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Rudder lube Yunko at 9:03am 08.19.14 Lancer 1/1150 I have a Lancer 25 and it has been sitting quite a while. Rudder moves but needs cleaned and lubed.
True Story (1) BudGates at 8:41am 08.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1671 Last night my wife was telling me that our golden retriever was limping on one leg. When I asked whi
Lists to Port makanikai1 at 8:17am 08.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/4551 Ever since I have owned my '94 Catalina 320, I have noticed and have been told that she lists to the
M25 XP Making an "odd noise" Sanford H. at 7:10am 08.19.14 Catalina 30 5/1295 This weekend while motoring down the ICW we noticed the engine making an odd noise. the noise was ve
Clear bowl fuel filter thaeni at 7:05am 08.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1302 I have a 1992 33.5. I would like to change my metal bowl filter (110) to a clear bowl. I understand
folding bikes on a trailer sailboat?? walt at 6:24am 08.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1112
H34 striping a65sailor at 5:27am 08.19.14 Big Boats 8/1251 I am hoping there are some of you that still have factory striping on your boat. I need to know what
Nice place to visit (1) Hydro Therapy at 4:22am 08.19.14 Day Sailers 2/990 My wife and I put 30 miles on our 240 Sunday. We ended up cruising into the Absecon Inlet. We decide
240 boom vang (1) Capt Grog at 3:36am 08.19.14 Smaller Boats 21/2399 I have a quick question. Where do I attach the boom vang ? The mast pin (where it is in the picture
Did I buy right battery size? John_F at 7:49pm 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 48/5068 I just replaced my marine master (deka) deep cycle battery with a Group 27 deep cycle from Sears.
Replacing side upper stay? SedenkaD at 6:00pm 08.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/5550 I am about to replace the port side upper side stay and am not sure if the upper connection is a scr
Owners manual for Hunter 27 1984 gtunche at 4:52pm 08.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1098 Can someone send me a copy of the Owners manual for our Hunter 27 1984 to my e-mail? gerald.tunches@
St Simons Sound, GA (1) Bonzai at 4:20pm 08.18.14 Destinations 4/2036 Nice day for a sail......
Boom rubs bimini lowerfredrick at 3:19pm 08.18.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1066 Hi, this is my second year sailing and I'm really enjoying my 1981 Catalina 22 (and so are my friend
Intermittent overheating problem Mike H. at 3:02pm 08.18.14 Big Boats 12/2948 I get an overheating alarm on my 1994 Yanmar 3jh2e when I push it over 3000 rpm or when I reduce rpm
Intermittent over heating problem. Mike H. at 2:58pm 08.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/1761 I get an overheating alarm on my 1994 Yanmar 3jh2e when I push it over 3000 rpm or when I reduce rpm
23.5 outboard motor lock mmsailor at 2:19pm 08.18.14 Smaller Boats 4/1147 Have a new 6 hp 4 stroke outboard . The tension levers have holes that do not line up to insert a p
S2 Decals texasprinter at 1:34pm 08.18.14 S2 19/872 I have had several inquiries to make more S2 decals. I made about 20 more sets. If you are intereste
C27TR Stem Reinforcement dennisv at 1:26pm 08.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1337 This is a topic I've not seen on this website. I have a 1986 C27TR. The front forestay is anchored
Outboard servicing/repair Marina Del Rey Rug7236 at 12:30pm 08.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1096 Can anyone suggest a repair shop in Marina Del Rey, CA for a Johnson 6hp outboard that's not sucking

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Used sail? kappykaplan at 12:21pm 09.07.23 Thanks! You're welcome!
Rudder counterbalance? kappykaplan at 12:19pm 09.07.23 Have a link to this book? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?51998
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

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