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Info on Catalina 310 Ed at 12:09am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1290 My wife and I are considering purchasing a Catalina 310 for inland lake use close by our home.I wo
new floor don robinson at 9:06pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/897 I need to put a new floor down can any one tell me what is under the wood I am new to sail boats an
Placement of outboard bracket EJ at 6:39pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/883 I would like to move my outboard bracket as high as possible. Is there a guideline on positioning t
Getting shorter SailboatOwners.com at 2:49pm 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 58/2784 You're out for a great sail and the wind starts to freshen. Maybe the gusts start to heel the boat a
My 2-cents on "Buy American" Bob Howie at 2:17pm 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 0/882 Geez, Louise, do we always have to have a debate on "Made in The USA" versus "Offshore-made products
Edson traditional rack and pinion steering setup David Michaels at 2:02pm 06.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/3923 After a month of sailing with the tiller basically sweeping anyone in the (very small) cockpit out o
Holding Tank Vent leak Ron P at 1:57pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1003 I have a holding tank system that goes head to holding tank without a direct discharge line. Recent
No water to faucet Rodney at 1:00pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/997 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 Tall rig a few days ago. I turned the water pressure pump on and opened
Catalina Repairs Dwight Critzer at 12:54pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/883 what do you feel is the most common repairs ( or problems ) with the older Catalina 22. built in 19
Rudder RepairI Dwight Critzer at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/886 In Process of buying older Catalina 22. The Rudder attached to the back is missing. Where do I go to
Autohelm 4000+ out of control for 320 Steve Dale at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/821 I installed a Autohelm 4000 on my hunter 320, and the can't seem to get the hang of it. I set the re
Keeping Cool Olaf at 11:59am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/835 Does anyone have experience with the Davis "Sail Windscoop" (2002 Boat U.S. pg 500) or the West Mari
engines? ken at 11:48am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/884 I'm trying to find out when and at what HP yamar goes to two or more cylinders I have owned a boat w
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 11:22am 06.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/853 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
st. michaels md jeff #14640 at 11:15am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/929 we are planning on spending our honeymoon in st. michaels, md. does anyone know of a good bed and br
I 'll try one more thing Jim Rushing at 10:42am 06.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1270 After about four years the head in my '95 35.5 started to smell. I have tried chemicals, ozone gener
O'Day 23 Hatch George Berrier at 10:04am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1360 The hatch cover on my 23 is made of a tinted plastic material. Does anyone know if it would be ple
Batteries - Where to buy Bob Knott at 9:37am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1149 Went to the boat today and found my starting battery dead. Want to replace both my starting battery
Outhaul Gene at 9:37am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 I am shaking down my '81 Catalina 27. It is my first boat and it was purchased long distance over th
wet deck core fred winter at 7:21am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1758 need advice, starboard deck area from waste pumpout to last shroud attachment point shows moisture i

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Fuel filter questions Perkins 4108 jssailem at 7:10pm 07.20.20 Tim. I have the older cousin, the 4.107. The first filter out of the tank is a Racor 500M. I use the
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 7:05pm 07.20.20 In less than 5 knots TWS I wonder if it would be better to adjust the battens to carry less compres
Did the HOOK race jon hansen at 6:55pm 07.20.20 great report, thanks for sharing!
Did the HOOK race justsomeguy at 6:54pm 07.20.20 Jebus. 5 dismastings. May I suggest you use more paragraphs?
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Captain Larry-DH at 6:33pm 07.20.20 :plus: I have 2 switches to change the panels from series to parallel. If a panel goes bad, switch
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Ron20324 at 6:18pm 07.20.20 Not true with an MPPT controler. Example, my RV has 2 100 watt panels wired in series. The voltag
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? SycloneDriver at 6:13pm 07.20.20 Hey All, first solar panels are rated at the voltage they output, usually 18+ volts (volts pre con
Engine alarm chirps BL_Sailor at 6:11pm 07.20.20 @njlarry Did you figure out what it was? I had the same today on my C310 with a M25XPB as well. I ha
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts envisionvenicefl at 6:03pm 07.20.20 Dan, this is the starter that fit: Amazon.com: STARTER COMPATIBLE WITH KUBOTA EXCAVATOR KH007 KH21
Alternator issue (2) Ken13559 at 6:01pm 07.20.20 Our solution was that after we loosened the bolt, one person lifted the alternator to tighten the b
Trailer tongue weight (1) DrJudyB at 5:58pm 07.20.20 How is your front trailer motor mount rigged? Mine is made from off-the-shelf parts on a tall bow
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 5:57pm 07.20.20 Halyard separator is all done. Thanks everyone. The 90 degree bent tip needle nose were awesome. The
Water or sun damage? dlochner at 5:51pm 07.20.20 You didn't mention the make of the boat. Some models have known issues with gelcoat, the Sabre 362 b
Trailer tongue weight (2) RussC at 5:50pm 07.20.20 Yup. much easier on your motor mount, and only takes a minute to mount it at the ramp..... unless yo
Sailing an AeroRig Davidasailor26 at 5:44pm 07.20.20 In less than 5 knots TWS I wonder if it would be better to adjust the battens to carry less compress
Alternator issue Mechone at 5:43pm 07.20.20 First wrong belt ,anytime a belt goes around a small pulley (alternator ) it should be a grip notch
Trailer tongue weight Hayden Watson at 5:31pm 07.20.20 Like this: my C25 swing. Made all of the difference. It was also much easier on the motor mount
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 5:19pm 07.20.20 I did experience the problem of tacking a fathead in little to no breeze. The wind died down just as
Standing rigging on 356 adjustment? Jimongee at 5:15pm 07.20.20 Thanks for the reminder. I deserved that...
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 5:10pm 07.20.20 Makes sense. Trimming it out so that the leading edge is perpendicular to the boom, and the boom pe

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