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determined starter motor Ron at 12:23pm 10.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1007 He starter on my 93 Hunter 30 (yanmargm20) enjoys its job so much, the bendix continues to spin for
Shrink wrap or canvas? john at 1:16am 10.01.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/744 I have a C27 which I must pull out and prepare for a long Erie winter.Since this my first winter wit
Sail Terminology Richard s/v Vive Hodie at 2:53am 10.02.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1075 I have been sailing six years now and am still learning the "language". I am shopping for a used he
Question for Oday 22 Owners Paul Rondina at 1:39pm 10.04.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1373 I own an Oday23, 1981, and love everything about herexcept for one thing. She is tender. My first
winter storage dave at 7:15am 10.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1100 I just posted a pic in photo forum for those w/o jacks or a trailor on how to put her up for the win
Hello Peter Milne George Kornreich at 8:04am 10.06.01 Big Boats 1/990 Peter,I've got the photos for you of the cleat rigged for a turning block, but I've misplaced your
Help with swingkeel/'74Venture25 Angel Fernandez at 5:11am 09.26.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/941 Hi all:I am restoring a '74Venture25. Everything is OK except the keel. I have taken it off the hu
Universal Diesel 2 cly Lonnie at 8:50am 09.24.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1226 I am thinking of buying a 1983 Catalina 27 with a 2 cly. universal diesel. I think it is 11 h.p.Has
What an incredible weekend . . . Steven Gautney at 1:43pm 09.30.01 Racing 1/1344 The Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta was this weekend at the Birmingham Sail Club(AL/USA). The weather wa
Another guy who needs parts! Jon Rousseau at 12:21pm 09.30.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1199 I've just been GIVEN a widgeon (1973?) but I need a rudder and seats as they are somewhere at the bo
vvvvviiiiiiibbbbbrrrrrraaaatttiiiiiiooooonnn Ian at 7:13am 09.24.01 Other Sailboats 3/791 Hi,My wonderfull C-30 has developed a disturbing vibration when I engage the drivetrain. No vibes
Swing keel repair seth at 12:12pm 09.30.01 Smaller Boats 7/1018 Help! I pulled the swing keel on my h22 and found that the fiberglass is broken around the pivot poi
Transmission cable replacement Hank S. at 11:56am 09.30.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1891 Hi All,I'm looking for someone who may have changed a transmission shifting cable on a Catalina 30
? for John of LGeorge NY Hayden Watson at 6:35am 09.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/911 Hi John,I also have an '88 C30 (tr/bs) with dinette. I have a battery question for you.I have 2 gr
Battery Wiring Debra Blatnik at 10:58am 09.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1603 Am preparing to upgrade the charging system on Zendo and am wondering if anyone has any thoughts. I
Just Curiosity.... Gary C at 9:24am 09.30.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1106 How do people go to the top of their masts to repair lights or do any other maintenance? Is a harne
oday 30 as cruser/liveaboard? mark stevens at 5:58am 09.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3935 I have an Oday 30 Keel/CB and would like some feedback as to using this boat (with appropriate upgra
sailingin nc nick at 8:36am 09.30.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1016 Iam moving to nc how is the sailing in wilmington area I would like to purchase a 25 or 26 trailerab
Old Vetus water tanks Greg Ketley at 7:30am 09.30.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1031 I am looking at an older boat(1980) that has the original Vetus water tanks. Anyone have experience
How does the swing keel for a 1993 Hunter 23.5 wor John at 4:06am 09.24.01 Smaller Boats 2/2412 I'm not sure I'm working the keel right on a 1993 23.5 Hunter I just purchased. I pull down on the r

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Theres a hole in my boat! Richard19068 at 10:56pm 05.12.20 I'm also curious about @Richard19068's observation. If the thickness is 1/2" and ratio is 12 then
Ranger 12 resurrection (1) PNW Sailor at 9:28pm 05.12.20 Thanks Will! The chisel is a vintage W. Marples & Sons (1920-1940). A good friend of mine got it f
Socially distant racing? Bill19233 at 9:03pm 05.12.20 Sadly Bill, I fear you are. All my TX friends are sailing and want me to fly down to race. No. Frea
Theres a hole in my boat! (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:57pm 05.12.20 Here is nearly the same scenario that I'm dealing with. Epoxyworks is published by West Systems Rep
DArcy at 8:50pm 05.12.20
Chainplate Eyebolt question pclarksurf at 8:46pm 05.12.20 thanks for that-- was wondering out loud if "hogging it out" made more sense than actually over dr
C310 Bulkhead replacement cost? leo310 at 8:34pm 05.12.20 Catalina Yachts will have the temp plates for the bulkheads and cost that you are looking for.
True Wind Discussion Redux Stu Jackson at 8:27pm 05.12.20 The problem I have with that is even the article says that if the paddlewheel speed is off by just
Socially distant racing? Jackdaw at 8:26pm 05.12.20 I feel like I'm in a completely different world here in Texas. We raced until Harris and Galveston
Bottom Paint Sanding dlochner at 8:24pm 05.12.20 Check with the manufacturer's website for prep before painting. Ablative paint often needs a quick s
Socially distant racing? Bill19233 at 8:23pm 05.12.20 I feel like I'm in a completely different world here in Texas. We raced until Harris and Galveston C
H34 Compression post - Transverse beam loose mnmpizza at 8:07pm 05.12.20 Shannon - did you end up replacing your bulkhead when you did yours? What wood/veneer did you use?
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. Captain Larry-DH at 8:04pm 05.12.20 See if there's a supplier in the area who supplies paint to "the trade" of auto body shops. They car
True Wind Discussion Redux (2) Will Gilmore at 7:59pm 05.12.20 There doesn't seem to be any other reason for knowing True Wind. True winds is calculated during n
Heat Exchanger Support weekendrken at 7:55pm 05.12.20 123, There were 2 different type Hx mounts (because there were two different transmission bell hous
Oday Widgeon conversion to workboat Noodat Lady at 7:17pm 05.12.20 Not quite the same. Your car is sitting on the road, but your boat is relatively free to rotate, or
what do you think ? too big ? (2) Tally Ho at 7:15pm 05.12.20
New to me 1988 23 Revv up at 7:06pm 05.12.20 Looks good,.... nice work.
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. DAVA390 at 7:05pm 05.12.20 Dave, Is that glue left after the heat treatment? Yes, and it doesn't soften up well for further s
Catalina 22 Transducer Install Lazy1 at 7:01pm 05.12.20 I have that transducer and I wish I could tell you this works. Mine is installed with the wax from

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