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step/storage cover (1) markb_nc at 1:19pm 06.30.15 Catalina 22 5/869 I've finally decided to replace the de-laminated step/storage-bilge cover in the cabin of my 1976, s
Vanguard Volant 18' Aceman3100 at 11:43am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 10/8888 I need a little bit of help. I purchased a Vanguard Volant 18' it is from 1985. I have a rough photo
$50 Boat Race Ken Cross at 11:35am 06.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/854
O'day 20 1973 cabin drainage system? OdayQs at 11:16am 06.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1898 Hi! Does anyone know how the draining system in an O'day 20 (year 1973) works? The hole in the c
H22 bilge pump Jamason at 11:05am 06.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/793 Does anyone know where the bilge pump discharge hose was originally ran on a 82" model H22.
Changing the Center board line for an Oday 25 NCC Orion at 10:26am 06.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2816 Wondering if anyone can talk me through changing the Center Board line on an Oday 25?
A toast to Cruising Concepts and Mike Powell!! (3) PSR at 10:17am 06.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/866 I just finished installing a replacement forward hatch from Cruising Concepts on my '81 C27. This is
Sailing in gear? Chuck Reynolds at 9:58am 06.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1418 I have a Catalina 400 Mk ll it has a 56 hp Yanmar.... is it recommended to sail while the transmissi
Quiet-Flush Electric Toilet Repair beneteau361guy at 7:39am 06.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1197 Over the weekend our waste macerator and bowl discharge pump stopped working probably due to too muc
Universal M25XP Air Intake pufferboat at 7:10am 06.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1480 I have a 1990 34 Catalina, with a UNIVERSAL M25XP diesel motor. I wanted to replace the air intake f
Rumba Escape Sunflower at 7:08am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 2/1863 Does anyone know where to find the serial number on this boat?
Jenneau 37' Sun Odessey rlrmystic at 6:33am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 0/954 Opinions ranging from cost to maintain and quality of these boats.
Mainsail Catalina 27 (1) Jdaniel343 at 6:31am 06.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1247 I bought a 1977 Catalina 27 and am almost finished with the refit and am ready to hoist the mainsail
Quiet-Flush Electric Toilet Repair (1) Beneteau40sailor at 6:14am 06.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1105 Over the weekend our waste macerator and bowl discharge pump stopped working probably due to too muc
Lubriplate 130AA Grease CYQK at 5:43am 06.30.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1058 Saw a couple of threads that recommended this lu130 for folding props Think this stuff would work
Pearson Ports DougDavis at 5:26am 06.30.15 Pearson 10/2545 Has anyone replaced, re-bedded , their ports on P34? doug davis douglasdavis009@gmail.com
Issues with whitlock-lewmar mamba steering on passage 456 discovery at 5:23am 06.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2562 We have a 2002 passage 456, just finished a 2 thousand mile sail to the carribean, I noticed what se
The C-310 Point of Origin Long Story at 3:12am 06.30.15 Catalina 310 19/2417 I thought I had heard at one time that all C-310's were built in FL. Can that be confirmed? Russ
Bilge water on a heel? jonelli at 1:52am 06.30.15 Catalina 30 11/3543 Actually I'm not even sure if it's only coming in on a heel but that's my suspicion. I started out
Pop-top lifters - damaging bolt holes? vizwhiz at 8:58pm 06.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/973 Has anyone who has the pop-top gas strut lifters noticed damage to the bolts or the holes in the fib

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Anchor Locker justsomeguy at 7:24am 09.28.23 Many do a pencil tracing Is that like putting a piece of lightweight paper over the number and rub
Raymarine RL70C..... Rich Stidger at 7:17am 09.28.23
Window replacement kit for the 28.5 hunter kloudie1 at 7:15am 09.28.23 here is a summary: H-34 Fixed Ports Rebuilt \| Sailboat Owners Forums A local plastics shop custom c
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 6:13am 09.28.23 As with all else on a boat, whether radar or AIS is more valuable depends on how and where you use y
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 6:00am 09.28.23 Boats have an infinite capacity to absorb money. The great thing about AIS, it that it is relativ
Rudder counterbalance? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:23am 09.28.23 do not over heel the boat with too much sail. Reef the main and have a 100% jib or less. When the
Anchor Locker Ward H at 5:18am 09.28.23 Welcome to SBO. I enjoyed sailing my O'Day 25 for 5 years. Great boat. As others said, look for
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:34am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't g
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Jim Legere at 3:10am 09.28.23 No mention of radar in this thread. I don't dispute the convenience (and safety) of AIS but don't ge
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 1:17am 09.28.23 The lake we sail on is about 7 miles long. It is connected to Lake Michigan through a channel. F
Raymarine RL70C..... NYSail at 12:56am 09.28.23
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS jssailem at 11:59pm 09.27.23 The Dickerson is a nice unit. You indicate your desire to live aboard. This usually requires adequa
Just a bit too much heel and helm jssailem at 10:22pm 09.27.23 My observation of the two boats in the image. The forward boat has both sails drawing, powering the
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 10:19pm 09.27.23 The LS and LSZ machines have a 7" deep throat. I've been able to restitch the sun cover on 3 jibs,
Merit 22 owners RussC at 9:52pm 09.27.23
...and we whined about prices back in '75 jssailem at 9:41pm 09.27.23 I think the New England lobster fishermen were very adept at the RDF since they operated in fog and
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 09.27.23 I hope your rigging is less than 25 years old I did say that I have had the mast down twice in 25
Jib Furler Failure justsomeguy at 8:57pm 09.27.23 Yesterday It's happened before. Don't know if you've seen this one; https://www.sailnet.com/threa
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 7:49pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:27pm 09.27.23

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