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Barrier Coat Futsal Fred at 2:19pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1478 Last Fall I did a ton of scraping and stripping and sanding and got most of the ten layers of anti f
keel / cb winch replacement Mornar at 2:10pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2279 Greetings to all, I am restoring an old Northstar 22 with keel/cb. Presently there is an (fairly ug
34 Draft Questions... Sumner at 1:41pm 04.05.11 Big Boats 7/2324 Hi, and first of all I'm new to this forum. Ruth and I have a MacGregor 26 Classic and are very hap
Painting an alternator Bob S at 1:01pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1951 I did Mainsail's Leece Neville alternator upgrade 2 season's back and it's starting to show signs of
Fresh Water -air lock pfrinaldi at 12:03pm 04.05.11 Pearson 3/2316 I have a Pearson 323 with 3 fresh water tanks, bow, port and starboard. When I run off the bow tank
Help!! Need to place my jib track (Boat Back from the Dead) Penny Can at 11:39am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3023 Hello all: A few weeks ago I posted about my new boat, a mid '60s C-Lark 14. I have been working
p26 kicker question? slofut at 11:36am 04.05.11 Pearson 0/1328 Needing to refit a 9.9 Yamaha kicker on the P26. There's 33" from the transom cutout to the top of t
EverCoat Skid-No-More dscribner at 11:00am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1917 Has anybody used this stuff before?
Xantrex TC20+ Battery Temp Sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:53am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2933 I have a Xantrex TC20+ battery charger and I need to add the battery temp sensor accessory since I h
2-29 JamieStewart at 10:47am 04.05.11 Cal 5/7820 I have a 1974 Cal 2-29 which I have sailed for the past 10 years on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Mid-
Aquablock Sealing Foam Paul and Judy at 10:43am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2009 Anyone have experience with a product called AQUABLOCK. It is a pre-compressed, acrylic impregnated
Cheap cabin sole protection (1) Stephen Trapani at 9:47am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2124 Recycled cabin sole protection Okay, this one is literally a white trash solution. Here in the Grea
36' cc 1998-2001 my turn at 9:35am 04.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1893 Anybody owning or sailing a Beneteau 36' center cockpit? Am looking for a good coastal- Bahama cruis
Battery switch, Echo Charger one more Question RobG at 9:26am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2096 I've red through the previous thread and get it all except one nagging question: I have an OFF-1-BOT
Sea Anchor / Drift Sock FourPoints at 9:20am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 19/6772 Came across this, $45 for the kit it's a great price, but I can't seem to find any info about how la
Oday 23- mainsheet size? Indysailor at 9:18am 04.05.11 Day Sailers 11/3430 Argh- I am going to order a new main sheet, but I left it at the boat. What size is the line, folks?
Floating, Free, Waterproof cell phone protector (1) Stephen Trapani at 8:29am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2110 One thing I love is cheap solutions to expensive problems. I decided to post a few of mine. Surely p
322 Companionway Sliding Cover flypiscesdc at 7:48am 04.05.11 Bigger Boats 11/3694 If anyone out there has any good ideas about where I might get a new Sliding Cover for the Companion
I finished last fall's Sumner at 7:14am 04.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/102 ...Florida trip report. It starts here... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/FL-fall-2010/FL-
Nav Lights Placcement ruidh at 6:53am 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2112 I have concerns about my nav lights. Specifically, the 120 degree white at the stern. It is mounted

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Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:16am 09.01.22 Oh, and is just the tach needle dropping, or is the engine actually starting to stall? If you have
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:12am 09.01.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw w
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed Siamese at 6:11am 09.01.22 Just sell it. They're not worth a lot, and you probably won't see a return for your time and effort
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed andyshaw at 6:05am 09.01.22 Thanks, everybody!
Wet core from dodger snaps? jssailem at 5:51am 09.01.22 In my experience using Bed-it butyl over the past 6 years, it works great as a sealant when you have
Open House - well; BOAT DianaOfBurlington at 5:50am 09.01.22
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 5:38am 09.01.22
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:56pm 08.31.22 Only from what I've seen here on SBO, the same cracks keep opening up again and again. It would li
Is this a common H34 sole problem? Capt Robbie at 9:55pm 08.31.22 usually that is a result from the companionway hatch leaking from rain that sometimes drips around t
A/C duct locations (1) Capt Robbie at 9:41pm 08.31.22 Ed. Before rerouting ducts try installing an in-line fan to increase your CFM n and resistance in th
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 8:40pm 08.31.22 You have thirty seconds to answer. I was watching a crime movie.:cool: _____ It that a British Pou
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 08.31.22 Not here.:rolleyes: I should have said I have labelled all three of my tanks only for my own esti
Open House - well; BOAT Blitz at 7:33pm 08.31.22 love the boat, wish there were some more interior pictures as well as the anchor roller area to see
windless (1) Ken13559 at 7:24pm 08.31.22 My Hunter 326 stock Windlass comes with forward rode dropping and not downward. I understand the Sim
Wet core from dodger snaps? CarlN at 7:23pm 08.31.22 I'm going to experiment with both thickened Gflex epoxy and Bed-It Butyl after using a countersink b
General upgrade Info Crusty Ol Salt at 7:17pm 08.31.22 modified the bilge to get rid of the 'odor' Been a sailor my whole adult life and I have always
A/C duct locations Crusty Ol Salt at 7:07pm 08.31.22 Do you need vents into your main cabin? if the unit return is located in the main cabin all the retu
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Hayden Watson at 7:04pm 08.31.22 Richard... Your boat and what you do is always ok.. That said, consider. Rope clutches have to fail
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.31.22
Testing coolant pump? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:49pm 08.31.22 What I've observed is that the water temp comes up to around 170 and surges to around 180. It didn'

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