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Beneteau 411 vs 423 + Other 40's Ducati at 5:06am 12.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/11641 Seasons Greetings I like both the 411 and 423 and would like to hear from owners who can comment
Where to mount new grill? Doc Nixon at 4:58am 12.15.11 Catalina 22 8/2473 I have a new to me 1972 Catalina 22 #905 and am wondering where is the best place to mount my new m
Rosewood Missing Vessel (1) Larry Laurentius at 4:51am 12.15.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2136 I am still looking for the vesel as Stinkpot would not give me the name of the marina he saw the boa
Lifeline straps or webbing popman at 4:26am 12.15.11 Smaller Boats 3/2532 I am looking to add a lower lifeline to my Hunter 255 around the cockpiit area. I dont have lower li
New Hull Stripe (1) med2463 at 4:15am 12.15.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2382 Really happy with new hull stripe. Also replaced the Hunter decal on stern corner. Bottom to be pa
Rubber Bladder Tanks eianm at 1:51am 12.15.11 Big Boats 7/1665 has anyone replaced aluminium tanks with those flexible rubber bladder tanks. Having a plastic tank
Clean polish black toe rail med2463 at 12:04am 12.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5872 I'd like to clean our metal black toe rail. Would be nice if it shined, but don't want to paint it.
C27 Fuel Tank Decision Ajay73 at 8:54pm 12.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 19/4657 I just recently bought a 1980 C27. Boat has been sitting idle on its cradle for about 2 years. Tank
Head Tank Removal (4) Mick143 at 4:45pm 12.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1879 Has anyone removed the head holding tank on their O'Day 28. The opening in the v-birth versus the l
Repairing a Wigeon (1) peterbud at 3:53pm 12.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1222 A friend of mine ask me if i would help them fix up a Widgeon that they have. The previous owner rip
New Headsail For O'day 272 Le gjaffess at 12:43pm 12.14.11 Bigger Boats 2/1941 I'm Afraid I Am Going To Bite The Bullet And Buy A New Headsail For My O'day. I'm Looking For A 150
Apostle Island Charts Squidd at 12:22pm 12.14.11 Ask All Sailors 42/7043 Getting ready to buy my first chart... Plan on dry slipping in the Washburn/Bayfield/Red Cliff are
Strut mydoor165 at 9:35am 12.14.11 Big Boats 8/1480 Prop shaft strut was bad and thru here found a place in NC that made new struts. When it came in it
Slight rudder shudder at higher speeds, cause for concern? caguy at 9:10am 12.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2825 It isn't much but it is noticeable at speeds of about 5+ kts. I can't see it but I can feel it in t
H26 "Noseeum" cockpit enclosure Chiriqui at 8:49am 12.14.11 Smaller Boats 10/3330 That's what I need but I can't find an outfit ready to take on the task. Has anyone here on the for
What instruments are useful? (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:47am 12.14.11 Ask All Sailors 30/4285 In other words, what do you folks think would be a nice addition? I have a hole to fill in the bulk
Chainplates on 1981 Hunter 30 newage1461 at 8:46am 12.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2868 I am currently looking at a couple of H-30's, one a 1979 and the other a 1981. The chainplates on th
Georgetown Photos Roger Long at 8:27am 12.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1804 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2061335473439.81216.1846284215'type=1'l=bd1ed96a09
Widgeon Manual and Rigging Instructions. rehrlich at 7:13am 12.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2718 Does anyone know where I can get a manual and rigging instructions on a 1969 12 foot Widgeon Sailboa
Toilet robinjdyer at 6:58am 12.14.11 Big Boats 22/4803 Have recently purchased a 1983 34" Hunter. How does toilet work? Does it pump overboard or only to

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H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level SkookumZac at 7:05am 10.20.22 That does look like excessive mast rack. It sounds like the new turnbuckles are shorter. I had a s
Loading boat on trailer scottscotty at 7:03am 10.20.22 10/4 on the fulton. I already am strapping across the boat at cockpit, but in front of the stanchion
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain dLj at 7:02am 10.20.22 There is a new process called "mechanical galvanizing" that a lot of companies use and call it "equi
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Randy Rohrbeck at 7:00am 10.20.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blister
Loading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 6:55am 10.20.22 (my old shoulders do NOT like that last 10" of pulling that boat up to position if the ramp is too
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 6:55am 10.20.22 I took the eyebrows off and filled the holes - I prefer the look without them. It would be simple en
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 10.20.22 Nice looking boat!
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 6:38am 10.20.22 Thanks to all, I really appreciate the input. I will provide an update as I sort it out.
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat JBP-PA at 6:28am 10.20.22 They do indeed look like barnacle scar's consistent size and shape and aren't a problem. The Rhodes
sand and finish Teak and aHolly HMT2 at 6:21am 10.20.22 Yes to al, of the above but I used a stripper (not that kind gentlemen) to remove the previous finis
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 4:36am 10.20.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blister
standing rigging juan rius at 4:12am 10.20.22 Not at the moment but yes i live there
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft David in Sandusky at 3:28am 10.20.22
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat jssailem at 3:05am 10.20.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. It sounds like you have been bitten by the sailing bug. Ready to jump into
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 10.19.22 It is very true that if you use a 12v pump it must not run if the engine is not turning. The conseq
Catalina 310 Shaft Removal BigEasy at 9:50pm 10.19.22 Helped a friend remove his shaft on a Catalina 350 w/o removing rudder. With rudder in specific loc
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Richard19068 at 9:49pm 10.19.22 Looks great. Thanks for the inspiration. Have you done anything with your eyebrows?
sand and finish Teak and aHolly BigEasy at 9:42pm 10.19.22 Finished the sole on my 1988 hunter 33.5 many years ago. Sanded lightly with 220/320, vacuumed, w
Kirie Elite 29 Elite29Owner at 9:24pm 10.19.22
Kirie Elite 29 sail sfbay at 9:20pm 10.19.22 Welcome to the forum!! The Kirie Elite Elite 29 in your Avatar is awesome!!

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