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Atomic 4 problem Lee at 11:39am 05.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1316 I have recently purchased a 27' with an Atomic 4 gas engine. I replaced the gas but have twice exper
Squeaky Floor Glenn Freiman at 11:04am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1077 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 with a squeaky floor just to starboard of the stairs on the cabin sole. A
water hose pre-filters Frank Mott at 10:47am 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1066 As a new C350 owner, we want to maintain our water holding tanks in as pristine and clean a conditio
Barlow Winch parts Heidi Ribkoff at 10:47am 05.26.03 Big Boats 4/1053 I am looking for Barlow winch parts, specifically the self tailer for our '86 Hunter 40. I have been
420 sail area John O'Donald at 10:36am 05.26.03 Big Boats 3/1625 How much of a sail area loss is there on a h 420 with roller furling main vs the conventional full r
Hull oxidation Warren at 10:13am 05.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1263 I have a factory blue 89 Catalina 30 that is badly oxidized. I plan on Alwgriping next season if I a
manual bilge pump? dick r at 9:51am 05.26.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1354 we're the proud owners on a '95 beneteau 321, but i haven't been able to locate the manual bilge pum
Need instructions to rig mainsail on Catalina 28 starz at 9:50am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/4960 Time to put the boat in the water. Need to know how to put the mainsail back on. I've never done it
Nothing But Rain Marc P at 9:14am 05.26.03 Big Boats 16/942 Our new 356 was launched on Tuesday and was ready for an initial sail this Sunday. Those here in the
Cockpit cushions Carl Nencetti at 8:47am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1139 Can't find anything in the archives regarding cockpit cushion purchasing. I've seen the Bottomsider
Installing new holding tank Colin at 7:49am 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/863 I am putiing in a Marine Toilet and need to put a holding tank in.All the hoses and the over-board
Painting Carpeted Liner??? Rick Belisle at 7:32am 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/877 We have an '88 H285. It has the light grey walls in the cabin, made out of cheap-looking carpet. The
depth sounder failure Ron at 7:01am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1083 I installed a new Signet transducer and guage on my 1985 C27 because of deep water failure. The new
Sink cabinet in head repair/replacement Zen at 5:47am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1122 Hi All,The head counter cabinet's wood has is decayed. Looks like the previous owner never fixed t
Halyard deck blocks jcherubini at 5:10am 05.26.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1437 I am trying to figure out the best way to lead the halyards aft on this Hunter 25 Mk I ('bubble-top'
SOG! Scott at 4:37am 05.26.03 Big Boats 4/1047 Hooking my Garmin GPSMAP 76 to my Raymarine ST4000+ Autopilot is driving me nuts. I've hooked the b
Why no used sails for my 22 Morton Peet at 3:53am 05.26.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 Search as I may I find no used sails for my 1974 Oday22. It is a recent purchase and believe it or n
C350 Acu-Gage Tank Monitor Blair Dehuff at 2:30am 05.26.03 Big Boats 17/5199 I have a new C350 which has "Acu-Gage" tank monitor at the nav station. The readings for the water t
Age is just a number SailboatOwners.com at 2:12am 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 70/3897 Ellen MaCarthur, aboard Kingfisher, completes the Vendee Globe nonstop, solo, around the world race
deck repair john at 1:36am 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1098 The bow section on my ODay 22 is quite spongy and is suffering from delamination. I need to cut ope

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modifying spreaders wood to aluminum shemandr at 4:32am 10.27.20 I had wooden spreaders on the Ranger 29. When I had the boat, they were 30 + years old and sound.
Transport recommendation Hydro Therapy at 4:31am 10.27.20 Glad to hear the high recommendation for Sailors moving Sailors. There hauling my 28 Precision next
A Bad day sailing is better than a good day at work.... Will Gilmore at 4:02am 10.27.20 NO, work is four letter word that ends in K....:p Yeah, it's like 'FUNK' with the FUN replaced wit
modifying spreaders wood to aluminum Will Gilmore at 3:55am 10.27.20 Hello OffCourse, of curiosity, how old were the spreaders that rotted out? -Will (Dragonfly)
modifying spreaders wood to aluminum OffCourse at 3:46am 10.27.20 Hi OffCourse. Welcome to the forum. I replaced the wood spreaders with aluminum on my Cal35C. They
which winch cable to use OffCourse at 3:21am 10.27.20 Always surprises me when someone posts a question and doesn't check for responses the same day. I
A Bad day sailing is better than a good day at work.... sailme88 at 3:06am 10.27.20 Work? What's that? Oh yes, it is the curse of the leisure class. ;):beer: NO, work is four letter
problems filling diesel tank senang at 2:58am 10.27.20 On our 2005 Hunter Marine 38 the vent and fill line are next to each other on the backend of the tan
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (5) Paul Cossman at 2:48am 10.27.20 Hi HandsOn, I figured I'd just shoot you some quick pictures of what we did on our P42 for solar pan
which winch cable to use LloydB at 10:42pm 10.26.20 have moved to Dyneema for keel winch it's now at 3rd year on Mac
Oil change... Make it a double Benny17441 at 8:45pm 10.26.20
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? Tedd at 8:30pm 10.26.20 After you remove them, you might try putting them on a battery tender over the winter. I've had good
Hunter 27 finefurn at 8:19pm 10.26.20 I have a 84 Hunter 27, which is almost identical to the 81, There are 3 lines that run through the b
Wallpaper in the head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:11pm 10.26.20 There are vinyl wallcoverings made for use in bathrooms, so they should be just fine on a boat. I r
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03pm 10.26.20 I have a bottle of baby/petroleum oil by the head. When a poopie is expected, give the bowl a circl
Oil change... Make it a double Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 10.26.20 Better than wasting a new filter on the second run, don't you think? ........................ an
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 7:53pm 10.26.20 I did the same, but I drew the blade on the top of the lifleline while still on the boat. Held the
Hunter 27 ggrizzard at 7:53pm 10.26.20 There isn't much of an "Owner's Manual", but check here in the archives for "Hunter 27" to see if
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? P12nash at 7:52pm 10.26.20
Oil change... Make it a double ggrizzard at 7:40pm 10.26.20 Better than wasting a new filter on the second run, don't you think?

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