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Bridge Clearence Izzy at 3:14pm 01.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/8609 Guys, Does anyone know what the height of bridge a 26s can go under with the mast down and in the
installing heat and air on 2006 hunter 36 mr. Kempsville at 2:35pm 01.24.14 Big Boats 17/3321 how much difficulty is there installing either a reverse cycle or and ac with heat strips (not one o
need advice on window leak 336 amystic at 11:43am 01.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1402 I hope someone can help me. I have a 1995 336 hunter. One of the windows is leaking. It is one of th
Radar how high jwieneck at 11:02am 01.24.14 Big Boats 8/2311 I am pulling my mast this coming week to install radar on my 1998 376. I am wondering if there is a
catalina 22 outboard motor doug fulp at 10:56am 01.24.14 Catalina 22 35/12148 I have a 1985 Mercury extended shaft 7.5 hp motor on my 22. The motor runs great but I was thinking
Need A Need New CV Joint Dark_Horse at 10:12am 01.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1122 I have a Beneteau Idylle 51 with a 75 hp motor that needs a new CV joint. Any one know where I can
Spreader Replacement 31' Swan at 10:04am 01.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1395 I had the displeasure of speaking with someone at Rigrite this morning and I'm not to thrilled about
Oceanis 36cc - Fresh water leak where ? carlager at 11:56pm 01.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2424 We have a fresh water leak in our Oceanis 36cc with the water beeing gathered in the bilge. I suspec
Propeller shaft problem plodder at 11:31pm 01.23.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 23/6644 Stave (Cutlass) bearing problem 309 Lost a bearing around propeller shaft - need help and advice.
Hunter H25 Willemvan at 9:57pm 01.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1002 I am looking at buying a 2006 Hunter H25. I am concerned about the very shallow keel and would like
Double Boat Switch Wiring wufibugs at 8:53pm 01.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1609 OK, I've worked up the courage to ask. In Maine Sail's schematic using 2 boat switches, http://www.
Farymann Diesel Generator smokey73 at 8:04pm 01.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1666 Does anyone have any experience with Farymann Diesel Generators, particularly the 4.3 KW Farymann?
Bimini and Dodger Jtacqua at 7:10pm 01.23.14 Catalina 310 7/2481 Hello all, Just purchased a 2005 model year 310. The boat did not come with a Bimini or a dodger.
Hunter keel bolts JoVar6 at 5:15pm 01.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/6733 Hello, I am new to this site seeking help. Does anyone know the eact number of keel bolts on the Che
Isomat boom reefing shuttle replacement Puesta del sol at 5:09pm 01.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1309 I am replacing the reefing lines and sheaves on a passage 42. I have the ends off and I am looking a
Engine kill location Sanford H. at 11:25am 01.23.14 Catalina 30 16/2790 Hi all, heres another question: On my '87 Cat 30 MkII, the engine kill is located below the port c
Hunter head sail sizes scald1100 at 9:22am 01.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1662 I've been told it's not possible to use a head sail larger than the 110 because the B'R rig shroud g
Buying New Sails Bayliner Buccaneer 180 mrudman850 at 8:07am 01.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/5614 Replacing my 1970's multi-colored sails on our Bayliner Buccaneer 180. Finally got a mooring in Ply
A Few New "How To" Articles (3) Maine Sail at 7:57am 01.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2838 Worked on a couple more articles during the recent cold snaps.. I will try to get these posted over
Water temperature mixer Ron20324 at 7:20am 01.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1709 I saw a home DIY show about installing a kitchen faucet- the kind you just touch to turn off/on. The

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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
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:50pm 07.22.23 I've got to up my game on taking photos and such. Thing is, like when coming into port here, there
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? (1) rgranger at 8:46pm 07.22.23 Went to the boat today. My inflatable had popped. How weird. Never had one go off on its own i
Early production Kittiwake (1) jssailem at 8:45pm 07.22.23 218090
Have you tested your PFD? jssailem at 8:37pm 07.22.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 8:37pm 07.22.23 I have the Parrot on order. ok .
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice AustinSailor at 8:32pm 07.22.23 Thanks so much everybody, this is just the type of advice I was hoping to receive. Fantastic forum!
Have you tested your PFD? Mark Maulden at 8:17pm 07.22.23 We have a couple of West Marine Coastal inflatables. They are about 7-8 yrs old and the color indic

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