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Mast creaking Oday 20 nitepilot at 7:02pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1137 I have a 76 ODay 20 that I bought this year as my first sailboat. I notice that when I am in a port
Dropping the mast gabriel.donnelly at 7:01pm 08.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3373 Does anyone have a drawing, diagram or suggestions for using the whisker pole or spinnaker pole to a
Lectra San system on two head boats dhays at 7:01pm 08.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3078 I've considered converting to a Lectra San system for my Catalina 400. Unfortunately, pump out stat
Compass BGill at 6:42pm 08.22.11 Sirius 21/22 7/7828 Does anyone know where to get a replacement for the cockpit compass? The sun has destroyed mine. I w
I need a new jib and looking for advice??? New2thecat at 6:08pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 6/1742 I need a new jib, where should I look to Buy one? I sail a cat 22 on Lanier, what size jib should I
Pearson 31-2 Compass Binnacle Quint at 5:34pm 08.22.11 Pearson 1/1933 Greetings from the "Dog Days" in New Orleans: I just spent this weekend replacing the old, worn br
Looking for Manual/Rigging for Escape Rumba 12'? sunkensailer at 5:26pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2250 I just bought this boat, not sure how to rig the "smartrig" that reefs/unfurls the main. Looking for
'92 36' Hunter Vision/Adler Barbour refrigeration denniscarlin at 5:03pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 6/1678 We need to replace our refrigeration unit...is there a good replacement anyone knows of?
Mast cap modification (4) Falconer at 4:06pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1766 I've been searching for mast cap info.... Not sure if the M25 even has one, but I made one! I read a
Saturn Aquameter Manual? bfassola at 3:51pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/2965 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a Saturn Aquame
GTKL Series II Manual? bfassola at 3:48pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/934 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a knotmeter tha
C22 steer with outboard or rudder? hubbardbilly at 3:43pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 17/3142 Newbie question. When motoring, what's the preferred steering method? I have found it easiest to sw
30-40 degrees; too much heeling? Jared1048 at 3:07pm 08.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/6547 I've read somewhere that 25-28 degrees heel is the most you should have without being in-efficient i
Lost Pirateer ID Plate DeniseBarrett at 2:19pm 08.22.11 Chrysler 0/2422 Hello, I am brand new to sailing and just bought my first boat, and almost ready to sail Chrysler
Replacing swing keel frayed line shake55 at 1:38pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1375 I have an 86 Oday 222 and I want to replace the line for the swing keel this winter. Any suggestions
Am I crasy hunter bum at 1:30pm 08.22.11 Islander 7/2589 I don't know if I'm getting crasy. I just find a boat 1982 islander 36 feet good engine good sails v
Stuck in-mast furling sail Jamesjoanne at 1:22pm 08.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3247 I've had several instances of my furling mainsail on my 2007 343 becoming caught so that I can't pul
Necker Island Fire FourPoints at 12:56pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2725 http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/08/22/richard-bransons-private-necker-island-estate-de
Clogged Fuel Pickup, Diesel jimmcgee at 12:50pm 08.22.11 Catalina 30 15/7871 Two weekends ago we were sailing in choppy conditions on the bay. When I fired up the engine to drop
Sprint Atlantic windlass on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 12:35pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 14/7014 I got my 2001 Hunter 410 this year. It has a Simpson lawrence windlass and my manual that was in the

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Pop top trouble AaronD at 8:04am 02.08.22 The weight is definitely significant. You can add gas pistons to help with the lift. CatalinaDirect
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 7:36am 02.08.22 That sounds right. I think I misleaded myself thinking more of a speed sensor than depth sounder. B
Flexing Floor dlochner at 7:34am 02.08.22
Tiller Serenity on Hudson at 7:19am 02.08.22 Still have a 6 speed on a 2007 Cayman S. Likely my last standard shift. While todays transmissions a
Flexing Floor (1) Plymouth Sailor at 7:17am 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, could you share some images of the area you identify as the concern. It would help
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Jim Legere at 7:16am 02.08.22 If you are running a spinnaker halyard through a block on one of the two bails on the masthead crane
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 6:50am 02.08.22
Flexing Floor jssailem at 6:42am 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, could you share some images of the area you identify as the concern. It would help
Old transducer with new depth sounder? jssailem at 6:38am 02.08.22 As stated. Depth is an analog 2 wire transmission to a decoder. If you want to share the signal beyo
Tiller Will Gilmore at 6:27am 02.08.22 I waited six months for a special ordered "standard" transmission instead of driving its automatic t
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested jssailem at 6:16am 02.08.22 WELCOME Capt Fantastic to the SBO forum. The MacGregor sounds like the boat design you would find s
Shower drain JamesG161 at 6:12am 02.08.22 Ok this is my best suggestion to clean and mop up the water after a shower. A small sponge mop. ht
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Jumpstart at 6:03am 02.08.22 I had this done professionally for my C&C 29-2 rudder. Critical that you get the right density foam.
ANNOUNCEMENT: One-to-one Support for your Hunter Sailboat MetricMountie at 5:57am 02.08.22 A huge thank you from a three time Hunter owner from the East Coast of Canada. Could not be more pl
Self tailing winches cb32863 at 5:55am 02.08.22 So forgive me but what are you using those giant winches for on a H260 16's are not giant. My Fir
Pop top trouble Ben4195 at 5:52am 02.08.22 The only difficulty I can imagine with raising the pop top might be the weight? Once raised, there
Pearson 30 fred1diver at 5:28am 02.08.22 Can anyone tell me the size of the icebox? the inking of getting cold plate refrigeration for it
Winter Cruising Question jssailem at 5:28am 02.08.22 Great pictures. Sounds like the outing was a lot of fun for all. You packed a lot of experiences int
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke kloudie1 at 4:35am 02.08.22 A fouled propeller will also do that. Check that first then check the elbow before ordering one.. G
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke kappykaplan at 4:22am 02.08.22 Although I don't have a Yanmar in my boat, the symptoms you describe are eerily similar to the sympt

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