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Best material to reseat new side windows on Catalina 30 look4judy at 4:53pm 04.03.20 Catalina 30 4/2118 We are replacing the solid side windows on our Catalina 30. What is the best material to seat the ne
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length Damspacher at 2:03pm 04.03.20 Big Boats 15/3030 Just got a (new to me) 08 38 Haven't had a chance to check out the anchor rode yet. Can someone tell
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 Erbardy at 1:49pm 04.03.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2902 I bought a new catalina 22. I am doing a fair amount of work on it. I would like to ask some quest
History and limitations of satellite imagery Ed Caldwell at 9:49am 04.03.20 Weather and Forecasting 1/785 While this article is intended for aviation readers, much of it also applies to marine weather and m
Water Tank Inspection Port nveater at 8:57am 04.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/5628 The bad or good thing about the stay at home mandates is that I at least start thinking up new proje
Hello all Orbweaver at 7:35am 04.03.20 Trailer Sailors 18/1970 Hi all, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Greg, I live near Missoula, MT and I own 2 Clark San
Rebedding Chainplates & Painting Suggestions Team118 at 6:53am 04.03.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1546 Hello all. Biting the bullet this year. I've began stripping all the equipment off deck so that I c
US Spar furler drum removal (2) richk at 4:36am 04.03.20 Ask All Sailors 16/3723 I have an in-mast furler drum from US Spar. I'm trying to remove it. Has anyone out there done thi
Boom/traveler/mainsheet...Cockpit renovation with bimini! Help! (1) Cascade27 at 10:24pm 04.02.20 Ask All Sailors 23/3411 I own a 27' Cascade and I would like to make more room in my cockpit area for a bimini with full cov
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen (1) gpd955 at 6:14pm 04.02.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1009 Hello all. It has been a long time since I have been on. My son is a hockey player and 2 seasons a
Lancer 36 Helm Accessories (2) Wavehog at 6:03pm 04.02.20 Parts Search 2/500 Aloha all, Pretty basic inquiry... looking for replacement top piece for my existing helm. It does
Long shaft vs short shaft Leein207 at 3:20pm 04.02.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/6077 Hey all! I have a 192 and shopping for a new motor. Has anyone used a short shaft with good results?
RG8X/LMR240 VHF Radio Connector assembly Brian D at 1:37pm 04.02.20 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1091 I would like to discuss how I put UHF (PL259) connector on my cables. Once upon a time I would add
Where to put chart plotter and other instruments Mike Oldak at 1:02pm 04.02.20 Big Boats 5/1178 I just received my Axoim 9 and want to install it along with my ST60 tri-data, ST4000 auto pilot and
The Sailboat Owner's Blues Will Gilmore at 12:31pm 04.02.20 Sails Call Lounge 15/1537 I couldn't sleep the other night, so... What do you think? Can you guys do something with this? An
Mac 26D forestay chain plate Ms Hope at 11:02am 04.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/3776 On Our 1988 26D the forestay chain plate is loose. I only see one bolt that is on the starboard sid
SSB ground plate CatNap3 at 10:54am 04.02.20 SSB and Ham Operators 9/3022 I am thinking of adding a ssb radio. i am a weekend coastal sailor. the ssb would be for something i
6 to 9-ft seas @ 7 sec? Kings Gambit at 7:58am 04.02.20 Ask All Sailors 36/3550 Certainly, no one likely would venture out to meet such conditions if an option; but you're over 100
Perkins Prima M50 - Volvo MD22 (1) Noodat Lady at 7:36am 04.02.20 Engines and Propulsion 17/11618 Any experience with this engine? Most specifically in terms of maintenance and obtaining spare parts
Sanding ablative bottom paint Drinky Crow at 11:00pm 04.01.20 Racing 12/1887 Remember someone somewheres talking about doing this. Seems counterintuitive. Anyone do it?

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Its funny Friday! (3) JamesG161 at 11:55am 08.24.24 More Funny signs ... 227025 One more 227026 Jim...
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon Kimolos at 11:47am 08.24.24 Thank you. Great idea.
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon Stu Jackson at 11:33am 08.24.24 You should also ask at the C25 forum and get to know them: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/for
Starter motor burned up? Justin_NSA at 11:25am 08.24.24 See if you can peek at the teeth on your flywheel too. Could be the switch or the solenoid on the st
Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin duck21 at 11:01am 08.24.24 Hi @superiorsailor , I sent you a private message. Doug
spreaders Oldskoolguy at 10:41am 08.24.24 Perfect thks
spreaders Calif. Ted at 10:19am 08.24.24 Seizing wire of stainless or monel is used to "seize" shrouds then covered by tape and a rubber or l
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 10:13am 08.24.24 So, I take it that the risk of fire during charging or otherwise is less, may be considerably less,
spreaders Oldskoolguy at 10:11am 08.24.24 Thks for the help
spreaders JoeWhite at 10:10am 08.24.24 The cable should be in the slot and the steel wire holds it in place. It appears that the steel wire
spreaders dLj at 10:04am 08.24.24
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 (2) mermike at 9:53am 08.24.24 A word of warning on Marinebeam. I've had 2 of 3 fail now. The bicolor bow light failed last fall. I
Starter motor burned up? Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 08.24.24 and the starter was really hot. Seems like the starter motor had been running while the engine wa
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 9:52am 08.24.24 If the pack gets to a run away condition there is little to no way you will be getting anywhere nea
spreaders (1) Oldskoolguy at 9:17am 08.24.24
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. MikeHoncho at 9:15am 08.24.24
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port MikeHoncho at 9:05am 08.24.24 make your own. How often are you really going to use it.
spreaders dLj at 8:59am 08.24.24 got photos of the actual spreader? Better with an overall and a close-up of the tip, if you can get
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 8:22am 08.24.24 for some odd reason. :huh:
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:42am 08.24.24 And you did a final job!

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