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Clear Lake IA & a dumb question LakeShark at 7:21am 02.22.17 Catalina 22 11/1826 Now that it feels like spring and temps are in the 60s (although on Friday were supposed to get 8 in
Oceanis 321 New owner New sailor Jason Wheatley at 6:00am 02.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3345 Good morning everyone. I am new to sailing bought my 321 having never sailed myself before and had o
Boom traveller or stock sheet Skipperdan at 5:55am 02.22.17 Ask All Sailors 33/2414 I have a 1980 Chrysler C26 that has the stock boom control, (Not sure what this is called) maybe sti
PSS shaft stuffing box RAD88 at 9:49pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1005 I have been thinking about upgrading to a PSS seal and started to wonder. How does it actually work
O'Day 222 Bulkhead Replacement (4) djmeaney at 7:45pm 02.21.17 Day Sailers 2/1560 Picked up an '84 O'Day 222 in November. It needs a little TLC. Among the first things it needs is to
First 38 newbie questions Jim Holley at 6:26pm 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/576 Hi folks...buying a 83 first 38...I have 6ft at the dock so needed shoal draft mine is w/o all the s
Do you have a Catalina 30 with U-bolt chain plates? (6) Skipper at 5:01pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1526 I tried to put this in Catalina Owners, but it wouldn't let me select it. (?) There is a Cat 30 on m
Yanmar runs backwards?? heritage at 4:33pm 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/1432 The engine, 2gm20f, had not been started in several weeks. After failing to start after several tri
Dinghy towing Cest La Vie at 1:42pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 17/5569 Looking for counsel regarding towing our dinghy. First, we are lake sailors and generally tow our d
Blue Seas Panel Instructions Scott T-Bird at 1:38pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 2/339 I purchased the 120V AC 4 position panel from the 360 Panels series and it came with installation in
Looking for electrical wiring diagrams for a 1979 C30? Maynestay at 1:10pm 02.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3129 I am about to embark on rewiring our Catalina 30 and have discovered a number of wiring anomalies.
H37C Overhead Hatch sailnc at 12:34pm 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/883 The translucent portion of the overhead hatch in the main salon has cracked from side to side. It w
Aftermarket bow thruster install for 473 BumpyNight at 11:49am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1349 Hello! We have a new-to-us 2008 473 that we bought knowing it didn't have a bow thruster...we tried
O'day gray?? WayneCatt at 10:53am 02.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1269 I am painting my rudder this spring am wondering if anyone else has tried to match the late 80's gra
Sense 50 - No Limber Holes Captain Ag at 8:54am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3286 I have a Sense 50 (hull #157) and have discovered the inner hull liner did not have the 50+ limber h
I'm wired- (H37C) rblevens at 7:54am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 33/2176 It is time to begin the arduous task of wiring up everything on my H37C for extended cruising use.
Miami Boat Show tgrass462 at 7:09am 02.21.17 Smaller Boats 0/426 We were at the Miami Strictly Sail boat show yesterday ... A lot of foreign manufacturers, Catalina
1980 H27 Battery and Nav Lights Q (1) Tomgrandy at 6:11am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1183 Currently, I have two batteries on my H27 and the only is access thru the small removal door in the
Replace Oil Pan c130king at 5:53am 02.21.17 Catalina 310 8/1834 Hello All, Just got my broken steering cable fixed. That was MUCH easier and quicker than I though
Decarbonzing small diesel chrisyse at 5:08am 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 15/3848 Has anyone used Mystery oil to decarbonize a small diesel- To remove carbon build up on cylinder rin

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New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44am 06.18.24 You want vinylester resin as it is not porous when dry. Polyester resin is porous when dry. You are
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole LloydB at 8:37am 06.18.24 I think I would have a rigger check that mast for distortion on both sides at the level of the sprea
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 Hello Below at 8:37am 06.18.24 I am not sure if this will help or not??? Force-10-Sabaf-Series-II-Parts
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Windpilot at 8:36am 06.18.24 I would have recommended getting rid of the plastic slides and go with something like the Tides Trac
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:31am 06.18.24 Awesome, thank you!
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 (1) Hello Below at 8:28am 06.18.24 Its for a Hunter 340, Force 10 Propane 2 burner stove with oven- need a replacement for the small b
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 8:07am 06.18.24 Got some feedback, correcting my statement, looking back at docs from earlier cruises this was a Fle
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 8:06am 06.18.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 7:35am 06.18.24 Always open all hatches. You never know what you will find in a 20 y/o boat
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised weihenstephan at 7:23am 06.18.24 Hopefully soon. Haven't pulled the trigger quite yet and deciding between the 35.1 w/ lifting keel
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 7:15am 06.18.24 Another question, in front of the table there is a hatch, but it has been glued to the floor. You c
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 7:13am 06.18.24 Thanks for the feedback and ideas. I'm familiar with the plastic ammo boxes and that's a great idea
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

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