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manual goiot windlass gerard gin fizz at 9:11am 01.29.15 Other Sailboats 1/3467 Who can help me with a manual of a manual windlass goiot from the 80ties?
goiot windlass (2) gerard gin fizz at 9:08am 01.29.15 Parts Search 3/4650 I have a Jeanneau gin fizz from the 80ties on which there is a manual goiot windlass. The ax on whi
Important Documents Richard Olden at 8:20am 01.29.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2894 The wife and I are getting ready for the big shift going to full time live aboard this summer. We
Headsail Roller Furling, sizes? CloudDiver at 8:06am 01.29.15 Catalina 22 7/2327 Forgive me for showing off my still novice level sailing and knowledge level, but I'm looking at my
oday 222 Z par mast foot bobalu11 at 6:16am 01.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1179 I am deciding about buying a 222. But the Z par mast foot has a broken "ear". Can you switch the m
oday 222 Z par mast foot bobalu11 at 6:01am 01.29.15 Big Boats 0/620 I am deciding on buying a 222 but the mast is a Z par and one if the "ears" are broken on the mast
Restoring companionway steps IH82BL8 at 5:29am 01.29.15 Ask All Sailors 14/6607 How to finish the stair treads? I'm thinking I should just sand the wood and leave it bare for best
Halyard line for a 1973 Irwin28 Shawn Fitz72 at 5:23am 01.29.15 Irwin 3/1887 Can anyone tell me what size line was used for halyards on this boat? Any info would be very helpful
Pre-bend ranchu56 at 3:44am 01.29.15 Big Boats 4/958 General question, Is it possible/easy to "re-set" the pre-bend after the mast has been stepped or
Mainsail golf cart batt follow up question CYQK at 3:04am 01.29.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1033 Maine Great thread on use of two golf cart batts thats exactly what I am going to do THANKS!!!! Qu
Yanmar 4JH5E silencer gorkem at 12:57am 01.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/2481 Hi All, I have a Yanmar 4JH5E (2011 model) at approx. 1000 hours without any problem and I am plann
Removal of Waeco fridge Brahmany at 8:02pm 01.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/2211 Hi all, I need to remove the Waeco fridge to enlarge the bulkhead vent and to lag the icebox refrige
Help with Battery Charger Setting PGIJon at 6:41pm 01.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/741 I'm not sure which setting my charger should be on. I just repowered/rewired everything up to the p
Flexofold size for a 2007 B49 with Yanmar 75hp and ZF30M? boom23 at 6:02pm 01.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2691 Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing a 2007 B49 with the 75hp Yanmar engine (3000-3200 m
AIS pros and cons Juice6576 at 5:10pm 01.28.15 Ask All Sailors 44/9802 New boat has a pretty complete electronics package but doesn't include AIS. We would like to do the
table modification rleichtman at 4:00pm 01.28.15 Big Boats 11/1901 I want to make the table in the salon smaller and more convenient anyone tackled this one?
Genoa Lead Cars 8.0 Come Sail Away at 2:34pm 01.28.15 S2 9/2088 I am looking at my second season sailing (I am a novice) and thinking about Genoa Lead Cars for my G
Storing Sailboats (1) sea_casper at 2:29pm 01.28.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1097 Rhode Island's tall ship, a replica of the USS Providence, rests on its side on the dock at at the
Boom Support folmerb at 1:36pm 01.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/6069 I have a 26M. Since it doesn't have a backstay, the previous owner installed a nylon line that test
Fresh water bladder Larry D Calander at 9:59am 01.28.15 Smaller Boats 23/4524 Not too crazy about the bladder under my sink that has a fitting leak. Looks like manufacture sealan

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Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Try Bacon Sails. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php Thanks!
Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Just borrow one. There are tons of C22s out there and I am sure you could borrow one for a time fr
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 09.07.23 Welcome to the site. This is an after market install. Hunter did not install blowers in 1999. You
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 11:32am 09.07.23 Get Don Gillette's Sail Trim guide, right here on SBO. Well yeah but I could just keep throwing p
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 11:21am 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER PO
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 09.07.23 Thanks for that. I agree that I did not get proper guidance from the loft, and nowhere in the linked
Invest 95L jssailem at 10:59am 09.07.23 Nothing really. Windy shows levels above the surface in hPa = hectopascal, 200 hPa = 200 milliba
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 10:50am 09.07.23 it's a $50 fridge at Walmart so I'll just buy a couple and disassemble for spare parts if it work I
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (2) Johnny Sails at 10:48am 09.07.23 I might try to remove the back of this tiny mini fridge and build a new lid for the ice chest with i
CL 14 parts question (1) Joe at 10:39am 09.07.23 I need to replace the fiddle block with swivel shackle and cam on my older CL14. Hull # 536 (if th
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:31am 09.07.23 Have to admit I'm a little confused... First you said 200mb level for steering winds, 500mB for vort
Rudder counterbalance? (1) HeelBoy at 10:30am 09.07.23 This is my traveler arrangement, seen here over the secondary ballast bag (me)...
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag dlochner at 10:14am 09.07.23 Sorry you had a bad experience. As a general rule lighter weight high performance sails prefer to be
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. Kermit at 10:11am 09.07.23 My boat is not the fixed keel version, I guess they call that a Hunter 270 and they are rare. . .
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:11am 09.07.23 Interesting stuff!
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions LloydB at 10:10am 09.07.23 I would like to recommend that you get rid of this current diagram and draw a DC diagram to the vari
Used sail? LakeShark at 9:56am 09.07.23 Id like to try out a hank on sail setup the next time I bring the mast down. Looking for a used 110
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 9:54am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace a
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question JamesG161 at 9:37am 09.07.23 You should install the Rudder Sensor on the Bottom of your Steering Quadrant. But it must be calibr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range (1) JamesG161 at 9:29am 09.07.23 This a picture of Hurricane Hunters aircraft. e in Mississippi. Jim...

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