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Pressurized Alcohol Stove ?'s ontherocks83 at 2:25pm 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 48/11085 So this question is multi-faceted. My new to me 1984 C30 has the original pressurized alcohol stove.
Racing the Beneteau First 345 Norand at 2:12pm 10.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2631 Hi there I will be doing some racing in my friend's First 345 next season. He mainly used it for cr
New to me 1975 Catalina 22: questions (3) Ben4195 at 12:42pm 10.21.19 Catalina 22 11/3567 Hi folks, I just checked off a bucket list item, getting myself an old Catalina 22. It appears to b
Pop-top leaking -- missing trim or gasket? CHI->CO at 11:18am 10.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/637 Question for those with angled pop-tops: It snowed in CO last Thursday (and again yesterday). I chec
Sourcing 40mm diameter Sanitation pipe for a holding tank to Y valve connection PaulandPetraBrown at 11:17am 10.21.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1078 My 90 degree head of the holding tank coupler in PVC has cracked and this the second time a problem
Just purchased a 1980n Catalina25. When I sail with a good wind i here a vibrating noise from the cable for the swing keel. Anybody experienced this. robert scholtes at 11:03am 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1301 Just purchased a 1980 Catalina25 swing keel.. When I sail with a good wind I hear a vibrating noise
Room at the start? (1) LakeShark at 10:57am 10.21.19 Racing 31/5016 ok so time for a racing question now that the boat is tucked away for the long minnesota winter :(
Raw water strainer sailcraftri at 10:50am 10.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1734 Where is the raw water strainer on an O'Day 302? I see the hose comes out from the thru hull into th
Rudder post sleeve tabbing Sergio G. at 10:28am 10.21.19 Big Boats 0/370 I have a 1990 Passage 42 and when I bought it a few years ago I noticed that the tabbing at the top
Odd Insurance Option Rick D at 9:04am 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1015 When I got my BUS/Geico renewal, I spotted a optional coverage that they referred to as a partial de
Squirrels! DaveJ at 9:03am 10.21.19 Catalina 310 19/5381 Six of them in my anchor locker. A friend called me a couple of days ago and said she saw squirrels
Power issues Steve760 at 8:00am 10.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1510 Hello everyone, i have a 1998 450 passage and my electric bill at my marina is high. I'm staying in
2001 Hunter 410 Freshwater Leak rdarst at 7:18am 10.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/933 We have a freshwater leak in our 2001 Hunter 410. Has anyone else dealt with a "cycling pump" from e
October Indian Summer - Trick or Treat jssailem at 7:01am 10.21.19 Weather and Forecasting 9/1394 Are you waking each morning with the wonder... Can I get just one more cruise in before winter arriv
Outboard jbrock at 5:37pm 10.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/5367
DIY advice Mike8193 at 4:58pm 10.20.19 Ask All Sailors 4/977 I have a 3ym20 yanmar diesel engine on my beneteau 323 (2005)sailboat. I am trying to do more work
Re-winterize outboard motor wing15601 at 4:51pm 10.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 10/1379 I have a 2018 Mercury 9.9 which I used the summer of 2018 and then winterized it to factory specs fo
Furler for '1992 30T Rxsail at 4:02pm 10.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/943 I have run out of patience with my factory installed Hood single line, under the deck furler. I hav
Icebox drain not pumping dru valcour at 2:06pm 10.20.19 Catalina 310 8/1486 I have a 2003 hull number 218 which has the ice box (12v fridge) drain to a y-valve under the head s
Sailing Baja Rltgold at 1:51pm 10.20.19 Catalina 22 7/1497 I am planning to head south to Baja California soon. First place will be from San Diego to Ensenada

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Rust inhibitor dlochner at 10:10am 01.09.25 long ago I watched a friend (and boat yard owner) de-rust an iron keel. After he removed the old ru
Rust inhibitor dLj at 10:04am 01.09.25 Without getting to in-depth - the majority of the iron oxide forms are a porous oxide. Think open ce
Self launching anchor DArcy at 9:57am 01.09.25 That would be a challenge to change. Yes, but it is very robust. I added a tack point for my asymm
Self launching anchor jssailem at 9:44am 01.09.25 my roller is welded to the headstay chainplate. That would be a challenge to change.
Pulling new cable up Mast jssailem at 9:42am 01.09.25 Welcome @Night Watch to the SBO Forum. Going through the deck will be problematic if your Catalina
Self launching anchor DArcy at 9:34am 01.09.25 I have a similar process to @dlochner for anchoring solo which works well. It can get more exciting
Rust inhibitor FastOlson at 9:33am 01.09.25 long ago I watched a friend (and boat yard owner) de-rust an iron keel. After he removed the old rus
Self launching anchor jssailem at 9:31am 01.09.25 From your explanation, it sounds like the shaft of your anchor is pulled snugly onto the bow roller,
Self launching anchor kloudie1 at 9:03am 01.09.25 Remove the aft (upper) roller.. and try it.. you may have to drill and move the roller further aft ,
Rust inhibitor NYSail at 7:37am 01.09.25 That's a pretty reasonable approach for touch up spots. I do something similar on my cast iron kee
Oldest Boat to Buy FastOlson at 7:25am 01.09.25 Not to be stickler... but something isn't right with this. $100/$1000 would make the insurance $10k
Bilge Pump in Keel? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:16am 01.09.25 If a Precision 18, did you ever call Precision Sailboats? How about some pictures of the boat and b
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 6:30am 01.09.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electrica
Pulling new cable up Mast dlochner at 5:36am 01.09.25 Instead of a nut or bolt, use a short section of small steel chain. It will be longer and easier to
Pulling new cable up Mast shemandr at 5:24am 01.09.25 Yeah I would say it's a matter of feeding a messenger down to pull a wire up. I've heard from a fri
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? (4) Will Gilmore at 5:04am 01.09.25 229323 How about a skin-on-frame tender? 229324 229325 229326 There are lots of how-to sites for ski
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 4:52am 01.09.25 Ah, I did not realize that. Do you remove the slugs on the ladder? Or just not worry about them. Ho
Oldest Boat to Buy dlochner at 4:37am 01.09.25 Not to be stickler... but something isn't right with this. $100/$1000 would make the insurance $10
Pulling new cable up Mast colemj at 4:35am 01.09.25 I've done this before. Attach a weight like a nut to the end of string and drop it down from the ho
Oldest Boat to Buy Marmalade at 4:26am 01.09.25 It works out to approximately $100. per $1000. of value. i.e. if your boat has a value of $100K, yo

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