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Cup/bottle holders Okiesaylor at 7:04pm 03.09.14 Catalina 22 19/2883 Went to the marina today and made some measurements. I'm trying to come up with a good setup for dri
dive platform fred1diver at 6:32pm 03.09.14 Trailer Sailors 13/4194 I'm curious, has anyone installed a dive platform on a trailer sailer??? I love to go scuba dive bu
Main Halyard gets snagged Mark Nooney at 5:27pm 03.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1120 Hi all, I am having an issue with the main halyard snagging on the spreaders prior to raising the
Stepping a mast Daddio at 4:39pm 03.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 16/3170 Just wondering if there is any way to step a mast on a hunter 29.5? We just purchased the boat last
Stripping Gelcoat From Trunk Eucmaninshorts at 4:30pm 03.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/665 Hello All! I bought a Catalina 250WB with a bad case of boat pox. I've spent the long winter str
Freezer Removal Viktor Eysselein at 3:37pm 03.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/524 My WAECO CB-40 top loading freezer on my Hunter 45CC is broken. How do you remove the freezer? A
Freezer Removal Viktor Eysselein at 3:36pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 4/1066 My WAECO CB-40 top loading freezer on my Hunter 45CC is broken. How do you remove the freezer? A
Bottom paint quandry jac50 at 3:25pm 03.09.14 Smaller Boats 5/2179 Hi All, Last year we bought our C250 WB with an old coat of ablative paint still on it. Now that
microwave removal (1) Wedgie at 3:22pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 3/1021 Hello Everyone, We own a Hunter 45cc with a Multistar microwave installed. Our problem is that the
Introduction and new to me O'day 25 project... (1) Mikesab at 2:45pm 03.09.14 Day Sailers 33/9392 First an introduction... I have been a 40 year power boater and have owned and operated boats fro
Replacing raw water seacock on yanmar SD50 saildrive (1) nanook at 2:28pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 0/3678 Current standard seacock on H38 yanmar sd 50 saildrive ( attached) has always been too tight to clos
wires from masthead to cabin... transition?. centerline at 1:47pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1640 on a Cal 34 with its deck stepped mast, how do the wires transition from the mast to inside the cabi
Yanmar 1gm10 Fresh water flush system jnovie at 12:47pm 03.09.14 Yamaha 10/12203 I would like to add a permanent engine flush system that would allow me to occasionally flush out th
Freshwater waterline? a65sailor at 12:33pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 8/1955 I have an H34 and need to redo the bottom. The PO painted VC17 over the factory boot stripe. I have
Beneteau 375 Water tank Replacement Live Wire at 12:21pm 03.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/899 Has anyone replaced water tanks on this boat before? I purchased this boat last spring and discovere
Cal 28 MK II Sole ccollier carolina at 12:16pm 03.09.14 Cal 5/2291 Greetings, I am a newbie Cal owner. My teak and holly sole is damaged. The bilge access boards alon
How much does your O day 26 rudder weigh? jfschena at 11:46am 03.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1328 Mine weighs 37 lbs without the tiller. Has anyone else weighed theirs? I'm wondering about it being
boot stripe replacement Mbain at 11:45am 03.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1683 I own a 2005 44.7. The boot stripe, a dark metallic brown color needs replacement. Does anyone kno
Broken stanchion sfreiden at 11:18am 03.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 Own 2005 hunter 30. Stanchion broke off port side near waste clean out. Only nub left. Can't get to
Battery meter? (1) Gene Neill at 10:30am 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 22/5034 Is this thing even worth having? It was on my boat when I bought it. It displays only volts, which t

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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
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

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