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Procuring of a Rudder and Tiller cobis2798 at 7:53pm 03.17.13 Catalina 22 3/1022 So my friends and I (all teenagers) recently salvaged a (1985?) Catalina 22 foot sailboat in the are
AM / FM Antenna Ted at 7:42pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/10176 I would like to add an AM / FM antenna to the music system on my boat. I would like to have somethin
Stuffing Box leaking (1) kingsailor at 7:33pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 4/2112 62240.vBThe locking nut on my stuffing box is frozen in place and I have a leak while standing still
What do you do with a broken keel ? (1) AnchorDragger at 7:07pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 23/13331 On Saturday my Wavelength 24 went aground on rocks. Wave action pounded the keel until about 12 inc
'87 Oday 272 fuel system cbourne200 at 7:06pm 03.17.13 Bigger Boats 29/8100 Saturday we powered out of marina, but when wind died later in afternoon, Westerbeje 10-2 wouldn't s
B361 and Volvo Shaft Seal grease and burp? (1) luken7 at 6:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/9108 Evening all. I've been searching across the web regarding the Volvo shaft seal and the need to greas
port windows trainmanjess at 6:02pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1420 hello all i was out on my Mac25 today.. i was taking measurements and looking over the hull and de
new windows glenn and Ina hanson at 5:47pm 03.17.13 Catalina 30 6/2064 I bought new windows for my cat 30 last spring. I got the idea from this forum. I love the new windo
Catalina 36 mkI hull to deck joint. sails at 5:45pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 1/2195 i'm considering purchasing a 1983 Catalina 36. There is several feet of cracks in the gel coat on t
Racing a 1985 Hunter 23 with a code zero hi1cotton at 5:34pm 03.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/981 I bought this boat 2 years ago. I race it in Colorado. The first thing I did was sand the bottom smo
Hunter 37.5 legend Mast Georgieboy at 4:58pm 03.17.13 Parts Search 1/1696 I just wanted to mention to all - I am looking for a mast and boom for a 38 ft Hunter. If anyone kno
Hanging Out in Portsmouth, VA. (4) Roger Long at 4:40pm 03.17.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5317 I ran down to Portsmouth on Friday and discovered a great town where I had a nice dinner before head
thru hull plug stevieb at 3:52pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3661 I am restoring a 24' sloop. I removed the old toilet and would like to plug up the thru hulls. Rathe
forestay length? mac 25... centerline at 3:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/878 what is the original forestay length on a mac25? I am going to replace it with 5/32 and it needs t
Halyard line Keith3981 at 2:48pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1316 I have a 22' Catalina, I am getting ready to change the main sail halyard line. Does anyone know the
Size Boom Tent BLue Dream at 2:13pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1050 Could someone give me the measurements -length and width- for a boom tent for a Beneteau 50. Hav
Retirement: boat or condo? Pat T at 2:06pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 34/6187 Contemplating retirement with the Admiral which is a few years away. Will probably stay in Illinois
Difference between 1977 and 1978 oday 20 Sastevenson at 1:00pm 03.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 20/6343 Hello all, I have a 1977 oday 20 and it currently has a 26.5' hobie 16 mast and sails. It has bee
Vented Loop Mark15051 at 11:43am 03.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/746 Does anyone know how to access the vented loop for the head on a 2005 Hunter 38? Thanks, Mark
Met up with so e frinds in Florida a few days ago. (2) holdech at 11:29am 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1207 This really helps us "northerners" get through the winter. Friends of ours (trailersailors too) have

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Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 6:37am 04.09.23 I made our companionway cover based on Sailrite's design. I made it so it completely covers the co
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Ward H at 6:17am 04.09.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Posting Guidelines JamesG161 at 6:07am 04.09.23 I have an App that converts my boat repair videos to YouTube format. But I prefer this site for post
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:55am 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Asso
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 4:50am 04.09.23 I just finished reading the manual, useful information, these units use R-12 and evaporators. My 199
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:59pm 04.08.23 I have been doing some research on the temperatures that the windings insulation can tolerate as wel
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:19pm 04.08.23 Aluminum is light gray or anodized in a color. Stainless Steel is bright and shiny and often slight
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 7:15pm 04.08.23 Yes, Lanocote can get pretty stiff when cold. I primarily use it when using SS screw into aluminum
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:05pm 04.08.23
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel dlochner at 6:35pm 04.08.23 Did you need a keel or rudder? and if you did where did you find them Fortunately no, however the
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel JamesG161 at 6:17pm 04.08.23 yes Jim i would like to talk check you private messages
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel smokey73 at 6:12pm 04.08.23 Is the rudder shaft stainless steel and is it bent? The original manufacturer of the rudder is stil
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:09pm 04.08.23 Thanks baycloud, well appreciated.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Tally Ho at 6:03pm 04.08.23 Alright. Mineral Spiritis did the trick as far as cleaning the old material off. {Old material was
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (4) Tally Ho at 5:56pm 04.08.23
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:49pm 04.08.23 Welcome to sbo.com! I'd say that"wonky" is a major understatement...There HAS to be a better way
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:18pm 04.08.23 I know how fix both. If you want more info, let me know.
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:17pm 04.08.23 I went through the same problem, boat blown off its jack stands. It wasn't fun and it took for ever
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 kappykaplan at 4:41pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome to
Tartan 4100 Sanitary Pipe Routing kappykaplan at 4:37pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome t

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