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Bow rail Slogfish at 4:51pm 03.07.13 Parts Search 1/1505 Hello, Im glad to have found this site. It already feels good to be in company of so many fellow ski
Ac/dc distribution panal Milwaukee Protocol at 3:28pm 03.07.13 Catalina 30 14/4034 Just acquired out first sailboat (1981 Catlaina 30 tall rig) and need to update our ac/dc distributi
h33 bowsprit Juice6576 at 3:01pm 03.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1894 I am buying a cruising spinnaker for my 2011 H33. Asock is running about $375, and a spinnaker furle
Key Buoy merlinuxo at 3:00pm 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1738 http://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?9183 Saw one of these at a local retail and thought it was a
Anchor light rbelding at 2:41pm 03.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2532 I have a Beneteau 37, year 2008, and I want to change the mast head light (anchor light) to and LED.
mainsheet winch jluke at 2:38pm 03.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2008 My 79 Hunter 30 does not have a winch for the mainsheet on the mast, which is inconvenient. I am goi
Best Sailing Reads Capt Strapfoots at 2:28pm 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 22/3277 Hey Just finished Breaking Sea's it was amazing...Anyone else have any good sailing books to recomme
Does an obsolete inboard scare you into selling your boat? Bigjer40 at 1:13pm 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 37/4755 So I was told the Westerbeke on my boat is not rebuildable and to repower would require significant
Is my hull solid fiberglass or have core material? Bigjer40 at 12:11pm 03.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3520 So I am hauling my 84 H27 for bottom job. I have speed and depth thru hull transducers installed in
centerboard cable jim leigh at 11:28am 03.07.13 Ericson 2/3983 what is used to attach lifting keel to hull on my ericson 25. mine broke off and have no idea how t
batteries redhead78 at 11:16am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2164 Hi all, I am lookin at getting 2 new house batteries, I have a starting batt, which group should I u
Twins Recreation in Pulaski NY? JohnS at 11:08am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1435 Anyone have experience with them, good or bad? I purchased something from their website a few da
cockpit cushions Peter M at 10:44am 03.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1462 I want to purchase cockpit cushions for my 2005 Beneteau 373. I see ads for closed cell and Bottomsl
mounting to the inside hull liner joshc at 9:18am 03.07.13 Catalina 22 3/1273 Quick question on mounting to the inside of a Catalina 22.... I am mounting a few items to the insid
Handheld Wind Indicators? RonRock at 8:38am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3252 I am sure this has been beaten to death, so I start by begging forgiveness for the question. I would
Quick release pins Harleyreef at 8:24am 03.07.13 Catalina 22 17/6139 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone uses quick release pins on the forward lines to make raising and l
Rudder Bearing Epoxy Repair Kit Piratenorm at 6:32am 03.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1171 Has anyone tried this new Rudder Bearing Epoxy repair kit Catalina Direct is marketing to tighten up
320/326 Owners Batteries/ Solor what's your setup kjretlaw at 5:25am 03.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2566 I purchased my 326 #339 last year and besides enjoying sailing it in Charleston Harbor and short tri
Innovative solution to bugs in cockpit on H42 (2) eianm at 11:15pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 5/1585 My wife came up with a really very clever and very cost effective solution to the annoying problem o
1991 H42 water leak into front cabin cupboard (2) eianm at 11:04pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 7/1745 Spent a few days on our boat after a terribly wet period and found an unwelcome problem- water leak!

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Bilge Pump breaker Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you thin
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:16am 04.04.23 Now it was time for installation. Unfortunately, I had failed to realize that the new spreader brac
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Mark15231 at 9:11am 04.04.23 Nice project! looking good.
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

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