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Sailmaker recommendation? jviss at 5:23pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3373 I need a repair, and some general maintenance on my sails - jib and main on a Catalina 36. Can some
Help!!!! vhardwaremom at 5:19pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1635 I have a 30 ft Catalina with an Atomic 4 motor. Need an 11' throttle cable. Where do I go? It's an M
Motor & Bracket for O'Day 23 BBD at 4:55pm 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4035 I have a 78 O'Day23 with a 2 cycle 9.9 manual start Johnson outboard motor. I sail on Grand Lake in
Little slice of Heaven... rfrye1 at 3:41pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2004 This may have been mentioned before, but i just put a 2" memory foam topper (costco) on my aft cabin
Mainsail reefing question... (1) BlueRunner at 3:38pm 09.11.11 Day Sailers 4/2025 I'm futzing around with having a 2nd mainsail set of reefing points put in my sail this coming w
Honda 2000 watt Generator questions? Spcharby at 3:37pm 09.11.11 Big Boats 35/9124 Hello all, Well - hurricane Irene came and went with minimal effect for a category 2 hurricane (or
A Little Off The Top - Cabinless 17' DS arswann77 at 2:47pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 26/8209 Greetings all, New to the forum, so bear with me... A neighbor gave me his 1977 O'Day 17' DS.
Anchor Light Replacement JeffThompson at 2:10pm 09.11.11 Big Boats 6/2398 Unfortunately, the anchor light on our 2005 Hunter 38 has decided to go out. Instead of going all t
Close off mast slot opening David W at 2:02pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 29/6498 Greetings all, my wife and I sail Crown 34; 1978 IOR hull design, large fore triangle, smaller main.
Compass Calibration Sailgunner at 1:45pm 09.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2037 My compass is reading about 15 degrees different than my GPSs so I assume I need to calibrate my com
Swing keel Mark Waters at 1:24pm 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1517 Where can I get a refurb or new swing keel for my Mac 22? I have a keel from a 25' Mac, both are Ven
Rigging GotKnots at 1:01pm 09.11.11 Com-Pac 2/3599 Hello, I'm new to the forum and to sailing. Just bought a Comapct 16 ('81.) Need some info on riggin
Anchor on a 30 tall rig (1) BillyK at 12:39pm 09.11.11 Catalina 30 17/8941 43537.vB Has anyone installed an anchor holder on the front of their 30 tall rig? We've anchored a
Anybody use cushions on your 170 or 18? ddeand at 12:08pm 09.11.11 Day Sailers 1/1550 Just wondering if any of you have used cushions on the seats. My wife might like them on out boat.
Ice Box williammarshall at 11:48am 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1101 I am considering putting in refrigeration......but. Has anyone taken the old ice box out, or at lea
Monterey Ca, littlescoop at 11:16am 09.11.11 Catalina 22 6/1225 Looking for some one in Monterey California with a C22 Swing keal.. Would like to meet up and take a
Spinnaker dimensions for 2004 H41 AC ice breaker at 11:01am 09.11.11 Big Boats 9/2142 I am looking at buying a used a-spinnaker for my H41. Does anybody have a spinnaker that they could
Boat Ramp Blues. (1) BadMoon at 9:52am 09.11.11 Trailer Sailors 13/5658 I thought I was see things..... 0 Point Marina double boat ramp on Lake Onatario, I had a chuckle w
H376 Shower Sump Discharge "hole" rfrye1 at 9:49am 09.11.11 Big Boats 6/1666 My H376 shower sump shoots straight out all over the dock. Not an issue at my marina since I dont sh
Raw water stink sailcruiser at 8:56am 09.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/8509 Hello head mistress, I have a new to me boat with a much different setup than I've ever had for th

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Choosing a battery charger Richard19068 at 2:56pm 02.13.22 I'm not an expert at either AC or A/C but I believe you are right. That said, I think it is pretty c
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (1) Dalliance at 2:54pm 02.13.22
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 fero at 2:50pm 02.13.22 Just for info: Nearly 3 years later: when I ordered the lift cylinders in 2019, I told myself a spar
Odd requirement in boat insurance Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:43pm 02.13.22 How would you "properly" OR "improperly" winterize a thru-hull??? You leave it open if the boat i
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses Rich Stidger at 2:37pm 02.13.22 Spoken like a true beer drinking Sailor, Rich. Beer is very nice, but our go-to beverage at the e
Choosing a battery charger JoeWhite at 2:33pm 02.13.22 I am sometimes confused when I read a post as to what the subject is about. The confusion is the dif
Eleven Portlights Ralph Johnstone at 2:28pm 02.13.22 I just replaced two Lewmar size "0" portlight lenses from SBO. A fraction the price of new portligh
Hunter 216 Sailing performance chuckwayne at 2:11pm 02.13.22 I got the chance yesterday to sail my newly purchased 2004 Hunter 216. Air was very light so just
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 1:53pm 02.13.22 Growl...........good plan, you will be happy! I am also into convenience and EASY
Ford 20 information landhort at 1:44pm 02.13.22 The Flying Scot has an similar mainsheet system except the double blocks are forward instead of aft
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 1:37pm 02.13.22 John, Your explanation of how to rig my Main Sheet line makes sense. I have two individual blocks o
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 1:36pm 02.13.22 I understand, thank you, I would rather pull and retract my main than hoist, Previous owner just pur
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 1:15pm 02.13.22 Thanks Roy - that's some pretty gnarly corrosion. I appreciate the input, this will be a fun one!
Eleven Portlights V.Carter at 1:14pm 02.13.22 Have you tried the shop here on the SBO site? I haven't tried to shop here yet. I thought that onl
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 jssailem at 12:51pm 02.13.22 I've not been charged extra for this, it's just part of putting a boat in the water. At least that'
Eleven Portlights jssailem at 12:48pm 02.13.22 Have you tried the shop here on the SBO site?
Sailing a kayak? jssailem at 12:43pm 02.13.22 Nice PaulK I believe @Ken Cross built a pigmy kayak got a kit a couple years ago. As recently as 2
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 12:42pm 02.13.22 Raising the main is most physical demanding and I prefer to jump it most of the way at the mast the
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Calif. Ted at 12:04pm 02.13.22 I have a couple friends who have converted conventional rigs to furling mains when in their mid 80's
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (1) RoyS at 11:56am 02.13.22 I had to replace my 1980 H33 compression post. It was structural aluminum tubing and not cast iron.

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