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South Dakota sailord decktosser at 12:23pm 11.03.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/947 any SD sailors on this for? I would like to ask some questions about sailing on lake Oahe.
Smaller bow pulpit for a catalina 27 emgersh at 12:22pm 11.03.11 Parts Search 2/2733 Hi everyone, New to the forums. Just bought a 1977 C27 and want to get it into a smaller slip with
Great Lakes, "no discharge" rules Ed Schenck at 12:11pm 11.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/6394 Peggy, do you have "rule" handy? I know we can't discharge waste but what about the plumbing? My b
First webinar in the books Phil Herring at 11:50am 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 10/1843 The inaugural SBO webinar was last night and was a success! Well attended, and as you would expect,
"I don't sail often but when I do... Tim R. at 11:33am 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2599 ...I sail a 47ft. Beneteau." The most interesting man in the World(according to Dos Equis) lives ab
deeply disturbed over draft???? Dragon Fly at 11:16am 11.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1974 seriously capt'n,..(s) please help. the dilemma is : I'm buying another sailboat! meaning
Hull to Deck Joint bearsails at 10:52am 11.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4894 Hey Guys I am just in the process of moving my 1984 Hunter 31 (Bear's Mistress) in to my shop for
SBO Gathering-Nov 11 or 12 in Annapolis! PrincessoftheLake at 9:46am 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1795 Even though I am going to miss the Galesville gathering this Saturday I would like to suggest that f
First Time Away Rag Bagger at 8:24am 11.03.11 Catalina 30 2/1667 I've been learning from this site for over a year now and it's time to venture out. Tomorrow mornin
O'Day 22 on a trailer - does this look right? (2) CapnRehab at 7:44am 11.03.11 Day Sailers 8/5173 I got a trailer that someone used for an O'Day 22 but didn't have room for. I then found myself ano
Need O'Day 23 trailer specs CapnRehab at 7:38am 11.03.11 Day Sailers 19/14560 I am getting an O'Day 23 this weekend, no trailer. Want to bring it home for working on this winter
Origo pressurized stove parts beilts at 7:15am 11.03.11 Bigger Boats 4/1863 Anyone know where to get parts for the old pressurized Origo stove. Mine is leaking where the burner
Hunter 410 autopilot upgrade Morning Haze at 6:47am 11.03.11 Big Boats 5/1633 Hello evryone, Just bought a hunter 2000 Hunter 410 and I wanted to upgrade my autopilot with a gyro
Request for H27 picture Anastasia1917 at 6:27am 11.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1364 Hello sailors, I have a unique request. A good friend of mine has a Hunter 27 and I would like to
Installing an Iota charger JTPearson at 6:27am 11.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2844
looking for shaft coupling hank muska at 6:04am 11.03.11 Cal 1/2612 I have recently bought a Cal 2-27 (1975) with a Farymann Engine.It has a rubber shaft coupling that
Anti-Freeze In The Bilge-Which Type? Ducati at 3:01am 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 13/7242 Once out of the water, can I put the same anti-freeze that we use for our fresh water system in the
shinnecock canal mast stepping cranes captainvic at 2:29am 11.03.11 Destinations 7/9522 shinnecock canal in hampton bays has low bridges.there are free to use cranes for the purpose of low
Diesel in a Cat 30? Inception at 10:15pm 11.02.11 Catalina 30 15/4282 I have a Catalina 30,from around 1982, the old Atomic engine is blowing oil, and needs to be replace
Hole in my boat! txtowman at 8:42pm 11.02.11 Catalina 22 12/2142 So, I took the keel off to repair the pivot hole, and guess what I found? A hole above the pivot pi

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Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Sailor Sue at 11:06am 10.10.22 If I understand your pictures the bolts extend outside the hull under the toe rail. If that is the c
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? Newell at 11:02am 10.10.22 A 26S sailor here. How well my boat points depends on the sail I am carrying vs the wind I am sailin
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:41am 10.10.22 How old is your 975 MSD? The 976 MSD has been the current version for a couple of years. Dometic
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 10:39am 10.10.22 I don't have a picture of it as I am going back to work but the masthead has an eye on the front of
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Rich Stidger at 10:23am 10.10.22 I have a 25 year old Volvo diesel (MD22L-B), 2.0 liter, that is based upon a Perkins block. I have
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main fred1diver at 10:23am 10.10.22
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 10:06am 10.10.22 @Hello Below , Thanks. Yes, that web page was where I started, and my questions are the same as you
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? PaulK at 10:04am 10.10.22 Our last boat had a 1982 Yanmar 3gm, raw water cooled. Keeping up with oil changes, belts and hose
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 10:04am 10.10.22 Try a drop or two of Hydrochloric Acid around the rim of one bolt top. It will emit Hydrogen Gas
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 10:03am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached? Since very heavy pounding on the protrudin
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 kappykaplan at 10:01am 10.10.22 Happy to hear you had a good sail! :beer:
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Thaniel at 9:57am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached?
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 10.10.22 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (9) Simon Sexton at 9:56am 10.10.22 Hey Y'all, Good morning, hope all of you are having a wonderful Monday so far! Just wanted
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 10.10.22 Would these work ?
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Alan Gomes at 9:54am 10.10.22
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Hollyberry at 9:53am 10.10.22 Perkins seem to run forever... but also seem to leak oil no matter what you do! FWIW we had VW conv
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 9:51am 10.10.22 I'm guessing that, since no-one here seems to know that there is such a thing as a "Licensed" MMSI
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.10.22 Duh I counted 4 on your list. The fifth one is in fine print so small you can't read it Some
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Hollyberry at 9:46am 10.10.22 I'm doubtful that anyone would build you a bolt rope footed main without charging you more! And you'

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