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How much can our Booms lift??????? NYSail at 4:50am 10.16.19 Ask All Sailors 17/5713 Hello All, Just a question to all you engineers here. I know our booms have a lot of strength due
keelbolt maintenance (3) Buzzlovelace at 8:21pm 10.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/869 170872 170873 170874
cant lift my Tohatsu 9.8 hp (1) Buzzlovelace at 7:06pm 10.15.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/3443 Just bought a 1975 C27 knowing the motor couldnt be raised fully. Not sure on the best course of act
new owner 216 western lake ontario Cat_hunter at 6:57pm 10.15.19 Smaller Boats 2/547 Just picked up a new (to us) 216. Seemed like the perfect daysailer for us. Be interesting to see ho
Keelbolt maintenance Buzzlovelace at 6:54pm 10.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 11/1715 My keel bolts on my 1975 C-27 are rusted but intact what can i put on them to protect from further
Mast Raking Thingee (1) twodzusfittings at 5:46pm 10.15.19 Bigger Boats 5/1077 Anyone know what the name of the contraption on the rear spreader, where it splits, that when pull o
Motor Hoist Waltsailor at 5:34pm 10.15.19 Big Boats 3/899 I have just purchased a Garhauer Motor Hoist for lifting my 8hp dinghy motor to the stern rail on my
Winterizing a Vitrifrigo ice maker Paul Streicher at 4:22pm 10.15.19 Ask All Sailors 0/903 The boat came with a Vitrifrigo freezer which has an ice maker. How to winterize the ice maker? The
303 - Tank dimensions sveinung at 2:34pm 10.15.19 Pearson 5/1151 Hey all, first time poster here! My boat is stuck in VA with a filthy tank that keeps clogging up t
Fun with VHF/UHF part 2 (2) Brian D at 2:16pm 10.15.19 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1594 Here is part two of my fun with VHF/UHF antennas. Reminder that this is not boating related. anten
Aquilon 265/800 trailerable cat earagone at 12:19pm 10.15.19 Trailer Sailors 9/3900
Twin Helms in Cruising Boats: Innovation or Fad? Dr. D at 12:18pm 10.15.19 Ask All Sailors 19/7356 Although this topic may have been thrashed enough on this forum (please point me to the threads), a
Newbie with a sail question scuba201 at 12:09pm 10.15.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1164 New to sailing, new boat owner, Bristol 40. Needs a genoa. How do I go about finding the right one
Keel gap normal? Best fix? (1) RLKelly at 11:34am 10.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3061 I've heard mention that this gap at the aft of the keel is "normal". I noticed it upon haul out this
Carbon Monoxide Monitor going off at night in the slip Frank H at 10:20am 10.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1565 This may have been discussed long ago on a forum but I couldn't find it. I recently installed a CO m
A year of ownership on a 1994 Hunter 29.5 (2) kdammen at 9:31am 10.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/1998 We got our first sailboat this year. I just wanted to share our experience on the 1994 Hunter 29.5.
Honda BF9.9A DC Receptacle Concerns BrianAllen at 8:43am 10.15.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/1062 I am new to sailboat ownership. Our Hunter 25.5 came with a Honda BF9.9A with the DC Receptacle for
Slipping halyard jbrock at 8:41am 10.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1668 Hi everyone. I recently bought new halyards for my Mac 25. The main halyard stays in place fine but
Gooseneck Mac 25 question jbrock at 7:55am 10.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1967
AIS Installation BC Bernie at 7:12am 10.15.19 Catalina 310 28/7612 One of my projects will be to install a class B AIS (automatic identification system) transceiver, c

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Hoping to start traveling with the boat :) ...3TacksontheWater at 3:52pm 09.22.24 At some point in time, sailing in circles looses its luster. I would respectfully suggest that inves
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! jssailem at 3:00pm 09.22.24 PM.. Looks like you are writing the headlines for ClickBait. Perhaps the best way to keep your new b
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! (1) Tally Ho at 2:51pm 09.22.24
jabsco macerator paper gasket JoeWhite at 2:38pm 09.22.24 I stand corrected. Use the paper type from auto store.
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates ...3TacksontheWater at 2:36pm 09.22.24 I'm bedding the new chainplates I bought from CD. I feel good about the steps I have taken so far.
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! thinwater at 2:28pm 09.22.24 In my experience, duck can fly and ducks can jump on from the dock. IME, with two boats with scoops,
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! Don S/V ILLusion at 2:27pm 09.22.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard BigEasy at 2:19pm 09.22.24 Get estimates for haul out & block, blister repair job & bottom paint, + applicable storage fees fro
Galley and propane help in an old catalina Steve_Catalina at 1:42pm 09.22.24 A few good suggestions here, don't forget to check out the Catalina30.com international site. Good l
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? artboas at 1:18pm 09.22.24 You likely have 2 problems .. Firstly, the 2 hoses are zip tied to each other. As well, you might ha
Galley and propane help in an old catalina (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 09.22.24 Did y'all replace that machinery and continue using it or just put in something else somewhere else
Adding a Bimini Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 09.22.24 My boat came with a very high quality bimini made by a local company. It's nearly 20 years old and h
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 09.22.24 This is like an autoshop taking a bunch of nuts and pins off of your suspension, refuse to fix it, n
Cutter rig Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 09.22.24 @Willemvan Both the 26 and the 260 were designed as a conventional mast head rig only
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 12:37pm 09.22.24 @robm Keep us posted. final two questions Look at bottom of motor to see if it ever dragged on an
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Benny17441 at 12:36pm 09.22.24 You can't, your information will be floating around for eternity.
Galley and propane help in an old catalina Benny17441 at 12:31pm 09.22.24 A propane installation kit including a vented locker and switches is needed if you want a safe and h
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates Project_Mayhem at 12:11pm 09.22.24 Try placing the roll of BedIT on a heated seeding mat. Even the smaller ones work well, they're wate
Galley and propane help in an old catalina (2) jssailem at 12:11pm 09.22.24 Lillian, welcome to the SBO forums. A search on the site will likely provide a lot of ideas. Here i
ODay 25 - Relocating the battery Project_Mayhem at 12:07pm 09.22.24 There's various configurations for the O'Day 25. My 78 with an inboard has them mounted in the cockp

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