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Otsters can grow on a daggerboard (2) OceanBluzs at 9:39am 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1205 Currently in the process of scraping 12 years of bottom paint in prep for a barrier coat and new pai
Question for those knowledgeable in Physics davenlynn at 7:57am 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2354 Given: The fore and rear stays and the shrouds (simplistically) provide a downward force on the mast
what electronics to get for hunter 23.5 sailboat738 at 7:36am 05.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1374 hi guys i just bought a 96 23.5 hunter it has no electronics installed .its been over25 years sinc
Ahhh, De-masted!! Alex654321 at 6:42am 05.20.12 Day Sailers 2/1564 We were out for the second time this year yesterday in my '81 O'day 19 when a loud crackle was heard
Boat Insurance toddco at 6:13am 05.20.12 Day Sailers 0/1148 Hello All, I am filling out my application for boat insurance from Boat US. Apparently they give a
Stern leak Gypsea Kids at 5:08am 05.20.12 Smaller Boats 3/1456 Forth sail of the season yesterday. It was the Bay of Quinte Belleville to Trenton race so the Kids
Hull painting re-visited Blue Pearl Captain at 4:03am 05.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1706 I've gone down my list of things to do since buying the Blue Pearl, 1993 Hunter 27, and got to hull
Yikes! Already? Roger Long at 3:41am 05.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/495 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0112W5_NL_sm2+gif/084730W5_NL_sm.gif http://w
freezer working intermittently Oceanis 50 Zest at 2:58am 05.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2407 hi, our freezer on 2001 Bruce Farr design is being temperamental. it works fine some days perhaps
What do you call it? (3) All U Get at 2:54am 05.20.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1607 Good morning, Last month there was a post on names for boat parts. I finally got some pictures of a
Lancer 28 or not? Lancer1 at 10:32pm 05.19.12 Lancer 6/7236 I am looking at a Lancer 28 a boat. I have no experience with these boats and have mostly sailed Eri
Which way to go patmacdonald at 9:51pm 05.19.12 C&C 2/2024 I have stripped ' prepared bottom for applying anti-fouling. I will be applying Intrelux 2000E follo
Blue sea battery combiner dkaplan308@aol.com at 8:06pm 05.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2433 I have a Catalina 400. A Blue sea battery combiner charges my house bank and starter battery off of
wiring a gps chartplotter james295 at 7:54pm 05.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 14/5820 installing a gps at the helm on a hunter 29.5 1994 whats the best way to hook up power sorce ? have
Boat on Blocks (1) Gilligan and mate at 6:50pm 05.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1242 Finally got JBUG up in the air. Gonna clean her bottom, clean the keel, repair the trailer, new kee
Fuel tank vent question fox islander at 6:29pm 05.19.12 Catalina 30 9/5303 This might be a dumb question but I'll ask it. A leak in one of the seals of my racor stalled my eng
mounting swim ladder fiestaMojo at 6:27pm 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1540 I removed my swim ladder to repaint the stern. . . any thoughts on the best way to remount it - shou
Faulty fuel shut off relay. Butch23065 at 6:01pm 05.19.12 Big Boats 1/1019 I have a problem with a relay in the circuit that activates the fuel shut off when you push the kill
seacocks Bristol22Caravel at 5:42pm 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1637 So I am currently overhauling my first boat (75 Bristol 22 Caravel) and I am replacing the seacocks
Securing Anchor Rhode Don Guillette at 3:57pm 05.19.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/4518 I noticed this thread on the Catalina site. My slip in Long Beach, Ca was 3 from the end of the gang

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Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 01.23.23 I assume the non-skid spray is less slippery?
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

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