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Prep work for repainting hull of my boat? HillbillyWanderer at 9:30am 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 27/5824 Lots on this but really did not see answer I was looking for. I am planning on painting the entire h
Help!.....boat leaking? polarbear at 9:23am 09.25.14 Catalina 22 14/2358 I am new to sailing monohulls. Am sailing an old 70's Catalina 22. Have kept it in a freshwater sl
Winterizing A4 Gobsmacked at 7:53am 09.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/2127 The Ericson 29 we bought this summer has an Atomic 4 engine, with which I have no experience ( our p
Best Way to Run Wires Behind Headliner? braol at 5:44am 09.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1263 Any tips for running wire behind the overhead part of the headliner? I have a load of 18ga duplex c
Don't Stretch Bilge Hose... braol at 5:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/746 Lesson learned: When installing hose of any kind do not attempt to minimize the amount of hose
Oday322 rounding up curtisac at 3:16am 09.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1027 Do any oday322 owners have any info on the rounding up into the wind in a blow instead of being knoc
Sail twist (1) Daveinet at 7:02pm 09.24.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 48/15322 I bought a new to me boat this summer, and while I'm fairly happy with the performance, I'm not sati
Need info on a Montego 20 texoma22x at 6:56pm 09.24.14 Trailer Sailors 12/6657 Looking for a trailer sailer. No swing keel, funny rigs or fin keels. The Montego rec'vd good revi
Check valves vs vented loops David Popken at 6:50pm 09.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/9911 Practical Sailor in a recent article on heads and marine plumbing, described a sanitation system des
Removing galley counter top Kohlerd48 at 5:46pm 09.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1751 I'm a new owner of a 1978 Hunter. I want to remove the galley countertop and replace it because it i
roller furring donelanc at 5:34pm 09.24.14 Bigger Boats 1/779 Do you know what brand of roller furring was used on a 272 '89? Have people had to replace or hav
inspecting Ericson 27-2 for purchase (1) pupluv at 5:29pm 09.24.14 Ericson 2/1599 Hi fellow sailors! I'm brand-new here. I just won a 1975 Ericson 27-2 in an eBay auction for $869
inspection a sailboat purchase (1) pupluv at 5:25pm 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3869 Hi fellow sailors! I'm brand-new here. I just won a 1975 Ericson 27-2 in an eBay auction for $869
Owner's Manual for P303 ? SVEnchantress at 4:49pm 09.24.14 Pearson 2/1109 Our pre-purchase survey came back pretty good, so we are going ahead with the purchase. One thing we
Instlation of new Ray Marine EV1 Autopilot amystic at 3:43pm 09.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/15865 My 336 is 20 years old and never had a autopilot installed. I ordered the Raymarine EV100 autopilot
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 11:13am 09.24.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/2518 What's happening :poke:
Continuing the electrical and charging upgrade IP 31 (1) emergpa1 at 10:36am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 33/5913 I have upgraded the solar charge controller and alternator. The solar charge controller is a midnigh
Is your boat QUICK?? (1) Jackdaw at 10:34am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 52/8300 Several current, related threads on boat speed and performance has prompted several forum members to
IS IG Still Shipping Products? Dan_Y at 10:30am 09.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/705 Wanted to try Island Girl products and their US distributor, TAP Plastics, show many of the IG produ
Caliber 28 Owners: Help! 31seahorse at 9:47am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3839 Hello all SBO Members, First, Thanks for the opportunity to learn from this forum and to share info

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Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 07.21.23 do you have any sealant or think that sealant here is useful? This is the best sealant that I use.
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable dmax at 8:22am 07.21.23 Get a young person (with really good hearing) to listen for a leak - that's how I found one in mine,
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:59am 07.21.23 Could you partially fill it and then jump into a pool with it. Submerge a section at a time and squ
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 7:45am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago Dnea at 7:44am 07.21.23 Thanks to everyone - I am looking at it for family use not long voyages for sure. I will get back th
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? MikeHoncho at 7:05am 07.21.23 A friend has one of these and he & his wife use it a lot. Sez the quality is good. I have not (yet)
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice (2) kloudie1 at 7:05am 07.21.23 Pretty sure you can remove the drum and stainless mangled part. That can be hammered back into shape
Sabre Shoshana at 7:03am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) jssailem at 6:40am 07.21.23 Here is one of the features of Windy that we are using in our tracking of Musetta on her crossing of
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Rich Stidger at 6:33am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water Justin_NSA at 6:25am 07.21.23 Most folks install a tee on the supply side of pump and draw antifreeze from the jug.
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? dmendl at 6:11am 07.21.23 Thank you JamesG161 for your help, I'll be calling SBO as both you and rgranger suggested.
Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 5:44am 07.21.23 I think I used 10" numbers on the sail for my 1970 WIDGEON, maybe 12"? But 10" is the size mentione
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice rgranger at 5:38am 07.21.23 I would assume Harken can answer #1 if you call them
Sabre dlochner at 5:33am 07.21.23 Sabres of that vintage have a thick plywood backing plate under the deck for the pedestal. If it has
Gear box not engaging (3) Ward H at 5:20am 07.21.23 I recently replaced my HBW-50 with a Twin Disc TMC-40. The motor needs to be raised 1/4" and the sh
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? baycloud at 5:12am 07.21.23 davits would be nice. I bought a bris kaboat for $700 and a new 3.5 outboard for 1150. It planes at
Sabre Davidasailor26 at 4:31am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Jim Legere at 3:21am 07.21.23 As I'm sure others do, I keep a log of my sailing. In previous year's logs you'll see common weathe
Jacklines and Tethers Will Gilmore at 2:27am 07.21.23 Just to be clear, jacklines are not the same as lifelines. Don't use your lifelines as jacklines; t

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