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Where to buy bronze fasteners? IH82BL8 at 5:48am 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1057 Where in the central Chesapeake Bay region can I buy bronze machine-thread fasteners? There are sev
Looking for a boat Tackigator at 5:43am 08.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5238 I've been bitten by the boat bug, and I think I want to buy a Macgregor 26. I live in Northeast Texa
272 mainsheet and traveller agprice22 at 4:06am 08.29.13 Bigger Boats 11/2533 Hi all; first, thanks for all the great, reassuring info you have given on centerboards, mast steppi
teak deck caulk (2) bletso at 3:59am 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1850 What is the general consensus on the various caulks out there. My boat originally had two-part poly
Capri cyclone 13 parts? Jared111 at 3:07am 08.29.13 Parts Search 1/4870 I'm looking for a mast or just the joint sleeve that connects the 2 part masts. Anyone have one or
Beneteau 331 barryelwin at 11:09pm 08.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1309 Has anyone any idea where I could source a engineers drawing of a 331 tailshaft.
perkins M30 idle dan8152 at 9:17pm 08.28.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/5489 I have a new to me catalina 30 with a perkins 30hp engine and trying to figure out what the idle sho
any experience with Water ballast damage causing heeling pro mkrupa at 7:26pm 08.28.13 Smaller Boats 16/2195 I put my boat back in the water this year and found that it heels badly on port tack. ie it seems t
Victron BMV 600 Problem Chuckbear at 6:43pm 08.28.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2257 My Victron 600 Battery Monitor has worked flawlessly for years. This morning I was doing my usual ch
40.5 broken refrigator door SVPardonMyFrench at 6:04pm 08.28.13 Big Boats 4/1011 the front loading door on my 1993 40.5 broken during our long cruise this summer. Any idea where i c
Hunter 22 tiller handle attachment. GeorgiaBII at 5:40pm 08.28.13 Smaller Boats 6/1570 Can somebody please post a picture of how a h22 tiller handle attaches to the rudder? I bought the b
Installing transducer on transom Yosi at 5:20pm 08.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/7145 I'm looking to install Lowrance Elite7 HDI on my 26M. I saw at the dry storage 26m and 26x with duce
Thinking of moving from 272 to 28 or 30..? Steps at 4:59pm 08.28.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4663 after taking our 272 through a decent storm, i realized that i need a deeper keel and that the wing-
trailer suggestions cat capri 18? bartjoebob at 4:21pm 08.28.13 Smaller Boats 5/3376 Hello everyone, first time post here. I've recently become very interested in obtaining a pocket cr
Lazy Jack/Sail Pack with Short Battens? Uno Mast at 4:03pm 08.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2740 I'm wanting to get a Lazy Jack Sail Pack combo while trying to save money. Has anyone ever done this
hunter 240 mounting new yamaha 9.9 (2) wayne24212 at 3:41pm 08.28.13 Smaller Boats 9/2074 Hi all, my old motor died on the H240 and had a new yamaha 9.9 mounted. Has anyone mounted t
Computer assist, unsubscribe to thread Jtoben at 3:17pm 08.28.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3593 Can someone tell me how to Unsubscribe to a thread on my iPad? I'm getting a few too many to scroll
which way to go soldier1964 at 1:54pm 08.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/844 heading down to Houston,texas for a wedding of a friend. haven't been there in a long while and was
Keel Torque Spec for 35.5 Legend 1990 (1) Steverhnm at 1:51pm 08.28.13 Big Boats 8/2465 Has anybody pulled the nuts (one by one) and replaced washers, cleaned bolts etc on one of these boa
Broken Head Rughb at 1:43pm 08.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1432 What's the most cost effective head replacement?

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Bottom Chip Repair tailboom at 9:17am 05.03.23 My guess is someone painted the hull as I don't believe that Blue color is stock. Then then likely
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 9:13am 05.03.23 Yes. I don't discount the value of rigger that you contracted, though, as he's assuming the risk o
Bottom Chip Repair shemandr at 9:09am 05.03.23 The OP didn't say he isn't racing the boat. Nevertheless, sailing with a smooth bottom is a pleasu
Furler IF tailboom at 9:08am 05.03.23 Thanks for the reply. Previous owner adding the baling wire because the feeder eye kept turning. I f
Reattach wire to steering quadrant Ward H at 9:08am 05.03.23 I agree with the others, even @capta Getting the cables back on the quadrant is a PIA. If you di
Cat 30 Windlass jssailem at 9:08am 05.03.23 Just could not help yourself. Had to raise your kilt too Ralph.. :biggrin:
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 9:05am 05.03.23 If you are talking about Catalina Mk1 boats I would agree but that is not correct if you look at th
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts Ward H at 8:57am 05.03.23 Hi JV, I'm interested. PM sent.
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 8:51am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I pai
Third summer, boat wont sail Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 05.03.23
Third summer, boat wont sail Siamese at 8:48am 05.03.23 Yikes. Definitely gnarly. I wouldn't sail that boat again until after I'd removed the keel and tho
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 8:46am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Welcome to Catalina 30 ownership. I agree with other posters about waiting to get
Cat 30 Windlass (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 05.03.23 OK so everyone else is showing theirs, here's mine. stal in the locker for mounting a windlass. At
Windlass on an 11A (1) Matt White at 8:35am 05.03.23 I put mine behind the anchor locker and it feeds through the deck forward into the locker pretty nic
Furler IF LakeShark at 8:29am 05.03.23 Not familiar with that brand but it looks simple enough. Foil for the sail, cleat for halyard, stay
Bottom Chip Repair LakeShark at 8:27am 05.03.23 @tailboom My guess is someone painted the hull as I don't believe that Blue color is stock. Then th
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 8:20am 05.03.23 @Salty Jack some great ideas and plans here. the Stingy Sailor Method is the best. the mast is not
Cat 30 Windlass (1) Ward H at 8:19am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Catalina 30 ownership. Here's a photo of my anchor locker when I purchased my
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 8:17am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I paid
Third summer, boat wont sail Jacktar at 7:58am 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will gi

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