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my first trip Reggiemiah at 12:30am 11.28.15 Trailer Sailors 19/3351 a few of you helped me out last year when i was looking for a boat and making plans. here's a link t
How to make companion way hatch easier to open? patrickkidd at 10:24pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 11/8046 The fiberglass companion way hatch on my catalina 30 is heavy and really hard to open and close, esp
Cold Cockpit Shower Bad Obsession at 6:39pm 11.27.15 Ask All Sailors 36/3793 I am going to be installing a cockpit shower in my Compac 23 this year. I am adding a pressurized w
New design galley counter replacement? SailShannon at 6:06pm 11.27.15 Catalina 22 10/1240 I've been searching the forum on this but haven't been able do find anything so I'll ask: Per my ot
Anyone know what this is called? (1) bobscaggs at 6:05pm 11.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1221 I want to install one of these on my boat but I don't know what it is called. TIA
Mast removal 1977 H30 riverbouy at 4:39pm 11.27.15 Big Boats 1/665 I'm preparing to replacement my standing rigging on my 1977 H30 and will do most of the work myself,
Final Results of New Engine control panel installation (8) kimelmore at 4:24pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 3/1232 Here are a few more photos of the engine control panel move.
Finally moved the engine control panel! Hooray. (10) kimelmore at 4:19pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 0/1212 My 79 Catalina 30 had the engine control panel located on the lower portion of the cockpit at ankle
GPS Programing Beneteau 321 at 3:21pm 11.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/805 We have a 1997 B 321 new to us a few years now.Just before winter haul out we installer a B'G inst
Runt Board for us Vertically challenged folks. (9) kimelmore at 2:37pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 0/598 The Admiral and myself had a bit of difficulty seeing over the dodger when at the helm during dockin
Fold Down table details (8) kimelmore at 2:19pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 7/889 I'm posting some photos of the fold down table mod I produced in case someone needs some details. I
New Dining Table (2) kimelmore at 1:59pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 3/1064 I've been meaning to post photos of my dining table mod. I have a 79 with the L shaped settee. After
Spinlock Powercleat (6) shanker at 10:27am 11.27.15 Smaller Boats 8/2448 117562 117563 117564 117565 117566 117567 My first post on the new web page! I installed some spinl
Changed Windlass to Maxwell VW500 Shagdance at 10:19am 11.27.15 Catalina 310 17/2712 Anybody upgraded your VC500 windlass to the VW500? Would like to go all chain, trying to find a way.
Weight hornet911 at 9:22am 11.27.15 Sirius 21/22 13/4151 I'm looking for a Sirius 21 but worried about total trailer weight as my limit is 3500 for towing. A
Rigid vang shawanaga at 9:17am 11.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/827 I have a 1990 35.5 and am thinking if installing a rigid vang Has anyone done this and what did you
Standard Horizon GX2200 w/AIS ? deltaten at 7:06am 11.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1617 I've been researching new. VHFs and find the details in the blurbs/descriptions a bit confusing. On
What's up with the pic albums? jlillie at 5:25am 11.27.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/780 They really messed up my pic albums. All my comments are gone and some of my pics are no longer orie
Forward hatch weather strip tubing. jlillie at 5:12am 11.27.15 S2 18/3849 I ripped the old, hardened weather strip tubing from my forward hatch thinking I could run up to my
Salon table extension Cat 387. Where do I stow it? Darren Wohl at 4:20am 11.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/879 Bought my boat last year. The larger table came with an extension that extends the table to the benc

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Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jssailem at 2:30pm 08.11.23 I can not specify the traveler maker. It looks a bit like a Harken. They have their blocks on the si
CL1 4 jssailem at 2:26pm 08.11.23 Welcome to SBO... Have you tried an online search. A google search showed hundreds of images of the
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 2:25pm 08.11.23 You can test your bearing to see if they need to be rebuilt by pulling the main sheet down very tigh
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 08.11.23 I do, too, but YES, it will. One of the best upgrades I did, long ago. Caution: do NOT oversize t
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? dlochner at 2:04pm 08.11.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. Anyhow, I did not argue. Not sure it is idiotic, but
DIY Electronics? jviss at 1:19pm 08.11.23 Question: what do folks use for sensor wire on a boat? I think 16 ga. tinned wire is overkill. Som
Top Down Furler mermike at 1:19pm 08.11.23 Have any photos of the bowsprit arrangement? :plus:
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. JamesG161 at 1:18pm 08.11.23 I know his dog is Lily, but geeeez John, even Gilligan"s Island had only a 3 hour tour. Jim... PS:
DIY Electronics? jviss at 1:05pm 08.11.23 I just ordered one of these. I had forgotten your note about sensor resistance range; the one I go
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) Justin_NSA at 12:49pm 08.11.23 Dutchman line project complete: I used the new mast base turning block lead my line back to the cock
Thoughts on chart tables? shemandr at 12:01pm 08.11.23
Prop size for O 322? SycloneDriver at 11:55am 08.11.23 We are currently grabbing a bit to eat and then headed to the boat. I have a new optical tach with
Thoughts on chart tables? capta at 11:41am 08.11.23 In a 53' boat all that is possible. In a 30' or 36' boat, the secure chair is non-existent. Skippi
Prop size for O 322? Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 08.11.23 What happened to the Campbell Sailor prop which was discussed a few weeks ago ? Not suitable or ..
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 08.11.23 But we had to pause for an hour while John walks his dog.:laugh: Or vice versa :
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... LloydB at 10:25am 08.11.23 Make a keel ground block for the keel to rest on when the keel is resting on the ground for the wint
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. JamesG161 at 9:14am 08.11.23 John and I have found the relevant Science. But we had to pause for an hour while John walks his do
Thoughts on chart tables? Stu Jackson at 8:40am 08.11.23 We use ours for various things: project space, catch-all at anchor, chartbook work and office spac
Thoughts on chart tables? CliffA at 8:30am 08.11.23 Cliff, I would convert the table into more storage, or a fridge. I'm not familiar with the C&C 25s
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Stu Jackson at 8:29am 08.11.23 Garhauer 6-1 traveler of if the beam can be reused install the parts for 6-1. I try to remember to

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