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Teak wood replacement Catalina 30 1989 PaulV at 6:38pm 05.10.17 Catalina 30 5/2294 Looking for the small teak wood that runs on the side of the boat that is just for looks. It looks
1989 Catalina 30 Propella Shaft Strut Hull Possible Repair? (3) rickmds at 6:06pm 05.10.17 Catalina 30 2/2298 Hi I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and am stripping20+ years of bottom paint down to the gel coat. In the
360 degree video Jackdaw at 5:50pm 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 30/1617 This spring I bought a cheap ($200) 360 video camera. I'm still figuring out how it works and how to
H26 Forestay Connection (1) Doug J at 5:48pm 05.10.17 Smaller Boats 41/4007 On my H26 the previous owner had connected the forestay to the u-bolt at the bow. But I'm wondering
2GM20F Cooling Fresh Water Pump replacement thetone at 4:43pm 05.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/413 My 1989 2GM20F cooling fresh water pump started making noise so I've decided to replace it. I am hea
mac 26d Captaindon1991 at 3:41pm 05.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1201 This is my first post to the forum been reading and learning alot of great info on here. I have onl
Rent a sailboat JRT at 2:50pm 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1087 My family is looking to rent a large sailboat the middle of July some where on the gulf from Alabama
Nice photo of an Alden Challenger by Tyler Fields. (1) TomY at 2:35pm 05.10.17 Alden General Chat 5/2540 I'm a fan of Tyler's work. He shoots boats; on the water, in sheds being worked on and in his travel
Cockpit Size Willie G at 1:36pm 05.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3850 Hello: I am re-entering the sailing world after 30 year, hobies and 22 ft day sailors as a child and
Pulled the trigger montigre at 1:11pm 05.10.17 Pearson 7/1414 Well, I gone and done it now..... I was out and about looking at boats--I've been soft looking for
Hauling out h26 Astrozombie at 12:21pm 05.10.17 Smaller Boats 4/531 Just wondering if it's safe to do a haul out for bottom job with the h26 water ballast. I would rele
Faulty electric panel (2) yorammelnik at 11:53am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 4/534 Hi, 2/3 of the switches on my electrical panel stopped working. Attached are pics of the forward and
Electrical fault (2) yorammelnik at 11:25am 05.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/763 Hi, 2/3 of the switches on my electrical panel stopped working. Attached are pics of the forward and
Need a 272 O'Day Trailer Alex D at 10:27am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1067 Hi, I'm looking for an ODay 272 Trailer. Thank you for the help! 561-829-4144 Alex
2GM20F Cooling Fresh Water Pump Replacement thetone at 9:46am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1032 My 1989 2GM20F cooling fresh water pump started making noise so I've decided to replace it. I am hea
Progressive Ins Sign and Glide Towing SailMaster at 8:29am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2535 Good morning all, I would like to know if anyone has experience with the towing dispatch services p
Adhesive for flotation to fiberglass? Migs at 6:54am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2654 Howdy All, Am a new owner of a 1982 Oday 19. It is in need of some TLC and am looking to see what
Installing ELCI Panel - Current Coil Question Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1022 What is the purpose of twisting the hot and neutral wires as they pass thru the coil? It's odd that
Boom Vang pk104 at 5:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 5/1390 I have a 2001 310 with in mast furling and an adjustable boom vang. When I was putting the main on t
no telltales on furling main danstanford at 4:55am 05.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2019 New to me Beneteau 323 is my first boat with a furling main and there are no telltales present. All

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Selecting window tint Davidasailor26 at 9:05am 06.02.24 in your case such a law would be frivolous as the port lights in question have no effect on safe na
Fuel tank sender gasket RitSim at 8:50am 06.02.24 pm me for info
Replacement compass Arnie53 at 8:41am 06.02.24 Ok. Should have checked spelling. The company is Plastimo. You can download a printable template to
Replacement compass Arnie53 at 8:37am 06.02.24 The Plastio Mini-Contest is a good replacement. Installation only required cutting a small notch at
Selecting window tint dlochner at 8:32am 06.02.24 Because someone implies it is does not mean it is so. It is impossible to prove the negative, in thi
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking jssailem at 8:16am 06.02.24 Welcome to SBO Forum. Line breaking is not unusual. It would be a bit of a pain every year. Some ow
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57am 06.02.24 As a Catalina dealer years ago, the mast light wires exited the mast above the mast stem mast foot a
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 7:49am 06.02.24 I agree. Yes, I would support the engine as you lift it. I used wood blocks and wedges when I lifte
Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 7:46am 06.02.24 Admittedly, I haven't read any such laws from the source but my web search came up with various comm
Chain plates Hunter 49 artboas at 7:44am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp kloudie1 at 7:03am 06.02.24 Exhausted water temperature is highly dependent on engine load.. The thermostat will hold the engine
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp JoeWhite at 6:47am 06.02.24 What temperature was the exhaust water? Considering that the engine is in the open it runs cool. It
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket adamv at 6:32am 06.02.24 How old is your boat? Your just getting around to needing a replacement. There were 1000 Newport 2
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:23am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Battery Switch Mystery dlochner at 4:38am 06.02.24 Which model Victron Solar controller do you have? My Victron controllers do not have a sense wire, j
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... sailme88 at 4:25am 06.02.24 Shrouds and sails will be 2" taller/longer. On shrouds if the turnbuckles have lots of room when tun
Selecting window tint dlochner at 4:23am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint dlochner at 3:26am 06.02.24 United States law limits reflectivity to 25% on boats. Can you cite the legal reference? I've nev
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... dlochner at 3:11am 06.02.24 Any good leads to finding thick G10 laminates? McMaster-Carr.

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