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original manuals bo at 9:50pm 10.16.02 Big Boats 2/1190 Does anyone have web site or phone number for a provider of original manuals for 86 Catalina?
Mainsail boom furlers Bill Wertz at 8:34pm 10.16.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1548 I'm strongly considering adding an in-boom mainsail furling system on my 1995 Catalina 36MKII and am
interior restoration of a 1975 O'Day (The Walls) George A. Wines at 1:07pm 10.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1455 Please help me to find the best way to replace the contact paper on the walls of our 1975 O'Day. It'
Converting to single lever engine control Bob at 12:04pm 10.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/956 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the eng
Exhaust Fume Leak Bill at 11:46am 10.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1083 My boat is reeking of diesel fumes...especially the cushions in the salon. This seems to be coming
Bali Mark at 11:19am 10.16.02 Ask All Sailors 9/929 Casting my mind back to a little over twelve months ago there quite a few posts about September elev
Spare tire, or should I say rim for Mac25 trailer Roger at 10:28am 10.16.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1037 I would like to get a spare for my trailer, I have a 1982 Mac25 with original trailer. Does anyone k
Bottom paint stripping Rick at 10:05am 10.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/939 Hello!I'm hauling out soon and want to strip the many layers of bottom paint on my O'day 25. Please
Autopilot and winch David Bryant at 8:47am 10.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1263 I am going to install an autopilot and third winch on my Hunter 320. I am going to go with the Rayt
No Discharge Zones Debra B at 6:55am 10.16.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1749 It seems like a lot of the No Discharge Zones are set without any respect to technology available to
Hunter's new designs John Dorsett at 5:58am 10.16.02 Big Boats 8/964 Just got back from weekend race aboard the Henderson 30 sailboat, the boat glenn henderson designed
Compaionway Hatch Leaks Lisa Masson at 3:57am 10.16.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2196 I have a 1991 Catalina 30. Has anyone out there had or have a problem with water leaking in throught
Rigid Vang attachment location Michael Stephens at 3:31am 10.16.02 Smaller Boats 8/890 I had my marina install a Garhauer Rigid Vang for me a couple months ago and have been sailing ever
Saildrive diesel wanted Mike G. at 3:23am 10.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1066 Is there a diesel saildrive for a 28' Oday out there for sale. I priced the Yanmar engine and they w
Bilge and rudder drains-where and how? Mark F. Arena at 1:46am 10.16.02 Big Boats 3/968 Hi again-My surveyor has recommended I install a drain in both the bilge and on the bottom of the ru
electric bilge pump Margaret Schwartz at 1:05am 10.16.02 Smaller Boats 4/1526 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25. Right now there is a manual bilge pump accessed from the cockpit.
What is it ? Bob Rutland at 12:46am 10.16.02 Smaller Boats 3/1043 A friend just bought a Catalina 22. Inside the cabin is what looks like a sink with a drain built in
yanmar engine warning lights John at 11:45pm 10.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 Does anyone know how to change the bulbs in the three red warning lights on my 1999 340 Yanmar engin
Tuned the B & R rig Ed at 11:43pm 10.15.02 Big Boats 6/1045 After watching the Brion Toss video on "Rig Tuning", I called his shop and was able to get a 30 page
ENGINE NOISE Dave Slepoy at 11:24pm 10.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1232 I have a 1991 Catalina 28 and while running the engine the noise level is too high to enjoy the inte

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outboard motor srimes at 12:49pm 09.18.20 It usually isn't worth doing the conversion. I wouldn't consider it and I'm a cheap bastard and quit
Frigoboat Brahmany at 12:41pm 09.18.20 Cheers for that. Have been through those docs. They probably don't want ppl hot wiring their compres
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Gary Ryan at 12:22pm 09.18.20 Man, that's pretty cool. That would be awesome to use the boat throughout the winter. We're on Lak
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 12:13pm 09.18.20 Question: Why don't you pre-run your sheets? I miscommunicated this. The sheets and twings are pr
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 09.18.20 noticed that oil level on dipstick is rising ( about 1/4 inch over Full mark)after running engine a
Rigging life? Sailfanatic at 12:00pm 09.18.20 I have indeed read my boat policy. The section on "Losses We Do Not Cover" specifically says that
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 rgranger at 11:56am 09.18.20 Does it go back down when the engine cools?:biggrin:
anchor light DayDreamer41 at 11:44am 09.18.20 No tools required, there is knurled nut on the mounting bracket (lefty loosy) undo that and the whol
Main sheet twist Sailfanatic at 11:38am 09.18.20 I ditto the recommendation to switch to New England Salsa, its a soft line, easy on the hand and imp
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 seanmcclain at 11:33am 09.18.20 Trust me, you do not want an original pressure alcohol stove. I spent the first two seasons when I
Rigging life? (1) DrJudyB at 11:25am 09.18.20
Light uncledom at 11:10am 09.18.20 Zombie posting... just when you thought it was dead... Nothing ever dies, it just changes state.
Sailboat falls off trailer tfox2069 at 11:02am 09.18.20 A few weeks ago here in Deale, MD (south of Annapolis) we had a trailer sailor put the boat on the t
37C fuel tank size (1) joe28532 at 11:02am 09.18.20 Here's what the tag looks like. This one was off one of my water tanks I replaced. The fuel thank ta
Rigging life? Capt jgw at 10:59am 09.18.20 I replaced the standing rig on my 1969 Columbia 36 this past spring. As far as I know it was origina
37C fuel tank size joe28532 at 10:59am 09.18.20 Mine is an 82 37C there is a tag on the fuel tank that says it was made by Florida Marine Tanks and
anchor light Capt jgw at 10:52am 09.18.20 @sailor420 If that light has been atop your mast for 19years, you may find the plastic is brittle,
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person (1) DRhoads at 10:29am 09.18.20 185064
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (1) jssailem at 10:24am 09.18.20 The secondary "bilge pump", which I have just replaced, was connected to the electrical system of t
Sailboat falls off trailer Hunter216 at 10:17am 09.18.20 The speed limit on the 401 is 100km/hr - 62mph but most of the traffic in Toronto flows at 120 - 75

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