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Wing Keel Soft Mud in Slip Monterey385 at 5:26pm 05.28.15 Big Boats 6/2157 Looking for thoughts regarding the impact of letting a 38-40 foot Catalina with a Wing Keel settle 1
24v bulb in a 12v system Skipper at 2:27pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 10/8107 I have a 10w 24v bulb in inventory. Long story. If I install it in the 12v system, it will use 5watt
wire route from mast to console sailorstan at 12:22pm 05.28.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1083 Anyone know where wiring from mast base to steering pedestal is routed? Many Thanks.
Revisted: Anything Wrong With Used 30 Year Old Sail Cloth? (1) rardiH36 at 11:40am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1028 To start, back October 2013, one or two of the thread participants of a thread with this title asked
Topside Floor repair around cockpit/helm .. k9walker at 11:05am 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/699 1980 - Hunter 27' .. I need to repair a soft spot/spongy floor around the cockpit/helm (steering ped
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter/radar Spellman66 at 10:33am 05.28.15 Catalina 310 9/1679 The bride and I took our new, to us, C310 on it's first sail up to our club. Halfway there black ve
Outboard capacity on a Mac 22 JoeSailer10 at 10:10am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1923 I think my boat is a MAC 22, but I am not sure. I read or heard somewhere that the maximum capacity
Imperial 5100 Toilet JHoward at 10:03am 05.28.15 Big Boats 7/1169 Boy these neglected boats can eat up ones time. The pump handle on our head froze up. The unit is a
Fantasia 35's on East Coast Mystic59 at 9:56am 05.28.15 Fantasia 35 4/3898 Mystic, our 1979 Fantasia 35 (Hull #59) is based in Oriental, NC. We are trying to get an idea of ho
Does A Liferaft Still Make Sense? (or Cents?) robertsapp at 9:20am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5445 I read an article recently in which a USCG rescue pilot stated that the average time worldwide from
Catalina 30 traveler rose8878 at 9:11am 05.28.15 Catalina 30 9/3582 I have a 1985 Catalina 30' and I need to replace the sheaves on the main sheet traveler. Just got of
Spinnaker Size for Hunter 19 gjvigliotti at 9:00am 05.28.15 Smaller Boats 2/861 Looking for info from anyone who has a spinnaker for their hunter 19 or know the specs. Any help wo
Anyone know what this tang would be used for? (1) mlindberg1 at 8:20am 05.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1649 Mast Oday 26
Oday javelin sails rdrake at 7:49am 05.28.15 Day Sailers 1/1342 Wanted to see if you or anyone you had contacts with has a set of javelin sails that may be from boa
C27 wire location Garrace at 7:32am 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/970 I want to install a extra hand hold on the inside cabin roof by the galley sink on a 1972 side dinet
how to replace gas cable in hunter 30T 1994? djekels at 7:06am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1828 My gas cable broke in 2, I have no idea how this happened but here we are. Now I trace the damn t
Unkown MAC Model with Hull ID tj15830 at 6:50am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/940 I ran across a guy parting out a Macgregor with the Hull ID of MACW0027A787. He doesn't know what
Oceanis 35 Msherman at 6:19am 05.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1781 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 98 Oceanis 35 and I have a question about rebedding the overhead salon dead
Inverter/Charger Options or Separate JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:11am 05.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2591 So my Xantrex TrueCharge 2 40A finally s#!t the bed. Not a big surprise based on the reputation of t
Northern islands of Lake Michigan jguyer at 5:21am 05.28.15 Destinations 5/3124 I'm planning on crusing from Milwaukee to the northern islands of Lake Michigan. I'm thinking about

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Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? jssailem at 11:03pm 07.09.23 :plus: Same experience on my paint of 5 years. About 85% lasted till I removed it. It did a great j
Sahara Dust Benny17441 at 10:11pm 07.09.23 It is in the Caribbean and should be in Florida in a week or two. Yes it is composed of dry air an
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? BigEasy at 9:51pm 07.09.23 I'm disappointed in the appearance of this new Pettit Odyssey HD paint. I hope it at least performs
Starting battery Benny17441 at 9:51pm 07.09.23 No, not for using as a starter battery for a small diesel auxiliary engine.. Many batteries die a p
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? Hollyberry at 9:25pm 07.09.23 YES!..
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel gfroch at 8:45pm 07.09.23 Thanks all- I will follow the path and check and clean all leads. jonelli- Yes, our instances were
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Dalliance at 8:18pm 07.09.23
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:04pm 07.09.23 Final word on my project. The prep and application went well, but I have to say I'm disappointed in
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? BigEasy at 7:43pm 07.09.23 Yes! Don't know when it was last changed; however, you should order a new belt. Skip the mechanic
Life (sailing) after heart attack. DAVA390 at 7:22pm 07.09.23 Scott, glad you have a good outcome. I had heart surgery a year ago, (aortic stenosis) and explain t
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Rick D at 7:05pm 07.09.23 If you have to go on hold for a while, try your hand at this: Model Radio Control Sailing
Best Chart Plotter Solution Screen Saver at 6:58pm 07.09.23 Yes I did look at the Dell solution when it first came out. I guess in those days I was a bit conce
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 07.09.23 If any crack in the tank is above the level of any contents in the tank, that won't prove a thing.
Starting battery dlochner at 6:04pm 07.09.23 2 bank 10 amp charger does what is expected. This may be part of the problem. A 2 battery 10 amp
Setting up H310 for single handing (1) Tally Ho at 5:18pm 07.09.23
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Joe at 4:57pm 07.09.23 Scott....take this time to rebuild your health and recover some of the confidence that we naturally
Setting up H310 for single handing jssailem at 4:50pm 07.09.23 @GALakesailor First welcome to SBO. What you suggest makes sense to help you tack the boat while y
Starting battery fred1diver at 4:35pm 07.09.23
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion jssailem at 4:34pm 07.09.23 this was part of the explanation/ justification It was a logical progression rationalizing progres
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Jim Legere at 4:33pm 07.09.23 Sheburne is a great town, established by United Empire Loyalists during your War of Independence. A

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