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Ocean Acidification Roger Long at 4:23am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1566 Today's (Nov 24) Portland Press Herald has a front page story about the issue I did water sampling f
Rich B asked, " Is this ... Shoaldrafter at 4:19am 11.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1143 Rich B asked, "Is this the same stuff they use for decking?" I cannot answer your question in all
12 volt battery overcharged to 24 volts ryanmohr at 3:31am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 36/14711 I bought a new battery and on-board charger yesterday from West Marine. The charger is the ProSport
Catalina 30 Running Rigging 101 sean0965 at 1:52am 11.24.09 Catalina 30 1/6185 Hello All, I've just moved up from a Paceship P23 to a Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a refer
Battery-thermal runaway Jerry Loomis 1 at 8:23pm 11.23.09 Pearson 0/1110 I believe I have just had a thermal run away in my generator battery. It got hot and smelled like su
PNW enclsures 1Goldie at 7:47pm 11.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1375 We are new to PNW. Already been laughed at about 'winterizing' but do have a question about enclosur
Advice Please Propnut30 at 7:11pm 11.23.09 Columbia 1/1870 I have a chance to buy a 1977 Columbia 8.2 but I have a few concerns. First I should say that I have
VHF DSC & GPS Interface (2) csdurand at 6:39pm 11.23.09 Big Boats 6/4584 I have searched the archives and found lots of good information on VHF DSC / GPS interface but I sti
Keel cable broke Jeffandme at 4:00pm 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1570 My wife and I thought we'd go out for one last sail this year before bad weather. After leaving the
Remove skeg? Missinglink at 3:43pm 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/3511 I am replacing my prop shaft, cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1984 Hunter 31. My problem is t
A4 engine removal jerrypaulson@mac.com at 1:45pm 11.23.09 Pearson 2/1496 My 1975 Peason 30 Which I just purchased, has been on the hard for more than three years. I am worki
Happy Thankgiving Oday20 at 1:13pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1191 I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And I would like to thank every one for their in
does anyone know how close i can get my boat to Kinston, NC? luvitt at 1:10pm 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2383 im thinking about taking a temp contract job building airplanes in Kinston, NC. it will quadruple m
gabriel donnelly's exterior teak Shoaldrafter at 12:52pm 11.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1589 gabriel, I had to replace all my exterior teak. Instead of teak, I used HDPE. Cheap and works li
Any ideas on how to improve conductivity? (1) caguy at 11:51am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4768 I have a two prong connector from WM that only works if I wiggle it around. It will sometimes lose c
Introduction - 1964 Pearson Express 28' cruiser 1964PearsonCruiser28 at 10:37am 11.23.09 Pearson 1/3802 Hi all, Just discovered this web site while looking for a Pearson community. Although not a sailboat
Opening ports leak jjgizara at 10:26am 11.23.09 Big Boats 2/1137 On my 1994 37.5 Legend, 5 of my nine opening ports are leaking. I need to re-bed them. Where do I
Sanitary Hose Replacement stat139 at 10:13am 11.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1874 I have a 1997 Catalina 28 MKII. I would like to change the sanitary hose from the head to the holdi
Looking at where to spend my Christmas money Justin_NSA at 8:24am 11.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1030 Planning ahead, thinking there might be some sales after Christmas. Is there a preference on solar n
Radio issues Chesapeakegem at 7:37am 11.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1896 Greetings all. I recently purchased a very used Bristol 27 which came with a mounted Rayheon VHF mar

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Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames jssailem at 6:59am 08.19.21 Hello and Welcome to the SBO Forum. I have a different boat, but I just removed and replaced the 10
Hunter 41 DS Electronics Install ice breaker at 6:40am 08.19.21 our flux gate is under the Bose 321 in the cavity with access from the forward hanging locker. Our
1970 Morgan 30 DPackie at 6:33am 08.19.21 I found Foss Foam in Florida has a mold and can manufacture new boards for Morgan 25 and 30s. The p
Hunter 41 DS Electronics Install DayDreamer41 at 6:29am 08.19.21 The AP Computer on our 41DS is mounted in space behind the VHS radio, if I remember correctly the pa
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer sail sfbay at 6:19am 08.19.21 Depending on what parts you want you might final after market options for some by doing an internet
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer kloudie1 at 6:14am 08.19.21
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. shemandr at 6:06am 08.19.21 I've looked at the pics again on my Mac and it looks like ... a mess. That re-enforces my opinion o
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR (1) sail sfbay at 5:59am 08.19.21 .....H386. How do you run up the throttle while not in gear? I seem to have no detent button on th
Running out of hair to pull out!! RoyS at 5:32am 08.19.21 Not familiar with your boat, so this is a generic answer. Check your rudder shaft packing. Do you ha
Wooden DougM at 5:31am 08.19.21 . Do they still do that project with new machinists? I vaguely recall doing a 1-2-3 block as a mac
Moisture readings from survey shemandr at 5:26am 08.19.21 Re-sealing deck hardware after the deck core is wet is a horse-barn door situation. As a buyer if I
Catalina 27 mast issue SeaDogRun at 4:57am 08.19.21 Thank you!
Wooden SailingLoto at 4:37am 08.19.21 I had a machinist working for me who trained in the early 2000s who did that exercise, so they were
Catalina 25 trailer help. SailingLoto at 4:34am 08.19.21 I will be at my trailer later today to measure and get pics. Glad to help
Galvanic corrosion Protection 1989 Hunter 30 "Shift Diameter" ? steveebryant at 11:51pm 08.18.21 You're correct. I didn't think of that, of course. I read through and found an old "stuffing box"
Catalina 27 mast issue jssailem at 11:09pm 08.18.21
Catalina 27 mast issue Joe at 9:59pm 08.18.21 Thank you. That's great information. what lubricant have you used before on the sheaves? SailKote
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR twistedskipper at 9:18pm 08.18.21 Some you pull the lever outward on its shaft and then in either direction for revs without gear. (
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames sail sfbay at 8:03pm 08.18.21 My 7.5" x 16.5 x 2" portlights with stainless steel frames and tinted safety glass were $513 each, f
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 7:45pm 08.18.21

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