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What to fill old mounting holes with Larry.M at 8:06am 04.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4552 I am considering replacing my Jabsco with a PH-II. I have never seen one of these conversions which
Hull painting kev1951 at 8:00am 04.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2525 I am going to paint my hull 1988 catalina cant decide on which color Jade mist green or Dark g
Leakage onto aft bed from starboard melandchesley at 7:11am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1424 We have leakage from the starboard side somewhere that we notice after sailing and starboard heeling
One foil Quoddy at 6:53am 04.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6083 We are going windward without a traveler or easily movable jib block. If you look at the main and
cleaning the hard white plastic Jack at 6:25am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2015 Hi all... I am wondering if anyone has found a way to clean the stains off of the hard white plastic
12v Batteries prosmile at 5:27am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4434 Can someone give a concise discussion of batteries? What is "deep cycle", group? Cranking amps? Dua
Mixing Tee Broke Offshore (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:13am 04.06.11 Catalina 30 28/6281 I am posting this as a reminder to all to check the integrity of their systems to avoid this problem
Imron Paint Question rajhnsn at 3:00am 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 8/9356 I have tracked down the previous owner of my Oday 35 and found that the boat was painted with automo
Westerly maintenance expert needed Haifa at 10:36pm 04.05.11 Other Sailboats 1/1688 Location Saudi Arabia Maintenance expert required to do complete survey and maintenance for wester
Simple question on wiring thenickboarder at 10:15pm 04.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1316 How would one secure a wire that is just sitting in the bottom of a locker. Is there any good way to
Spring Sailing.............. Almost (1) truckman at 10:12pm 04.05.11 Catalina 310 3/1732 Thought I would post this great pic of my beautiful wife at the helm on Saturday in 20 knots.
Sail Shackles and Slugs (4) awoody at 7:53pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2789 I need to replace shackles and slugs on the main sail for my Hunter 26. As you can see I have a var
Looking for replacement windows simpsoned at 7:37pm 04.05.11 Parts Search 1/2648 I have a 78 Newport 30...the windows on the cabin leaked...I was able to re-seat and make three of t
Deep boat ramp - Chesapeak Bay Bryantowski at 7:33pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2672 Hi, I bought a trailer for my O'Day 25 (w/centerboard) this winter so that I can work on it at home
Hunter Club ddecamara at 7:08pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1669 Hello, I own a Hunter Vision 32 and I am anchored at the Napa Valley Marina. I would like to join a
Sandpaper grit Rightsideup at 7:08pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2419 Ladies and Gents, Can anyone advise which grade/grit of sandpaper I should use to rub down the hull
Anybody use these handrails (1) paulj at 5:52pm 04.05.11 Catalina 310 8/2626 for anything? paulj :troll:
Reinforcing a boom (1) rpwillia at 5:50pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5436 A friend has a 49' Beneteau (really sweet boat) and he heard about some issues with the boom (some g
boat wiring on c22 thenickboarder at 5:43pm 04.05.11 Catalina 22 2/1533 These questions may sound dumb to someone who knows anything about electricity. Basically I am insta
Mainsail traveler car rbtpfe at 5:38pm 04.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1948 Does anyone know who may have been original manufacturer of mainsail car traveler for a '78 30' not

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Need a new tachometer Calif. Ted at 7:48am 09.04.22 Try contacting parts at the factory, I used to be able to get a lot from them before they moved the
Buyer's or Seller's market? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 09.04.22 Have no intention of selling and have been offered more than I paid 10 years ago. Property I bought
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windless (1) Scott NIelsen at 7:05am 09.04.22 I installed a windlass on my 1996 Hunter 37.5. Before installation I found someone who had installe
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I saw something sad today... Leeward Rail at 6:36am 09.04.22 It is very likely that before listing the boat it was cleaned and shined inside and out, I have ye
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 6:31am 09.04.22 I will be attempting (maybe) this project next week. Slow and easy. Thanks for the tips Sailcapt340
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Weird Electrical Experience RoyS at 6:17am 09.04.22 In old houses with questionable wiring you might want to try installing arc fault and ground fault c
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 4:48am 09.04.22 I thought @Phil Herring and all the other lovers of good dawgs here.
A/C duct locations sailcapt340 at 4:32am 09.04.22 The back of the settee area is probably going to be a fiberglass wall. Not like other laminated ply
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Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 09.03.22 No large hole necessary. We have a winner even without one word of absurd contradictions. An empt
Propane pressure gauge LloydB at 9:48pm 09.03.22 An empty container with an open port will tend to breath in moisture laden air during the normal coo
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Propane pressure gauge MikeHoncho at 8:13pm 09.03.22 Well open one up completely and wait a few years with the valve left open. Jim... PS: 1 bara = 1,0
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 7:42pm 09.03.22 Thank you! That would be great, or whenever you can get to it. I plan on hauling out mid October. Th
Autopilot for 26X Tally Ho at 7:34pm 09.03.22 26X has a wheel. Raymarine Wheel pilot EV-100. Greg
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) mermike at 6:23pm 09.03.22 Page 8 of the manual. Also posted in the General Downloads at https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/dl/down

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