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Lewmar 65 Electric Winches capta at 1:42pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/991 Has anyone here dismantled a Lewmar 65 Electric Winch? Did you find adequate instructions anywhere?
Mast wiring shanker at 12:37pm 05.24.13 Smaller Boats 24/4730 I checked my mast and steaming lights last night while my boat is still on the hard and ran into som
swing keel pin replacement ancbob at 11:56am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 3/1085 Purchased new housings and pin for the boat and hit a bit of a snag. the aft threads in the boat hul
help removing U bent keel lock bolt jmczzz at 11:55am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 50/7565 lock bolt out-need advice/trunk repair ' locking keel Discovered my keel lock down is bent pretty b
New to sailing Spideywi at 11:52am 05.24.13 Irwin 6/2958 I have a 1974 Irwin 28 and have done my first sail in her. I noticed the propeller spins even when t
Speed and fuel range Algis at 11:49am 05.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/6008 I just purchased a 205 Hunter 27 with a yanmar 2GM-20F engine. I plan to motor the boat from St. Lou
Bilge Blower for Yam 25 alturaam at 11:42am 05.24.13 Yamaha 10/2676 My bilge blower located under the port aft vent makes a lot of noise when running. My sense is it i
Going rate for surveys SailMaster at 11:28am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 3/767 Hello all, I was quoted 14.75 a foot for an insurance survey. That sounds mighty pricey for a ser
Willcox Crittenden head srainmann at 11:18am 05.24.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2355 Im trying to get some information on a Willcox Crittenden ' co toilet. It says type 4,then under th
installing cunningham for a 30 Ben Albritton at 9:22am 05.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2004 Does anyone sell a kit for the cunningham for the Catalina 30? It seems like the bottom block ha
What if i like teak handrails Ben Albritton at 9:17am 05.24.13 Catalina 30 6/1469 Catalina direct is sold out of the 10 loop teak rails. Where could i obtain this product? I know it
Swing Keel "Preventer?" StanFM at 8:00am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 8/1551 OK, this is probably nuts, but I've been mulling over the swinging keel thing for some time now. I'
Hatch gaskets Ken Secor at 7:37am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 8/3010 The forward hatch and lazarette hatches have high density rubber-like gaskets. They appear to ser
Wind Generator Tower Mount Bushings Tim R. at 7:34am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1208 I have been searching the last couple of weeks for replacement bushings for my Air Marine wind tower
cabin leak rusted truck at 7:11am 05.24.13 Bigger Boats 3/994 This is my first boat a 1984 30 ft O'Day, I'm new at this and trying to do everything myself. I have
I have found my leak, and it is... Brian S at 7:00am 05.24.13 Day Sailers 2/1032 My starboard side window. Needless to say, I am not in the mood to pull the boat, so I can remove
Mac bump trailer mod walt at 6:59am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1175 there are lots of good ways to deal with this issue, here is one way and what I did (including the n
expansion ports gettinthere at 6:36am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 24/5209 I have a Garmin 3210 chartplotter. It has only one input port, RJ 45 jack. I have my radar going int
SBO/Hunter Animated GIF (1) Bob Poff at 5:31am 05.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1016 For those of you who have a webpage for your boat, here's a little animiated GIF that I made from pu
Rock Hall Md - local knowledge Blue Eyes at 5:11am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1734 I am planning a visit to Rock Hall. The charts show sufficient depth within the Harbor, but the entr

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Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shank at 10:51am 05.03.23 Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I'm going to lower the mast (with some help) to replace the sheaves, r
Third summer, boat wont sail dlochner at 10:51am 05.03.23 I'd like to know if we are going to hear back from the OP. He only posted his question last night
Third summer, boat wont sail stickinthemud57 at 10:48am 05.03.23 I'd like to know if we are going to hear back from the OP.
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 Ward H at 10:43am 05.03.23 @shank As your in Lake Champlain, are you on the hard or in the water already? If on the hard I unde
What sealant to use? dlochner at 10:41am 05.03.23 Which ones have you used? Maybe your'e doing something wrong. 3M 5200 is the sealant of choice fo
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 10:40am 05.03.23 Hi all: Thank you for all your quick responses. As advised here is the anchor locker both open and c
What sealant to use? kappykaplan at 10:36am 05.03.23 Rebed it with Dow 795, black and use masking tape. :plus:
Alternative to bimini kappykaplan at 10:34am 05.03.23 I was going to go with the dark blue color, Captain's Navy I have a bigger boat and bigger cockpit
What sealant to use? Dalliance at 10:31am 05.03.23 Rebed it with Dow 795, black and use masking tape. Excess sealant will squish out and you want it o
Sailing Movies? DArcy at 10:30am 05.03.23 I recently watched Master and Commander for the first time and really enjoyed it. I will also secon
Boom Vang Hardware rgranger at 10:20am 05.03.23 Okay... a little digging on the Harken site and it looks like it might simply be a stamped shackle..
Sailing Movies? Hollyberry at 10:18am 05.03.23 The trouble with 'dead calm' is that the sailing footage is not credible for the most part... One I
How do I open this coolant drain? (1) AndyL at 10:16am 05.03.23 I found the issue. The first picture shows a drain that is broken but can still be used with a scre
Fortress anchor Ward H at 10:13am 05.03.23 @ CJB220 I found this book, Rigging Modern Anchors authored by fellow SBO member @thinwater, very in
Replacing corroded Seaward 5200 series water heater (20 g.) with Kuuma 6 g. HWH - removal and installation questions Monheganlover at 10:11am 05.03.23 Thanks Stu. I just took your advice and ordered the Seaward 6 gallon. My old Seaward 20 gallon laste
Boom Vang Hardware (1) rgranger at 10:10am 05.03.23 Okay... I could see Harken stamped on one of the blocks.... a quick google of "Harken Traveler Parts
Boom Vang Hardware rgranger at 10:07am 05.03.23 I don't have the answer but.... It might help if you could give the manufacturer of your traveler..
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 10:04am 05.03.23 While we're on the topic of biminis - I need to replace the fabric on mine. I was going to go with t
Third summer, boat wont sail rgranger at 10:03am 05.03.23 Also, I'd want to know what the condition the keel bolt is. :beer:
How do I open this coolant drain? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 05.03.23 215275

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