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stripping cetol from teak domer94 at 7:33am 02.11.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1158 hi all , does anybody have the best technique for stripping that stuff? does it react to heat gun a
Free chafe guard rgranger at 5:08am 02.11.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/1234 Hey all I ran across a Craigslist FREE ad for decommissioned fire hose. If you are in the area an
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 6:01pm 02.10.24 The Cherubini Hunters 8/490 Any thoughts on the main sail for the 37 cutter ? I'm buying a new main sail and considering the op
new mulitbank battery charger experiences LydieBP at 5:14pm 02.10.24 Ask All Sailors 17/761 Hello fellow sailors, My just acquired ketch has an old burned out xantrex multistage battery charge
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle TaborKP! at 10:08am 02.10.24 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/543 Hello All, I have a number of cracks across fastener holes on my genoa track on Wind Song and a sect
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks (1) SnowSurfer at 5:35am 02.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/712 Hi Just took delivery of my 1st boat !! very stoked 1979 37 Cherbuni Previous owner is out of the
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. (1) brad minda at 8:47pm 02.09.24 Catalina 30 7/953 Any ideas on how to repair this (see picture). Atleast good trheads still exist in the bottom bolt h
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (230v/international) version does not work with inverters Slight Adrift at 4:50pm 02.09.24 Ask All Sailors 14/812 Bought a Sailrite 230v/international version and missed the fine print stating that it will not work
Hobie Cat Main Sail on Catalina 18? Monsterfish at 4:45pm 02.09.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/379 I have a brand new main sail of Hobie Cat 18 (I believe). It came with the Catalina Capri 18 as a pa
Sprit idea I found thoughts? (1) Grotto at 8:20pm 02.08.24 Catalina 22 7/698 222940 saw this on Reddit got me to thinking how to rig something like this on a c22. Good idea? Bad
Instrument panel Microtec at 4:00pm 02.08.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/556 How do you get asses/open the instrument panel that houses the tachometer, hour meter, and starter
Coronado 15 Rigging David Reinhart at 3:07pm 02.08.24 Ask All Sailors 9/528 Hey, I recently purchased a used Coronado 15 sailboat and I am in the process of making some minor r
Getting into Boat Chartering storm at 7:37am 02.08.24 Ask All Sailors 18/790 Hi Everyone, I am looking for advice on the best way to get into bareboat chartering. Background: I
My, how time flies! w4swk at 7:10am 02.08.24 Catalina 22 6/563 After a (too) long hiatus, Sharlene and I are moving back toward more sailing. It would appear that
looking for a Simpson Lawrence Sprint 1500 gipsy for 5/16" or 3/8" G43 chain SV dragonfly at 4:49am 02.08.24 Parts Search 0/231 looking to upgrade to G43 chain and I am looking for a new gipsy for my Simpson Lawrence sprint 1500
Dangerous URLs? (1) Justin_NSA at 4:30pm 02.07.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/464 This came up tonight while accessing SBO. Anyone else getting these?
2009 Bavaria Vision 40 fuel gauge not working elink at 2:43pm 02.07.24 Bavaria 3/1250 The fuel gauge wasn't working and I suspect the sender. There was voltage at the gauge and inlet vol
San Juan 26 available cclaser at 1:20pm 02.07.24 San Juan Sailboats 0/27 Hello, I have a 1979 San Juan 26 available, and will plan on posting it in the classifieds. It is
#31 C310 for sale, Santa Cruz, CA marchem at 10:51am 02.07.24 Catalina 310 2/535 Was going to post a new thread with the listing of our C310 for sale. But there's a big red warning
Where to find hull number H49 miguelgdelrey at 10:45am 02.07.24 Ask All Sailors 6/317 Does the H49 2009 has the hull # written or engraved in the hull? Does it have a plaque somewhere?

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O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 07.04.24
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jssailem at 4:59pm 07.04.24 The motor lost power on a short run out of port, stalled, and would not restart. That sure sounds
Line diameter jssailem at 4:50pm 07.04.24 It is not about the line you have on the boat, It is about the size of your sheaves on the mast to h
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 4:18pm 07.04.24 My wife was looking over my shoulder when i wrote the above response and she asked me "why doesn't h
O'Day 28 Steering Mockingbird01 at 4:14pm 07.04.24 I thought about Coosa but would plywood (properly prepped as Dave suggested above) be better because
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering (3) Mockingbird01 at 3:59pm 07.04.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood
O'Day 28 Steering FastOlson at 3:49pm 07.04.24 Happy Fourth! Thanks to Dave for (again) passing along some good advice. :cool: Before starting, I
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 2:48pm 07.04.24 Dang POs! The old plywood has to be removed and ground down to fiberglass and sanded with 80 grit.
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 2:46pm 07.04.24 Jib sheets could be secured by cleats if you have them in that area on the coaming.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 2:27pm 07.04.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'm
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Crazy Dave Condon at 2:19pm 07.04.24 I am a former Hunter dealer who sold the Hunter 23 wing keel. Picture of the mast and rudder uphau
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:11pm 07.04.24 @philiefay when replacing steering cable which requires running through the pedestal down through t
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:37pm 07.04.24 You all guessed wrong. The twin keel Hunter is a British built boat built by a different company c
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Newhouse1969 at 8:44am 07.04.24
Non working microwave john2 at 7:43am 07.04.24 gas is from Dometic, oven is : Inventum
Freedom 10 buzzing (1) jssailem at 7:32am 07.04.24 Battery voltage is 13.3 as I am plugged in and charger is working That is nice, but it does not te
Non working microwave jssailem at 7:17am 07.04.24 That looks really nice @john2 . What brands are those units?
Curiosity might be making me overthink jssailem at 7:14am 07.04.24 It all looks to be progressing in a positive direction, Fred. Keep at it. :beer::biggrin:

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