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Memorial weekend sail with the family Slartibartfass at 5:52am 05.29.16 Catalina 22 7/1341 UNCUT: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly..... Got a little bit exciting while getting out the harbor..
1987 Catalina 30 tall rig karen Elissa Butler at 9:18pm 05.28.16 Parts Search 5/786 Can anyone tell me where I can get the red button that holds the fuse for the lights? Just need the
Parking Lot to Water Times LeeandRick at 7:41pm 05.28.16 Trailer Sailors 18/2254 On average how long does it take you to rig and launch. (Parking lot to ready to sail away at the la
Nice sailing trip. (1) sailaway78 at 5:43pm 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1315 Just got back from a two week jaunt. Sailing on friends Hunter 36. We didn't go too far, just as
depth sounder replacement (1) shank at 4:58pm 05.28.16 Catalina 22 4/955 The 87 model I recently purchased has an old Kenyon depth gage mounted on the wall next to the compa
Outboard locking problem. DAVA390 at 3:54pm 05.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 11/2391 On my Tohatsu 6hp outboard: has a thumbscrew on the back to control friction on spinning the top. I
Baby stays and using the main halyard? anthony at 12:57pm 05.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/896 In the midst of making a mast raising system. I will only use it two times in the year as I have a s
Buying Beneteau First 305 GregorLuv at 12:38pm 05.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3907 Hi Guys, So I came on these forums thinking I wanted a mcgregor and changed my mind so here I am ag
hunter336 fuse panel Jutta at 10:42am 05.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/709 Hello, having actually some problems with the power on the outlets and microwave, Both are not worki
Jammin Jr is alive (4) Jammin jr at 10:33am 05.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1078 The graphics guy just left!!! At long last, JAMMIN Jr lives. I almost cried when he finished. I hig
Ten Days Down the Oregon Coast with a Yamaha 30 Ameseys at 9:59am 05.28.16 Yamaha 0/2219 I like to take the boat somewhere a couple of weeks in the spring. This year, it was Portland to New
mast gate for an M25 RussC at 9:56am 05.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1543 I'm about to embark on fabricating a mast gate for my M25 and am wondering if I should just hammer c
Raw water intake strainer flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:39am 05.28.16 Catalina 30 2/593 While replacing my thru hull and valve decided to replace raw water strainer too . When I look at my
Raw water intake strainer flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:38am 05.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2463 While replacing my thru hull and valve decided to replace raw water strainer too . When I look at my
Raw water intake strainer flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:35am 05.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/363 While replacing my thru hull and valve decided to replace raw water strainer too . When I look at my
Raw water intake flow direction? (1) ChrisCall at 9:31am 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 2/458 123978
Take a moment to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:54am 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 12/770 It began as "Decoration Day"--a day when families of those who fell in the Civil War "decorated" the
Jealous of the boats already in.... (2) Maine Sail at 7:42am 05.28.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1148 This will be my latest launch in over 20 years. Yesterday I finally finished waxing the hull and the
H26 tiller-outboard connecting rod owner mod (4) jeffclown at 6:56am 05.28.16 Smaller Boats 8/2023 Connecting the tiller to the outboard has made piloting in and out of the slip a lot easier, and als
2016 C-22 North Gulf Coast Cruise (10) CaptDon01 at 6:37am 05.28.16 Catalina 22 7/1126 What a great 3 weeks it's been! We first attended the 19th annual C-22 North Gulf Coast Cruise a co

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Proper shroud tension pgandw at 1:13pm 10.14.23 The Mariner (ODay/Stuart 19) racing tuning guide suggests 180# for the 1/8" upper shrouds as a start
H356 Engine compartment fresh air intake Patrikh at 12:57pm 10.14.23 I guess this link is what you are looking for. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_356_7
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (6) Ward H at 12:35pm 10.14.23 For an outhaul, I set up double blocks (IIRC) between the clew and boom end and ran the line forward
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 12:26pm 10.14.23 After some deep diving, I located what I hope is the LAST of the keel bolts, just beneath the main s
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 12:09pm 10.14.23 I can not recall seeing a 3 stack of the image you posted. Yes 2 but not 3. There is a concern, I
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 11:03am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 11:02am 10.14.23 Your challenge, @capta, began to happen to me on my Profurl. It is why, when I could, I switched fro
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 11:00am 10.14.23 Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the right way to do it.. If not, then you'd want your jib
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Stu Jackson at 10:50am 10.14.23 It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (2) jssailem at 10:47am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Stu Jackson at 10:46am 10.14.23 (headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast) Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the r
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 10:30am 10.14.23 Is this what you are looking for? I thought about a deck organizer like that. This is what is on
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:19am 10.14.23 Capta, I will have a pontoon on each side. My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them l
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. capta at 10:09am 10.14.23 I agree with jssailem on this one. We only had it happen once, (we only dropped the sails once a yea
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support argentum at 10:00am 10.14.23 I am in Missouri and I do not have a Beneteau dealer here. Do you know any dealer that would sell th
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:58am 10.14.23 We'll hold you to it. Nah, never happened. More "Life" got in the way of this happening. Maybe nex
Precision 23 dock size LloydB at 9:20am 10.14.23 I say go for it. You are a close distance from the slip and it is a trailer sailor if conditions get
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 10.14.23 . Thank you for asking that question. I'm sure many have wondered the same thing. I am a "newbi"
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 9:07am 10.14.23 Welcome @JohnnyP to SBO. Really no way to address the issue other than going up the mast and helping
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 9:05am 10.14.23 I assign my NOAA ENC and RNC charts each to their own chart group. I also have my Canadian O-charts

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