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Keel Coolers Richard at 3:12am 02.11.02 Other Sailboats 3/1425 Does anyone have experience with the VECO Keel Cooler used by Frigoboat or others on the Danfoss BD
L 40.5 Wine Rack Off The Shelf Rick Webb at 10:27pm 02.11.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/840 Rick, Thank You so much! I had bought three of these 18 years ago at a Dillards Department Store in
keys info again Gary at 12:25am 02.15.02 Destinations 2/1428 Can you repost those marina names in the northern keys that you said were so nice, or how can I find
Catalina 27 exterior wood Bob Middleton at 9:29pm 02.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/3041 I am looking at a 1988 Catalina 27 that has a terrible exterior varnish job on all the exterior wood
How Much KO Dave Mauney at 5:44am 02.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1313 On foam cushions that have a lot of odor at what ratio of water to KO would be good to start to spra
H23.5 cabin light question Arturo DeVitalis at 6:11am 02.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/894 Need to replace bulbs in two of the three interior lights. How do I get the lens off? It has been
Outboard for Hunter 260 Sam morgan at 6:49am 02.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/926 Who makes the best outboard engine for a small sailboat? I have looked through the archives and done
hunter 356 vrs 326 John Dorsett at 5:57am 02.04.02 Big Boats 1/1121 I own a hunter 30T 1994, went to boat show and lost my mind over the new hunters :), was wondering i
Port Side Hull Window Barrie McDonald at 2:28pm 02.10.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1156 I was thinking of adding a port side opening hatch "window" just above the pilot berth on my Hunter
DELAMINATION CHRIS FLYNN at 1:30pm 02.10.02 Other Sailboats 2/873 I AM LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OLDER CATALINA 27.DOES ANYONE KNOW AT WHAT AGE A FIBERGLASS HULL MAY ST
oday 25 under sink storage, also athwartship berth David Patelke at 11:43am 02.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1777 Has anyone every found a use for the area under the main sink. With the valve there it shouldn't be
Lazy Jack system Jim Felix at 11:16am 02.10.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1744 I would like to install a Lazy Jack system on my '83 c-30 tr. Is there a recommendation as to which
needing mast winch parts Ro Ro yer boat at 11:09am 02.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/983 Does any other sailor out there know where I might find a barient mast winch replacement drum, new o
Sliding hatch holds water Mark Major at 10:25am 02.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1028 The lexan sliding hatch over the cabin on my '86H23 has a section of wood across the leading edge, o
Port Hole Lenses Joe Mullee at 9:58am 02.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1036 I have several port holes on my boat that have a sticky substance on the lenses. The substance is me
Feathering Prop - JF Don Alexander at 9:52am 02.10.02 Other Sailboats 1/910 Hi Kevin,Last year I bought a 3 bladed feathering prop - JF make and 450 mm (17.71") diameter for m
Johnson Sailmaster Outboard Jay Beery at 9:28am 02.10.02 Ask All Sailors 3/9573 Has anyone had any experience with Johnson Sailmaster outboards? Are parts still available? I think
First family boat? (bigger than 16 ft) Arnie Suigussaar at 7:17am 02.10.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1236 Need some advice on keel type: Shoal vs. swing vs fin. Looking to buy used family boat 24-27 ft, mos
Cruising Spinnaker MIke Schiele at 6:16am 02.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1056 I've got an 86 Oday 272 with a roller furling genoa. I want to set the boat up to use a cruising spi
Catalina 22 flat area Peter Ferguson at 5:56am 02.10.02 Smaller Boats 5/1025 I am Thinking of purchasing a Catalina 22 but it seems to have two main problems that might or might

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H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive Project_Mayhem at 10:23pm 07.07.20 I'd recommend taking a look at a new outboard. I know a couple that got a brand new fuel injected 9.
Insurance premiums Rich Stidger at 9:44pm 07.07.20 I have been insured with Progressive for 5 years including this year. Their rates were lower than m
Turnbuckle thread size Calif. Ted at 9:37pm 07.07.20 The closed body turnbuckles were only used on the standing rigging of Catalina's, made by Garhauer.
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? (2) Rich Stidger at 9:24pm 07.07.20 What do you use for an ultrasonic cleaner? The admiral told me she'd kill me if I touched hers. Wa
Turnbuckle thread size Ron20324 at 9:23pm 07.07.20 I confess I'm amused that a topic like this could result in 11 replies. First, if you can't figure
Backflow into the toilets in Beneteau 473 Ron20324 at 9:13pm 07.07.20 Actually, it sounds like the most likely problem I used to have- the holding tanks' vent is blocked.
How cool? victorhoisington at 8:46pm 07.07.20 Sounds very col- can't access the attachment???
How cool? JRacer at 8:45pm 07.07.20 Can't see attachment
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller MaryEllaRose at 8:45pm 07.07.20 Go to the other Catalina website: www.Catalina-capri-25.org/forum/forum. Tech tips, Suzy Q - Engine
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? chuckwayne at 8:37pm 07.07.20 Rich, great description of the problem! The Seafoam always seems to work with the 3.3 - but on my 5h
New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! Ron20324 at 8:24pm 07.07.20 If your salon table has two "legs" (one, the mast, then a second) put a nice board on each side of t
What wood to use dLj at 8:19pm 07.07.20 still need to figure what wood to use for the cleats to fasten all the wood together, thinking hardw
New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! Ron20324 at 8:17pm 07.07.20 Folk boats have wine bottle storage in the bilge. Great idea as it stays cool down there. Kinda di
Alternator Temperature mermike at 8:14pm 07.07.20 I'd like to know this too. I just replaced my Ample Power regulator with a Balmar 614. I wired up a
Looking for a waste cap BOSSailor at 8:09pm 07.07.20 As a temporary fix what about one of those rubber dinghy scupper stoppers that has a round piece of
Portable Generator Ralph Johnstone at 7:57pm 07.07.20 It is amazing how far sound carries over water in the early morning hours. I think that sums up e
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 Ron20324 at 7:24pm 07.07.20 You only get TWO hoses, mate: Pump Intake and bowl output. Trace the one from the toilet pump back.
Fresh water leak B40 SoSound at 7:17pm 07.07.20 Hose clamps where the supply line exits the water tank, or at the valves and plumbing near the water
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive Jackdaw at 7:02pm 07.07.20 I have a 26 foot boat with an inboard diesel, I and would not give it up for anything. A sail drive
Mystery boat* Spinnacher at 6:54pm 07.07.20 Wow so my wife noticed on the back of the boat the letters SYC which after a quick google search res

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