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Bulkhead Gauge Replacement (8) StanFM at 6:23pm 07.26.12 Catalina 22 13/5220 When I bought the boat, there was an old inoperable depth gauge in the bulkhead. In fact, it looked
Bought my first sailboat USAF93 at 6:04pm 07.26.12 Day Sailers 2/1730 I picked up a 2001 Hunter 170 with a few cracks on the deck. Nothing on the bottom. I've found a f
Broken outhaul inside of closed Isomat boom Jared1048 at 5:26pm 07.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2208 Got caught in some gusty weather and broke my outhaul (broke the block in two that gives you 2-1 pur
It's Going to Take a Little Longer Than I Thought (2) Roger Long at 5:12pm 07.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/7437 I just returned from a week visiting the Long family seat in upstate New York, http://www.cruisingon
Windstar 223 kick-up rudder Bluff Kid at 3:36pm 07.26.12 Other Sailboats 1/2023 would some one e-mail me photos of their kick up rudder and how they rig it to keep it from kicking
Winch rubbers shanepandront at 3:19pm 07.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1146 Hi I am a new owner and i would like to know whether the blue inserts around the shaft of the winche
Jib downhaul and line routing (1) Chester at 3:00pm 07.26.12 Catalina 22 24/12591 We've come to the conclusion that it is not fun if someone has to go forward in 30-40 knot winds to
Webasto problem Dave555 at 2:19pm 07.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1272 I have a webasto 3500 heater in my beneteau and today when i tried to start it, it was all dead. No
Quick disconnect for electronics dbecker68 at 12:25pm 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2492 I have a GPS and a depth meter that are not permanently mounted on my boat, and I plug and unplug th
Sailing lull (1) kpgraci at 12:17pm 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3501 I haven't been sailing in weeks, perhaps months, I don't remember when. It's the darn heat and the g
H30 Cherubini toe rail Phil Herring at 11:36am 07.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/705 I have a customer looking for a scrap of toe rail for this boat; the company that manufactures the r
Front Hatch - I hate this! (1) CaptGregg at 11:14am 07.26.12 Catalina 22 6/1500 In the picture, my front hatch which is vertical because it's open shows where a PO had screwed teak
Thanks Jack sailnoproblem at 11:06am 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 Jack I want to thank both you and Al for all your help today, rigging my sails. It's amazing how muc
Holding tank in V-berth in Oday 30 griffy2000 at 10:24am 07.26.12 Bigger Boats 6/2150 Does anyone have a photo (s) of their holding tank located under the v-berth (stock or modified) of
Westerbeke Cylinder Head Torque Procedure Birdman737 at 8:56am 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2225 Greetings all! My 17 year old Westerbeke 42B FOUR has just shy of 900 hours on it, and through some
swing keel rope to cable replacement Dickbarton at 8:34am 07.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/9169 My 1984 O'Day 26 swing keel line is jammed. I suspect the rope to wire splice is frayed in the tube.
Hitch extension oldiesrocker2001 at 8:27am 07.26.12 Trailer Sailors 41/15484 I have the original trailer that must have come with my V21. This is a pretty short one with the ba
In-boom reefing system tleary77 at 7:59am 07.26.12 Big Boats 6/2408 I recently purchaced a 35.5 (I love it so far, even though I had to rebuild the motor) and while doi
1969 newport venture Maury Wray at 7:09am 07.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1607 Anybody got ideas on installing a boom vang.
water leak carriew at 6:38am 07.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1041 greetings, my old catalina 25 is leaking when it rains.It is coming in from the ports. Should I rese

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Considering sonar Davidasailor26 at 9:00am 01.27.23 Not forward looking, but you can definitely mount a traditional transducer in the hull without a thr
Considering sonar PaulK at 8:55am 01.27.23 Forward-looking depth sounders only seem to work at slow speeds - in the range of less than 5 knots.
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 8:54am 01.27.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum What type of system are you thinking. Just the sail with a snuffer Torsio
Hunter Coach Top Mast Cable Port Upwind at 8:45am 01.27.23 John: Thank you for your response. I have an update: The current owner and I opened up the cable po
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Crusty Ol Salt at 8:43am 01.27.23 Truly sorry to hear this. Since they offered to let you strip it. I would be heart broken but do the
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat JamesG161 at 8:42am 01.27.23 To see my notes on Progressive Totaling my boat look here, my post #58. Repairing boat after Hurric
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat JamesG161 at 8:30am 01.27.23 Since my boat was damaged by Hurricane Zeta and I have Progressive Ins too, this is how they declare
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 8:27am 01.27.23 Nice looking boat. What damage caused it to be declared totaled? Thank You. Mast Step, Found salt
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 01.27.23 Nice looking boat. What damage caused it to be declared totaled?
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 01.27.23 It's horrendous. This may offer a solution to annoying jet skis and others .....................
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) jssailem at 7:52am 01.27.23 My memory isn't what it was. :what: Ah Justin. Don't be too hard on your self. I am sure it works
Fuel Gauge jssailem at 7:46am 01.27.23 I have a new sealed read switch designed sensor in my Starboard Tank. Like you I wanted "reliabili
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 7:39am 01.27.23
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option jssailem at 7:38am 01.27.23 Being a Gentleman or Sailing to Windward.
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 7:36am 01.27.23 Hi Justin, if I understand your intent, an alternative might look like this: Hunter 42 Owner Modifi
Missing boom jssailem at 7:34am 01.27.23 Outside on deck, I like the TOTAL BOAT GLEAM 2.0 VARNISH for it's ease application, flows well, no s
Oday 35 Adding Bimini eherlihy at 7:32am 01.27.23 Whew! That is a really nice set up! I'm guessing you had a professional set this up for you. If so
Line routing to cockpit Dalliance at 7:28am 01.27.23 Would install another winch on the STBD side just like is currently present on the port side. Was t
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat (2) PGIJon at 7:27am 01.27.23 H34 in Better days and on Final Cruise....
Jibing The Mainsail jssailem at 7:27am 01.27.23 Ok, this is new to me, how do you rig a preventer? what is needed? @Mifeo 's diagram shows the the

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