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Cast iron keel reconditioning. Esperanza1 at 4:44am 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1225 Going to sand blast my 30' Hunters cast iron keel this spring. I've looked into Interlux 2000 and Pe
Y25 seacock corrosion (1) dee.yeah at 2:36am 03.12.13 Yamaha 2/2046 I noticed that the in-take seacock for engine cooling water is pretty corroded (see attached). Is t
Victron 600 battery monitor serenisea at 9:59pm 03.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3018 I have been toying with the idea of getting one as part of my pursuit to reduce battery power consum
Top speed Mac 26m, 60hp thehomedoc@aol.com at 9:45pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5080 Have a new 26m with 60HP Evinrude E-tec. Top speed with light load and foils retracted is only 15
Installing an inverter jcollins at 8:00pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2293 I have bought a 2000 watt inverter for my Beneteau Sail boat. Is there a way to install it into the
Hunter 30 1981 need help chokrisandy at 7:59pm 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/961 Hello I recently purchased a Hunter 1981 30ft long, everything clean and nice , I checked near the
CNG tank refill Mcshane at 6:47pm 03.11.13 S2 13/5306 Have a new CNG refill station in town....finally. Has anyone removed their tank and had it refilled
40.5 Ditch wind at 6:36pm 03.11.13 Big Boats 12/1884 Any one know how many 40.5 where produced from 1990 to 1998. I think I have one of the last boat off
HT Prop Sizing FourPoints at 6:08pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1381 I currently have a 7.5" pitch 3 blade prop. going to switch to a 4 blade high thrust, my options are
Catalina Rendezvous, 2013 Coriolisbc at 5:44pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 1/1610 Hi All; The 2013 Catalina Rendezvous is July 12 and 13, Telegraph Harbour Marina, on Thetis Island
Swetting Rudder Chris Bogle at 4:57pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1143 Is there metal inside the Oday 22' rudder? We are having a few days of above zero temps and there is
Head sail change on CDI Flex Furler CaptFred51 at 4:09pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1130 My 2002 Macgregor 26X came with a CDI Flex Furler with a 135 Genoa installed. It just blew out and
Kenyon 550 Stove Burner needed frankiedogs at 4:05pm 03.11.13 Parts Search 0/1023 I am rebuilding my Kenyon 550 alcohol stove and I need a new burner assembly. I actually only need t
Touring a M26s that is in the Puget Sound Babbleduck at 3:37pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1070 Hello everyone: I am preparing to acquire my first boat and have narrowed my choices to three ves
Boat Weght nelsonragnar at 3:33pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1868 Would any one out there know the weight of an O'Day 22' Including mast.I am calculating if I have e
Vang connection to mast ScottS at 3:27pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1868 Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, but now I need some advice concerning the First 285 b
Solar Panel George68fs at 2:58pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2293 Would like to setup a solar panel on my O'Day 222. I have one 12V marine battery and basically the o
Cowl Vents Nahart51 at 2:07pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1162 Any one ever put screen or any such thing to keep critters and wasps from coming in the cowl vents o
9.2a Tiller to Wheel fharbison at 12:50pm 03.11.13 S2 5/1725 Just bought by 9.2A a couple months ago. It currently has tiller steering. When I look at most 9.2A
Keel Rust and Fairing Mark Nooney at 12:37pm 03.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1214 Hi all I have a 1984 - 31. The boat is on the hard for a fresh coat of bottom paint. I inspected the

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1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:01am 04.04.23 Next I turned my attention to the spreader brackets. The original cast aluminum brackets were prone
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (7) Chase Hartzell at 8:45am 04.04.23 What a long winter it has been. Six months of hockey have finally come to an end and now I can get
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:38am 04.04.23 replacing the wood in the keel stump (what was Frank Butler thinking?) So it has Wood ?... Ugh.
Bilge Pump breaker cagreen75 at 8:38am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you think
Bed-It Tape is back! Leeward Rail at 8:35am 04.04.23 Just to help people reading/following this thread... It's available now. I have 4 rolls waiting a
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? dlochner at 8:28am 04.04.23 The worst case scenario, dropping the keel to rebed it and replacing the wood in the keel stump (wha
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:17am 04.04.23 Does anyone have experience with this and can determine from pictures which job is needed. I can't
upper life line an original cable stanchion Nodak7 at 8:13am 04.04.23 You can send them in to Seco South and they can replicate them. Had it done with ours on the 41DS. F
Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 8:06am 04.04.23 If you cannot figure out what you need, the forum store has a copy of the build list of parts for y
Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 8:05am 04.04.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:03am 04.04.23 Fill the crack with something like 3m 4200 and be done with it. Glassing over the crack will be pre
Engraved hull number on P450 Hollyberry at 7:45am 04.04.23 The HIN (Hull Identification Number) is virtually always located somewhere on the outside of the hul
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please jssailem at 7:44am 04.04.23 Thanks for sharing the outcome and resource DJ.
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 jssailem at 7:41am 04.04.23 Same query asked on "Ask All Sailors" forum.
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? (1) jssailem at 7:39am 04.04.23 Welcome to the forum. An owner never wants to hear bad news. A buyer with a desire for a boat even
Thread maintenance on my sailboat cagreen75 at 7:39am 04.04.23 That thing looks like it has not been removed in a very long time. I suggest cleaning with a wire wh
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? dlochner at 7:29am 04.04.23 Welcome to SBO. Keel joint cracks are a common problem in almost all sailboats that are externally
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.04.23 Caveat - I don't own a keelboat and have no experience repairing them, so I will keep it short. My
Catalina 22 mk ll Keel Bolt access Leeward Rail at 7:29am 04.04.23 As far as this link says, the wing keel is encapsulated in fiberglass... https://www.catalina22.org/
O'day 192 tidal mooring rschuss at 6:44am 04.04.23 I'd be afraid stuff on the bottom would jam up the CB keel stub that might prevent the CB from comi

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