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Selecting a tow vehicle crashdummy at 3:44pm 10.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2703 Selecting my first boat, have narrowed it down to the MacGregor 26, just haven't decided on the C, X
beneteau 411 max mcneil at 3:04pm 10.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1196 Looking for advice on 3 bladed prop my 411 (folding or feather prop). What mfg. you would recommen
Ray Marine Auto pilot Ronniebrown at 1:40pm 10.29.13 Catalina 30 7/1815 Trying to replace my old RayMarine auto pilot (black) with a new one (Gray) on my 2001 Catalina 310
Buying a boat Sunshine Girl at 1:08pm 10.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 16/2469 I have been sailing for approximately one year and have completed up to ASA106 certification. I wan
Instrument circuit breaker trips cclxxxz at 12:20pm 10.29.13 Pearson 1/1179 So after a few hours of operation my instrument circuit breaker trips, shutting off my chartplotter
Missing plug tmckeesc at 12:19pm 10.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1261 Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your help. I recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor S and
Bomar hatch lens. KingAirDriver at 12:18pm 10.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/7163 I have the 10 inch square Bomar hatches on the top of the deck, just about on either side of the mas
H26.5 Marine head Worldwalker88 at 11:23am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1540 Ok, at the risk of sounding stupid... :redface: I am winterizing my new (to me) H26.5. Trying to be
Haul it home or leave it at the marina? Ward H at 9:08am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2715 Last spring was my first season prepping, repairing and basically getting my O'day 25 ready for our
Running new cable down a mast Bill5155 at 8:36am 10.29.13 Big Boats 3/1315 Got a 34 Catalina, 1989 model. Need to put on a new wind instrument. Can a new cable be dropped down
Vhf Ch 83a Stretch at 7:23am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1635 I monitor 16 all the time and have noticed that since the Vancouver coast guard station closed, Vict
Jack lines for H34 YVRguy at 7:21am 10.29.13 Big Boats 15/2275 I recently posted a thread on single handing and one of the themes that came out of it was the need
Discuss... IH82BL8 at 6:57am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1193 http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hero-next-door/video/hero-next-door-hiker-saves-bullet-wounded-dog
kittiwake (8) trainmanjess at 5:59am 10.29.13 Kittiewake 14/19412 hello all I got my kittiwake home now... she is a beautiful boat with beautiful lines... the kitti
Last Voyage of the Bounty Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1221 The Tampa Bay Times newspaper started a 3-part special by Michael Kruze. Part one was in the Su
Watermaker (5) ELMAX at 2:27am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/867 Hello friend, after a fantastic summer in Greece, here I am, the restoration of CALYPSO continues...
Anyone Else Feel the Need To "Soft Shackle" with Amsteel? (1) rardiH36 at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5819 Over the last several years, for various reasons, I've sometimes opted to attach rigging hardware wi
On-board fresh water plumbing questions ArkadiyS at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Catalina 30 15/4062 We have just purchased a Cat 30 (1985), and in the process of getting her home (over 3 days) we used
oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1796 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/801 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.

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Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 4:21pm 08.26.22 Was thinking of adding stiffener plates as you suggest. Didn't think about spreading out the blocks
Frozen prop shaft Don S/V ILLusion at 4:13pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 4:11pm 08.26.22 There are bolts on the coupling that are probably on either pretty tightly or frozen themselves. Ma
Mainsheet location Skedaddle at 3:54pm 08.26.22 True! In my younger racing days if you werent bleeding somewhere by the finish you weren't racing ha
Mainsheet location shemandr at 3:49pm 08.26.22 Without bleeding shin injuries you might be mistaken for a power boater at the marina. Sailing isn'
Mainsheet location (3) Skedaddle at 3:41pm 08.26.22 208726 I guess it would have helped to lead with this photo (not my boat). I was hoping I could moun
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (1) mermike at 3:26pm 08.26.22 Here's a better picture:
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (2) mermike at 3:15pm 08.26.22 It is not recommended to moor your fin keel sailboat SailboatData.com - YAMAHA 33 Sailboat on its k
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? sail sfbay at 2:42pm 08.26.22 It is not recommended to moor your fin keel sailboat SailboatData.com - YAMAHA 33 Sailboat on its ke
Sail modifications fred1diver at 2:08pm 08.26.22 Yes I need to reinforce and add hanks to a furler sail
Sail modifications sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.26.22 The OP only wants to re-inforce the jib sail luff where the hanks are installed.
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 1:29pm 08.26.22 Drain it and float it is the only way that you will find out how much the hull will flex back after
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? smokey73 at 1:15pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim" looking for some perspective here. I'm going away from my boat on a mooring until abou
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? jssailem at 12:56pm 08.26.22 Eric. Welcome to SBO Forum. The boat, a Yahama 33 has a Monohull fin keel. Depending on the lengths
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? JamesG161 at 12:51pm 08.26.22 You all are looking to far out. So I post this for you. Chicken Little Please use ECMWF or better
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Roland5048 at 12:49pm 08.26.22 Eric, don't look now. Someone stole yer boat. ;)
1986 Mac 25 LloydB at 10:25am 08.26.22 Drain it and float it is the only way that you will find out how much the hull will flex back after
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? kappykaplan at 10:05am 08.26.22 leave the plug in until I'm going sailing, then swap it out and sail with a clean paddle wheel. Con
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Thaniel at 9:35am 08.26.22 @Leeward Rail ... you forgot something in your original plea... you should have replied to a threa
Sail modifications JoeWhite at 9:10am 08.26.22 I am not a sail maker. Why modify the sail, other than install cringles.

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