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Help broke my spreader (2) Newtome1984H34 at 12:09pm 05.24.15 Big Boats 4/1026 Well I was rigging up the mast today and my upper spreader cracked...see pic. Any thoughts would be
Is this a hopeless cause? (1) Tally Ho at 11:36am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1786 I have been making some improvements to my new to me O'Day 322. Installed new Mack Pack, replaced t
Islander 28 Pistonbroke at 11:33am 05.24.15 Islander 5/4911 Hello fellow sailors. I have just bought a 1984 Islander 28 and the roof lining was torn and very di
Getting wires across an H34 a65sailor at 11:14am 05.24.15 Big Boats 8/944 Need to pull a couple wires across the bump in the floor between the main salon and the head. Tried
A look at Peak Sails for the C-22 (Pics) CloudDiver at 11:00am 05.24.15 Catalina 22 60/14254 Note from Admin: Some years ago we reached an agreement with Art Kelly, who owns Peak Sails, that h
Keel position effect on Lee helm roehrle at 9:38am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1265 I have extreme lee helm in my 1985 25ft macgregor. I think that my keel position may be causing m
Servicing the steering on a 29.5 (2) Daddio at 9:13am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/614 Just wondering if anyone has serviced the steering on their 29.5? Mine seems to have a little more p
Survey Ron Roman at 8:32am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/880 I accepted an offer on my boat. The next step is for the surveyor to come out to the boat. My questi
H240 centerboard bracket. Need help Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 05.24.15 Smaller Boats 2/738 On the centerboard bracket, there are two holes in the lower part of the bracket which to attach the
wheels for car / traveller on Missen Boom (3) batami at 7:28am 05.24.15 Parts Search 18/2264 I may have some terms wrong, so please excuse me - bit of a newbie. i acquired a Tahiti Ketch (se
Bottom paint dragonfly2 at 5:35am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/833 I am keeping my P21 in the water this year and had it bottom painted with ablative anti fouling pain
Location of dagger board wire / line? Braavos at 5:11am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/509 Hi all. We are new 2002 26x owners who bought the boat last summer and are now fixing it up to be re
Raymarine ST60 Depth Instrument Errors ssbowen at 4:40am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/828 I have recently purchased a Hunter 36 and have found that the ST60 depth unit only works when in dep
Are these the Access Hole Plugs? (2) Macboy at 9:04pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1292 We've got quite a few spares on board and in effort to help a fellow sailor we were going to offer u
Should Spreaders Clamp In Upper Shrouds Tightly? (5) DinoKanuck at 7:16pm 05.23.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/13834 Question on standing rigging. Should the end caps of the spreaders capture the upper shroud and h
Line diamensions Yellowjeepman at 4:15pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/683 Can anyone steer me to information on sail handling line replacement sizes and lengths ? I have had
Oh no Leatherneck at 4:02pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2625 My mast fell when I was trying to lower it. Now it's bent. Is there such a thing as mast repair?
Brown Water Leak Under Cockpit Rich6705 at 3:18pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/828 Hello all. I have a 1981 O'Day 25 that has been leaking brown water into the bilge since I bought i
Broadside docking protection Ted at 1:24pm 05.23.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2838 My new docking arrangement this season has me docking my boat broadside to a fixed dock. I don't par
4JH3E Transmission Compatibility DivinaVitae at 12:15pm 05.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/5797 I have a Yanmar 4JH3E (European) that needs a marine transmission. In my quest to find and procure t

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Single handing bmorr at 9:53am 01.18.23 My way was a little different. I purchased a fish finder and attached sender to a sealed piece of w
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 9:50am 01.18.23 Phil, Thanks for the heads up regarding the closure of Beneteau owners. Perhaps with everything
Single handing bmorr at 9:47am 01.18.23 Hi, I am just turning 81 and my wife and I do well on our Hunter 26 water ballast on a mountain lake
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Hollyberry at 9:32am 01.18.23 Hmm, I wonder about Jeanneau-owners.com Yeah... same parent company, I believe..
B361 Sail Inventory GDanko at 9:23am 01.18.23 Thanks for the feedback. I should have thought to capture the sails while sea trialing but overlook
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Alan Gomes at 9:01am 01.18.23 I would agree. I would recommend a Tiller Clutch if the OP's new boat doesn't come with wheel steer
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? (1) william24424 at 8:57am 01.18.23 "The most expensive way to go someplace, very slow, and for free." = Sailing. Maybe an Island Packet
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 8:28am 01.18.23 That is not a commercial ladder It's a folding ladder, and the center pivots aren't facing the rig
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Project_Mayhem at 8:15am 01.18.23 And finally, I'd say the absolute most mission-critical piece of gear for a single hander is an eff
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JBP-PA at 8:15am 01.18.23 Hmm, I wonder about Jeanneau-owners.com
B361 Sail Inventory BigEasy at 8:08am 01.18.23 Good idea to have sails checked out; however, I would hold off on replacing them for now. You are
Replacing Boat windows dlochner at 8:02am 01.18.23 Salvon, welcome to SBO. I'm sure you will get a bunch of suggestions. To make the suggestions more r
B361 Sail Inventory Marmalade at 8:00am 01.18.23 Inspection is not a bad idea, that can evaluate the condition for sure. But you shouldn't discount
Iron in saildrive oil FastOlson at 7:59am 01.18.23 All that I know about this is that the more I learn about sail drives, the happier I am to have a s
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 7:16am 01.18.23 I assume the open center pin is to allow one to solder the solid core of the cable? The center is
Iron in saildrive oil Hayden Watson at 7:12am 01.18.23 All that I know about this is that the more I learn about sail drives, the happier I am to have a sh
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Alan Gomes at 6:51am 01.18.23 Some thoughts on single handing: I'm 67 and single hand most of the time. Some suggest that a small
VHF Cabling and Connectors (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 01.18.23 I assume the open center pin is to allow one to solder the solid core of the cable? le to reuse PL 2
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month kloudie1 at 6:34am 01.18.23 Maybe if a BeanyToe owner's group got a petition together to ask the law folks to give a solution th
Corrosion On Engine kloudie1 at 6:28am 01.18.23 In industry, we've rebuilt faces of flanges in low temperature, low pressure service using epoxy com

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