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Replacing rotten core deck via inner skin removal pearsoncommander251 at 12:38am 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3934 Does anyone have expereicne removing rotten core wood from the deck by accessing and Removing Inner
Spinnaker pole size for First 310 Jossette at 12:31am 04.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1007 I lost my spinnaker pole overboard on a windy day with lots of guests aboard. I'm hunting for anoth
weather helm on 250 trevor clarke at 9:08pm 04.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2470 i am in australia and am just purchasing a 250. it has a masthead rig so i wondered if raking my mas
San Juan Islands in August Ken Cross at 8:13pm 04.20.13 Destinations 16/8277 We plan on arriving in the San Juans around Aug 8th or so. It will take us about 2 days to get up th
Balmar alternator??? seadoggie at 7:58pm 04.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/903 Out hunter 40 has a Balmar alternator and a Heartguard charger/inverter. We have always taken day tr
A fender for a P.F.D. Chris Patterson at 6:03pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1815 Yep. This is what I told lovely bride she was getting for a new P.F.D. And if she's real good, I'll
Fractional Rig Headstay tension james2034 at 4:36pm 04.20.13 Big Boats 5/4347 I believe that my 1995 Hunter 35.5 fractional rig is tuned within tolerances, with a profurl furler,
Lavac marine heads Bonzai at 4:33pm 04.20.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/13404 Anyone have experience with these vaccum toilets? How do they hold up?
Yanmar Hour meter Repair Rick486 at 3:43pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2974 Does anyone remember a post with an excellent repair suggestion for the Yanmar flickering hour meter
New Mac 26M owner (PNW) serenity4u2 at 2:00pm 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/836 Looking forward to the rendezvous :)
Waiting, waiting... Roger Long at 1:48pm 04.20.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8899
Forepeak Teak Finish Panel (2) garyg at 1:40pm 04.20.13 Morgan 1/1967 I own a 1970 Morgan 33 and I designed and fabricated a teak forepeak panel to finish off the origina
Lewmar Folding Wheel (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:52pm 04.20.13 Catalina 310 12/2833 Today is day 2 with the Lewmar folding 32" wheel and I love it. One of the best comfort upgrades I'v
Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1129 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2340 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7280 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1510 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker
St. Johns River and Electro-scan MSD ybrad at 8:17am 04.20.13 Big Boats 6/1398 Does anyone out there have familiarity with how far up (south) the St. Johns the salinity is high en
Rudder Rivet(s) John Danz at 7:56am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 17/2651 I just bought a used Catalina 22 that has been sitting on a trailer for about four years. Eeverythin
H37 V Berth Closet jphud at 7:52am 04.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1340 Has anyone reversed the hinge set up on this door, or changed the door style? Access is difficult wi

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Bottom Chip Repair Project_Mayhem at 6:30am 05.03.23 I'm guessing you used a 0 degree nozzle on your power washer? That's pretty much what my hull looked
Third summer, boat wont sail JBP-PA at 6:18am 05.03.23 @gtg, my best guess based on what you have said is your sails are very old and baggy, thus you are p
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 05.03.23 Well, the list you referenced (my list) was really intended to be relevant to the reasons why sailor
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 05.03.23 Both Precision and Catalina will be a good boat for a beginner. I think the Precision will be higher
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? jviss at 6:05am 05.03.23 I corrected the title. thx Oh, no problem! Thanks. I wasn't criticizing, just wondering.
Third summer, boat wont sail JBP-PA at 6:00am 05.03.23 Maybe you are using the wrong anchor? Or your henway is the wrong weight? Good luck. What's a henw
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings dLj at 5:54am 05.03.23 Be that as it may, swaged fittings are the dominant rigging system in the sailboat industry. You o
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 5:53am 05.03.23 Yep - All that makes sense - And thanks everyone for the feedback on props and advice of holding off
Cat 30 Windlass (1) jssailem at 5:48am 05.03.23 Any ideas? Is it doable? Not as young as I used to be :) First thing, Welcome to the SBO forum. an
Reefing system sheaves fred1diver at 5:48am 05.03.23 A big thank you Gary, exactly what I was looking for
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty shemandr at 5:35am 05.03.23 ... Here in NE, we are subject but not limited to: The Ohio River valley, the Mississippi River, Can
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 JBP-PA at 5:34am 05.03.23 While @Joe's info is superb and spot on, if you have never lowered your mast, there is some merit to
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shemandr at 5:23am 05.03.23 ...the umpteenth collorary to Murphy's Law: While up the mast your most expensive socket wrench wil
Fortress anchor JBP-PA at 5:20am 05.03.23 I purchased a Fin Delta riding sail (late last year from Bacon Sails, Annapolis) but didn't get to
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sailme88 at 4:32am 05.03.23 ......AND of course there is the Olde New England adage..... IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WEATHER..
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? RoyS at 4:29am 05.03.23 My 1980 Yanmar QM15 has the crankcase vent hose connected to a port in the intake casting similar to
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 3:53am 05.03.23 Be that as it may, swaged fittings are the dominant rigging system in the sailboat industry. You oc
Reefing system sheaves (2) garymalmgren at 3:31am 05.03.23 Just a little extra on rgranger's useful post. To remove the blocks you will need to remove one of t
Fortress anchor Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 05.03.23 I would be keen to see or get info on the Solomons test. Been there many times and yep on that anch
Cat 30 Windlass Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 05.02.23 When searching for information on a windlass install on any boat, nobody can offer any useful advice

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