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Restore teak Bigjer40 at 8:22pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1271 My 1984 H27 has teak grab rails topside and a strip just below the grab rails. They are very grey a
water tanks Golden Road at 7:58pm 04.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1760 Hey folks, I'm wondering what kind of water (drinking) tanks the O'Day 23 came with. My 1976 looks l
new keel winch cable GDTRFB at 7:46pm 04.25.12 Catalina 22 20/3747 I just picked up a new winch cable I had made. I showed the shop my old cable and wanted a new one
Engine Siezure Mystery Kallen at 7:41pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2140 I am struggling with a perplexing mystery. A customer's Catalina 27 with an Universal diesel will c
Installing watermaker 393 Kordie at 7:39pm 04.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2949 After keeping an eye on the web I have found myself a brand new Katadyn 160 e Watermaker at a very g
Shaft Packing Size- 1982 H-30 Nelsonhow at 7:38pm 04.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/987 Anyone remember the packing size for the shaft packing on a 1982 H-30 with a 1" shaft all originally
Hanging Blocks for Lazy Jacks/Stack Pack jimfrankelly at 7:29pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 0/1109 Matt at the Ottawa Chandlery suggested I use Llifting Eyenuts to hang the blocks for the Lazy Jacks/
Someone Else's Cherubini H37C rardiH36 at 7:15pm 04.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1413 I acknowledge that SBO forums shouldn't be a platform for boats for sale. But on this Cherubini for
Steering/Rudder Problems ljfiorenza at 7:12pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/2604 THe steering on my 1988 Catalina has always, in the three years I have owned her, been stiff, compar
engine won't start newboatowner at 7:06pm 04.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3362 I have a Catalina 30 with a 1985 M18 Universal engine that started giving me trouble at the end of l
VHF radio COCKPIT Plug bobcat30 at 6:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 3/1304 The VHF plug in the cockpit does not make a good contact to the female end of the cockpit mic. I se
Water Pressure System drbobfarra at 5:58pm 04.25.12 Pearson 2/1512 I just sailed my 1990 27' Pearson from Milwaukee to Montrose Harbor in Chicago. This is my first sa
Unconventional Bottom Paint rgranger at 5:43pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5165 Hey All I'm hoping for some advice on the use of graphite bottom paint. I've read a lot about it o
Bronze cleaning Ted at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 11/8302 I'm looking for suggestions on how to clean my cast bronze seacock before I reinstall it. The surfac
Stainless grab rails O'day 28 (2) tcwaltz at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Bigger Boats 8/2199 As much as I like the look of teak inside my boat, I'm not a huge fan of it on the outside. The pre
rail mounted engine aliebnick at 5:01pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1392 I have a 1986 Hunter31. I am looking to mount my dinghy's 2011 6 hp Mercury outboard engine on my st
Teak floor in the cockpit John Rushing at 4:58pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 3/3978 I have a Hunter 34 and was wondering if anyone out there has put teak floors in their cockpit. Did
Pearson 303 transducer location GarEi at 4:50pm 04.25.12 Pearson 5/2243 This is a question for Pearson 303 owners. I am replacing my thru hull depth sounder transducer. Her
Triple Rope Clutch bobcat30 at 4:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 5/1732 I need to remove the Triple Clutch on the PORT side of the cabin top. I undid six bolts and it wi
Perko waste deck fitting redhead78 at 4:15pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1816 I installed a perko, 1.5" waste deck fitting on my boat. Do I need anty other adapters or anything f

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Oh no, not that sticky! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 12.10.22
Boat documentation JamesG161 at 8:48am 12.10.22
Boat documentation JamesG161 at 8:42am 12.10.22 We are the 3rd owner. On the boat... 1) Complete set of original manuals, in a carrying case from
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort SycloneDriver at 8:35am 12.10.22 I started with a 23ft boat, then moved up to a 26, then a 28, now a 31. No way my wife and I could
Boat Smells! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:07am 12.10.22 Welcome to sbo.com! You MIGHT consider picking up a copy of my book "Get Rid of Boat Odors"...there
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves Terry Cox at 8:00am 12.10.22 Isomat made the mast for our boat. The manufacturer knows the answer to sheave specs. RigRite has be
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort dlochner at 7:42am 12.10.22 Welcome to SBO. You'll get a lot of opinions. :biggrin: I can't offer specific suggestions for you
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort JBP-PA at 7:41am 12.10.22 Fans are great when it's hot and add tremendously to comfort. You can get rechargeable fans that wo
Oh no, not that sticky! rgranger at 7:39am 12.10.22
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 7:39am 12.10.22
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort thinwater at 7:38am 12.10.22 A few thoughts, having modified a few smaller boats for cruising: Consider outside curtains or at l
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Leeward Rail at 7:30am 12.10.22 Having renoed a 22ft boat and spent a lot of money and.time renoing it... , I would suggest you simp
Boat documentation dlochner at 7:28am 12.10.22 On our current boat, there were manuals for many things. I don't recall the electronics specifically
Boat documentation Justin_NSA at 7:27am 12.10.22 Our POs gave us everything. Dated receipts too. I've been able to locate and download PDFs of the ha
Boat Smells! RitSim at 7:24am 12.10.22 If you decide to do the cushions yourself in the spring-- remove the covers and clean (either dry cl
Boat documentation Leeward Rail at 7:13am 12.10.22 Previous boat = no (we bought it from people who had purchased it as their first sailboat, and they
Boat documentation Allan12210 at 7:09am 12.10.22 When we sold our boat last year we gave the new owner a thumb drive with .pdf files of everything on
Pinole replacement Brian S at 7:09am 12.10.22 Don't know what the Daysailer looks like, but Duckworks has a nice selection of Racelite rudder hard
Boat Smells! Don S/V ILLusion at 6:41am 12.10.22
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