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Window Shade Install Question Tim Paul at 10:31pm 06.18.03 Smaller Boats 6/1267 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 2/1340 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 8/972 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 4/2641 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 1/908 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 20/3981 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 12/1271 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 2/880 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 4/2420 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 4/2323 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 3/951 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 2/838 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 0/806 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 2/1651 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 2/854 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 1/1132 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 3/1004 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 3/1357 I had the Harken car and track system Professionally installed on the mast of our Hunter 40.5. The m
Jib Halyard problems. Kent at 8:14am 06.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1456 I have a great deal of trouble raising my furling jib up the track. I think the halyard is twisted i
Speaking of Steaming Lights Tim McCarty at 7:17am 06.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1134 I remember sitting at the bar at Toledo Beach (at dusk) with my friend...laughing at all of the peop

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I have a rigging question jssailem at 4:17am 11.02.20 I found it yesterday Dave. Not a lot of pictures. Today it is not there. Appears to have been remove
Spinnaker working loads? jssailem at 4:10am 11.02.20 placement of the winches where I need room to move around. Very good point. When you are locating
I have a rigging question dlochner at 4:09am 11.02.20 The link is for a email to the seller, not the listing. I searched the SF Bay areas CL and I couldn'
Yanmar Engine Life??? Andersonelli at 3:57am 11.02.20 Thanks for the information and advice. Didn't consider the oil analysis but will do it. Thanks and
Mystery parts! Apex at 2:45am 11.02.20 are the covers hatch board sized?
Mystery parts! Joe at 1:14am 11.02.20 Great catch, Rick. I found that it can also be used on the dock line. I'm gonna stow it with the an
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Joe at 1:01am 11.02.20 You can always rely on the knowledge that the bilge pump's intake and float switch will be at the lo
Radar Head Elevation On Mast FastOlson at 9:46pm 11.01.20 For some reason, reading some of these well-intended replies reminds of trying to enumerate the numb
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 LeslieTroyer at 9:04pm 11.01.20 @dancrosswis@gmail.com Hi Dan. Les and their websites are great resources for you, we'll miss you
What is "normal" oil consumption? Benny17441 at 8:53pm 11.01.20 I use 15W40, and I try to keep everything on, attached to, and near the engine absolutely spotless
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line JRacer at 8:00pm 11.01.20 @JRacer I like your set up of the tack line at the stern and along the rail. I am wondering about
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 7:59pm 11.01.20 Paulk.... a34ef33572c43998874533ee2defbe80@sale.craigslist.org
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 7:56pm 11.01.20 The boat I've been looking at is listed in craigslist boats in San fransisco bay area listings...the
Yanmar Engine Life??? smokey73 at 7:51pm 11.01.20 A well maintained Yanmar turbo charged engine should be good for 10,000-15,000 hours. It's probab
Ventilation for Catalina 25 JoeWhite at 7:50pm 11.01.20 Assuming you have shore power at your dock, I used 4 12vdc PC cooling fans placed on a starboard and
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Bobbi Ullinger at 7:49pm 11.01.20
Propeller shaft key material Benny17441 at 7:44pm 11.01.20 Why wouldn't it match the prop, bronze for bronze? Or said a different way: why is it more importa
I have a rigging question PaulK at 7:42pm 11.01.20 A schooner can have two, three, or more foresails. There have also been schooners with as many as f
Spinnaker working loads? Kings Gambit at 7:37pm 11.01.20 Catalina is about the only brand left making mast head rigs Tartan?
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? CaptainRan at 7:37pm 11.01.20 That would by the bilge pump, there to pump any water that might make its way into the bilge. Gosh,

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