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gaskets for Bomar porthole hatches on 1993 cat 30 jeff goodwin at 1:50am 07.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/2366 I recently bought a 93 catalina 30 with porholes that leak terribly. The gaskets are shot and I bel
Installing basic inverter Brent at 1:47am 07.01.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1281 I just bought a sailboat that doesn't have an inverter and it seems like the kind of thing that woul
Hole in the Bottom John at 1:02am 07.01.03 Smaller Boats 2/1070 Pinhole in bottom. Approx. 10 teaspoons per hour! In center of boat directly below centerboard winc
Sailing at Anchor Rodney at 12:51am 07.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/888 Guys:I know there is past discussion of my problem, but I do not appear to be able to locate it in
where can I get a 300lb mooring mushroom John Olson at 12:45am 07.01.03 Ask All Sailors 13/2764 I called w/m and defender and they are out of stock is there a place in the NY area that I can dri
Matching color of deck non-skid Gary at 12:42am 07.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1468 I've made a couple of small epoxy repairs to our non-skid deck. Now, I need to paint those areas to
Adjustable Motor Mount Jonathan Dyer at 12:29am 07.01.03 Smaller Boats 4/1066 Has anyone added an adjustable motor mount to a 240. We have a 2002 240 and are contemplating addin
Prop shaft Zinks dennis young at 12:25am 07.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1032 I hear you are supposed to hammer on the zinks to get one last turn of the bolts fora really secure
Cut the air so you can breath it! Bryan at 12:22am 07.01.03 Ask All Sailors 5/946 Just bought a "Taylor Made" 5000 btu AC, for a 29 sailboat. Used it last weekend to cut the heat a
Weather Helm John J Frank at 12:12am 07.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/889 This spring I dropped the mast to rebedded the chainplates. The yard worker then subsequently 'retu
autoprop Gokhan Ozer at 11:42pm 06.30.03 Other Sailboats 1/902 Has anyone an idea which autoprop model would be suited for my 1998 Hunter 310 and what I should ex
reefing Jim Hughes at 10:51pm 06.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/970 I've got a 21ft.venture and am adding reefing to my main.The luff is just over 21ft.My lower batten
navicom depth sounder and knotmeter Ghislain at 9:40pm 06.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1197 Hello again,Need to call on the Catalina nation once more!We have on board a depth sounder from
repainting bottom of boat allan beason at 9:19pm 06.30.03 Smaller Boats 8/1094 I recently purchased a 1993 23.5 hunter. I need some information on repainting the bottom of the bo
Candy stripe my jib Brian Peyton at 5:26pm 06.30.03 Big Boats 2/854 Hunter 340- 2000. It seems no matter how we work it, we still have a hard time furling the jib with
Replacing raw water engine intake hose -5/8 or 3/4 Brian Peyton at 5:16pm 06.30.03 Big Boats 3/4140 Hunter 340 - 2000. Yanmar 3GM30. Replacing raw water intake hose. Original hose is 5/8" wet exhau
Hose clamps on shaft log/packing gland broken Brian Peyton at 4:56pm 06.30.03 Big Boats 3/1102 Doing a routine check on my boat(H340-2000) and noticed one of the clamps looked loose. It turned ou
Change addresses with attbi.com to comcast.net Brigg Franklin at 3:38pm 06.30.03 Smaller Boats 0/1779 If you have friends with an attbi.com in their Email or web-site address, you will need to change th
Outboard prop size John at 2:57pm 06.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1092 I have a Honda 10 hp outboard on my 1974 Cat 27 tall rig. I am looking for recommendations on which
Icebox Leak Tim Norris at 2:37pm 06.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1454 I have a 1984 26 O'day. The problem I'm having, (don't know if it is with the 25's and 26's), but th

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Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 3:31pm 11.03.20 wup... I take that back... Here is a 250 right at your price point. https://www.sailboatlistings.co
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 3:30pm 11.03.20 The Catalina 250 also has a walkout transom but tend to be more spendy. https://www.sailboatlisti
St Johns River, Fl? Hydro Therapy at 3:30pm 11.03.20 Im anxiously waiting for my first sail on the St Johns. We moved to St Augustine 2 weeks back. My bo
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose SailingLoto at 3:29pm 11.03.20 I have a 26 Laguna. I bolt my mast to the step, block the mast up at the stern rail with 2 2x4's i
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 3:29pm 11.03.20 In that price range you might also consider a Hunter 26. For example.. https://www.sailboatlisting
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild rgranger at 3:26pm 11.03.20 how did you confirm it was a z spar He rotated the N by 90 degrees... :biggrin:
Sailmakers (8) AndreNJ11 at 3:21pm 11.03.20 I was wondering has anyone bought a sail kit from Sailrite? any good or a waste of money? Summary
Chipped varnish dlochner at 3:21pm 11.03.20 This can be repaired. Do you know what varnish was on there? The process is simple. Using some fine
Chipped varnish justsomeguy at 3:21pm 11.03.20
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 JamesG161 at 3:16pm 11.03.20 Sometime the end of this week Geeeezz guys even @jssailem is afflicted too!! Poor leaders of this
Another what is this boat? SailingLoto at 3:12pm 11.03.20 I can agree with the possibility of it being a Pearson 44. The lengths of the booms and a measuring
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 JamesG161 at 3:10pm 11.03.20 hurricane season isn't over until 30 Nov. Thinks for the pick up guys, my bad. Corrected above.
Lowrance map compatibility Justin_NSA at 3:08pm 11.03.20
Lowrance map compatibility LeslieTroyer at 3:05pm 11.03.20 I have all winter to figure this out. I thought the ST4000 helm control uses the GPS antenna, but
main flow issue Stu Jackson at 2:51pm 11.03.20
Which Type of Intake Strainer is Recommended? Rick486 at 2:51pm 11.03.20 Some people hate external strainers. I have a different opinion. My OEM setup was a one piece str
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Stu Jackson at 2:47pm 11.03.20 I see that you have the tilting base for your mast. My boat has just a bolt that goes through two s
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing rpwillia at 2:31pm 11.03.20 Get one of these as it will save you a lot of antifreeze. https://www.amazon.com/Water-Heater-Bypa
What is "normal" oil consumption? SoSound at 2:20pm 11.03.20 @Benny17441... not necessarily a direct correlation between the hardware, but the way I approach mai
1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" malyea at 2:17pm 11.03.20

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