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Covering boat for winter NYSail at 5:51am 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 33/5940 so with new boat I am getting ready to put her to bed. Figure I will have a cover made next year so
LIPO BATTERIES SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:42am 11.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3549 Hi Folks, Question on using LIPO's for house bank. Anyone have experience they can share?
Barlow winch designations/model numbers Robert Weiss-Malik at 7:58pm 11.11.17 Cal 4/6981 My Cal 24 T/4 has a pair of Barlow winches that are stamped with the number "18" designation. These
Artistic Flair to Companionway Hatch Boards: Very lengthy project post (20) Will Gilmore at 6:58pm 11.11.17 Day Sailers 34/7847 New Companionway Boards Repost from the Mariner Class Association Web site's Maintenance and Restor
1982 Newport fixed portlights (2) MitchK at 5:18pm 11.11.17 Newport 0/694 Got a question for you owners of N28's. The fixed portlight on mine leak a bit, and I would like to
How long mixing elbows last/reduced flow (1) Skipper at 4:54pm 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1937 -update 11/13 below- How long do mixing elbows last? Mine in 6 years old. About 300 hours. Looks new
Steaming light Pompadi at 4:51pm 11.11.17 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1575 Our Steaming light has blown, does anyone know the size of the light bulb for the steaming light on
Raritan PHii pump rebuild Sefuller at 3:13pm 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 27/6564 I needed to rebuild the pump on our PHii, and was surprised that I could not find any videos documen
Keel bolts (2) Voyager1 at 12:58pm 11.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1171 when my boat was hulled out for the winter I noticed a 1/8 inch or so crack around the keel. I torqu
Marking jib sheet position danstanford at 11:14am 11.11.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/5250 Having never done this, I am thinking through the implications of marking my jib sheet for a beat so
Tarp v. Custom Canvas Winter Cover Tyler Rippel at 10:59am 11.11.17 Smaller Boats 22/8571 I am behind schedule on getting a couple things fixed and covering my boat for winter, but I recentl
Today is Veterans Day, 2017 (1) Brian D at 10:58am 11.11.17 Sails Call Lounge 22/1741 In honor of today, I want to thank all the Veterans here on SBO. And also thank their significant ot
Do magazines (and forums) focus too much on larger boats... thinwater at 10:40am 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 96/11009 ... at the expense of smaller boats and beginning sailors? I can see why Sail would do this; the ad
how to winterize the elec. system ? Pat at 10:12am 11.11.17 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2364 Maine Sail, thank you for your great contributions and forgive my crazy question....Our O'day 272LE
How best to winterize a two battey/one charger O'day 272? Pat at 10:01am 11.11.17 Bigger Boats 7/1192 I need advice on how to secure the batteries and charger for the winter lay-up....I have access to m
Job Fueled for O'Day 222 kdmjme at 8:58am 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 0/319 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows a marine salvage shop near me where I may purchase a furle r for
Auxiliary Battery Bigfish at 6:29am 11.11.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/1175 On my 1978 Hunter 27 I have had to replace the auxiliary battery that runs the GPS, depth finder, li
Hunter 49 / 50 shore power transformer artboas at 11:52pm 11.10.17 Big Boats 25/3541 Ok, first of all, I'm just not sure how many owners have this transformer mounted in their boats. It
Sprucing up the galley on 26S need advice on glue for cabinets Bfranchini at 6:43pm 11.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1769 I am planning of passing the winter months building cabinetry to spruce up the galley on Egret. For
Diesel fuel stabilizer for winter layup Capt Robbie at 5:47pm 11.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/516 Had a full tank of fuel at end of season and I added stabizer last year before winter layup as I hav

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Thoughts about the Commoderizer? kappykaplan at 6:52am 08.04.24 "The Commoderizer is a marine toilet odor control solution that helps remove calcium buildup. Get ri
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling FastOlson at 6:49am 08.04.24 Just a guess, but is the OP's boat about 15 years old? If so, it's a modern boat with some real mark
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 08.04.24 My solution was to encapsulate the foam using Reflexite insulation. I sealed edges with some alum
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? smokey73 at 6:21am 08.04.24 What 2 heads? Link or picture?
Invest 97L smokey73 at 6:17am 08.04.24 John, I plan on doing that but even then it is nearly impossible be to prove if a particular boat di
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 6:12am 08.04.24 Yes! I ordered & received the new decals from a supplier on EBay; have not ordered the paint. I
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover BigEasy at 6:10am 08.04.24 Oh, so you're really going to do it! Exciting. Yes! I ordered & received the new decals from a
Invest 97L jssailem at 6:03am 08.04.24 Your insight is spot on Smokey. Only defensive thought would be to take pictures of moored boats th
Invest 97L smokey73 at 5:55am 08.04.24 Interesting possible event for here in Beaufort SC. I have prepped my boat but it looks like some p
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 5:54am 08.04.24 Oh, so you're really going to do it! Exciting. Make sure you have a moisture trap on the airline.
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Clutch Cargo at 5:48am 08.04.24 Thanks for all the replies and insight. I checked out marinebeam.com and you're right, a great reso
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Clutch Cargo at 5:46am 08.04.24 That center console in the background must've been washed after you finished grinding lol Ha ha! W
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover BigEasy at 5:41am 08.04.24 Paint kit includes base color coat & reducer as well as clear coat & hardener. store.theoutboardpa
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 5:31am 08.04.24 Paint kit includes base color coat & reducer as well as clear coat & hardener. store.theoutboardpa
waste tank ind colin59 at 5:23am 08.04.24 thanks Colin
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover BigEasy at 5:19am 08.04.24 What's in the kit? Who makes it? Paint kit includes base color coat & reducer as well as clear
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 4:44am 08.04.24 The outboard paint shop in Miami has complete kits to repaint. What's in the kit? Who makes it?
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations jviss at 4:35am 08.04.24 Since you are in Clinton, MS, I assume you're putting this in fresh water, no?
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dlochner at 4:08am 08.04.24 @rcoleman67 , do I have this labelled correctly ? paint it. If you're a perfectionist, epoxy it.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:14am 08.04.24 @rcoleman67 , do I have this labelled correctly ? ction of bare FG which you have exposed and just

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