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Sail cleanin' and hull patchin' (3) heath18703 at 10:18pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2221 I'm not happy about this, at all. My brand new head sail was dripped on during its winter storage,
Mast Climber stephen Penny at 7:21pm 05.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2115 Anyone using a Swi-Tec mast lift with 10:1 purchase + bosun chair + harness? If so, what is your exp
Another "tax" for boat owners in Texas rgallagher at 7:08pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 37/7877 I just received notice from the State of Texas that I had to pay for a decal to afix on my boat as f
450 passage WOT Capt Walt at 6:54pm 05.24.11 Big Boats 8/2447 I am in the process of purchasing a 2001 450 Passage and one of the issues identified by the surveyo
How too finish my large wooden rudder ? Alfred E Newman at 6:47pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4333 HI all I'm restoring my seidelmann 24-1 . It is a big job I am taking lots of pics , But that's for
Sailing To Hawaii Soon seanshine at 6:32pm 05.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2291 http://svbigriver.wordpress.com A lot of you know me as I have been on this board for 10 years. My
Is this a bad idea? (3) mmandwillsdad at 6:29pm 05.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1920 When I first cranked the 10 hp Yanmar on my 82 Hunter 27 this spring, it started with no problem; ho
Yanmar 2GM20F Fresh to salt conversion? drharvell at 4:56pm 05.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2272 Can a fresh water cooling system be converted for use in salt water? Cost? Difficulty?
The Sail connects to the boom right? Drake at 4:55pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6524 Guys, I've just bought a piece of a Mac 26M 03'. The main sail only connects to the boom at two poi
Convert Yanmar Fresh to Salt water? drharvell at 4:50pm 05.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1800 Are their changes that must be made to take a fresh water Yanmar into a salt water environment? What
Beneteau 473 Electrical Issues OulaMan at 4:35pm 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5467 Hello, I am new to the form and created an account to ask this question. I am having trouble wit
Need Trailer for O`Day 23 OS2Dude at 4:09pm 05.24.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4755 I recently bought an O`Day 23, but it has no trailer. I've seen several posts on various websites a
mast raising tomsbeh at 4:07pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1759 Help! My mast gets stuck about 3/4 of the way when cranking it up. Any thoughts? I've checked the sh
Replacement Boom MBMattheiss at 3:38pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2202 1984 Hunter 22 - boat is new to us. Needed a new mainsail when we bought it. Purchased the new mai
Alarm on Yanmar 2GM Panel Nelsonhow at 3:31pm 05.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/6151 The alarm on the panel in the cockpit on my Myanmar 2 GM (B panel I think) used to buzz weakly and f
UK Sails JohnEh at 2:00pm 05.24.11 Big Boats 10/3499 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with UK Sails. Last week I was sailing the boat to Pensacola, Fl from Madis
Finsh or anti-foul Rightsideup at 1:51pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1898 ladies and gents, As a new sailer, can someone please advise as to which type of paint I need to use
Lessons from 1st spinnaker hoist Kermit at 1:25pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2179 As promised, here are a few things I learned during my first time hoisting my cool new asymmetrical
Changing out spreaders stayare at 1:04pm 05.24.11 Catalina 30 3/2033 Anybody changed from original wooden spreaders to aluminium replacements? It's been suggested to me
non skid pattern Orens at 1:03pm 05.24.11 Bigger Boats 5/2378 I own a 1985 O'day 31, love the boat, but some of it's details as far as finish quality is less than

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Stuffing box repack Stu Jackson at 12:55pm 09.10.22 for some reason it states 3/16" x 3/16" That's because the flax is square. :yikes::biggrin:
Stuffing box repack Richard19068 at 12:36pm 09.10.22 It's interesting that the drawing is from 1994. Didn't Catalina 310's came out until 1999.
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. Richard Walker at 12:33pm 09.10.22 What are the phone numbers or email addresses to reach Dave Groshong and Phil Herring at the SBO war
H36 2008 holding tank issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:17pm 09.10.22 You haven't had time to do more than scan the 400 drawings in the Ronco catalog, George! Most lik
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 12:06pm 09.10.22 I think you will find the original traveller for the staysail (Schaffer brand, I believe) is just sc
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:06pm 09.10.22 Hi...welcome aboard sbo.com! el of your toilet? If you don't know, post a photo of it taken from
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Calif. Ted at 12:04pm 09.10.22 Didn't you intend to say "replace my 12 YO Jabsco" ? Nope, This Raritan replaced the Jabsco 12 yea
Stuffing box repack (1) Deleted member 117556 at 12:03pm 09.10.22 Was able to check the original owners manual from 1999 and on page 57 it states that the packing sho
Exhaust leak dlochner at 12:01pm 09.10.22 A common place for leaks and ultimate failures on all diesels is the injection elbow. This is where
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. Richard Walker at 11:58am 09.10.22 I have already ordered the upper assembly of the Boom Vang from Rigrite. It is supposed to ship fro
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 11:56am 09.10.22 Am I correct that you have done a 10 year on the hard refit of a 25' boat, are now stuck in place d
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. jssailem at 11:55am 09.10.22 Hello Richard. Welcome to SBO. Sorry too hear about the broken GooseNeck. This past summer, the ow
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:51am 09.10.22 12 years is middle age for a Raritan PHII unless it's been seriously neglected. It can easily provi
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Tally Ho at 11:42am 09.10.22 You could start at the the thruhull (unclear if you know high one is for the toilet fill) and close
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Tally Ho at 11:32am 09.10.22 My boat is a 1988 model, and I have a Raritan manual toilet. I rebuilt the toilet pump a few years
Exhaust leak Ralph Johnstone at 11:28am 09.10.22 Slight but noticeable exhaust leak on an inboard volvo diesel. Not familiar with Volvo but can yo
Identify 6M O'DAY? jssailem at 11:25am 09.10.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your boat. Sounds like you are looking to refurbish it. Tuni
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 09.10.22 I've been trying to decide whether to re-build or replace my 12 YO Raritan. Didn't you intend to
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 09.10.22 Welcome to the site. You've come to the right place for answers. One small item to start with: boa
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 11:10am 09.10.22 I was thinking a littoral ship might be appropriate An LHA perhaps

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