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Stanchion repair/replacement pmp at 8:52am 05.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/1564 Came back to the boat after the long winter and discovered 3 stanchions bent on the starboard side.
mariner conversion and restoration (4) mstevens1816 at 8:30am 05.16.14 Day Sailers 8/1818 You may think I'm crazy, but i am having fun. Join me with your comments. Your input will be very he
Hunter 410 Windlass Slowdown (2) jsmac at 7:13am 05.16.14 Big Boats 16/2167 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 with a Lewmar windlass. While working on the boat this past weekend
engine hose wrap (4) dlewis812 at 7:06am 05.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 10/3476 motoring from winter storage yesterday (finally). smoke started coming out from engine compartment.
Need some help with a leak (1) sdelaney at 7:01am 05.16.14 Big Boats 3/854 I've got rain water coming in to my Hunter 356 below the forward starboard triangular window. I'm su
National Harbor, Washington DC (4) Doc_holiday at 6:54am 05.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/656 Rating a couple nights at the Gaylord Resort in Washington DC at the national harbor. Thought for a
Passage 42 Rudder omccall at 3:31am 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/781 Any one have pictures of the Rudder quadrant set-up on the inside for passage 42?
Left hand prop? Jongleur at 11:20pm 05.15.14 Catalina 30 6/2821 Does the M25XP need a left handed prop? What would happen if one were put on it?
Cutting a acrylic companionway door daleyellin at 9:46pm 05.15.14 Day Sailers 20/6817 I have an acrylic companionway door/divider on my O'Day 222. It takesupalotof space to store. Any
French sailboat ''TAO'' sinks in Atlantic vimocam at 8:43pm 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/5369 Here is a link of the USCG about the rescue and sinking of the French sailboat named ''TAO''. Many
Old bottom paint jshanley at 7:41pm 05.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3954 My 1980 22 has a layer of red paint below the waterline. It's a flat paint that rubs off fairly easy
Hunter 27 Navigation Light Question stollo770 at 4:42pm 05.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1437 Hello, I am the owner of a 1979 Hunter 27. I recently bought it and I am trying to fix some of the
carpetw? bryan crites at 4:41pm 05.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/920 Any boat owners carpet a portion of the cabin floor? If so could you post photos of such?
Painting Equipment? Seattle/Everett Ringoparr at 4:07pm 05.15.14 Parts Search 3/2728 I'm planning on painting the hull of my cat27. This will be my first go at it. I've watched countl
Stern Ladder Jongleur at 3:32pm 05.15.14 Catalina 30 5/1463 Where can I get a simple stern ladder for my C30? I've looked around at other boats and see them
First 375 strut repair Live Wire at 2:59pm 05.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/753 Does anyone have some advice on strut repair for this model? Its loose and causing some vibration. T
31 O'Day water tank clbell at 1:13pm 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1036 Need information about removing and replacing existing 26 gallon water tank.
Installing a temperature gauge in Hunter 36 cockpit deacm at 12:06pm 05.15.14 Big Boats 12/1945 There is room in the existing panel to install one back by the starboard rear winch. Is there a way
Has anyone installed a Raymarine AIS in their Hunter 36? deacm at 12:04pm 05.15.14 Big Boats 4/1225 The installer and I are trying to figure out where to put everything. A couple of questions: 1. M
Boat insurance mmhewes at 10:28am 05.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1231 Greetings All, We are looking at buying a new (used) boat; C42 1999 or newer. So off we go sa

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Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 9:10am 07.23.23 I think my teak was varnished. I have bare spots on the toerails now. Need I completely strip th
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 9:10am 07.23.23 Shouldn't have taken the red pill.
Wrapping my boat question xavpil at 9:03am 07.23.23 Quotes from various companies are between $5-$6,000. I just wonder about the durability.
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.23.23 When you have your HE cleaned at a rad shop, they will pressure test the HE after cleaning. What w
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 07.23.23 I took my exchanger to a local outfit, they put it in an acid bath and seem to have dissolved much
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 8:48am 07.23.23 Sunday morning, soft winds, bright sun, ........ good time to have the cook make pancakes with michi
Jacklines and Tethers thinwater at 8:40am 07.23.23 ...Practice these movements before you "need" them. So true. Work the systems out in fair weathe
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) jviss at 8:34am 07.23.23 Here's an update. The boatyard said they'd go back up in the crane and really fix it this time, but
Jacklines and Tethers kappykaplan at 8:32am 07.23.23 Practice these movements before you "need" them. :plus:
Catalina 27 teak before and after jviss at 8:27am 07.23.23 Super results! I usually apply 2 coats of Cetol natural, followed by two coats cetol gloss. Usua
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable jviss at 8:24am 07.23.23 To the OP: What kind of material is it, PVC or CSM/Hypalon? How old is it?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable jviss at 8:22am 07.23.23 One atmosphere of pressure is 14.7-ish psi. So your 3.8 psi is really (14.7+3.8) 18.5 pushing on 14
Wrapping my boat question Hollyberry at 8:07am 07.23.23 I think 'dock rash' would be a much bigger issue than with paint. It won't 'buff out'. If it was ine
Jacklines and Tethers dLj at 7:45am 07.23.23 Having spent some time reading jackline advice from many seasoned sailors, I have followed the advic
Jacklines and Tethers Hello Below at 7:13am 07.23.23 You don't have to walk tall. There is nothing wrong with crouching, crawling, or scooting on your b
Posting Guidelines (1) JamesG161 at 6:14am 07.23.23 There is Windows version too , but for the Apple world... I just did a video recording of my iMac
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe Dave at 5:58am 07.23.23 Thanks. Can I start a new forum for Raider 33? Welcome to SBO. We do offer specific forums fo
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 5:41am 07.23.23 3 coats of sikkens cetol teak. Super results! I usually apply 2 coats of Cetol natural,
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 5:24am 07.23.23 Hey Stick If you would bother to look at the picture, you will see that the center board is a Dagge
Wrapping my boat question jssailem at 4:57am 07.23.23 I explored the idea. Visited with two companies in 2019 who do that work, one in Vancouver Canada an

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