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Cockpit sole (floor) John5961 at 10:37pm 11.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2160 I've looked for teak grate flooring without much luck (hard to find and very pricy).I did see a bo
26 s too small inside, perhaps a used 26x ptsbug at 11:22pm 11.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1212 I was excited to find a used 26 s until I went inside, too cramped for the family.I know someone ha
gas guage lmilam at 11:43pm 11.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/821 gas guage on cat 27 with atomic 4 not working,anyone know if this is easy fix or not?
Building an adjustable backstay davidf at 12:05am 11.21.06 Catalina 22 4/1695 I picked up a boatload of good parts. Dismantled a completely rotted Y-Flyer that had all sorts of g
Free copy of H30 Manual Arturo DeVitalis at 12:16am 11.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 To whomever wants it or might know someone who wants it.
Free copy H30 manual Arturo DeVitalis at 12:26am 11.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/908 Tell you friends..Hunter sent me the H30 manual by mistake and Mike at Hunter says just give it away
Gound Plate? Margaritaville at 12:37am 11.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1040 After investigating my exhaust hose, I found two bolts coming up through the hull in a small compart
Marchal Alternator 14/35 Alf at 8:48pm 11.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1275 My Beneteau 25 is fitted with a 7.5hp Volvo Penta utilising a Marchal 14/35 alternator. I am tryng t
Helper springs on trailer????? Dennis at 8:47pm 11.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1238 I have helper springs on my tow truck, but I have seen where they are advertised for trailers too!
New Bavaria Forum for Belgium and The Netherlands :) at 6:51pm 11.20.06 Bavaria 0/1674 For people from belgium and holland recently a new forum opened.You'll find more info on www.bavari
Anyone else get... Brian D at 1:14am 11.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/999 An unsolicited email from Aurora Marine Club? Sure would like to know from where or how they got my
VHF Radio Steve Linsk at 1:20am 11.21.06 Smaller Boats 3/1296 I am restoring a Cat 22 for coastal cruising in Southern CA. The most extensve cruise could imagine
Ultimate Sole (Yes or No) droopy at 1:47am 11.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1549 I am thinking adding a couple of coats of Ulimate Sole over the existing finsh of my floors. Do you
Titled Question (2 part) Blake at 2:51am 11.21.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1031 I have repossessed a sailboat recently and am looking to sell it. However, the title to the boat i
Replacing the toilet... Doug Washburn at 3:24am 11.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1108 In the process of replacing all of our sanitation hoses, we decided to replace the Jabsco manual toi
Refinishing the Woodwork in our '82 Catalina 22 Beachman at 3:45am 11.21.06 Catalina 22 2/1730 We'd like to refinish the woodwork in our '82 C 22. Any suggestions or ideas?
Just adding a new thread here... Tim McCarty at 4:18am 11.21.06 Catalina 310 10/2375 I would like to see this forum continue, but it seems everyone is using the mid-sized boat forum ins
Charging the batteries (3) cmorin at 3:58am 11.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/854 How do I charge all three (two house and one starting) batteries in our boat. I have a guest batter
Need a Table Top for our '82 Catalina 22 Beachman at 3:49am 11.21.06 Catalina 22 4/1583 We also need a wooden table top for our cabin. Does anyone have one or know where we can get one?
Radar Flag Warren Milberg at 5:28am 11.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2275 Anyone out there have any first hand experience, pro or con, with the "Radar Flag?" Seems like a go

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US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time dlochner at 7:58am 05.23.21 A few useful links from the NVDC. Mortgages and related documents are being processed from Feb 26,
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 7:57am 05.23.21 Absolutely. Anything is possible. If the Border opens maybe we can share some of the same water or a
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Tedd at 7:55am 05.23.21 @jssailem , I won't be ready for such a trip by 2022, but it is on my bucket list so I want to stay
ST50+ might not be working jssailem at 7:53am 05.23.21 Perhaps it is communication issue. The ITC-5 outputs NMEA2000 data streams (Raymarine calls it SEAT
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time fullbore at 7:49am 05.23.21 Agree USCG certificate of documentation renewal is about 3 weeks.............but my experience on a
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement Tedd at 7:48am 05.23.21 @John Marrone , Does your 4Runner have a low range in 4WD? That will probably pull the 260 out of t
Self tapping screws / bolts Tedd at 7:37am 05.23.21 I feel like we're talking about sheet aluminum here, in which case you don't want to tap it. General
Beautiful day jssailem at 7:31am 05.23.21 Is that you in the cockpit @rgranger ?
My daysailer has a screw loose and I don't want to lose the centerboard jssailem at 7:21am 05.23.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on acquiring your new to you boat. Looking at the image, I conc
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time dlochner at 7:15am 05.23.21 Agree USCG certificate of documentation renewal is about 3 weeks It is much quicker when filling
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time sail sfbay at 7:11am 05.23.21 Agree USCG certificate of documentation renewal is about 3 weeks.............but my experience on a
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? FasterHorses at 7:11am 05.23.21 @Roadking Larry, what's going on with your knee? Hope the information I sent you helped. I had my 2n
Looking for a source for this part: Tedd at 7:08am 05.23.21 It's industry name is barrel nut. As @dlochner said, McMaster-Carr is probably the easiest way to ge
Self tapping screws / bolts jssailem at 7:05am 05.23.21 Greg, it is never this easy to find and share advice from folks you read. But today that is differen
Looking for a source for this part: Orbweaver at 6:56am 05.23.21 I believe you're looking for a 'chicago screw', and you'll find stainless ones at your local farm st
Looking for a source for this part: dlochner at 6:56am 05.23.21 McMaster- Carr https://www.mcmaster.com/screws/binding-barrels-and-screws/barrel-diameter~6mm
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? Codybear at 6:55am 05.23.21 I would have to assume if the rudder floated, the rudder would not want to drop out, unless you have
Riveting question jssailem at 6:05am 05.23.21 Great write up @Tedd. If the border ever opens and you need to get out and stretch your legs the Up
My daysailer has a screw loose and I don't want to lose the centerboard shemandr at 5:58am 05.23.21 If you're going to try to remove the three screws you probably should remove as much of the paint on
Self tapping screws / bolts jssailem at 5:56am 05.23.21 Greg. I have no idea what that picture is or how it is used on the boat. Will Gilmore properly sugg

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