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Trailrite trailer help shaubby at 8:40am 03.09.15 Catalina 22 12/4241 Hi all, I'm rebuilding a 1983 Trailrite trailer for a Catalina 22. The trailer has drum brakes wh
What is this? (4) cajon409 at 8:16am 03.09.15 Big Boats 3/855 Yes under my jenny connected on both end of this bottle is hose to my exhaust manifold from the jenn
survey, how old is your steering cable? njlarry at 7:17am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1767 How old are your steering cables? Wondering if I should replace mine even though they look fine. Co
Sea Frost Relay, Acr 7610 Replacing Battery Isolator, Altern NICK1951 at 6:25am 03.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1911 Alternator D+ stud Good Morning Maine, I am replacing my battery isolator (.8 volt drop) with a
Bedding a new rope clutch (1) Gene Neill at 6:20am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/5401 I can't get straight in my head how this will make a watertight seal, being split down the middle li
Zodiac transom Cmp1110 at 4:07am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3808 Good morning all, I have begun removing rotten transom on our 2004 zodiac 310. Has anyone here and
What is this part? (1) lpolliard at 10:11pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 5/901 Found this in the trailer box with the straps. But the boat is all buttoned up for travel next weeke
Height of deck organizers (3) George Da Porge at 7:27pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 9/1949
Bottom of hull rudder post issue (5) George Da Porge at 7:20pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 11/3506
The Dogs of SBO: Gus (3) Phil Herring at 6:11pm 03.08.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/2359 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
New to me Joe308 at 6:07pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 9/922 How yall doing I looked at my Catalina 2weeks ago I made a offer had no idea of what I was looking
ODay 28 head trouble (1) schenckd at 6:06pm 03.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1865 I have a 1981 Oday 28 on freshwater lake. 15 gallon holding tank under V-berth. The marine toile
Hatch gasket cording Mark Maulden at 6:05pm 03.08.15 S2 9/2281 Found a few threads dating back a few years on hatch gaskets. Internet searches showed a myriad of
OMC Saildrive schenckd at 5:54pm 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/3307 Any idea on how long the gasket or main seal (where sail drive passes through the hull) should last.
hole in transom (1) TerryAnne at 5:24pm 03.08.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1647 While admiring photos of your boats, I noticed a flanged hole in the transoms of some 21s. Found out
Galley maid 3 burner alcohol stove/oven sdstef at 2:45pm 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5705 I am moving up to a new to me 87 Newport 30 mk 3. It has an alcohol stove/oven with 3 burners and i
Steering System 1983 Hunter 31 HMT2 at 2:08pm 03.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/868 Can anyone confirm that the steering system on the '83 Hunter 31 is an Edson? or is it some other br
Mac Sailors in San Diego Izzy at 1:39pm 03.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1261 Guys, Can anyone in the SD area recommend a low cost place to get some time on a sailboat at the en
Hunter 340 Bottom Painting smoothsailing at 12:14pm 03.08.15 Big Boats 2/915 Hey all you happy 340 owners, Spring is almost here in the Northeast and the ugly job must be don
REmoving mbaker269 at 12:02pm 03.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/890 My Catalina is actually a 380. I am trying to remove the prop, probably for the 1st time. Its a 199

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Acrylic Hatch Sealant Crazy Dave Condon at 10:12am 10.22.23 Dow 795 was the preferred sealant by the industry.
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 10:07am 10.22.23 You may find this does a better job :
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Rltgold at 10:03am 10.22.23 I have a question for everyone here. If it costs $50.00 per Pintle to buy and ship one that we know
Acrylic Hatch Sealant Georgedoyle at 9:55am 10.22.23 I'm pretty sure we ordered it from the Sailboat Owners webstore.
Its funny Friday! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 10.22.23 That would certainly solve my bottom-cleaning issues. You may find this does a better job :
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 9:52am 10.22.23 You know...the more that I think about it, I'm pretty sure that I used the 3M 4000 when I installed
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Sailgunner at 9:36am 10.22.23 These tables are not wood so if you cut it you will have an unfinished end. I made a new top from so
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Don S/V ILLusion at 9:18am 10.22.23 While you are crawling around down there, you would do well to replace those barbed hose clamps with
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction (1) rgranger at 9:16am 10.22.23 It was assembled at some point so you must be able to disassemble. What does it look like inside th
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 9:12am 10.22.23 Your shaft seal appears to be a PSS dripless shaft seal. Here is a website with a lot of FAQs. ht
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 9:01am 10.22.23 I unscrewed the top (the 4 screws you see above) and frankly do not see a way to get at the motor wi
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:35am 10.22.23 ion... :thumbup: j_QLzthSkfM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo
Acrylic Hatch Sealant Georgedoyle at 8:21am 10.22.23 I used the Dow 795, and it worked out great. That was four years ago. Still looks good.
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:38am 10.22.23 220901
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 7:37am 10.22.23
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 7:27am 10.22.23 Thanks for the info! I'll pick one of them and get it ordered. Sir Michael
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 10.22.23 As a dealer, I dealt with many owning small trailerable sailboats many of which I introduced. The m
Acrylic Hatch Sealant JBP-PA at 6:15am 10.22.23 The usual contenders are Dow 795 silicone 3M 4000 UV polyether Sika 295 UV polyurethane
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:12am 10.22.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? That's a good sign that the paper charts are up to d
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) Arthur K at 4:55am 10.22.23 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your prompt reply. Since you can't see the entire setup, here are some furthe

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