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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 7/5079 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 3/1867 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 2/1161 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
Table hardware on 1984 O'Day 222 JMAP06 at 12:29pm 03.11.13 Day Sailers 7/4112 Does anyone know what the hardware on the 1984 O'Day 222 table was called. They are metal tracks. On

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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
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions KE5HVM at 6:40am 04.04.23 Thank you for all your responses. They have all been very helpful and they are appreciated, but I th
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 6:37am 04.04.23 Running Rigging \| West Marine Jim... And the winner is... surprisingly... West Marine... Their pr
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 6:07am 04.04.23 Correct me if I am wrong Okay being a little less silly... I multiplied by 119 when I should have m
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 04.04.23 @JES7 Look to see if you have a third sail and pole? Take a photo of the furler drum and post it.
Seeking a Spinnaker Pole Car for a 1987 Beneteau Oceanis 381 rgranger at 6:03am 04.04.23 The link you provided says they will order one for you.
Dieless Crimpers? Garbonzo at 5:50am 04.04.23 The eternal problem we have here is that it is not possible to know a good crimp unless you cut a fe
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 04.04.23 When the tank is full, it will stop filling up. Simple. Close it up and go drink some grog. I call
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 04.04.23 I would think you can find the hood furler manual at hoodyachtsystems.com Also lol under archives f
Spring Cruise 2023 Will Gilmore at 5:26am 04.04.23 I'm sure the photo opts will be even better than the Easter Bunny. No one will be crying, over havi
I'm a newbie fresh and green! NYSail at 4:37am 04.04.23 My last boat was a Pearson 36-2 1986 centerboard. My boat was neglected and we did a major refit to
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please sailme88 at 4:12am 04.04.23 Yale Cordage in Saco Maine
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 3:48am 04.04.23 I like Samson, Marlow and Yale. Not a NER fan. I like solid color line, and they charge more for

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