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Need a rudder Coddiwomple at 10:56am 08.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/559 Anyone direct me where to look for a new rudder, thinking the one I have on now is on its last legs
Need some thoughts on securing sheets, shrouds and lines for trailering Jerry Zitterkopf at 10:54am 08.18.16 Trailer Sailors 46/4884 RE: a Macgregor 26 M, I noticed in the owners manual that they recommend coiling and securing lines
Mast support while trailering & trailering with boom attached Jerry Zitterkopf at 9:18am 08.18.16 Trailer Sailors 14/5159 Six months ago I purchased a 2009 Mac 26 M and I'm basically new to sailing as well. I recently ear
Little is not insignificant. cb32863 at 8:45am 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1059 This will be very helpful for the main trimmer and single-handing the boat. http://danssailingblog.
Resealed every part but one and it bit me! (6) flynhi4u at 6:35am 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2558 I have debated on posting this info but finally decided if I could help one person out there avoid t
Outfitting for overnight trips, what do you pack? dzl at 6:15am 08.18.16 Trailer Sailors 31/5396 My boat is getting closer to being ready for longer trips and we've got plans for camping on it next
Thoughts on the Flying Scot kito at 5:51am 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 22/9673 I am toying with the idea of selling my C22 and get more of a day sailer that would be easier to tow
MKIII owners... AXEL at 4:43am 08.18.16 Catalina 30 4/861 Any of you guys have a Raymarine rudder sensor installed or am I going to be the first one?
New approach for Beneteau headliner fails Jackdaw at 9:34pm 08.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/6166 Many know the headliner failure issue on Beneteaus of the 1985-2000 era. On my old First 235 jackdaw
I messed up with the teak oil ... SirMichael at 7:35pm 08.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3803 I'm wondering if somebody can help me. On Monday of this week I found some Teak Oil that was left ov
What is the current recommendation on synthetic engine oil? (1) Rich Stidger at 6:15pm 08.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 26/5865 I have a 1998 Volvo Penta MD22L and the owners and service manuals say to use Diesel oil rated at CC
5 minute hero (me) DAVA390 at 5:49pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 0/433 So, after dinner, puttering around in the kitchen, The Admiral disappears downstairs. A few minutes
Going gigging for the Frog Crazy Dave Condon at 5:11pm 08.17.16 Smaller Boats 9/716 Kermit advised he had not put in chorox in the water ballast tank and oh did he get a wiff when gues
Roller Furler Identification (1) mrudman850 at 5:00pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 2/633 Hi All This furler is installed on my 1977 Catalina 22. Having trouble with it and want to add a l
Big Mistakes are meant to be Made (5) JacksOffSailing at 4:59pm 08.17.16 Catalina 22 20/3593 I just joined the site yesterday and went right to the Catalina 22 section. Ironically, for the past
Attn Raymarine Raystar 125 GPS owners artboas at 4:46pm 08.17.16 Big Boats 20/7020 So, we started our cruise about 10 days ago with an overnight sail to the 1000 islands. Navigating i
Catalina 22 possible purchase (4) DRMark at 4:35pm 08.17.16 Catalina 22 9/1168 Sorry for the long post, but any helpful info or advice would be appreciated. I'm a complete newbie,
almost time for my trip fred1diver at 3:27pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 3/483 I'd like to thank everyone who answered all my questions for my trip planning, I'm leaving friday ea
Ballast Weight Soldier at 3:13pm 08.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/552 Does anyone know the ballast weight for the Beneteau 343, 2005 year built. Need it for a PHRF rating
On The Rocks...Need Bourbon! Jtcf78911 at 2:54pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2089 I wasn't so naive to think that my inaugural sailing season would be one without a few sailing surpr

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Locking yourself from the inside JamesG161 at 12:06pm 05.04.24 What do you recommend ? 1) An alarm on entry and Cell phone 911 2) Alternate Escape Hatch if you
Window unit AC install DRW400 at 12:04pm 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside (2) Allan12210 at 11:47am 05.04.24 Hi All, I have a sailboat, it has a companion way. I want to lock it from the inside. The reason is
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs (1) SDS3 Sailors at 11:47am 05.04.24 2005 H36. My ballasts work just fine and the fixture was more complicated than some, so I just boug
Locking yourself from the inside Caboteur at 11:42am 05.04.24 For all sorts of safety at sea reasons my washboards and hatch were lockable and could be opened fro
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating kbgunn at 10:58am 05.04.24 I had a similar issue on a 2005 Hunter 38. The table top veneer was peeling off the base material. T
Window unit AC install jssailem at 10:40am 05.04.24 Welcome to SBO. Congratulations on finding your boat. Seems like already you are making plans to mak
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Sailgunner at 10:00am 05.04.24 Is the ball valve bad? Just had to replace one on my A/C.
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating Sailgunner at 9:58am 05.04.24 Make a new one from solid wood. I replaced mine with cherry years ago.
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged JamesG161 at 9:54am 05.04.24 I wonder if any one clicked on my link which was posted by @Phil Herring about this issue. :facepal
Rub rail (1) JamesG161 at 9:47am 05.04.24 This will clean the EDPM + Flexible Vinyl Rub Rail. that it is working!!:cool:
Rub rail (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 05.04.24 Unfortunately, many cleaners will destroy the finish on that suspected aluminum insert yours shows
Prop Install with a stop? Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 05.04.24
Tohatsu Charging Jacktar at 9:00am 05.04.24 Yep really depends on much load you pull from your battery when not charging however. I only draw na
Rub rail jssailem at 8:24am 05.04.24 Hard to tell from the image. Rub rails typically come made from just a few materials. Wood. Often
Locking yourself from the inside thinwater at 7:49am 05.04.24 I wouldn't worry too much about the marina, but ... ... Make sure the lock is one that is trivial t
Rub rail ggrizzard at 7:48am 05.04.24 That looks like a wood cap rail in the pic to me.
Compasses don't agree jssailem at 7:43am 05.04.24 If you have a cell phone with a compass, you can get an app and harness the power of your phone to a
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating ice breaker at 7:38am 05.04.24 I gently lifted the loose tabs generously filled it with glue, clamped it and cleaned up all the exc
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating Douglas Ronne at 7:34am 05.04.24 Thanks! I will give that a go. Any tips for prep when it is only partly delaminating? What did you d

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