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Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light HoosierSailor at 5:22am 11.04.24 Big Boats 9/871 My deck light is out on my 96 Paasage 42. Looking from deck level the fixture looks original and the
Overturned Mac???? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:08am 11.04.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1871 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/1-dead-5-others-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-redondo-beach-coas
TD 18 --> TS Rafael --> Hurricane Rafael kloudie1 at 8:28am 11.03.24 Weather and Forecasting 17/1814 Here we go.
Sheet to steering The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:46am 11.03.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1400 Hi.... Looking for a book by John Lexa on self syeering, if anyine knows that system or a simple sys
Oday28 (2) egreen024 at 4:38am 11.03.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/995 Does anyone knows the transom angle of the oday28? Want a built a bracket or buy some wedges, for a
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 (4) marek416 at 3:35am 11.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1004 Im in the process of purchasing a 1995 Catalia 30 tall rig. Except for one serious concern: the boat
Does this sound like a DC ground fault? BAD ORCA at 10:14pm 11.02.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2284 I have a Blue Seas fuse block https://www.bluesea.com/products/5026/ST_Blade_Fuse_Block_-_12_Circuit
H280 Dog house hinge (1) Occasional Heeler at 5:35pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1000 Any ideas on how to get this hinge plate for the engine cover over-enlarged, and not sure I can get
H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 12:25pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/563 During 2008, I posted a step-by-step process of replacing my compression post. This information is s
Rebedding life line stanchions. Weaser at 10:43am 11.02.24 Morgan 1/1102 I have leaks starting on my life line stanchions. The bolts under the deck are not accessible. Are
CNG Stove sandpiper10471 at 2:41pm 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1781 Is it possible or even wise to convert a compressed natural gas stove and oven to propane? Of course
Turnbuckle lubricant? JBP-PA at 1:17pm 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 18/2206 I've used SailKote every spring on my turnbuckles, but since I recently ruined a pair, I'm wondering
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' (4) gabecoker at 11:31am 11.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/1142 Had some damage to a few of our hatches during Milton. Wondering what the best way is to go about ge
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 7:42am 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1406 I picked up an almost free Merit 22 last weekend (had to pay for gas for 1,000 mile round trip), and
Eastern Michigan rigging inspection duality at 7:17am 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 2/525 Hello, my insurance company is requiring a rigging inspection for my boat. my rigger, Ferd, is base
Can anyone recommend a Hydronic heating/hvac expert in the Vancouver area? (1) paulheth at 1:59am 11.01.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1033 Our new-to-us 2008 Beneteau 40 has a very new to me hydronic heating system leveraging an Espar D5,
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dlochner at 4:15pm 10.31.24 Ask All Sailors 4/552 I'm looking for a surveyor in the Brunswick Ga area to do Condition and Valuation survey. This is ne
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. Driver50x at 8:20am 10.31.24 Smaller Boats 8/2049
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 7:46am 10.31.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2072 I need a couple metric M10 turnbuckles for my Jeanneau Tonic. All I can find are imperial threads.
Full enclosure questions fred1diver at 5:56am 10.31.24 Ask All Sailors 22/2155

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Replacing ALL of the plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 10.13.25 Then there are the many plumbed areas of our boat where getting a crimp tool into them at all is im
New to me Precision 23 - rigging questions Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 10.13.25 Some pics of what you currently have would help us help you
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking Project_Mayhem at 10:06am 10.13.25 Something is rubbing against the line causing it to fray. I fear that replacing it with a cable woul
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! (1) JamesG161 at 9:46am 10.13.25 234911 I have seen that before. :biggrin::biggrin: Jim...
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. (2) Gene Neill at 9:35am 10.13.25 That would be great. Did you drill from the outside or inside and did you use a hole saw or paddle
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Calif. Ted at 9:13am 10.13.25 I'm not a lawyer but I've been sued. Most county BAR associations have a lawyer referral system wher
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed skunther at 9:05am 10.13.25 The latest round of joker valves do not hold up. They get soft and don't fully seal and get worse o
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Richard19068 at 9:01am 10.13.25 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 8:28am 10.13.25 The person may not have abandon it, he may have died. It then would be the property of an inherita
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. RKenSailor at 8:24am 10.13.25 PS - I can take measurements on the precise location of that fitting from the outside, if you want.
Connecticut marinas Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 10.13.25 I'm fine with camping. Though I made the inside of my Mariner pretty comfortable. Wow! What a stu
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking DAVA390 at 8:15am 10.13.25 Welcome to SBO Forum. Line breaking is not unusual. It would be a bit of a pain every year. Some o
New to me Precision 23 - rigging questions DAVA390 at 8:13am 10.13.25 I purchased a 2015 P23 this spring and worked on some upgrades over the past few months. It's offic
Connecticut marinas dmax at 8:06am 10.13.25 Good looking boat - nice interior mods.
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! WayneH at 8:06am 10.13.25 My dad, his two brothers and my brother all served on Navy ships. Unfortunately, I was 4F and can on
Connecticut marinas BigEasy at 7:39am 10.13.25
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. Gene Neill at 7:39am 10.13.25 PS - I can take measurements on the precise location of that fitting from the outside, if you want.
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. (1) Gene Neill at 7:36am 10.13.25 How did you know where to put the though hull drain in the hull? And, did you use any other sealer
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! jssailem at 7:28am 10.13.25 HAPPY 250th BIRTHDAY all US NAVY SAILORS. :wow3: :dancing:
Connecticut marinas BigEasy at 7:25am 10.13.25 I'm fine with camping. Though I made the inside of my Mariner pretty comfortable. Nice mods!

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