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Unknown Roller Furler Foil Extrsions (3) Herb Parsons at 10:21pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/388 Can anyone help me identify these roller furler extensions? My brother picked these up at a parts sa
Veers to port Drinky Crow at 9:13pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 5/722 if I let go of tiller while motoring. Fin keel transom hung rudder. Inboard two blade. Culprit?
Automatic bilge pump goetz305 at 7:40pm 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/978 I have a 1976 Venture and the bilge pump needs to be replaced with a automatic one. Has anyone done
Rhodes 19 fiberglass and ribs (2) rbaevergreen at 5:52pm 07.24.20 Day Sailers 4/2130 A neighbor gave me their Rhodes 19 but it needs some work. Among the issues, some of the ribs are ro
Blue Water Yachts communication issue Seadoc at 5:41pm 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/896 Hi! Has anyone recently had issues with contacting Blue Water Yachts? I've sent email to accessorie
Pre-Purchase Survey - Houston recommendation needed TexanAV8R at 2:42pm 07.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/723 Hey all, Anyone have a recommendation for a good surveyor to do a PPI of a Hunter 430 in the Housto
Chainplate Fabrication (6) joe28532 at 2:40pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2846 After paying almost $400 to have 2 chainplates made I decided I was doing the other 4 myself. I orde
A cure for leaking chainplates (8) joe28532 at 2:01pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4470 After having to replace 4 out of 6 chainplate knees due to rot from water intrusion, I wanted to mak
Installation of a composting toilet on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:23pm 07.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/702 Had anyone installed a comparing toilet on an early 1980s Hunter 34? Did you find one that fit? Did
Chainplate Knees (10) joe28532 at 1:15pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2038 This is by far the worst job I have ever done on my boat. We had to cut out and replace all of our c
Galley sink salt water pump question Anonymous User 801 at 12:31pm 07.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/7
Shower refinishing (7) joe28532 at 12:18pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1417 When we purchased our boat it had a Natures Head composting toilet installed (which we love). The ho
Galley sink salt water pump question Anonymous User 801 at 11:53am 07.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2273
Interior wood refinishing (3) joe28532 at 11:52am 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2786 When we bought our boat the finish of the interior teak wasn't great. 30+ years of previous owners h
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile (5) joe28532 at 11:30am 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 8/4763 upon hauling out about 3 years ago, we found that our keel was separated from the stub by about a 1/
What is this? rlaribee at 11:26am 07.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/868 At the starboard aft corner in the cockpit of my new-to-me 1985 O'Day 28 there's a hose fitting. I t
Just bought a 22 (2) rlongfield at 10:43am 07.24.20 Catalina 22 13/1578 Hello All, So I just bought a Catalina 22 at auction. It's a little rough looking, missing sails, r
26X vs 26M head size NINEv2 at 10:23am 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/6292 Hello all. I'm in the market for a boat, and two of my candidates are the M26X and 26M. One of my
Raymarine Compatible Audio Head Units rs1sensen at 10:22am 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2208 Hey guys - I recently bought a boat that has this multifunction display (Raymarine Axiom 7) Axiom 7
Wanted - Catalina Capri 16.5 Rudder - any condition jmallett at 10:15am 07.24.20 Parts Search 5/489 Looking for a rudder for a Capri 16.5 that was donated to our Sailing School. Any condition is fine

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Lewmar winch #40 Scott T-Bird at 5:47pm 04.09.24 It is frustrating that there is absolutely nothing in their product descriptions that even gives you
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon George Braun at 5:13pm 04.09.24 any canvasmaker should be able to fit new for you
Dodger mold stain (1) JoeWhite at 4:57pm 04.09.24 224058 This is what I used from west marine. $24.00. I washed , scrubbed with soft brush and rinse
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon JamesG161 at 4:40pm 04.09.24 Check your PM's Jim...
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon JamesG161 at 4:20pm 04.09.24 Does anyone know I do and I can have it made for you. You should have my phone number. Jim...
Dodger mold stain Clydo at 3:34pm 04.09.24 Clyde, the Sunbrella site has the answer. Thanks Stu. They give good directions. Will give it a
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 04.09.24 Our 2004 Hunter 36 had a Nova Cool R3800 which died a couple of years ago. We replaced it with an
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? dlochner at 1:21pm 04.09.24 The acrylic can be replaced. Contact Bomar they may have on precut and drilled. Or you can go to a l
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement AndyL at 1:02pm 04.09.24 Our 2004 Hunter 36 had a Nova Cool R3800 which died a couple of years ago. We replaced it with an i
3GM30F Service Issue NCBrew at 12:58pm 04.09.24 I recently had my engine serviced to see if the source of mild but persistent light bluish white sm
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 12:45pm 04.09.24 I assume there are set screws, do they penetrate the stanchion and are they threaded? Here is a lin
CS22 in the Thousand Islands dlochner at 12:39pm 04.09.24 Perhaps the most important thing to remember on the St Lawrence is the gross tonnage rule. ;) As
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 12:29pm 04.09.24 It will be fine. The river is well protected, there are plenty of anchorages to explore and there i
CS22 in the Thousand Islands dlochner at 12:08pm 04.09.24 Thanks for this. I have all of that in hand. I am mostly interested, to be as clear as possible, in
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 11:18am 04.09.24 Welcome to SBO, @DMD. Congrats on your CS22. Sounds like you are thinking of stretching your sailin
Dodger mold stain Stu Jackson at 9:35am 04.09.24 Clyde, the Sunbrella site has the answer.
Catalina 34 Interior Stu Jackson at 9:12am 04.09.24 You should become aware of this C34 forum: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/board,11.0.html
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 04.09.24 Thanks! I use Biobor also. If your using Biobor and replace your fuel maybe every year or so, you
Catalina 34 Interior dmax at 8:10am 04.09.24 What year? If it's pre-1990 or so, Catalina used Watco Teak Oil (avail;able at Home Depot) - clean t
CS22 in the Thousand Islands dlochner at 7:31am 04.09.24 Have been looking at a number of CS22s that are for sale. I live on the St Lawrence. Havn't sailed

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