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Anyone dealt with Deep Blue Yacht Supply CrazyLegs at 2:50pm 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1619 Hello everyone, we are on the tedious search for a new prop shaft for our Beneteau 42. While shoppin
272 Mast tedsbeds at 2:43pm 12.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1804 I have just purchased a 1987 272. The mast has been replaced but never rigged and the seller has no
Ports H30 83 Larry D West at 2:33pm 12.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1361 Need help with the size of the ports in the cabin of my 30' 1983 hunter. Santa wants to bring me re
Pearson 26' with Sail Drive inboard Frasman at 1:52pm 12.05.11 Pearson 0/1218 I recently purchased a Pearson 26' with a non functional Saildrive inboard. THe boat is set up perfe
Open Ocean Roger Long at 12:36pm 12.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/3569 I saw the Atlantic Ocean today for the first time in nearly six weeks. Despite floating on its wate
Insurance CHM at 11:54am 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2735 I am buying a 1988 Beneteau 432 and am in the market for insurance. I have calls into Atlass Marine
Any of you SeaClear or Open CPN users?? (1) Sumner at 10:52am 12.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1317 If so you might be interested in ... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor-navigation/R
H37c exported to UK Angus Fleming at 10:35am 12.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1759 Hi. I'm thinking of buying a 37 cutter here in the UK but it needs CE certification. Does anybody he
Cockpit scupper hoses ericorion at 9:39am 12.05.11 Smaller Boats 3/3624 Interested in changing out the cockpit scupper hoses that lead to a thru hull fitting in stern. (Pr
Swimming, or... Roger Long at 9:20am 12.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2130 The case for floating dinghy painters, available right here at the SBO store. http://a7.sphotos.ak.
Emptying the Holding Tank GorillaToast at 9:12am 12.05.11 Catalina 22 22/4463 Can the contents of the waste holding tank be backflushed out thru the fresh water intake while the
Current or Potential SeaClear or Open CPN Users... (2) Sumner at 8:41am 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4520 If you are a current or potential user of SeaClear, Open CPN or another computer based chart plotter
Pearson 36-2 jonahmulski at 8:04am 12.05.11 Pearson 3/8761 My wife and I have been looking for a boat. We have a 13' FJ we sail around the Santa Cruz, CA area
Forestay adjustment CCHer at 6:33am 12.05.11 Catalina 310 10/3474 How do I tighten the forestay with the Schaefer furler. I don't have the manual and don't see any ob
Gunwale teacher63 at 6:29am 12.05.11 Smaller Boats 8/2310 I was working on my Hunter 23 as I was putting it to bed for the winter. I live in MD along the Che
CDI halyard (genoa) question MrBill_FLL at 6:22am 12.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3784 I was looking at a CDI furler on sunday the halyard was on the opposite side as the opening for the
Foot Block Problem jk kudera at 5:22am 12.05.11 Big Boats 8/1622 I had a failure of a foot block this summer, one of the sheaves began to chip away. I removed the fo
Surf City Roger Long at 3:45am 12.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/2984
Antifreeze won't go in Deadline at 3:35am 12.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2556 On my Yanmar 2GM20F I couldn't get the antifreeze to siphon in. Funneled it correctly to T-valve in
Anyone add larger ports? Padrino at 10:50pm 12.04.11 Big Boats 7/2408 I'm picking up an older H45 in the next weeks. Great boat for my needs and budget but I'd like to ge

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Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil WayneH at 12:04pm 11.12.22 I've tried WD-40 and PB Blaster and was unsatisfied with the results. I freed up a set of needle nos
Do not lick this Toad! WayneH at 11:57am 11.12.22
Catalina 320 diesel? JamesG161 at 11:52am 11.12.22 White Lake, MI and where will you cruise?
Catalina 320 diesel? Siamese at 11:46am 11.12.22 Count the injector lines / injectors. Each cylinder gets one injector. Once you know which engine
Timidly rebedding stanchions Will Gilmore at 11:33am 11.12.22 Senile does come from the same root as seni. It's Greek, as you may remember. -Will
O'Day Javelin Larger Jib Sail? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 11.12.22 Suggest you review this earlier post I made: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/furling-jib-s
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 11:06am 11.12.22 Good plan. Perhaps during the season you have a sailor's box that contains the needed items for ove
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home BigEasy at 10:45am 11.12.22 We're expecting (little) Hurricane Nicole this morning in central Florida, and I took a walk throug
Galley table question. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 10:43am 11.12.22 As the owner of an H-34, I have had to deal with the compression post issue and also replaced the ro
Galley table question. Hollyberry at 10:34am 11.12.22 It's a bit concerning that Hunter would've used materials that would 'rust'.... perhaps a previous o
Traveler Replacement on 37C Brian Dunn at 10:14am 11.12.22 This thread caught my eye because I have a 1979 37C (Hull #23) and I'm envious of the 198x 37Cs that
Selden self tacking jib system Kings Gambit at 9:53am 11.12.22 Self-tacking jibs perform relatively better in the sail plan of fractional rigs with large mainsails
Galley table question. jssailem at 9:46am 11.12.22 sn't the 'compression pole' a vital part of the mast structure Yes it is. Like all parts of your b
Do not lick this Toad! Leeward Rail at 9:14am 11.12.22 If you buy a new power tool and open the operators manual you will find pages of useless safety ins
Selden self tacking jib system jssailem at 8:46am 11.12.22 Tom... At the $1400 asked by Catalina I would take a look at options. StingySailor likely put his
CENTERBOARD WOES jssailem at 8:33am 11.12.22 Is the boat still in the water or are you on the hard? If on the hard, can you get a hose or spray
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil MaryEllaRose at 8:18am 11.12.22
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? w4swk at 7:48am 11.12.22 ,I'm looking to buy a 1986-1991 C22 soon. I live in upstate NY and have the northeast to find a boa
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? Gene Neill at 7:37am 11.12.22 Is a fresh water boat strongly recommended over a salt water? Makes no difference....... That i
CENTERBOARD WOES (4) twodzusfittings at 7:36am 11.12.22 Well, that plan of attack didn't work! Cut the pipe, tried to push a rod down to push the board out.

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