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Where to buy a 60' to 70' 30A shore power cord - advice? mukilteomaniac at 12:32am 12.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/925 It turns out that my new marina, the Edmonds Marina, near Seattle, requires that my shore power conn
Mercury outboard hoses, sources Picflight at 10:52pm 12.17.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1602 I am not sure how much different water and fuel hoses are for marine engines versus auto engines but
Portable Cruisair Carry-On 5000 Marine Air Conditioner lady mystique at 9:09pm 12.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/18898 Can anyone tell me if cruisair carry on airconditioners can be left in hatch whilst underway?
Geenaker Hunter 31" Jorge Ojeda at 6:32pm 12.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/823
Boat (sailboat) repo sites? dlandersson at 5:57pm 12.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1583 Anyone know anything about boat (sailboat) repo web sites/services? :D
Touch Up Paint (White & Blue) c130king at 5:34pm 12.17.13 Catalina 310 1/1059 Just got my boat out of the boat yard. We did some "filling" of dings on the transom corners using
How loose is too loose capta at 5:09pm 12.17.13 Ask All Sailors 16/7987 As a captain on traditional schooners for some years and all previous small craft sailing was done w
harken furler modifying tideway3 at 4:39pm 12.17.13 Ask All Sailors 5/945 I recently purchased a used mast that came with a harken furler system for a 41 ' Coronado. We stepp
HIN krantala at 1:56pm 12.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/951 Where is the HIN located on a 1976 o'day 25?
trailer (4) JamesO256 at 1:44pm 12.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/736 203 here some pictures.
H34 - wood stove (2) Guillaume C. at 12:10pm 12.17.13 Big Boats 6/1419 Hola, I had a little bit of free time in the last couple of weeks so I played with a project I had i
Diesel fuel age MickP at 11:33am 12.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1385 Hello, I bought our Hunter 33C just over a year ago. It had a full tank of diesel. Now, 12 months do
Motor Mount Rusty 7sailing7 at 10:34am 12.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1108 I found a rear motor mount with rust and the silver paint laying below. Is there anyone else with th
Where to get the arch speaker & light setup rlamb at 10:07am 12.17.13 Big Boats 10/2363 I recently bought a 2004 Hunter 466 and noticed that many of the 466 boats I looked at had a unit at
mounting an after market kicker bracket c22 jagsail48 at 9:41am 12.17.13 Catalina 22 1/888 I am still restoring my 1986 c22 and found a nice kicker mount for the stern. My only problem is tha
deck paint (2) trainmanjess at 6:50am 12.17.13 Kittiewake 16/10860 hello all this fall I became the proud owner of a 1968 Kittiwake 23 sailboat... it has been sittin
Rudder Problems (2) Mick143 at 6:19am 12.17.13 Bigger Boats 22/5554 Hello, I own a 1979 28 ft O'Day. It has a tiller. Here is my question. I have never been able to fig
320 in BC Meriachee at 10:55pm 12.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/947 I'd like to connect with any 320 owners in Bc (Vancouver or the southern island). We are thinking a
perkins m30 operating temperature perse111 at 7:49pm 12.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1917 Does anyone know the proper operating temperature of the perkins m30? The literature from perkins
How best to ID a leak source? crockett305 at 7:10pm 12.16.13 Catalina 22 11/2031 Hi there fellow sailors... The cat 22 and I went out for a short sail this past Saturday. Everythin

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Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 9:33am 03.15.23 Today I'm going to continue the drilling to identify the extent of possible rot. Have watched so ma
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 9:18am 03.15.23 I guess I'll have to invent a solution
Halyards and Such Sailfanatic at 8:56am 03.15.23 Assuming the spinnaker halyard runs aft, I attach the shackle to the the halyard line close to where
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts h2o_snow at 8:49am 03.15.23 Had a nice conversation with Dave C. He suggested that folks have used turning blocks and controlle
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dlochner at 8:20am 03.15.23 Besides leaking, the reason mismatched threading should not be used is the exposed threaded area is
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 03.15.23
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Stargazer79 at 7:47am 03.15.23 Is there anyone our there who has put a below deck Auto pilot rudder arm assembly on the shaft of a
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Stargazer79 at 7:43am 03.15.23 I don't know if Rudy is still at D&R Marine but if you could get ahold of him he might know. 518-6
Enclosure for a halyard electric winch Don S/V ILLusion at 7:42am 03.15.23 White starboard glued and screwed. Can be gel coated to match headliner color if you want.
Mast step replacement Ken n Rox at 7:31am 03.15.23 I usually mix some thickened epoxy and inject it with a syringe into the hole. Then I cover the hol
Enclosure for a halyard electric winch dlochner at 7:30am 03.15.23 Welcome to SBO. If your friend's enclosure fits your boat, then it can be used to make a mold and y
Life Lines brockangelo at 7:03am 03.15.23 I second everyone's opinion here. I have the 86, so lifelines are installed. I've taken down the lin
Outboard for a Widgeon? Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 03.15.23 A trolling motor would work well with this boat. I had a 36lbs on my 1800lbs (loaded) Starwind 19. W
Swim platform question/advice (1) RoyS at 5:56am 03.15.23 You could look here in Massachusetts Marine Boat Parts in Quincy, Ma.
Life Lines tailboom at 5:54am 03.15.23 Thanks for the replies. I'll be content without and teach the grandkids to swim faster.
Outboard for a Widgeon? Rick Webb at 5:23am 03.15.23 I sailed Widgeons in Hawaii for years. Wind dying out altogether was an extremely rare occurrence.
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:10am 03.15.23 I've done it but it is not worth the hassle when you go back to raise the mast again. I put snap ho
Thomas Crown Affair; Best movie Sailing Scene. Rick Webb at 5:06am 03.15.23 I do not remember anything of the movie other than Rene Russo and being thankful they did not play t
Life Lines Gene Neill at 4:28am 03.15.23 Pre-1986 boats weren't made to have lifelines. Thus if they are added, the stanchion posts must be m
Halyards and Such Will Gilmore at 3:29am 03.15.23 Joe's response sounds like perfect advise. I was just thinking, on the Mariner 19, there are some sa

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