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Stiff Steering Gary Kunkel at 9:48am 05.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/5915 We have a 1988 Catalina 30 MKII(Edson pedestal, wheel steering) on which the steering is quite stiff
Holding tank inlet/outlet locations Bob Schmit at 9:48am 05.01.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6056 Having just found out a week before my boat gets launched that the aluminum holding tank needs repla
genoa sail hanks for use with roller furling Gene at 9:27am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1144 Does anyone know about sail hanks to use to hanks sail on over the roller furling. They would have t
Extra, extra, read all about the epic journey. Steve Dion at 8:52am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 0/844 For any of you sailors that know Eric Lindstrom he has the epic journey of his H'30 from New Jersey
Tiller Tamer Bruce Trotter at 8:31am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2327 Have any of you used a tiller tamer. They have them at West Marine but I have never seen one on a bo
Replacing halyards Bruce Trotter at 8:15am 05.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/899 I am in the process of replacing my main and jib halyards and can not tell if they are 5/16 or 3/8.
Newfound Play From Prop on Drive Shaft... Jim at 8:02am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1047 Hi again, When it rains it pours. Also discovered today, just as I was finishing up bottom painti
"Minor" Rudder Repair???.. Jim at 7:54am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1370 Hi, One of two inquiries today as I came across a couple of items on my way to finishing my botto
Outboard size Adam at 7:50am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 16/1288 Hello, I have an ODay 23; I'm getting ready to get back in the water, but my current motor needs a g
Iron Bacteria Doug Washburn at 7:34am 05.01.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1141 The drinking water at our lake comes from surrounding wells. This water is characterized by the pre
Rudder Shudder Wayne Hale, Jr. at 7:25am 05.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1068 I noticed that while my Catalina 22 was in storage my rudder moves about 1/4 inch up and down on the
Odor Absorber Doug Washburn at 7:24am 05.01.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1186 Last year, I bought a can of something that looked like paste wax from which you removed the lid and
cutlass bearing - a little play with pressure Pete D at 6:31am 05.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/969 When my boat was on the slings getting launched (a rush job by my marina to get it out of the way...
News Flash, Skipper's Bowing Out Greggy....The Head Mister at 6:11am 05.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/929 Kate and Scott and all those who have enjoyed my short company,I think I am going to leave. I own
Y-valve required on waste system? Jack Betts at 6:03am 05.01.03 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1237 I recently sold my h37 cutter and the only issue that came up on survey was the lack of a Y-valve an
TV Antenna or Portable Satellite Dish? Jerry Keto at 5:03am 05.01.03 Big Boats 8/1206 The marina I've recently moved to does not have cable TV. As a liveaboard, I'm faced with the need
"Stock" ground tackle Chris K at 4:50am 05.01.03 Smaller Boats 6/806 Has anyone had any experience good or bad with the out-of-the box ground tackle that comes standard
Speaker Covers/Grills Don Rice at 4:25am 05.01.03 Big Boats 5/1521 I have a 92 35.5 with the Standard cockpit speakers. One of the grills was accidentally crushed and
People seem a little grumpy lately Phil Herring at 4:13am 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 27/1465 Hey, winter is almost over, the sun is shining here (and if it's here it's got be darned near everyw
Motor Too Big?? John at 3:54am 05.01.03 Smaller Boats 4/860 I bought a used Cat 22 last year and it came with a 15hp motor. I trail/sailed it a few times and al

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New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 05.22.20 flip, Every single Catalina owners manual, for those boats with single spreaders, has an excellent
APS is going out of business Meriachee at 12:19pm 05.22.20 I think its less about the dollar, and ultimately more about the lack of them. The WallyMart model o
(1) pclarksurf at 12:10pm 05.22.20 What in the world did both our transoms look like prior? I have the same insane set of holes ...
New tide info (old tide tables going away) rgranger at 12:04pm 05.22.20 Personal Retrieval of Information using Network Technology... PRINT :clap::biggrin:
1GM10 (c), 2GM20 (f)(c), 3GM30 (f)(c), 3HM35 (f)(c) Shop Manual rgranger at 12:03pm 05.22.20 Hey Mike I don't have a use for that but it sure seems like valuable info for someone... have you t
Mattress for aft cabin dakno at 12:02pm 05.22.20 I built both of my mattresses. Fun, depending on finish thickness, mine 6", a 4" firm memory foam ba
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 rgranger at 11:57am 05.22.20 Wow... that definitely looks like a place I'd keep the motor running on idle. It is not hard to ima
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning (4) AaronD at 11:55am 05.22.20 Okay, this is similar to another setup I saw on a YouTube video I watched. Do you secure the suppor
New tide info (old tide tables going away) SoSound at 11:55am 05.22.20 Brilliant! You should patent that as BioOptically Organized Knowledge Source. We could call them
Man Over Board... While Motoring! rgranger at 11:42am 05.22.20 Actually there seems to be a lot of stories of people getting hit by props after bow riding.
Man Over Board... While Motoring! rgranger at 11:40am 05.22.20 @thinwater got me curious so I went digging.... I did find this article but it was a pontoon boat.
Man Over Board... While Motoring! rgranger at 11:37am 05.22.20 Do we know of a single case of someone falling off the bow of a sail boat under power and being inj
Temp range? (2) JRT at 11:23am 05.22.20 So nothing I can see and exchanger is clean.
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights (1) rgranger at 11:10am 05.22.20 On a related question, what is the best method to remove the old lens without breaking it? I fo
APS is going out of business thinwater at 11:10am 05.22.20 I wonder how many small businesses has started and flourished utilizing Amazon? Yup, I've sold st
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights Hayden Watson at 11:08am 05.22.20 Same for Simple Green. My ports are all crazed and it happened in a two month period after I washed
1GM10 (c), 2GM20 (f)(c), 3GM30 (f)(c), 3HM35 (f)(c) Shop Manual (6) MikeHoncho at 10:56am 05.22.20 I could only attach 10 files per post. That's all of them.
Rabbit hole DArcy at 10:53am 05.22.20 @BillyK what material did you print the fan to hose adapters with? I bought some PETG for printing
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights JamesG161 at 10:47am 05.22.20
APS is going out of business Timm R Oday25 at 10:45am 05.22.20 I took my 17 year old up to a local mom and pop boat and John Deere store tuesday . He asked why I

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