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did the heat damage my forestay and lifelines? RonRelyea at 12:56pm 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1811 Some of you may recall that last month, my boat (on the hard) was bow-to-bow with another boat that
Stem fitting help (2) Minnesail at 12:43pm 05.14.14 Catalina 22 9/1882 There's an odd thing on my stem fitting: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t5YHeWpDldE/U3PFf730tyI
Bent swim ladder bobjames at 12:11pm 05.14.14 Catalina 310 7/2187 Over the winter and possibly due to the shrink wrapping process, my swim ladder is bent to one side
Hood furler...need help (1) kito at 11:36am 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1083 Can someone tell me if there is a piece missing in the photo of the Hood furling system? Seller does
Cat 28 MK2 Half Model Oston at 10:43am 05.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/922 Hi everyone... I am trying to get the hull drawings for my Cat28 MK2 2004.. I have tried Catalina
Fin or Swing? Kper at 10:26am 05.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1068 Looking at two C25's tomorrow - one is an 86 SK with dinette and professional built trailer and the
Yanmar 3gm30f Water Pump Impellers smoothsailing at 9:36am 05.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/3688 HUNTER 1997 340 My Yanmar is a fresh water cooling system. Is there a difference between the
Trip to Princess Louisa YVRguy at 9:23am 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1107 After 15 months as new sailboat owners my buddy and I just finished a trip to Princess Louisa Inlet
fresh water impeller scott754 at 7:52am 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 24/3515 Years ago when I bough my O'Day 30 I was told at a diesel class to replace the fresh water pump impe
Tensioning the Jumper Struts BEFORE Stepping up the Mast jmason at 6:37am 05.14.14 Smaller Boats 0/719 I'd like to properly tension the jumpers on my 1971 CAL-21 BEFORE I step up the mast. A sailor with
Soft deck in H17 mark2 at 6:11am 05.14.14 Day Sailers 1/1219 I have read many of the forum posts about cracks; we have had very little cracking problem on our H1
Acquiring used main sails for the 8.0 jlillie at 4:37am 05.14.14 S2 0/784 Does anyone have a list of main sails from other boats that closely match the 8.0 sail demensions: 2
Beneteau first 25s Swing Keel geofboole at 4:17am 05.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2273 Has anyone had problems with keel rust? Mine is brand new and where the folded keel meets the bottom
Tell Us Your Top-3 Spring Projects! braol at 11:44pm 05.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1013 As I will be getting my boat into the water after a few years of being deployed to Japan I will be:
Battey Usage Question caguy at 10:14pm 05.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1090 What is the best way to use a two battery system with a off-1-both-2 switch? I have two 110 amp deep
A New Sailor in the Making (1) Roadking Larry at 9:17pm 05.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1335 Took the 8 year old grand son out this afternoon in my Macgregor 26. We'd had him out a couple time
cleats teacher63 at 8:21pm 05.13.14 Smaller Boats 10/2071 How do you secure a 87 Hunter 23 to a dock? I use cable and cable ties in the anchor locker and tie
CDI furler 2 teacher63 at 7:49pm 05.13.14 Smaller Boats 5/1035 I have a CDI 2 furler. I need to know what kind of rope and size that should run from the sail to t
sail slug lubrication dive7mmwet at 7:22pm 05.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/2925 our main drags on the way down a few times slugs are older but not shot yet,I plan to clean the trac
Rivets plane4uegg at 6:46pm 05.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/601 Does anyone know what size rivets are used on the hunter 240 mast? They all look to be the same size

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Dinghy - tender: affordable option? Sail22Capri22 at 10:35am 07.19.23 Wow, I'm not even in the market for a Dinghy and this has me intrigued! My wife had been talking abo
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 07.19.23 217950 If it's any consolation, you may be the only owner to ever experience this problem. Braggin
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position jonelli at 10:19am 07.19.23 You're right. Talked w Edson. They also put a washer on the outside of the Snap Ring to distribut
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jonelli at 10:14am 07.19.23 Nice!!! Where do you use it? How does it behave broth with some small waves and wind ? As if we had
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 07.19.23 I have 3 Spinlock deckvest Lites and 2 of them went off after more than a year. I replaced the cart
Let's Buy A Sailboat Skipper J at 9:55am 07.19.23 Well, it's good that your boat didn't end up in the paper! Sometimes two heads are better than one.
Mainsail foot mod question jssailem at 9:49am 07.19.23 Welcome to SBO Backwaterdog. Congrats on the wisdom in choosing a Lapworth designed boat. Looks l
Bus B - no output Cap_Barb at 9:43am 07.19.23 Thank everyone, the problem was my fault. The H380 has a manual transfer control and I did not notic
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement jssailem at 9:37am 07.19.23 :plus: with @Hello Below . If you desire help with this post some pictures here of your alternator a
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Hello Below at 9:14am 07.19.23 Still trying to figure out which belt I need. The current belt has these markings. Super HC 3V x
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement BTC1984 at 9:09am 07.19.23 Still trying to figure out which belt I need. The current belt has these markings. Super HC 3V x 4
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 8:55am 07.19.23 All good info. Thanks!
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs LloydB at 8:47am 07.19.23 1157 bulb is dual filament one for running and one for stopping. Are you adding brakes? If you power
Mainsail foot mod question kappykaplan at 8:47am 07.19.23
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 8:46am 07.19.23 Indeed, I've been staring with a flashlight, it's definitely weeping in from just below the tube, no
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer flightlead404 at 8:46am 07.19.23 it would probably restore the structural integrity but I suspect it would remain quite visible.. bu
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 8:46am 07.19.23 Hi Wayne, Indeed, as I've stated at things for a while I do think that the shaft log has come unbed
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer Hollyberry at 8:44am 07.19.23 it would probably restore the structural integrity but I suspect it would remain quite visible.. but
Mainsail foot mod question Hollyberry at 8:42am 07.19.23 Easy to modify to loose foot, clearly with today's practice the 'end plate' effect has been deemed n
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs Hollyberry at 8:40am 07.19.23 Are the 'pins' travelling the full length of the slots?

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