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Deck cleat positioning for a Widgeon DabbyDuck at 5:53pm 09.15.18 Day Sailers 5/1498 Hey all new to the forum and my widgeon (1974) but not to sailing! I was wondering what y'all though
Broken goosneck ring steve1366 at 12:46pm 09.15.18 Mid-Size Boats 11/3570 I need to replace the broken ring on my mast that my boom connects to on my Hunter 31, 1984 Somat B
I put it all together, More questions.... Hunter 170 (8) Shorefun at 11:57am 09.15.18 Day Sailers 11/1294 So I did a fit up in my back yard. Kind of had to make some educated guesses and learn as I go. Jib
Gunwale Drain (1) MikeHoncho at 8:50am 09.15.18 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3220 I have consistent water sitting in my gunwale in the area of the after mooring cleat. Had anyone add
anybody use an ANKAROLINA reel? MitchM at 8:10am 09.15.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1129 they are very popular on european sailboats that moor stern in to the quay.
Mast conduit install question CYQK at 4:23am 09.15.18 Ask All Sailors 5/587 Installing 1inch rigid pvc condiut inside the mast Found 7/8 sail slugs that fit perfectly inside th
Morgan 323 Rebuild BitsPerSecond at 10:36pm 09.14.18 Ask All Sailors 93/18249 So...Its been a rough couple weeks for me. My boyfriend of six years passed away on the 24th of Augu
retro pop top, or second "boom"? Catmando at 4:31pm 09.14.18 Catalina 22 23/2240 Cleaning Tiger Lilly and putting the boom inside for safe keeping; I noticed the compression post h
swim platform ideas for pearson p26 tipsyravensailing at 12:11pm 09.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1707 hey all! i'm hitting a snag with my research and curious if anyone has suggestions on swim platform
WRAP OR TARP drewsyntax at 7:29am 09.14.18 Smaller Boats 13/2061 Hi All - So last year I had my H23 pulled - put onto my trailer and Wrapped up for the winter with
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 6:49am 09.14.18 Ask All Sailors 1801/273394 Well it certainly is gloomy weather but lets see what sailing jokes you have. Here is one from my a
O'day 23' marclal at 6:10am 09.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/397 Hi I'm looking for a mast for a O'day 23' or any mast 25' long .
Balmar's new Battery Monitor Solstice at 5:40am 09.14.18 Musings With Maine Sail 36/10800
How cool do you run? VanIslandGuy at 8:44pm 09.13.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/924 Your engine that is... I've got a Yanmar 4jh2e, and I've never seen the engine warmer than 150-160'
universal m25 karl m at 6:27pm 09.13.18 Catalina 30 11/1490 Does anyone have any tips/difficulties replacing M25 rocker cover gasket. Thanks in advance
Hurricane Florence (1) heritage at 5:04pm 09.13.18 Ask All Sailors 166/17446 Here is our H27 at the cherry point marina in North Carolina. Pic was taken about 7pm by a brave fr
Sailboat porn! (my C22 I just purchased) (3) Knot Stressin' at 4:21pm 09.13.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1017 Some of you said "Post pictures" So here goes. One picture of the cockpit, one of the port side, an
Hunter 19 Trailer bolt replacement (2) AztecPlaya at 3:58pm 09.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1638 I have a 94' Hunter 19 galvanized trailer full of rusted bolts and I want to replace them all. What
Launching after a long time on the hard? CYQK at 3:54pm 09.13.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1278 Starting to see the end of a long rebuild project. Guessing that the boat is not going to like or ap
Sailing to Dock Plymouth Sailor at 12:10pm 09.13.18 Ask All Sailors 32/4757 So my outboard motor isn't working on my 25' coastal cruising sailboat. It was seized, I released it

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Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? stickinthemud57 at 8:37am 09.30.24 I sail a MacGregor 26S (water ballast, centerboard) and LOVE it. You mentioned stability as one cr
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? LloydB at 8:31am 09.30.24 There are other forums on the SBO site that you can also post this question on and get good answers
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 8:21am 09.30.24 I replaced the exhaust elbow last spring, and turned a relatively easy project into a debacle. I lea
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Shorinsean at 7:18am 09.30.24 Thank you all; I'll look into setting up the LJ's into the top of the stackpack rather than the bott
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 6:59am 09.30.24 Sorry Art, was offline this weekend. So you can charter in Italy & Greece with a US Coast guard char
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Ward H at 6:36am 09.30.24 In @Shorinsean s photos you can see that his sail is not sewn into his pack. In @jssailem s photo
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 kappykaplan at 6:08am 09.30.24 my Mack Stack Pack is not sewn to the sail, so I can remove the sail easily even with the jacks and
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Tally Ho at 5:44am 09.30.24
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 sailme88 at 5:12am 09.30.24 I have a stack pack built by a local sailmaker. Works great. A friend recently bought a slightly ne
Amalfi Coast Sail Joe at 4:41am 09.30.24 I enjoy vids that are simple to understand, interesting in subject matter and exhibit good camera an
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (1) Caboteur at 1:47am 09.30.24
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup john2 at 11:51pm 09.29.24 that takes care of the squeaking at idling , nice!
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 10:08pm 09.29.24 Where in Upper Michigan? In The Cisco Chain of Lakes, on Thousand Island Lake on the MI/WI line, a
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Leeward Rail at 9:59pm 09.29.24 Siren 17 may be an option.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Leeward Rail at 9:33pm 09.29.24 Doesn't look like the flange has room for a nut behind it. @Ralph Johnstone if you look at the phot
Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel shemandr at 7:02pm 09.29.24 With wing keels it's good if the rudder is not longer than the keel. Maybe Lake Michigan is deep en
Sea-Fire system Dan_Y at 5:56pm 09.29.24
Starter motor burned up? heritage at 5:11pm 09.29.24 I agree with what David said. Instead of having two cables from the battery run into the engine com
2999 Hunter 310 rudder kappykaplan at 4:41pm 09.29.24
paralleling batteries MFD at 3:21pm 09.29.24

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