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Hunter 34 Stern Tube Jacques C at 11:38am 04.12.13 Big Boats 19/5251 I have discovered that the propeller shaft has worn through the bottom of the bronze stern tube. So
Oday 28 bottom work? Dragon Fly at 11:31am 04.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/947 Ahoy ! spring bottom painting scraping and general cleaning: what tools needed? a rotary
Barrier Coat - Catalina 380 - 2001 bob_kowalski at 9:42am 04.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1332 I bought this boat in 2008 and it had a fresh coat of ablative bottom paint. I sail on the Chesapeak
Planning to replace hatch slider rails this weekend Brian S at 8:59am 04.12.13 Day Sailers 4/1217 Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? I got new sliders from D'R. As near as I can tell, th
spring bottom painting Dragon Fly at 8:53am 04.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/807 Hey all sailors; 28' oday on the hard and about to sand and paint bottom; wash scrub/clean decks and
Electrical Panel Ideas for C-27 caguy at 8:37am 04.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1184 I want to move the electrical panel and switch to a drier and more convenient location. Where have
Cable lock for outboard suggestions? kito at 7:29am 04.12.13 Catalina 22 8/2097 I am not sure if I will be in a wet slip or keep it at the marina on the trailer with mast up this y
Engine assembly issue pullark at 7:01am 04.12.13 Catalina 30 2/958 Hi All, I have a Beta 28 hp diesel . This the same motor as the M25XPB (but with different add-ons s
AFRICA - Gary Jobson MrBill_FLL at 7:00am 04.12.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1079 I was at our sailing club meeting last night, where we had Gary Jobson speak. he related a story
Is the main sail suppose to go up with just one person? Tony E at 5:41am 04.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2487 Hello all. I just bought a 1998 MacGregor 26x. I went out to B.C. Canada to check it out, learn how
"Strider" and "Rachel Carson" on Webcam (1) Roger Long at 5:17am 04.12.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5222 You can see my present berth on the CBL webcam: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s480x48
Water up in front of water tanks Bloodline at 5:03am 04.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/996 Buying a 373 next week. Had an opportunity to dig through the boat a bit, yesterday. Found clean,
Blue Marine Bottom Protect Primer wufibugs at 10:13pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 0/775 Has anyone used this product? Any special tips on application or preparation? I am planning on sod
Water tanks nramsey at 9:21pm 04.11.13 Bigger Boats 3/1166 Has anyone else had 2 broken water tanks. I've just bought this boat and the first surprise issue i
Good Reason To Look At Stuff (1) Rick D at 8:49pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2282 Recently, I had occasion to check ' clean the engine ground connection. As I was accessing it, I loo
Marine plugs and sockets obsailor at 8:48pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2869 For electrical power the yard my boat is in only has "marine" style sockets (the kind you plug nice
Sail CCrane2299 at 8:19pm 04.11.13 Catalina 22 16/1810 Well, the guy I bought my boat from promised me he'd ship a main sail that he forgot to bring when w
Mooring in Stamford Harbor (Stamford, CT) MollyMaguire at 8:15pm 04.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/4139 Hi All, Has anyone been successful in getting a private, permanent mooring placed in Stamford Har
How to remove microwave in a 376? allan at 7:54pm 04.11.13 Big Boats 3/1207 Does anyone know how to remove the microwave oven in a 376 from its enclosure? I don't see how the m
America's Cup liberty42 at 7:47pm 04.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/850 Any Catalina owner- I am looking for a boat owner in the San Fran. Bay a

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Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 1:48pm 02.06.23 Quick and dirty lesson on Networking. There are 3 standards, NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and a NMEA Ether
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question Stephen1150 at 1:09pm 02.06.23 Thanks very much. Yes I am having a steel cradle modified that will fit the boat. I'll have it out f
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question dlochner at 12:55pm 02.06.23 Welcome SBO. C&Cs are well built boats, the weight of the boat should be on the keel in the cradle
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR leo310 at 12:04pm 02.06.23 Ray/Garmin/B&G are all good its boils down to what you want to save from the current setup. Just a n
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (2) Cederholm at 12:04pm 02.06.23 My Vulcan is at the nav station where it stays safe and dry. All functions easily mirror to an iPad
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 11:58am 02.06.23 Quick and dirty lesson on Networking. There are 3 standards, NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and a NMEA Ether
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (2) Tin Kicker at 11:40am 02.06.23 My Vulcan is at the nav station where it stays safe and dry. All functions easily mirror to an iPad
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 11:35am 02.06.23 Quick and dirty lesson on Networking. There are 3 standards, NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and a NMEA Ethern
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail (1) dsims at 11:31am 02.06.23 There is a guy in the Vandestadt & McGruer Sirius 21/22 Sailboat Owners Facebook group that has done
Passage 42 Washing machine question. juznip at 11:28am 02.06.23 So the story goes like this: need to replace the ducting from the engine blower to the lazarette as
Punxsutawney (1) Will Gilmore at 11:19am 02.06.23 Think lovebugs are bad now? They once caused a public safety crisis in Florida. -Will
Sailing and restoring #9874 (6) AaronD at 11:05am 02.06.23 Trailer Tongue Weight My Weigh-Safe hitch told me I needed some a lot more tongue weight. So, a few
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 10:57am 02.06.23 The decisions get easier. Simrad, a sister company to B&G makes tiller pilots. Integration will be
Passage 42 Washing machine question. Terry Cox at 10:56am 02.06.23 Any help or ideas are appreciated. Since it is already in place, the reason you want to remove it?
Mk III aft locker hatch question Stu Jackson at 10:27am 02.06.23 There are a bunch of C30 owners around. Yes, there are quite a few here. There are even more here:
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 10:10am 02.06.23 Great advice. Since I'm running a tiller my options are even move limited. I'll investigate. The
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast vschager1 at 10:09am 02.06.23 Thanks, I don't believe the aluminum tube is a Seldon feature. More likely a Hunter add on. It's pur
bridge clearance question smokey73 at 9:52am 02.06.23 I actually have a "salvage bag" which is designed to be filled with air to lift load off the bottom.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 9:39am 02.06.23 Let's back up a step. If an AP is on the wish list the choices are pretty limited for wheel pilots,
Mk III aft locker hatch question DPotter at 9:38am 02.06.23 The defining difference between a true mk3 and a late mk2 is the sugar scoop transom. The late mk2

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