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Teak cockpit grating (3) Conrad151 at 4:38pm 08.10.11 Catalina 22 4/2138 What do you think. Varnish or not. The bottom still has some from someone before me but the top is s
Rigging tightness An anonymous user at 4:33pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/6530 OK, new user probley be asked before. How do you know when you have the standing rigging the right t
Deck painting Joe Moreno at 3:40pm 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1589 I am working on a 33 ft 78 Hunter. Would anyone know which is best to paint or to gelcoat the deck.
Attaching fixtures to the gunnels davenlynn at 3:28pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2969 I need to attach two cam cleats to the gunnels of my M25. What is the best way to do it? I also have
halyard wrap jib furler iron horse at 2:18pm 08.10.11 Trailer Sailors 7/7000 While helping raise mast on Tanzer 22 found that the jib at top was wrapping around forestay. No t r
Hunter 340 CG jomanning at 2:02pm 08.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1919 I am building a trailer for my Hunter 340 and wonder if anyone know the center of gravity. Hunter s
Shipwrecked ifmdalvey at 12:11pm 08.10.11 Sails Call Lounge 7/6006 SHIPWRECKED A ship is wrecked on a desert island. The survivors who make it to shore are the fol
Stanchion/Lifeline Robert 47 at 11:29am 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/4397 I need to replace 1, maybe 2 stanchions on our 87 Hunter 31. I have looked on line at some of the su
1984 hunter 34 Bubblehead at 11:18am 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1605 Ahoy Mateys, I have an 84 hunter 34 and am interested to see what a squared away battery locker look
Handling the Jib while tacking jimlay at 11:15am 08.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/12687 Don; I read something in one of the otehr postings and I want to make sure that I understand what
Moisture In Decks Ducati at 11:00am 08.10.11 Ask All Sailors 18/9031 Found a 1' area with elevated moisture below the deck. It's under the non-skid pattern which will be
Water in head Michel16055 at 10:55am 08.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1002 had some great sailing on Lake Champlain past couple of weekend. 10-15 knots and 15-20degree heeling
any advice on THIS crack??? john6206 at 10:45am 08.10.11 Day Sailers 3/2520 Hey all - I am one of the guys that has said that cracks on the 170 are a fairly minor deal and are
Parts for H28 ... eliems at 10:01am 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1523 I broke one of the sliding arms that hold the front hatch open (passing our Boxer through it), and I
Name Changing Ceremony a Success (3) rhythmsurfer at 9:42am 08.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2062 I just wanted to thank all of you who contributed to my questions on how to go about having a proper
Bimini straps drh1965 at 9:40am 08.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2049 Ok. I'm having a lot of trouble with what seems trivial. My old bimini straps have failed... I bo
After 19 years of feet dry, the Lady J launches. (2) CharlieCobra at 9:24am 08.10.11 Ask All Sailors 26/3959 The day finally arrived and the "Lady J", K-40 hull number, went feet wet for the first time in 19 y
Coolant recovery tank on C30 MKII? RosaMaria at 9:15am 08.10.11 Catalina 30 9/4713 I recently purchased a 1991 C30 MKII that has been in regular use by the previous owner up until a m
Lancer 45 Center-Cockpit (1) patcda at 8:43am 08.10.11 Lancer 3/3192 I own a 'Lancer 45 Center-Cockpit 1985' since 2005 How come the site has no record or reference to t
Hurricane preparation jimrhome at 8:36am 08.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1454 What is the best way to prepare a Hunter 18.5 located on a lake if a hurricane is forecast? Leave i

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old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Leeward Rail at 9:15am 08.21.22 Cand upload photos to help figure this out. Please do upload photos. Your description is horrible
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Davidasailor26 at 9:15am 08.21.22 The screwball homemade adapter is gone and the yellow (and pink) extension cords are still there (
Fuel gauge sender senang at 9:12am 08.21.22 I record eng hrs at fill up. Every evening New eng hrs - Fill up eng hrs = Tank hours. Knowing hourl
Radar Repair JamesG161 at 9:07am 08.21.22 My Raymarine Radar did same thing when the Battery Supply voltage dropped below a thresh hold Voltag
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Brian D at 9:04am 08.21.22 What is the clear material of the patch? Vinyl window material? That is two layers of Shoe Goo. Fi
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system dlochner at 9:01am 08.21.22 Such a unique grasp of the obvious :thumbup: . It comes with age and experience. :cool:
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Richard19068 at 8:55am 08.21.22 Do I correctly understand you to say the marina removed the screwball homemade adapter ? @Crusty O
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system Ralph Johnstone at 8:49am 08.21.22 Why bother draining it Just USE it.;) Just get in the habit of using the hot faucet all the time ev
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system Tally Ho at 8:37am 08.21.22 Why bother draining it Just USE it.;) Just get in the habit of using the hot faucet all the time
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 JBP-PA at 8:26am 08.21.22 It looks like your gooseneck is not bolted to the mast, but to a stainless sliding plate. If you ro
Radar Repair Ratty at 8:23am 08.21.22 thanks - will definitely follow up. All other instruments are working fine BTW.
Radar Repair senang at 8:21am 08.21.22 You most probably have water intrusion in one of the connectors causing a short circuit. Start by un
Radar Repair rgranger at 8:19am 08.21.22 Corrosion at the terminals would be my first look. Wire brush and squirt a little WD-40 on the end
Radar Repair dlochner at 8:14am 08.21.22 Welcome to SBO. It may seem obvious, but have you checked all the connections and fuses? Are all th
Removing water tank Hunter 37 (1) senang at 8:14am 08.21.22 I would be very surprised if it is not secured. In attached photo you will see how the 130 liter fue
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (1) rgranger at 8:13am 08.21.22 Is this what you are talking about? "tabernackle". Do a google on sailboat tabernackle.
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.21.22 In the photo of your main hoisted, you can see scallops between the sail slugs at the mast which ind
DC electric panel troubleshooting rgranger at 8:09am 08.21.22 Thank you for the advice, gentlemen. It was either Socrates or Monty Python who said "I do not know
Refrigerator Conking Out senang at 7:48am 08.21.22 Most fridges installed in a boat have a safety device where they switch off when voltage gets to low
Clock and barometer installation advice senang at 7:43am 08.21.22 Mount on a piece of wood of your choice. Attach to the bulkhead with 3M Strong Dual Lock reclosable

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