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Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/844 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1819 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th
Change location of fiddle for main sheet Photoman369 at 11:18am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/497 i am a new owner of 26x 1999. The strap to attach the bottom fiddle on the main sheet is located on
Drawer removal tbilyeu at 10:51am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/657 Does anyone know how to remove the drawer from under the V berth on an Oceanis 45? I can't figure i
Electrical Panel Glass Fuses Roger May at 10:31am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/602 I'm looking for information on obtaining replacement electrical fuses. They are glass tube, smaller
Oceanis 45 electronics compartment & bilge water DRosen at 10:07am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/728 2013. Under starboard aft cabin is main electronics compartment. Heeling on Port tack, about 1 gal
Help installing new Autopilot onto tiller (2) dailytrek at 10:03am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/3530 I bought a San Juan 28 which came with a new Raymarine ST2000 that the PO had begun installing. The
pelicanj45 pelicanj45 at 8:47am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 5/556 About four seasons ago I re-stained the wood below. At present I oil it with Old English Oil. It lo
26S Trailer Axle Doc_holiday at 7:04am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2015 i want to replace my axle on my Mac trailer. I don't weld and therefore I need to get some info. W
UNIVERSAL M-25XP SHUTS DOWN Debevoise at 5:47am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/3644 The problem I am encountering is that the Universal engine is "shutting down" at 2300RPM after 4-5 m
Low-hung boom on Pearson 30. Sailon1 at 11:58pm 06.17.16 Pearson 6/1868 I recently purchased a P 30 and am very happy with this fine boat. One issue that I do have is the l
Adding a ventilation system for the inboard diesel for a Hunter 30 KWE at 11:14pm 06.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1338 I have a 1990 30 ft Hunter Sailboat with an inboard Yanmar twin cylinder diesel. There appears to be
Mcgregor venture 21 Legth of forward and aft Stays pdstump at 9:41pm 06.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/481 Have a 1969 venture 21, but forward and aft stays are gone need to know lengths.
"The Wild Magnet" Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09pm 06.17.16 Ask All Sailors 13/821 Found this in my files. It was posted on one of the sbo.com forums--Hunter, I think--several years a
Removing submerged objects Ted at 7:04pm 06.17.16 Ask All Sailors 15/903 A friend of mind hit an uncharted submerged object in our local NY bay causing considerable damage t
Buying new sails Jwhy at 4:21pm 06.17.16 Catalina 30 11/1558 I'm looking at sail makers and see a spectrum of specifications and prices from businesses ranging f
1990 35.5 boom kicker install shawanaga at 3:15pm 06.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/468 Hi I recently purchased a Selden boom kicker with attachment hardware but I have to open the goose n
Saltwater in the Yanmar engine of my 29' Hunter, why? eagle366 at 3:08pm 06.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/2573 Somehow I got saltwater in my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Took out the engine and had it overhauled and re
Battery Charger - Charles 20Amp Canvasback at 11:03am 06.17.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/2873 Skippers, I recently ran into an issue with dead batteries (house and 4D). Come to figure out it was
26' mast weight Windtherapy at 7:35am 06.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/873 Does anybody happen to know the mast weight on a 1985 26'? Building a mast raising system and tryin

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Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:34am 04.13.23 A sailor had a lot of beginning-of-season maintenance to get through before he could take his mistre
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:16am 04.13.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fr
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 9:14am 04.13.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 9:00am 04.13.23 The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93% zinc. No, what it says is that the zinc in the product
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? Rich Stidger at 8:58am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? The 16oz can and the 20oz can both say 93%
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:35am 04.13.23 What's the precentage of zinc in the Rustoleum product? 25-50% by weight, according to the SDS
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:27am 04.13.23 Use Rustoleum Cold Galvanize spray. Same stuff as the Pettit Barnacle Barrier except very much les
belize check in Don S/V ILLusion at 8:27am 04.13.23 Have you tried contacting their Customs office Telephone: 501-223-7092/93
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? (1) Rich Stidger at 8:25am 04.13.23 Boat is hauled out. I am using an orbital sander with 120 grit to clean the prop and strut (is ther
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? fstbttms at 8:24am 04.13.23 There is nothing better than Propspeed, IMHO https://propspeed.com/products/propspeed/product-infor
Please critique my masthead antenna! CarlN at 8:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna p
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10am 04.13.23 About the only thing that's going to keep that area in reasonable shape is continued maintenance and
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? jviss at 8:08am 04.13.23 I don't know that I would sand the prop. You might create crevices that could encourage barnacle ad
Hull/deck Leaks JamesG161 at 7:20am 04.13.23 I used a 5 gallon bucket of water with Red Easter Egg dye in it. No staining type. Put some white
Anti seize on coupler set screws? JamesG161 at 7:16am 04.13.23 PYI Inc. \| PSS Maintenance Kits Kits for PSS seal. Use @dlochner Red Lithium Grease on the other s
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 dano2022 at 7:11am 04.13.23 That is so cool, the Catalina Direct people said there's about 2 inches of fiberglass there. However
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? JamesG161 at 7:10am 04.13.23 applying some Pettit Barnacle Barrier. :plus: Jim..
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:51am 04.13.23 I meant loctite on the coupler set screws. I don't think it will hurt, use the nonpermanent type.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? skunther at 6:49am 04.13.23 I meant loctite on the coupler set screws.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 6:48am 04.13.23

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