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How about a H170 gathering? Jeff Wingo at 12:09am 04.11.02 Smaller Boats 2/963 I am picking up my 170 in a week or so and am looking forward to sailing on the local Virginia water
Varidian or VC off shore, any experience? Steve at 11:44pm 04.10.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1085 Well, I have to strip the bottom this year after all. So now what to put on. Anyone have any experie
In the Hull Depth Finder Dave at 11:37pm 04.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1030 I have purchased a in the hull depth finder for my Oday 22 and would like suggestions on where to in
Cooling System Problem Guest at 11:36pm 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1152 We have a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal Diesel engine. After good sailing (over 5 knots and 20 d
Novice sailer needs help with Sail Slugs Carol P at 11:35pm 04.10.02 Smaller Boats 10/1004 We just bought a 1995 Hunter 26. When taking down the mainsail last weekend, we noticed that the sa
Transmission Problems Chris Hyland at 10:56pm 04.10.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1238 How many Catalina owners out there have had transmission problems or failures due to improperly adju
Whisker pole vs asymmetrical David Williams at 10:37pm 04.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 Does anyone have an opinion on the merits of buying a whisker pole for the genoa versus buying an as
Spinnaker Sail Techniques Barrie McDonald at 2:59pm 04.10.02 Big Boats 2/1186 Can anyone give me instructions on how to fly a spinnaker sail using the single spinnaker pole. I do
CDI Furling Chafing Protection Rob R. at 2:22pm 04.10.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1314 Okay folks - I have a CDI FF6 on my Catalina 27. Every time the wind picks up heavily, I reef the
Bio Diesel Kevin at 1:09pm 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1301 Has anyone used bio diesel (soybean based diesel) in their motor? I am interested in trying this,
Knot Meter Seal Ric Shultz at 12:36pm 04.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/942 I am totaly restoring a 1975 25" and I am trying to get the best seal I can on my knot meter. The ol
H23 Wing Keel -water in cabin Cathy Jacobs at 12:31pm 04.10.02 Smaller Boats 7/997 We have a 1987 Hunter 23, wing keel which we purchased in October. There was water in the cabin whi
Keel Kirk at 11:45am 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1133 We just pulled our 1995 29.5 out of storage. We had sanded and painted the hull last year with West
Need V32 Helmsman's seat! Tom Boles at 8:56am 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1166 Hi Everyone-We are in the market for a V32 here in California and have located one we like very mu
Internal reefing -Passage42 Mike Katz at 8:53am 04.10.02 Big Boats 1/960 I have a 1991 Passage42, with Isomat spars. There are 2 internal reefing lines/blocks etc, in the b
sanitary holding tank Hans Nepf at 7:45am 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1034 My '80 Catalina 30 is not equipped with the required sanitary holding tank and I am looking to make
T Bolts David R. King at 6:52am 04.10.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1227 I need to buy new T bolts with toggles for the shrouds of my 1997 h26. But I want to be sure of the
RASH waldo emerson at 6:19am 04.10.02 Big Boats 0/985 LOcate source of water. it soundslike blisters. Open one up and lookfor water.
Boat speed under power Paul K at 5:59am 04.10.02 Other Sailboats 4/3009 I am the owner of a C-30 with a 25 hp Univerasl. The boat came equipped witha 3 blade 13X10 RH prop.
RACOR fuel filter on Hunter 410 Mike Druet at 4:39am 04.10.02 Big Boats 2/1129 I have the RACOR 660-RAC-02 10 micron Primary Fuel Filter Assembly installed on my 1998 410. It cam

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Dont neglect your air filter odaydokay at 7:09am 08.02.20 There are two types of foam apparently. One is alcohol resistant, one is petroleum distillate resis
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? odaydokay at 7:04am 08.02.20 Black is often algae stains. Clorox Clean-up, a cleaner with modest bleach content can do wonders on
Boom Vang question (1) Hunter216 at 6:59am 08.02.20
M25 Universal troubles - need advice RitSim at 6:55am 08.02.20 If you are handy with tools and engines, this is rebuildable. I took off the galley counter and thi
Motor opinion Don Tatarelli at 6:55am 08.02.20 Don, Have you had a chance to install and use the motor? What are your initial impressions? Sorry
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:52am 08.02.20
Motor opinion jrmil1454 at 6:28am 08.02.20 Thank you all for your ideas. We settled on a 3.5 HP gas motor available from Amazon and is return
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 Jacksail at 6:24am 08.02.20 Before you disposed the tank did you look at getting it re-certified as all it is a new safety valv
Hull numbers.... again ShawnL at 6:24am 08.02.20 I will check. We've been busy working on the deck and the electrical, only really looked at the mai
Catalina 275 Inboard Diesel jviss at 5:52am 08.02.20 Back to the DIY, if you can get a Yanmar, saildrive and installation for a reasonable price, you ma
Rebedding bow pulpit on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 5:52am 08.02.20 Thanks! And, yes, I am going to countersink the holes and use butyl tape.
Boom Vang question Terry Cox at 5:36am 08.02.20 Different model boat here, but our vang working end passes through a turning block at the mast base,
Catalina 275 Inboard Diesel Codybear at 5:19am 08.02.20 Unless you plan to spend most of your time below, you'll be happier with a C275 than a C270. Just in
Beneteau 331 engine room fan Mechone at 5:19am 08.02.20 My boat has 4 clam shell vents across transom one is hooked to blower .4 X 4inch flex hoses run into
EEE SAH EEE AHS shemandr at 5:15am 08.02.20 If you stay in your slip be aware that longer lines are better than short ones. If allowed use neig
Rebedding bow pulpit on Catalina 310 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:07am 08.02.20 The forward two supports have aluminum plates embedded in the hull. There are no nuts. Just unscrew.
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... sailcapt340 at 5:05am 08.02.20 On my Electric panel I have an LP Gas Breaker that we have to switch on first, then at the Galley St
best headsets? dlochner at 4:59am 08.02.20 Three of my last five days involved "No service" locations. Not to mention $10/day international r
M25 Universal troubles - need advice jviss at 4:51am 08.02.20 If you have a low oil pressure problem, you will be lucky if it's just the pump. One cause of low o
Hot water coming through cold lines jviss at 4:29am 08.02.20 I got mine on eBay. There are tons of them available, inexpensively.

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