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keel box repaint unclejack3 at 1:08pm 10.21.25 Catalina 22 2/345 Hi. Any tricks on how to clean and repaint the inside of the keel box. I am currently using a wide
Catalina 22 swing keel Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25 Smaller Boats 5/498 I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/428 https://youtube.com/shorts/NkBpXBz7vM4?feature=share
What Whisker Pole are you using on a 315 or 310? VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25 Catalina 310 4/606 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
Soft Cabin Top H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/463 Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F (1) eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/512 Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1517 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/592 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/766 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/264
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/364 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/461 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 7/817 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/326 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/198 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/279 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/610 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1049 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1843 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be

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Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 10:01am 12.02.25 At least I'm not the only one who made this mistake! Mine was too wide by a hair. Eventually the iss
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 9:59am 12.02.25 You can still sail the boat without the CB in the meantime. Turning will be a bit sloppy as it will
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes jssailem at 9:51am 12.02.25
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:50am 12.02.25 This won't work because the CB will float and may not be stiff enough. Centerboards are usually eit
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:44am 12.02.25 That sounds about the same weight as the one for the O'Day 25. 2.5' draft with it up and 5' with it
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:43am 12.02.25 Way back before I can remember, I got a tee shirt for that. :facepalm:
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:42am 12.02.25 From Wikipedia O'day 19 You could measure the inside of the CB trunk and design one that fits the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 12.02.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 9:29am 12.02.25 Also, for the tabbing repair, you might find you have a sharp inside corner where the two surfaces m
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 9:29am 12.02.25 Measure the available space of the Keel Trunk so that the refurbished keel will fit back in the tru
12 volt electrical system Davidasailor26 at 9:27am 12.02.25 Our 37 from 2014 has Simnet wiring instead of Raymarine, so maybe not exactly the same locations. In
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:26am 12.02.25
Air Intake Redesign (2) Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 12.02.25 I couldn't find exactly what I wanted so I designed a filter assembly for the Spectre SPE-4809 that
O'Day 19 Centerboard dlochner at 8:57am 12.02.25 Still looking for any advice on options for a centerboard. Without knowing the actual dimensions fo
Replacing AC wiring to outlets jssailem at 8:47am 12.02.25
Whisker pole questions jssailem at 8:44am 12.02.25 I have the same pole. It is the original style as you describe. There is a procedure to handle this
12 volt electrical system jssailem at 8:23am 12.02.25 Welcome to the SBO Forum. I would trace the seatalk cable (identified in yellow) from any of the se
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 8:18am 12.02.25 I replaced my old M-25 starter in 2024 with a new "heavy duty gear-reduction" starter from Catalina
12 volt electrical system (1) FreeSoup at 7:28am 12.02.25 Hey All, On a Beneteau 37 with this system. Searched everywhere, but can't find the E25049 on the lo
Whisker pole questions fred1diver at 7:19am 12.02.25 You could always drill out the rivets and switch them around

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