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Considering buying a HR Mistral 33 Muirgen74 at 3:32pm 11.08.14 Hallberg-Rassy 0/4852 Hi, I am considering buying a 1971 mistral 33 and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on
Shaft seal really dripping (1) bawlmer at 3:22pm 11.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 30/5389 Bilge pump running more than usual. I discovered my shaft seal is dripping a lot. It is dripping onc
Hunter 310 and EV-100 autopilot KaptainKirk at 1:47pm 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/889 Recently purchased a 2000 Hunter 310, and had a Raymarine EV-100 wheel autopilot installed. The ste
Westerbeke 10 Two fuel filter change 31seahorse at 12:16pm 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4582 Hello SBO Members, Following an engine shut down at an inconvenient time (are there any convenient
Lost rubber plug for mast connector sagehill at 11:24am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1023 What have you used to replace the rubber plug that covers the female mast light connector at the bas
Electrical Mystery jayjenkins07 at 10:29am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1520 I need help... As a naval Architect, electrical issues are a mystery to me. I am a new Hunter 37C ow
Winterizing, good or bad. Ed Schenck at 10:11am 11.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1221 Winterized yesterday for the 13th time in my 16th season. I missed three because the boat was south
Fresh water pump sailaway78 at 9:39am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1139 Not the engine pump. Fresh water system in boat. Have a Sureflo water pump on the fresh water sys
Time to Replace Exhaust Hoses? (4) wufibugs at 9:02am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1758 Here are some pictures of the exhaust hoses showing some cracking. Since I have the fuel tank out,
Convert table to bed oceanis 461 1998 sailingbluewaters at 8:46am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1041 I am unable to convert table to bed. It does move apart to add leaf but cannot figure out how to c
Getting a bit better at Shrinkwrap (5) Panta Rei at 8:43am 11.08.14 Bigger Boats 9/2957 Still far from perfect, my shrink wrapping is getting better. I'm getting better at the wrinkle free
Wiring Isabelle at 8:28am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1415 What type of wiring is on a MacGregor 26D. Is it series or parallel? Thanks.
Door problem frenzy13 at 8:05am 11.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1531 I have been looking at Catalina 320s. In one boat none of the doors close properly. The head door c
Mainsail trim advice. (1) Daddio at 7:56am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2770 We have a Hunter 29.5 with a new north sail loose foot main. All summer we struggled with a diagonal
What is up front? Doc_holiday at 7:43am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1226 In the bow (v-berth) there is a space above that has a smoked plexiglass. I saw that came down last
Cabin leaks Mara 2 at 7:26am 11.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/1637 I am considering purchasing a 1994 Catalina 270 le . The only problem is there are 2- 3 cabin leaks
Winterizing and Haul-Out: Prop shft coulping on M-25XP down_shift at 7:08am 11.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/819 Getting prepared to winterize my C36 MK1 tomorrow by reading the owner's manuals, threads, and Maine
Three blade prop Tony_Tammy_B at 6:54am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/809 Can anyone tell me what 3 blade fixed prop should be used on the 423?
How to seal? (1) 2discover at 2:06am 11.08.14 Big Boats 8/981 Hi all I replaced the single lever controller, the shifter and the throttle cable on my 1999 H410.
Prop guard slowdog at 9:38pm 11.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/957 Who has a prop guard ? And do you like it ?

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Happy Festivus... Timm R Oday25 at 6:27am 12.23.22 Festivus for the rest of us !
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 6:23am 12.23.22 Yes i like the idea of if needed remaking it or cleaning it up really well an using the cold galvani
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 6:17am 12.23.22 You can also connect the keel bolts to the same Zinc , with an insulated wire. You might consider
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 6:13am 12.23.22 Another option is this, as I mentioned earlier. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Flat-Cold-Gray-
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 6:12am 12.23.22 Well i can give it a try when i rebuild the rails an the engine mounts i can attach a battery cable
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? Kingjim91 at 6:06am 12.23.22 Check sailboatlistings.com and yachtworld.com for boats currently for sale. Region is also an impor
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 6:05am 12.23.22 Well it may not work for the eating away of the engine rails is do to rust This is true. Did you
Bilge Pump Kingjim91 at 5:50am 12.23.22 Here in Wisconsin, I take the batteries home for the winter. I charge them monthly, more or less. B
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 5:45am 12.23.22 Well it may not work for the eating away of the engine rails is do to rust the Zinc is used to prev
Happy Festivus... kappykaplan at 5:24am 12.23.22 I got a lot of problems with you people! And your point is??
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 4:56am 12.23.22 Would it make sense to bolt a zinc to the rail? Someplace low so the zinc would be in contact with
STEEL RAILS rgranger at 4:47am 12.23.22 Would it make sense to bolt a zinc to the rail? Someplace low so the zinc would be in contact with
Bilge Pump rgranger at 4:40am 12.23.22 A trickle charger will keep your batteries topped off.... and they are under $50 For example.... h
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? Joe at 2:06am 12.23.22 It's all about condition, retrofits and equipment upgrades. I know quite a bit about this classic
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? jssailem at 10:01pm 12.22.22 Price is a number you are willing to pay for a boat you believe it is in a better condition than it
Marlow Hunter 33 2014 Egovos at 9:24pm 12.22.22
Searching for articulating table legs. Brian D at 8:21pm 12.22.22 You can always think outside the box. Find some heavy duty telescoping speaker stands and use them.
Searching for articulating table legs. Tally Ho at 7:40pm 12.22.22 Greg and Claude, thank you. Both of those are good ideas. The word articulating was confusing. I h
Marlow Hunter 33 2014 jssailem at 6:53pm 12.22.22 NIce summary Len.:biggrin:
Marlow Hunter 33 2014 Hello Below at 6:40pm 12.22.22 I drove through Barnegat this summer while visiting my son. A very quaint and interesting seaside c

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