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mast electrical connector question Lafayette Mike at 2:11pm 02.06.17 Catalina 22 5/1988 I have a (new to me) 1987 C-22. The previous owner indicated the various mast lights no longer work
Mast Foot T (2) joelbus at 1:41pm 02.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1347 On a 1979 30' Hunter Cherubini, The mast rests on a "T" located in front of the bilge area. When I b
Toe Rail rebedding Ned Ludd at 11:30am 02.06.17 Newport 2/826 I know there is not a lot of traffic here but here goes... The toe rail on my N28 is a real leaker.
Raymarne ST60+ Instruments Miles Hutchinson at 10:52am 02.06.17 Parts Search 7/885 I would like to purchase a replacement for my wind instrument. Mine has two very small components o
BVI's to St.Pete Florida Southpaw at 10:05am 02.06.17 Destinations 22/2726 My wife and I will be going down soon to get our boat and bring it home. We have never done a long
What are these holes? (1) Roy 845 at 9:38am 02.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 31/2926 I'm new to this boat and I'm not sure what these holes are for. This compartment is in the port side
Keel Weldments (1) little breeze at 7:39am 02.06.17 Catalina 22 13/1071 Hello all , I have just finished cutting away to take out keel weldment that the bolt broke off . th
Stay sail traveler car specs zached1 at 7:02am 02.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1058 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37-cutter. It is currently rigged as a sloop but I have all the parts t
Lead Acid vs Dual purpose Batteries for Solar? McIntoshUSA at 6:54am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1659 I have 300 watts of Solar and a MPPT controller. It is time to replace my house batteries. I current
Cleaning plastic fuel tank IH82BL8 at 4:02am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1710 I have the fuel tank out of my Hunter 31. I want to clean the inside before reinstalling it. Is th
sea water seacock water pump blunt at 8:56pm 02.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3222 well was down working on our motor today,(currently in a refit) went to change out the water pump ho
Cabin Trunk Re-core lyricpekka at 8:28pm 02.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/703 Hi, all, this spring I need to re-core a portion of the cabin trunk on my 1980 Oday 28. Can someone
C50 chainplates - Anyone tackled these? (1) SVBOB at 8:14pm 02.05.17 Big Boats 10/1850 Hi all. Mine is a 1992 Catalina Morgan 50. Two of the six chainplates are in need of replacement. B
Help Identifying Yacht Cordage by Flecking Pattern? (1) Kings Gambit at 7:31pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1024 Can anyone here tell me the manufacturer of this cordage? It's 3/8" or 10 mm polyester yacht braid
New paint for Catalina 22 Asills17 at 7:21pm 02.05.17 Trailer Sailors 8/4077 Hi all, I'm looking into buying a used Catalina 22, I live in So Cal, and I am curious as to how mu
Single hand Setup Bryan L Collins at 6:50pm 02.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5797 Ok so been working on my 26s and having a ball doing it. Now I have a question about setting up the
Current charts peterbud at 6:41pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 13/588 Does anyone know of app that you can pull up the currents in a given area or aplace i can get curren
"Judge Smails" Regatta Bill19233 at 3:23pm 02.05.17 Racing 0/696 The last GBCA Icicle Race of the year is always their annual "Judge Smails" Regatta, where some crew
Electric splitter? NYSail at 3:04pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 7/367 ok so my ignorance here..... new boat has a/c thus having two ac inlets into boat. P/o had two cords
Prop shaft vibration, cutless bearing costs?? (3) wilf at 11:10am 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 65/10809 Wondered if anyone can help me out with this, long post i suppose but im looking at buying an 87 od

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (2) mermike at 6:32am 11.13.23 Great info, Hayden. Now I've got another project on my list. Refering waaaay back to your original
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? flightlead404 at 6:31am 11.13.23
Where to look for a raw water leak. Howard Miller at 6:30am 11.13.23 The leak is coming from the raw water system downstream of the impeller. I'm hoping someone is famil
Wood stains & sealers kloudie1 at 6:15am 11.13.23 I am a fan of the Cetol products for outside wood. It is the only thing that lasts for more than one
Where to look for a raw water leak. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:59am 11.13.23 The water was running down the port side and passing through all the limber holes to the bilge. f
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 11.13.23 @Tater Do you have the centerboard down? If no, do so. If you have a wind cross beam, then yo
2008 Beneteau 40 vs Beneteau Oceanis 40? Is there a difference? jssailem at 5:13am 11.13.23 Hi Mark. Welcome to SBO. Wiki has a section on variants about the boats. They are very similar. htt
Wood stains & sealers jssailem at 5:04am 11.13.23 Welcome to SBO. I have been using Total Boat varnishes. With the boat out in the elements 24/7 they
Pearson electra? SailingLoto at 5:00am 11.13.23 Could be a Kenner Kittiwake aka Southcoast 24. I think you may be on to something with the kittiwa
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 4:53am 11.13.23 My first thought is saturated foam under the V-berth. Since your boat is This may also have an ef
Pearson electra? Alec at 4:51am 11.13.23 Help me ID this old sailboat please. Could be a Kenner Kittiwake aka Southcoast 24.
1984 c25 sits bow down (2) dlochner at 4:40am 11.13.23 Speaking of science, remember leverage. The further the weight is from the center of gravity the mor
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 Kermit at 4:36am 11.13.23
1984 c25 sits bow down sailme88 at 4:25am 11.13.23 Time for science.. If you can counterweight the boat to an even keel, that will give you the best st
1984 c25 sits bow down Will Gilmore at 4:11am 11.13.23 My first thought is saturated foam under the V-berth. Since your boat is . However, I wouldn't exp
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 3:15am 11.13.23 It would be interesting to put a 4' level running fore / aft on the cabin sole to see if there is
Pearson electra? SailingLoto at 3:09am 11.13.23 Not to be overly blunt, but you trespassed to leave a note on the boat, but couldn't knock on the d
2008 Beneteau 40 vs Beneteau Oceanis 40? Is there a difference? Davidasailor26 at 2:27am 11.13.23
Pearson electra? dLj at 12:19am 11.13.23 It's at a private residence. Not to be overly blunt, but you trespassed to leave a note on the boa
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 11.12.23 I believe they have transformed into : https://toadmarinesupply.com The warts, you know.

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