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C27 port bench lazarette liner. Joel H. at 2:15pm 12.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 16/3372 I just found a website that sells lazarette liners of various sizes. Does anyone here know the dim
added new shelf (2) Navicula at 11:35am 12.21.12 Big Boats 1/1170 I bought some polished SS pipe and made this shelf to keep the wife happy and it also acts as a grab
Towing a Mac26s with a FWD 2007 Sienna Babbleduck at 9:49am 12.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5157 Hello everyone, I'm wondering what 7/8-passenger vehicles people are using to tow their Mac26s/d.
Stuck! Roger Long at 9:04am 12.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3218 If one must post with a title like this one, well that it be right after one with the last title. I
Standup jib sheet blocks? ebsail at 7:33am 12.21.12 Day Sailers 6/3924 The jib lead blocks (Schaefer deck mounted with spring) which are bolted to the deck of my Oday 25 a
Hull Re-Repair - 26D (2) Matros at 7:16am 12.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1945
instruments on a 29.5 pedestal gary_y at 5:59am 12.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 15/3894 Has anyone found a good way to mount instruments on a 29.5 pedestal? I just bought a Garmin 740 'ca
Hunter Edson Mounting Jon4399 at 5:08am 12.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1214 I have a Hunter 375 with a bad throttle cable. Unfortunately the cables will not move through the h
Lost a spreader, How unsafe is it to sail with only one? ablesailor at 3:55am 12.21.12 Ask All Sailors 40/10637 I have a Cal 2-27. She has her issues but she's a wonderful boat. The other day we had the starboard
Replacing teak deck plates sbarefoo at 3:21am 12.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1680 After years of refinishing, the two cockpit teak deck plates need to be replaced. Does anyone have a
How dangerous would it be to sail with only one spreader? ablesailor at 3:19am 12.21.12 Cal 0/15 I have a Cal 2-27. She has her issues but she's a wonderful boat. The other day we had the starbo
11.0A rig tension? sailorguy9 at 8:25pm 12.20.12 S2 3/1796 Does anybody have a ballpark starting point of what the rig tensions should be on an S2 11.0A? I don
What is a Starboard board? Ken13559 at 7:00pm 12.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/7329 I've come across many posts here talking about use of Starboard board but what is it? I know it is n
compass Lost Parent at 6:57pm 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1795 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 and I dropped my pedestal compass and broke it a few weeks ago ...does any
Must Stop (2) Roger Long at 5:24pm 12.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2494
6HP Outboard for 2013 Beneteau First 20 Infinity First 20 at 3:50pm 12.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/6013 Greetings, After searching the forum for current discussions about the latest small outboard option
Engine lift slowdog at 3:31pm 12.20.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/12192 What kind of lift do you use to lift your motor from the ground to the back of your boat ?
lowrance HD-7 redhead78 at 1:23pm 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2277 On a previous post I was asking about Garmin Radar, with the 740s and Maine mentioned a lowrance sys
Which motor for max hull speed. Hunter 25 KennyH at 10:11am 12.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/4411 My original 1979 evinrude 9.9 long shaft died and parts to fix could not be found. I replaced it tem
Merry Christmas! (And a little humor from last year) (1) dscribner at 9:20am 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1832 I posted this last year but maybe some new faces will enjoy it. Merry Christmas! Chanukah Sameach!

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Jibing The Mainsail Hayden Watson at 5:44pm 01.12.23 I have looked at this one that uses the same methodology for about 20% the cost. Capt. Don #2 Stainl
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 5:43pm 01.12.23 Appreciate the reply. Would both of those leak to the keel bolt area if there was a problem? Will ch
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Tally Ho at 3:35pm 01.12.23
Our new 310 leo310 at 3:03pm 01.12.23 Welcome aboard. We have #44 since 2003 and loved every minute sailing her.
Transmission Noise while at idle eapage46 at 2:44pm 01.12.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. TIA Your newly purchased boat should be a lot of fun this coming season.
Warped Rudder (1) sbrogden at 2:38pm 01.12.23 Rudder has two coats of marine varnish from TotalBoat, hanging next to my new daggerboard from Bobby
Transmission Noise while at idle jssailem at 2:27pm 01.12.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. TIA Your newly purchased boat should be a lot of fun this coming season.
Hunter 380 muffler dlochner at 2:21pm 01.12.23 Are those bolts for the strut? If so I'd be concerned about them and the strut failing.
old fixer upper. winter movie jssailem at 2:11pm 01.12.23 Fascinating video. Thanks Jon
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Captain Larry-DH at 2:09pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 01.12.23 You must have a very old VDO tach or just not following the installation instructions for a current
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:36pm 01.12.23
old fixer upper. winter movie JamesG161 at 1:08pm 01.12.23 All she needed was a bit of TLC Plus the sales of a lot of Dutch Chocolate And 9 Countries provid
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck MaryEllaRose at 1:08pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 1:06pm 01.12.23 it really doesn't matter if the tach reads 850 rpm and the actual RPM is 860. I agree but mine is
The keel... is done THECUSCUS at 1:04pm 01.12.23 FWIW, I have never locked my keel in the down position. I have done alot of sailing in all kinds of
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (1) jssailem at 12:50pm 01.12.23 cables/wires run beneath the deck (e.g., stern light and shore power wires) passing through a hole
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 jssailem at 12:37pm 01.12.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. There has been great advice shared here. Missing gear is a price negotia
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 12:18pm 01.12.23 That will never seal with caulk or butyl tape. For the many of us who do not have a Hunter 280 could
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 11:17am 01.12.23 The reviews for the amazon listing say its the MSD version. Since it's amazon a returns are easy

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