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Repowering a C-30 (1979) orizon2012 at 8:20am 04.27.15 Catalina 30 5/1521 I want to repower my old C-30 (1979) I have the original YSM 12. What could be the best with less tr
Donation of a water ballast boat to BSA Crazy Dave Condon at 7:54am 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/638 Is There anyone who no longer sails one of Hunter's waterballast sailboats on the east coast or east
Anyone with a 23.5 in the SF Bay Area? SFKjeld at 7:32am 04.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/522 If so, I was wondering if I could pay a visit to your boat to compare rigging. I have never seen ano
pinning a furler forestay for setup- tricks for doing this? walt at 7:07am 04.27.15 Trailer Sailors 31/10400 I posted on the Macgregor forum questions about a furler head sail size here http://forums.macgregor
furler head size opinions for a 26C (D or S) walt at 6:44am 04.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1875
Hood Furler 1993 H33.5 (2) Jeff at 5:53am 04.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/776 Launched the boat this weekend. I found more than just a birds nest in my anchor locker. See my pict
Bridge tender story st nick at 5:24am 04.27.15 Destinations 7/2226 Yesterday we were moving a Morgan 38 from the boat yard out for bottom paint to Dunedin Fl . When we
Cockpit "gap" in S2 9.1 Aft Cockpit Skippie10 at 4:40am 04.27.15 S2 4/1172 My S2 9.1 Aft cockpit has a gap on each side - adjacent to the wheel - to allow a person to walk aro
Urgent, sail problem snadd1s at 1:04am 04.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1684 Hello all. I have a Bene 473 with original rig / sail. On the sail its battons attached to cars/ rol
Bent Rudder on a Ranger 28. sailinhsquamish at 12:33am 04.27.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1570 Hello Friends. I have an opportunity to save a beautiful Ranger 28 from being scrapped. It C*
Ranger 28 bent rudder. advise please. sailinhsquamish at 12:28am 04.27.15 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3160 Hello I have an opportunity to save a beautiful Ranger 28 from being scrapped. It Came onto s*
Chain SVPardonMyFrench at 7:05pm 04.26.15 Big Boats 19/1796 Looking for 350 ft of chain. Shocked by west marine price. Will look up fishery supplies since am
What does this do? SVPardonMyFrench at 6:59pm 04.26.15 Big Boats 13/2594 I am sure someone knows what this line does. It's is on the compression post above the table. Assume
anchor chain swank at 6:07pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 I am replacing old 5/16 60 ft anchor chain. I would like to go to 1/4 150ft. I'm thinking HT chain.
Bottom paint for a lake Cat36Amoore at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3443 My Catalina 27, 1983 is in need of bottom paint. When I purchased the boat two years ago the survey
Jabsco fresh water pump Gzito at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1422 Have a jabsco 46400-9500 fresh water pump that keeps running with a slight hiss at the pump. Filled
trailer extension while attached to truck piedpiperIII at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Catalina 22 26/2495 I have read and re read posts from here and others so I understand the extension proses. But chockin
Replacement bilge hatch woverend at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1111 Does anyone have any ideas on replacing the wooden hatch cover that has the cutout for the mast? Pre
Shaft Anode Question? pateco at 5:19pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3869 While I was cleaning the bottom during a snorkeling trip a couple of weeks ago I noticed my shaft an
Zar Rib owners? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 0/760 Long shot question - anyone here own one?

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Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Rick Webb at 2:44pm 10.25.23 You need a 20" motor not sure you will find one smaller than a 5hp. You also want to be sure you ge
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions jssailem at 2:34pm 10.25.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? patbratton at 2:27pm 10.25.23 I replaced an 8 hp Honda on my H240 with a mercury 5 hp propane sail pro. I could tell the differen
My how Boats have changed... (1) jssailem at 2:20pm 10.25.23 Here is one. 1971 Custom None The Hinemoa is a custom-built wood trawler yacht built in 1971. She is
My how Boats have changed... (1) patbratton at 2:15pm 10.25.23
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (3) SoSound at 2:10pm 10.25.23 My original reaction was that the two colors did not surprise me or seem unusual. I have almost no
My how Boats have changed... jssailem at 2:02pm 10.25.23 @capta you may find one out here in the PacificNW. It was a popular design back in the day. Likely b
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 1:50pm 10.25.23 You beat me to it. There's a ton of great info on SBO already on this - 300 threads popped up on a
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 1:44pm 10.25.23 I actually stayed 5 days at this hotel ca 1998
Lantern Advice dLj at 12:50pm 10.25.23
MaxProp prop (1) tfox2069 at 12:37pm 10.25.23 Maybe SBO should get some ad money from Max Prop. :cool: Some good comments on this thread from e
MaxProp prop Don S/V ILLusion at 12:16pm 10.25.23 Virtually no prop walk in reverse, excellent performance and easy maintenance. No clue how it perfor
MaxProp prop kappykaplan at 12:10pm 10.25.23 I love my MaxProp! :beer:
MaxProp prop dlochner at 12:09pm 10.25.23 Maybe SBO should get some ad money from Max Prop. :cool: Some good comments on this thread from ea
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 12:05pm 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 12:00pm 10.25.23 Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat to check the operation of the bow/Nav light.
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 11:58am 10.25.23 Thank you for the info ! Ed
My how Boats have changed... Terry Cox at 11:53am 10.25.23 One of my favorite boats. -nuDQph1ARQ And here: QF86TO7DVNE:3
Hurricane Otis JamesG161 at 11:45am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please. Acapulco Mexico
Hurricane Otis capta at 11:08am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please.

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