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PGI/Charlotte Harbor Bottom Painters Recommendations PGIJon at 7:31pm 04.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3947 Hi Everyone It seems as though the time has come to open the wallet and repaint the bottom. Any
info for support USCG369 at 6:37pm 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/724 I have almost finshed completely restoring my 1974 Mac Ven 21. I havr recently purchased a 5hp colem
Oily Mess Lost Parent at 6:27pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1259 Channged my diesel engine oil yesterday and did not notice that I had spilled some usec oil under th
1979 Oday 30 Prop Question pcpk at 6:09pm 04.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1359 Hi All, I recently purchased a 1979 ODay 30 with a folding prop and am currently in the process o
water leak johnareeves at 5:32pm 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1120 My 1996 Catalina 270 has developed a water leak. It is definitely salt water. yet to find source but
Tiller Tamer Doc_holiday at 4:51pm 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3744 Santa brought me a tiller tamer and a battle stick. My tiller has a lot of things going on. (Autohe
1987 Hunter 37 question (1) Phil Herring at 3:14pm 04.21.14 Big Boats 13/1142 We're working with an owner who purchased a 37 that's had the centerline skylight replaced... poorly
Here's one for ye, Zee (4) shemandr at 2:20pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 I took a stroll down to the Mitchell's Park Marina here in Greenport today. There's only one boat i
Cleaning "teak" on cockpit seats kenvail at 1:24pm 04.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2324 We just bought a 2006 Hunter 38. The teak on the cockpit seats need a good cleaning. Anyone have a g
Cruise from Panama City Fl to Brunswick Ga this summer RECESS at 12:43pm 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 39/5849 I have accepted a teaching position in Camden county for next year. I will shorten the commute to my
Selling your boat ( Annapolis area ) MerSea at 11:11am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1796 Selling our boat ( Annapolis area ) Hi guys , it has been a while since I came in here , lot of new
Cracked Spreader jefft23 at 11:11am 04.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2816 I have crack in the metal spreader that holds the standing rigging away from the mast. I know this
Interior upholstery material on Catalina 25 smprincipal at 11:07am 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/6294 OK so this is a long shot, I am trying to search for the original fabric on a 1985 catalina 25 with
Bridge height ICW St Mile 943 (1) jmoorman54 at 10:32am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1259 Hi gang, FYI the 65' bridge at Webasso FL (just north of M945) has been allowing barely 63' clearanc
Old Kevlar Racing Sail: 2 Seasons ... or 2 Outings? (1) rardiH36 at 10:16am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1651 Wondering what the SBO community thinks will be the life-span of the headsail pictured. My typical o
Emergency Tiller System DIGIUSTO at 9:39am 04.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3556 I have a Hunter 27 Year 2007. Does it have an Emergency Tiller System? Hunter 27-2014 list an Em
Any Cat 22's heading to the BEER Cruise? HillbillyWanderer at 9:36am 04.21.14 Catalina 22 12/1466 I am planning and hoping to go to the BEER Cruise in Penscola FL this June and was wondering if anyb
Black transmission oil geoffschultz at 9:27am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 26/6499 I just changed the transmission oil on my Yanmar's KM3A and it was black. Normally it looks like n
Stuffingbox ??? 7sailing7 at 8:39am 04.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 Well the other day my neighbor asked me how often I adjusted my stuffing box. I said what ?? He said
Newbie heading to the B.E.E.R Cruise! Questions? HillbillyWanderer at 8:37am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2252 I am planning on heading out to the BEER Cruise this June and have so much planning and prep work in

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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
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable RoyS at 4:33am 07.23.23 Carefully check the cones at the stern. Mine developed a tiny leak (much slower than yours) where th
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (1) Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 07.22.23 Sail track stops
Prop size for my 28.5 jssailem at 9:02pm 07.22.23 Do not guess or use someones numbers. You need to evaluate your boat. They want to know the diameter

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