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1989 Catalina 30 Hot Water Heater Removal (2) Jac123 at 5:11pm 10.24.19 Catalina 30 8/2994 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 6/1006 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 8/1066 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 10/1247 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 16/1662 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 3/531 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 1/805 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 5/1038 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 9/2052 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 20/3555 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 1/1126 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 2/1444 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 4/512 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 4/828 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 11/1040 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 27/3261 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 45/4582 This has become a fun tradition on SBO and what better day for it than today? In honor of Veterans
Arch enemy? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.04.19 Ask All Sailors 38/8696 Over the past couple of decades, we've seen the introduction and acceptance of the cockpit arch. No
Boom vangs (1) Phil Herring at 3:36pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 56/10640 What kind of boom vang do you have, and how do you use it? Are you using the vang that came with yo
Fighting condensation on cold surfaces Mr Fox at 1:40pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1718 Hi all The underside of the toe rails, which run above the shelves along the sides of the cabin, ge

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Wood refinishing final passes BigEasy at 8:27am 08.03.24
Wood refinishing final passes (1) BigEasy at 8:25am 08.03.24 I refinished the companionway ladder a few years ago. After staining, I applied 4 coats of minwax/h
Wood refinishing final passes (1) fred1diver at 8:19am 08.03.24
Wood refinishing final passes jviss at 8:00am 08.03.24 Hey everyone I am currently working on a cockpit table for my Pearson 30, I did a nice sanding with
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 6:51am 08.03.24 Simple adhesive lettering would be inexpensive. Having a shop make a custom vector file and print a
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 6:50am 08.03.24 I'm interested in anything you may learn once you get started. I have a stinkpot with a 1995 Mercur
Remove bedding for side window on Hunter 30-2 ChrisHunter at 6:37am 08.03.24 Thanks for the reply. That is what I have done and it looks poor. At least I am not alone.
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations jviss at 6:30am 08.03.24 Just because the gelcoat is damaged, in the "tiny" way you suggest, doesn't mean the underlying resi
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 5:58am 08.03.24
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations jssailem at 5:54am 08.03.24 deck paint that would temporarily seal those areas and bottom paint. I also will need some red hu
Remove bedding for side window on Hunter 30-2 soopad00pa at 5:35am 08.03.24 Following. I had a small leak in one so I tried to remove it. Spent over an hour cramming razor bla
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you dlochner at 5:31am 08.03.24 Apparently I have the same problem now with my pex pipes slipping out of the manifold. I recently c
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 5:12am 08.03.24 That solenoid was triggered by the Engine Start Key.. Yes, as I asked earlier, how then can the st
26m mast pivot prishi at 5:11am 08.03.24 (Just surfing past these forums.....) I can recommend to check your Mast shrouds; the chain-plates m
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator JamesG161 at 5:07am 08.03.24 This is wired into the main DC distribution panel, as well as the big, grey solenoid switch at the
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 5:03am 08.03.24 Undersizing the charging system is not good for your batteries. For any of us to give meaningful adv
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 4:55am 08.03.24 what is the Big Dog (the North Atlantic high) doing? the HIGH over Arkansas . Path shifted West,
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator east coaster at 4:51am 08.03.24 The Blue seas ACR has a connection on the bottom called isolation. I have it connected to my design
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