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310 in Mainsheet bobjames at 6:50am 08.21.13 Catalina 310 2/1250 The fall issue of Mainsheet is just out and the (discontinued) 310 is featured in two articles. Bil
A-frame for raising or lowering mast davemchine at 6:41am 08.21.13 Catalina 22 4/1535 My mast always wobbles all over the place when going up or down so I'm looking to use an a-frame. Do
Portable Inflator for Dinghy Bowedtoothdoc at 6:06am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3769 I am looking for a portable, battery powered air pump for inflating the Dinghy, Fenders, and numerou
Missing Keel Bolts? (2) fjordstar at 5:40am 08.21.13 Catalina 22 18/1797 Started digging around under the boat. Is it just my imagination or am I missing my keel bolts, etc
Our Boat Dog Died med2463 at 3:55am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2746 For you dog lovers, our dog Max died this week. He loved going on the boat with us. A memorial vid
Boom to Traveller riging Boydwardo at 1:14am 08.21.13 Newport 2/10572 I have a 1968 Newport 30 which I recently purchased. It is a very solid boat. I have replaced the fo
H40 exhaust (1) JWC at 1:09am 08.21.13 Big Boats 6/1912 Yanmar 4JHE was standard in the H40, anyone have this elbow set up on theirs? This one is from the f
Hunter salesmen/Dealers jms at 10:31pm 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1317 I am looking for members opinions on where to find the best people to help me sell my 2007 Hunter 41
Catalina Dreamin' (2) Kestle at 8:01pm 08.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3513 From this weekend... Jeff
'83 Hunter 31 Cheek Block Repair (3) Shadownav at 7:23pm 08.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2639 Both jib cheek blocks have shredded sheaves. I can find replacement sheaves, but other than drilling
need info on rigging and sailing an oday 17 daysailer Big_John23 at 6:30pm 08.20.13 Day Sailers 3/6534 Hey I just got an oday 17ft daysailer and I'm new to sailing I need help on rigging the boom and jib
Need help :( eldinzek at 6:21pm 08.20.13 Trailer Sailors 26/7587 I'm getting a trailer for an Oday 25. The trailer was used for a power boat so now I have to do some
What type ports cjfj at 5:34pm 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/829 I have a couple of broken cam mounts on the opening ports I have a temp fix for it now but will be p
Tell me about Rock Hall DAVA390 at 4:52pm 08.20.13 Destinations 3/3182 The Admiral and I are planning our first overnighter in this boat. Holiday weekend coming, feeling b
Trimming new ports or not? a65sailor at 4:08pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1559 Hi, I have purchased a Hunter 34 and am working on a few things. What I need to know is if I should
New Sails for a Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 3:21pm 08.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/8151 As the proud, new owner of a Beneteau Oceanis 311, I am thinking about possible sail upgrades to imp
Replacing handrails on 1982 H25 JBE51 at 3:07pm 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1152 Anyone replaced the handrails? If so you know they also have a flange that keeps the cabin sliding
Wheel size and shaft size 37c Pilotocopilot at 3:00pm 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/940 Hi all, just saw a 40" Lewmar folding wheel for sale for 450 and was wondering If anyone could give
log books fred1diver at 3:00pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 42/6969 Ok, lets all be honest here, who uses one? and what do you write in it? I have a solid scuba divi
Centerboard trunk. mendota1 at 1:25pm 08.20.13 Catalina 22 0/996 I am working on a 2006 centerboard Catalina 22 which just encountered a "near catastrophic" failure.

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 7:38am 02.11.23 Given the V drive and poor access are you going to go with a dripless seal this time around?
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 7:38am 02.11.23 Its a sailboat, its an Internet forum, there will be conflicting advice almost by definition. :big
mooring pendants egreen024 at 7:37am 02.11.23 Welcome to SBO. What are other boats in your mooring field using? I would start there. https://x.
mooring pendants egreen024 at 7:34am 02.11.23 Kept my 25 footer on a mooring in a field where waves occassionly reached six feet. I use two 5/8"
Stale Forum mermike at 7:08am 02.11.23 I took pictures but my phone is a couple of years old and they're pretty blurry. My passenger has a
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 7:00am 02.11.23
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 6:55am 02.11.23 The best way to drill the hole out to a larger diameter is to use the proper hole saw to cut a hole
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver jssailem at 6:47am 02.11.23 As Dave shared, the AIS for class B transceivers is 30 seconds. I posted a white paper with details
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 6:47am 02.11.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 6:27am 02.11.23 Last time the stuffing box was addressed was in 2015. I was new in the use of diesel auxiliary boats
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 6:16am 02.11.23 Dave, I fully agree with the advice and warnings on not using 5200 on a boat. But, in this use, ad
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 6:05am 02.11.23 Do not let 5200 come any where near the backing plate or through hull. There is a special place in
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (5) Clutch Cargo at 6:04am 02.11.23 Well, its be a while so I thought I'd provide an update. After several rounds of taking measurement
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56am 02.11.23 Spoke with the poster yesterday. Boat is on the trailer collecting water from condensation. I di
Stale Forum jssailem at 5:56am 02.11.23 Lucky you. Take any pictures? I hear if you float a camera on a Mylar balloon and trail it on a str
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Justin_NSA at 5:48am 02.11.23 uncovered and use wrap pins That's what I use :plus:
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Crazy Dave Condon at 5:31am 02.11.23
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Hayden Watson at 5:15am 02.11.23 You are right. The DST 810 is a little larger in diameter than the older transducer. The current
I have come to the conclusion Caboteur at 4:55am 02.11.23 No, absolutely not. There is definitely a time when they should not be allowed on the freeway thou
I have come to the conclusion Rick Webb at 4:15am 02.11.23 No, absolutely not. There is definitely a time when they should not be allowed on the freeway thoug

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