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Repairing leaky port Don Crowther at 7:27pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1185 I pulled one of my leaking ports this weekend and found the plywood above it rotten :eek: So now I'
changing running light bulbs Stressless at 7:24pm 07.06.14 Catalina 30 2/947 This seems very basic, but I need to change the bow running light bulb and cannot get the light hous
Windlass questions rbenyoung at 7:21pm 07.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1588 I took possession of a 1996 oceanis 400 last week. Spent last night at anchor. I have an all chain r
Keel cable replacement Cincy020 at 7:17pm 07.06.14 Catalina 22 9/4438 I just purchased a 1985 Catalina 22 over the weekend. Everything is on sound condition, with the exc
Lake Norman Sailors? shemandr at 6:35pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2206 My wife has gotten on a jag for this area to retire to. Looks pretty nice to me. But I need to hea
Honda 9.9 on h240 cropduster60 at 5:03pm 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 2/840 Not wanting to admit this but got rudder line wrapped around prop in reverse. Motor seems to run fin
Racor 500 fuel level NYSail at 4:56pm 07.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 20/4386 Hello all! Recently changed fuel filters and have noticed when I keep rechecking primary filter the
O'Day 222 Portsmouth Ratings daleyellin at 4:37pm 07.06.14 Day Sailers 0/738 I decided to become involved in our club's races this summer. I raced for the first time in many ye
sail batten mmsailor at 4:36pm 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 6/812 Can someone give me the size of the topmost batten in what I think is an original Doyle sail for our
Thank You all, mmsailor at 4:31pm 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 3/560 I want to thank everyone for their patience and advice about our new to us 23.5 , especially Crazy
1980 Hunter Cherubini 30 - Roller Furling Drum EdWard3 at 4:06pm 07.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1524 The plastic drum base broke today on my furler. Pretty sure it was the original headsail furler.
teak handrails on 9.2a SailingaS2 at 3:04pm 07.06.14 S2 6/1450 has anybody replaced the teak handrails on the cabintop the 13 foot long ones if so where did you
carbon monoxide detector mikej21 at 2:24pm 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1259 My V berth carbon monoxide detector is beeping each time I arrive at my boat to sail. The engine is
Old sailors and new sailors (2) GeorgiaBII at 1:56pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 3/971 Got a chance this weekend to give my 73 year old uncle another chance to have a tiller in his hand.
26D Newby engine and rudder questions 1qikboy at 1:46pm 07.06.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2474 Sailed my 26D for the first time a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed the sailing part but frustration
Chain/line rode down hawse pipe? David in Sandusky at 1:20pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2697 Last year, we added an anchor roller to our '77 h27. It's a great improvement for stowing, deployin
Has anyone bought a new trailer recently? Gene Neill at 12:19pm 07.06.14 Trailer Sailors 35/7260 Or even just priced them? I know there are many, many variables. I'm just wondering what the ballp
Which Royce's Sailing Illustrated? Ward H at 12:14pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 1/821 I have seen several suggestions to buy Royces Sailing Illustrated book. I looked it up on Amazon an
H31 shaft diameter and stern tube diameter wufibugs at 11:59am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/801 May need to replace the dripless shaft seal and both are necessary to order proper part.
new (to me) Beneteau, lots of questions jonbeneteau at 11:53am 07.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3250 Hi all. I'm Jon. I just bought a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40 which I sail out of Long Beach, Ca. My

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DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 8:51am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I pai
Third summer, boat wont sail Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 05.03.23
Third summer, boat wont sail Siamese at 8:48am 05.03.23 Yikes. Definitely gnarly. I wouldn't sail that boat again until after I'd removed the keel and tho
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 8:46am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Welcome to Catalina 30 ownership. I agree with other posters about waiting to get
Cat 30 Windlass (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 05.03.23 OK so everyone else is showing theirs, here's mine. stal in the locker for mounting a windlass. At
Windlass on an 11A (1) Matt White at 8:35am 05.03.23 I put mine behind the anchor locker and it feeds through the deck forward into the locker pretty nic
Furler IF LakeShark at 8:29am 05.03.23 Not familiar with that brand but it looks simple enough. Foil for the sail, cleat for halyard, stay
Bottom Chip Repair LakeShark at 8:27am 05.03.23 @tailboom My guess is someone painted the hull as I don't believe that Blue color is stock. Then th
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 8:20am 05.03.23 @Salty Jack some great ideas and plans here. the Stingy Sailor Method is the best. the mast is not
Cat 30 Windlass (1) Ward H at 8:19am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Catalina 30 ownership. Here's a photo of my anchor locker when I purchased my
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 8:17am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I paid
Third summer, boat wont sail Jacktar at 7:58am 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will gi
Third summer, boat wont sail Kings Gambit at 7:49am 05.03.23 An old, stretched out, baggy mainsail can and does cause weather helm. The bagginess allows the draf
Reefing system sheaves jviss at 7:44am 05.03.23 Just a little extra on rgranger's useful post. To remove the blocks you will need to remove one of
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 7:43am 05.03.23 Both Precision and Catalina will be a good boat for a beginner. I think the Precision will be highe
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 7:37am 05.03.23 What are the risks of replacing all standing riggings to a compression fittings or swageless , with
Bottom Chip Repair Ward H at 7:21am 05.03.23 When building the hull, the mold is masked off where the stripes will go. Then white gelcoat is spr
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jssailem at 7:15am 05.03.23 Not that there isn't the odd sailor who does consider it Lost in a foreign location, with a broken
Bottom Chip Repair Project_Mayhem at 6:30am 05.03.23 I'm guessing you used a 0 degree nozzle on your power washer? That's pretty much what my hull looked
Third summer, boat wont sail JBP-PA at 6:18am 05.03.23 @gtg, my best guess based on what you have said is your sails are very old and baggy, thus you are p

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