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DIY Mast Gate Ideas Nrmlspeed at 11:09am 05.21.13 Catalina 22 10/6659 I have been looking at external and internal mast gates for reefing. These little puppies are quite
Recommended Bay Area Surveyors rlamb at 11:03am 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/689 We are looking to purchase a 1990 era Hunter 42 Passage CC and wondered if anyone had some recommend
Posting rules Sailor 3269 at 10:43am 05.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1006 I would like to know what these things mean under posting rules it says BB code is on, (IMG) code is
What ??? in your Fresh water tank seadaddler at 10:05am 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1261 What do you add into your fresh water tank to keep it clean and safe and free free of mold and milde
AC Condensate Diversion Nodak7 at 9:48am 05.21.13 Big Boats 33/6520 I plan on installing a syphon on the AC pump overboard discharge to collect the condensate from the
How Much Solar Power? Piratenorm at 8:33am 05.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/648 This one is for Maine Sail but feel free to offer up any suggestions. I've bought an Isotherm 3.0 cf
2 bladed prop vs 3 bladed jimbrown3 at 8:30am 05.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1478 I recently bought a 28 MK II. It came with a 3 bladed prop. I get extreme pull to port when over 1
Skimmar Sea Dog 9.5' circa 1960 found SeaDogOwner at 7:49am 05.21.13 Other Sailboats 1/4660 My teenaged grandson found a small fiberglass sailboat hull near his home here in Michigan, alongsid
H34 Hoisting the Main heart of gold at 7:44am 05.21.13 Big Boats 4/1066 I don't know if you have the problem of sticky slides when raising the main on a '34 but with a full
Old Floatation (1) hp18carr at 6:31am 05.21.13 Day Sailers 2/844 I've heard a few pros and cons on keeping the old floatation in place, don't misunderstand if you fe
Well, I think she's about done... and I made a mistake. Brian S at 6:27am 05.21.13 Day Sailers 4/1243 Last night I visited the boat at the lake, after a horrible grey, damp, slightly chilly weekend. I w
Looking for a source for rubber mats (1) Claude L.-Auger at 5:56am 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/837 The sticked-on rubber mats at the base of the mast of my 34 (see pix) as well as the ones inside hav
Fuel Tank Leak Jeff at 5:51am 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/472 I spent the last couple of weekends chasing fuel leaks on the engine. Now my attention turns to the
Glow plug solenoid and starter button (4) pk104 at 5:11am 05.21.13 Catalina 310 5/1742 When launching the boat this year the diesel refused to start. At first I thought the batteries were
Sail replacements Blue Pearl Captain at 2:34am 05.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/1700 Would someone recommend a sail manufacturing company for a comparison quote on new sails for my Hunt
Bose sound system Akapeterc at 10:20pm 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1733 On my 2003 44DS I recently purchased, the Bose stereo system has been replaced by 2 DVD player (1 bl
Fuses vs. Breakers wufibugs at 10:16pm 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3574 One of the other posts got me to thinking about the pros and cons of using fuses versus circuit brea
Remote throttle cable hopalong at 9:56pm 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2708 Hello: I have an outboard on my Newport 28 which is mounted on a fold-down bracket. The throttle-gea
Sail Drive leak? (2) Serena1 at 7:11pm 05.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/3548 Last year we purchased a new Hunter 33. Through the sailing season we had no water in our bilge. Aft
Who are you using for insurance? StinkBug at 6:42pm 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1232 And what are you paying? I've never owned a boat big enough to worry about insuring before, so I'

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Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:17pm 01.22.23 Thanks for the photos, they are helpful. I think using any kind of caulking or foam is just another
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (3) matts997 at 1:00pm 01.22.23 Finally got back to this and took a view more images of the situation, showing the cockpit with the
Beneteau interior wood DannyS at 12:59pm 01.22.23 Beneteau ah yes the french word for expensive Boat is the universal word for expensive
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 TheTexLex at 12:56pm 01.22.23 Thank you. As the prior owner had them set up, they had already gone all the way aft around a block
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) (1) jssailem at 12:40pm 01.22.23 I was thinking about doing a 2ft radius around the mast step Doing that might be accomplished with
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:29pm 01.22.23 Thank you for the inquiry. The weather up here has been cold, snow and wet. Waiting for a weather w
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 jssailem at 12:20pm 01.22.23 Well Welcome Tex. Nice to see your inquiry. Location of winches is dependent on the skipper and cre
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 12:16pm 01.22.23
Water heater, electrical enigma Stu Jackson at 12:05pm 01.22.23 Do you have any idea what could be wrong? Whenever there is an intermittent issue with electrical,
Beneteau interior wood BigEasy at 12:05pm 01.22.23 Beneteau fabricates and stains /finishes interior wood components for every boat (even those previou
First Year 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:57am 01.22.23 LD_C310 ....... was there any modifications done to the pipe parts? There is that little pipe attach
First Year kappykaplan at 11:52am 01.22.23 Sounds like you had a great first year. Sailing and boat upgrades.. Not sure it can get much better
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue jssailem at 11:48am 01.22.23 Welcome to SBO Forum. Your image would cause me to look else where for a boat. You know the mean
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 jssailem at 11:43am 01.22.23 Check out the work done by Mark on his boat. There are lots of ideas an technique discussed. https:
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement BigEasy at 11:41am 01.22.23 Yes. time to replace. If you wish to replace with OEM or very similar in style, try Beneteau spare
First Year jssailem at 11:39am 01.22.23 Sounds like you had a great first year. Sailing and boat upgrades.. Not sure it can get much better.
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:33am 01.22.23 @Rick Webb you know me well due to my involvement with both boats. Like @rgranger said, Why? Bot
Hunter 37.5 (1990)-Garmin Linear Drive Autopilot Installation Assistance Stella Orion at 11:12am 01.22.23 Don, I have a Legend 37. Did you ever install the linear drive autopilot in your vessel? If so.. whe
What did he mean when he said this? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:10am 01.22.23 As a former Catalina/Capri dealer, I was asked by Frank Butler of Catalina whether or not to add a w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 01.22.23 More details of the hull such as age, make, history would certainly help.

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