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Larger O'days - Mast Collar Leak (5) Clutch Cargo at 1:16pm 06.01.25 Bigger Boats 2/525 If there is any benefit to all of the rain we've been having here in Maine is that you certainly kno
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? ...3TacksontheWater at 11:33am 06.01.25 Catalina 22 5/812 Waffle House needs and, she deserves new life lines to look and be her best. Having said this, Catal
Seeking J/30 trailer Beclark53 at 11:11am 06.01.25 Ask All Sailors 4/459 I'm looking for a used trailer - preferably in or near southern Wisconsin - for my recently purchase
sail number on brochure matches my boat but.... (3) Willams C Glass at 9:46am 06.01.25 Catalina 22 10/1238 231858231856231857 hello. I am trying to figure this out. maybe some one out there can help me get t
Info on 356 "shower dimple" stringer addition/fix (plus shower pan access door)? JimHansen77 at 7:10am 06.01.25 Big Boats 0/390 Good morning New owner of a 2002 Hunter 356. I am learning lots* about how to address issues than*
Replacing 29.5 salon table cord Driftin II at 5:54am 06.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/237 The cord to the counter weight for the salon table in my 1995 29.5 is starting to fray, any tips on
New Owner of a Pearson 30 - A Story That Still Feels Surreal Oc3anG0ing at 3:57am 06.01.25 Pearson 4/1851
Please help me identify this trailer sailor (5) restless spirit at 11:35pm 05.31.25 Trailer Sailors 17/1708 Please help me identify this trailer sailor. It is approximately 8.2m long and 2m beam.
Anyway to improve this outboard bracket (1) newsailor72 at 9:19pm 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 8/649 Boat will be in a slip, with a Suzuki 2hp, it is not too bad to pull It up after use. But if I upgr
Boom Gooseneck Fitting (2) Keith Hoovler at 12:11pm 05.31.25 Day Sailers 2/843 My boom snapped in half. I purchased a new extrusion and I'm in the process of reassembly. The g
Connecting The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:13am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 2/225 a Garmin 79sc to a tablet, has anyone done that? C Thx a bunch
Freezer woes wyctoronto at 10:13am 05.31.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/238 The freezer on our H 44 AC has been dripping water into this drawer below it. Damage has occurred to
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini skunther at 8:23am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1206 I am looking for a workable solution I can tackle until my seamstress is available later this fall t
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch Claude L.-Auger at 7:12am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 11/874 Good morning guys. After 26 years of ownership and 37,000 + nautical miles sailed with my Hunter 34
Mast damage (3) Southern Crux at 7:09am 05.31.25 Smaller Boats 9/1059 Well I had an unfortunate accident yesterday when raising the mast. The raising pole bent inside the
Catalina sold? PaulK at 6:04am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 1/409 Just heard that Catalina Yachts and their powerboat division True North were sold to private investo
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (2) skunther at 7:37pm 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1739
Diy cable tray??? fred1diver at 5:09pm 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1460
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part (1) majorkong1 at 4:16pm 05.30.25 Trailer Sailors 4/603 Does anyone have a recommendation for how to replace the nut from the sail track stopper on a Catali
Hunter 40-1...looking for cushions Canuck Sailorguy at 12:12pm 05.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/295 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 40-1 (Hunter 40 Legend) and she needs interior cushions. If you have

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WHY DO WE DO THIS? kappykaplan at 3:02am 12.11.25
WHY DO WE DO THIS? jssailem at 10:26pm 12.10.25
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:44pm 12.10.25 When you say "ALL" the plumbing, are you including the sanitation plumbing or limiting this project
AHOY MARYLAND BOATERS kappykaplan at 5:51pm 12.10.25 Here's a link to a Chesapeake Bay Magazine article on the topic: https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.c
WHY DO WE DO THIS? twodzusfittings at 5:50pm 12.10.25 Ok, I think I get the message. Guess I will continue to pull them down and put them up each season.
Question On Battery Charging TimFromLI at 5:18pm 12.10.25 A lot of great information here. I am in the process of upgrading componects so I can convert to LFP
WHY DO WE DO THIS? dmax at 3:49pm 12.10.25 All sails must be removed before entering my yard.
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Project_Mayhem at 3:21pm 12.10.25 I remember a boat yard from long ago that would not do a haul out unless roller furled headsails we
AI and the SBO Forums dLj at 3:10pm 12.10.25 Neither of those points is really relevant to what I posted. Maybe you are responding the whole of
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Tally Ho at 2:51pm 12.10.25 Almost no build up with VC17. It goes on almost like water (ok, not quite that thin, but very thin)
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size artboas at 2:48pm 12.10.25 Hello. When I bough the boat, back in late 2022, it was equipped with a Raymarine actuator and I t
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Johnb at 2:16pm 12.10.25 I remember a boat yard from long ago that would not do a haul out unless roller furled headsails wer
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size (2) Gianni65 at 1:21pm 12.10.25 Hello. When I bough the boat, back in late 2022, it was equipped with a Raymarine actuator and I th
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 12:42pm 12.10.25 I'm still not sure what to do for my last/final paint coat thought..? I'd do some anti-fouling bot
WHY DO WE DO THIS? BarryL at 12:36pm 12.10.25 Hello, Here in NY on the Long Island Sound the off season is closer to 6 months. I also remove the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 11:27am 12.10.25 At this point the most important step is getting the rust treatment on, either the TotalBoat produc
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size artboas at 11:18am 12.10.25 Sure. I've 4 arms (draglinks), 2 from manual steering (port and starboard) and two from to autopil
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Arrgh at 11:12am 12.10.25 Fuel polishing has varied results. Even after the filtering there could be gunk in the tank that ge
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Kings Gambit at 10:55am 12.10.25 Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Replacing ALL of the plumbing BAD ORCA at 10:15am 12.10.25 15mm Pex tubing is available in the US. I get it here, along with all of the push-on fittings I ne

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