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Binding in mast Furling Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 7:43pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3850 I have a Catalina 320 11 years old. Recently the Charleston Spar In Mast Furler began to bind bo
Refinishing keel question (2) jjsbiggs at 7:37pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2908 I have the keel out of my 1983 Macgregor 25 and am removing the paint to refinish the keel. I looks
Bilge pump AADIVER at 5:15pm 03.25.11 Catalina 30 6/2293 My Rule 1500 bilge pump ain't pumpin' no mo', so what do you suggest I replace it with?
Ready to get wet (1) RAD at 4:30pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2318 :dance:Outside is all ready from the rub rails down now for the messy rest while I'm in the water...
Beneteau 400 2 Versus 3 Cabin taylort100 at 3:52pm 03.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1976 Well, we still haven't found a 2 cabin 400 in our price range. However, we have now seen two 3 cabin
New Mainsail... gabriel.donnelly at 3:21pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3086 OK Official Word from the guys at Bartlett Sails here at beautiful Lake Travis is "...the sail is ir
Type of buffer. geehaw at 3:17pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4606 I need to get a buffer to see if I can shine up the boat some. I found this website and prices seem
Detachable companionway step (6) Trinkka at 3:11pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1640 Ahoy there, Keith! This one is for you. Here's the pics of that detachable companionway step. Years
keel lock bolt question (1) traveljunkies at 1:58pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2560 I acquired a 25' Mac about 9 months ago. I have found this forum to be very helpful to find a lot o
What are your favorite apps for sailing? Saoirse_MA at 1:18pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2027 I'm looking at all the apps for the iPhone and iPad available and was wondering if anyone would care
How to loosen/lube a roller furling? cristberry at 12:07pm 03.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/4157 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a CDI roller furling unit. It is VERY stiff--have to crank it out/in.
Fire at sea DanW9494 at 11:30am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2229 Hope this saves someone's life. Hang one or two in the engine room, and one or two in the cabin wh
Pedistal steering w/ hiking out stick (7) paulj at 10:43am 03.25.11 Catalina 310 1/1818 Truckman Could you post a pic and info with your attachment to the wheel with your tiller stick
Sailing in Nashville Tim R. at 10:25am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1979 I will be in Nashville all next week for business and was wondering if there is any decent sailing t
broken keel cable Jim W -V21 at 10:19am 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1814 I just got a 2nd venture 21 to use as a parts boat. I was going to strip it ' cut up the hull but it
How ya doin', Zeehag? Winkfish at 9:47am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2349 Zee, just wondering how things are going for you, with your slightly delayed re-fit and planned jour
Holding Tank Vent Filter med2463 at 9:40am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 40/12537 Did search on SBO but didn't find any threads re this particular filter. If you have this on your b
Boat Buying stevestk at 9:40am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1875 I'm getting the urge to buy a sailboat after being away for many years. With spring here I've been l
Roach? Quoddy at 9:27am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1837 I have heard it said that most of the lift from the mainsail occurs in the forward half. As you move
Paragon G300 Replacement teejay at 9:06am 03.25.11 Seafarer 3/3255 My G300 tranny failed and must be replaced. I am having trouble finding this old unit. Is there an

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Wobbly wheel. (4) Rattlenebang at 12:40pm 07.31.22 207832207834 Its corroded, but that's not the reason for the large gap. 207835207836 As you can s
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 07.31.22 Hydrogen sulfide built up in the tank due to decomposing materials would be my guess.
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains Stu Jackson at 12:07pm 07.31.22 I must say, that is fairly brilliant! The Catalina 42 skippers figured this one out 20 years ago.
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 11:39am 07.31.22 stuff a short stub of hose into the scupper outlet. that will direct the water out away from the si
Wobbly wheel. smokey73 at 10:52am 07.31.22 pictures!
Hunter 326 Microwave Ken Honeycutt at 10:49am 07.31.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? (1) Ken Honeycutt at 10:39am 07.31.22 This is what I did after the clips broke a couple years after I bought the boat new. Works fine, jus
Exhaust blower on an 11a Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 07.31.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.31.22 @Phil can probably help. :beer:
The one armed electrician... capta at 9:48am 07.31.22 It occurs that this might be a good time to collect everything in your "how to" section and personal
just sailing shemandr at 9:44am 07.31.22 Bravo!
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:38am 07.31.22 I wonder if insurance will cover the loss or if the company will say it was lack of maintenance. I
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:35am 07.31.22 Yanmar and Volvo use different attachment hardware. Also, if the prop that was lost was a folder or
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:32am 07.31.22 Thanks. Are all sail drives similar or is this specific to this brand? Yanmar and Volvo use diffe
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:31am 07.31.22 There is no prop metalic nut as there is on a conventional shaft and strut system. A sail drive is
Broken transom shower holder Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 07.31.22 Looks like part number 019083 from https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com The cockpit shower on our 37
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:19am 07.31.22 How we lost the prop while anchored is a mystery. It's a saildrive. That's all you need to know.
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 9:10am 07.31.22 A friend of mine related this story: After a full day of sailing my Mac, we pulled out and up the r
Broken transom shower holder Don S/V ILLusion at 9:01am 07.31.22
The one armed electrician... smokey73 at 8:28am 07.31.22 @Maine Sail - What a great suggestion. "I also used Bed it tape to hold screws to the driver bit."

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