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A little play in my spreaders weinie at 1:41pm 05.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/981 I noticed my spreaders seem to have a little play, rotating around the single bolt that connects eac
Folding/laying and lashing mainsail to boom on Oday 19 weh5748 at 1:11pm 05.18.12 Day Sailers 2/4322 Just purchased an Oday 19 and raised and lowered the main for first time. On my previous boat barrel
Leaking head Old Sailor 2 at 12:43pm 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1116 I am experiencing a small leak in the seal (motor to cutter blade/impeller) of my original Jabsco he
Anchor Rhode fastening Milton.Audas at 12:42pm 05.18.12 Catalina 22 7/1964 Hi guys. Goes anyone have a photo and advice on securing the anchor Rhode to the boat (1981 C-22). I
Inspect./Ventilation Hatches MacGregor22 oromadan at 12:40pm 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1865 Just bought Macgregor 22 1978 year I need some help me to find the 5 cabins hatches or what should
sail dimensions zmaxpilot at 12:38pm 05.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1665 I need to find the dimensions of the MacGregor 22, and the Venture 24 to see if they are close in si
Outhaul rigging for in-mast furling main Tomek23582 at 12:38pm 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1571 Hi: I was wondering what is the purpose of ~2 in diameter, soft, grey ring that the main outhaul for
Engine water intake bigsick at 12:31pm 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1320 Topped boat last week. Went down today and noticed more water in bilge than usual. Started searching
Bildge pump float switch (2) paulj at 11:48am 05.18.12 Catalina 310 6/2198 Old float switch finaly gave up or just to old to work. Switch would stick open or in the up posit
Slide/Slug Size C-27 Faris at 11:01am 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2279 Hi, I have a 1972 Catalina 27 and need a new main. She is new to me, so I don't know off the top o
Dredging Rock Hall, fyi Warren Milberg at 11:00am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1741 "12264 Mariners are advised that the Dissen ' Juhn Company will be conducting dredging operations in
Vision 32 electric winch Ed D at 10:14am 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1283 I have a 1989 Hunter vision 32 ft I am considering installing an electric winch for the main halyar
BBQ grill fuel use question (1) Nom De Guerre at 9:38am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3282 I have a SS rail-mounted BBQ grill on the stern pulpit. It is fueled by a 1 lb propane camping bottl
Rudder "slop". Am I missing something? (5) Chris Patterson at 8:30am 05.18.12 Catalina 22 12/2388 I have an extraordinarily large amount of play in this kick up rudder. I can see why it is, but I ca
How often do you check your boat? c130king at 7:40am 05.18.12 Catalina 310 7/3301 Just bought Hull #178. Was wondering how long some of you will let you boat sit at the marina withou
Charging Gell Batteries TFrere at 7:20am 05.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2297 I just acquired an 8D gell battery and am planning to install it as my house battery in my boat. I
Link 2000 acting strange Rodd at 6:28am 05.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4438 I am again getting the "Float" green light while the unit is still clearly in the absorption stage,
What boat is this, please? (4) RobertLangdirect at 5:02am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1341 I know this is the old wooden sloop that ran into the bar in a MA river in the early 60s. But, what
Transom ladder and blower 92 cat 34 Billyrap at 4:03am 05.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1213 I am looking to convert on 1992 catalina 34 transom ladder to a swing gate Saw some references but n
Helm Seat (5) seadaddler at 3:27am 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1402 I am just showing my helm seat I added to see over my chartplotter and relax and rest my back and le

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Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:33am 01.22.23 @Rick Webb you know me well due to my involvement with both boats. Like @rgranger said, Why? Bot
Hunter 37.5 (1990)-Garmin Linear Drive Autopilot Installation Assistance Stella Orion at 11:12am 01.22.23 Don, I have a Legend 37. Did you ever install the linear drive autopilot in your vessel? If so.. whe
What did he mean when he said this? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:10am 01.22.23 As a former Catalina/Capri dealer, I was asked by Frank Butler of Catalina whether or not to add a w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 01.22.23 More details of the hull such as age, make, history would certainly help.
Mattress Underlayment Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 01.22.23
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue dlochner at 9:39am 01.22.23 Welcome to SBO. Has this boat been run hard aground? Delamination is a serious issue and the boat
Fuel Tank Return Line Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 01.22.23 however the link to the catalogue you recommended didn't work (I think it's a path to your hard dri
Beneteau interior wood Jacktar at 9:06am 01.22.23 Beneteau ah yes the french word for expensive
Beneteau interior wood DannyS at 8:54am 01.22.23 We have a 2004 Bene 393 and the warranty work was done on the woodwork before we purchased the boat.
Hunter 356 windlass Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 01.22.23 @chuckwayne is a good source. Also look at the archives for a h 356 called Java owned by Jim. Seamo
Grab handles on 356 saloon 'ceiling' Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 01.22.23 Check out history of H. 356 Java owned by Jim Seamons
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Crazy Dave Condon at 8:42am 01.22.23 There Is a help line on this site who can help that are former employees. There may be charge and m
Hunter 280 mast Question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:28am 01.22.23 I am going out on the limb as it has been many years I sold a Hunter 280. Yes there was a rectangul
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement dlochner at 8:18am 01.22.23 Once you remove the faucet and shower, it may be replaceable at your local big box hardware store or
Chart plotter choice overwhelm dlochner at 8:15am 01.22.23
Chart plotter choice overwhelm JBP-PA at 8:05am 01.22.23 Instrument packs come in starter kits that include the sensors, displays, and N2K backbone. If you a
What is This, Anyone Need One? (1) Leeward Rail at 7:44am 01.22.23 And you call me sick, Groucho:facepalm:
Chart plotter choice overwhelm mforum at 7:28am 01.22.23
Water heater, electrical enigma dlochner at 7:13am 01.22.23 Is the water heater on its own breaker? Is the main breaker an ELCI? If so the issue may be a small
Chart plotter choice overwhelm dlochner at 7:05am 01.22.23 Your budget will be tight. Some basics. There are primarily 3 manufacturers of recreational marine

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