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Anybody use cushions on your 170 or 18? ddeand at 12:08pm 09.11.11 Day Sailers 1/1678 Just wondering if any of you have used cushions on the seats. My wife might like them on out boat.
Ice Box williammarshall at 11:48am 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1187 I am considering putting in refrigeration......but. Has anyone taken the old ice box out, or at lea
Monterey Ca, littlescoop at 11:16am 09.11.11 Catalina 22 6/1286 Looking for some one in Monterey California with a C22 Swing keal.. Would like to meet up and take a
Spinnaker dimensions for 2004 H41 AC ice breaker at 11:01am 09.11.11 Big Boats 9/2265 I am looking at buying a used a-spinnaker for my H41. Does anybody have a spinnaker that they could
Boat Ramp Blues. (1) BadMoon at 9:52am 09.11.11 Trailer Sailors 13/6487 I thought I was see things..... 0 Point Marina double boat ramp on Lake Onatario, I had a chuckle w
H376 Shower Sump Discharge "hole" rfrye1 at 9:49am 09.11.11 Big Boats 6/1777 My H376 shower sump shoots straight out all over the dock. Not an issue at my marina since I dont sh
Raw water stink sailcruiser at 8:56am 09.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/9010 Hello head mistress, I have a new to me boat with a much different setup than I've ever had for th
Stalling engine Hal B at 8:54am 09.11.11 Catalina 30 23/4628 I need help! Our 1995 Catalina 30 MkIII is having engine probs. Last week while coming home from ou
Repacement Deck hatch for my Balboa 22 coester at 8:32am 09.11.11 Balboa 1/2652 I am a new owner of a 1980 Balboa 22 Windrose swing keel. I need to replace the Plexiglass deck hatc
Sealing H23 chain plates isaksp00 at 8:02am 09.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1277 We got a lot of rain in the NE Pennsylvania area from Irene and then moisture sucked in by the next
New Guy in Texas ishmael3 at 7:53am 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2215 Hi, not sure if this is the correct place to post this. The drought here in Texas has dried up My sa
Thinking of adding batteries - but where? redunculous at 6:37am 09.11.11 Big Boats 2/1158 Hi all I'm thinking about adding 2 x 6volt trojan batteries to my house banks. I already have 4 of
Cracked Head Scott F. Murphy at 11:51pm 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1987 I recently learned that my old 2QM15 has a cracked head. Thought it was just a matter of a valve job
Steering quadrant Hunter 376-96 (1) StellaBlue at 9:59pm 09.10.11 Big Boats 4/3244 During our retro fit of electronic and auto pilot it was discovered that our steering quadrant has a
new sailplan for 36" catamaran tom hennessy at 9:22pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1003 anyone had any experience with raked mast, double headsail rigs on a 36' catamaran? possible boom f
Height of genoa cwkemp at 7:47pm 09.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/9430 A question for Don and his posse of experts, With the tack of my 150 genoa shackled directly to the
Bilge Pump littlescoop at 6:28pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1711 I just purchase a C22 and was wondering does any one know where they put the biilge pumps and if so
How much should I ask for my C22 chrispeck at 5:55pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1633 I think I am going to sell my catalina, But I am not sure what to ask for it right now. It is a 1978
Attaching a Harken self furler for jib sail to the mast navyblue71 at 5:42pm 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1906 We recently purchased a Harken self-furling jib from a nice guy in Canada. It came with the base dr
MS Coast sail afternoon (2) JonnyQuest at 4:49pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1750 Out for a sunset sail with excellent weather. Here are some shots.

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Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates rgranger at 8:26am 10.20.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 8:20am 10.20.22 Nitrogen will settle over the top surface and seal it.. Air is 79% nitrogen... your positive resu
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 Leeward Rail at 8:17am 10.20.22 being especially careful with veneered surfaces that you don't sand through the veneer. This is th
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 dmax at 7:56am 10.20.22 Re-finishing teak is not that different from other hardwoods. First, you want to clean the surface w
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 7:36am 10.20.22 I don't believe you'll find barnacles in fresh water. It could be the owner is using as a generic t
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak CrispyCringle at 7:05am 10.20.22 Thanks for posting the results of your leak check. It just goes to show why its so hard to find leak
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

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