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Flexible marine head holding tanks John Eastin at 1:14pm 09.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1238 Our 1972 Catalina was manufactured prior to black water holding tank requirements. Clearly I will n
Meet Scooter next Friday, She's Speedy's sister. ray bolwes at 12:19pm 09.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1027 Our search for a blue water sail boat is just about over. We physically hit the road out of NE Wash
Fuel Range for a Yanmar 27 hp Jim Seamans at 11:52am 09.06.02 Big Boats 4/1842 What kind of range or mpg can you expect with the Yanmar 27 hp pushing a H356?30gal tank.Jim
AUTOPILOT RUDDER REFERENCE TRANDUCER / CAT30 MKIII Steve Mielke at 11:04am 09.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/2113 HAS ANYONE INSTALLED A RUDDER REFERENCE TRANSDUCER FOR AUTOHELM ST4000+ ON A CATALINA 30MKIII? IF S
hot water sulfur odor jack at 10:46am 09.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1709 recently the odor from my hot water has cured the head odors problem by overwhelming it . It smells
Sail numbers Carl at 8:36am 09.06.02 Smaller Boats 5/805 Just joined a sailing club so I can do club races. My question is how are sail numbers determined, a
Heel Angle Al at 7:39am 09.06.02 Smaller Boats 8/1218 I have just purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 and got caught in my first quick blow while bringing her ho
Painting the hull Tom at 6:27am 09.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/796 After several years of enjoying my '94 H26, I'd like to freshen it up a bit. The stripes have seen
Headed to Washington, DC Bill Jones at 6:26am 09.06.02 Big Boats 0/725 Next month (Oct 5 - 15), another boat (Cape Dory 33) and my 40.5 are headed up to DC. I was curious
Daylsailer cuddy door Doug at 6:15am 09.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1126 Has anyone purchased a teak cuddy door for their daysailer from www.odaysailboats.com? I've always
combi autohelm 3000 maureen at 6:05am 09.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/2374 Can anyone tell me where I can buy a new control unit for the Combi Autohelm 3000?
solar panel questions Ken Koons at 4:58am 09.06.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1165 With the recent activity regarding solar panels and house bank charging I've decided that my fall pr
Standing Rigging and Roller Furlers Mike Beaujean at 4:42am 09.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/985 During the winter, I plan to inspect the rigging on my 1983 C-27 (Hull #5258). Since I am unsure of
U-Bolt Chainplate kit for C-27 Mike Beaujean at 4:34am 09.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1673 Has anyone replaced the standard chainplate eyebolts with the newer U-Bolt kit from Catalina Direct?
H-33 shower drain Tony Z at 3:28am 09.06.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1095 The shower srain on the H-33 doesn't actually get rid of all of the water.The lead in to the sump i
What is the difference b/t the M25 and M25XP... Chuck at 2:13am 09.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1405 ...besides the horsepower?How to tell the physical difference by simply looking at it?Thx,-Chuc
HELP..........Mast fell down John McKeever at 1:51am 09.06.02 Day Sailers 1/1202 I tried posting this before, it possibly did not work. sorry if it did and this is just a repeat.
keel cable John at 1:17am 09.06.02 Smaller Boats 1/878 I have ordered all parts and video from catalina direct. How long will it take to replace everything
OUTBOARD MOTOR CAT22 CHRIS ACHTSCHIN at 12:28am 09.06.02 Smaller Boats 5/879 I have just purchased a 1981 Catalina 22. It has the original motor mount with a Evinrude (prob 1981
Floppy leeward shrouds, mast raked forward Mama Bruff at 12:20am 09.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1131 My husband and I are new to sailing, and bought a 1984 OD222. The mast rakes forward when it is all

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Head waste water inlet valve on 326 sailingmyers at 2:06pm 07.09.20 Oh damn - sorry Sailingmyers, the thankyou was meant for you! It's all good. I would be intereste
Sun Images during a Solar Eclipse. Johnb at 2:04pm 07.09.20 I can attest to the fact that solar eclipses have a profound effect on human behavior. After sleepin
Sailboat delivery done right! Bob S at 1:42pm 07.09.20 Jviss, Interesting you bring up Eldridge Tides & Current. I have bought mine for the last 13 years b
Folding wheel for Catalina 36 Cat36Amoore at 1:42pm 07.09.20 Thank you Yes that's why I wish to down size.
High or Low for CO? Johnb at 1:31pm 07.09.20 When a chunk fell out of our mixing elbow both the fire alarm (located near the ceiling at the bow e
Help with cooling system odaydokay at 1:31pm 07.09.20 Has a bad thermostat been ruled out, also low coolant level??? Regarding the latter, you will need t
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 1:30pm 07.09.20 Thanks, Scott. Very cool voyage. Just curious, did you guys have a current Eldridge on hand, and
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive Project_Mayhem at 1:28pm 07.09.20 As @leo310 mentioned, check out Sailing Uma. They ditched their diesel and swapped in an electric fo
What adhesive did Hunter use to glue windows to the boat, the big windows on the sides of the deck. Phil Herring at 1:11pm 07.09.20 Hi Jim, Check your email... you've got a couple of answers on your support ticket.
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 1:08pm 07.09.20 Isn't that the boat the previous owner paneled the cabin interior with teak ? I think I remember ph
Low water pressure (2) Beneteau40sailor at 1:07pm 07.09.20 Great News! I found the problem. Turns out that when disconnecting and inspecting the fresh water ch
high water? jon hansen at 1:06pm 07.09.20 i think the biggest time for evaporation is november/ december. it's a very cool system
high water? (1) jon hansen at 1:03pm 07.09.20 the entire aquifer of the great lakes if full to the brim. we talk surface runoff. what about the un
A stand alone fridge system on a pocket cruiser... LeeandRick at 1:01pm 07.09.20 We highly recommend the portable. I bought an Engel MT 45 in 2006 for extra refrigeration space when
Stern light replacement and wiring Capt jgw at 12:59pm 07.09.20 You should be able to pull enough wire out of the hole to apply heat shrink crimps to attach the new
tach with Yanmar 2GM not working Johnb at 12:55pm 07.09.20 There are no magnets on the flywheel. The sender senses the passing of the teeth on the starter ring
Mainsheet traveler on H24.5 CrispyCringle at 12:55pm 07.09.20 From what Ive seen messing with the cabin lights, there is nothing in between the outer deck and the
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 12:54pm 07.09.20 You are going too have to turn the lines at the base of the mast. When I led lines aft I my Mac26s
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 12:51pm 07.09.20 Do you already have a good autopilot installed? I used to single hand that size boat a lot for a de
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 12:47pm 07.09.20 You are welcome............for the tag line method purchase a leather palm sewing glove, long needl

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