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Cracks - Serious or not? (1) Cinduda at 1:29pm 02.12.13 Catalina 22 7/1226 First time/long time. Prepping for the big spring cleaning and saw some fine line cracks in a couple
Trop;ic 460 swing keel john wolfe at 1:17pm 02.12.13 Trailer Sailors 12/10730 My Tropic 460 looks identical to Alan Wright's Tropic 520 so someone with a 520 might have the answe
HAPS Chart Chat update with rdvu sked Mikem at 12:54pm 02.12.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/1306 1. It would probably help when we review the schedule at the Chart Chat if folks had an update
Cabin windows Boatsail1 at 12:38pm 02.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/981 28 foot Oday main cabin window repair. How to remove the inside frameing for painting or repair?
Peggy Hall, New Book this Year ? Stretch at 11:33am 02.12.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1732 I think your readers like me are hoping you have a new book this year, with some more stories and th
Dinette Table II (3) ShotgunSlim at 11:22am 02.12.13 Catalina 22 7/1691 Here's the last 3 pictures of my replacement dinette table before I mount the hardware and stick her
keeel 1050 grant herrman at 6:21am 02.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1061 i have beneteau 1050 1986 with very rusty keel bolts. has anyone addressed this issue? hpw do i find
Lewmar Portlight plastic trim for pre 1997 models melvyn.trigg at 5:26am 02.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3521 Has anyone been able to source plastic interior trim or make-up trim kits, for older Lewmar Portligh
Spinnaker on Ebay RonRock at 5:15am 02.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1511 This is not mine, I just happened to find it. Maybe someone here could use it. Has a Buy it Now pric
Seaward Repair Part (5) ELMAX at 3:36am 02.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1413 Ciao tanqueray, thank you for the Council, I hope to explain, excuse me if I do mistakes, i think it
Some Work is Done! (4) geehaw at 1:08am 02.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1518 After shoveling the snow I put the new cushions in I made. http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b587
Hour meter 323 DJBrookster at 11:32pm 02.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2111 The hour meter has stopped working. Yanmar 3ym20, is this common and does anybody know a simple fix?
DubStep for Sailing Music Stretch at 9:14pm 02.11.13 Sails Call Lounge 2/6522 If you never heard of dubstep or chillstep don't worry. Many have heard of Chris Issac and his guita
An outboard? Jwhy at 7:41pm 02.11.13 Catalina 30 5/1345 Has anyone put an outboard on a Catalina 30?
cdi torque links swiler at 7:23pm 02.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2358 i need a couple of torque links for my cdi furler. has anyone found a way to make them or found a re
Barometer tgrass462 at 7:13pm 02.11.13 Smaller Boats 9/1919 This summer we're sailing on Lake Michigan; I want to be able to track barometric pressure - mainly
My House Battery Bak BWagner at 6:41pm 02.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2319 Hi, We're cruising, currently on a mooring at Boot Key Harbor in Marathon, FL. My question has t
freash water tank on oday 25 sdstef at 6:29pm 02.11.13 Day Sailers 1/1454 Any oday 25 owners replaced the water tank? The po removed it and all the hoses. I am going to rep
New interior cushions for S2 8.0B timtim at 4:57pm 02.11.13 S2 7/2698 Got a great quote on having new interior cushions for my S2 8.0B:dance: Labor @ $585.00 plus fabric,
Beneteau 473 plotter at nav station captainrussj at 3:02pm 02.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1205 I have a 2006 Beneteau 473. The GPS signal to the Raymarine RL70C stopped working in the nav station

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Bow Thruster didn't work - cannot be activated Davidasailor26 at 8:33am 06.22.22 That does appear to be a strange way to wire the relay. I wonder if the previous owner did something
Solar Panel Charging Mike Culik at 8:33am 06.22.22 Get a "Dual" charge controller. It will charge both batteries independently off of one panel.
Knotmeter All U Get at 8:28am 06.22.22 I used popcorn from the bow to stern on a 30 foot boat. If it was five seconds, that would be six f
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy jssailem at 8:25am 06.22.22
Need a fender for 1987 Ken's Trailer rgranger at 8:22am 06.22.22 I've seen fenders at a lot of different places; Tactor Supply, Norther Tool, Trailer Retail stores e
Bow Thruster didn't work - cannot be activated jssailem at 8:19am 06.22.22 Hello Christoph get a bright flashlight, put on some knee pads and crawl around the boat looking in
Anchor line question (1) rgranger at 8:06am 06.22.22 A little off topic but still related... you asked where do you tie off. I used to use my winch to
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy Kings Gambit at 8:03am 06.22.22
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Tsatzsue at 7:21am 06.22.22 That sounds like a good candidate for halyards led to the cockpit. I single-hand a lot and constant
Anchor line question waterman30 at 7:11am 06.22.22 Thanks for all the replies. That helps a lot. I should have said rode around stem fitting instead of
Need a fender for 1987 Ken's Trailer sail sfbay at 6:58am 06.22.22 What size wheel? You might be able to source new fenders here Trailer Fenders \| etrailer.com
INVERTER SET UP eherlihy at 6:27am 06.22.22 I will suggest that coffee making is best done with the propane stove, if you have one. Or you can g
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? DonEvans at 6:22am 06.22.22 had a similar theory as to the halyard size. my reef lines and halyards are 11mm. I'll stick with th
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy jssailem at 6:16am 06.22.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Your bio says you are on a mooring ball up in Port Susan. Where the wate
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy mdidomenico at 6:02am 06.22.22 when i had my '96 250wb it did the same thing at anchor. it was chalked up to being a little light
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast stickinthemud57 at 6:00am 06.22.22 My stock location is just about waist high or higher. I actually liked the lower location that my V
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal (1) jk kudera at 5:47am 06.22.22 When I removed the portside tank I found the screws were holding the top on but a couple were holdin
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Tsatzsue at 5:46am 06.22.22 My stock location is just about waist high or higher. I actually liked the lower location that my V2
H34 rig tension jssailem at 5:43am 06.22.22 So maybe tune it as a pure B&R then put 15% onto the backstay Interesting way of looking at your r
I sailed a Sunfish! (1) kloudie1 at 5:41am 06.22.22 Good to hear from ya, Kermit! Fanny Dunkers are just a HOOT to sail.. Me on a Scorpion , 1973 ish..

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