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Water in Settee Storage Compartment DaveJ at 8:29am 10.10.14 Catalina 310 3/960 Forum has been slow lately, so here is a question. Twice this past season I have had water in the co
Buying a Genoa DanKo at 7:32am 10.10.14 Catalina 22 5/1130 I have an '86 Cat 22. The boat came with the original headsail, which I assume is a 100% jib. It is
Trailer for Seafarer 22 JanS48 at 6:44am 10.10.14 Seafarer 6/5678 Greetings all, newbie here. Anyone else have a Seafarer 22? I need some help with getting a trailer
charger inverter davidan51 at 6:05am 10.10.14 Big Boats 2/1076 Any one have experience/knowledge of the ProMariner True Power 2000 PS charger/inverter? Thinking of
H216 Sprit Ken Prichard at 5:54am 10.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/577 Anyone know of a source for a bow sprit for a 216? I've tried this site and everywhere else I can t
Leaky Oday 28 HarryHamburger at 5:54am 10.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2441 My 1980 Oday has a lot of water in engine compartment that does NOT drain into bilge. What can I do
Roll and Tip (2) tcwaltz at 7:33pm 10.09.14 Bigger Boats 13/1626 So I decided to Roll and tip my boat. First time doing it and it looks pretty good. First coat loo
For Gearheads NSR (4) sailaway78 at 7:11pm 10.09.14 Sails Call Lounge 2/4427 The annual Cruisin the Coast is going on this week. For all you gearheads among us. A couple of
"Oh, it's Just A Blockage In The Vent Hose...."... (1) Rick D at 6:33pm 10.09.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6256 Uh huh. Seven hours later...
Beneteau 310 vs. 311 afelgate at 5:22pm 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3130 I am looking at the Beneteau 310 ' 311. Both meet my needs - 30-32', fore ' aft cabins for coastal c
Water problem NEPASAIL at 3:42pm 10.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/881 I have an O'day 222 that was not properly covered and stored outside in freezing weather. The boat
tackling the water heater on my 9.2A (1) bugbitten at 2:35pm 10.09.14 S2 65/7532 Decided all the other projects on the boat weren't "fun" enough, so I bought a new water heater and
H260 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Kermit at 1:57pm 10.09.14 Smaller Boats 11/1477 Has anyone replaced the line that hauls the rudder up and down on your H260? Uncle Crazy Dave specif
Install tiller auto-pilot below decks??? braol at 1:16pm 10.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2031 I was looking at the Raymarine site and the ST2000 Tiller Pilot requires only 18" between the rudder
Engine Gauges for Yanmar 3YM20 Jerry21707 at 1:00pm 10.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/2879 Vessel is a 2007 H-31 with Yanmar 3YM20. Engine warning lights and buzzer work as advertised. Had
Cabin Sole Part 1- Replacement (5) william at 12:46pm 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 41/10305 I am replacing my cabin sole, the floor has weathered 27 years of life at sea. I have refinished the
PROS & CONS of SENSE 50 Sailborabora at 12:24pm 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/9384 ABout to buy a new one, anything you would recommend? Options that are must haves? THings to think
whitebread 2014 dlewis812 at 9:03am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 1/820 http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2014/10/52674/sailboat-sinks-during-whitebread-race-crew-rescued
Laminating epoxy to aluminium (1) seahorse008 at 8:57am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3251 Has anyone here ever laminated epoxy to aluminium? I'm redoing the mast step area on my J24, the mas
Stanchion for 1999 Beneteau 311 Mart3833 at 8:16am 10.09.14 Parts Search 0/1714 Does anyone know where I can get a new stanchion for my boat in UK or Europe and who were the manufa

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Dyneema for furler line (1) thinwater at 12:09pm 11.18.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not hel
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 jdrutten at 12:05pm 11.18.22 Is that a Seatech fitting? Looks like it could be. I ordered this exact part a couple weeks ago. It'
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Mark Maulden at 11:57am 11.18.22 Plain ole diesel..
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:51am 11.18.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer: Al
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:46am 11.18.22 Here's a Compac in Dallas: https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/boa/7551844739.html
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Kings Gambit at 9:34am 11.18.22 Reduce the stress on the sail by blanketing with the main sail. Use of a winch on a furling system
Questions About Bottom Paint kloudie1 at 9:29am 11.18.22 Jim, I saw that guy come out from under my boat the other day when a diver was scraping! Then the ga
Hunter 280 mast Question jssailem at 9:19am 11.18.22 A web search for "Mast Exit Blocks" will yield a plethora of exit block images from which to select
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:12am 11.18.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:10am 11.18.22 I love the "Pocket Yacht" just on general principal. They provide a way for pretty much anyone to en
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 9:08am 11.18.22
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 11.18.22 I wonder if there are "group" meetings for us sailors anchored ashore? This forum, maybe?:biggrin:
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:00am 11.18.22 Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top-gas-lift-for-catalina-22-new-design.1
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.18.22 As you can see, I'm perfectly fine. Wait you forgot this...
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard jssailem at 8:56am 11.18.22
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) fstbttms at 8:52am 11.18.22 Are you at all worried about health concerns given your occupation? Not at all. As you can see, I'
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:49am 11.18.22 That's why hard bottom paints came about, for the most part the copper remains in the paint doing i
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 8:49am 11.18.22 hat's your point? We were talking about how herbicides are removed from paint because of its affec
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 8:45am 11.18.22 But, bottom paint is still loaded with copper these days. The copper in the paint isn't the issue
Questions About Bottom Paint JamesG161 at 8:43am 11.18.22 We have discussed Copper at length on SBO. People forget that most landlubbers water piping is Copp

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