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Problems with reeving a 6:1 mainsheet on a V32 Tom Boles at 4:33pm 09.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1819 So, inspired by the possibility of an easier to use mainsheet and tempted by some very fine blocks I
Lowering the kell on a 22 Cam Kelly at 11:33am 09.07.02 Smaller Boats 5/975 I have just launched my '82 Catalina 22 for the first time today. I have it sitting at the dock and
raising the mast Shawn at 7:07am 09.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1123 I have been trailering my 1980 O'day 23 around the great lakes and was wondering if anyone had a sys
leaky aft cabin christopher bayer at 6:29am 09.07.02 Big Boats 3/952 the aft cabin is leaking to the rear of the cabin. is there a problem with cockpit drainage. please
Catalina 270 Website Specs. Todd at 2:57am 09.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1190 Does anyone know which specs are correct on the Catalina Website? The DL ratio, Length Waterline an
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 2/871 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 4/2080 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 8/1336 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 0/758 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

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Eternal Father - Navy Hymn kappykaplan at 4:54pm 09.02.20 Very nice! Tks for posting and sharing. :beer:
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 4:49pm 09.02.20 Irrespective of the race, my guess is that one of the owners is underwater on his loan to value rati
Water heater smokey73 at 4:47pm 09.02.20 Interesting info - googling the Seaward Model HF2000 says it is available in both 120V AC only and a
Water heater Mirwin at 4:41pm 09.02.20
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 4:35pm 09.02.20 I'm going with the one with less wetted surface. But the other one has so much more freeboard!
Water heater smokey73 at 4:34pm 09.02.20 Search Results Featured snippet from the web Pressure hot and cold water is standard and, since 310
In Board Shrouds Rick D at 4:10pm 09.02.20 To digress, I looked at Jerry's personal Catalina 27 that he was done with some 30+ years ago. It wa
In Board Shrouds Jackdaw at 3:45pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy."
Water heater Michael Davis at 3:45pm 09.02.20 For us not having a heat exchanger is pretty useless. We certainly run the engine more often than we
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 3:28pm 09.02.20 I'm going with the one with less wetted surface.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:25pm 09.02.20 Two sailboats waiting for the race tomorrow. Both of equal sail area. Guess what the PHRF rating d
Water heater jssailem at 3:10pm 09.02.20 Maybe previous owner needed long hot showers with soft music and candles. Clint Eastwood would obje
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 2:52pm 09.02.20 David You are talking about adding stanchions. Your boat was initially designed with out stanchions.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 sail sfbay at 2:47pm 09.02.20 This Catalina 34 owner did the same as you are proposing. This thread entitled "Installing Midship
In Board Shrouds shemandr at 2:47pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy." I
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension MikeHoncho at 2:22pm 09.02.20 My H22 has quite a bit of slack on the lee when heeled over. what is the harm to this? if the for
Installing FireFly Batteries tfox2069 at 2:13pm 09.02.20 I'm similarly in my first season with Firefly batteries, having replaced two 4D monsters with two Gr
Catalina 310 Water Heater (1) marchem at 2:13pm 09.02.20 We just replaced our water heater in our 1999 hull #1 but it never leaked. Instead the fuel tank le
Stray Current? Jackdaw at 2:06pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on
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

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