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Keel Winch ChileanJK at 5:21am 12.26.17 Catalina 22 5/1231 Last weekend I put the boat for the first time in the water and took a ride on the lake just motorin
Seamanship - Line handling Will Gilmore at 4:22am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2616 I wanted to share this video and technique from the Annapolis Performance Sailing Web site ://www.ap
Why is my Genoa so hard to hoist? (1) onlinelee at 11:35pm 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 23/5134 Hi friends, Happy Christmas one and all:-) The tension required to hoist my Genoa is truly too much
Mystery item on the Mast (1) hookway at 9:02pm 12.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1759
Bow cleats, 29.5 Odyssey lll at 3:50pm 12.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/437 Has anyone installed bow cleats on the deck. The factory installed cleats are in the anchor locker '
O ' Day 19 JOHNMADDEN at 2:02pm 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1911 Drain hole in bottom of stern. Previous owner said leave open. When boat is in motion - it will dr
Isinglass Covers KZW at 12:37pm 12.25.17 Catalina 310 7/2601 Does anyone know what kind of breathable fabric should contact Isinglass? My dodger has covers for
H38 head sail richard9525 at 10:53am 12.25.17 Big Boats 3/891 Anybody know the furling headsail measurements ,110% I believe. and the tape size for the furling sy
New/replacement sails for sirius 21 ChrisNY at 10:33am 12.25.17 Sirius 21/22 3/1937 I know Santa just came, but I am already planning for next Christmas. I would like to replace the m
Engine problems flyingcr at 10:31am 12.25.17 Engines and Propulsion 25/3482 I own a 265 first. Just found out my engine needs to be rebuilt, for a cost around $5000 for top end
Cleaning a main sail sfgary at 9:10am 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1547 Merry Christmas all, I have searched the forums but have a specific problem. Unaware I was bleeding
God bless us all every one! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:00am 12.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/910 On this Christmas Day, wishing all of you all the blessings of this joyous season. The 20 years y'al
Updating my v-berth Whatsit at 9:34pm 12.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2473
Done, Finished, Merry Christmas!!!!! (C30 Research) Ward H at 2:02pm 12.24.17 Catalina 30 2/950 It took me three months but I have now read every thread on the 139 pages of the Catalina 30 forum.
New O'day 27 owner and new to this forum Whatsit at 2:00pm 12.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 42/2892 hi all My names Mike. My whole life I wanted to own a sailboat. Well on Sunday last week my dream ca
RAYMARINE EV-100 AUTO-PILOT GEAR ondine at 11:15am 12.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/551 Hello my fellow sailors - I have my sailboat on a charter and one of members broke the autopilot, th
Crash Test Boat ifmdalvey at 9:16am 12.24.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1073 Want to see what happens when your mast comes down and how to deal with it? The British Yachting onl
USAF Band Seasonal Greetings! JamesG161 at 8:13am 12.24.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/590 This years Flash mob by the phenomenal United States Air Force Band! mLjLny-nXo8 And the WWII veter
Newport Harbor as a Christmas-New Year's Destination Kings Gambit at 7:02am 12.24.17 Destinations 2/750 The southern California weather will be good, especially for power boaters (i.e., little wind), this
Removing rust at the turnbuckle connection? (1) Nodak7 at 6:36am 12.24.17 Big Boats 15/2665 OK as usual I am looking for advice. I did an inspection of my standing rigging this past week and f

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Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Calif. Ted at 8:25am 05.27.24 Of course, that leaves the follow up--if my main halyard were to jam, in the mast, or perhaps on th
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? SimonHGR at 8:08am 05.27.24 Well, all that sounds like a pretty convincing "no" :) Thanks all for the input; yes, I wasn't at a
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup (2) jssailem at 8:02am 05.27.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Congrats on your new sailing boat. I suspect you are looking at a fiddl
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail JamesG161 at 7:59am 05.27.24 thing to be concerned about given proximity to the hull to deck joint. No. These Spider type crac
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue (1) jssailem at 7:46am 05.27.24 I assume this is the area of concern. e issue. It looks more to me as running aground damage or the
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 (3) Windpilot at 7:41am 05.27.24 This is my installation
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Don S/V ILLusion at 7:34am 05.27.24
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator jssailem at 7:32am 05.27.24 What does a bar indicator indicate? Direction to the nearest adult beverage facility...:cowbell:
Old bilge blower wiring question. jssailem at 7:30am 05.27.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutra
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail jssailem at 7:21am 05.27.24 I agree with Dennis about the nature of the cracks. The boat is 23 years old. Use and some UV damage
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! SoSound at 7:19am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap: Thanks to the members and posts on this forum, who do such a great job i
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 7:16am 05.27.24 Looks like Stainless Steel corrosion has occurred. Water has entered the metal and is corroding on t
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! jssailem at 7:08am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap:
P42 Engine removal advice jssailem at 7:00am 05.27.24 The engine access is under the stairs. Looks like there is room through the companyion way to raise
Searching for Moody 46 / Moody 47 Joe at 6:58am 05.27.24 Moody, huh? That's a low production, high end vessel.. It is very likely you could benefit by conta
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount (1) jssailem at 6:53am 05.27.24 First my rant... That looks like a real cool daysailor dingy. I'd put a paddle in it and sail it in
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. Joe at 6:42am 05.27.24 I have a beneteau 1990 41S5. I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Is there metal in there? Any
P42 Engine removal advice (1) juznip at 6:38am 05.27.24 Above the engine is another engine (acting as a generator(Yanmar 1GM10). There is a metal frame that
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 6:32am 05.27.24 Thank you @jssailem. I see the impeller size difference on the parts list. I found both options avai
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24 Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint

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