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H356 washdown install Bob 04 H260 at 5:24am 08.03.13 Big Boats 10/1769 I am interested in adding a washdown to our anchor locker. I am thinking about T-ing into the AC pic
Help. No power to engine control pannel Time Out at 5:02am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4400 The boat 1987 Catalina 27 - Universal M18 diesel - everything is all original ' dead stock - no de
Lift Pump Malfunction c130king at 4:31am 08.03.13 Catalina 310 23/4498 All, Last evening on the way out of the harbor the motor died after about 5 minutes of running. Qu
mast rake for a h33c ? bugaloo at 3:12am 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/991 What is the mast rake for a 33c ? I read it on here in the past but have no luck finding it again. T
Gas struts mod ehudm at 10:04pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3235 Thanks for all who share the gas struts mod, I installed them a few days ago and its the best mod f
am i being insecure.... (1) Douglast at 9:06pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2233 or am I just my first mates cupholder...???
Spinnaker Brad1968 at 8:25pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/959 I have a sail from my boat to sell, but can't figure where to post stuff for sale in the forum.
Keel bushing Hamsandwich at 7:31pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 3/1222 Sorry, I don't mean to bomb post, but one other question. I need to drill the hole in the keel to a
Cockpit floor Hamsandwich at 7:21pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 1/1079 Hey Fellas, I've noticed a slight but noticeable sag in the cockpit floor, I know a little is norma
port light screens (1) 1Goldie at 6:51pm 08.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1198 Help. Cannot find screens for the ports. Keep finding rectangles and our boat has lozenge-shaped one
anyone know where to order 'corner rail mount cockpit seats' valhallasailingtv at 3:51pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3984 hello: I have a macgregor 26M and would like to shop around for the corner rail mounted cockpit sea
sleeping like a king - oday 25 (4) boknows at 3:21pm 08.02.13 Trailer Sailors 2/2555 Ive been on a design roll. I made my bench seats on my 1979 oday 25 into almost a king sized bed.
420 went aground, now hard to steer and rudder questions (2) Persy at 2:21pm 08.02.13 Big Boats 27/6078 I went aground on my Hunter 420. The boat was very difficult to steer after the grounding. I took
Beneteau 37 stern perch seats? garychatelain at 1:10pm 08.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1841 Anyone tried the stern perch seats for the 37. I am new to the 37 and can't seem to get comfortabl
Wing keel size Ron Allen at 12:39pm 08.02.13 Catalina 30 0/873 Does anyone know the size of the wing on the 1989 Catalina 30 wing keel?I'm using a boatlift to keep
Will it EVER dry out? Chuck T at 12:17pm 08.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/989 My 1986 Catalina 25 has now been on the hard since Jan. and is not drying out much...Above waterline
florida to bahamas january 2014 boknows at 12:14pm 08.02.13 Destinations 23/9291 Howdy. My wife and I are sailing to bahamas on january 12 2014. Ive never been. I would love to ta
Keel Specs CapeMaySailor at 11:08am 08.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 Just purchased a 2001 Hunter 340 and was wondering about the keel specs for calibrating depth. It's
gin pole for oday 25 (5) boknows at 11:03am 08.02.13 Trailer Sailors 13/4342 I built a gin pole for my oday 25. 10 ft long
Removing Chart table Genkigary at 10:59am 08.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/2132 I'm thinking of removing the chart table on my '87 Hunter 34 so that I can extend the settee I sail

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Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:05am 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. The hairline crack is a pretty common issue on boats with a bolt on keel. It is cau
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:03am 06.14.23 don't expect plastic to last forever but when it does fail, I expect a fair price on the replacemen
Thru hole and keel crack, rgranger at 8:03am 06.14.23 The drain looks fairly good to me. Why do you suspect it is the through hull? If water is entering
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 7:42am 06.14.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 7:41am 06.14.23 I do need a replacement telescoping swim ladder, though, as the old one is getting pretty beat. The
Schafer Outrageous Pricing FastOlson at 7:40am 06.14.23 Schaefer. Yes... Sometimes great design and engineering... and sometimes not. I tried their stanchio
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. rgranger at 7:33am 06.14.23 Im planning on installing Bainbridge " Allslip" sail slides . On First 41S5---- come in dif
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 7:30am 06.14.23 One of the most personal of all choices! Just rambling here ... Solo sailing certainly tips the sc
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kloudie1 at 7:18am 06.14.23 I do understand manufacturing and retail, I just don't like to feel taken advantage of... I did note
Doesn't hurt to ask eherlihy at 6:46am 06.14.23 Check the dimensions of your track and, as eherlihy said, "call them". Guido, who was the traveler
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number jviss at 6:44am 06.14.23 What's wrong with it? It can probably be repaired. I had a Maxwell-Nilsson vertical capstan wind
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate THECUSCUS at 5:49am 06.14.23 I keep track of keel position by counting turns of the winch handle. I know how many turns it take
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:22am 06.14.23 By the way, you might want to rebuild the old pump and hang on to it. I'm sure those are not cheap
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:21am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump cool
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:15am 06.14.23 I'm sure you are right, but $75 X 12 = $900 and I was not interested in spending about a grand so I
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:01am 06.14.23 Well, that's going to be list price, $75 each. You can get them for $58 through WalMart. Maybe ev
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:41am 06.14.23 Digi-Key rocks! Ordered MOSFETs Sunday night, they will arrive today, via USPS first class mail, ch
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 4:23am 06.14.23 Artistic licence Why have a in-mast mainsail in that Selden drawing? It is unfurled already, on t
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem (1) arcadiahunter28 at 4:01am 06.14.23
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 3:55am 06.14.23 One thing that it doesn't do is make my Yanmar sound like a Harley! And that's a good thing! I di

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