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Lake Ontario Area Hunter Owners Association Bill Moffett, Commodore 2003 at 1:15am 09.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 The Lake Ontario Hunter Owners association is planning two rendezvous for 2003, one near Toronto and
weak rudder system Manny at 12:35am 09.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 Hello,I just bought a 1999 H170 and have ran into a problem, and apparently the previous owner had
Hull and Deck Construction (1) Wulfe at 11:25pm 09.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/997 I posted in the Islander forum area, but got no responses... now we have been on a sea trial, and I
Mast weight on a C 30 Ron Koenig at 9:35pm 09.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/4156 Does anyone know how much the mast weighs on a C30 standard rig? I want to bring the mast home this
assimetrical spinnacker on 170 philippe lesage at 8:40pm 09.06.02 Smaller Boats 5/853 hellocan somebody learn me something about sailing with a asp on a 170 ?What's the behavior of t
Flexible marine head holding tanks John Eastin at 1:14pm 09.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1280 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 1/1061 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 4/2079 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 7/2189 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 3/1745 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 5/843 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 8/1335 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 7/835 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 0/756 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 0/1154 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 1/2457 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 5/1206 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 3/1029 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 8/1756 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 6/1170 The shower srain on the H-33 doesn't actually get rid of all of the water.The lead in to the sump i

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Stray Current? Johnb at 2:04pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? sail sfbay at 1:37pm 09.02.20 Looks like a nice lake, freshwater and great view!! Might find this thread entitled "Has anyone ever
Stray Current? Mechone at 1:33pm 09.02.20 If you have a GI you are a good actor. For years I was the only boat at WYC with proper shore powe
Installing FireFly Batteries B757Captain at 1:26pm 09.02.20 As a full time cruiser you should also take into consideration the availability for replacements.
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment sail sfbay at 1:21pm 09.02.20 Is it saltwater or freshwater? Knowing that will help troubleshoot the source(s). Same issue on Be
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 1:15pm 09.02.20 That's good to know. At least I now know how it was intended to be set up.
The WTF Thread Stu Jackson at 1:15pm 09.02.20 Professional mariners are not always that professional. Best to just avoid them when you can. OTOH
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:58pm 09.02.20 If commercial traffic won't use or stay in their appropriate shipping lane, then what's the purpose
Sailing with Efficiency (1) Mr Fox at 12:54pm 09.02.20 This illustrates the effect well. Doing things wrong is learning and particularly fun on a boat (so
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 12:49pm 09.02.20 The mast deck plate on out M26S is IDENTICAL to your photo.
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:45pm 09.02.20 I had a big power boat turn dead onto me on a collision course with about 100 yards to me. ..... So
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 12:34pm 09.02.20 This image popped when I started windows... advertisement for something. A LOGO for this year, that
Water heater Mirwin at 12:34pm 09.02.20 I agree... a bit over kill
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 12:33pm 09.02.20 Anyone looking for a project boat? A little buff and polish and she will be just like new.
Funny Friday!!! (2) walt at 12:30pm 09.02.20 184504 184505
In Board Shrouds (1) Jackdaw at 12:26pm 09.02.20 OK wow. Seems Catalina finally got the memo that the boat was a dog with that tiny rig dragging aro
Water heater Stu Jackson at 12:23pm 09.02.20 In addition to the photo, Seawrad does indeed make a 20 gallon heater: SEAWARD 20-Gallon Water Heat
Motor will not cranked over Mike Oldak at 12:17pm 09.02.20 Another thing to check are the actual connections. I once had to track down an electrical problem th
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 12:12pm 09.02.20 Anyone looking for a project boat? A little buff and polish and she will be just like new.
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? kappykaplan at 12:08pm 09.02.20 Ted are you an Aussie? His profile says he's near Vancouver BC. :beer:

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