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Marine Air Conditioning sigbear at 12:45pm 07.24.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 16/8091 Has anyone had AC/Heat installed on their 309? I am considering having it done in the Fall. I haven
Outboard Prop Debth (2) econnors at 12:31pm 07.24.12 Catalina 22 3/1266 How deep in the water should your outboard prop be? Assume calm waters and little chop. I plan to us
Holding tank leak Serenity at 12:02pm 07.24.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/3325 Replacing a 1991 hunter 28 holding tank My name is Rick, I have a 1991 Hunter 28. The aluminum hold
Cell Antenna Connector Help (2) Rick D at 11:58am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1548 I'm going to post a couple of really bad photos. Didn't have my camera to take better ones. Anyhow,
Hull paint chipping Slow Mo^cean at 11:54am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1146 This weekend I had to beach my boat since the wonderful Corp of engineers thinks a 10'x10' dock is b
Pearson P30 Winch Handle Skooled at 11:27am 07.24.12 Parts Search 1/3150 Hello, I am not a boat owner (or sailor), but a good friend of someone who recently restored a 197
Md DNR Noise Regs Update Dan Johnson at 11:21am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 21/4664 The following is the latest update for Maryland DNR noise regulations on the upper Chesapeake Bay:
sailing door county wisconsin shogue1253 at 11:13am 07.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1051 Recently purchased a 2000 Macgregor X. Put a mast light and depth meter on a headed out for Door Co
Electric Head on a Hunter 35.5 stuart.hamer at 10:48am 07.24.12 Big Boats 8/1978 I would like to install an electric head on my Hunter 35.5. The problem I've come across is that the
Macgregor 26D bimimi question mallen777 at 9:56am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1189 I have a opportunity to purchase a used bimini on eBay. The listing says that it is for a Macgrego
Radar Mount frank balcer at 9:37am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1064 Just purchased a 37 foot Kirie Elite. Boat has an old Ratheon radar mounted on a swivel on the backs
Replace Lewmar winches on O'Day 27 Bill Roughton at 9:36am 07.24.12 Parts Search 2/2423 I'd like to replace the exisitng winches with 2-speed self-tailing winches. Anyone know where i cou
Hunter 23.5 backstay grcccw55 at 9:26am 07.24.12 Smaller Boats 9/2890 I notice after reading the Hunter 23.5 owners manual, that it doesn't mention a backstay in the stan
LINK 20 Wiring Question dugout at 8:59am 07.24.12 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1953 The Link display is two feet from the shunt and the shunt it eight feet from the furthest battery ba
sleeping berths (front and rear) measurements for foam warain at 8:58am 07.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1428 just got a 30' mk1 1984 boat, the foam is missing from both sleeping berth's what are the measureme
Adding a sheet clutch to a Bavaria 34 cabin top Phyxius at 8:52am 07.24.12 Bavaria 1/2818 I would like to add a couple of sheet clutches to my cabin top. However, there is no clear ' easy me
Raymarine ST4000 Mk II lever issue py26129 at 8:25am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1729 Ladies and gents My Raymarine St4000 MK II autopilot has developed a very annoying habit. When it
H306 Air Conditioning bigbrownpilot at 8:05am 07.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1625 When we bought our boat we were aware that the factory A/C needed to be repaired, and the estimate i
Sump Pump Box Or Pump Alone Jeff at 7:33am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2390 I have a Shower Sump Box that needs a new pump. All of the boats I've rented in the BVI have just th
Universal 25XP Intermittent Start Problem KennyBene at 7:30am 07.24.12 Engines and Propulsion 13/9616 New (to me) Catalina 30 MkII with M25XP. Engine starts fine when cold but if warm, sometimes it turn

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Question on Teak (1) Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Joe at 8:53pm 02.16.23 I have used Minwax Spar Urethan pend. I've used this stuff for years on exterior. It'll easily last
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 8:38pm 02.16.23 .Yes that's why I'm still looking for my blue water boat. The Lakes going down pretty low here. I li
Hello to the community Joe at 8:34pm 02.16.23 Lake Travis is a pretty popular sailing lake. Years ago it was rated one of top 10 in country by Sa
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? (2) thinwater at 8:25pm 02.16.23 I've never had a backstay (4 boats). https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nub74vRHCqE/Xv5k4NSkP5I/AAAAAAAAQFc
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Joe at 8:14pm 02.16.23 It'll fit. Buy it. Not because it floats though, I have one of those Titan's and it floats..... bar
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Joe at 7:36pm 02.16.23 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not hav
thru-hull size needed for bilge Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 02.16.23 Most likely the greatest increase to friction is the use of cheap corrugated vinyl hoses which I fou
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26pm 02.16.23
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 02.16.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking :pray: . et.
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 02.16.23
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to SBO. Some rigs are designed to have a back stay, some not. Hunter used a B & R rig on a
Question on Teak Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 02.16.23 This is one of those religious topics where there isn't a right answer, just personal preferences.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 5:53pm 02.16.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The loc
Dockside water connection (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44pm 02.16.23 Kind of an over -simplified diagram but it shows the proper connection point
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 5:41pm 02.16.23 One word - Starlink

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