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SeaGloss Pro for Non-Skid Eras at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3080 Has anyone used SeaGloss Pro? (West Marine brand non-skid) Also, I've read many posts about the
sea crown sailboat pupluv at 1:45pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 4/9151 Anyone know anything or have literature for Sea Crown sailboats? Apparently these were made in Ceres
Adding an Automatic Bilge Pump kpgraci at 1:44pm 08.10.10 Day Sailers 7/2189 Hey All, Got an '73 ODay 22, now in a marina (!) so I want (need) to install an automatic bilge pu
Scuppers and bilge questions radioguy at 12:59pm 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3906 This is a two part question :) 1. I've yet to put my boat in the water. I can see when I wash the
Small Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 12:42pm 08.10.10 Big Boats 8/2307 I have a very small coolant leak on the Yanmar 4JH4E ever since I took possesion of the boat. After
Mainsheet Article Deadline September 10th bobjames at 12:29pm 08.10.10 Catalina 310 0/1272 Hi Captains and Admirals: How is your spring launch going? My launch on Lake Erie is scheduled for M
Moving to DC from SF with Catalina 30 pkremser at 12:17pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4315 HI all: We just found out we might be moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington DC with
Hunter 37 Owners Manual? mtownson at 12:09pm 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4350 I just bought a 1987 Hunter Legend 37 and have looked everywhere for an owners manual. Does anyone k
Sad sight (2) PotomacDaysailer at 11:41am 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 16/5818 Passed by the Washington (DC) Sailing Marina on a bike ride and saw this boat, looks like it has bee
Has anyone improved jib sheet "cleating"? Clark at 11:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1761 We have a 1996 280 and there are some jam (V) cleats for the sheets to be used until the wind streng
Zincs for hunter 33 yanmar 29hp engine??? paul1938 at 10:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1609 I just purchased 2 months ago, a 2005 H33 with the yanmar 3 cl. engine, that's the one with 29 hp. I
Fuel tank repair caguy at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2586
Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6182 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
cradle design Bob 04 H260 at 7:39am 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1875 I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 7:27am 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1250 I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
You guys were right I was wrong higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2738 all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Teflon grease, silicone grease can? Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/11173 Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
up the mast Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1922 Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
ID boat - just for fun (1) higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1904 What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu
Shrink Wrap Spreader Tips Ducati at 4:00am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2646 My experiments in finding other cool uses for shrink wrap continues. We rig our mast every spring

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Hunter 26 taking on water David in Sandusky at 4:55am 06.27.22 Our mystery, high volume leak under weigh was the cockpit drain hoses. On our boat, the stern wave n
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (1) SailingLoto at 4:10am 06.27.22 I used stands on my 25, but you should easily be able jack that little boat up and block it to get u
Dock line noise. Will Gilmore at 3:29am 06.27.22 I'm fairly sure I could find the anser for under $150,000 :wow3: That sounds like a real deal. Ho
Fridge time-on measurement MFD at 9:19pm 06.26.22 For $30 you can get a cheap charge monitor and it will log how much power you use, but not cycle ti
Hunter 26.5 owners. Soonersailor at 9:17pm 06.26.22 Thanks John. Just the info i needed. I did notice all the images I found on google showed mains mark
Hypalon vs pvc MFD at 9:11pm 06.26.22 I can't speak from direct experience and overall service life, but I would also say that like many t
USCG Documentation Renewal Trap MFD at 9:02pm 06.26.22 Yeah - that scammer place has been around for quite some years. I am surprised they are still in bu
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 8:58pm 06.26.22
Hunter 26 taking on water twalker H260 at 8:48pm 06.26.22 Lots of possibilities. There are a number of common leak points on the 26 & 260 and some not so com
Dock line noise. rgranger at 8:39pm 06.26.22 Oh boy @rgranger another grant test is possible. Can a teflon Lube spray make lines squeak-less? I
Hunter 26 taking on water rgranger at 8:37pm 06.26.22 @Ken13559 made a great suggestion. That would be my first guess also but if that is not it, inspect
Hunter 26 taking on water Ken13559 at 8:31pm 06.26.22 Check you Galley and Head basin drain hoses.
Yeti Goal Zero Windpilot at 7:08pm 06.26.22 You're in my old stomping ground from the 80s 90s, oh those days were good on Bali by the hotel, use
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:44pm 06.26.22 Hey, Worst case would be around $5K. But there are way too many unknowns to come up with an accura
Rudder kicks up while sailing (Catalina 250) sebastko at 6:43pm 06.26.22 Yes, apologies - I just came here to say "nevermind, please disregard" :) I had installed the handle
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:41pm 06.26.22
Good exercise of older boaters Ralph Johnstone at 6:33pm 06.26.22 No, no, no :badbad:. The potatoes are mashed. The person hit in the face with the potato is smashe
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 6:27pm 06.26.22 Greg, I'm in Pier 44 near the Trader Joes in MDR, what about you? When I go down to my boat next we
Catalina 22' MK II Bilge Delamination Stringer leak lostsailor at 6:16pm 06.26.22 Clean up is first and foremost finding and controlling (stopping) the source. Is the boat in the w
Catalina 22' MK II Bilge Delamination Stringer leak lostsailor at 6:15pm 06.26.22 Welcome to the SBO forum, Could it be coming from the hose? Where does the hose start and where doe

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