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Ed Nolan at 11:40am 05.27.01
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Just looked at a nice '78 23 with an OMC Saildrive engine. Ran well. Comments about the reliabilit
Steve Larson at 10:41am 05.27.01
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I took my first sail of the season yesterday by moving my boat from Astabula, Ohio to Cleveland - ab
Rob Koryn at 9:38am 05.27.01
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We have a 1998 Quicksilver 300 inflatable dinghy that the fabric all along the top, where you sit, h
Skip at 9:37am 05.27.01
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As a new owner of a 1978 23 O"Day, I have been doing a little day sailing in 5 - 10 knot winds and h
Kevin Barry at 9:10am 05.27.01
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Anyone have a suggetion for a GPS system on the 26x? The dealer sells the Garmin GPSIII+, but I'm le
Jim Seamans at 8:27am 05.27.01
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Since it is raining buckets every four hours, I decided to stay at port and try to figure out why th
Sean N. Kalic at 7:40am 05.27.01
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I would like to know the dimensions of the spinnaker pole for the marnier and/or suggestions on wher
Frank Deering at 7:17am 05.27.01
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I am adding a genset into a 1995 Catalina , but my question applies to any medium boat . what kind o
Cletus Kremmel at 5:28am 05.27.01
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I have a Catalina 22'. The handle to winch the swing keel up and down comes off the screw. The perso
Gary Wyngarden at 5:18am 05.27.01
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Apparently with the passage of the SOLAS Treaty a couple of years ago and with the development of DS
Phil Herring at 4:32am 05.27.01
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In response to request from Peggie and a number of others, you can now edit your posts or replies fo
Phil Herring at 4:25am 05.27.01
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In response to request from Peggie and a number of others, you can now edit your posts or replies fo
John Richard at 3:31am 05.27.01
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It doesn't seem like the stuff in the refrigerator is cold enough. Also, the freezer has some ice b
Steve at 2:57am 05.27.01
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In order to complete the bottom paint job, we'll need to lift the Catalina 25 off the trailer bunks
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Toni at 1:24am 05.27.01
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The curtains on our Catalina 30 (1980) need to be replaced. These are the ones on the metal slides.
Tom Ehmke at 12:23am 05.27.01
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Jim, For the second year in a row I used the Island Girl products to clean and seal the hull before

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Nearly clueless about shellfishing while cruising the PNW
jssailem at 5:56pm 04.20.20
Do not have a fishing license, nor a shellfish license and no plan to obtain one. Waste of money, i
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing   (1)
jssailem at 5:53pm 04.20.20
Social Distance has cultural overtones...
Nearly clueless about shellfishing while cruising the PNW
Terry Cox at 5:49pm 04.20.20
Hi Dave. Welcome to paradise. Been cruising PNW waters for years. Do not have a fishing license, nor
Scuppers....
gtg at 5:26pm 04.20.20
I think you are mixing up your cowl vents with your scupper drains. Scupper's are in the cockpit t
Port lights Repacement
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25pm 04.20.20
Picture would help sir. As for replacement the SBO STORE has the information as to replacements. If
Window Leaks!
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 04.20.20
Dow 795 is what hunter used. Former dealer
Think were going to see a surge in first-time cruisers?
dlochner at 5:07pm 04.20.20
@dlochner I hate to be negative, but watch out for inflation. It's inevitable the way the feds are
Table into a bed?
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 04.20.20
When the 260 came out, the wing keel version did too with the flooring or interior pan being flat ve
H34 stove removal
splax at 4:56pm 04.20.20
I reinstalled mine, too. I think it is one of the better options available.
Got a used sailboat for almost nothing, a few questions on sails and rigging
BigEasy at 4:55pm 04.20.20
Just call the Florida boat registration department and check the validity of the registration number
Got a used sailboat for almost nothing, a few questions on sails and rigging
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50pm 04.20.20
Correct not Catalina 16.5 as I introduced the boat for Catalina. Hull number confirms to a Watkins
H34 stove removal
Mike Oldak at 4:49pm 04.20.20
are you putting it back in? I'm taking it out for cleaning and repainting. Part of our total int
Think were going to see a surge in first-time cruisers?
Captain Larry-DH at 4:47pm 04.20.20
@dlochner I hate to be negative, but watch out for inflation. It's inevitable the way the feds are p
Scuppers....
Mikes 87 at 4:40pm 04.20.20
I think you are mixing up your cowl vents with your scupper drains. Scupper's are in the cockpit to
Approved weight that davits can hold on a Catalina 250 MK II
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29pm 04.20.20
@gosenbach Did you ever find davits for your Catalina 250?
Question on deck panel removal
looking2buy at 4:20pm 04.20.20
Sorry, I see this is an old thread but does the panel remove the same way for a 340?
Approved weight that davits can hold on a Catalina 250 MK II
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:17pm 04.20.20
Responding to private message I suggested calling Catalina direct and factory. I suggested looking
Pearson 34 centerboard
Golden Road at 3:57pm 04.20.20
Thanks. No, we will not be removing board.
Rudder position on mac26   (1)
ScourgeOfTheHudson at 3:26pm 04.20.20
here's my factory rudder next to the improved one the PO had built to help with stalling. I think it
New guy questions
dlochner at 3:14pm 04.20.20
Well, you may not like this answer. The crack is either no big deal or it's huge. Going with the "n

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