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...and we whined about prices back in '75 (1) higgs at 8:09pm 09.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/767 18 years ago I bought a Nassau 34. It came to me with a berthful of all kinds of stuff from flashli
Window replacement kit for the 28.5 hunter T-Time at 1:35pm 09.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/701 Hello, I have a 1986 Hunter 28.5 and side plexiglass windows have lost their framing. I wonder if th
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 12:21pm 09.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2844 This is what mechanic #1 said. I'm trying to get ahold of mechanic #2. An un-serviceable transmissio
Rudder Craft Rudder sytem Rltgold at 10:02am 09.26.23 Catalina 22 5/845 Anyone else out there have a Rudder Craft system on their 22 ?
P28 Rudder Removal JILLYM at 9:03am 09.26.23 Ask All Sailors 5/343 Anybody know, IF i blocked up my Peason 28 in order to take off ' restore rudder bearings etc, HOW H
Raymarine RL70C..... (1) NYSail at 7:15am 09.26.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 9/1568
1979 Javelin 14 Transom Rot quirozson at 8:34pm 09.25.23 Day Sailers 0/640 Bought a '79 Javelin 14 for under 1k. I sail it less than 14 days a year as it's trailer stored at
Old Raymarine L750 (1) RitSim at 7:21pm 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/264 Someone gave me an old unit. I want to see if it powers up. The rear plug shows a thicker pin at 2
My solution for winch override. Yours? (2) stickinthemud57 at 6:40pm 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 39/3198 After wrestling with jib sheet fouling the winch (aka override), I have found a solution that works
Rudder Craft Rudders (1) Rltgold at 12:45pm 09.25.23 Trailer Sailors 5/1402 Hi There ! I have a 1989 Catalina 22 Wing Keel with a 5 year old Rudder Craft Rudder system. The RC
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? (3) jbmia at 8:35am 09.25.23 Big Boats 5/1537 Hey Folks, It seems this topic's come up in the past, so I'm just looking for a little confirmation
Does anyone know what this boat is (1) trumannoawakowsi at 7:50am 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 4/632 220250 i found this boat online for saleand it said it was an Albin 19 but when I looked it up noth
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 7:48am 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 85/8649 For lack of a specific subforum, I'm starting this thread for the discussion of sewing machines in t
Dufour Atoll 43 video review PavelGolts at 12:14am 09.25.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 0/43 Hello everyone! Gladly posting video review of my Dufour Atoll 43. Here it is
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? nephroid at 1:50pm 09.24.23 Catalina 275 15/1622 Hello C275 owners. I'm a long time lurker finally caught in trying to decide whether my next boat s
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Lee Hadjiosif at 8:16am 09.24.23 Ask All Sailors 64/4799 I have a VHF and and AIS with a active splitter but I'm not happy with the setup. The splitter is al
1990 MacGregor 26s steering mechanism Don Quinn at 8:40am 09.24.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/245 My steering mechanism is bent and needs to be repaired. Does anyone know how to remove it?
Rabbit starts PaulK at 8:04am 09.24.23 Racing 11/1513 Our club's racing season is winding down. The Race Committee has stopped manning the RC boat, so the
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? (4) Misc11 at 6:58am 09.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/748 Total newbie here looking for some engine repair advice. I recently bought a Ticon 30' with an 541
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 6:57am 09.24.23 Ask All Sailors 26/6481 Just a heads up that I got a notification in my IOS Navionics app that the subscription price will b

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PacificNW WIND ADVISORY Tally Ho at 7:14pm 02.24.25
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:57pm 02.24.25 Tensioning uppers and lowers as well as balancing forestry and aft rigging borders on being an art f
Bottom Paint - the right way ? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 02.24.25 I usually get bottom paint in February because yard is less busy and it's our winter and I hate cold
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Calif. Ted at 6:22pm 02.24.25 tap the holes for slightly larger screws or fill holes with JB weld, drill and tap for original scre
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? jssailem at 6:01pm 02.24.25 You prefaced your profile with the term "NEWBIE". That alone would raise a red flag regarding tryin
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY (2) jssailem at 5:43pm 02.24.25 We just had a hail storm blow over our home in Salem. Looks like a white blanket all over the yard.
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY kappykaplan at 3:45pm 02.24.25 Stay safe and warm, John.
Mast gate and repairs for C27 dlochner at 3:44pm 02.24.25 For a smaller boat like yours, take a look adding jacklines to the lower slugs which will eliminate
Traveller quote Morgan donor at 3:42pm 02.24.25 Garhauer made a custom traveler to fit my curved bridge. Added compounding to the main sheet blocks.
Bow, Eyebrow navigation lights. Night Watch at 3:37pm 02.24.25 I fabricated one out of fiberglass using the one I had as a template.
Bow, Eyebrow navigation lights. Night Watch at 3:35pm 02.24.25 Catalinadirect.com That's the "1st" place I "always" go to.
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? Claude L.-Auger at 2:50pm 02.24.25 I had to replace the swivel head bushing in my NC-32 Profurl roller furler. The mast was down so it
Bottom Paint - the right way ? shemandr at 2:05pm 02.24.25 ... They charged me $2500... That's 2.5 Boat Units. Boat Units sound less painful. I wouldn't
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! Sunbird22358 at 2:03pm 02.24.25 We had 2 different 8' dinghies over the years that we had our CAL 21, for the first 6 seasons we had
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY (1) jssailem at 1:17pm 02.24.25 Here is what the Storm looks like around 2300 PST tonight. There are 40-plus knot winds in the Juan
Bottom Paint - the right way ? thinwater at 1:12pm 02.24.25 I do feel very fortunate to boat on the Chesapeake Bay, with hundreds of harbors and countless old-s
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? jssailem at 1:02pm 02.24.25 You would need to check the store. I believe there is one Wrap-around spreader unit in stock. You w
The little things.... Aft locker catch sailcapt340 at 1:00pm 02.24.25
GSI STOVE jssailem at 12:59pm 02.24.25 Rick. I found this thread from 2002 here on SBO. GSI appears to be the initials of Gas Systems Inc.
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? FWBpilot at 12:54pm 02.24.25 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=23.5&c=6&p=52783 Your link did not work. Did you mean

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