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78 wide by 88 long or the other way around?

Hi sailors, we are miles from our boat and it's been a long time since we put a mattress topper on our cushions in the V-Berth.  Does anyone know the widest and longest measurements of the V-Berth cushion area.  Thanks, Kerk

Does anyone ever replace the oil drain tube/banjo fitting and replace with a standard (metric 12) drain plug?  Oil change then through dip stick   Thanks, Kerk

These are great replies.  I really appreciate them.  If anyone additionally has had to fix a leak while underway, what have you done? Kerk

I just had installed a P.Y.I. packless sealing system on our boat and before sailing I'd like ideas about what to do if it starts to leak (either slow or fast!) when we are out on the water?  Thanks, Kerk

Do you still have this whisker pole?  Thanks, Kerk

Tom, sorry it's taken so long to get back to you.  that we had this post skipped our mind!!  Anyway, do you still have it?  Friends in MI might be able to pick it up.  What size and model is it?  Thanks, Kerk

Do you still need these? We have shades made especially for our c34. Thanks, Kerk

I'm in the market for a used whisker pole for my c34.  Could even be shorter than those generally used--maybe max extension 12'.  We don't race and only use it in very light winds... thanks, Kerk

When getting ready to winterize our boat I took the hose off the cold water inlet and water flowed from the inlet. Is this OK?  I've winterized for four years by connecting cold and hot water hoses, and this has never happened, but in those previous years I may have turned off the pump and drained the hot water heater first, so that by the time I unhooked the cold water hose there was nothing left to spurt out.  When the water started I thought that I had bumped the temp release valve so I pulled it out straight for just a moment, then back. (I shouldn't have done this!) I've ordered another from Seaward. So is everything OK?

Thanks for the info on the lewmar windows. Now, the opening ports. I also had cruising concepts do my fixed ports about 4 years ago. Initially the window color that the owner sent was close to the original but enough wrong to be disconcerting, so we sent them back with a broken piece from the old window. He then sent the right color.  He was very accommodating and thanked me for pursing the right color so that other catalina owners would have it right. I hope he's solved the problem.  Kerk

We need to order replacement "glass" for 2 of our  "old style" lewmar windows that have crackled. What is the standard tint on a Mark 1, 1990?  tint comes in green, grey, and clear. Also It looks as if the hinges are attached with bolts that can be taken off. How do the latches come off?  Thanks, Kerk

Thank you all for your help. I've been out of town, travelling and haven't gotten back to the web site. I am on it and look forward to another sailing season. Kerk

We have two battery banks: house with four 6 volt and a 12 volt starting bat. After disconnecting and topping off our batteries with a full charge last Sept. 1 and putting her on the hard outside in Southern Lake Huron (Penetanguishene) we returned home to Kentucky (12 hours away). Because of various situations here, we will be returning to our boat later than we thought, perhaps as late as August or Sept.

Normally we leave our batteries for 10 months (August 1 to June 1), and they're OK.  My question is, after 11-12 months will the batteries be OK? If not, what should I do? And, this is extreme, Is it possible we might have battery acid all over from a crack? If so, how is it cleaned up?

1. How did you get the "junk" out from between the shaft and the male nut?
2. Do you really think that whipping the ends of the gore with wax would be OK? The wax would be no problem?
3. I'm guessing that I need three rings of gore but just to make sure how far in do the rings sit in the packing nut? How can I tell when it's full?

Thanks, Kerk 1990, #1102