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Yanmar losing coolant Tim R. at 10:16am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 57/16533 Here is what I know: Engine is a 14 year old Yanmar 4JH2E with 2000 hrs. - Earlier in the season t
Mac 25 Serial #: Ricky B at 9:44am 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1834 Hi, I purchased a 1975 Mac 25 and recently tailored her home from her mooring which she had been f
Lifelines r.bostic356 at 9:41am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 8/1868 I have a Catalina 22, 1976. previous owner had lifeline installed but when I bought only had the st
Precision 21 vs O'Day 192 GordoSK at 9:26am 09.13.11 Trailer Sailors 23/28607 Hello, I am a new sailor currently taking lessons and I am considering the two boats (Precision 21
Cradle/Jack Stand Heights for Irwin 25 JimGo at 9:25am 09.13.11 Irwin 0/3178 Hi! For those following the saga of me finding a sailboat, I gave up on the Catalina 25 that needed
Hydraulic steering on B- First 42 CrazyLegs at 9:00am 09.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1537 Hi Gang, my first post as we are just now looking at purchasing what I think (hope) is our dream boa
Batteries...where to start? sailcruiser at 8:24am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 30/5241 Hi everyone, I'm working through some issues on a recently purchased boat. It can be one of sever
Mast floatation windchime22 at 7:27am 09.13.11 Catalina 22 6/2889 Has anyone seen/installed/have any foam or etc in the top of mast on case of a knockdown? Do you thi
Stainless steel anchors and deck hardware Fogg at 6:23am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 5/1730 I recently ran into a source for stainless steel pelican hooks, turnbuckles and a lot of other stain
H 26.5 motor mount tschroder at 5:53am 09.13.11 Parts Search 0/3495 I would like to replace the EZ-lift motor bracket with an original "fixed" motor mount. Does anyone
Second bilge pump gpdno at 5:13am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2701 I'm looking to install a second bilge as a back-up in case of a failure of my primary pump or float
S2 8.0C Engine Compartment Pictures (1) Styx at 4:55am 09.13.11 S2 12/7621 I have a 1976 S2 8.0C. I am doing a complete refurb. When I purchased the boat, the engine compartme
Frozen AC Rag Bagger at 4:52am 09.13.11 Catalina 30 4/1389 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. I purchased the boat last year and she came with a built in AC unit. I'
Safety Rail History ISFISSY at 1:51am 09.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6236 Why do sailboats have cable safety rails in lieu of SS tubing rails?
new sailor needs help EDHAAR at 12:32am 09.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1678 I need help,I recently purchased an O'day 12' dinghy it is a rather old boat .I do not know how the
More (or less) on Pettit Hydrocoat obsailor at 8:20pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5937 I contacted Pettit to get their reaction to last week's comments about problems of soft growth with
Hunter 34 bow/stern pulpit design/dimensions Pheidingsfelder at 7:21pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 2/2533 I finally found someone to build my stainless! Crazy story, they found me actually. We're trading SS
Storage ideas? sPk at 7:17pm 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3008 Anybody have any clever ideas for storage shelves for the O'Day 25? I want to increase the shelf '
Topping Lift with Rigid Vang on H29.5 tlowum at 7:02pm 09.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1701 My recently purchased 1994 Hunter 29.5 has a rigid boom vang that the previous owner had installed.
Really good news for me NSR sailaway78 at 6:51pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2633 I probably shouldn't post this here, but just for the two wheel gear heads on the board. A friend o

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H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level SkookumZac at 7:05am 10.20.22 That does look like excessive mast rack. It sounds like the new turnbuckles are shorter. I had a s
Loading boat on trailer scottscotty at 7:03am 10.20.22 10/4 on the fulton. I already am strapping across the boat at cockpit, but in front of the stanchion
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain dLj at 7:02am 10.20.22 There is a new process called "mechanical galvanizing" that a lot of companies use and call it "equi
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Randy Rohrbeck at 7:00am 10.20.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blister
Loading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 6:55am 10.20.22 (my old shoulders do NOT like that last 10" of pulling that boat up to position if the ramp is too
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 6:55am 10.20.22 I took the eyebrows off and filled the holes - I prefer the look without them. It would be simple en
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 10.20.22 Nice looking boat!
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 6:38am 10.20.22 Thanks to all, I really appreciate the input. I will provide an update as I sort it out.
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat JBP-PA at 6:28am 10.20.22 They do indeed look like barnacle scar's consistent size and shape and aren't a problem. The Rhodes
sand and finish Teak and aHolly HMT2 at 6:21am 10.20.22 Yes to al, of the above but I used a stripper (not that kind gentlemen) to remove the previous finis
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 4:36am 10.20.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blister
standing rigging juan rius at 4:12am 10.20.22 Not at the moment but yes i live there
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft David in Sandusky at 3:28am 10.20.22
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat jssailem at 3:05am 10.20.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. It sounds like you have been bitten by the sailing bug. Ready to jump into
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 10.19.22 It is very true that if you use a 12v pump it must not run if the engine is not turning. The conseq
Catalina 310 Shaft Removal BigEasy at 9:50pm 10.19.22 Helped a friend remove his shaft on a Catalina 350 w/o removing rudder. With rudder in specific loc
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Richard19068 at 9:49pm 10.19.22 Looks great. Thanks for the inspiration. Have you done anything with your eyebrows?
sand and finish Teak and aHolly BigEasy at 9:42pm 10.19.22 Finished the sole on my 1988 hunter 33.5 many years ago. Sanded lightly with 220/320, vacuumed, w
Kirie Elite 29 Elite29Owner at 9:24pm 10.19.22
Kirie Elite 29 sail sfbay at 9:20pm 10.19.22 Welcome to the forum!! The Kirie Elite Elite 29 in your Avatar is awesome!!

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