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Archwires pabraam at 9:50am 10.11.13 Big Boats 2/938 Having installed solar-panels on my bimini, I would like to run the electrical wires through the arc
Boat cradles JaySauls at 9:29am 10.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5140 Hey folks! With winter coming on I'm going to pull my long-abused and in need of help boat out of th
Winterizing raw water cooling system Fuzzy Logic at 8:40am 10.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/974 I have 1984 ODay 28, that I just purchased this past summer. It has a M3-20 Universal diesel engine
shore power TerryGufshoz at 8:16am 10.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1247 When I went to my boat last weekend, the house batteries were completely dead. I stay plugged in to
Campbell 3 blade prop Mark Nooney at 7:52am 10.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2567 Has anyone convert to the campbell 3 blade. I am sailing a 1984 31 with a Yanmar 2gmf witn 2.62:1
On Our way to BVI AWalker at 6:56am 10.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/772 I am on my way back to the BVI for some much needed R'R. It will be nice to be on the ocean again. M
winterizing my 26 Hunter water ballast RODSHOP4 at 6:45am 10.11.13 Smaller Boats 1/958 This question is for THE CRAZY DAVE CONDON First of all I would like to say THANK YOU for returning
oil change wflowe2 at 6:39am 10.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1871 I sail a 2008 Catalina 320. I winterized the boat yesterday and was going to change the oil. When I
Canvas and Upholstry Shops - Overpriced SailMaster at 5:30am 10.11.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3968 Oh my gosh, The prices that people want for this stuff. 3000 bucks for a bimini, bimini frame and d
unusual cutlass bearing replacement method (78" catalina 27) Joel H. at 3:40am 10.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/4595 I'm going to need to do my cutlass bearing over the winter. I was talking to a tech from the local
Beneteau 323 Alternator / Charging /Box (1) Tidal Retreats at 12:44am 10.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2126
Beneteau First 38 Owner with Questions Concerning New Sails Doug in Lakeview at 9:07pm 10.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4757 Hi all, New member. My first post. Partner and I bought a 1984 Beneteau First 38 in March this yea
Need help replacing interior lights with LED (1) bradleyheathhays at 8:43pm 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4808 Have a 91 Hunter 27 and I'm interested in replacing the stock interior incandescent lights with poss
mast lug track stopper alternative markwbird at 8:03pm 10.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1307 What do you call that hand tightened bolt device that fits in the mast lug track to block the lugs f
Repair to Leaky Keel! BoonMcGee at 7:17pm 10.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1312 My boat is a 1989 O'Day 272 LE. My thru hulls are not leaking but the bilge keeps about 2 to 3 inche
Catalina 30 Hull color HangonII at 4:56pm 10.10.13 Catalina 30 10/7474 I have a 1982 Catalina 30. I can't tell the exact color of the gel coat on the hull. It looks like
Keel bracket DAWGfish at 4:52pm 10.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1587 Please , does anyone know where I can get keel mounting bracket/hanger? I am mid cruise and mine des
Poor Jellyfish Roger Long at 3:43pm 10.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4665
Cetol Captn TJ at 2:51pm 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2901 Has anyone waxed Cetol to make it more UV resistant and last longer. FYI I've tried their clear coat
Bilge pump 1973 Oday 22 russlmiller at 2:28pm 10.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/938 I have the 22 Oday that has a small hole to access the bilge. How do I go about rigging a bilge pump

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CENTERBOARD WOES kappykaplan at 5:54am 04.07.23 Well done, twodzusfittings! :beer:
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:50am 04.07.23 @TAJ Welcome to SBO And welcome to owning a Catalina 30! There's a lot of fine knowledgeable people
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 5:28am 04.07.23 Temp sensor should be measuring as close to the stator as possible. A large hose clamp can hold it
No bottom paint jodyjuli at 5:07am 04.07.23 Thank you I trailer it 2 blocks from the landing with the mast up
CENTERBOARD WOES (2) twodzusfittings at 4:47am 04.07.23 As a wrap up to this saga, (I hope) here is what I accomplished. I re installed new lines for the up
Alternator temperatures Maine Sail at 4:46am 04.07.23 Temp sensor should be measuring as close to the stator as possible. A large hose clamp can hold it
Alternator temperatures (1) Maine Sail at 4:44am 04.07.23 Temp sensor should be measuring as close to the stator as possible. A large hose clamp can hold it r
AITA? Racing situation that came up danstanford at 2:26am 04.07.23 Shouldn't they have done 2 sets of turns? They fouled a competitor and they hit the mark.
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Joe at 2:15am 04.07.23 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as the main -stay -furling -sail unfurls. What do
Removing Dyneema Core Joe at 12:19am 04.07.23 Thank you for the info. I assume most double braid is a bit easier than Warpspeed? No, it's just m
Long distance boat ownership Joe at 12:11am 04.07.23 My opinion is....... wait. You are just going through the excitement phase of this decision you two
Long distance boat ownership jssailem at 11:02pm 04.06.23
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment AaronD at 9:20pm 04.06.23 Great work BTW-- looking solid ! :plus: VERY nice work!
Long distance boat ownership garymalmgren at 8:57pm 04.06.23 Sorry Memike . it would seem that you boat is actually 1200 miles away. Ya gotta get home. We ofte
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 04.06.23 I think some marketer wrote up that description. My friend, for you I can put on all the connecti
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment pclarksurf at 8:34pm 04.06.23 Great work BTW-- looking solid !
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (1) pclarksurf at 8:30pm 04.06.23 What's next? -- get her out to Coeur D'alene or Pend Oreille and call me :)
Shaft Alignment Tally Ho at 7:55pm 04.06.23 Always good when a plan comes together! Greg
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 7:52pm 04.06.23 I'm claiming SUCCESS. I moved the engine up about 5/16 and symptoms are all gone along with it is s
Long distance boat ownership mermike at 7:29pm 04.06.23 I live about 600 miles away from my boat. At least it's driving distance. Pros: saltwater sailing,

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