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H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level (1) OceanAnarchy at 7:43pm 10.19.22 Sails Call Lounge 9/900 I recently replaced turnbuckle ends on the side wires but not the forestay. Anyone who has raised th
sand and finish Teak and aHolly NCBrew at 1:05pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 6/686 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I would like to refinish the Teak and Holly interior floor. Ho
Does anyone recognize the make of roller furler? (1) Robert1224 at 12:35pm 10.19.22 The Cherubini Hunters 1/962 Ahoy, Want to see if anyone recognizes this make of roller furler. It is on my 1979 Hunter 30 and l
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat (5) Dnea at 11:05am 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 14/763 Hello, please have a look...I am considering a 1980 project boat that I have not seen in person yet
Quick Question windansea at 9:45am 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 3/380 I own a 1980 Catalina 38 in my forward V-Berth is a board with the following carved into it: O.N. fo
Can anyone identify this manufacturer? (1) Robert1224 at 6:57am 10.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/944 Ahoy, I am trying to determine the manufacturer of an 80's vintage roller furler. Can anyone identi
23.5 replacement parts Orbweaver at 6:24am 10.19.22 Smaller Boats 5/1049 While going over my boat looking for rain leaks I also discovered a couple items that I want to repl
Prop Spin joshw5144 at 4:19pm 10.18.22 Big Boats 4/636
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 3:10pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/724 Hey all. Seeking advice. A week ago or so I got my first boat: 1980 cat 27. Great lake area is col
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 2:58pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 30/1910 Looking for a fixed keel 26-27ft, 4ft or less draft that isn't a total dog to sail. I will be sail
Identify This Boat? (1) Rick Webb at 2:35pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1016 This boat is being to our youth sailing group as a donation I am told the title says it is a 1978 2
Garhauer E-Z Glide (2) SailingCal21 at 2:27pm 10.18.22 Bigger Boats 7/1105 So after 40+ years of sitting in the UV both my Schaefer jib blocks disintegrated. Can't say that I
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? (6) High Current at 2:15pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1692 I'm looking for some insight into what I should realistically expect from G/flex epoxy and keel move
Foam Seat Chiriqui at 2:09pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 6/738 I want to replace a foam seat for my H26. I can not find a similar one for sale online. It props me
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 1:24pm 10.18.22 Smaller Boats 7/1011 My mast lights worked earlier this season. I tried to turn them on a few weeks ago and nothing. I fo
Forestay decking coming out (1) Slavik at 12:35pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/975 The forestay decking was popped out when we bought the boat. We took out the rivets and replaced th
Foresail furler home made question (1) Slavik at 12:34pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/975 Got a sailboat. It has a furler that's home made. The pink line was wrapped around the drum a few
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates (7) Slavik at 12:25pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/807 After driving the boat from Riverside, CA on very rotten tires 9 hours, we made it to Phoenix. The
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? (1) Slavik at 11:59am 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/723 Have a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 w a cockpit drain hole that is horizontal and near the keel winch
standing rigging juan rius at 10:35am 10.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/741 hi i just took down my mast to replace rigging and i found something i do not like , the spreader ha

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Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 12:41pm 05.10.24 kiss our collective arses goodbye only if you store your cell phone there :laugh: This does affe
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 12:09pm 05.10.24 I added lewmar 16st winches on my 88. Put them basically where the 6's were (they were actually not
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Timm R Oday25 at 11:51am 05.10.24 Good afternoon. We also have an Oday 25 . We installed a boom kicker brand rigid vang and that alllo
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:31am 05.10.24 Acetone should work, too.
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:26am 05.10.24 Maybe Acetone? That I got by the quart,
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:23am 05.10.24 Nail polish remover or WD-40 should do the trick.
Major Sun Storm Alert ! jssailem at 11:16am 05.10.24 It has the NOAA folks anxious
Major Sun Storm Alert ! ggrizzard at 11:08am 05.10.24 So James, what you're telling us is that we should all bend over and kiss our collective arses good
Connecting bilge areas LloydB at 10:13am 05.10.24 Seems to me that you should verify the easiest weep hole to test with a half quart of water and go f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? cymeyer at 10:11am 05.10.24 I have a 2023 Oceanis 34.1. Due to the location of the shrouds, I am extremely limited in how far
Window unit AC install cymeyer at 10:08am 05.10.24
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? JamesG161 at 9:05am 05.10.24 For continuing updates look here... Major Sun Storm Alert Jim...
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 8:54am 05.10.24 Thin water, you are making too much common sense, less is indeed more. Here is where I have left the
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 jssailem at 8:37am 05.10.24 First... Welcome to SBO. Annd congrats on your new boat. I have used a variety of adjustable tensi
Rudder crack jssailem at 8:12am 05.10.24 Accidents happen. The challenge is to do a thorough inspection and not try to slap a little fibergla
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:50am 05.10.24 Sent you a private message Crazy Dave
Stove Cover thinwater at 7:45am 05.10.24 When is an upgrade not actually an upgrade? Sometimes we just want to "do something for the boat."
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 7:42am 05.10.24 There is a fluid dynamic reason the part you chipped off was placed there. Rudders can produce drag
Window unit AC install Ward H at 5:44am 05.10.24 I installed a 10k btu Webasto FCF unit in my C30. Put it in a hanging closet with minimal need for d
Dropping rudder on 11.0A mbefus at 5:24am 05.10.24

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