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Solar vent in Hatch dj2210 at 7:10pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 4/1807 Has anybody added a Nicro Solar vent or equivalent in the small hatch set behind the mast? I really
C 27 inboards Stevekeith at 7:09pm 11.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1543 Hello all, I'm new to this forum and the proud owner of a venerable C27. Besides greeting everyone o
Sandy Damaged 65,000+ Pleasureboats xcyz at 7:09pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 20/5018
Engine instrument panel dj2210 at 5:40pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 8/6076 Anybody replace just the panel itself of the engine instrument panel? My panel is looking pretty rag
Five Macs on eBay right now. rgranger at 4:58pm 11.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/4629 About once a week I take a look at Craigs List and eBay hoping to find a decent Mac 26S or 26D withi
O'Day 27 Vanity Bill Roughton at 3:50pm 11.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2040 I'm redoing the interior of my boat and have been wondering if it's worth keeping the vanity and sin
Vinyl coated cushion cleaning (1) Nom De Guerre at 3:35pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4174 I have a C. Cushions Inc. helmsman seat cushion. It was getting somewhat grungy and I wanted to brin
Water Pressure Problems johnjensen at 3:17pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4769 My O'Day 28 has a problem with the water pressure. It only holds pressure when the tank is full. A
Reinstalling Brightwork BillCat30 at 1:08pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 3/1922 What is the proper way to reinstall the teak the runs along the cabin of a 30' Catalina. While cha
1 or 2 Magma Flopper Stoppers? geoffschultz at 12:21pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 11/8491 My boat is currently in the Sea of Cortez and over the next 3-4 years we'll be working our way down
1982 Cat 30 Lost Parent at 12:13pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 0/895 I need some help since I am no where near my boat . What I need is the dimension of the shower drain
Electronics info for '84 Cat 30 Seabrink2006 at 12:06pm 11.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2169 Greetings, I'm hoping to get some information on the do's and don'ts for an older Cat without an inv
Long Detachable Traveler Hunter 260/270 jimfrankelly at 11:31am 11.15.12 Smaller Boats 4/1717 Has anyone installed a traveler that spans the cockpit of a Hunter 260/270 ?? My 2002 Hunter 270 ca
Trimming a 110% Genoa, "inhauling" & tracks jimfrankelly at 11:22am 11.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/701 My 2002 Hunter 270 (lead wing keel, 3.5 foot) came with a 170% UK Genoa which we have used for 3 sea
Hard to operate centerboard leopoldo at 10:43am 11.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/877 I need to remove my Mac 1993 centerboard for inspection. I have to swim under the boat to lower it a
Hood Furler captcoho at 10:11am 11.15.12 Catalina 30 16/8927 Hey, I want to get rid of my Hood 810 LD....Hood no longer offers the the 800 upgrade, but now upgra
Rig Tuning N28678 at 7:40am 11.15.12 Catalina 30 2/1516 Im looking for some rig tuning numbers. Does anybody have any good shroud tensions for medium breez
Weight in the V-Berth/26D r.oril at 7:06am 11.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2181 When I was at the MacGregor Factory checking out the new "M", I mentioned to Mike that I carry all m
H-356 thru hulls sailmaster39 at 5:23am 11.15.12 Big Boats 2/943 Hi Group I`m looking at the H-356 and the H-36.Are all the thru hulls located in one location in fro
Replacing Standing Rigging jhnewsome17 at 4:06am 11.15.12 Seafarer 0/3356 I need to replace the standing rigging on my Seafarer 29. Any suggestions of best source/price would

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Y-33 Midstay (1) jssailem at 4:37pm 01.03.23 I saw one that has a fixed stay position on a 1981 boat. orm sail shroud. This at least looks like i
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:24pm 01.03.23
The cycle of life jssailem at 4:17pm 01.03.23 Thank you Phil... You gave us a path to find each other and help by sharing our mistakes as well as
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 01.03.23 @QCI and I spoke today. The internal FF4 internal halyard broke on the raising and lowering side bu
Any sailor peppers out there? (2) jssailem at 4:10pm 01.03.23 They have aerial flares in shotgun shells. One of these in Stainless Steel - The Mossberg Mariner
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:50pm 01.03.23 Like I said look at installing instructions in the Ff2 manual
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45pm 01.03.23 Your welcome @rudygiljr
Dingy conversion dLj at 3:41pm 01.03.23 I am sorry fellas, BUT... I can't see pouring expanding foam into the tubes working. Coconut fibers
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 3:28pm 01.03.23
Dingy conversion garymalmgren at 3:27pm 01.03.23 I am sorry fellas, BUT... I can't see pouring expanding foam into the tubes working. Coconut fibers
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 3:10pm 01.03.23
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Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 2:53pm 01.03.23 Might work great for home protection, but if I'm going to arm myself for my sailboat, I'd really pr
The cycle of life Scott T-Bird at 2:50pm 01.03.23 Thanks for everything! This small world always means a lot to me. I think everybody can say that t
Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 2:39pm 01.03.23 Probably the best gun for personal HOME protection is a youth model 20 gauge pump action shotgun wi
The cycle of life Rich Stidger at 2:31pm 01.03.23 Phil- It has been a pleasure and a wonderful experience being a small part of SBO. Thanks to you I
Dingy conversion Head Sail at 2:30pm 01.03.23 Might be that simple - then fill with closed cell foam... It was a very cool dingy... dj Once the
The cycle of life Ted at 2:26pm 01.03.23 You should change your title from "Dethroned Admin" to "Promoted". Thanks for all you've done here a
The cycle of life Claude L.-Auger at 2:16pm 01.03.23 A boatload of Thanks to you Phil. The advice, the help, the support from members far & near, but ab
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down b+ohare at 2:04pm 01.03.23 Hi. This has started happening to me as well. I have rewired the power supply and tested the volta

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