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Gas piston replacement for fridge lid captron at 4:12pm 07.16.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2772 Anyone have any idea where I might look for a source to find a replacement gas filled or is it sprin
Selden Endless Furling Line Nodak7 at 3:50pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4481 I searched the net for instructions on how to replace and splice the endless line on our Selden Main
Hatch panel cauking Richit at 2:48pm 07.16.12 Catalina 310 0/1086 Hi Everyone, I need to recauk the hatch panel on top of the dog house (the panel is attached to th
Jib Halyard on Oday 22 jberube85 at 2:15pm 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1611 I have a rope/wire jib halyard on my 1972 oday 22 that has seen its better days, do I need to stay w
Mouse Infestation Jda at 1:41pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 14/11333 After two years of sitting under a tarp in the north woods of Maine I found that mice (most likely d
Mystery portal in the bottom of my Ericson Therock at 1:32pm 07.16.12 Ericson 1/3212 I have been refurbishing my Ericson 25 CB. In the cabin on the floor on the threshold to the head
Installation of a Raymarine Autotiller (1) twodzusfittings at 12:59pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 17/3352 I purchased ST2000 Raymarine Autotiller. Installation went very easy, followed the instructions to e
Sunday Morning (1) Sail123 at 12:56pm 07.16.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/2744 Last Sunday Morning as we came back from sailing. Our Sugar Bee was in the first pew.
2 Sail/Rigging questions (1) jGo at 12:49pm 07.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3041 Hi all! I have 2 questions about my sails. 1. My main often gets hung up on the topping lift.
Replacement anchor roller on Hunter 35.5 stuart.hamer at 12:21pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 4/1970 My anchor roller (the part that spins) has totally worn through on my 94 Hunter 35.5 and needs repla
272 Rub Rail DavidCoxInc at 12:07pm 07.16.12 Bigger Boats 4/1345 Has anyone replaced the rub rail on a 272? If so, how easy was it?
What to look for in a Catalina 30 sailorbrad at 11:39am 07.16.12 Catalina 30 11/12617 I have a Catalina 22 and want to upgrade to a Catalina 30. My wife ' I want to do more cruising on t
Remove the Macerator??? Swan at 11:33am 07.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/5080 We are tackling some really stinky issues on our 1987 Hunter 31' and are going to do some heavy HEAV
Broken Hatch Prop white2236 at 11:01am 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1005 Sailing on beautiful calm water. Tacked and forgot the front hatch was open. Jib sheet caught and br
TRL for 22' Catalina 3258701 at 10:52am 07.16.12 Parts Search 0/1793 Need trailer for 22'catalina Cliff / 503-543-2263 c.h.bauer@comcast.net
Which is Better: 4 Blades or 3 Blades? (1) dlandersson at 10:49am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1380 Interesting article: http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/images/smilies/cool2.png Which is Bette
Need some shade for my family! dtorrey at 10:45am 07.16.12 C&C 6/4471 Hey folks, I've got a 1976 C'C 29 MK II that I sail with my family out of Belmont Harbor in Chicago
Rope Clutch Handle Replacement tgrass462 at 10:37am 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 5/3268 Our 1999 260 has rope clutches mounted on top of the cabin. I'm not sure of the brand name (I'll che
Restore a12foot widgon Jacquelyn at 10:32am 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/977 I have an older 12 foot widgon. I had it out on the lake about 10 years ago. The sails are good
Oil Fill Questions on 10 Hp Westerbeke DavidCoxInc at 8:40am 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1120

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Fuel Gauge flightlead404 at 10:35am 12.26.22 Use an external stick on sensor with a plastic tank.
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... jaysweet at 10:35am 12.26.22 For the first time in 5 years, our whole-house generator didn't start on Friday when we had a blacko
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.26.22 I introduced the ff2 system to Hunter. You are correct there is an internal halyard in the furler e
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? sail sfbay at 9:22am 12.26.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! 3-D scan it (420) 3D Scanning A Boat Hull with the EinScan H
Merry Christmas jon hansen at 9:21am 12.26.22 me too. i'm a P.K.
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart jon hansen at 9:19am 12.26.22 what fun
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 8:55am 12.26.22 Thanks, Dave. Excellent info. The boats I've been looking at fall within the 2nd category, I believ
Corrosion On Engine jssailem at 8:05am 12.26.22 Yup, it looks like a seawater leak. Very common issue with all engines. :plus: Problem gone, but
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? jssailem at 7:58am 12.26.22 Is this the displacement range you would recommend? I look at displacement not from the nature of
Corrosion On Engine Rich Stidger at 7:57am 12.26.22 Yup, it looks like a seawater leak. Very common issue with all engines. I don't have your engine b
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart jssailem at 7:43am 12.26.22 Thank you Gary for the post. What a magic day to be sailing out of Sydney Harbor. Managing one of th
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? MikeHoncho at 7:41am 12.26.22 I think you are excessively basing your purchasing foundation on weight. If you are not trailering t
Corrosion On Engine (1) Allan12210 at 7:41am 12.26.22 That happened on my 3GMF30. The little drain valve for the seawater side of the heat exchanger was l
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? Kings Gambit at 7:40am 12.26.22 Thanks, Dave. Excellent info. The boats I've been looking at fall within the 2nd category, I believ
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:32am 12.26.22 Welcome to SBO. Which boat should I buy is a pretty common question for newcomers to the sailing fo
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 7:31am 12.26.22 Ok, got another question for ya`ll. My forward head does does have any water running when I press th
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:24am 12.26.22 Catalina 30. Cal 30/31. Hunter 30. All about the same. The cal and Catalina might have an edge. C&C
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 7:24am 12.26.22 Welcome to SBO. Which boat should I buy is a pretty common question for newcomers to the sailing for
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:10am 12.26.22 Where are you shopping and if any distance, do you have a plan to get the boat home? (A member of o
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:09am 12.26.22 I would see if you could find a fractional rig -that is a rig in which the forestay doesn't go to t

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