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salon table dimensions? Denny Guy at 1:24pm 02.18.06 Catalina 30 1/1451 I have bought a Catalina 30 (1984) with traditional L shaped salon. It did not come with a salon ta
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A bottom cleaning sunk my boat - need advise Neil - 1978 33ft Hunter at 1:48am 02.17.06 Ask All Sailors 21/3088 Hello All, I need some serious advise. I do have a bunch of photo's of the boat in the water and bei
Hydro Bubble Gerald Davies at 1:54am 02.17.06 Big Boats 4/935 Anyone have experience with the "Hydro Bubble" anchor?I am "thinking" about purchasing one, but wou
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Prop for 1968 Morgan Jim Gordon at 7:36am 02.17.06 Morgan 2/1686 I currently have a 12 x 8 two bladed prop on my 1968 Morgan 30. Top speed under power is about 4.5
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Mystery Mastic (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 03.27.21 Welcome to the SBO forum @jdrutten. As Jon has said this may be the first of many repairs. New to sa
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:58pm 03.27.21 good to know, thanks I'll definitely do that
Mystery Mastic Michael Davis at 2:55pm 03.27.21 have no fiberglass repair experience That looks like it was done by someone with less experience t
Mystery Mastic jon hansen at 2:49pm 03.27.21 well, fiberglass repair is really easy. do not worry. you can learn. this is the wonderful part of
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:41pm 03.27.21 I also have to replace the wiring for the anchor light and deck/steaming light, so the method used
Gate Valve Benny17441 at 2:34pm 03.27.21 Don't try to close the valve. Make sure the the hoses are good and double clamped. The piece mos
Ever Given jon hansen at 2:27pm 03.27.21 i disagree that tugboats are useless for this rescue. i have used them, many 100's of times. been s
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:25pm 03.27.21 I already have the industrial riveter, I was looking at monel rivets, but man are they expensive I
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:23pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the reverts that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the
Ever Given dlochner at 2:10pm 03.27.21 Need traction to straighten boat. Tugboats useless. Looks like lots of sand around the canal. Har
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:08pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the rivets that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the ma
fog scares me! Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 03.27.21 I swear, every time we left the dock in B.C. we encountered idiots. I live with this crap on a da
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Terry Cox at 1:57pm 03.27.21
mast wiring q's Don S/V ILLusion at 1:50pm 03.27.21 thinking about removing the base of the mast to have access, ... Can you clarify? Assuming you mea
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations JamesG161 at 1:42pm 03.27.21 This is handy if MOB had a PFD on. Amazon.com: Best Marine Water Rescue Throw Bag with 70 Feet of Ma
fog scares me! JamesG161 at 1:36pm 03.27.21 It always amazes me how many people will spend a ton of cash on a boat, and never learn how to oper
Small 3" bow ding kloudie1 at 1:20pm 03.27.21 quick note: epoxy resin is not water permeable, so if you use epoxy (versus polyester resin) a barr
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations Rick486 at 1:13pm 03.27.21 Do everything you can to not let a person fall off the boat. Exactly......as skipper I have alwa
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 12:59pm 03.27.21 leaving a dent in his hull that he said cracked one of the interior bow aluminum rib Any hull dama
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 12:57pm 03.27.21 It always amazes me how many people will spend a ton of cash on a boat, and never learn how to opera

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