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Companionway teak step refinishing Bill at 11:09am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1104 The companionway teak steps on my 1992 C-28 need to be refinished. Does anybody know what material I
Mariner 19 rudder mechanism Ed E at 11:06am 04.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1698 I am restoring a 1967/68 O day /Rhodes 19 sail boat with Center board and tip-up rudder. The aft edg
Non-Skid Deck Painting Larry Dean - Catalina 27 #6400 at 10:58am 04.23.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1325 Has anyone had any luck painting their topside non-skid surface. I am in the process of using Inter
Boarding Ladder Joel Swan at 10:27am 04.23.01 Smaller Boats 2/1063 On my 1987 H23, there is a boarding ladder attached to the transom. It appears to be original equipm
Teak Cleaners Bob Booth at 10:07am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1187 I need to refurbish the teak trim on a C-27. Any suggestions for products that work and won't harm t
Rudder measurements on H260 John Revenboer at 9:25am 04.23.01 Smaller Boats 0/865 Does anyone know the distance fromm the forward edge of the rudder post to the top of the rudder whe
Reef Hook ? Ed P. at 8:34am 04.23.01 Smaller Boats 3/2083 Can anyone tell me if the tack pin on the mainsail is intended to be used as a hook when reefing. D
BoomKicker for 94 H26 Carl at 7:58am 04.23.01 Smaller Boats 10/1394 I would like to know what the experts think about the BoomKicker for a Hunter 26. I would like to ge
Going to see Landfall 43 Mark Lang at 7:24am 04.23.01 Catalina 22 1/2016 I've got a line on Landfall 43 for sale. anybody here know anything about specific weaknesses or th
Outboard mount replacement Mike at 7:15am 04.23.01 Day Sailers 4/2221 The outboard mount on my O'Day 23 is finally kaput. It had become impossible to raise the mount fro
1989 Hunter Legend 37 Conversion to Propane Chris Rechtin at 7:13am 04.23.01 Big Boats 5/2611 I am seriously looking at purchasing a 1989 Hunter Legend 37. Right now it's stove/oven is setup to
Hindged Tabernacle Jay at 6:47am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1093 Looking for anyone who has converted thier mast step on a 1981 H-27 to hindged tabernacle. Can you r
What's the worst weather you've encountered? David at 6:42am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1020 I have recently acquired a 1986 C30 Tall Rig and was wondering, what is the most weather you've been
Lots of minor work, 272LE Jeff at 6:39am 04.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1110 I purchased my 87 272LE last November in a snow storm. Lots of fun trailering for 150 miles!!I ha
Stanchion Base Search Jim Hendersonb at 6:15am 04.23.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1306 Does anyone know where I can find stanchion bases for a 1986 34' Hunter. I have a Wauquiez G-33. My
Fuel weeping after bleeding Bill Ebling at 5:58am 04.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1109 After bleeding the air from my fuel system during spring commissioning, I developed a small annoying
Hull prep - step by step jmm at 5:05am 04.23.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1169 Could someone who has been doing their own hull painting (below water line), provide me with a basi
Lightning strike & damage Robert Krosse at 4:50am 04.23.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1619 I am interested to find out among fellow sailors if anyone's boat was ever struck by lightning and w
Install second battery Tim at 4:37am 04.23.01 Smaller Boats 6/1312 I would like to install a second battery for extended weekends. I have several items that run off o
Superfurl system for Hunter 30 Jay at 3:29am 04.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1054 I have a 1980 Hunter 30 and am looking into installing a roller furling system. I have had several

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Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 9:03am 04.14.20 The transmission will have some play in it.. my damper was so bad that i had a half inch of rotati
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? (1) kloudie1 at 8:41am 04.14.20 Here are the levers referenced in the drawing..
Catalina Outhaul Mod Hayden Watson at 8:36am 04.14.20 ... My neighbor saw my set up and asked me to install his. It comes on it's own shipping track. Whe
h34 hose ties Artey1 at 8:30am 04.14.20 Can anyone explain to me the routing of the hose? I'm about to tackle replacing or possibly snaking
Beaching your sailboat (2) LeeandRick at 8:24am 04.14.20 177547177548 Here we are beached as I write this. Our boat has a high freeboard so a ladder is requi
Panel mounted bilge switch questions Barnacle Bill at 8:24am 04.14.20 Sounds like you have a simple on/off switch on the panel that supplies current to the pump, via the
What bottom PAINT for a trailer sailor? (1) RussC at 8:22am 04.14.20 First off @David T/ODay23 . Welcome aboard the SBO forum. lots of good stuf available here. normall
Catalina Outhaul Mod Don Guillette at 8:18am 04.14.20 Jim: You mentioned the Garhauer traveler. That was the 1st change I made. My curve track traveler wa
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). SFS at 8:13am 04.14.20 @Ziggler - I'm sending you a PM, with a lead.
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). (1) Justin_NSA at 8:07am 04.14.20 177546
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Kings Gambit at 8:03am 04.14.20 The used chandleries, as mentioned above, are your best bet. Oh, would that it were so. I love was
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? (1) kloudie1 at 8:02am 04.14.20 To set .. Not a job for the weak hearted! Hope this points ya in the right direction..
Hunter 386 Year 2002 rgranger at 8:01am 04.14.20 @Gary Ryan The boat across from my slip is also named Knot-a-clew.
Beaching your sailboat rgranger at 7:59am 04.14.20 there is an item you can add to the bow as a protector Keel Guard https://www.gator-guards.com/
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). rgranger at 7:58am 04.14.20 Kind of like recognizing the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes One of my daughte
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Jackdaw at 7:53am 04.14.20
Panel mounted bilge switch questions smokey73 at 7:51am 04.14.20 Recently my bilge pump wasn't working. Due to time constraints I called in a pro. To my surprise
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Mike4116 at 7:50am 04.14.20 I've been planning my library for a long voyage; or a pandemic it seems. My library of sailing movi
Rabbit hole BillyK at 7:48am 04.14.20 I had not previously heard of this issue. Can you check for this wear by putting the tranny in gea
What bottom PAINT for a trailer sailor? (2) David T/ODay23 at 7:48am 04.14.20 Here is the pics of some of the bottom. Looks like there may be some tiny areas of damage that would

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