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Dried lake scum cleanup Chris Flanagan at 1:18pm 10.29.16 Smaller Boats 13/2340 I pulled my boat out of a lake after being there all summer and made the mistake of not powerwashing
My story about buying new sails (6) Ward H at 12:53pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 20/8925 (I know this is a bit long winded. You can read just the 1st and last two paragraphs to get most of
PGSC (1) seadaddler at 12:22pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/312 Over 20 boats from Punta Gorda Sailing Club heading north and some to Tarpon Springs and some to St
Cleaning and Restoring the Interior Bill and Kathy McDonald at 11:48am 10.29.16 Catalina 22 9/1208 I am tackling the clean up of the cabin. Mostly dirt and gradoo. Hiding in corners and creavasses
PEARSON pedestal electronics mountin (1) Daddio417 at 11:24am 10.29.16 Pearson 2/921 As I do not have access to my vessel for a few months can anyone advise the width of a 1989 31-2 ped
Best way to store sails? gitpicker2007 at 9:41am 10.29.16 Catalina 22 6/2867 I've got several sails that came with the boat, that I'm not using. I currently keep them onboard, s
head sink yorammelnik at 6:39am 10.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/823 Hi I own an Oceanis 390 and want to replace the sink in the head. Any ideas of where to buy an orig
Weight of boat with moorings Franklin at 6:15pm 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 36/3035 I come here to ask this question because I want to see if anybody can poke a hole into my theory tha
Winterizing Randall Schmidt at 4:26pm 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1258 I have a 1984 Oday 28 with an inboard diesel and pressure water system. I'm a new owner. I had an
Deck repair around New Bern, Nc peterbud at 6:56am 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/544 I recently ripped out a chain plate due to a bas bulkhead. I have removed the bulkhead and had a
NOAA Rivers south All U Get at 2:55am 10.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/507 Hi all, I'm looking for some info on how NOAA compares high water and flood stage. We're currently
Yanmar 3GM30F engine RPMs fluctuate when engine warm dkerphunter at 12:54am 10.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 21/4350 Hi, I have a 1985 3GM30F installed in a Hunter 336. It's been perfect for 21 years. This year, the R
Rigid Boom Vang for H 23.5 stackwalker at 5:43pm 10.27.16 Smaller Boats 8/813 Anyone have a recommendation for a rigid boom vang for my 23.5? I'm starting my winter spending spr
Testing new ad format Phil Herring at 4:07pm 10.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1239 Just a heads-up that you may notice a few ads mixed into forum threads. These are limited to: - th
Companionway step and other questions. Bill and Kathy McDonald at 3:55pm 10.27.16 Catalina 22 18/1672 IMG_3437 by Bill and Kathy McDonald posted Oct 27, 2016 at 4:44 PMThe piece of C### step at the comp
Good Cover Solutions for Teak protection from sun while boat in water Ksailboat Owner at 3:38pm 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1782 Fellow Sailors, I own an O'Day 272 that sits in the water all year long in GA, and have to continual
What to do after reverse polarity oday630 at 2:22pm 10.27.16 Musings With Maine Sail 17/6889 So...after completing the exhaust overhaul, some wiring upgrades and yearly maintenance it was time
even the macgregor camper boat can be a well balanced sailor TortugasRoyal at 10:52am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1134 Even the macgregor camper boat (26X) can be a well balanced sailor. Wow. I have achieved it. Boat i
New guy here Sea-r-cy at 10:42am 10.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/294 Not a sailboat person, scrapped out a 30' Luger, looking for info of value and where to sell a 30'
Beaching a Mac (4) walt at 9:33am 10.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1617 Sumner posted about his trip to Flaming Gorge which I really enjoyed http://forums.sailboatowners.c

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DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 9:13am 05.03.23 Yes. I don't discount the value of rigger that you contracted, though, as he's assuming the risk o
Bottom Chip Repair shemandr at 9:09am 05.03.23 The OP didn't say he isn't racing the boat. Nevertheless, sailing with a smooth bottom is a pleasu
Furler IF tailboom at 9:08am 05.03.23 Thanks for the reply. Previous owner adding the baling wire because the feeder eye kept turning. I f
Reattach wire to steering quadrant Ward H at 9:08am 05.03.23 I agree with the others, even @capta Getting the cables back on the quadrant is a PIA. If you di
Cat 30 Windlass jssailem at 9:08am 05.03.23 Just could not help yourself. Had to raise your kilt too Ralph.. :biggrin:
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 9:05am 05.03.23 If you are talking about Catalina Mk1 boats I would agree but that is not correct if you look at th
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts Ward H at 8:57am 05.03.23 Hi JV, I'm interested. PM sent.
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 8:51am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I pai
Third summer, boat wont sail Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 05.03.23
Third summer, boat wont sail Siamese at 8:48am 05.03.23 Yikes. Definitely gnarly. I wouldn't sail that boat again until after I'd removed the keel and tho
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 8:46am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Welcome to Catalina 30 ownership. I agree with other posters about waiting to get
Cat 30 Windlass (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 05.03.23 OK so everyone else is showing theirs, here's mine. stal in the locker for mounting a windlass. At
Windlass on an 11A (1) Matt White at 8:35am 05.03.23 I put mine behind the anchor locker and it feeds through the deck forward into the locker pretty nic
Furler IF LakeShark at 8:29am 05.03.23 Not familiar with that brand but it looks simple enough. Foil for the sail, cleat for halyard, stay
Bottom Chip Repair LakeShark at 8:27am 05.03.23 @tailboom My guess is someone painted the hull as I don't believe that Blue color is stock. Then th
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 8:20am 05.03.23 @Salty Jack some great ideas and plans here. the Stingy Sailor Method is the best. the mast is not
Cat 30 Windlass (1) Ward H at 8:19am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Catalina 30 ownership. Here's a photo of my anchor locker when I purchased my
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 8:17am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I paid
Third summer, boat wont sail Jacktar at 7:58am 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will gi
Third summer, boat wont sail Kings Gambit at 7:49am 05.03.23 An old, stretched out, baggy mainsail can and does cause weather helm. The bagginess allows the draf

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