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Ice Box filling with water BZSPIN23241 at 3:06am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/751 Peggy any suggestion on the repair or where to find information about the foot pump on a 30 Catalin
O'Day 39 History booty at 3:00am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1064 Iam trying to learn allittle history about my O'Day 39 Hull #60Did O'Day Purchase 60 ormore of thes
Which Hobie Float? Joe1455 at 2:57am 06.28.04 Day Sailers 3/1346 I see a number of Hobie Floats...$100-$180.00. Which one? All are rated #/water displaced. See the L
:{ URGENT!! Hit Bottom - need new SKEG bottom Steve Ord at 2:55am 06.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1213 I hit a sandbar (in a channel marked as dredged to over 6 feet) and snapped off the lower 6 inches o
Racing tgrass462 at 2:48am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/938 This weekend we entered Grasshopper II (1994 H 26) into our first race. We did very poorly ... had
Roller furling jib RichardL at 2:46am 06.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/952 Does anyone know if I can I still raise and lower the mast easily with the mast raising kit if I hav
Oday 22 forward hatch cover Paul17588 at 2:38am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1111 The forward harch on my 1974 Oday 22 needs to be replaced. The original had some sort of translucent
Oday 22 winch handle replacment Paul17588 at 2:35am 06.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1173 I have an 1974 Oday 22, last year the winch handle went over the side. It fit into the winch from th
Tiller adjustment screw problems..... sailordll at 2:17am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/1247 Hello,I know this was recently discussed but I can't seem to find the posts in the archives (archiv
Wesley Tire Bleach John J6388 at 2:14am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1070 I had recently read that this is good for cleaning life-lines, and it is. After cleaning apply a coa
Sellable Sails? fredsb at 2:07am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/991 My boat (84') came with Roller Furling (Schaefer SnapFurl) when I bought it a year back. The last o
Engine/Transmission Guru asmith at 2:02am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/989 I have a 2000 Catalina 310 with a Universal diesel. I'm looking for an all around service person who
Increase water capacity?? jclay at 1:55am 06.28.04 Big Boats 1/1038 Can the water capacity be increaced on the late '80's 35'-40' Hunter Legends? Anyone know of articl
Possible Impeller Problem Steve Baardson at 1:53am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1149 I am a new owner of a 1995 Catalina 270. It has an 18hp Westerbeke engine. Over the weekend, the "
Wesley Tire Bleach John J6388 at 1:41am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1074 I had recently read that this is good for cleaning life-lines, and it is. After cleaning apply a coa
sanitation hose Bill C320, Papillon at 1:26am 06.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1770 I have an odor that I can't seem to get rid of. I have your book and have cleaned everywhere that I
Pressure water Jack McD at 12:59am 06.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1058 The water pressure pump on my 2003 Cat 320 cycles for a fraction of a second about every seven or ei
Holes in Fiberglass agolden at 12:52am 06.28.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 I am removing several canvas snaps screwed into the fiberglass on my boat and would like some input
ST4000 rudder angle sensor revisited TomS at 12:47am 06.28.04 Ask All Sailors 7/6395 In March there was a thread about ST 4000 autopilot problems. Mentioned was that a rudder reference
Refrigerator Runs Continuous- Fix! DreamWeaver13428 at 12:32am 06.28.04 Big Boats 5/1295 The freezer/refrigerator on our model 350 ran continuous no matter what setting the freezer section

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 3:09pm 01.13.21 189074
My Penobscot Archipelago. Rick486 at 2:54pm 01.13.21 Great shot Tom. Reminds me of the last time we departed Stonington to the West. Once we cleared that
My Penobscot Archipelago. jon hansen at 2:52pm 01.13.21 yo Tom, as always, we love your pics and your sharing. my alden caravelle's pedigree is a new englan
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Joe23455 at 2:49pm 01.13.21 Sad to Hear. He was always very pleasant to work with when thinking out my rigging upgrades. And man
Conditioning new batteries. Benny17441 at 2:18pm 01.13.21 Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge than
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 2:12pm 01.13.21 Thank you for that insight. I did look closely around and under the bolt heads/washers; no cracks, n
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. RitSim at 2:07pm 01.13.21 If you decide to retorque - consider that most torque charts are for clean and lubricated threads.
Boat graphics shemandr at 1:59pm 01.13.21 I would check out local sign makers as post #5 from Dave. We've done that and were impressed with t
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:52pm 01.13.21 Hey, thanks for the welcome. There were no signs of trauma when I checked after the boat was lifted;
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 01.13.21 I used "Full Moon Signs and Graphics" to replace all of mine. On Central just East of Washington. D
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. Jake N Eggs at 1:41pm 01.13.21 Welcome to the SBO forum by the way. Hard to tell on the other end of the internet but if it were me
Boat graphics JRacer at 1:30pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:22pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. (1) Jake N Eggs at 1:18pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Boat graphics daviddp at 12:51pm 01.13.21 I am not sure if SBO has a vendor, check with them. I used this company, they make a second set whe
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
12 volt charging at marina Benny17441 at 12:21pm 01.13.21 That must be a power boat Marina. Dual purpose batteries are not the best option for a sailboat as
Boat graphics ebsail at 12:19pm 01.13.21 Also just had boat name and hailing port done by local shop here in Owings Mill MD. two copies .
Mast Sail Slide Channel rgranger at 12:06pm 01.13.21 Mast Gate Modification :wow3::clap::clap::clap: That is very cool.... and I liked the use of squo
Dyneema lifelines jssailem at 12:01pm 01.13.21 Dyneema works great for lifelines. It is strong, but does deteriorate quicker than bare stainless st

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