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Keel repair Moondance at 12:32pm 02.24.24 Smaller Boats 11/2570 How do I repair damage to the swing keel on a Catalina 22?
Cockpit table - how to secure it (1) gwoolverton at 6:40am 02.24.24 Catalina 310 10/2177 My 2003 Catalina 310 has the folding leaf table that drops down for storage. I assume it's original
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink (4) PK123 at 8:53pm 02.23.24 Ask All Sailors 4/1717 Im renovating inside my lazarettes under the cockpit. Any ideas on a bullet proof Bilge paint? Th
Hunter Legend Mainsail Reefing (1) Ringydingydo at 3:21pm 02.23.24 Big Boats 12/3275 I'm buying a Legend 37. Reefing is not setup. The main has one reef point. How is your Legend 37 s
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 12:08pm 02.23.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1541 I have a 1997 Yanmar 3JH-2TE (turbo) with 5500 hours on it which is overheating when I push the RPMs
V berth leak from electric windlass barrilem at 11:14am 02.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/658 Could leak in v berth be caused by worn seal on electric windlass. Bad design. water rolls back towa
Keel Rodsails at 9:26am 02.23.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1295 Getting to drop my Keel and rebed it. does anybody have an idea of how tight to torque the bolts to
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (2) babadu at 7:21am 02.23.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1312 Paint flaking and tiny surface level spider cracking. There is a non slip like sandpaper texture on
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 windlass mikemallory24 at 5:39am 02.23.24 Parts Search 1/388 I am looking for the brushes for this windlass motor. For suggestions where I might find them. Thank
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Boat registration The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:44pm 02.22.24 Ask All Sailors 9/830 Ok.... Here we go, im considering to register an old 1976 Bristol Corsair 24. I heard from someone t
Michigan Trailer sailer destinations john6206 at 5:37pm 02.22.24 Destinations 3/1298 Hey Everyone, my home port is my driveway, my boat is a Capri 18. Favorite destinations are De Tou
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 5:01pm 02.22.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1517 Bought the boat in fall. It seems to smell worse in winter. At first I thought to change all the san
Bottom plug The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:42pm 02.22.24 Bristol 0/668 Hello... Anyone knows if B24's have a drain plug? and if so, its location? Thx in advance CRivera
CDI Reefer II head fitting (2) Patience4489 at 1:09pm 02.22.24 Parts Search 3/536 Looking for the head fitting and cam off an OLD CDI Reefer II roller furler.
Windlass HD74 at 12:21pm 02.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/756 I am interested in installing a Windlass on my Hunter 340. It was an option on my boat but the compa
Windlass HD74 at 12:20pm 02.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/9 I am interested in installing a Windlass on my Hunter 340. It was an option on my boat but the compa
Windlass HD74 at 12:15pm 02.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/15 I am interested in installing a Windlass on my Hunter 340. It was an option on my boat but the compa
How Many Legend 37s? Ringydingydo at 8:28am 02.22.24 Big Boats 3/925 Does anyone have educated guess (or facts :) how many Legend 37s were built? My HIN is HUN37711B98
Battery Bank Location Beneteau 343 ncsailing513 at 6:52am 02.22.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1159 Hello, I have a new to me 2006 Beneteau 343. It has 2 100 Ah AGM batteries under the aft berth. I

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Hull preparation unclejack3 at 1:35pm 10.19.25 Hi. So should the epoxy primer be put on all the hull or simply under the WL...the above WL is fine
Dinghy conundrum (1) jssailem at 1:34pm 10.19.25 I have looked into this problem, but it is still unresolved. I bought my sailboat with an inflatabl
Hull preparation dlochner at 1:15pm 10.19.25 An epoxy primer will fill much of the evidence of sanding. If the bottom isn't perfect that's probab
Refrigeration upgrade - H33 jssailem at 1:06pm 10.19.25
Universal M35A - Can I mount a Balmar 48-USP-M-B pulley kit? jssailem at 12:59pm 10.19.25 If that is the case, would that not require the tach to be recalibrated? Not familiar with the con
Hull preparation unclejack3 at 12:42pm 10.19.25 Hi. Many thanks for the valuable advice. I am using 40 grit because there are many layers of paint e
Mariner 2+2 rigging issue brhoads at 12:14pm 10.19.25
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? dlochner at 11:37am 10.19.25 I'd open up the crack just a hair, so it is V-shaped. Then I would mix up some West System G-Flex an
Potential damage to alternator diodes marcham at 11:33am 10.19.25 Just a few thoughts... a) Engine RPMs should not change with alternator loading up/down. The noise w
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines (1) Kawanager at 11:30am 10.19.25 See the screenshot from the owners manual, that is the only one about lines
Hunter Owners Store Response dlochner at 11:25am 10.19.25 Did you use the contact form on the SBO Landing page? Hunter Owners Store is part of SailboatOwners.
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines BigEasy at 11:25am 10.19.25 That would be my dream. Which boat you have? 2006 oceanis 343
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 11:13am 10.19.25 That would be my dream. Which boat you have?
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines BigEasy at 10:59am 10.19.25 I have the owner's book, but there is no information about the lenghts. Unusual. In my owne
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 10:37am 10.19.25 Hello Andrew, I have the owner's book, but there is no information about the lenghts. Thank you fo
Rudder packing Gland failing kappykaplan at 10:31am 10.19.25 boris2point0, nice write up.
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) Davidasailor26 at 9:56am 10.19.25
Rudder packing Gland failing (4) boris2point0 at 9:32am 10.19.25 The Real Leak Source: When I dropped the rudder, I found a custom modification that explained the p
Rudder packing Gland failing (10) boris2point0 at 9:30am 10.19.25 Hi folks, I figured Id do a write-up in case someone else runs into a similar problem. From what I
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? JBP-PA at 9:28am 10.19.25 OK, maybe unthickened, it's pretty thin.

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