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North Star 30 jmallard at 7:19pm 11.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1232 I am considering buying a North Star 30, Model 1000 1974 . See Kijiji NB (for New Brunswick) and se
sailboat pulls to starboard under power. Eibeltje at 6:30pm 11.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 19/6115 We just installed a new engine/transmission on our Pearson 323.It has a offset shaft to starboard.Be
iPad App for PC remote montor? NotCook at 6:28pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/811 I seem to recall a thread that discussed an iPad App which could be used to make the iPad a remote m
Original DMI Instruments gholker at 5:13pm 11.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2070 1984 C27 Any advice for removing the DMI instruments? Are they worth sending to DMI for repair o
Diy Boat Stands mainsailman at 3:13pm 11.10.13 Smaller Boats 13/13715 Probably a much talked about topic...HOWEVER, I did not read any of them. So if you know of any, hea
Home made LED lighting (4) tcwaltz at 3:02pm 11.10.13 Bigger Boats 8/1782 So I've been making my own led lighting for a while. Mainly because I can bring my self to spend wha
Cherubini nav lights fiestaMojo at 2:46pm 11.10.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2026 my 1981 33 has Aqua Signal bow and stern lights, but I can't decipher the model numbers; were these
Converting Fractional Rig to Masthead The Fox at 1:02pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 29/11020 I have a Fractional Rigged Cole 43. I would like to convert her from Fractional Rig To Masthead for
Urbanna, VA - Local Info Appreciated Maine Sail at 12:39pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1027 Hi All, My family has rented a place for my mothers 70th birthday in Urbanna, VA for a week. The pl
H26 1996 Lower the Mast Quesions??? abk at 11:46am 11.10.13 Smaller Boats 2/961 I stepped it up this spring with Crazy Dave's and forum members help... Now that I need to lower it
Dodger and Bimini for Cat 30 ArkadiyS at 10:21am 11.10.13 Catalina 30 13/10425 With so many Cat 30s out there, one would think that there would be an abundance of parts... I am sp
Bimini drawing for hunter 340 1999 zrod at 9:25am 11.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/2199 Hi, I have a hunter 340 1999, and i need to design a bimini for my boat. Does anyone have a drawing
Foiling for less than a gogillion 25yearslater at 8:39am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4544 Has anyone else seen this? Looks like the America's Cup is having some spinoff benefits already. :
Cabin Refinishing Beachcomber57 at 8:12am 11.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/979 My wife and I have a 2006 Beneteau 343 which is in near perfect condition. The interior cabinets ar
Macgregor Suncatcher Puddle Jumper13 at 6:02am 11.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1326 Hello All, I recently became the owed of a Macgregor Suncatcher 22'. Now I have looked everywhere
RW Pump impeller. To pull or not to pull? bawlmer at 5:04am 11.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1239 Fellow Sailors. I have a Westerbeke W20B. I have heard many comments about removing the impeller fro
low idle speed under load Yanmar 3 GM 30 emergpa1 at 5:01am 11.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 13/4813 My 1986 Yanmar 3GM 30 with approx 2k hours revs up to around 34K RPM's when not in gear, but only ar
AICW boatyard help Jimm at 1:13am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1366 Southbound @ Myrtle Beach...need to rebuild/replace a water pump soon. Any suggestions of boatyards
Honda 2000i vs Dometic Marine Air Vector Compact 16K BTU PKFK at 10:16pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5775 Spec sheets are one thing - but real life tests are another. I want to hear from any folks using a
7.3 original tiller dimensions Tobalo7.3 at 7:39pm 11.09.13 S2 2/1818 My 81 7.3 came with a replacement tiller that needs replacing itself.... can anyone share specs on

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Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.07.23 Not exactly that easy. Open end wrenches fit, couldn't get a full socket ratchet in there, the kee
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:02am 03.07.23 I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any experience with anything other than SS c
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 6:56am 03.07.23 Welcome to SBO. The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of t
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.07.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 6:35am 03.07.23 Thanks to some sage advice from jsailem; I found the slot. He told me to look up and there it was!
Loose Stanchions MT28.5 at 6:30am 03.07.23 Not a bad thought jdrutten, I will check that this weekend.
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 stickinthemud57 at 6:10am 03.07.23 Thank you, I really appreciate that! I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any ex
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:07am 03.07.23 I can see you dilema. Our local rigging guy is good, but old school, and I am not sure if he has an
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 6:05am 03.07.23 We are probably 50% done at this point. I have ran the wire from the bimini top, down the backstays
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 03.07.23 No issue here as well with nylon cleats from '84 when I sold the boat 3-4 years ago
Cleats?????? rpludwig at 4:51am 03.07.23 Timely question! I have an '84, in a slip year round, no moon tide but occasionally a significant
Knock off that racket! dlochner at 4:49am 03.07.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:16am 03.07.23 *enough so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:15am 03.07.23 Also, a heat gun on lowest setting; very lightly applied works pretty good on getting the old letter
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII Apex at 3:16am 03.07.23 there are several sources online with graphics. But you have a masthead double spreader rig with in
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 3:07am 03.07.23 COVID.... while eased is not gone. Should a spike re-occur you'd have issues getting in. Assumin
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? sailme88 at 3:01am 03.07.23 COVID.... while eased is not gone. Should a spike re-occur you'd have issues getting in. Assuming
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 2:51am 03.07.23
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on senang at 11:30pm 03.06.23
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? nramsey at 9:26pm 03.06.23 After dragging up and down a bay with my old CQR I bought the Sarca Excel and have been pretty pleas

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