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Side Stay Replacement Gilligan and mate at 1:51pm 08.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1450 Alright guys, a lot of questions here... i had a spreader stay break while at mooring. Does anyone
135 or 110 genoa jasrclark at 1:48pm 08.05.12 Parts Search 0/1540 I'm looking for a used 135 or a 110 furling genoa #6 foil for a Catalina 30 std rig. I've looked at
Levers stiff John at 1:44pm 08.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1333 The levers for both the forward/reverse and the throttle are becoming increasingly stiff on my boat.
Where to buy throttle cable Ken Palmer at 12:47pm 08.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1170 While pulling out of a Canadian port on our last cruise, the throttle lever on our 1990 H33.5 sudden
Window knob, Hunter 25, 1983 (1) hunter111 at 12:03pm 08.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/981 Hello, :) Thank you in advance for your help. We just bought an Hunter25, 1983, the window knobs
Morgan 33 Owners Manual Morgan OI 33 at 11:46am 08.05.12 Morgan 3/5426 Need the owners manual for a Morgan OI 33.
Reefing S-2 Fewtacks at 10:57am 08.05.12 S2 1/1525 Seek diagram or instructions for best use of my S-2 boom reefing system. Thanks for any help.
Seacocks on Catalina 25 DaveSiegel at 10:03am 08.05.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5314 I am the new owner of a 1984 Catalina 25 wing keel, my first real sailboat. Is it safe to open the h
340 bowthruster ?? MFord at 9:21am 08.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1191 As anybody fitted a bowthruster to a hunter legend 340? Many thanks mike
Mildew (1) Shoaldrafter at 8:55am 08.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/983 A topic for discussion that evolves and changes each year. Here is a web site that offers some edu
1976 Hunter 25 owners manual treysm at 8:45am 08.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2066 Hi, Does anybody know where I can find an owners manual for a 1976 H25? I particularly need electr
135 vs 155 genoa billychuck at 8:20am 08.05.12 Catalina 310 3/5688 Shopping for a new headsail. Is there really much advantage to a 155 over a 135 on a 310? Sailing
xantrex inverter: the ghost in the machine? Steve Feinsilver at 7:51am 08.05.12 Big Boats 1/1105 Have a H44DS 2007, original equipment with generator, Xantrex Freedom 25 charger inverter,model 458
Mast pumping in slip (1) BillyK at 7:07am 08.05.12 Ask All Sailors 7/7688 Last night I was trying to sleep and the wind must have been from just the right direction and speed
Battery Wiring question AlexLopez at 7:06am 08.05.12 Ask All Sailors 34/10231 Good morning all, I am currently replacing my house battery bank and doing some clean-up and wire
Making model -Newport 23- Anybody got blueprints? AndyAtkinson at 7:01am 08.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1077 Our family enjoyed many happy years in the 70's sailing our venture newport 23 cutter with 2 sails u
Fuel tank replacement H310 canyon at 4:19am 08.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/940 Has anyone found it necessary to replace the fuel tank in an H310. Is it necessary to cut an access
Small craft advisory and sailing the C310 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:11am 08.05.12 Catalina 310 31/24468 Just curious what other C310 owners would do. Today there is a small craft advisory for the Boston
Coating on gelcoat lnikl at 1:17am 08.05.12 Big Boats 5/1383 I have a Hunter 34. The previous owner used some sort of stuff that was put onto the hull, presumabl
Propeller shaft fell out while under sail flight326 at 9:16pm 08.04.12 S2 5/3157 I'm brand spanking new at sailing and boating so pardon the novice questions and wrong terms. I rece

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thru-hull size needed for bilge Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 02.16.23 Most likely the greatest increase to friction is the use of cheap corrugated vinyl hoses which I fou
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26pm 02.16.23
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 02.16.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking :pray: . et.
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 02.16.23
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to SBO. Some rigs are designed to have a back stay, some not. Hunter used a B & R rig on a
Question on Teak Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 02.16.23 This is one of those religious topics where there isn't a right answer, just personal preferences.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 5:53pm 02.16.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The loc
Dockside water connection (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44pm 02.16.23 Kind of an over -simplified diagram but it shows the proper connection point
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 5:41pm 02.16.23 One word - Starlink
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 5:39pm 02.16.23 Tony The answer is general... Maybe. I have several different brands of winch handles on the boat an
Dockside water connection Capt Robbie at 5:37pm 02.16.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 5:28pm 02.16.23 213026
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:52pm 02.16.23 I trust yours is the same gasket that looks like it's made from toilet paper Yup. Tissue paper thi
Question on Teak TimFromLI at 4:34pm 02.16.23 I used Cetol with great results for exterior. If you want to use a gloss be sure to read the label,
Question on Teak dmax at 4:19pm 02.16.23 I've used SEMCO - my experience was that it didn't last that long, needed to be re-applied after 2-3
Towing a pram shemandr at 4:05pm 02.16.23 We're going to need pictures, you know!

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