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Starter Button Ed van Kessel at 11:30pm 06.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1059 I have an '87 Catalina 30 with the Universal 25 diesel engine. The start panel still has the key, t
Feathering Prop for my C350 Ivana at 11:03pm 06.06.02 Other Sailboats 3/804 I am taking delivery of a new Catalina 350 hull number four. I have written to purchasers of number
Macerator Questions Bob Knott at 10:43pm 06.06.02 Big Boats 9/1264 Went sailing last weekend and tried to use my macerator for the first time this year. It made a hel
Battery Charger - Stat Power True Charge Joe Mullee at 10:40pm 06.06.02 Ask All Sailors 9/5850 Looking to purchase a Stat Power True Charge battery charger. It's a 10 amp three stage charger. I h
Alternative to Dutchman, Lazy Jack,EZ Jack? Carmen at 9:34pm 06.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1647 I saw an ad for a system, the name of which I can't remember which has batten-like strips attached p
Model HBW 150 Transmission Ed Flick at 7:42pm 06.06.02 Big Boats 2/1493 Need to know the quantity of transmission oil for the model HBW 150 A transmission. OR the dipstick
Honest answers on bottom paint Bill at 2:54pm 06.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/968 Hey ya'll. I've been on the phone talking in circles with paint compaines and marinas for the past
Whats this line called and how should I use it? Bill Ebling at 1:34pm 06.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2540 The luff of my 1985 H31 mainsail is attached to the mast track using sliding slugs. The slugs for t
Halyard line replacement - wholesale Eric at 12:13pm 06.06.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1309 Does anyone have a source ofr purchasing a full spool of 1/2" halyward line at a great price? I woul
Catalina Owners Associations Ken at 11:11am 06.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/895 We have just launched our recently purchased 86 Catalina 30 tall Rig. We are interested in joining a
cockpit configuration chris at 10:44am 06.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1124 We are looking to move up to a cat 30 from our h27. We know that there is one year that the cockpit
1GM10 zinc packing John at 10:40am 06.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1416 I am about to change the zinc on my 1GM10 - first time - and noticed a diamond shaped packing is sho
centerboard line replacement Joe Stonebraker at 10:33am 06.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1481 My boat is a 1977 25' O'Day. I dove to replace my original centerboard line only to find the origina
Portlights..Something Different Greg at 9:34am 06.06.02 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3987 This is kind of premature, since I am going to deal with those shitty "Gray" portlights in the fall.
Spinnaker Operating Manual Mike Whalen at 9:19am 06.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/877 In an attempt to eliminate some of the error from my trial and error I have a question. I've had my
A/C Condensate Pete Loewenstein at 8:47am 06.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1110 Anybody out there have any advice on using a Mermaid Condensator to keep air conditioning condensate
Head Back-fill (again) Steve at 8:04am 06.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1114 Peggy,I have answers to your questions now:What make/model is the toilet? It's a Groco toilet th
Dutchman Installation MarcP at 7:53am 06.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/969 When we purchased our 30 ft 1985 Tall Rig the data sheet said that it had a dutchman system. We must
Interior Paint Robert at 6:52am 06.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/936 I am preparing to repaint the interior of my cabin. Some have suggested using a Marine grade paint,
A second holding tank Dave at 6:45am 06.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1386 Has anyone added a second holding tank to their 36CC? If so, where did you locate the tank and how d

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Beneteau 361 stiff steering Mechone at 3:25pm 08.03.20 Delrin is available in white and dark grey and so is Nylon and I can tell if the bottom bearing is
Packing nuts question Stu Jackson at 3:21pm 08.03.20 Here's my stuffing box article, with links to Maine Sail and Ralph Johnstone's excellent posts on th
Packing nuts question (1) Stu Jackson at 3:18pm 08.03.20 The two nuts that make up my stuffing box seem to be slightly different size. I don't know if yours
First Sail on 23.5 DayDreamer41 at 3:17pm 08.03.20 With the B&R rig your forestay will tend bend a furling head sail will not change this, sounds like
Stiff Steering Wheel SCFoster at 3:14pm 08.03.20 This is what Tides Marine sent me today for a stiff helm in this thread:
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 3:11pm 08.03.20 A guy sailed a Potter 19 to Hawaii with no drama. Doing that with a wife and newborn will ensure di
Anchorage magnet... shemandr at 3:06pm 08.03.20 I'd dink over to listen to the bagpipes at sunset. Having done most of my cruising on Eastern LI I
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? jnorten at 2:48pm 08.03.20 What about oily types of stains? Who knows what they are from, maybe where I rested dollups of buty
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? rgranger at 2:48pm 08.03.20 Rubber Mallet. Don't leave the dock without it. This past Tuesday I thought fondly of you @shema
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 2:46pm 08.03.20 You will need your own pump out system that can the gravity flow into their waste disposal system...
Anchorage magnet... JRacer at 2:42pm 08.03.20 Bagpipes facing the sun at sunset!:cowbell:
Lets talk tongue weight... rgranger at 2:42pm 08.03.20 @Benny17441 was going in the correct direction. Move the winch stand 1-2 inches forward on the tra
Compatible with RV Pump-out? rgranger at 2:38pm 08.03.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : Yeah, good point. I've been operating on the assumption that you could
Packing nuts question jnorten at 2:37pm 08.03.20 Two of these came with my boat: Home Depot Adjustable Plumber's Wrench. Some warn that these will
Do the math (1) rgranger at 2:26pm 08.03.20 Hi all, If you add the shark sitings along the East coast, large tropical storm heading north, an
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 2:23pm 08.03.20 Beautiful boat. Hard to believe she was born in 1983........:biggrin:all 5600# of her
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Alan Gomes at 2:22pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes sure enough on the report back, we are getting excited to take our race machine out on
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:21pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes sure enough on the report back, we are getting excited to take our race machine out on t
Anchorage magnet... (1) rgranger at 2:21pm 08.03.20 One of the things I think is an absolute necessity for a cruising boat is a rub rail, especially on
Anchorage magnet... rgranger at 2:17pm 08.03.20 Check here for some really wild ideas on how to prevent such magnetic attractions. https://forums.

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