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Water Pressure System drbobfarra at 5:58pm 04.25.12 Pearson 2/1511 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 18/5151 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 11/8278 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 3/3973 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 5/2241 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
Bilging and more ... navigateur at 4:12pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1149 I'm working my way from bow to stern .. bilge, bilge pumps, electrical, AC, DC, batteries, charging
bilge water Beeg at 3:52pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2691 Just acquired a Cat. 25 swing keel. Haven't owned a boat in 35 years. Boat sat in cradle several yea
New Instruments and GPS at Helm Ronald10239 at 3:22pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1233 Modifications to my Yacht Specalities pedistal guard (12" o/c x 1" to 9.5" o/c x 1.25) to accomodate
Mast Rake Siamese at 2:56pm 04.25.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3667 The mast on my 309 has a pronounced rake. Sorry, about the lack of pictures, but we'll see if it ge
Caution: Leaking Knotmenter fittings for ST60 series artboas at 2:53pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 23/11961 Ok, it's been awhile since I wrote a really contraversial topic... so here it is. There is a serious
Trailering with the motor lbyonkers at 2:49pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 4/1397 I have replaced the original motor mount with an adjustable one. I attached it with a 3/16 x 12 x 12
Bimini for 1977 22' Oday captined at 2:02pm 04.25.12 Day Sailers 3/4265 Cheapest way to install a Bimini on a 22' Oday 1977, any ideas, does anyone have one, so I can get s
Hunter 25.5 help Jeremy21515 at 1:51pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3148 Model 25.5 I am preping this boat after having laid it up for 14 years. My son took it to the Abacos
Recommend an engine compartment blower smoothsailing at 1:41pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7150 Hi All, I'm looking to replace my engine compartment blower. It's old and draws much to much cur
Wanted: Navico DS200 & DL200 instruments (1) achassell at 1:38pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2809 Having just launched our Catalina 27 for the season, I've discovered that I can't use the sensors fr
Correct torque for hose clamps bobtigar at 12:32pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/9790 Anyone have any idea the proper torque for hose clamps? Bob

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How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? DayDreamer41 at 6:45am 12.08.22 Oh my, that is buggered up real good! Good luck with the rigger
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? (2) ckreitlein at 6:35am 12.08.22 Thanks to everyone who posted a response. Unfortunately, I took my boat out for a sail, to really w
Single handing WI Rigger at 6:34am 12.08.22
Insurance Cost Reduction RoyS at 6:22am 12.08.22 My insurance agent is not very knowledgeable regarding marine insurance. That is why I inquired here
Mast Light Ideas - 32-foot sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 6:15am 12.08.22 Friends gave me one of these, and it would be terrific in your situation. If you hang it above the c
Mast Light Ideas - 32-foot sailboat thinwater at 5:19am 12.08.22 a. The Davis light in post 3 is not USCG approved. Obviously neither are most of the other suggestio
tank sizes catalina 30 dlochner at 4:52am 12.08.22 You might try posting this in the Catalina 30 forum here on SBO.
Remember the 7th of December Kings Gambit at 4:41am 12.08.22 As bad as it was, I think it was Nimitz who said it could have been much worse but the Japanese wer
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop MaritimeOliver at 4:36am 12.08.22 Great bunch of salty guys here. Thanks for the positive vibes as they say. i am a little confused b
Port long window (port) replacement Hunter 29.5 Sailgunner at 4:34am 12.08.22 I was able to obtain mine from this store.
Evergreen jon hansen at 4:15am 12.08.22 John, the pilot was in command of the vessels navigation. not the AB, not the 3rd mate, not the Cap
House battery recommendations artleyt115 at 4:14am 12.08.22 @artleyt115, you can take some of these comments about anchoring etiquette with the grain of salt.
Insurance Cost Reduction Kings Gambit at 4:10am 12.08.22 Unless you're accident prone, Increase your deductable. The more of the risk you're willing to ass
Water Jug on sail? Tater at 4:05am 12.08.22 I hoped that the ball at the top of my mast was a curiosity for non-sailors. I really appreciated it
Single handing jon hansen at 3:07am 12.08.22 i don't know your gear, however, what about shims of oak wood or hard plastic to fix you up.
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:41pm 12.07.22 In my reading of late, it has been talked about, one main contributor to shroud failure is the sprea
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 7:03pm 12.07.22 Syclone, I have attached a rough drawing of the custom bracket that Beneteau fabricated f
Port long window (port) replacement Hunter 29.5 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:51pm 12.07.22 Have you called the store connected to this site? This is probably your first and best choice whe
Replacing control cables. Donald at 6:46pm 12.07.22 My throttle is very stiff. So much so that after 30 years, the stainless machine screw that secure
House battery recommendations berner73 at 6:45pm 12.07.22 @artly115, please don't take any offense to all the comments volunteered in this thread. You've bee

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