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Stuffing Box Wrenches flyboy1717 at 6:53pm 05.29.12 Catalina 30 16/6215 I am a proud new owner of a cat 30 which I just launched this week. Unfortunately the stuffing box i
Anybody knows where to sail my hunter 23 ????????? velas470 at 6:20pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1073 I recently bought a hunter 23 and launched for mi first time in lake Toho st cloud did ok but the la
Your thoughts on my placement of an Airconditioner abk at 5:36pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2596 Added info: Your thoughts on placement of Airconditioner Added to the post. I have received some gr
want to get sail slug for my mac 22 newsailor72 at 5:07pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1294 which one should I get, the 1/2, 3/8 or 5/16? here's the link for the 1/2 http://www.sailrite.com/S
School me on chartplotters McZube at 4:47pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2918 The only thing I know for sure is that I need one. I don't need a ton of bells and whistles, I ju
cadran(rpm) amelionne at 4:22pm 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 5/1350
Narraganset Bay Roger Long at 4:01pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5052 Do you think I've done justice to Narraganset Bay? http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/NBtra
lets talk knots! jeanmarc109 at 3:57pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1652 i've got my bowline down pat. can tie that sucker around anything, upsidedown, one handed.... it's
Magnetically Shielded Cockpit Speakers deangraham at 3:45pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 20/9495 Hi does anyone have any experience magnetically shielded speakers in the cockpit about 2 feet away f
Sailing Practice (3) Roger Long at 3:34pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2364 I anchored near the Roger Williams University sailing team practice area and got a pretty close view
How do I restore my deck/topside Jerry75 at 3:31pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2006 The topside and deck is starting to show its age. The fiberglass is starting to leave a chalky white
Replacing a Pearson 34 holding tank kirlos at 3:06pm 05.29.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4164 Hello all, I have recently purchased a Pearson 34 which still has the original Nauta holding blad
Bilge Pump jsut runs and runs rortega46 at 2:56pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1652 I have a H28 and recently replaced the old reliable Rule bilge pump after it stopped working. After
Lewmar 40ST winch repair Mr.X-Ray at 2:39pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1106 Broke my stripper ring on one of my 40ST's. Now lines jam if not careful. So going to order new one
woo hoo launched redhead78 at 2:28pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1068 Hi all, mast up on thurs, launched friday, loaded up sat, and motorsailed from viking marina near ha
Moved Location Of Whisker Pole (3) joker460 at 1:55pm 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/940 Last year I almost lost the Whisker Pole over the side while single handling. That would have been a
Ideas on replacing Air Floor with something else? sigbear at 1:08pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1568 Bought brand new (2011) Achilles inflatable last year and the floor is already becoming unglued, wou
Macerater leak SECOND time easygreener at 1:02pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1116 Did anyone else have a leak from the Macerater? This is our second one and it's expensive to replace
Challenger 12 Restoration (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:15pm 05.29.12 Trailer Sailors 3/4424 Hey all, Just started restoration of a boat I traded for early this spring for free. It is a Cha
reverse air ticking sound Timo at 12:09pm 05.29.12 Big Boats 8/1561 Hi everybody,my reverse air system has started making an intermitting ticking sound. The sound goes

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Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) sail sfbay at 12:38pm 09.25.22 Depends...........an unprotected hull in a freshwater lake, is vulnerable to both soft growth (algae
1975 C22 Poptop Restoration C_Level at 12:20pm 09.25.22 This guy did: "Chip Ahoy" - The Pop Top Restoration - Page 1 (chipford.com) AND "Chip Ahoy" - The P
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries dLj at 12:16pm 09.25.22 Just sayin', every 4 years to change engine mounts seems mighty frequent to me. I'd be looking to ha
Hurricane prep in mast furling dLj at 12:10pm 09.25.22 I also have in boom furling. I also do something very similar to what Rich says above. I have two he
Any 7.3 owners out there? jssailem at 12:05pm 09.25.22 Welcome Confluence 2022 to the SBO forum. We enjoy seeing new members! Add a picture of your boat, a
HELP Jamesiv1 at 11:31am 09.25.22 While it might work now, you still have a hole in your boat which hasn't been fixed. Not a comforti
Hurricane prep in mast furling Rich Stidger at 11:19am 09.25.22 I don't have in-mast furling, but I do have in-boom furling. What I do is roll the sail up tightly
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location (1) C_Level at 11:16am 09.25.22 Good Afternoon, I just wanted to let anyone that may be interested know that I did find out the pro
Any 7.3 owners out there? confluence2022 at 11:13am 09.25.22 New S2 7.3 owner here. I've just finished going through all 160 posts linked to "s2 7.3" and have th
Hunter 33, 2015 dlochner at 11:09am 09.25.22 @dlochner I do read John's web site but that's not where I got that from however now that you ment
Hunter 33, 2015 dLj at 11:02am 09.25.22 Been reading Attainable Adventure Cruising have ya? :cool::beer: @dlochner I do read John's web
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries (1) mermike at 10:59am 09.25.22 The OP has a 2GM. Unlike the 3JHE series, the 2GM mounts are differentiated fore and aft, 100 and 75
Hurricane prep in mast furling Tally Ho at 10:57am 09.25.22 Seems like it should work, as long as: 1) No sail exposed (or anything else than could unfurl the sa
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 10:45am 09.25.22 Honda has a new EU3200i generator out. It would probably start my AC but it's 60 pounds and $2400.
Cabin cushions confluence2022 at 10:36am 09.25.22 Hi, are these still available? I'd love to see some images of them if so. I'm very interested.
Hunter 33, 2015 dlochner at 10:32am 09.25.22 @dLj Thanks, for a 1" bolt It looks like the 165 ft lbs in post #10 is one half of the 365 ft lbs
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 10:31am 09.25.22 I don't really need the AC when I'm away from the dock but at times it would be nice. I could insta
Hunter 33, 2015 smokey73 at 10:27am 09.25.22 @dLj Thanks, for a 1" bolt It looks like the 165 ft lbs in post #10 is one half of the 365 ft lbs
HELP Don S/V ILLusion at 10:25am 09.25.22 Just got back from checking the boat. Still nice and dry :thumbup: While it might work now, you st
HELP Jamesiv1 at 10:17am 09.25.22 Just got back from checking the boat. Still nice and dry :thumbup:

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