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Raymarine ST40 and i40 Ken13559 at 11:47pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1491 Hello, I've separate ST40 for Depth and Speed over Water Displays. Can I replace both with the newer
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Manual Pump? Stroke2017 at 10:34pm 01.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/625
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Prop Shaft Seal Leaking (2) Mike H. at 7:42pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3242 The prop shaft on my 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 is leaking. In fact when it is underway, it sprays wa
Replacing my Max Prop questions (5) Mike H. at 7:31pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2295 Has anyone replaced their Max Prop with a fixed prop? Our 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 has a Max Prop.
Battery issue. dnimigon at 7:02pm 01.13.20 Catalina 30 4/1058 I have a Blue Sea 7650 Add a battery that I installed last year. Works perfect on our Catalina 30 .
To cheer you all up (1) Noodat Lady at 4:56pm 01.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 17/2094 So you don't feel too bad about your weather, here is ours. A touch on the chilly side. Thankfully i
BECAUSE I'M TO LAZY TO FIND MY PREVIOUS POST (1) twodzusfittings at 1:53pm 01.13.20 Bigger Boats 11/1131 Last year( it wasn't that long ago) I installed an low profile automatic Rule bilge pump, as my boat
1980 Wilcox Headmate head Sailor George at 1:31pm 01.13.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1167
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What do they call the wind? jssailem at 11:32am 01.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 35/3001 There is a song from the play/movie "Paint Your Wagon" - "They call the wind Mariah". a wind that bl
Interstate batteries CYQK at 10:56am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 9/676 Are their golf cat batts good quality?
Code Zero Rigging recommendations JRT at 8:25am 01.13.20 Racing 8/3477 I have a new code zero coming end of Feb for my Cataline 310 and am looking at how I'll rig it. I a
Oregon 5th Graders launch boats into the Pacific (1) jssailem at 8:10am 01.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/504 The article title goes: Oregon 5th Graders Build A Boat To Sail Across The Pacific https://www.opb.
Hunter 50 Raymarine Stng question (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:57am 01.13.20 Big Boats 6/852 I am in the process of replacing my defective SPX30 autopilot with a new ACU400 autopilot. The old f
Mac Navigation: iPad vs laptop FastOlson at 7:30am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4074 I am presently moving from an old Mac Book Pro to a new .... Mac Book OR... perhaps an iPad with an
Atomic 4 electronic ignition franz7781 at 6:46am 01.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1400 Does it pay to install the Moyer ignition?
Heavy Wind Day MikeHoncho at 7:15pm 01.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/733 After finishing up my compression post project and dock tuning the rig I got out today with a friend
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Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint Timm R Oday25 at 10:18am 02.28.24 That is what I understood you to ask. I would use a wire brush on a 4 1/2" grinder and get down to t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions Rmalko at 10:00am 02.28.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Calif. Ted at 9:46am 02.28.24 they have a little pin with a donut on the end. Does anybody know what they are for? Yeah, you don
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? dLj at 9:35am 02.28.24 Just an observation - the OP was asking about the unknown hoses - now we are fixing his thru-hull...
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions jssailem at 9:33am 02.28.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
Cleaners safe for 4200 dLj at 9:30am 02.28.24 I'd suggest a good citric acid product. The one I like is Citrisurf 2210. It's main use is for the p
Cleaners safe for 4200 ggrizzard at 9:25am 02.28.24 I've used OxyClean on my deck, including 8 port lights, and I've seen no deterioration in 8 years.
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (2) jssailem at 9:13am 02.28.24 catalina might be biggest maker in world?? While this might be a true statement, the design of you
Hunter 356 stanchion American_Mainsail at 9:09am 02.28.24
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Davidasailor26 at 9:07am 02.28.24 And that is a Forespar Marlon thru hull used on most Catalina's since 1992, that's a LOT of boats.
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 9:04am 02.28.24 Thanks for the clarification. I've heard good things about them they have a little pin with a donu
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 02.28.24 And that is a Forespar Marlon thru hull used on most Catalina's since 1992, that's a LOT of boats.
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:34am 02.28.24 And that is a Forespar Marlon thru hull used on most Catalina's since 1992, that's a LOT of boats.
GOB Gone? dLj at 8:28am 02.28.24 Damn, the end of an era... That really sucks! dj
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:28am 02.28.24 Ventilation for the engine compartment AKA "bilge blower" on the port side of transom there is an ex
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint TNCat22 at 8:27am 02.28.24 Just the cast iron keel. See pic in original post.
Uniseal tank thickness Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 02.28.24 Uniseal got back to me. They said as long as the tank wall is stiff enough to hold it's shape it sho
GOB Gone? kappykaplan at 8:19am 02.28.24 Is Good Old Boat shutting down completely? Or are they just dropping the printed copy? Shutting do
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Project_Mayhem at 8:15am 02.28.24 catalina might be biggest maker in world??also when winterizing in fall only through hull that gave
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:02am 02.28.24 Handle or not, it looks like plastic. A Groco ball valve, while not a proper seacock, costs around

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