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Looking for Trailer for Catalina 27 std rig sailbo Bob at 4:17am 04.22.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1337 If you know of anyone who would like to sell his trailer I am in need of one to haul my 1974 Catalin
Water pressure problem C Robb Worthington at 2:45am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/933 Hello all, I've got a water pressure pump that never stops pumping on my 88 Catalina 30. We switch
H 34 Lock hatch from inside John at 2:42am 04.22.02 Big Boats 5/1295 I have been trying to figure out how to lock my cabin sliding hatch from the inside that would make
Changing Transmission fluid Tim Dranttel at 2:38am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/963 I've got a 86 TR with the M25 motor. I'd like to change the transmission fluid but cannot see an ea
3 Blade Prop for C-30?? Allen at 2:14am 04.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/881 I've got a C-30 with a 2 blade 15" prop. I'm wondering what benefits/drawbacks there are for going
Head burps Richard at 1:44am 04.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1494 Peggie,I have an 87' cat 30. Since early fall last year, after I pump the head, it will bubble(ai
Battery types Bruce Hill at 1:35am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 19/1477 Will be replacing my batteries this season. My Hunter Passage 42 has 2 8D house batteries and a sta
Centerboard pin David Garrett at 1:30am 04.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1075 I need to replace the pin that the centerboard swings on. The last owner had a piece of aluminum we
Trailering a Mac 25 John at 1:28am 04.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/886 Hi All,I recently bought a 1983 Mac 25 which came on a new LoadRite trailer. The boat doesn't qu
Cat 22 halyards Jay at 12:51am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 6/951 Can someone tell me how the halyards are connected (the rope to the wire)? I want to replace the ha
22 fixed keel phrf ?? john s at 12:48am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 1/894 i have a 1983 22ft fixed keel catalina and would like to find the phrf rating for non spiniker racin
Cracks on the deck chris at 12:35am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 3/1059 Went out to get my H140 cleaned up to take out this spring, only to find a huge crack on the front d
Hyde roller furling info. Bill Reed at 12:28am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1869 I would like to find information on Hyde roller furlings.I found the site for Hyde sails but they do
Whisker Pole Mount on Mast Ramsay Selden at 11:56pm 04.21.02 Big Boats 7/3482 I have an '83 34 with the original rig and Kenyon mast. I have just gotten a whisker pole for it--t
Sticking throttle Lewis at 8:05pm 04.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/924 I have an Edson steering pedestal on my Hunter 28. The throttle has become very difficult to move. A
Pass or fail? SailboatOwners.com at 4:51pm 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 39/2114 Which boat systems cause you the most trouble?How have you dealt with their failure? Have you been
40.5 shaft packing Henry Demolina at 2:15pm 04.21.02 Big Boats 7/1615 Just had a mechanic replace the prop shaft packing on my 40.5. It gets about 5 drops of water per mi
Replacement MSD Chuck at 1:20pm 04.21.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1290 I am considering replacing the original MSD on my 1983 hunter 31. The current one has some leaking s
Hunter 23 steel keel - gel coat? Bill Leathen at 12:44pm 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 5/1509 I am stripping the old bottom paint off the steel keel on my Hunter 23. I am down to a white coatin
Daly's web site Ray at 12:38pm 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1119 Anyone know where I can buy Daly's SeaFin Teak oil. Can't seem to find the web site.

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Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? dlochner at 4:44am 03.23.20 We leave the boat plugged into shore power during the week. Primarily to keep the refrigeration runn
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion walmsleyc at 4:42am 03.23.20 No Ozone generator! Maybe an old part. I do have a query in to the manufacturer, but haven't he
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? Hamish_s at 4:35am 03.23.20 Hey guys. Apparently ignorance here (Toronto), where I see, and practice, the newly learned "don't
Factory Installed Solar Panel on a 1999 380 GALIOSTRO at 2:42am 03.23.20 Thnaks a lot, yes, i want to put more power here, and i have a MMPT etc... I Have another solar pane
Catalina Island Locked Down Alan Gomes at 2:07am 03.23.20 Just got this text from my friend Ron at Avalon Harbor Patrol: Two harbors is shut down, not here ye
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) Will Gilmore at 2:03am 03.23.20 Thanks DArcy, I hadn't seen your response before my 4am brain was able to refresh my phone. You sa
Changing oil first time Megaman at 1:50am 03.23.20 Thank you, sailors, for all your advice. I used Rotella T4 15W- 40. My engine only took about 2.5 qu
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) Will Gilmore at 1:34am 03.23.20 Am I understanding your question Not quite, I think. The battery analogy comes close. What I'm a
Corona virus Head Sail at 12:29am 03.23.20 NYC has 5000 more cases today than yesterday another few days of that and it is full on "who lives
(1) nightowle at 12:11am 03.23.20 Top of the worst heap was probably the '85 Audi 5000S. I got a sweet deal on it with low miles from
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engines air intake take.yvr at 10:59pm 03.22.20 Hi Ron, Now I can see what PO was trying to do. Thanks for the insight.
Microwave removal on '94 351 Ron20324 at 10:58pm 03.22.20 Maybe where the rubber feet would be, it is bolted up from below, using the feet holes?
1981 Hunter 30 main sheet / traveler / boom rigging Ron20324 at 10:47pm 03.22.20 And jon, you will be amazed at the things previous owners leave on their old boats. Take a look at t
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engines air intake take.yvr at 10:47pm 03.22.20 Hi jssailem, Thanks, I'll post a picture of my boat if I get a good one.
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engines air intake Ron20324 at 10:39pm 03.22.20 As long as the vent on the transom is not blocked, it allows air into the compartment on the inside
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion Allan12210 at 9:47pm 03.22.20 You aren't using an ozone generator by any chance?
Catalina Island Locked Down Kings Gambit at 9:37pm 03.22.20 The notice I read said, in addition, that Catalina Express is suspending service to Two Harbors & th
Catalina Island Locked Down Alan Gomes at 9:33pm 03.22.20 FWIW, I just checked the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce site. Admittedly this is for Avalon and
Catalina Island Locked Down Alan Gomes at 9:25pm 03.22.20 Sure. Look up on FB Two Harbors Catalina Island. Scroll down the posts. You will find it. I'm not
markwbird at 9:03pm 03.22.20 1999 Isuzu Rodeo. Somehow Isuzu manage to design it so the A/C, the transmission, the suspension all

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