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visual history of the California drought RussC at 10:26pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 10/626 Click to see drought areas eb and flow since 2011. it's cool. 10155031958508050
Replace Barlow 15s with ? (3) pclarksurf at 8:15pm 02.28.17 Catalina 22 26/3872 Anyone replaced their Primary winches with Harken's B6A's? I'm a Harken fan, but have not had the
Bottom paint review Zephyr-Jeffer at 4:31pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 2/342 Interlux ACT bottom paint, for freshwater sailing NY Fingerlake. Did you find it easy to get a smoo
Looking for a Former Hunter Employee PilotPat24 at 3:44pm 02.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3217 Hello Guys, Does anyone know anyone that used to work for Hunter? I own a 1989 Alura 30 where I ne
Prop lpbosch at 2:44pm 02.28.17 Catalina 30 2/636 I am looking for a used good condition prop for my Catalina 30. I am looking for 13x10 three blade
Tung Oil? bshock at 1:34pm 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4818 Hi folks, when I bought my B361 five years ago the PO had done a fine job of varnishing the wood se
Air Heater on Hunter 38 (1) Sergey Vetrov at 1:10pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1280 Hello fellow Sailors! Just wondering is anybody has installed Air Heater on Hunter 38. I am planning
Portal replacement (1) Oliver at 12:17pm 02.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/479 How do I measure these Windows for replacement order? same both sides, they open and must have that
1989 Hunter 28.5 Forward Hatch Cover (3) thetone at 11:38am 02.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/812 My forward hatch cover came off during a storm last season and was lost overboard. Does anyone know
via the Octopus Islands to Desolation Sound? Kings Gambit at 8:39am 02.28.17 Destinations 65/7514 Curious as to what you PNWers think of this route for a visit to the Desolation Sound area in August
And so it begins... The V222 Restoration (10) Todd Atchison at 8:13am 02.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/8645 Nothing in life is free. We as sailboat owners know this to be a fact. A free boat, many times will
Lift A H260 Water Ballast with a boat forklift? jeffluken at 6:56am 02.28.17 Smaller Boats 6/792 Has anyone had experience lifting a H260 or other water ballast sailboat with a boat forklift to sto
Lazy Jacks ..or not? Lee Hadjiosif at 6:53am 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1197 Hi, I am in the market for a new "used" boat. My previous two boats had an in-mast roller furling ma
Irwin Citation 35.5 Any owners out there? tex at 6:08am 02.28.17 Irwin 0/965 Looking for Irwin 35.5 owners who can advise based on knowledge of this boat.
Boat type (2) All U Get at 5:19am 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 7/618 Hi all, What type of boat is this? All U Get
Stanchion base (1) Philip_Oceanis 361 at 11:22pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1040 I have managed to remove one of the stanchion bases of my Beneteau 361 as I need to fix the fibergla
1990 26S centerboard control line tube/volcano pics? texlan at 8:52pm 02.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1500 Hi guys. I just put my '90 26S in a slip at the local lake Pleasant, and am now faced with dealing
Weep hole cloydmilton at 8:16pm 02.27.17 Catalina 310 5/2631 I was advised to check weep holes in the mast tabernacle as a possible source of rain water leaking
replacing the water pump - gully water pipe Beneteau Oceanis 400 Fabian Vaca at 7:51pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1670 Hi, I just find out there's a small water leak on the pipe that goes from the freshwater pump to th
Morgan 45 Diesel Power glenncarib at 7:22pm 02.27.17 Morgan 2/1928 I am looking for a boat to live aboard in the south and cruise the Caribbean. The Morgan 45 seems l

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MORGAN 22 OWNER MANUAL AND CENTERBOARD WINCH DIAGRAM higgs at 8:43pm 04.18.24 The boat was last made in 1971, and only ran 3 years, so it is doubtful you will find anyone with a
over starting line early shemandr at 7:24pm 04.18.24 At least with the around the ends rule OCS boats sort of clear the starting area instead of going d
Air Conditioner Vents tkwhalen at 7:11pm 04.18.24 Hmmm don't know the answer to your question. I'll take a look next week when I'm up on the boat. I'l
Fort Pierce inlet dlochner at 7:03pm 04.18.24 Should we come in at 4 with the tide or wait for slack at 7? In all inlets it is better to have t
over starting line early PaulK at 6:39pm 04.18.24 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? jnorten at 6:21pm 04.18.24 We pay about $150/hr for labor. Add in materials to that cost. The yard is decent--acceptable but
Catalina 28 steering problem William Weeks at 5:11pm 04.18.24 Welcome to SBO William. Have you had the boat out of the water to inspect the prop and the rudder?
Oh yes I did ! pclarksurf at 5:08pm 04.18.24 So did the through bolts spark when you turned it on? The OEM handle actually is through "screwed"
Catalina 28 steering problem William Weeks at 5:08pm 04.18.24 Hi Richard, thanks for responding, yes it pulls while it is under sail or power, its hard work for t
Stem Fitting pclarksurf at 5:04pm 04.18.24 Interesting-- I don't see the opposite evidence in the previous pics to suggest the stem fitting i
Aquarius shemandr at 5:03pm 04.18.24
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? tkwhalen at 4:07pm 04.18.24 AndyL I am well aware of your problem and I am aware of Hunter's suggested shim fix. I have the exa
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 4:04pm 04.18.24 I am going to have to learn how to set it up. In your area there are a number of active fleets.
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 3:43pm 04.18.24 @mashmaster sounds like a good plan but don't over doo the turnbuckle. People are often wrenching
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 3:35pm 04.18.24 @mashmaster sounds like a good plan but don't over doo the turnbuckle. People are often wrenching t
Aquarius (1) jssailem at 3:35pm 04.18.24 Congrats Mike! New boat and New Member. Welcome Aboard. No experience with the Aquarius boats. 23f
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? shemandr at 3:30pm 04.18.24 Oh, and nice job on that fabrication!
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? shemandr at 3:29pm 04.18.24 And after watching the video I would be comfortable with that outcome.
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 3:29pm 04.18.24 @mashmaster it looks like your turnbuckle was not tight enough to direct the strain to the bow eye.
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 3:16pm 04.18.24 @mashmaster it looks like your turnbuckle was not tight enough to direct the strain to the bow eye.

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