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looking for a Simpson Lawrence Sprint 1500 gipsy for 5/16" or 3/8" G43 chain SV dragonfly at 4:49am 02.08.24 Parts Search 0/357 looking to upgrade to G43 chain and I am looking for a new gipsy for my Simpson Lawrence sprint 1500
Dangerous URLs? (1) Justin_NSA at 4:30pm 02.07.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/805 This came up tonight while accessing SBO. Anyone else getting these?
2009 Bavaria Vision 40 fuel gauge not working elink at 2:43pm 02.07.24 Bavaria 3/2026 The fuel gauge wasn't working and I suspect the sender. There was voltage at the gauge and inlet vol
San Juan 26 available cclaser at 1:20pm 02.07.24 San Juan Sailboats 0/27 Hello, I have a 1979 San Juan 26 available, and will plan on posting it in the classifieds. It is
#31 C310 for sale, Santa Cruz, CA marchem at 10:51am 02.07.24 Catalina 310 2/700 Was going to post a new thread with the listing of our C310 for sale. But there's a big red warning
Where to find hull number H49 miguelgdelrey at 10:45am 02.07.24 Ask All Sailors 10/687 Does the H49 2009 has the hull # written or engraved in the hull? Does it have a plaque somewhere?
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 8:06am 02.07.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1301 I'm looking for a black butyl tape. Bed-It does not come in black. 3M Weatherban is too pricey. Has
What's a Flying Sail? And is it right for you? jssailem at 7:46am 02.07.24 Ask All Sailors 1/564
Swim platform (1) archer472 at 8:03am 02.06.24 Ask All Sailors 8/938 So I have a 1975 Jensen Cal 25 and it has an outboard 9.9 engine. Do they make dual swim platforms t
BENETEAU 343 DINGHY DAVITS Ciarabc at 4:46pm 02.05.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/474 Looking for recommendations for Beneteau 343 dinghy davits. What worked best for you?
nav pod vhf mounting domer94 at 4:38pm 02.05.24 Ask All Sailors 13/680 im looking at a 3 instrument helm pod for auto pilot and wind. the extra space for a vhf. i cannot f
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 11:23am 02.05.24 Destinations 22/2936 My wife and I are thinking of moving my Catalina 310 from Lake Guntersville to a gulf location. The
Corian color for 2004 41AC ice breaker at 4:13pm 02.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/318 Does anybody know the color code or name for the corian conther tops in the 2004- 2008 41ac? I am tr
Removing Furlex for forestay inspection chp at 4:12pm 02.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/600 I would like to know if anyone has disassembled their Furlex furler to inspect their forestay. I've
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? rsementi at 2:14pm 02.04.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1123 Does anyone know where I could get a copy of the MacGregor 65 Pilothouse owners manual?
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts (3) patbratton at 2:02pm 02.04.24 Smaller Boats 13/1502 We finally got some warm weather this weekend and I went to the lake to check on the boat. All was
Simpson Lawrence windless Gypsy SV dragonfly at 1:15pm 02.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/287 Looking to find a new gypsy for a S.L. Sprint 1500, currently it is a 3/8 BBB chain and I want to re
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 11:44am 02.03.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1104 I've been watching the AT'T golf tourney at Pebble Beach. Every so often they show some sailboats o
Drop Keel LesCayere at 7:43pm 02.02.24 Trailer Sailors 2/1002 Looking for any info pictures patterns on a drop keel for a Gloucester 22 1992. Thank you.
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? Bob_S at 5:22pm 02.02.24 Bigger Boats 4/1004 Hello All, and yet another question. In my 83 O'day28 I have the standard Edson chain and cable stee

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Bottom paint question jssailem at 9:25am 03.10.25 :plus: with @Project_Mayhem. Before you start to paint, make sure the tape on the starboard side mi
adding electrical stove Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 03.10.25 Is there a propane burner located somewhere in this new electric stove ? If not, you will only be a
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 9:22am 03.10.25 Thank you so much, John. This was very helpful. Exactly the info I needed and I have downloaded the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa jssailem at 9:21am 03.10.25 My main concern is that the sleeve might interfere with the furler Not a problem. It is like you g
Bottom paint question Project_Mayhem at 9:10am 03.10.25 If it lives on the trailer, its purely asthetic but to answer your question, paint upto the waterlin
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.10.25 Follow the post #5 link to the letter.
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 03.10.25 How do I determine what size packing to buy? Purely a guess here but from your boat length, I'll
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:56am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:52am 03.10.25 ... I'm happy with the sail other than the second reef is to high for the capacity of the single li
Source for replacement sheaves Joe at 8:44am 03.10.25 If I don't want to go that route, are these tracks standard, so I can buy a replacement car assembl
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa sdommer at 8:31am 03.10.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa justsomeguy at 8:21am 03.10.25 Find a friend or friendly dockmate with a Sailrite or similar, and have a spool of contrasting threa
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 JoeWhite at 8:20am 03.10.25 Paul, thank you for sharing, excellent photos to describe. It appears that there is no choice but t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Charlie98117 at 8:09am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and l
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Calif. Ted at 8:08am 03.10.25 Used ATN sleeves with laminate sails, they cost about $600. I went back to a dacron genny and sunbre
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 8:05am 03.10.25 Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
VHF SWR results... JoeWhite at 8:04am 03.10.25 https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&source=android-browser&q=adjust
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main captcoho at 7:55am 03.10.25 I have a loose footed main built by North Sails, and a Lazy Bay from National Sails and I utilize my
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 (3) PAC3142 at 7:52am 03.10.25 Update: I took the pedestal off and found a galvanized steel tube in the base. The compass light ca
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa JBP-PA at 6:52am 03.10.25 Yes. It is on roller furler. Our light winds and the weight of the extra material don't mix well. I

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