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Removing strut to change cutlass bearing? LeGe at 9:30pm 11.21.15 Ask All Sailors 49/23094 We're proud new owners of a 1993 Hunter 33.5. One of our motivating factors for buying the boat wa
I got to go sailing today... rgranger at 6:14pm 11.21.15 Smaller Boats 12/1043 Hey All: So it is my third week with my new-2-me 1995 H26... and after the test sail with the P.O.,
Brand New Sailor...New Boat Terry Luck at 5:51pm 11.21.15 Trailer Sailors 6/3898 I am in need of some guidance. I have a Seafarer 26. I need to step the mast. I have never done th
Hunter 25.5 bilge pump and depth sounder placement marksteiger at 4:58pm 11.21.15 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/2660 any suggestions on placement of bilge pump and transducer for depth sounder. Thanks
Javelin Trailer Size John Stevens at 1:37pm 11.21.15 Day Sailers 0/744 Can someone give me the width of their trailer under the Javelin from frame to frame? TIA, John
35.5 jumper strut shawanaga at 1:34pm 11.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/504 Has anyone installed a jumper strut on their Hunter 35.5 I am thinking of getting one and am trying
Unknown numbers (1) Dennis Kitchen at 8:59am 11.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/3000 Anyone know what this decal is? It is located on the hull side inside the starboard locker on an 83
Story Poem: Charlotte Harbor, FL (1) 31seahorse at 7:10am 11.21.15 Destinations 3/978 Hello SBO Members, From time to time I get the urge to record our boating adventures in the form of
MID-BOOM SHEETING ON o'dAY 23 dicknatta at 6:25am 11.21.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2272 Want to add bimini to O'Day 23. Want to position it at aft end of cockpit for ease of dock/cockpit
End of a lost season. (1) BobM at 5:29am 11.21.15 S2 1/952 I took advantage of the beautiful 60 degree day yesterday to put an end to the lost summer of 2015.
The difficulty of teaching dogs nautical terms (picture from yesterday) (1) walt at 5:16pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/771 117261
Celestial Navigation App johnsimister at 3:32pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/438 Hi Guys, I want to download an App for celestial navigation, inclusive of the Nautical Almanac. I u
C22 Bulkheads atrometer at 3:15pm 11.20.15 Catalina 22 3/719 Well looks like I need new ones. Should I/can I buy replacements , where, approx. cost OR should I
Is there a professional refer tech on this site? capta at 1:13pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 7/601 We are a wee bit tired of spending thousands of dollars to keep our present refer/freezer system ope
Boarding ladder at stern rail pmac at 12:15pm 11.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/3308 I purchased 1985 Catalina 27 in June this year. I have been chasing electrical gremlins and have "ca
Keel seam weeping jubilee at 11:44am 11.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2354 I have a 460 thats been hauled and there is weeping through the keel joint, still not dried after 4
Tuning First 265 standing rigging sailingbluernie at 11:32am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1161 I need to tune the standing rigging on a Beneteau First 265. Does anyone know where I can find the
Bottom paint question dave_and_dd at 11:07am 11.20.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 26/3726 Hey folks - looking at probably hauling and painting the bottom on my 2007 Catalina 309 over the win
Catalina 309 Logo Plate Canvasback at 10:16am 11.20.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1901 Does anybody know where I might be able to find a set of Catalina 309 logo plates? These are the pl
Yanmar 2GM20F Heat exchanger refurbishable? Dubo at 9:42am 11.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/4651 I removed the heat exchanger from a Yanmar 2GM20F and would like to replace the shroud surrounding t

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24 My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats. Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24 I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 01.22.24 222695
Rub rail Pearson 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 01.22.24 D and R marine. Call or email them. Rudy should be able to tell you if its original. One warning - B
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:52pm 01.22.24 To prevent hull slapping make a diaper out of noodles and cloth. I never had the problem but that's
Noisy boats dLj at 4:48pm 01.22.24 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabine
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:47pm 01.22.24 My experience with boat owners who say they enjoy the halyards slapping are the ones who go home at
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 01.22.24
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24 Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
Noisy boats Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24 Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
Noisy boats OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24 My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24 I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in
Is separation for the best? rgranger at 4:15pm 01.22.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? jfgy at 3:55pm 01.22.24 I couldn't attend this year. Too bad it was lacking. How were the seminars? At one time it was a goo
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( gusmuller at 3:45pm 01.22.24 Please feel free to call me at 248 890 8779. I have done extensive work on it ! Mine actually faile
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 3:42pm 01.22.24 The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small
Acoustic guitar and boats. Capt Robbie at 3:34pm 01.22.24 I have a Taylor gs mini that I normally keep on the boat in the quarter berth and never had any issu
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 01.22.24 Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!! Better still, tell us who he is so
Noisy boats jssailem at 3:10pm 01.22.24 What some call noise, I call the boat singing to me. And I love the song. Even some music needs to

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