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Catalina 27 mast MichelP at 2:14pm 04.20.15 Parts Search 1/1032 Hi All, We would like to restore an old catalina 27 from 1975, with a broken mast. It looks lik
New Catalina Owner (3) shaubby at 1:53pm 04.20.15 Catalina 22 14/1503 87234.vB 1168 miles later, I am the new owner of a 1986 Catalina 22, Sail #13577. After about 6 mon
opening ports anchorron at 12:43pm 04.20.15 Catalina 30 2/1021 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 and I am trying to replace the o rings on the opening ports but cannot fin
Lewmar port latches - not (2) mystery117 at 11:57am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/702 I have 7 Lewmar snap latch ports on my Beneteau. The latches on one starting releasing yesterday. Af
NY to Maine in October? eugenesdream24 at 11:27am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2707 It is looking like after this summer I am going to be relocating to Portland, Maine. My life is pret
Laugh Rick D at 11:19am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5133 I had to smile today when skimming my new Sail mag. Ads for $500K to $3.5MM boats.... and an article
Mast Step sinking - O'Day 26 (1985) Golden Road at 11:11am 04.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4723 I am looking at an O'Day 26, 1985, and one of the problems is subsidence of cabin top under the mast
Foresail furler (4) paulj at 10:37am 04.20.15 Catalina 310 1/921 Found an extra part............ paulj :troll:
engine issues Jeff Kirkpatrick at 10:35am 04.20.15 Big Boats 4/2089 Have a Catalina 380 and when motoring there is white steam coming from the exhaust. Is this normal?
New-to-me Mac 26 Leatherneck at 10:16am 04.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1603 Greetings fellow sailors. I have many questions and look forward to joining in
Hunter 50 heads Allamerican at 9:57am 04.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/493 Hello I would like to know what make of pump the forward head has on a Hunter 50. I am currently
Newport - Volvo Ocean Race Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/774 I'm thinking about going to Newport for the weekend of May 15th thru 17th. I was looking at things
Crack. Correct fix? (1) Richandhelen at 9:15am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1106 Found this hairline crack in my davit today. It's on the high-load end of things. The white bit is t
Are Brand Name Builders using Epoxy now? CloudDiver at 9:10am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 23/11142 I know this might be a silly question, but I couldn't find a straight answer anywhere else. Have th
Question about sealant (1) micheldemontreal at 8:46am 04.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/773 Hello everyone I have to redo the seal of the PVC molding between the transom and hull. I have t
A Public Service Announcement, Eye Protection! CloudDiver at 7:57am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1532 I'll try not be too long winded about this because as you will understand in a moment I am in a foul
Java Update for April Jim Seamans at 7:02am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/913 Well just when you think things couldn't get any better..... Sailing has just been fabulous over th
LED bulbs too hot? DAVA390 at 7:01am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 4/715 If I install a combo light mastop., (2 bulbs) is it safe to run both front and rear bulbs all night
Buying a boat from The Moorings Yacht Brokerage Styx at 6:51am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1508 We are going to up-size and have started to look at boats. Any thoughts on buying a pre-owned charte
Integral water tank seal MafaldaII at 6:50am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/597 In my new project boat (Beneteau 445 '94), the integral water tank under the V birth was leaking. I

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Dodger Needed kloudie1 at 6:23am 11.30.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:49am 11.30.23 Hello All- Well, reading the manual I see my continuous rating is 3200 RPM and my 1 hr is 3400. I
Single private mooring rentals smokey73 at 5:37am 11.30.23 IA quick look revealed this document regarding NC law: Microsoft Word - t14a_07h.doc (nc.gov) , but
Lantern Advice dlochner at 5:31am 11.30.23 We use unscented lamp oil that can be purchased at a grocery or hardware store. But the W&P does bur
Dodger Needed Bob S at 4:57am 11.30.23 I paid 8k last year for our dodger without the frame. The quality canvas shops in my area are straig
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47am 11.30.23 Is there an inline fuse on the red or plus side of the DC system? If so, check that too
Dodger Needed Crazy Dave Condon at 4:30am 11.30.23
Dodger Needed Terry Cox at 4:20am 11.30.23 Paid $1,400 a few years ago for Leta's Top Shop to replace our dodger, bimini and main sail cover. J
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 3:33am 11.30.23 Glad you found it. The throttle slipping back is one very annoying problem to have on a boat. And
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 1:09am 11.30.23
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 8:03pm 11.29.23 Thanks everyone; this discussion was just what I was looking for. Didn't know about wick trimming, f
Bubbly under top-coat rgranger at 7:59pm 11.29.23 That looks a little bit like something called orange peeling. It can happen when the paint is put o
Water tank syphoning? rgranger at 7:44pm 11.29.23
Water tank syphoning? TimFromLI at 7:32pm 11.29.23 Is your hot water tank higher than the vanity?
Dodger Needed SoSound at 7:11pm 11.29.23 This doesn't directly address your question, but about six years ago, I had a bimini and a connector
Dodger Needed dlochner at 6:26pm 11.29.23 Welcome to SBO. Did the $8K include a new frame or just the canvass?
Bubbly under top-coat Fidgit at 6:26pm 11.29.23 Thanks! That does make sense, I think the last guy kept it wrapped up in a tarp for many moons befor
Bubbly under top-coat dlochner at 5:48pm 11.29.23 Fiberglass doesn't corrode, so it can't be corrosion. ;) It could be a poor paint job or it could
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 5:16pm 11.29.23 221655
Water tank syphoning? Davidasailor26 at 2:46pm 11.29.23

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