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Should I be able to see through my fiberglass? (3) fjordstar at 6:40am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 3/7960 I climbed down into the bilge yesterday to do some more scrubbing when I noticed the sunlight glowin
Dedicated windlass battery forward BobT at 6:23am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/7645 I'm planning a new windlass installation on our Gulfstar 37. What are the reasons not to install a b
thinking about chopping my keel off 12" (1) ScottNeely at 5:05am 11.15.13 Catalina 30 15/3795 I own a 85' Catalina 30 standard rig with the fin keel drawing 5'-6". I am on the hard right now and
What to bed rudder gudgeons with? Gene Neill at 4:47am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/887 As soon as I finish doing all the deck hardware, I want to move on to the rudder. What do the expert
Advice on deck of boat (1) banjoey at 2:24am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1889 I have just recently purchased an o'day 22. She is in decent shape. Top side she is a little weathe
Wood floors (10) ehudm at 7:47pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2003 Wood floors - more pics Almost done, TeaK ' Mahogany floor , I'll upload the rest of pics after I'l
Quick Question about my Tohatsu 9.9DE (1) Sock Puppet at 6:38pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1096 I was winterizing my 2-stroke Tohatsu 9.9 today, and noticed a little water running out on the front
is it designed to rest on the keel? mainsailman at 6:05pm 11.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/1348 My H22 has the ballast built into the hull. how much is in the keel, and is it designed to rest on t
GFI Shore Power Trips t054281 at 5:44pm 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/7027 When we plug into 30 amp or 15 amp shore power, there are no problems with any protective non GFI de
How I straightened my V21 mast troutman at 5:18pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1083 I am sure many people have straightened their masts so this is not new territory but it was new to m
Info about LH V-Drive transmission Eibeltje at 5:10pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/945 I want to re-power my Pearson 323 with a 20/30 hp. engine with a V-drive transmission with left ha
Best way to clean the Lexan windows? BistroMath at 4:09pm 11.14.13 S2 1/1319 Hey everyone. New 1983 S2 9.2C owner here. Love her so far. We're trying to give her a bit of a
New Table (6) RJD at 3:34pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 20/2097 My father-in-law and I built this table to replace the original one in my Catalina 22. We used Afric
Rebuilt Catalina 22 Trailer (9) RJD at 3:18pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 22/8165 After two months, a few quarts of sweat, and about $800, I've completed the rebuild of my trailer. C
Lifting my engine nramsey at 1:49pm 11.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1080 I need to replace my motor mounts. The actual mount replacement is pretty straight forward but I ha
1984 Hunter 27' portlight replacement cara at 1:26pm 11.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3258 Hi all -- we need to replace all 8 of our portlights, because the plexiglass (?) is starting to snap
What's behind this mast plate (1) n4hhm at 11:56am 11.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1548 1981 H 27. Small plate at base of mast. Looks like it might be associated with the pulleys in the m
Cal 2-25 Galley extension (3) AZimmerman at 11:36am 11.14.13 Cal 5/5669 Just wanted to share a little progress on my winter project to extend the galley on my 1979 Cal 2-25
135amp WindLess Breaker for Hunter430 Neal Edward Albrektsen at 10:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/971 Anyone know where I might find a Anchor WindLess 135amp breaker fuse. this is in frozen
OC50'07 refridgerator JR1 at 9:16am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/989 As a new owner of the boat and concerning the wriring question: We have 2 refridgerator on board.

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Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 12:44am 07.05.23 How about extra torque? And where does it all end ? Rubber strap wrenches with 36" snipes on the
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) JamesG161 at 10:29pm 07.04.23 How about extra torque?
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 10:13pm 07.04.23 Unfortunately, some of the information presented in the quoted post is misleading and irrelevant. W
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 10:08pm 07.04.23
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 9:16pm 07.04.23 i still need a main and head sail as well. rigging and mast seem all there and functional
cant identify my venture2? (8) micmacirq at 9:11pm 07.04.23 upon review i now realize these are terrrible photos. my appologies. as im refitting the interio
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 07.04.23 You'll only know if you try it. It all sounds good in theory. However, if I bugger up the taper
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tedd at 8:44pm 07.04.23 My thinking regarding the slots is two-fold. Most importantly, extra slots will mean that the fing
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 8:36pm 07.04.23 I'd be tempted to try cutting more slots in the taper to help it release more easily. It's essentia
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 8:20pm 07.04.23 Possible pinhole leak on the fuel filter shown in the picture above?. Or one of the washers on the
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tedd at 7:54pm 07.04.23 That's a very shallow cone angle on the taper. As you probably know, the shallower the cone angle th
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery (1) dlochner at 7:40pm 07.04.23 We should all carefully consider our choices about batteries. Simple is not a part of the LiFePO4 c
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem Ken13559 at 7:26pm 07.04.23 I bought my 2GM20F cheapo FCW Pump from AliExpress (3rd party). Fit it in and it works great. Tried
Install New Winches? Ken13559 at 7:19pm 07.04.23 I fitted 2 winches on the same location you shown. There should be backing plate within as its meant
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 07.04.23 We should all carefully consider our choices about batteries. Simple is not a part of the LiFePO4 c
Where to put AIS antenna? Ken13559 at 7:12pm 07.04.23 I fitted my AIS gps mushroom antenna in cabin. No problem receiving GPS signal. The AIS TX/RX signal
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 7:07pm 07.04.23 I stand corrected, the first handle that I reglued with Plexus MA310 lasted 6 1/2 years; debonded a
Electric Winch Ken13559 at 7:02pm 07.04.23 My 326 has a circuit breaker below nav table followed by a Windlass Switch on electrical panel.
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 6:51pm 07.04.23 Confirmed today, that the OEM speakers were Poly-Planar MA 4054 (4"). It has been discontinued as w
Hunter 306 swim ladder Ken13559 at 6:49pm 07.04.23 You should be able to get it here on SBO. I found swim ladders of various steps online but the width

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