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Jiffy Reefing on a Hunter 28.5 chriscycles at 7:11pm 06.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1364 Hi everyone, My first post here. I just took delivery of an '86 Hunter 28.5, upgrading from a Preci
Mast Compression Dalloway at 5:17pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/833 So I'm looking at buying an old Rafiki 35. She has a slight flattening/possible depression around t
Orcas (1) Charles Erwin at 4:29pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/992 Several years sailing hoping to have opportunity to get picture for everyone on SBO to enjoy. So he
boom support sailing101 at 4:06pm 06.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1126 Looking for a boom support stand while my boat sits between sailings. Currently I rest it on the ti
Can't get max rpm after fitting a 3 blade Flexfold prop discovery at 4:03pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3186 Help, 3 yrs ago we replaced our 3 blade fixed prop on our Hunter 456, with a Flexfold 3 blade foldi
Traveler installation Macgregor 21 JohnCTV21 at 3:37pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2864 I am considering adding a traveler at midship to replace the aft main sheet arangement on my 1975 Ve
AIS problem carlager at 3:03pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1180 We have a Raymarine C120 chartplotter with a Garmin 300 AIS receiver connected using NMEA 0183.
Small cheap depth finder Jerry Shenkman at 3:00pm 06.15.15 Day Sailers 26/7161 I sail my 192 in very shallow Barnegat Bay, NJ ' am considering installing a small ($100) depth find
Lifting Struts on Engine Hatch. WhiteNow at 2:29pm 06.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/798 I have two struts on each side to lift the engine hatch. I believe they are 40lb + lifting powder.
Replace Forward Hatch sailbarry at 1:53pm 06.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/550 I need to replace the forward hatch on my 1988 Catalina 30; has anyone done that? Any recommendatio
mooring pennent for Siren 17 srcook at 1:39pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 I have been granted access to a mooring buoy on Wabamun Lake in Alberta. Problem is I am new to all
Fuel Tank Dial bob1dad at 1:27pm 06.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1107 Recently purchased 1995 Hunter 29.5 ran out of fuel even though the fuel level indicator registered
Day Sailer Cockpit Drains (3) Jesnodoughnut at 12:48pm 06.15.15 Day Sailers 2/3189 I have just bought a day sailer and am cleaning it up, preparing it for repair and paint when I saw
Tacking in heavy winds jabaker62 at 10:57am 06.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/5394 Hi, My question pertains to tacking in strong winds (12-18 kts). We previous owned a MacGregor 25 wa
Anyone sail/race an 80 to 85 Capri 25? CloudDiver at 10:53am 06.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2810 I'm looking for a general opinion on the 80-85 Capri 25, mostly performance wise. There is one for
Question about Gudgeon Rebedding and Upgrading Leeward Rail at 10:50am 06.15.15 Catalina 22 9/1427 Hello all, I have a question for those who have rebedded their gudgeons. When I ordered my custom
ST 6000 to garmin 741xs - HELP redunculous at 9:26am 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2454 Ok so I've searched and searched and tried multiple connections but still can't get this to work eve
Genoa question betzhunter at 9:13am 06.15.15 Big Boats 7/995 I have a secondary genoa that I haven't used since we've owned the boat 5 plus years now, It has pen
Replacing coax cable in mast gregorybross at 9:00am 06.15.15 Catalina 30 18/5441 I may have to replace all of my coaxial cable to get my vhf to transmit properly. If I need to do t
Shackles you can sleep with Outeast at 8:37am 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1484 I am putting new anchor rode and chain on my Pearson 34-2. I've read articles (a while ago) warning

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23.5 unsinkable??? (1) rgranger at 2:28pm 09.22.23 (snip)...Ive only heard of a few sailing boats that market "unsinkability" as a design feature.....
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 2:27pm 09.22.23 Keeping dirt out of the cracks helps to hide them. And your eyes should be out on the horizon lookin
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Benny17441 at 2:26pm 09.22.23 If it was peeing before the repair, then take it all back and redo.
Need Guidance - Which trailer sailer fits? rgranger at 2:21pm 09.22.23 Here is a SAIL magazine review article that might give you some leads... https://www.sailmagazine.c
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 2:08pm 09.22.23 Then there's always this if he thinks it's fuel: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve F
Catalina Capri Forum? Monsterfish at 2:02pm 09.22.23 In fact, we just returned from the trip on Lake Champlain. We did stay overnight and slept in a cabi
Catalina Capri Forum? Monsterfish at 1:54pm 09.22.23 Awesome! Thank you so much! I appreciate all the info and your time.
Deck paint recommendations jviss at 1:51pm 09.22.23 Well, Little Harbor, now owned by Hinckley, paints the decks on their very expensive yachts. I thin
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:50pm 09.22.23 Here's my post war Singer clone: That looks just like my mom's 1951 Singer 66-16. Great machine!
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 1:49pm 09.22.23 With this setup I can move the needle a quarter of a stitch at a time. Wow, that's awesome!
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 1:47pm 09.22.23 Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack an injector, there is a handy dandy separate fuel bl
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.22.23 D. Their recommendation was not to hook it to the engine, but to hook it to the engine's thru hull
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 12:57pm 09.22.23 Interesting, I spoke to Tides Marine about their Sure Seal; my concern over cooling water, and my Ya
Deck paint recommendations shemandr at 12:36pm 09.22.23 I don't regard painting a deck as a regular maintenance item. If it's really bad ... then maybe. Y
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? shemandr at 12:19pm 09.22.23 Or get gel coat crack filtering eyeglasses...
Just a bit too much heel and helm shemandr at 12:15pm 09.22.23 Do you have crew hiking out? I don't know the J 88 but many of the J line are designed to be sailed
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 12:09pm 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in t
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 09.22.23 I noticed that there is not a loop between my muffler and the transom My exhaust hose has a loop
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 09.22.23 Thick. Real thick. Good to know. I think we can then toss the idea of using one form of slop or
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? ggrizzard at 11:43am 09.22.23 Look up "Repairing Spider Cracks" on Youtube. Boatworks Today's channel has the A to Z, step by ste

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