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Lewmar hatches on a 376 JohnandJane at 8:00am 05.10.16 Big Boats 2/533 I have a cracked galley hatch, Lewmar Coastline model, on my Hunter 376. Has anyone changed out the
Has anyone managed to setup a single point lifting system on Catalina 22??? Jason Vaughan at 7:33am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 2/603 Hi, I want to keep my boat at a location that requires the use of a jib, and they require a single p
Trailer sailor shroud attachments (1) Dennis Kitchen at 6:48am 05.10.16 Smaller Boats 3/777 Here is my latest solution for attaching shrouds on my Hunter 23.5. As discussed in another thread,
Preparing for haul out emergpa1 at 4:49am 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1154 We are going to haul Otter out of the water later this week. The marina we will use is Green Cove S
Virtual Moral Support with my rigging chrisings at 4:35am 05.10.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/662 The yard stepped our Cat 30 mast early and we did not have our bimini frame mounted. Of course the b
Standing Rigging burnswelds at 2:30am 05.10.16 Catalina 30 6/944 Good Morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30TR, with all original standing rigging. I bought the boat
Do we really need more boaters? Daveinet at 7:18pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2723 I started to respond to Don's post about youth sailing, and stopped, as I did not want to hijack tha
Need a sail gbrian at 7:16pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/772 I am looking for a gently used genoa for my '94 mac 26.
Captain "Crash"... Still funny watching for the third time.. mz4wheeler at 6:26pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2168 wxg30c6z00E
Shower sump pump filter location kimelmore at 6:18pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 8/2814 :(I'm hoping for some help here. My admiral took a shower on the new to us 1996 Catalina 380 Saturda
Eye Splice or Halyard Knot for Class II Core Dependent Line? Ward H at 6:02pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3429 I bought some Samson Warpspeed II 5/16" for use as a main halyard. I had planned to use a halyard kn
Polish Deck? (1) Capri at 5:57pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/787 Hi everyone. My 1981 22 has areas on the deck, aside from the nonskid, that lol like they have had b
Can bottom paint wait? shank at 5:22pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 2/786 Hello, I'm taking ownership of an 87 C22 this weekend and the owner is nice enough to deliver it to
baby stays sailnewbie at 4:19pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/617 I have a venture 224 and need to attach some baby stays, where is the best place to attach them? pic
Oday 28 Holding Tank Replacement (1) DYFLWD at 2:39pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 47/6033 I will be replacing my Holding Tank on my 1983 Oday 28. It is yellowed and "crusty" and I cannot see
ZAP restoration product. JHoward at 2:35pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 1/486 Has anyone had experience with this as a gel coat cleaner?
Sheaves for slab reefing - Hunter 376 DSqr at 2:33pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 2/569 I'm trying to install the reefing line through the Z Spar boom and have found that there is only one
Should I recess my bilge pump? OS2Dude at 2:15pm 05.09.16 Catalina 30 5/1091 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I SR Fin Keel has a large bilge pump with a float switch that leaves about 2
Capri 16.5 Ron P at 2:12pm 05.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/450 I just purchased a Catalina Capri 16.5 and would love to find an owner's manual for it.
New trailer recomendation for Macgregor 26D Michel G at 12:31pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1261 Wondering if anyone has recommendations for a replacement trailer for the 26D for salt water use? M

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Bed-It Tape is back! Leeward Rail at 8:35am 04.04.23 Just to help people reading/following this thread... It's available now. I have 4 rolls waiting a
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? dlochner at 8:28am 04.04.23 The worst case scenario, dropping the keel to rebed it and replacing the wood in the keel stump (wha
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:17am 04.04.23 Does anyone have experience with this and can determine from pictures which job is needed. I can't
upper life line an original cable stanchion Nodak7 at 8:13am 04.04.23 You can send them in to Seco South and they can replicate them. Had it done with ours on the 41DS. F
Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 8:06am 04.04.23 If you cannot figure out what you need, the forum store has a copy of the build list of parts for y
Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 8:05am 04.04.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:03am 04.04.23 Fill the crack with something like 3m 4200 and be done with it. Glassing over the crack will be pre
Engraved hull number on P450 Hollyberry at 7:45am 04.04.23 The HIN (Hull Identification Number) is virtually always located somewhere on the outside of the hul
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please jssailem at 7:44am 04.04.23 Thanks for sharing the outcome and resource DJ.
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 jssailem at 7:41am 04.04.23 Same query asked on "Ask All Sailors" forum.
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? (1) jssailem at 7:39am 04.04.23 Welcome to the forum. An owner never wants to hear bad news. A buyer with a desire for a boat even
Thread maintenance on my sailboat cagreen75 at 7:39am 04.04.23 That thing looks like it has not been removed in a very long time. I suggest cleaning with a wire wh
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? dlochner at 7:29am 04.04.23 Welcome to SBO. Keel joint cracks are a common problem in almost all sailboats that are externally
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.04.23 Caveat - I don't own a keelboat and have no experience repairing them, so I will keep it short. My
Catalina 22 mk ll Keel Bolt access Leeward Rail at 7:29am 04.04.23 As far as this link says, the wing keel is encapsulated in fiberglass... https://www.catalina22.org/
O'day 192 tidal mooring rschuss at 6:44am 04.04.23 I'd be afraid stuff on the bottom would jam up the CB keel stub that might prevent the CB from comi
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions KE5HVM at 6:40am 04.04.23 Thank you for all your responses. They have all been very helpful and they are appreciated, but I th
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 6:37am 04.04.23 Running Rigging \| West Marine Jim... And the winner is... surprisingly... West Marine... Their pr
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 6:07am 04.04.23 Correct me if I am wrong Okay being a little less silly... I multiplied by 119 when I should have m
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 04.04.23 @JES7 Look to see if you have a third sail and pole? Take a photo of the furler drum and post it.

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