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Wiring Harness Upgrade (3) gypseywannabe at 10:19pm 03.13.17 Catalina 30 14/5649 Hi All, In the process of updating my wiring harness from the original, dangerous trailer plugs. Th
Cabin Sole Teak Questions... (1) Jtcf78911 at 9:57pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/413 Hi everyone. Well. Mother winter just couldn't let us go without one more big dose of snow. We had
Hunter 33 2QM15 sinister_me at 9:57pm 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/1876 Recently acquired a hunter 33 with a bad engine. PO had rebuilt, but said the alarms kept going off.
Foggy Notions in Southern California (1) Kings Gambit at 9:11pm 03.13.17 Destinations 14/2464 I was more than a little surprised on Saturday to hear NWS forecasting severe fog conditions along t
Albemarle Sound Cruise - North Carolina (1) GL-WindPower at 7:55pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2591 Hi everyone, from Michigan here. Hard to think of sailing when the temp for the day is only 24 degre
Sun Gypsy 2017 cruise Michael Davis at 7:35pm 03.13.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 47/4497 Into Sydney this last weekend to take our Gwaii Haanas orientation. Stopped at Tanners to order char
Yamnar Engine mount rubber parts (2) Tally Ho at 5:41pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2431 Does anyone know if the rubber parts of one of these Yanmar engine mounts can be purchased? or is a
B361 Holding Tank Flush Procedure 361BenGary at 4:44pm 03.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3699 We did not capture the procedure for flushing the holding tank with seawater for our 2003 Beneteau 3
Electricity replacement Richard Bayle at 1:23pm 03.13.17 Big Boats 13/1251 OK, moving away from snubbers and rodes to another topic. How to put back the electricity. I have
Do you paint the depth transduceer? markwbird at 1:15pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 34/5554 I am doing a bottom job and I also replaced the depth transducer. This is a through hull transducer
Vinyl Striping Applied Over Vinyl Striping? rardiH36 at 9:52am 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 25/7694 I know that vinyl striping can be successfully removed. Either by careful and very time consuming
2QM20 Engine Integral Cooling Water Pump Replace/Repair rardiH36 at 9:39am 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5636 Has anyone with a 2QM20 engine replaced or rebuilt the engine integral cooling water pump? Mine has
Bottom of mast has broken tabs SameODay at 9:14am 03.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2471 I searched this problem and found no results, if it has been addressed please forgive me. I have an
Shaft strut replacement mauruuru at 8:49am 03.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/543 Recently bent the strut. I have ordered a new one which I will replace when received. My question is
mast cleat on 40.5 pmcrosta at 8:37am 03.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/482 Hi, I just ordered a mast cleat (http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=40.5'c=6'p=52773) to pu
Lazy jack alternative CapnGL at 8:30am 03.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3790 So I was reading about these in reference to gearing up for solo sailing. The problems encountered
1980 27' Hatch Replacement Options?? TooCoys at 6:59am 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1903 The front hatch on my 1980 27' is beyond repair. The PO put plywood on top after the glass was broke
Ice Box Gasket Vann Cochran at 5:31am 03.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1484 anyone have an idea where I can get a replacement gasket for my icebox on H34? Or, suggest an alter
Swing Keel winch attachment question (4) Clipper87 at 8:26pm 03.12.17 Catalina 22 6/3041 134164 134163 134162 134161 Hi all - I'm a fairly new owner of a 1977 C-22. As I've been cleaning i
Dumb and dummer trying to win Darwin award. alexco38 at 8:05pm 03.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 103/9465 https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=6icd5L9PulI Brave sherrif and harbour pilot save these girls life

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Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack (3) ThomNL at 7:07am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22
Reconditioning circuit breakers Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 06.18.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet... Thanks all. Dan That is a very worthwhile upgrade. I wou
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 6:59am 06.18.24 Thank you everyone for the advice.
Salvaging Sunken Boat dLj at 6:55am 06.18.24 Raising boats is kind of an art. Using bladders is the current method used by pros, but you'll be ha
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 6:54am 06.18.24 Thanks for the replies. I really like the tutorial above. Having the plastic sheet taped on to hold
Salvaging Sunken Boat rgranger at 6:50am 06.18.24 According to sailboatdata.com, the Bristol 24 has a displacement just shy of 6K lb. On this forum
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 6:48am 06.18.24 Thanks for the replies. I really like the tutorial above. Having the plastic sheet taped on to hold
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised (2) jssailem at 6:32am 06.18.24 Welcome to SBO. Congratulations on Beneteau 35.1. The question about stability and righting moment
Battens Ward H at 6:26am 06.18.24 In the boom was my first thought but not really feasible on a C30 as the boom end caps are sealed.
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack jssailem at 6:09am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22 i
Engine Overheating SV Watercolor at 5:46am 06.18.24 Hi All - the 2GM has ~.75 gal of coolant total. I think the HE itself will hold much less - maybe a
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed isaksp00 at 5:46am 06.18.24 I'd use epoxy with some thickening agent, probably the stronger type for structural strength as oppo
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 5:39am 06.18.24 Search for some good internet info on laying up glass. If I recall it is recommended to add the laye
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed jssailem at 5:38am 06.18.24 Epoxy resin would be my choice. Then a coat of gelcoat to protect the resin. Once surface is smooth
Salvaging Sunken Boat Dave at 5:12am 06.18.24 Re : It is just one of many sad stories about old boats and folks looking for a place to live. Th
Salvaging Sunken Boat garymalmgren at 5:00am 06.18.24 Re : It is just one of many sad stories about old boats and folks looking for a place to live. The
Battens dlochner at 4:33am 06.18.24 Where is a good place to store battens when not in use? Are there any clever ways to store them bel
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 4:13am 06.18.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get th
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues dmkey at 3:50am 06.18.24
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 3:20am 06.18.24 The post is a compression post to carry the load from the mast down to the keel. Inspect the bottom

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