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2018 Beneteau Antares 9ob - leaking under wheelhouse (5) sam1223 at 11:15pm 10.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/359 171255
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Hunter 216 standing rigging replacement (2) Hunter216 at 7:57pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 24/3078 I decided I should replace the standing rigging on our 2004 Hunter 216 for a variety of reasons, not
1989 Catalina 30 Hot Water Heater Removal (2) Jac123 at 5:11pm 10.24.19 Catalina 30 8/2670 Looking to remove the hot water heater from my 1989 Catalina 30'. The easiest way seems to cut the
Cockpit Drains Below Waterline without Seacocks on Bristol Corinthian 19 (2) gregorvn at 4:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 6/829 I just bought a Bristol Corinthian 19. It'll be my project for a while, and I imagine I'll be here
Remanent of Olga <--TS Olga <-- PTC 17 <-- Invest 97L JamesG161 at 3:43pm 10.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 8/960 Friends just saw OLGA posted on Facebook and ran into my office in a panic. This is just the same t
Running small scale commercial trips Jon123456 at 1:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1072 Hi all! . I have given up work to sail around the med. I would like to host experiences in differen
Trying to anticipate new circumstances when racing new boat P-S overtaking danstanford at 1:17pm 10.24.19 Racing 16/1424 My new boat will be among the fastest in the fleet I am in which is dominated by symmetrical boats s
roller furling question Valerio at 12:23pm 10.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/498 I am helping a friend with a 28 foot sailboat to install a roller furling on the headsail. My questi
My hull number!?? (2) gtg at 12:01pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 1/687 I have the fantastic plate on my C-22 1974, but I am unable to find the hull number. Is is possible
Is Penetrating Epoxy overkill? gtg at 11:20am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/887 Hello! Making a new motor mount pad for my Catalina 22. I have two layers of marine plywood that I
Mooring Advice Canuck2112 at 10:01am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1856 Hello, I'm thinking about mooring my San Juan 21 next season in my local lake (reservoir). I realiz
Trailering with Outboard Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 20/3034 I have a 9.9 on the back of my O'Day 25. The transom has 1.5" of wood plus some glass covering an ar
manual joefusa at 7:16am 10.24.19 Newport 1/1068 i am looking for the owner's manual for a lockley-newport 23 either as a pdf file or a hard copy (vi
20 meter double bazooka scuba201 at 11:04pm 10.23.19 SSB and Ham Operators 2/1166 Have a radio wavz double bazooka laying around, thinking of putting on my sail boat with one of my i
Any Ham Radio Operators out here? scuba201 at 7:16pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/479 Tell me about your set up and antenna placement on the boat.
looking for another 26D or S on the Hudson in NY ScourgeOfTheHudson at 6:34pm 10.23.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/746 hey all, just recently bought my first sailboat, a 26D from 89. one of the PO's removed the forwar
Giving thanks (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/838 It's Thanksgiving Week, the beginning of the long slide into 2020. Is there someone you're thankful
Votre voilier est-il un bistro? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2589 Whats the most elaborate meal you or your crew has prepared on your boat? A beautiful rack of lamb,
Saluting Our Veterans (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 45/3491 This has become a fun tradition on SBO and what better day for it than today? In honor of Veterans

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I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 11:23am 02.12.24 Any ideas on how to repair this Check your personal message inbox.
Hunter 320 in mast furling kappykaplan at 11:09am 02.12.24 You may find what you need in the Hunter 320 Resources Center on this site: https://hunter.sailboato
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 10:52am 02.12.24 I've read of owners cleaning the area really well and using something like JB Weld to rebuild the f
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Ward H at 8:32am 02.12.24 That's the surface where the raw water pump flange bolts on.. Common issue on M-25 and M-25XP engin
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 02.12.24 Is the silver area a plate that needs to be sealed to the block or is there another piece that bolts
Dock and Go Override How-to RichKS at 5:34am 02.12.24 Thanks for posting your troubleshooting Brock. I hope you are back up and running now. I am having
stripping cetol from teak FastOlson at 4:40pm 02.11.24 I have used "Te-Ka" for decades. Cleaner Kit - 1 Quart Each A & B \| West Marine I have a blog entry
Salon table 37c Johnb at 3:25pm 02.11.24 The top of the table on my boat is 29.625 inches off the sole
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 1:41pm 02.11.24 The original table is solid teak in the middle with teak veneer plywood for the flip ups. There i
stripping cetol from teak ggrizzard at 1:33pm 02.11.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or HL
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h (1) jssailem at 11:23am 02.11.24 Is this the area at issue? This looks like the base of the water pump, is that correct?
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Project_Mayhem at 11:11am 02.11.24 I'm not sure what area needs to be repaired in your pic but I had shockingly good results wrapping t
stripping cetol from teak jssailem at 11:01am 02.11.24
stripping cetol from teak Stu Jackson at 10:50am 02.11.24 I used both gel paint stripper and a heat gun later to get the rest.
New Main Sail dlochner at 10:26am 02.11.24 Thanks Dave, good info. You answered the loose foot question. Bear in mind, this was just an educ
stripping cetol from teak Mark Maulden at 10:09am 02.11.24 Heat gun and a scraper. Finish with a sanding
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 02.11.24 Do you have a sense for the state of health of each of the batteries? Having both Flooded Lead Acid
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 9:04am 02.11.24 Thanks Dave, good info. You answered the loose foot question. Any thoughts on spending more for mo
New Main Sail dlochner at 8:34am 02.11.24 Loose Foot - LF are current wisdom. Do older boats like the 37 Cutter have a tracked foot for bette
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Windpilot at 8:33am 02.11.24 I guess it all depends on how and where you sail regarding the inner forestay "problem" If you do a

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