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Outbourd Advice Richard Gershberg at 4:27pm 11.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/945 I'm buying a 1985 Catalina 25 Fin Keel without a motor. I was thinking a Nissan 9.8 HP Ultra-Long
Sealing Beckson Ports Neil McDonald at 3:52pm 11.13.04 Big Boats 2/1003 One of my Beckson 410 Rain Drain ports is leaking from around the outside of the body body of the po
Missing Swingkeel Robert at 10:34am 11.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/874 The boat I have is missing the swingkeel ,otherwise the boat is in restorable condition .I have the
Wing Keel Damage Rod at 10:32am 11.13.04 Smaller Boats 2/1140 Today I looked at a 1988 C22 WK for possible purchase. About 1/3 of the way down the starboard side
Origo Alcohol Stove questions Gene16575 at 9:08am 11.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4954 I just purchased a Vision32 with the Origo alcohol stove/oven. I understand how to fill and operate
cutlass jake4957 at 8:13am 11.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1150 can anyone tell me where I can get a repair manual or service guide on replacement of the cutlass br
Table modifications - Anyone Yet? Jim Seamans at 7:54am 11.13.04 Big Boats 15/1559 We were getting ready to haul Java for the winter today and one of the things was to remove the tabl
Helm Off Center ? Tantallon at 6:58am 11.13.04 Bigger Boats 1/1069 The wheel on my O'Day 31 turns alot more in one direction than the other. I was going try to correct
Catalina 22 sail number Michael at 6:35am 11.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/826 What is the approximate year model of a Cat 22 with a sail number of 15100?
H31 Bilge Hole Issue.....yawn Gary at 6:09am 11.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/938 Sorry to bring this issue up again, but I began drilling a small hole in the front of my main bilge
Chain plate rework Joey Taylor at 5:59am 11.13.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1024 I'm looking at a 22 that is for sale. The spreader stay chain plate is attached to a wooden bulk hea
considering Vetus 11hp diesel john at 5:52am 11.13.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 I have been reading some posts regarding a diesel engine called Vetus. A brand new 11hp for my 27'
Water heater winterize Jared at 4:45am 11.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/985 I went to winterize the new boat today and thought I new what I was doing, but it seems I may have d
Installing Bilge Pump les at 2:13am 11.13.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1571 I'm in the process of installing an electric bilge pump in my 1983 Catalina 27. I'm wondering if it
Aluminum Water Tank Leak Gary A. at 1:01am 11.13.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1084 I have a slight leak along one of the corner seams on my aluminum water tank. Does anyone have any e
upgrade charging system Bill G at 12:52am 11.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/948 I would like to change the original battery charging system (alternator, charger, etc.) to a larger
Bendi-Boats Paul8753 at 12:13am 11.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1995 Is it true what they say about Beneteau? ---Bendi-Boats--That the hulls flex and that they are not
2-24 pop-top enclosure? bob at 10:50pm 11.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/984 hello i'm considering buying a 2-24 -- did they use the same pop-top enclosure as the 25, or did i
trade in? russ at 10:00pm 11.12.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/918 any one know any dealers that take power boat trade ins on used sailboats?
Looking for Standard SL-10 Manual kjmessner at 5:26pm 11.12.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1235 I just purchased a boat with a Standard SL-10 Knot Meter. The instrument is way out of calibration

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Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Stu Jackson at 10:54am 02.13.21 Hour meter indicates 29 hours over three days and about 15 gal. of diesel. Thx for the report, gla
BLACK WATER TANK TO DIESEL BIGUA at 10:53am 02.13.21 Thanks for your info sfbay, I just found a lot information here and other forums where explain clear
37C Spreader Tip Replacement Blitz at 10:31am 02.13.21 Nice work overall. I did the same project 10 years ago but my spreaders and tips weren't at corroded
PLB recommendations rpwillia at 10:30am 02.13.21 Great discussion. I have had the OceanSignal flare for several years and their stuff is awesome. I a
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 (1) jon hansen at 10:24am 02.13.21 I been lookin' for one of dem multi-sized cylinder engines for a long time. :beer::beer::beer: we
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Blitz at 10:23am 02.13.21 You can, and then refinish the refinish the entire plate. You can also just buy a new plate which E
G10 Material for Mast Step Blitz at 10:21am 02.13.21 I don't have much room to work with as well.
G10 Material for Mast Step (1) Blitz at 10:19am 02.13.21 190320
Adding shore power outlet Justin_NSA at 10:15am 02.13.21 Access will be your biggest challenge. You shouldn't need to have to deactivate your stern outlet. T
Covid-19 Vaccination Ward H at 10:09am 02.13.21 We have a culture here on SBO that promotes civil discussion of sometimes controversial topics and
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Randy at 10:05am 02.13.21 To everyone who responded, thank you! The adventure went better than I could have hoped for. Hour me
Keel spacer replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 02.13.21 fixing the wood in the keel buss Sorry, I just couldn't control my curiosity here. Just WHAT is
PLB recommendations jssailem at 9:43am 02.13.21 It only works well if you have floating line, and you have practiced the maneuver a couple of times
Sailboay surveyors near Annapolis Paul Mermelstein at 9:40am 02.13.21 Second the recommendation for Bill Weyant (410-322-6701). Heard him make a presentation very recentl
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat jssailem at 9:32am 02.13.21 I've always assumed hull speed doesn't care whether it's the boat or the water that's moving. This
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short SycloneDriver at 9:24am 02.13.21 Thermal camera. You may have to do the light bulb trick to allow it to build a little heat.
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 9:22am 02.13.21 Long Live SBO. :beer::beer: :plus:
Pulls to port under power CDRSkip at 9:15am 02.13.21 Sailme88 & RoyS; thank you for your input, but I think I may have not explained my issue well enough
Managing the Mal de Mer? Kings Gambit at 8:22am 02.13.21 @Kings Gambit you didn't finish the race but you got good story out of it. :) :clap: On my race in
Prada Cup Finals cb32863 at 8:13am 02.13.21 Lots of " maybe's ", I wouldn't count the Brits out just yet. As is said in sport, it's why we play

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