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Right of way? dparilla at 4:28pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 44/7595 So I am coming home after a great afternoon sail, we have just dropped the main and furled the jib t
Sacrificial Cloth on Head Sail (1) DinoKanuck at 4:03pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 8/6358 Ahoy from Balmy New Brunswick: Got a first look at a potential boat yesterday and saw that a headsa
Boat possessed by devil. Chris Patterson at 3:58pm 09.09.12 Catalina 22 33/4045 Here's a strange one. Of course, coming from me, what else could it be. Leaving the boat this after
Need Advice on Upper Chesapeake Bay - Harve de Grace MD spadaforaj at 3:21pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5293 Need some advice - just relocating from Raleigh NC, where our Hunter 33 with a 5 foot draft is slipp
What size is the stern tube on a P31? Nautiflyer at 3:07pm 09.09.12 Pearson 0/1481 I want change the shaft seal on my 1989 Pearson P31. I know the shaft is 1" dia, but the stren tube
swing keel down????DAAAAAAAAAAAAAA barniclebob at 2:46pm 09.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1393 Sounds pretty dumb but I cant find the dog or release lever to bring down my keel 1979 cat 25.Help!!
Must Have ICW Anchorage Guides and Fair Use Roger Long at 2:30pm 09.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/6162
centerbord pennant john grobe at 2:16pm 09.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1170 Should a new pennant used to raise and lower the centerboard be stainless steel?O'day mariner 1975
Creaking cabin bulkhead? Sanity slipping... maine89 at 12:46pm 09.09.12 Bigger Boats 29/9697 Firstly, I take it as a huge luxury (given I still have a very long todo list) to even feel comforta
Trailer tire size range crosswind at 11:42am 09.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/5566 The tires on my trailer are 2002. I want to replace them prior to hitting the road. I have been sho
marine head replacement ktm500mx at 11:33am 09.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1840 i have a hunter 31 that currently has a groco hf head and in the last 3 years i have had the pump h
376 jammed furling main jander31 at 11:12am 09.09.12 Big Boats 10/2153 I checked the old forums, but haven't been able to find a solution to my problem. I was having prob
centerboard cable replacement john grobe at 10:19am 09.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1583 I had my cable replaced that raises and lowers the centerboard on my 1975 O'day Mariner. Within 3 we
Need help identifing a odor BJSSailing at 9:45am 09.09.12 Big Boats 12/2157 I know most odors come from the head, but I'm prety sure the one I'm experiencing is not from the he
Fiberglass propane tanks for H356 Jim Seamans at 9:05am 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1916 Finally have the write up for modification I made to my H356. It is a PDF file for now (large 20MB).
1985 Hunter 34' Pedestal Guard hunter frank at 8:18am 09.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1258 I have a Yacht Specialties/ Merriman steering system without a pedestal guard. Have seen many of the
Slot control Warren Milberg at 7:26am 09.09.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/4611 Don: I'd like to hear your views about when to open or close the slot between the main and headsail
Small bend in boom JasonC at 7:21am 09.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1708 When I got Demasted, I guess I bent my boom a bit. It is not to bad, and does not seem to effect th
Catalina 270 jhagg at 7:18am 09.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/4873 We are looking at a 1995 Catalina 270 - I've read the owner reviews on this site - just hoping someo
lost something I had soldier1964 at 7:00am 09.09.12 Day Sailers 4/1343 I sail a O'day 20 on a inland lake, and today was a wonderful day for sailing. I dock at the end so

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Single handing WI Rigger at 4:04pm 12.11.22
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 3:40pm 12.11.22
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Timm R Oday25 at 3:15pm 12.11.22 While I agree with all the viewpoints expressed so far, here is my perspective . I'm sensing a hard
Boat Smells! (1) Tin Kicker at 3:12pm 12.11.22 The two biggest things you can do are to get the fabrics and cushions off for the winter, and to kee
Single handing kappykaplan at 2:51pm 12.11.22 If I have my preventer coming down the Starboard side, can I always put the Main on the Port side?
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:30pm 12.11.22
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:18pm 12.11.22
Boat Smells! ggrizzard at 1:56pm 12.11.22 You should read Peggy's book! :facepalm:
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 12.11.22 Replaced that impeller last year with about 2,200 hours on the engine. The old impeller looked just
Oh no, not that sticky! Captain Larry-DH at 1:22pm 12.11.22
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort JBP-PA at 1:22pm 12.11.22 Your boat was most likely designed by a marine architect with weight in the proper places to get th
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller sail sfbay at 1:19pm 12.11.22 Same issue on my Hunter 386. Had to disconnect the transmission and front motor mount, jack the moto
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Terry Cox at 12:43pm 12.11.22 A bit different model boat here, but the sea water pump on our engine is in the same location. Repla
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 12.11.22 I would use a hair dryer or heat gun when removing it I think you've condensed 35 posts into one
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller capta at 12:04pm 12.11.22 I don't know the engine or boat, but do you think it might be easier to remove the whole pump, rathe
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 10:54am 12.11.22 How can you go wrong with that stuff :rolleyes: ? Maybe after it rips the gelcoat off the fibergla
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 10:53am 12.11.22 Halyard knot sounds like the thing to do. Had always heard knots don't hold as well in Hi-Tech lines
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort jssailem at 10:48am 12.11.22 Hi Taylor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your first season. My first boat was a Montgomery
Just had to show these off (1) Tally Ho at 10:44am 12.11.22 I do wonder just how much of my bottom shows when I'm heeled that far over. Maybe I should rename t
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 12.11.22 Any chance you can supply a few pictures ? Sounds like the sort of thing that makes one ill at fi

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