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Why Not Elastic Paint as UV Barier On Sail's Leach/Foot? rardiH36 at 1:15pm 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5130 At the risk of opening myself up to some (OK probably much) incredulity, has anybody tried (or done
Mexico Race Blaise at 12:35pm 05.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1151 Just to give you guys an update. We just got back from the Mexico race. We won our division for the
New Race in SoCal Rick D at 12:32pm 05.10.12 Racing 3/4919 There is a new race from Long Beach with a Friday, June 29th start. It will go to either Newport Bea
HUnte 41 AC windlass capacity simpsonc at 11:53am 05.10.12 Big Boats 4/1324 New to Hunters, and just bought a Hunter 41AC 2005. So far so good. I am having trouble figuring
ST50 or ST60 wind sensor parts caipirinha at 10:51am 05.10.12 Parts Search 3/2977 Where best to find spare parts for raymarine wind sensor parts (windvane mostly) Thanks
C22 interior cushions GDTRFB at 10:01am 05.10.12 Catalina 22 0/1297 Do any of the vendors sell complete interior cushion sets? not just covers, but foam too. Than
Little leak in stearn earlkeim at 10:00am 05.10.12 Smaller Boats 6/1511 Hi, I have a little water leaking into the rear port bunk area, it accumulates in the far port cor
New alternator bugsboat at 9:44am 05.10.12 Big Boats 4/990 Well, I purchased a 100 amp Balmar alternator and will replace our tired 55 amp alternator this summ
Lead Keel bugsboat at 9:39am 05.10.12 Big Boats 2/1114 We have a 1995 Hunter Legend 37.5. Getting ready to paint the bottom and launch, but the keel has so
Note to Capt. A. Fleming in Scotland Ed Schenck at 9:38am 05.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/870 So you are in a canal traveling northeast which will take you through Loch Ness? Who new that you c
Which paint to use?? Greg McKenzie at 8:43am 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1465 I am too cheap to buy our family a new RIB inflatable..I patch the holes, I've changed the lines, pu
Dinghy on Davits boat trim O'Day 35 Member 66616 at 8:40am 05.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1745 I recently installed Garhauer Davits on my O'Day 35. Great product and support from Mark at Garhauer
Repairing Rusted Keel (3) Annapolis Day Sailor at 8:17am 05.10.12 Smaller Boats 13/10329 I have substantial rust on the majority of the keel. I have verified the iron keel is still solid. A
Sailing into the night ... Shoaldrafter at 8:06am 05.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2388 Here is some music to sail into the night with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaUmMticKRU'feature
Boom Vang... Installed correctly? (1) dknape at 6:02am 05.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1854 Please forgive my ignorance, but I am still a newbie. I just rigged my Boom Vang and am not sure if
Mac 26M Masthead Cable for VHF and light (1) DarylA at 5:56am 05.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2957 51905.vB As within my sailing experience I have inverted a 5m Catamaran I am delighted to find that
neglected head rer_239 at 4:52am 05.10.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2375 just bought a long neglected 67 chris craft, that was on the hard for a number of years. it has 2 t
Water heater manual Taroona at 11:57pm 05.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1301 Does any body have a manual for the water heater/heat exchanger that is on a 323.
Roller reefing Help ejet99 at 10:32pm 05.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1327 Hi, I have a venture 2-24 and I am trying to get info on the roller reefing set-up. When I roll up
The Devil Within ................................ (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 05.09.12 Ask All Sailors 10/7135 ....................... finally revealed. Ever since we purchased the boat new, I've worried about

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First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 4:06pm 10.31.22
Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 4:06pm 10.31.22 I thought you were looking for water hose not "Exhaust" hose.
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 jssailem at 4:04pm 10.31.22 Hi Colin. Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. You sail in some great water.
Saltwater hose to engine 4Winds at 4:01pm 10.31.22 OK, have been looking for CORRUGATED Marine Wet Exhaust Hose 3/4" ... You will not believe how unbel
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 sail sfbay at 3:59pm 10.31.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Can your sheaves accept rope? If so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:59pm 10.31.22 And it is a PSS dripless.....according to the surveyor.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:57pm 10.31.22
Winterizing question Justin_NSA at 3:47pm 10.31.22 I installed a heater bypass circuit so the pink stuff doesn't get into the water heater tank. I only
Saltwater hose to engine kloudie1 at 3:31pm 10.31.22 Is it possible to rotate the pump body 180 so the discharge is looking up and suction is down?
Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 3:21pm 10.31.22 That hose leaves the pump and does down. To Where? Perhaps a picture that shows where the hose goes.
Saltwater hose to engine Ralph Johnstone at 3:15pm 10.31.22 Wire wound exhaust hose. The wire prevents the hose from collapsing.
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 3:12pm 10.31.22 I was there for the survey and while it was mostly non-intrusive; it was very thorough even to the
Fender covers- Yes or No? jaysweet at 2:56pm 10.31.22 About a month ago, I bought 2 large, cheap beach towels. Planning to use them to make 4 fender cover
Fender covers- Yes or No? jon hansen at 2:45pm 10.31.22 you boys ever use fender boards? they are a must at pilings and double so when transiting a lock.
Winterizing question Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 10.31.22 Did I just fill the hot water heater with pink stuff? Indeed you did. Not the end of the world tho
Winterizing question Davidasailor26 at 2:28pm 10.31.22 And for antifreeze, I've had good luck with the hardware store RV antifreeze which is generally muc
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:25pm 10.31.22 FYI. Most pre-purchase surveys are chiefly hull surveys. But in any case, they are usually based on
Fender covers- Yes or No? WayneH at 2:21pm 10.31.22 Fender covers help keep your boat clean. Or at least my boat. Something happened to my beach ball fe
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? Davidasailor26 at 2:20pm 10.31.22 Related to this, on the pre-sale survey that we had done about a year ago, the surveyor noted in th
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? stevenhagberg at 2:13pm 10.31.22 I just picked up a new to me C25 and she needs a bit of freshening up. I'm thinking of getting som

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