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Will I ever go sailing this year? kito at 2:05pm 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1506 Just venting. I've been wanting to get my C22 out from way back in May. It's in my driveway and fire
Water fill lazaro17 at 1:03pm 07.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2289 I just bought a 1987 hunter 28.5 and i have no idea where to fill the water tank.
Shifter Cable bornin59ca at 9:16am 07.11.15 Big Boats 1/837 Hello again. I was wondering if anyone out there knows the type of shifter cable I need for a 1988
Help! Need trailer tongue extension advice jmczzz at 9:14am 07.11.15 Catalina 22 70/10878 Flooding at my lake raises water level over launch ramp up roadway. This becomes too shallow to laun
How to rig the rudder on a 26S LFC4ME at 8:49am 07.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/10977 Does anyone have a diagram or picture of how the rudder should be rigged? I have just bought my boat
Experiences With Dacron/Mylar Laminate Sail Cloth? rardiH36 at 7:23am 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/5503 Any "real-use" experiences with Dacron/Mylar (or "flexible mylar taffeta") sail cloth? In particu
Sailing Puget Sound (Tacoma, Olympia, Gig Harbor) mark_swart at 9:35pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4181 Hello everyone, I'm moving to Tacoma soon and am thinking about getting another sailboat. I'm inter
120 VAC ABYC Code advice? (1) Dan_Y at 8:16pm 07.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3097 Mainsail- The AC circuit on our '91 H30 needs some work and I would like to get it as close to ABYC
capri 15 rigging questions Palmatier at 6:07pm 07.10.15 Smaller Boats 1/530 Hi, I haven't posted questions before or knew about this site. I am cleaning up a capri 15, which
Oday 23 centerboard denise4985 at 5:26pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1254 I have an 1981 O'Day 23. I snapped the centerboard. What years will fit this craft? Thank you.
Centerboard snapped on O"Day 23 denise4985 at 4:57pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/798 I have an O'Day 23 and the centerboard snapped while removing it from the trailer. I need a replace
What do you call this? (1) ken.portwood876 at 4:03pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1159 Hello all, This is my first time on this forum. I call this item (see attachment) a stanchion cover
cushion covers nancyellen at 3:38pm 07.10.15 Parts Search 3/1550 Are sewing patterns for cushion covers for the Catalina 25 available and, if yes, where can I find s
Painting Help RichieR at 3:12pm 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/732 Hi. I need to repaint some areas on my V21. They are all well above the water line. Someone told e d
Microwave oven looks to have no power (1) CABixler at 2:47pm 07.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1273 Greetings I went to my boat yesterday and noticed that the microwave is not lit up and appears w/o
Single Handed Docking Don Guillette at 2:19pm 07.10.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/11425 I saw a topic Stu J started on one of the other forums on the above subject. It's not really sail tr
Outboards (1) Time_Out at 1:56pm 07.10.15 Catalina 22 35/3791 I just have to share something. When we got the boat from my uncle, it had a little Gamefisher 2-str
Keep me from buying a Trawler! Sailboat Suggestions! Cool Beans at 1:05pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2807 5 years owning my Ranger 33. . .2 years living on 'er. I enjoy living aboard, and I enjoy the boat
Need itty bitty ignition switch part jmkinsfbay at 12:55pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/551 Any chance anybody has, or can direct me to, a small plastic fitting that goes between the body of t
Painting help RichieR at 10:36am 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/714 Hi guys. I fixed some cracking on my '77 v21. And some of the fixed cracks are really visable due to

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St. Pete boat show party CYQK at 3:30am 01.12.24 Contacted the folks at Latts&Atts and they said no longer doing the party in St.Pete Sad!!
West Wight Potter 15 Center board replacement Captain Larry-DH at 2:41am 01.12.24 This note from Small Craft Advisor doesent make these boats sound like trailor sailers to me but be
New Electronics - Is this about right? Ward H at 11:51pm 01.11.24 @BrianQ Welcome to SBO! I'm a little late to this party so I just read thru the entire thread twice.
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (3) pcharn01 at 7:34pm 01.11.24 While you Ruddercraft guys are doing your off season inspections. Check the welds on the bottom on
West Wight Potter 15 Center board replacement LloydB at 6:48pm 01.11.24 This note from Small Craft Advisor doesent make these boats sound like trailor sailers to me but be
Baby Stay shemandr at 6:43pm 01.11.24 I have great respect for Ted but I missed that on the sailboatdata.com. To me, the diagram looks li
Acoustic guitar and boats. Will Gilmore at 6:14pm 01.11.24 Or there is always the brass instruments like a clarinet You don't play the clarinet, do you? -Wi
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 6:04pm 01.11.24 I was under the impression that most, but not all, Hunters made better RV's than sailboats. The Che
Baby Stay Ted at 6:00pm 01.11.24 Sailboatdata.com doesn't show that boat with a baby stay' The line drawing on Sailboatdata.com cl
Baby Stay Richard Peters at 5:51pm 01.11.24
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 5:39pm 01.11.24 Tried both techniques. Same result. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm dragging two props? You may hav
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 4:28pm 01.11.24 ... I was under the impression that most, but not all, Hunters made better RV's than sailboats...
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 3:56pm 01.11.24 Tried both techniques. Same result. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm dragging two props? I was under
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 2:47pm 01.11.24 Looking at the weather forecast for Iron mountain marina area, you do indeed have some serious cold
60 best Boats 30' and under PaulK at 2:36pm 01.11.24 Makes one wonder how clean the bottom is, too.
Baby Stay shemandr at 2:19pm 01.11.24 Sailboatdata.com doesn't show that boat with a baby stay' https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sirius-2
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 2:06pm 01.11.24 Tried both techniques. Same result. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm dragging two props? Why are yo
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 1:47pm 01.11.24 Brian, Scott, Thank you both for your inputs. Scott, FWIW John did get that pack you listed with th
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Hello Below at 1:43pm 01.11.24 Originally had a YSB 12hp one cylinder on my h30. No glow plug. There is one on my new 3YM20, ho
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 01.11.24 When you come about are you just shoving the tiller over hard? Are you trying to come about from mo

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