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Meet Scooter next Friday, She's Speedy's sister. ray bolwes at 12:19pm 09.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1060 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 4/2073 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 7/2188 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 5/842 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 8/1331 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 7/834 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 0/754 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 0/1153 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 1/2456 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 5/1205 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 8/1755 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 6/1169 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 4/1518 ...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 1/1244 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 1/931 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 5/986 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 4/1193 My husband and I are new to sailing, and bought a 1984 OD222. The mast rakes forward when it is all
Gaff rigged sailboats Tom Hamilton at 11:41pm 09.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1652 I am looking at a Whittholz designed steel sailboat (Departure 35) that is rigged as a gaff rigged c

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Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) (1) sail sfbay at 7:01am 09.02.20 I assume you know that a used furling main is likely sufficiently stretched, which could make it dif
Leaks in 1986 Catalina 30 MK1 Benny17441 at 6:50am 09.02.20 Suspect any deck fixtures, like stanchions, pulpits, anchor rollers, etc. they mat need rebedding.
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) (1) Jackdaw at 6:40am 09.02.20
Epoxy on wood HMT2 at 6:06am 09.02.20
Hunter 216 Chain Plate Hunter216 at 4:44am 09.02.20 I want to go strangle the person that thought wood (untreated no less) was a good idea as a structu
Installing FireFly Batteries Don Lucas at 4:27am 09.02.20 For cruisers warranties on things like this is a waste of time to think about as they are unmanageab
Epoxy on wood dlochner at 4:27am 09.02.20 The only place that might be worth coating with epoxy is end grain or the edge of plywood that will
Hot Water Heater Leaking... kloudie1 at 4:15am 09.02.20 The T/P (temperature/Pressure relief valve) sounds to be the problem since many are rigged with the
Epoxy on wood All U Get at 4:11am 09.02.20 Will brings up a good point, I had seen a wooden hull after the owner epoxied the bottom. The ribs
Hunter 216 Chain Plate Hunter216 at 4:10am 09.02.20 Glenn Thanks for the detailed answers. Are you still thinking of modifying the chainplates?
Funny Friday!!! All U Get at 4:04am 09.02.20 I saved the picture for my next IRS audit when they ask for a description of my boat.
Forestay breaks for second time in three years All U Get at 3:54am 09.02.20 Your boat has a rotating mast, with the "jesus shackle" at the mast hound, righ? Here's a picture
Hot Water Heater Leaking... Davidasailor26 at 3:31am 09.02.20 +1 for the pressure relief valve being the likely culprit. Check on the valve and see if it has a le
Hot Water Heater Leaking... sailme88 at 3:28am 09.02.20 My Raritan was doing the same thing last year at this time. After haul out the tank got removed.
Epoxy on wood Will Gilmore at 3:19am 09.02.20 I'm with Nightowle. Epoxy is unnecessary on interior wood where it is just for a finish and there i
Funny Friday!!! rpludwig at 3:18am 09.02.20 I spotted her today and before putting an offer on this beauty, I am asking ya all to give me your
Hot Water Heater Leaking... Slipin Away at 1:44am 09.02.20 Sounds like the pressure relief valve is leaking. Should be a water distribution box that will let
Epoxy on wood nightowle at 12:15am 09.02.20 No. It's not necessary unless it's an application that would really call for it. Like wood tabbed
Block size for Outhaul JohnShannon at 10:34pm 09.01.20 I would say if it says 7/16 it is OK for 7/16. In the first photo you could get 2:1 mechanical adva
Motor will not cranked over Benny17441 at 10:05pm 09.01.20 Where is the start relay located on the 356? I don't know if your boat will have a relay to the

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