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Newbie question...what is a sail drive system? Tim at 11:34am 02.28.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1220 While looking over the specs of a Catalina 250 it mentions an optional Yanmar inboard with sail driv
Frozen Keel Bolt: C22 Curtis at 10:41am 02.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1144 Hello fellow Catalina Owners!I just bought a 1975 C22 and noticed that there is a bolt under the fo
Mounting an 8 HP Outboard on a Catalina 400 MKII William T Allen at 10:13am 02.28.03 Big Boats 3/1841 I have a 2001 Catalina 400 MK II(hull #233) and I am thinking about buying a Hondafour stroke 8 HP(
Oceanair screens for H356 hatches James Seamans at 10:05am 02.28.03 Big Boats 0/732 Yes it's still snowing!!!For those you have who saw the Oceanair screens on the H426, I've now pur
Sailing Accessories Catalog/Website Trish at 9:00am 02.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/917 We have only recently purchased a boat and started sailing. Since we live in a very rural area, sho
Preventer O'Day 34 or 35 Dave Mauney at 8:39am 02.28.03 Bigger Boats 2/1005 I am putting a preventer on my O'Day 35 and wondered if anyone has had experience with on. The uniq
Crazy dave going to Mexico to sipp some moonshine Crazy Dave Condon at 8:11am 02.28.03 Smaller Boats 1/815 Bye, I am gone. I will be thinking about you all while sipping margaritas and laying on the surf or
Good website with NEW boat prices? Tim at 7:05am 02.28.03 Ask All Sailors 6/842 I can find tons of used boat sites, but I am having a hard time finding a site that lists new boat p
1982 era C30 Waste tank storage Jeff K at 7:02am 02.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/947 Does anyone have an 1982 era C30, that can tell me what the factory configuration was for the waste
Air conditioning the H-356 John Gartner at 6:30am 02.28.03 Big Boats 2/943 Has anyone installed A/C on their 356, either self-contained or marine or household unit topside or
Mainsheet Travler for H 26 George H260 at 6:13am 02.28.03 Smaller Boats 7/1282 Has anyone with a H 26 installed a real Mainsheet Travler with car track and did away with the U-Bol
Where did my post go? Dan Rumrill at 6:12am 02.28.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/745 I wrote about a product that I discovered and think would be useful to others...looking for replies
CHALKY DECK CURE KEN MATEJKA at 5:27am 02.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/921 Has anyone tried using polyglow on the decks/nonskid? Does it hold up? Would IG be a better alernati
H23 stern pulpit Steve Burke at 3:50am 02.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/703 I have a 86' H23 without a stern pulpit...but i keep seeing photos of H23's with them...anyone know
Teak cockpit table replacement for 461 Diana Duryea at 3:31am 02.28.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1069 I would like to replace the 2 fiberglass cockpit table leaves with custom made pieces out of teak. M
Teak cockpit replacement for 461 Diana Duryea at 3:29am 02.28.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/946 I would like to replace the 2 fiberglass cockpit table leaves with custom made pieces out of teak. M
Ever heard of jensenmar... Norman L at 2:07am 02.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1689 Just looked at my registration for the first time since I bought the boat and the manufacture name o
standing rig tension James Lim at 1:56am 02.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1031 Dear all:Can any one tell me what is the forestay(Furling), Aft upper shroud, Aft Lower shroud cabl
C25 swing keel cable, fresh water use wes at 12:53am 02.28.03 Smaller Boats 4/930 I have a C25 swing keel that I keep in a fresh water lake six months of the year, is it necessary to
Blisters and a 430 Rob at 12:29am 02.28.03 Big Boats 5/947 I've just purchased a new (to me)1996 430. There are no blisters at the present time but when I pur

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How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 5:33pm 05.12.20 Update: started today with heatcgun and new plastic scrapers. Both stripping wheel and 3m removal sp
Catalina 22 Transducer Install Klaussic at 5:32pm 05.12.20 If you have a post 1987 C22 - there's easy access -- if you reach a hand up from the 2nd, smaller f
Heat Exchanger Support (1) jssailem at 5:31pm 05.12.20 @Jac123 pictures help to understand the specifics of your issue. Here is one of mine. Is "the suppo
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. jon hansen at 5:29pm 05.12.20 years ago i bought an old 69' cal 20 from an old friend. i fixed it up, had new sails made, added so
Heat Exchanger Support Stu Jackson at 5:24pm 05.12.20 Jac, what engine? If it's an M25 or M25XP, here's what I did Heat Exchangers 101: Sources for repl
jssailem at 5:19pm 05.12.20 No sailing. That sucks guys. At present sailing out here will be modified. How is still unclear. He
Shower sump pump Davidasailor26 at 5:09pm 05.12.20 Ours was also an 85, and we were the original owners, so it did come that way from the factory. I th
23.5 Mast Raising Pole? Undertow at 5:08pm 05.12.20 I've been waiting my whole life for a good reason to get some crocks ;) Thanks again! Headed to low
Shower sump pump twodzusfittings at 5:06pm 05.12.20 @JamesG161 Those are really cool but on his 28 and on my 30, there is not sufficient room to drop on
jon hansen at 5:06pm 05.12.20 bummer, yet, make lemonade out of lemons. tweak the boat to a new level. no sailing for me either.
RussC at 5:01pm 05.12.20
Shower sump pump envisionvenicefl at 5:00pm 05.12.20 Thanks David, I'll check it out, but don't recall seeing it there. Mine is an 85. What do you recall
Hunter 240 centerboard issue (2) mcpedersen at 4:58pm 05.12.20 I was referring to the plastic pads that keep the board centered. I reinstalled it. And used mechani
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 4:58pm 05.12.20 The way I see it (be it right or wrong :)) : TWS and TWD is what you need to know in order to sail.
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* (1) ontherocks83 at 4:57pm 05.12.20 179008 Sorry here is the picture. Please excuse the dirtiness of the transom, I haven't had time to
Is this normal? Hole in the Bow pclarksurf at 4:55pm 05.12.20 Only by crazy racers who haven't discovered small multihulls or planing monohulls.:poke: The c22 i
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* ontherocks83 at 4:51pm 05.12.20 I have a conclusion to this thread! I try as hard as I can to post finished results / conclusions to
Port light/windows 1979 Hunter 27 CMF Hunter 27 at 4:49pm 05.12.20 I epoxied the wood when my windows were out, and thickened it to fill larger gaps. If you use 5200,
Hunter 240 centerboard issue Crazy Dave Condon at 4:48pm 05.12.20 Do you have any photos of centerboard? Bushings where?
Shower sump pump Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 05.12.20 On our 28 the shower had a hose to a dedicated sump pump under the front of the starboard setee, jus

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