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C&C 30 MKI - Head reconfiguration Q's (3) raccer at 10:56am 01.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6246 Hello, Been lurking this forum since last night and it seems full of great advice from helpful peopl
Engine And Stove Help Needed SeanMorey at 10:54am 01.26.09 Columbia 1/2227 Hi all, I am the new owner of a 77 Columbia 32'. It has no engine. What kind should I be looking
Tow Vehicle tedebee at 10:50am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1219 What size Vehicle needed to tow an O'Day 272? I have a Tahoe with a 350 V8 and 4W drive?
Plumbing problem mnydvr at 10:41am 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1022 Mid 80's 32' have a problem in the head,seems that sea water is getting back into head,"y" valve
A Frame Mast Raising System tedebee at 10:38am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/13257 Looking to purchase a 27' ODay272, anyone have any experience with an A Frame for a 27' or larger?
272 Trailer tedebee at 10:13am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/8386 Does anyone out there trailer their O'Day 272? If so who Mfg'd your trailer?
need trailer tedebee at 9:58am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1009 I am thinking of purchasing an O'Day 272 LE and need to find or have made a trailer for it. Any sug
Stainless Steel Rail Fittings Tim R. at 9:47am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1284 I am in the process of completely rebuilding my binacle and guard. I would like to upgrade my guard
Engine Needed For 77 Columbia 32' SeanMorey at 9:07am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1467 Anyone know of any? I have a good mechanic who can maybe bring one back to life.
Alcohol Stove Help Needed. SeanMorey at 9:06am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5402 Hi all, I just bought a 77 Columbia 32' with a crusty looking alcohol stove/oven. Can I bring it b
Need Help Possible water in Engine Head AlexLopez at 8:24am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2166 Hello everyone, I had to create a new user name since I couldnt find my old one so please take no
Rudders captnfin at 7:57am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1162 I need to fix or buy a rudder for my 44' CSY. Does anyone have any reccomendations? we are in the
Foggy Dome on my compass garyvanzee at 6:52am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 5/7204 I have a Danforth Constellation Compass. The part of the dome that has been exposed to the sun is f
trailer steveo77720041 at 6:47am 01.26.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1601 Hello. I am looking at a 78 catalina 25 full keel. It has no trailer and I am curious if it can be t
O'Day 322 Donald6425 at 6:13am 01.26.09 Bigger Boats 4/4102 I own a 1987 O'Day 322. But I am having a real problem locating the fuel gauge. Any comments app
motorsailing steveo7772004@yahoo.com at 5:56am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2357 Can anyone tell me more about motorsailing it is a new subject to me. Any things to be careful of? I
What's happening? David11038 at 5:51am 01.26.09 Day Sailers 3/1803 I am not sure what is happening. The new hunterowners website is more user friendly than ever, but
Beneteau 34 or 37 hearthstone1 at 4:55am 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/6177 I have, what I believe to be, an opportunity to buy a new 2008 B37. I feel I can sail a B34 by mysel
Cruise weight paulj at 9:02pm 01.25.09 Catalina 310 3/1699 How many pounds will you add to the gross weight of your Catalina 310 WK ready to go cruising for 4
One winter project done (4) Gregg9020 at 8:45pm 01.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1582 Hey all... Well here it is Sunday night, and I am just getting around to posting a few pictures of

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Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 02.10.22 If you do this, be sure to a fillet around the edge of the plate to avoid a sharp corner. Do you m
Haul out the water sail sfbay at 8:05am 02.10.22 I just got a quote for $644 for a Hunter 46 haul out. Suggest getting a quote from the boatyard that
Saloon or Salon... rgranger at 7:51am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates kloudie1 at 7:37am 02.10.22 Instead of wood, use G 10 glass material epoxied to the hull .
In hull transducer question. Jacktar at 7:33am 02.10.22 find a spot of hull forward of keel, always nice to see shoal coming rather than going!
In hull transducer question. Zinger88 at 7:28am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volc
Saloon or Salon... dLj at 7:23am 02.10.22 I much prefer using the term saloon. dj
Thru Hull Backing Plates DeniseO30 at 7:17am 02.10.22 You may want to first determine if it's the hull grid linerliner with the depression and the hull
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 7:13am 02.10.22 Yes, I've checked that site out and have downloaded their info. I'm still uncertain of how the trav
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 7:05am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 6:59am 02.10.22 Yes, bring the hull back to its proper thickness. I would bed the backing plate with thickened epo
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 6:46am 02.10.22
Ford 20 information twistedskipper at 6:41am 02.10.22 The drawing on SailboatData.com sheds some light on routing the main sheet.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 6:35am 02.10.22 You're right, I've never driven a Ford that looks like this either. I'm eager to get her cleaned
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 6:25am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Fixing cracks Tater at 6:20am 02.10.22 FWIW, I had a crack on my 170. It ran from the aft end of the port seat then under the non-slip tape
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 DougM at 6:19am 02.10.22 Sadly, my US built 323 had good old fashioned Romex wiring and residential receptacles for the AC ci
Adding portable general. jviss at 6:13am 02.10.22 I think the PVC pipe idea is a bit goofy. I would just make a dinghy painter with a shore power cor
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 5:59am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht. Where did you find that
Fixing cracks jssailem at 5:48am 02.10.22 Never have used the "Plexus Method". So I looked it up. Here is a descriptive manual of the method f

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