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Anyone Used a Wichard Gyb'easy or a Gybe Preventer rpwillia at 4:53pm 09.27.13 Catalina 310 4/1848 I am considering one of these since I just got lucky with an accidental gybe. Has anyone rigged one
My own little America's Cup (2) lokiii at 4:48pm 09.27.13 Day Sailers 10/2543 And my smelly audience.
Warning from FAA... Potential Unreliable GPS PGIJon at 4:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1225 This is for those within 12NM of Cape Canaveral https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2013/Sep/Ca
New LED Bulbs in the Running Lights of my '84 Mac 22 (8) Sock Puppet at 4:04pm 09.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1691 Small thing, I know, but thought it might be of interest. On my last sail things ran a bit late, a
Bebe 321? Tally Ho at 3:51pm 09.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1454 I am looking at a fresh water 1995 B 321 as a replacement for my current Hunter 280. The boat is
Companionway Hatch Cover (5) betzhunter at 2:30pm 09.27.13 Big Boats 3/2044 H34 owners, Tired of the heavy rain backing up in your boat from the channel that the hatch cover sl
Where can you buy plastic sheaves for a 321? cymeyer at 2:09pm 09.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1392 Anyone know where you can buy plastic (delrin) sheaves for spinnaker and topping lift on a B321?
Mainsail Help for new Owner macforfun at 1:41pm 09.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/967 I just bought a used Mac26m and I need help rigging the mainsail, since the owner had died, and the
It's the size of the cockpit that counts! Ward H at 1:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 22/13998 After our 1st season with our O'day 25, I'm thinking the cockpit is smaller than it was when we boug
1993 Hunter33.5 Origo stove info. needed. patrick33308 at 1:22pm 09.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1302 I am re-bying my Hunter 33.5 that I sold over 3 years ago, the owner has left the state. For reasons
how to drop and raise keel on 26X sailor stan at 12:24pm 09.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4455 Just bought a 26X. Have not had it in the water yet. I see only one rope that looks like it goes to
Y30 Dodger palacegrand at 11:33am 09.27.13 Yamaha 4/2520 Hi Folks, I've seen a few 33's with dodgers, but wondering if anyone has had luck putting one on a
Cleaning Sidelights? hunter235 at 11:14am 09.27.13 Smaller Boats 3/916 My side lights have a white edge from the old gelcoat chalking onto them. Does anybody know how to r
Is there an area for 26X owners only? sailor stan at 8:33am 09.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2762 I am new to te forum and have read for days posts for mac 25's and venture's and seen little for mac
Mantus anchor Fogg at 7:08am 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 47/14059 Hi friends, I need a new and better holding anchor for my Catalina 30. I ran into Mantus Anchors onl
Complete Shaft Assembly for 25' O'day Barkley33 at 6:37am 09.27.13 Day Sailers 1/829 Hello all, I have a complete shaft assembly including everything from the coupling, stuffing box
trouble shooting fuel gauge (2) Bob 04 H260 at 6:35am 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1509 I have the factory fuel gauge setup on my boat. The indicator is also also used for the holding tank
selling my cherubini 36 rudewarrior at 6:25am 09.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/43 Wife and i had a baby 8 months ago, lifes changing. Sadly i have to let go of my boat. Its a 36 mode
Southern Chesapeke area Sailors Doc_holiday at 5:34am 09.27.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1571 In the conceptual stage of organizing a regatta for those of us who are not part of an organized sai
Southern Chesapeke Doc_holiday at 5:30am 09.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1224 1st Annual Lovers and Dreamers Cup - Sometime in Spring/Summer 2014 In the conceptual stage of or

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Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 8:05am 04.04.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:03am 04.04.23 Fill the crack with something like 3m 4200 and be done with it. Glassing over the crack will be pre
Engraved hull number on P450 Hollyberry at 7:45am 04.04.23 The HIN (Hull Identification Number) is virtually always located somewhere on the outside of the hul
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please jssailem at 7:44am 04.04.23 Thanks for sharing the outcome and resource DJ.
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 jssailem at 7:41am 04.04.23 Same query asked on "Ask All Sailors" forum.
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? (1) jssailem at 7:39am 04.04.23 Welcome to the forum. An owner never wants to hear bad news. A buyer with a desire for a boat even
Thread maintenance on my sailboat cagreen75 at 7:39am 04.04.23 That thing looks like it has not been removed in a very long time. I suggest cleaning with a wire wh
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? dlochner at 7:29am 04.04.23 Welcome to SBO. Keel joint cracks are a common problem in almost all sailboats that are externally
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.04.23 Caveat - I don't own a keelboat and have no experience repairing them, so I will keep it short. My
Catalina 22 mk ll Keel Bolt access Leeward Rail at 7:29am 04.04.23 As far as this link says, the wing keel is encapsulated in fiberglass... https://www.catalina22.org/
O'day 192 tidal mooring rschuss at 6:44am 04.04.23 I'd be afraid stuff on the bottom would jam up the CB keel stub that might prevent the CB from comi
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions KE5HVM at 6:40am 04.04.23 Thank you for all your responses. They have all been very helpful and they are appreciated, but I th
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 6:37am 04.04.23 Running Rigging \| West Marine Jim... And the winner is... surprisingly... West Marine... Their pr
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 6:07am 04.04.23 Correct me if I am wrong Okay being a little less silly... I multiplied by 119 when I should have m
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 04.04.23 @JES7 Look to see if you have a third sail and pole? Take a photo of the furler drum and post it.
Seeking a Spinnaker Pole Car for a 1987 Beneteau Oceanis 381 rgranger at 6:03am 04.04.23 The link you provided says they will order one for you.
Dieless Crimpers? Garbonzo at 5:50am 04.04.23 The eternal problem we have here is that it is not possible to know a good crimp unless you cut a fe
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 04.04.23 When the tank is full, it will stop filling up. Simple. Close it up and go drink some grog. I call
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 04.04.23 I would think you can find the hood furler manual at hoodyachtsystems.com Also lol under archives f
Spring Cruise 2023 Will Gilmore at 5:26am 04.04.23 I'm sure the photo opts will be even better than the Easter Bunny. No one will be crying, over havi

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