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How do I restore my deck/topside Jerry75 at 3:31pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2116 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 4/4230 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 5/1737 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 3/1138 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 1/1090 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 0/974 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 5/1635 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 3/1167 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 3/4650 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 8/1654 Hi everybody,my reverse air system has started making an intermitting ticking sound. The sound goes
On the importance of good advice Indysailor at 11:25am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1341 I've been sailing now for just three years, mostly self taught with the exception of a pretty rushed
new outboard mount (2) TENACITY CS36T at 11:17am 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 4/1850 mount finally, put as low as possible to provide maximum prop lowering if and when required. Can til
adding awindlass to a pearson 33 dzimb at 11:08am 05.29.12 Pearson 0/1022 I would to add a windlass to a 1988 Pearson 33. I would like to know how to do it if it can be don a
Spinnaker for Hunter 23.5 rmoore01 at 11:05am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3979 Hi, Recently purchased a 1996 H 23.5. I would like to rig it for a spinnaker and need some directi
1979 O' Day 23 Main Sail Jclark29 at 10:26am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2250 Anyone know the price of a new main sail or where I can get one? Thanks, J
Window Seal Replacement? RonRock at 9:18am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1276 I need to replace my windows in my V25. I am sure that I have read threads here that suggest Butyl a
Interior Cushions Catch the Sun at 8:32am 05.29.12 Parts Search 1/2743 Add a reply if you know if a manufacturer of custom interior cushions. Leave a review if you have d
Cruising RPM for universal M25-XP Brad on Vashon at 8:21am 05.29.12 Catalina 30 20/14918 first long cruise exposed some new issues-- like that I can barely make 5+ kts in slack water or les
Beautiful day on the Bay (2) CCHer at 7:29am 05.29.12 Catalina 310 4/1629 Taken by a friend this Memorial Day weekend; we were somewhere off the Great Wicomico, Chesapeake Ba
Yanmar fuel line needed sdadams at 6:36am 05.29.12 Big Boats 5/1166 I have a leaky fuel line off of a Yanmar 3QM30 that has been discontinued and I can't seem to locate

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Rain water through the mast (2) jssailem at 5:10am 01.07.23 Yes water will find a way inside you mast. It can generate from several sources. Moisture condensat
H26 Main sail rigging Chiriqui at 4:57am 01.07.23 https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_26_82584071.pdf Page 33 oh pg 32 the drawing in t
Older sailers garymalmgren at 1:26am 01.07.23 https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-record-breaking-sailor-horie-84-to-receive-u.s.-a
Single handing Joe at 10:07pm 01.06.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 7:59pm 01.06.23 My plan is to close the valve, disconnect the hose, put the hose end into a pan of water and trying
Rain water through the mast JoeWhite at 7:51pm 01.06.23 My understanding is that rain water rises in running rigging due to capillary action then drips down
Think your PO made mistakes? Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke: Looks like there
Rain water through the mast shemandr at 6:25pm 01.06.23 There is currently a thread "mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin." It is c
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 6:09pm 01.06.23 What Greg said. :plus::beer:
Think your PO made mistakes? Hollyberry at 6:08pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke: Not originally..
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 5:53pm 01.06.23 ASI NDB1L-32C-32-120V DIN Rail Mount Ground Fault Circuit Breaker, UL 1053 Ground Fault Sensing, Lea
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:31pm 01.06.23 Right up my alley. The water ballast tank lid slopes down in the rear of the boat Anywhere behi
The cycle of life Captain Larry-DH at 4:24pm 01.06.23 1996, wow, Phil! It must have been around 2000(?) that you rescued the whole lot of us from the cl
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:58pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something. It is called a Speedy Stitcher
Think your PO made mistakes? Gene Neill at 3:32pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke:
First time sailboat owner (1) hatchclan at 3:27pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:26pm 01.06.23 got the lights changed out...much better. happy wife = happy life.
The cycle of life WayneH at 2:53pm 01.06.23 Phil, Thank you for all you've done for SBO and TSBB, also. :clap::clap::clap: Both sites have been
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 01.06.23 Paging @Crazy Dave Condon who might have some insight on the ballast tank location.
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Orbweaver at 2:25pm 01.06.23 One thing that I've noticed during my searching is that not all manufacturers put adequate thought/p

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