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In need of replacement for solar fan in galley Whine Cooler at 8:19am 03.24.19 C&C 4/1308 My solar fan in my 1977 C'C 36 needs replacement. Any thoughts on successfully replacing the hatch?
Bilge Wiring (1) Oceanis 440 NY at 6:19am 03.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1935 Good Day Mates, Over the season my bilge pump on the '95 OC440 (a diaphragm pump with a separate fl
Inflatable Bottom Paint RoyS at 5:35am 03.24.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1723 Thinking of painting the bottom of our inflatable this year. Have been storing it inflated on deck w
Bow Sprit Fly By Night at 5:11am 03.24.19 Catalina 30 25/3810 I need to refinish the bow sprit this spring before putting it back in the water. I am thinking of
installing mast steps on H31 (2) ShawneH at 9:28pm 03.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/900 Hi all. I am installing mast steps on my h31. They are aluminum and the total weight added is 12lbs
Ranger 12 resurrection (2) LeslieTroyer at 6:58pm 03.23.19 Trailer Sailors 22/4955
JANUARY 1, 1977 (1) Freedom77 at 6:43pm 03.23.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/674 162866 Found a black and white pic of my late beloved wife of 40 years Penny breaking a bottle of bu
Fouled prop Houghto at 4:13pm 03.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1843 Hello my fellow sailors. My husband and I are new owners of a Catalina 310 and the last two times we
David Maxwell Sailboat Natoma fgraham at 3:12pm 03.23.19 Ask All Sailors 0/301 You asked about this boat. I'm pretty sure I have it. It was actually built in the San Francisco b
Sailboat rigging bready at 1:21pm 03.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/956 Hi, I just bought a 12 foot skimmer seagull. It's an old boat probably 1975. I have no idea how to
Adding a sheet stopper to 2004 33 Russ S at 12:23pm 03.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/1268 I'd like to add a fourth sheet stopper to my existing sets of three on my 2004 Hunter 33. Looks like
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 fero at 10:30am 03.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/3243 I intend to buy the subject gas cylinder at Hunter owners shop, there are 3 different ones there 20,
Fixed port light (2) All U Get at 10:06am 03.23.19 Ask All Sailors 5/488 Hi all, Just looking at my port lights and would like to do some replacing. This one has aluminum
HOW BIG? twodzusfittings at 8:22am 03.23.19 Bigger Boats 20/2647 I see a lot of different size raw water strainers available. How big does it have to be? The thruhul
Spring....? (1) Maine Sail at 5:38am 03.23.19 Ask All Sailors 76/5799
Yanmar Starting Issues - Runs in Off Position (1) Eds-Therapy at 5:23am 03.23.19 Engines and Propulsion 19/5307 I started my Yanmar (3JH4E) after winter storage and it cranks over, but will not stay running. The
Last out of the water 1st back in Capt Robbie at 8:07pm 03.22.19 Big Boats 9/773 I never got why all of the boat owners wait till spring to start prepping there boats for new season
I need someone to help me prepare the sailboat for this summer. Chicago, IL Nieves500 at 7:41pm 03.22.19 Ask All Sailors 26/2251 Hello, I need someone to help me prepare the sailboat for this summer. I can give me some advice in
Redundant bilge pump installation Capt Robbie at 7:11pm 03.22.19 Big Boats 16/2592 Just finished installing a rule 1100 automatic bilge pump as a redundant bilge pump on my H34. I'v
First 22 PHRF Rating SkipR at 5:09pm 03.22.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/629 Has anybody seen a PHRF rating for a Beneteau First 22 (or a First 20)?

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Galley and propane help in an old catalina (2) jssailem at 12:11pm 09.22.24 Lillian, welcome to the SBO forums. A search on the site will likely provide a lot of ideas. Here i
ODay 25 - Relocating the battery Project_Mayhem at 12:07pm 09.22.24 There's various configurations for the O'Day 25. My 78 with an inboard has them mounted in the cockp
Galley and propane help in an old catalina Tally Ho at 11:53am 09.22.24 Sounds like a fun project! First, for the propane locker, it needs to vent/drain out the bottom of
jabsco macerator paper gasket Ed whatnot at 10:10am 09.22.24 Ed, i was responding to your question if you could use permatex and the answer is yes. You can buy
Angled Engine Control Enclosure (1) BAD ORCA at 9:18am 09.22.24 I do have a router, radial arm saw and table saw along with the skills to fabricate something like
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 8:49am 09.22.24 When joining Fiberglass parts in a permanent way, I would resort to Epoxy Resin. Thinking about thi
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 8:45am 09.22.24 Thanks for replies. I need to take the sail off for mast/boom maintenance so will give the track a
jabsco macerator paper gasket JoeWhite at 8:29am 09.22.24 Ed, i was responding to your question if you could use permatex and the answer is yes. You can buy t
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 7:06am 09.22.24 They are custom fabricated. I used to make the angled panels for them. We heat bent the two sides
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge Terry Cox at 7:02am 09.22.24 Hope someone can help Do you have a macerator breaker If your boat came equipped with an overboar
Non skid hairline cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33am 09.22.24 You will need some reverse non skid which the forum store might have for your boat
Forestay Broke Away Crazy Dave Condon at 5:26am 09.22.24 @moorglade1 Look at your standing or stainless steel rigging to determine there are no broken stra
info on catalina 22 Joe at 5:25am 09.22.24 The "new design" was introduced in 1986. Fixed or swing keels seem to be the only difference below
My rudder broke off Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 09.22.24 Foss Foam and New Rudder are basically the same company. In addition this forum store should have t
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge marcham at 10:13pm 09.21.24 Your owner's manual should have a diagram of all the plumbing. If you don't have a copy, it should b
Fan inside fridge/icebox marcham at 10:08pm 09.21.24 Hi and welcome, can you post some photos? Congrats on the new boat! Are you talking about a fan be
Lubricating outhaul car/track (1) thinwater at 10:01pm 09.21.24 Or switch to a clew strap and ditch the car. That is what I have on on two boats. But it depends. Y
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge jmarty32 at 8:56pm 09.21.24 Thanks...this makes sense. Since there is a locker that has a hose that is just hanging. The manual
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Michael Davis at 8:43pm 09.21.24 am thinking I should be tightening the nuts closest to the collar (or loosening them to replace the
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing (1) Nunavut at 8:12pm 09.21.24 Managed to install a Rule mate 500 in the Yamaha 25-II - fits in the first compartment of the bilge

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