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Rich Bright at 5:51pm 09.26.11
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I made a skeg from wood and a piece of flat Steel. The rudder snapped off and I lost the skeg this
Ritdog at 5:27pm 09.26.11
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My wife and I just bought these two boats- the small blue one is a circa 1958 LynCraft 1900 Contessa
mellis18 at 5:03pm 09.26.11
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I'm a little confused about the engine cooling of the 1984 Hunter 31 I just purchased. It has a Yanm
Tim R. at 4:09pm 09.26.11
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Some of you have been following my engine coolant issues in this thread: http://forums.sbo.sailboat
dscribner at 4:09pm 09.26.11
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This isn't really a sailing question, per se, but I still need an answer. My kicker starts on the fi
jawzzy at 2:49pm 09.26.11
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I have a 1990 P-31 with wing keel, and this fall I've had to remove my rudder to replace the shaft,
jimlay at 2:47pm 09.26.11
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Greetings; I looked all through the threads and none of them jumped out at me with the answer to t
Stephen Trapani at 2:43pm 09.26.11
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I'm about to order supplies to re-stuff my rudder stuffing box and have a couple simple questions. I
Roger Long at 2:03pm 09.26.11
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October first was my target date and the weather forecast is perfect at this point for the long jump
Ed Schenck at 1:55pm 09.26.11
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Having read your "Making Battery Cables" for the second or third time raises the question. For a on
jjsbiggs at 1:53pm 09.26.11
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I have the original outboard mount on my boat and there is some wear in the pivot points which allow
andybassman at 1:27pm 09.26.11
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Hello All: I'm looking for an O'Day 19 with a trailer in New England, preferably in MA or RI. Any
jjsbiggs at 1:23pm 09.26.11
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The rubber bumper for the front of the boat on my trailer has a few cracks in it and I was going to
Squidd at 1:06pm 09.26.11
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Hi, new guy here, Caught the sailing bug again... 20 years ago I had a Sunfish type boat sailed i
rickc198 at 12:38pm 09.26.11
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I recently repowered my Pearson 33 with a rebuilt from Moyer. I discovered that my real issue was b
Warren Milberg at 12:19pm 09.26.11
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My H28.5 has four white Marelon thru-hulls. All are a foot or more above the waterline (anchor well
Ajay73 at 12:17pm 09.26.11
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I just bought a 1980 Catalina 27 and have a "smile" question. Currently the boat is out of the wate
JonnyQuest at 11:46am 09.26.11
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have a couple of different filters and both seem to have larger sized screens than I had expected. I
sail4340 at 11:27am 09.26.11
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Could you please provide instructions as to how to wire a housebank of 3 group 31 batteries in Paral
CharlieCobra at 11:27am 09.26.11
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The current owner has reached his personal stopping point and is walking away. Over 55% of the hard

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Issues Sailing Upwind
Will Gilmore at 2:47pm 10.11.22
I usually have done it from the trailer. I think afloat with minimal disturbance from commutative b
Advice on instruments
Scott T-Bird at 2:40pm 10.11.22
Hello, I see you zeroed in on the B&G Triton package with 2 displays. That's absolutely the way to
IN Boom Main Sail Furling
Don S/V ILLusion at 2:27pm 10.11.22
I think the problem would be finding a track spanning the mast slot with something to which slides c
Installing a Spinnaker
George Braun at 2:26pm 10.11.22
Tedd. Lets distinguish between Asymmetrical and Spinnaker. Basics The Asymmetrical attaches the Ta
IN Boom Main Sail Furling
Albern at 2:14pm 10.11.22
Thanks I appreciate your reponse
IN Boom Main Sail Furling
JamesG161 at 1:27pm 10.11.22
I talked to a sailor who had just done is In Boom fuller in 2014. His story was this... 1) Boom $450
I bought it, now for the cribs...   (6)
rgranger at 12:55pm 10.11.22
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Structural Foam
Stokeshc at 12:52pm 10.11.22
I replaced it with Aluminum. It was a replica of my old one that I pulled out. Love the new one Jam
Boat damaged by IAN
dave_and_dd at 12:49pm 10.11.22
Which manufacturer and size boat? Dave - mine is a Catalina 309 (31 feet). Sailm8 - so sorry to s
Where can I find taller stanchions ?
capta at 12:46pm 10.11.22
Used boat parts places usually have a huge supply of used, but good, stanchions.
Boat damaged by IAN
capta at 12:44pm 10.11.22
I would highly recommend that boat owners pick up some used fire hose from your local fire departmen
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30
Cederholm at 12:24pm 10.11.22
The comment about stringer spacing is one that can ease your frustration and need for modifications
Issues Sailing Upwind
AaronD at 12:22pm 10.11.22
I've always used a six inch rake. It works. ... When / where do all you cruisers measure mast rak
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30
Cederholm at 12:21pm 10.11.22
Welcome to the forum. We just spent the last 9 months enjoying another owners recover os a Catalina
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5)
smokey73 at 12:18pm 10.11.22
Got a call into Butch at the yard. Waiting for a reply. Hopefully Butch will be able to tell me an
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30
jssailem at 11:45am 10.11.22
The comment about stringer spacing is one that can ease your frustration and need for modifications.
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30
jssailem at 11:39am 10.11.22
Welcome to the forum. We just spent the last 9 months enjoying another owners recover os a Catalina
Boat damaged by IAN   (1)
Sailm8 at 11:38am 10.11.22
Well Geico totalled out my boat, a Hunter 29.5. There is no hull damage just loss of the mast and r
Boat damaged by IAN
jssailem at 11:35am 10.11.22
There is a Railmakers shop in Everett WA. They fashioned new bow and stern pulpits on my boat. Even
Boat damaged by IAN
Crazy Dave Condon at 11:25am 10.11.22
Which manufacturer and size boat?

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