25.23 Agree. Looks like some repair work done there. Here is what my 1992 First 310 bilge looks like. No p
House Battery Condition Kings Gambit at 7:55am 10.25.23 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 10.25.23 Theoretically, there should be no wire size reduction but with a boat which is 40+ years old, who kn
Max prop for a Catalina 315 dlochner at 7:30am 10.25.23 We have a Max prop and have had no problems with it. Because of the flat blades the prop walk in rev
Keel bolts on a 23-2 dmax at 7:08am 10.25.23 Your boat has a center-board with lead ballast - those look like bolts to hold the lead ballast to t
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:46am 10.25.23 For your information so you understand ranking of East Pacific Hurricanes. Yes, the NHC does name t
Hurricane Otis rgranger at 6:35am 10.25.23 That is scary:yikes:
Hurricane Otis (2) JamesG161 at 6:25am 10.25.23 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Sorry I was wrong about that p
Hurricane Otis kloudie1 at 6:14am 10.25.23 Dammit! Sitting in Pensacola trying to decide if we want to go to Navarre against the considerable e
Lantern Advice (3) rgranger at 6:13am 10.25.23 Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:10am 10.25.23 A sailor arrives in port and seeks out the nearest local drinking establishment. It's a rough part
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:09am 10.25.23 That developed so fast it caught everyone by surprise. Tropical storm to Cat 5 in 12 hours.
Lantern Advice Kings Gambit at 6:04am 10.25.23 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:24am 10.25.23 Kerosene burns brighter than lamp oil but does give off the kerosene odor. The Aladdin mantle lant
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 10.25.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 2:31am 10.25.23 220965
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49am 10.25.23 Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin. K

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