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What is This (1) krantala at 3:27pm 12.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1168 Does any one know what this black stuff is. It is on the entire inside to various degrees. It's on
proper pendant size mick hodapp at 2:57pm 12.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6351 hello folks, can someone please advise me as to the proper pendant line size ' type to use on my mac
Hunter 170 takes on water Doug Frazer at 12:50pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/983 Over a period of several weeks my hunter 170 takes on a significant amount of water in the hull. An
Propane Heater Joe Mullee at 8:13am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2330 I have a Mr Buddy small propane heater on board. My batteries are located inside a settee approximat
Checking out of BVI- rsotomayor at 7:36am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2475 Will be arriving to BVI by air and leaving by sailboat. Does anyone know if one can do the cust
Friends Geoff K at 7:18am 12.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/7167 What is a "friend" in reference to the forum? What can friends do that others can not? What happens
Trailering a Catalina 30 sail_MN at 8:31pm 12.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/17796 Just curious if anybody has done or attempted to trailer their 30 foot sailboat. I am well aware of
Shades of Blue bhstech at 3:19pm 12.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/909 My '86 C-27 is on the hard and I'm sitting here in front of the fire hoping I winterized properly an
in-hull transducer in a C22? Gene Neill at 3:03pm 12.14.13 Catalina 22 20/3316 The C22 hull isn't cored, is it?
Zippers, zippers, zippers capta at 12:47pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 34/7511 It doesn't seem to matter what I do, the corrosion on our Bimini zippers gets the better of us. Has
Aluminum corrosion (1) capta at 12:39pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1325 I have been looking for something that will clean and stop corrosion on my Lewmar 65 winch bases, b
Rusty propane cylinder threads superiorgenes at 9:50am 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 40/15709 Hi Everyone, New to the forum so be gentle with me. Is there anyone out there that has figured ou
Need Antenna for Lowrance GlobalMap 3300C HTRN at 9:10am 12.14.13 Parts Search 0/2350 If anyone has upgraded their GPS and happens to have an older Lowrance antenna they're not using, I
Admiral troutman at 6:04am 12.14.13 Sails Call Lounge 26/7733 I have noticed that many people call their wives Admiral. My wife is not crazy about this title. H
-50 PG Antifreeze Only Works...... Maine Sail at 5:42am 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 12/4049 This morning when I woke up to let the dog out I noticed the bottle of -50 West Marine Pure Oceans p
Cutlass replace seadaddler at 4:48am 12.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/873 Hi everyone and changing out my cutlass bearing on my 07 H-36 and wondering if it is a good idea t
sail choices for offshore bob_pattison at 12:21am 12.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1419 All, The December issue of Cruising World Magazine (published in N. America
maybe I should talk to a therapist, or a self-help Guru... centerline at 9:03pm 12.13.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5459 it seems like as I get older, I have less and less patience for learning how to operate the electron
Looking for ideas for holding tank size. finding41 at 8:42pm 12.13.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 27/8341 I'm planning to add a new manual toilet to my MacGregor 26D. Take a look at the link and you can see
Repair screw holes on transom (2) Picflight at 8:38pm 12.13.13 Ask All Sailors 16/4404 Repair screw holes on transom (PICS) I am looking for steps, materials to use to fill holes on the

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (7) Rich Stidger at 4:50pm 06.19.23 UPDATE: My new pump arrived today, one day early, from the UK. As expected it was a dead ringer for
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 06.19.23 Your water tank, your choice. Another first world problem solved right here on SBO.
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 3:59pm 06.19.23 I think the boat you describe is called the Colgate 26 https://www.colgate26.com It is mostly cock
Tropical Depression 3 rgranger at 3:50pm 06.19.23 Thnx
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Allan12210 at 3:43pm 06.19.23 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of th
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:31pm 06.19.23 You can put it in a trash can of water to test it. Depending on the motor, you can also connect a g
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:30pm 06.19.23 It will not overheat in a minute however you will damage, possibly ruin, your impeller because it re
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:25pm 06.19.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds
Shroud anchor point Gene Neill at 3:22pm 06.19.23 Could there be some extensive core rot in the vicinity of the original chainplate? I can think of no
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 RTsailsJ29 at 3:20pm 06.19.23 Group, Does anyone have the Majic Tilt BG0088 trailer designed for the 240? Are the bunks and the p
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 3:06pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Eve
Need replacement rudder for Wigeon SFS at 3:03pm 06.19.23 Sending you a Private Message.
Tropical Depression 3 capta at 2:57pm 06.19.23 I don't often cross post, but in this case, I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. To be honest, I haven't
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 2:56pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little m
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. mhessick at 2:55pm 06.19.23 Got a photo from my old Mac 25. ched to the end of a turnbuckle inside the drum?
Help finding the right boat (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Ever
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:51pm 06.19.23 Yea, they are still called chainplates even though they are bolts not plates (on your boat) and ther
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:49pm 06.19.23 You are absolutely right. The bolts you circled are where your shrouds should attach. Who knows what
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 (1) Tally Ho at 2:46pm 06.19.23 If you are going to do something with it, you might want to consider a dripless seal. There are sev
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 2:37pm 06.19.23 I'm a little confused by that void in the picture that doesn't show any support for a replacement p

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