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Gel Coat Spider. Bill Groves at 7:48pm 10.12.22 Grampian 11/3102 Is there a relatively easy way to fill in gel coat spider cracks that still makes deck look OK?
Plexus Tater at 3:31pm 10.12.22 Day Sailers 8/2519 So, if I search "Plexus" on the Web, I get a multitude of products. Even a refined search including
Painting old boat. Bill Groves at 9:50am 10.12.22 Grampian 3/705 I have a 1974 - 26' Grampian. The hull is in good condition. Can anyone suggest a paint which can
dry dock Gabriel74 at 9:33am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 4/696 i need to get my 28 ft sloop out of the water to redo the underside paint. my 2 years is up. my boat
26' Grampian Name Plates. Bill Groves at 9:30am 10.12.22 Grampian 4/750 Does any company redo name plates on side of cabin and at cabin entryway? Does any company sell the
Raymarine electronics hookup help (3) Frill at 5:02am 10.12.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1089 I am trying to get farmiliar with the boat eletronics such as chart plotter, Ais, and auto helm. I a
Hunter 27-3 furling mast woes SteveandMaryAnn at 6:04pm 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1283 On our new-to-us 2005 Hunter 27-3 has a US Spars furling mast with Doyle Sails. We broke the halyar
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:58pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 35/1911 I have recently taken an interest in anodes and underwater corrosion. In all the time I've had boat
US Spars mast parts SteveandMaryAnn at 5:25pm 10.11.22 Parts Search 1/746 I am looking for a halyard swivel on a US Spars z300 mast from 2005.
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) TRS80sailor at 1:53pm 10.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1166 What would you use to paint the underside of the seat (that you flip when you access the sugar scoop
Advice on instruments (1) Cederholm at 1:13pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2482 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1980 Catalina 30 for coastal cruising in and around Long Island sound.
I bought it, now for the cribs... (1) HeelBoy at 12:21pm 10.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1231
IN Boom Main Sail Furling Albern at 10:19am 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/1811 Anyone have experience installing in boom furling on their catalina 315 Mine has in mast furling n
Invest 93L --> Tropical Storm Karl (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 10.11.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/1246 Popped up this morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Looking like a Rain event since a lot of V
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Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 jviss at 8:31am 08.21.24
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jviss at 7:53am 08.21.24 Doubt it is a Lightning, it has a cut out for an outboard, Lightnings don't. Good point, the afte
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Hayden Watson at 7:47am 08.21.24 Metamucil?
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? dlochner at 7:43am 08.21.24 Look for an emblem on the mainsail. My preliminary guess is a. Lightning. Sailboat Data - Lightni
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 08.21.24 What is extremely confusing for is how air bubbles rise up from the bowl when it is clogged and I
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jviss at 7:14am 08.21.24 Look for an emblem on the mainsail. My preliminary guess is a. Lightning. Sailboat Data - Lightnin
Hull interior Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 08.21.24 I thought long and hard about this material and ultimately decided against it. Installation will be
Heavy weather sailing Kings Gambit at 7:04am 08.21.24 Experimentation with my Bavaria in light conditions (mostly regarding headsail size and trim) has pr
Megayacht Bayesian sank jviss at 7:01am 08.21.24 The captain of a yacht that was anchored nearby said after the waterspout passed by, they noticed t
Do you put your bimini down? Project_Mayhem at 7:00am 08.21.24 Mine gets folded up with a boot over it when not in use. Even in the Midwestern sun we find it subst
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? Joe at 6:38am 08.21.24 Is there an emblem or graphic on the sail? That would simplify things immensely. How long is the
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Joe at 6:30am 08.21.24 Sails with slides have bolt ropes sewn into the luff too. But if the very luff of the sail is as lo
Do you put your bimini down? (1) william24424 at 6:00am 08.21.24 "By reversing them, replacing the forward stainless supports with straps, and also changing the rigi
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Captain Larry-DH at 5:57am 08.21.24 The lack of fiber in your diet is creating the "unflushable poo" Sorry for the thread drift - but
Heavy weather sailing BigEasy at 1:10am 08.21.24 Another consideration is the 373 is a light displacement boat with high freeboard with topsides that
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 skunther at 10:33pm 08.20.24
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 08.20.24 I do this by disconnecting the hose from the seacock/strainer at the pump and sucking on it. Some
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage Ralph Johnstone at 10:13pm 08.20.24 Finally got to use that new-found knowledge, eh Ralph ;) It's like learning a new word and just i
1983 H34 Refit jssailem at 9:46pm 08.20.24 Welcome Taylor to SBO Forums. Congratulations on your boat. H34 is a solid boat. Much enjoyment ahea
Heavy weather sailing Kings Gambit at 9:31pm 08.20.24 How well does a Beneteau 373 with a shallow draft heave-to in heavy weather? Say Beaufort 6 -7 or

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