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Keeping Birds off my boat railings (1) Gdindy at 8:44am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 30/275 214396782674061If you have any trouble with birds landing on your railings or lifelines this is the
Extend Furling Foil russellkt at 8:06am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 11/919 I need to replace my furling jib and located and purchased a used sail in great condition. However,
Removing the Top of the Mast Plymouth Sailor at 6:25am 06.20.18 Ask All Sailors 6/601 Dear Fellow Sailors: Has anyone removed the top of a mast for repair work? If so, was it difficult
Pearson 28-1 holding tank marvy1 at 6:10am 06.20.18 Pearson 3/933 The previous owner of my Pearson 28-1 used a flexible holding tank, and it is time to replace the pe
Oh no they didn't! (1) Kermit at 6:09am 06.20.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/645 What will the Chinese think of next?
Orion has Launched (1) Will Gilmore at 4:46am 06.20.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/360 Nate Bayreuther has finally launch Orion. He has several pictures of Orion sporting her new hatchbo
"New" (to me) 1977 O'day 20 SUMB44 at 11:40pm 06.19.18 Day Sailers 8/1055 My wife and I have recently acquired a 1977 O'day 20 as an entry-level foray into family sailing. I
Engine runs cool Pat T at 8:06pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 12/657 After launch this season I notice the engine only gets to 140 degrees. In the past, if I remember co
30 ft O'day grounded, bent rudder post Robert Stevenson at 7:29pm 06.19.18 Bigger Boats 60/5360 My 30 ft O'day ran aground and the rudder post is bent , so the rudder rubs the bottom of the boat w
Removing aft end cap from boom Hardhead at 7:23pm 06.19.18 Catalina 22 1/571 This is probably a silly question -- does anyone have any tips as to how to remove the black end cap
Water ballast??? Yippee Skippee at 5:10pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 10/699 I just took my 81 Mac 22 for her first sail today. She seemed to be a little loose with more side sl
Ray network Meriachee at 4:12pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1465 Is there an easy way that anybody knows to hook an stNG network bus to a laptop to see what's gettin
M25 Stay Rigging Problem Kenneth Frehm at 2:44pm 06.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/512 Seems my leech of my main sail is rubbing on my back stay- all adjustments on forestay doesn't clear
New England Surveyor Drew13440 at 1:37pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 4/556 Does anyone have a recommendation for a surveyor in southern New England? Thanks in advance.
H34 - Refrigeration Retro-Kit mnmpizza at 1:02pm 06.19.18 Big Boats 8/942 I'm looking at outfitting the H34 with a refrigeration kit for the icebox. I've narrowed it down to
Bought a new boat... FourPoints at 12:07pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/650 I bought a beautiful and mostly well upgraded / maintained Frers 33 this year. One thing that was
Considering buying a 1974 Catalina 22 that needs help DonStack at 12:06pm 06.19.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/884 Just saw a Cat 22 for sale. It needs bottom paint. Keel is rusty .Top coat needs repair..no electric
Why don't more boaters use polypropylene or polyester dinghy painters? Kings Gambit at 10:02am 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 69/5586 It's so strange to try to tie to a dinghy dock and see the following: 1) dinghies tied close on 3-ft
Hunter 26 ballast tank valve jbreland at 8:25am 06.19.18 Smaller Boats 5/583 Anyone replaced the gasket on the ballast tank valve on their Hunter 26? I went to pull mine out the
1994 Hunter 19 Centerboard Detail Photos mrcampbell at 6:53am 06.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/926 I am new to sailing and just purchased a 1994 Hunter 19. The running rigging is in poor condition a

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New to me C&C 25 MKI kappykaplan at 9:32am 07.27.23 A photo or two would help us help you. That said, the deck generally does not provide structural su
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 9:31am 07.27.23 I agree with @Hayden Watson If you have resealed the cover, the next place to look is the shaft sea
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 9:28am 07.27.23 Welcome to SBO, Anchored87. You have come to the right place. I think inspecting on the mooring i
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:23am 07.27.23 On the water leak, make sure that you eliminate the possibility of the leak coming out of the weep h
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Ward H at 8:33am 07.27.23 I used surgical tubing to center the tiller. Tension the tubing. Then balance the sails. I had my 1
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 jon hansen at 8:25am 07.27.23 the sails are toast. add $5,000.00 to your buy in price. just keeping it real! old IOR boats ne
Storm Damage kloudie1 at 8:21am 07.27.23 I have memories of the aftermath of Hurricane Fred in the late '70's. many boats up in the river ban
Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch tomoma2 at 8:17am 07.27.23 I was able to purchase a replacement drive/ clutch from Lewmar!!!! Part number 89300203. It looks qu
Storm Damage BigEasy at 8:12am 07.27.23 Definitely a problem during an unexpected squall line. This is why I "sausage wrap" my jib with tw
Hunter 49 Rudder Question smokey73 at 7:56am 07.27.23 I have a different Hunter (1994 40.5). I too pulled my rudder. I had a "disc" that appeared more l
Gunk to stop that leak! kloudie1 at 7:50am 07.27.23 Sometimes, rtv is the right answer .. If it is an intake side air leak like carburetor base, reed va
Hunter 49 Rudder Question Georgedoyle at 6:53am 07.27.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 6:27am 07.27.23 Mine was installed on the starboard side of the cockpit well and connects to an arm on the rudder st
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 6:24am 07.27.23 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizontal
Hunter 49 Rudder Question (1) JamesG161 at 6:21am 07.27.23 This from the H49 Owners Manual. e the lower rudder bearing. Jim... PS: Aquamet Rudder bar is the
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 6:11am 07.27.23
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 6:03am 07.27.23
Hunter smile / keel movement Gypsy hunter at 5:40am 07.27.23 Oops I was wrong, sorry. Your keel is inside your Fiberglass hull. Jim... The wing keel is one sol
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 5:01am 07.27.23 The wing keel is one solid keel that is boltrd onto a fiberglass stub with 5200 used as the recommen
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Will Gilmore at 4:49am 07.27.23 Welcome to SBO, Anchored87. You have come to the right place. I think inspecting on the mooring is

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