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Stain Removal??? rpell46 at 10:13am 10.04.09 Trailer Sailors 13/4721 Hi all, I hope everyone has been enjoying this sailing season? I was working with "stuff" and acci
Thin cracks in fiberglass on top of boat curious1 at 8:12am 10.04.09 Smaller Boats 1/2093 I have a 260 purchased new in 1998 - I have recently noticed thin cracks in the fiberglass. I have
Blue Water experience Jimm at 8:02am 10.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2311 Anyone have long passage, offshore firsthand experience with a Catalina they would care to share? Bo
Mississippi Gulf Coast Sailing c130king at 7:22am 10.04.09 Destinations 9/7701 I am planning to trailer my Mac 26M to Gulfport/Biloxi area for Christmas break...got to visit the i
Television Mike1942 at 6:51am 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2120 I have been looking for a small (10 to 12 inch) TV, with no success. Any suggestions as to who hand
Need Bottom Advice Otis Driftwood at 12:16am 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3383 What's the right combination for my boat, what primer, what paint -just repaired many blister's -u
Need to be alarm? Barnacles and corroded zinc after 6 months? SeacretSailor at 7:35pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4024 Guys, As a new sailor, I keep my new '78 C'C 29 here in Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, north of N
Search Function wufibugs at 7:23pm 10.03.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2429 I'm sure this has been covered, but since I cannot master the search function, I can't find it! I c
Irwin 10/4 - common probs, how do they sail? MayYetQualify at 7:05pm 10.03.09 Irwin 1/9754 Hi All - Am looking at buying a '76 Irwin 10/4. Good price, seemingly in quite good conditi
Want to go to ocean Patrick Stump at 5:23pm 10.03.09 Lancer 4/2456 Was wondering how good the 1978 28' Lancer Sailboat would do on the oregon Coast. Maybe 100 mile tri
Have you ever heard of USHIP ? pkdailey4 at 4:59pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1995 I am wanting to have my boat transported by truck and was told about an internet company called USHI
Connector for Raymarine A18061 for ST4000 Autohelm (1) boilnh2o at 3:05pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4613 I'm looking to make the cable that connects the control head with the wheel motor. I've the part num
Intermittent Starting Problem Rob McClain at 3:03pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2898 I am attempting to troubleshoot a peculiar starting problem and could use assistance on places to lo
Racing on the James River tomgrigsby at 2:32pm 10.03.09 Racing 7/4847 There is an informal racing club down (up?) here in Virgiinia that includes 3 Hunter 30s; a 79 (mine
Anchor Paraphernalia Hermit Scott at 1:25pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4133 Since I have pressurized fresh water do I need a wash down pump or do I just need to run a line with
Adding GPS to 99 311 Stevie D at 12:51pm 10.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1148 As a new owner of 1999 311 I want to wire in a new GPS unit. Can anyone tell me what I will find wh
Trailering Question Pat Corbisiero at 12:39pm 10.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2111 I'm going to be pulling my 84 O'day 222 out of the water for the first with the it's original traile
Spinnaker BAB97TIE at 5:00am 10.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/4404 I Would Like To Use A Spinnaker On My Oday 222 But Do Not Know Where To Begin. What Size Sail? What
Anti-Foul vs Bottom Scrub Ducati at 3:51am 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6104 I often hear of hard core racers who don't use anti-foul paint because they have the bottom of their
H26 Steering Arm Attachment GI Joe at 5:39pm 10.02.09 Smaller Boats 0/1722 Can someone show me how the threaded rods are attached to the wire cable in the steering system (On

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My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:26am 04.09.22 Also Stu, my boat does have two separate 120v buses fyi. The 2 Dometic air conditioning/reverse cycl
PVC for Black Water Tank Vents Clutch Cargo at 10:18am 04.09.22 What is going to happen is that the ID of the hose is going to fit (snugly) over the OD of the PVC p
Strut Replacement jssailem at 10:14am 04.09.22 Smart. I have evolved onto a 6-8 month schedule of zinc on prop shaft replacement in my marina. I
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:14am 04.09.22 Been following and hope you get this sorted out to your satisfaction. Just a note to your quote:
Strut Replacement Arrigo666 at 10:10am 04.09.22 Thanks for your reply...the zink.was gone after new 6 months ago...and the front and back of strut a
Strut Replacement jssailem at 9:59am 04.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum Arrigo666. Even in the best of situations, exposure to electrical stray DC
Wax or ceramic Rich Stidger at 9:52am 04.09.22 I have used Collinite Fleet Wax for years, and have been happy with it. I have found that the easie
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Scott T-Bird at 9:49am 04.09.22 Now it's looking more like a hole in the mast! :facepalm: Seems quite a bit more serious. Looks l
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank Stu Jackson at 9:30am 04.09.22 but I found that the shore power and generator have a transfer switch to line up one or the other o
Wax or ceramic Stu Jackson at 9:14am 04.09.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tips-for-a-great-buff-wax.117266
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 9:13am 04.09.22 Oh and best wishes getting through your virus infection, my family and I caught cases Christmas 2020
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 9:09am 04.09.22 @hvac&r tech I fully agree. I am not fixing blame at this point, although there is "responsibili
compass Justin_NSA at 9:08am 04.09.22 Do you not have a pedestal compass or is yours in bad shape? There are some great places to get one
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 9:05am 04.09.22
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jssailem at 8:59am 04.09.22 Who ever did the weld, they may have weakened the mast. This sounds like a fix was made to a damag
compass BlowMeAway at 8:56am 04.09.22
PVC for Black Water Tank Vents jssailem at 8:53am 04.09.22 If I understand this, you plan to connect PVC pipe to Hose. Would that not leave the pipe edge expos
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (2) Learningthehardway at 8:50am 04.09.22 Got back out to the boat this AM. Took the sails down so we can get the mast down on Monday. It look
Lightning Protection Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 04.09.22 I grounded my mast and rigging on my last boat. It was struck twice in 11 years. No hull damage, but
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 SycloneDriver at 8:38am 04.09.22 I'll try to take a few pictures today if I make it to the boat.

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