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Sabre 28 cruising speed sailmandan at 1:52pm 10.25.19 Sabre Sailboats 12/4536 First post. I have #579 Sabre 28...love the boat. Engine is Westerbeke 13 and prop is 2 blade 14x10.
Hunter 18 bottom paint? (2) mark2 at 10:36am 10.25.19 Day Sailers 6/1468 Just purchased this used 18 that appears to have been painted with a thick, textured material that i
Odd behavior during pump-out OS2Dude at 7:23am 10.25.19 Catalina 30 10/1760 Our 1985 Catalina 30 has an electric macerating head that pumps directly into the OEM holding tank.
Deck organizer/turning blocks on 322 (1) David11038 at 7:09am 10.25.19 Bigger Boats 5/924 Looking to run lines for my Cunningham and out haul back to the cockpit. I have this current two blo
Noisy Isomat boom Hydro Therapy at 6:26am 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1179 Hello, over the summer my Isomat boom developed an annoying clanking inside the boom. I recently rem
Unusual cracking in Typhoon deck, what is the cause? (1) Coppertone at 4:35am 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 26/4011 I have an 83 Cape Dory Typhoon that I am restoring. It has unusual gel coat cracking in certain are
Almost officially official. Catalina 400 (4) Tim francis at 1:34am 10.25.19 Big Boats 11/2762
2018 Beneteau Antares 9ob - leaking under wheelhouse (5) sam1223 at 11:15pm 10.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/458 171255
Leaking under wheelhouse - Beneteau antares 9ob (5) sam1223 at 8:29pm 10.24.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1084 171250
Hunter 216 standing rigging replacement (2) Hunter216 at 7:57pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 24/3776 I decided I should replace the standing rigging on our 2004 Hunter 216 for a variety of reasons, not
1989 Catalina 30 Hot Water Heater Removal (2) Jac123 at 5:11pm 10.24.19 Catalina 30 8/3200 Looking to remove the hot water heater from my 1989 Catalina 30'. The easiest way seems to cut the
Cockpit Drains Below Waterline without Seacocks on Bristol Corinthian 19 (2) gregorvn at 4:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1130 I just bought a Bristol Corinthian 19. It'll be my project for a while, and I imagine I'll be here
Remanent of Olga <--TS Olga <-- PTC 17 <-- Invest 97L JamesG161 at 3:43pm 10.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 8/1130 Friends just saw OLGA posted on Facebook and ran into my office in a panic. This is just the same t
Running small scale commercial trips Jon123456 at 1:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1350 Hi all! . I have given up work to sail around the med. I would like to host experiences in differen
Trying to anticipate new circumstances when racing new boat P-S overtaking danstanford at 1:17pm 10.24.19 Racing 16/1869 My new boat will be among the fastest in the fleet I am in which is dominated by symmetrical boats s
roller furling question Valerio at 12:23pm 10.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/558 I am helping a friend with a 28 foot sailboat to install a roller furling on the headsail. My questi
My hull number!?? (2) gtg at 12:01pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 1/862 I have the fantastic plate on my C-22 1974, but I am unable to find the hull number. Is is possible
Is Penetrating Epoxy overkill? gtg at 11:20am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1151 Hello! Making a new motor mount pad for my Catalina 22. I have two layers of marine plywood that I
Mooring Advice Canuck2112 at 10:01am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2185 Hello, I'm thinking about mooring my San Juan 21 next season in my local lake (reservoir). I realiz
Trailering with Outboard Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 20/3982 I have a 9.9 on the back of my O'Day 25. The transom has 1.5" of wood plus some glass covering an ar

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Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? kloudie1 at 10:46am 11.21.24 A box knife and some good wire cutters .. The wire is really hard stuff.. I reckon a small angle gri
Extra hose clamps - good idea Dalliance at 10:40am 11.21.24 :banghead: LOL we need to write another Murphy's Law related to this. I'll take a stab at it, but t
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 10:38am 11.21.24 A few things I have learned about hoses: Hose picks are a great help. When you pull on a hose it do
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Ward H at 10:23am 11.21.24 A real classic!!!
Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post (1) wilburleft at 10:12am 11.21.24 Greetings all! Fiberglass folks coming today. Does anybody know if the mostly hollow fiberglass ri
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 9:43am 11.21.24 In my opinion, this system is over-complicated and prone to problems. Especially since you shouldn
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea jssailem at 9:31am 11.21.24 This discussion might be helpful. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/vented-loop.1249938281/
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? jssailem at 9:28am 11.21.24 angle grinder That could develop a foul smelling smoke as it burns its way through the hose. Perfe
companion way overhead hatch BigEasy at 9:25am 11.21.24 What tool are you describing as a Skill saw? That would be a portable (hand held) circular saw
Why is there silicone in my furler? jssailem at 9:21am 11.21.24 Furlers are a dealer option provided as an add on to enhance dealer profits. Dealers can offer vario
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea (1) jssailem at 9:15am 11.21.24 Firstly, one of the best resources you can have on your boat to address the questions of the head an
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Scott T-Bird at 9:08am 11.21.24 In my opinion, this system is over-complicated and prone to problems. Especially since you shouldn'
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 9:08am 11.21.24 Hack saw I've tried that before. Wasn't very clean. I wonder if I can get my 7" angle grinder in t
Why is there silicone in my furler? Project_Mayhem at 9:05am 11.21.24 5200?! Now you're in torch territory for disassembly! My last hood furler didn't have any goop insid
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? JoeWhite at 9:04am 11.21.24 Hack saw
Vented Loop nabalab at 8:52am 11.21.24 Peggy: Thanks for getting back to me. We are using a Raritan Marine Elegance toilet that is flushe
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? jssailem at 8:46am 11.21.24 During the install of my exhaust hose, the mechanic and I used a sharp serrated knife on the hose a
Why is there silicone in my furler? (1) jssailem at 8:37am 11.21.24 These supplies are required to assemble the Harken furler. 5200 is recommended for the foil connect
companion way overhead hatch Project_Mayhem at 8:28am 11.21.24 skill saw What tool are you describing as a Skill saw?
Scam Alert dLj at 8:24am 11.21.24 A Nigerian prince has offered me a large sum of money and just needs my bank account number. He sai

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