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Mouse Infestation Jda at 1:41pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 14/11481 After two years of sitting under a tarp in the north woods of Maine I found that mice (most likely d
Mystery portal in the bottom of my Ericson Therock at 1:32pm 07.16.12 Ericson 1/3232 I have been refurbishing my Ericson 25 CB. In the cabin on the floor on the threshold to the head
Installation of a Raymarine Autotiller (1) twodzusfittings at 12:59pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 17/3377 I purchased ST2000 Raymarine Autotiller. Installation went very easy, followed the instructions to e
Sunday Morning (1) Sail123 at 12:56pm 07.16.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/2750 Last Sunday Morning as we came back from sailing. Our Sugar Bee was in the first pew.
2 Sail/Rigging questions (1) jGo at 12:49pm 07.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3113 Hi all! I have 2 questions about my sails. 1. My main often gets hung up on the topping lift.
Replacement anchor roller on Hunter 35.5 stuart.hamer at 12:21pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 4/1997 My anchor roller (the part that spins) has totally worn through on my 94 Hunter 35.5 and needs repla
272 Rub Rail DavidCoxInc at 12:07pm 07.16.12 Bigger Boats 4/1369 Has anyone replaced the rub rail on a 272? If so, how easy was it?
What to look for in a Catalina 30 sailorbrad at 11:39am 07.16.12 Catalina 30 11/12820 I have a Catalina 22 and want to upgrade to a Catalina 30. My wife ' I want to do more cruising on t
Remove the Macerator??? Swan at 11:33am 07.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/5169 We are tackling some really stinky issues on our 1987 Hunter 31' and are going to do some heavy HEAV
Broken Hatch Prop white2236 at 11:01am 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1025 Sailing on beautiful calm water. Tacked and forgot the front hatch was open. Jib sheet caught and br
TRL for 22' Catalina 3258701 at 10:52am 07.16.12 Parts Search 0/1797 Need trailer for 22'catalina Cliff / 503-543-2263 c.h.bauer@comcast.net
Which is Better: 4 Blades or 3 Blades? (1) dlandersson at 10:49am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1405 Interesting article: http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/images/smilies/cool2.png Which is Bette
Need some shade for my family! dtorrey at 10:45am 07.16.12 C&C 6/4513 Hey folks, I've got a 1976 C'C 29 MK II that I sail with my family out of Belmont Harbor in Chicago
Rope Clutch Handle Replacement tgrass462 at 10:37am 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 5/3321 Our 1999 260 has rope clutches mounted on top of the cabin. I'm not sure of the brand name (I'll che
Restore a12foot widgon Jacquelyn at 10:32am 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1000 I have an older 12 foot widgon. I had it out on the lake about 10 years ago. The sails are good
Oil Fill Questions on 10 Hp Westerbeke DavidCoxInc at 8:40am 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1150
centerboard lanyard access slowlane at 8:30am 07.16.12 Day Sailers 3/1449 I'm new to sailboats. My Oday 23 centerboard refuses to lower and the lanyard is very frayed. It may
Mainsheet Traveler Bar??? SteveSam at 8:15am 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2121 My Oday 25 1975 has the original mainsheet traveling bar, car and push pins. I would like to know
Best Motor for a '72 Mariner? supercub at 8:01am 07.16.12 Day Sailers 6/2797 The boat came with an adj. motor bracket, but no motor. I had a 6hp shart shaft that I tried on it.
Tie or Shackle to Genoa? 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:23am 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 35/9365 This is the place I should get some interesting feed back I would like to know which is the best wa

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Slip n slide! cymeyer at 6:28am 01.23.23 A couple of years ago we detailed and then hand waxed the deck. It looked good and stayed cleaner f
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 6:27am 01.23.23 Could also be a bad breaker. Take it out and inspect for burn marks. I put in a new breaker, hopi
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 6:27am 01.23.23 What happens if you disconnect the water heater power wires from the water heater and connect it to
Chart plotter choice overwhelm thinwater at 6:16am 01.23.23 Skip the knot meter unless you plan on cleaning it regularly. Yes, I know there is a difference betw
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 01.23.23 Assuming you get dirt kicked into your sink from feet/shoes, I'd add a larger divider. Something fle
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 6:05am 01.23.23 @Crusty Ol Salt I've been looking at the Ancor products as my initial research shows they may have a
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:05am 01.23.23 Hi. Hope you are enjoying SBO. See you had a coolant leak. Hope you got it fixed. Many ideas and qu
Mast stepping sailme88 at 5:14am 01.23.23 It's on the yard, it will happen on the yard and Monday I'm finding out about outside services been
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Joe at 2:21am 01.23.23 I put 7" B&G Vulcan on a double swing arm mounted just inside the hatch on starboard side. The unit
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Joe at 1:59am 01.23.23 "Check out the sailing blog "Sailing Uma" Go back to their first few years and you'll find a lot o
Water heater, electrical enigma JoeWhite at 9:06pm 01.22.23 What happens if you disconnect the water heater power wires from the water heater and connect it to
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 01.22.23 Canadian charts will cost a lot. Lower Gulf Islands are covered in US charts, just check for yourse
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot Stella Orion at 8:10pm 01.22.23 Keoki. I have a Hunter Legend 37. I'm wondering the same question. I'm currently using a Raymarine w
Water heater, electrical enigma TimFromLI at 7:46pm 01.22.23 I had an issue on a previous boat where the water heater would trip the GFCI every time the breaker
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Ward H at 7:40pm 01.22.23 I considered this but the wall thickness of the buttress thread thru hull is thicker than the CF250
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 6:33pm 01.22.23
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue dlochner at 6:31pm 01.22.23
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement bmadan at 6:15pm 01.22.23 Thanks for the advice. I'll check out scandvik.
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 6:13pm 01.22.23 And the other option is to use the CF250 recessed thru-hull but have Forespar mount it with a specia
Hunter 280 mast Question Crusty Ol Salt at 6:01pm 01.22.23

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