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Shroud Tension Procedure NeverTooRuff at 8:13am 05.30.12 Smaller Boats 5/1756 Greetings, I will be adjusting the shroud tension for the first time in my life. I have a '94 Hunte
Deck Cleat ripped out. JVanselow at 8:12am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6329 Hello, I have an 1975 O'day 20. Over the Memorial Day weekend the big boat wakes coming into the d
309 Sticky Rudder Siamese at 7:49am 05.30.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1926 2007 Catalina 309 is on her 6th season in Michigan, and her rudder has become difficult to turn. I
PHRF Rating for '02 Hunter 340 joshw5144 at 7:37am 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/946 Hello All, I was wondering if someone could give me some sail measurements that I need to get a PHRF
Oday 28 tall rig? hjoseph at 7:26am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1000 I have just purchased a 1985 Oday 28. Is there an easy way to tell if this is the tall rig or the r
Switch/Fuse Panel Flying Fish at 7:08am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1029 I need to buy a new fuse/switch panel and can't seem to find one. Any ideas where to find one? Also
Girl Sailor here...where is the oil gauge or dipstick thing? KimyKennedy at 6:51am 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3730 Hi all! I finally found the gas gauge.....why in the world is it in such an obscure place? The onl
My First Video of Sailing Ed H at 6:42am 05.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2286 Here is my first attempt at posting a video on Youtube... We were returning from Tangier Island and,
Bottom Painting other questions Mike in Maine at 5:36am 05.30.12 Day Sailers 6/2192 Hi all , new Oday 222 owner here with a few questions . One is in regad to painting the bottom while
Folding Prop for Oc 351 sailrj at 3:37am 05.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2609 My fixed 3 blade prop on our 1996 Oc 351 has some chuncks missing and a little vibration. Looking a
water tank pick up- how much water??? eianm at 12:11am 05.30.12 Big Boats 1/1010 I think this is probably dumb question, but how much water do you have to have in the bottom of ta
How well does Lake Huron treat a c22? wineboy at 10:04pm 05.29.12 Catalina 22 8/2979 I've spent my entire childhood sailing a sunfish on inland lakes and have finally finished making my
spare engine belts - notice plural Mark Maulden at 9:55pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3157 After rebuilding my engine and the trials and tribulations of getting it running well, we did a thre
D2-55 Transmission issues jeff.sailor at 9:42pm 05.29.12 Bavaria 1/2012 I've got a D2-55 Volvo sail-drive in my 2005 Bavaria 38 Cruiser. Lately, when coming into the dock
A great polishing technique for those hard to reach places. (3) caguy at 9:29pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2831 I don't have a lot of patience for polishing and finishing so I was planning on painting the bottom
Preventors on Fractional Rigs (2007 H33) syoun10 at 8:10pm 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2762 The mast is so far forward on the Hunter 33 that I don't know where and how to install a preventor.
Catalina Jerry75 at 8:05pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2896 I am going to be sailing my Macgregor to Catalina for the first time. Looking for any advice you guy
Clean bottom, what a difference! cephius (Dave) at 7:58pm 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1125 My bottom paint was mostly non-existent. When I was sailing last year it seemed that everything on
Need a fuel filter recommendation stevec22206 at 7:43pm 05.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/960 We have an 87' C27 with the M18 Universal. So many water / fuel separators to look at. Without spend
Stuffing Box Wrenches flyboy1717 at 6:53pm 05.29.12 Catalina 30 16/6454 I am a proud new owner of a cat 30 which I just launched this week. Unfortunately the stuffing box i

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Does anyone have on knownof a Boom for sale? LakeShark at 12:25pm 01.24.23 Check with any local yacht clubs or racing fleets around you. Sometimes you'll find a racer with ex
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 12:14pm 01.24.23 Thanks @Alan K, I have seen the course computer, heading sensor and rudder position indicator near t
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel PMK at 11:52am 01.24.23 My C275 has a lifting ring in the bilge and came with a cable to connect the ring to a crane. Aren'
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Captain Larry-DH at 10:50am 01.24.23 Agree with @Scott T-Bird and @dlochner on all points above, plus @MitchM mentioned in his OP that he
Bermuda capta at 10:42am 01.24.23 As the Gulfstream makes its own weather, a "weather window" can be a bit deceiving. Once you are out
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 10:33am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore..
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel capta at 10:29am 01.24.23 I don't know how much tide you have where you are, but it was common to lay my boat up against a wha
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 10:25am 01.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum It is a challenge finding replacement spars for boats. Problem is matching
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Richard19068 at 10:13am 01.24.23 My first thought was "yes you are nuts" (to try to get a O'Day 23 mast to fit a Hunter 26). But to
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 sailme88 at 9:53am 01.24.23 Facebook has a group for wrecked sailboats.. Pic of the group shows a domino effect in a boat yard.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 9:24am 01.24.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:08am 01.24.23 My Hunter 19 is motored by an outboard. I am looking at installing a propeller cage. Has anyone who
45' mast for Buchan 37 jssailem at 9:06am 01.24.23 We had a factory mast on one of our boats with an obvious riveted splice half way up. It is not al
Salinity tester Parsons at 9:00am 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things,
45' mast for Buchan 37 Hollyberry at 8:57am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore...
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel Hollyberry at 8:51am 01.24.23 We routinely hoisted a 2500 lb Martin 242 by the keelbolts (at times with a manual crane!). Amazingl
End Boom Sheeting (1) Kopite at 8:40am 01.24.23 Joe, Thank you very much for the guidance - it all makes perfect sense and addresses the issu
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? dlochner at 8:37am 01.24.23 In reading some of Maine Sail's more recent postings, it seems that he recommends that there is no
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 01.24.23 In short @MitchM , it seems that purchasing high-quality AGM batteries may not be the best option.
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 8:14am 01.24.23 I also steered away from Renogy for an AGM battery that I bought last year based on reputation. I w

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