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Fixing Her Up - Upholstered Walls, Cushions, etc SailingAgain at 5:44pm 09.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/6827 We just acquired a '76 O'Day 25, which is in need of a lot of love. We spent the day cleaning her o
Cabin refurbishment rgj592015 at 4:57pm 09.27.14 Catalina 30 30/6013 I bought a 1982 Catalina 30 and the teak in the cabin is very tired looking. The ladder as well. The
Smith Mountain Lake (1) Kermit at 4:55pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1564 Finally here!
Com-Pac 16 or Slipper 17 zaneroni at 4:20pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2495 Hi I need some help deciding which boat to buy. Perhaps some positives and negatives for similar bo
Hunter 26.5 tiller question (2) Heat Miser at 3:02pm 09.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3329 Hi. I'm new here and new to Hunter sailboats. Recently, I purchased a 1987 Hunter 26.5 that was in d
Removing silicone residue from gellcoat Spindrift NH at 2:07pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 24/16739 I removed a leaking acrylic dead light on my '88 Catalina 30. Before I attempt to install a new piec
Rolling & Tipping Bob J. at 1:31pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 12/3456 I'm getting frustrated with my paint project. The deck area looks great but the hull.. The paint isn
removing water tank (1) Don Crowther at 11:15am 09.27.14 Big Boats 9/1825 Can some one tell me how the port settee comes apart? I would like to pull the water tank but the wo
Joining the Ranks Danni at 9:40am 09.27.14 Catalina 30 3/986 Hi All ~ I recently joined the Catalina 30 owners ranks with the purchase of hull 1331 built in 78.
Victory monitor problem Sefuller at 8:38am 09.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/881 Victron monitor problem My Victron monitor will frequently (every few weeks) lose the SOC info and
310 mast - deck or keel stepped? Sky Cruiser at 6:07am 09.27.14 Catalina 310 29/6721 Hi, Looking into the 310 as a family (of 3) coastal cruiser in south Florida. Have not had the oppo
Mac 19 rudders up or down on plane? (1) Paulski at 9:55pm 09.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/882 I bought a Mac 19 and discovered while trying to sail this year the rudders have a hole as does the
Starter switch Julescardin at 4:40pm 09.26.14 Big Boats 6/2461 Hi, I am having an issue starting my 1989 catalina 36 mkii with a m35 Diesel engine. We are not gett
Ericson 28 Austindp at 4:22pm 09.26.14 Ericson 2/5416 Are there any other Ericson 28 owners out there?
Are fixed VHF radios "old school"? jBlaze3000 at 1:51pm 09.26.14 Smaller Boats 21/2703 Was at my local marine parts store today looking for some coaxial cable to rewire the antennae on my
Freezer turning me Haagen Dazs into Milk sailorsattic at 1:02pm 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 My freezer on my Beneteau keeps turning off. When i turn the switch on the panel for "Groupe Froid"
Refloating the La Paz, boats..... Delezynski at 12:55pm 09.26.14 Destinations 2/3417 Friends of ours posted a short YouTube video of the efforts. See it at; http://youtu.be/1iebz7gSxOI
New purchase and new sailor jtuner119 at 11:50am 09.26.14 Catalina 30 170/27136 Hello to all sailboat owners. I'm new to this thread and new to sailing. I'm going to try and start
Marrying a wind transducer with another brand display.... woodster at 11:03am 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 2/958 ...can it be done ? i have a signet wind transducer for the top of the mast it checks out good o
Refirb interior, Catalina 25 mtsailor at 9:27am 09.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1315 Someone in the past put dark stain/ugly varnish on the interior wood of my '77 Catalina 25. Lots of

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Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Anchored87 at 11:42am 08.15.23 @Leeward Rail @rgranger Thanks for the tips. I think the pvc "saw" may be the best route but my main
Check my wiring diagram? kappykaplan at 11:39am 08.15.23 especially when LED lights are so bright and so efficient! :plus:
Check my wiring diagram? jviss at 11:37am 08.15.23 Yes it does - of course you have to know how big the wick is and such. Kerosine lights were the fir
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 11:35am 08.15.23 When and where? I definitely want to watch this one! I miss read perhaps - I was thinking firing b
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck kappykaplan at 11:29am 08.15.23 I'm assuming that some water might get into the boat, but you just clean that up afterwards. Corre
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 11:19am 08.15.23 Is it legal? Does it make the 2 mi. vis standard? Yes it does - of course you have to know how bi
Fresh water filler cap NYSail at 11:15am 08.15.23 looking for a stainless steel water fill cap for beneteau 423, any suggestions The deck fittings
Check my wiring diagram? jviss at 11:10am 08.15.23 I used to hang a wind proof kerosine lantern as my anchor light on a boat I had years ago just in t
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast dLj at 11:08am 08.15.23 Of course this is coming from someone who wants to mount air cannons that fire balloons, on the clu
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 11:03am 08.15.23 Yeah...if only I had an anchor light. But I do have the wires available to add it when we take our
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 08.15.23 Yes, yes, I admit it was a Hunter. If I can go off in a slightly off tangent direction as an exampl
Fresh water filler cap Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:30am 08.15.23 Do you absolutely have to have an identical replacement as long as the threaded cap fits? (edit) I
Boat trailer wiring issues - ongoing. Help! LloydB at 10:27am 08.15.23 The concept that one 15 amp fuse blows because of a short in the recently rewired trailer should aff
Topside Teak Trim pclarksurf at 9:55am 08.15.23 those look very nice. Did you replace all the screws before reinstalling? Or use the same ones. I
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 9:41am 08.15.23 To be honest, I don't remember, it was several years ago. OK, thanks, I'm going to read the manual
Fresh water filler cap Vtphillips at 9:38am 08.15.23 Thanks, but ours uses a winch handle to open
Has This Happend to You? Kings Gambit at 9:38am 08.15.23 Thanks for all of your input! I nearly always learn useful stuff from SBO posts. I rarely bring dow
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 9:31am 08.15.23 Yeah...if only I had an anchor light. But I do have the wires available to add it when we take our m
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 9:23am 08.15.23 How did you program yours, with the PC app or the web page app? Do you know if it's possible to au
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick at 9:16am 08.15.23 Thanks for all the input fellow sailors. Always good to ask a question here. @RickD, good to see y

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