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manual joefusa at 7:16am 10.24.19 Newport 1/1188 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 2/1556 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 4/552 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 4/890 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 11/1180 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 27/3622 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 45/5088 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 38/9357 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 56/11987 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 14/1858 Hi all The underside of the toe rails, which run above the shelves along the sides of the cabin, ge
Catalina 22 Wing Keel Lift Points sigsgmret at 1:11pm 10.23.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1938 I recently bought a 94 Catalina 22 that is in dire need of bottom paint. I took it to the local shi
Salvage Makergosien at 12:31pm 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1990 My Hunter 466 is deemed a total loss by insurance company. Hull and mast are fine. Keel needs redo
New to me 270 Ajp at 11:35am 10.23.19 Smaller Boats 4/810
mounting jib whisker pole to the mast Hellevi 18 at 11:02am 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2198 I would like to install whisker pole track or ring to the sail in the mast. 2008 41 SD. Is there pro
Edson Pedestal Model on 92 Hunter30 ChrisHunter at 10:49am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/760 Looks like I may need to order a new brake kit for my 1992 Hunter 30. I have asked Edson what mode
Sheaves wufibugs at 10:08am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 21/4272 The sheaves on my 86 H31 are more than tired and since I will be stepping the mast, this seems like
Sail cover for Lazyjacks Giro at 9:19am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2542 Hello. I have just had a Lazyjack system installed on my newly restored Macgregor 25. Only after thi
Removing Name on Transom ontherocks83 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1901 The original name of my boat looks like it was hand painted on the transom. I'm not sure of what typ
Stanchions on an O'Day 28 dfp51 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Bigger Boats 7/1313 Looking for a little help on what I hope is a stupid question. We are getting some deck work done t
New owner sea cock question Bryan D at 6:10am 10.23.19 Catalina 310 26/6304 Greetings. I have just taken ownership of a 2005 310 and wondered what the consensus was on keeping

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Simpson Lawrence Windless james2034 at 8:22am 11.21.24 Thanks Rich. Heated and removed the old race today. now only need to find Wiper seal.
Companionway leak Hunter 410 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:20am 11.21.24 Fixing it is usually the easy part and often a DIY repair. Finding the cause(s) is the trick. A hose
Scam Alert Project_Mayhem at 8:20am 11.21.24 A Nigerian prince has offered me a large sum of money and just needs my bank account number. He said
Simpson Lawrence Windless james2034 at 8:20am 11.21.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 11.21.24 Rudy at D & R Marine - drill hole on each side of the extrusion a couple inches below the joint and
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 11.21.24 I'm not familiar with the CDI units but my last furler had a luff tape that went into the groove as
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it (1) topstom at 7:54am 11.21.24 I do not find feeding a problem. The extrusions on this generation of CDI products do not join. T
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 7:41am 11.21.24 In the news lately, 2 sailboats, which happen to be my old buoy neighbours, had their boats broken i
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 7:37am 11.21.24 And increases exponentially to the access and space to remove it. I stopped trying to save most ho
Fresh Water Leak JohnEh at 7:31am 11.21.24 My 41DS has developed a leak in the pressurized water system and I am at a loss as to how to identi
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it Timm R Oday25 at 7:27am 11.21.24 p.s. We never remove the furled sail at the end of the season .. This type of furler does not lend i
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 7:20am 11.21.24 Or how about: The difficulty of removing a hose from a barbed fitting is directly proportional to t
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 7:15am 11.21.24 Either way, read H-33 to learn about hoses. Since we all have spent about $500 to buy a copy of t
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 7:12am 11.21.24 :banghead: LOL we need to write another Murphy's Law related to this. I'll take a stab at it, but t
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 7:10am 11.21.24 I've had countless perforated hose clamps fail, and am surprised few others here have. The most co
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 7:07am 11.21.24 Frankly, I only think hose clamps are necessary for one year, then you can remove them entirely, si
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it Timm R Oday25 at 7:07am 11.21.24 I had the same issue for last summer . For those not familiar with the CDI system , the halyard does
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 6:33am 11.21.24 since all of our hoses seem welded to their fittings after this time. :banghead: LOL we need to w
companion way overhead hatch Hayden Watson at 6:02am 11.21.24 4-5 years ago, when I replaced all of my fixed ports and hatch lenses, I got the raw blanks from Tap
companion way overhead hatch Project_Mayhem at 5:08am 11.21.24 Peterson Plastics in Chicago

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