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water ballast issue ellisites at 8:10am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1294 our 1995 26S appears to be sitting high in the water. the ballast is full yet the water line around
Real Tuff discontinued Roger Long at 7:42am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2700 Replaced with this: http://www.herchem.com/products/thread_sealants.html http://www.herchem.com/pr
Where can I put an anchor roller on a C-27 caguy at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1283 There doesn't seem to be much room to put one. Any ideas how I can possibly incorporate a bow sprit
propane locker glandry924 at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1665 Hi all, I'm the new owner of a 1993 Legend 37.5. It has the cng stove and range. I would like to ins
Launching for the San Juans?? coolchangewilly at 7:16am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1406 Of you PNW boaters what is your best launch site for a trip to SJs? I value a lack of fishermen...
H 260 Water System Issues tgrass462 at 7:10am 05.23.11 Smaller Boats 2/1256 I have a 1999 Hunter 260 with a pressurized water system. This week I purged out the antifreeze fr
Looking for Mast - Oday 19 WineProfiler at 7:08am 05.23.11 Parts Search 1/2777 I'm rebuilding an ODay 19 (from the mid 60's), and am looking for a Mast (preferably rigged?!), and
Big step in cockpit med2463 at 7:07am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1672 It is a big step from the cockpit seats/bridgedeck to the cockpit floor, which is not good for our o
Emmanuel Sailing Video PrincessoftheLake at 6:32am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3717 With the rainy day we had yesterday I threw together a little video to use up some of the video clip
Position of prop Shaft on the hard AndyKro at 6:25am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1362 I've looked at several Hunters in my marina. While on the hard the prop shaft lies on the bottom o
Flew the spinnaker!!!!! (2) Kermit at 6:14am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2674 We finally did it. We finally flew our spinnaker yesterday at Wateree Lake. We figured the wind woul
Bedding padeye for spinnaker guy Smitty at 6:06am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2579 On the bow deck of my Cal 28-2 i have a padeye for a block that's used to turn the spinnaker foreguy
Bulkhead Replacement teacherspet at 5:28am 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/5012 Has anyone had experience in replacing the aft starboard Bulkhead on an Oday 25? The upper right cor
Replace cabin vent with a solar powered vent (2) luken7 at 4:51am 05.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2027 On the B361, there is a coachtop cabin vent. I'm wondering if anyone has replaced that with a solar
Cleaning cushions bowlinguy800 at 9:22pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 1/1269 I have my Cat 22 almost ready to put in the water for the first time. However I need to clean the cu
transporting new boat home thatguy at 9:06pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2278 need help/advice on gettin a 27 morgan from lake norman in nc to lake hartwell in SC
Hunter 410 modicifation Stevew123 at 8:37pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1210 Hi We are looking at converting our 410s two rear cabins into a master cabin, has any one done so
Bottom paint gary at 7:25pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 6/2044 Why do I have to paint the bottom of my boat at all? I live and sail on the upper coast of Maine wh
Need to Replace Cal 2-30 Stringer?? catshadowzoo at 7:18pm 05.22.11 Cal 0/2399 Need Help from any Cal 2-30 Owner or Cal 2-29 Owner. Getting ready on a hawaii crossing and need to
Twisted Turnbuckles jfrench at 7:00pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 2/1289 What causes turnbuckle ends and shackles to twist and distort? I just had occasion to inspect the st

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Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... justsomeguy at 9:16pm 01.05.22 Mmm, dupplex stainless.
Jibing The Mainsail justsomeguy at 9:11pm 01.05.22 Chicken gybe!
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? Ward H at 9:02pm 01.05.22 @kjdoyle1 I think you're getting it. Here are some comments on this revision. Sometimes you do
Jibing The Mainsail Joe at 8:57pm 01.05.22 The most important element is communication. Intention...then action. Using Don's stated conditio
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 01.05.22 You might want to investigate more and learn how a boat muffler works. Good luck.
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 8:08pm 01.05.22 Thanks for your input.
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 8:02pm 01.05.22 Update and final resolution. Spoiler Alert - replaced carb. Fuel leak at fuel pump (apparently - co
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:44pm 01.05.22 I cannot believe it has been 4 days and no one owns a screw drive and camera.
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? (1) rgranger at 7:40pm 01.05.22 201520
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 7:26pm 01.05.22 I have heard...
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) LeeandRick at 7:03pm 01.05.22 Another solution is a tiller pilot mounted on the aft deck. You could put a bracket that held it in
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? dlochner at 6:50pm 01.05.22 Hey guys, I can't thank you enough for your advice. The sailing community is amazing! Here is wher
ocean proofing a Legend 41AC? Windpilot at 6:43pm 01.05.22 I thought about needing to seal that aft lower locker area on my 410. But, there are more than a few
Low Profile mattress jssailem at 6:42pm 01.05.22 hyper vent or equivalent, it really does work :plus: Up here in the Damp PacificNW the Hypervent i
O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 6:39pm 01.05.22 Thank you everyone for the warm welcomes, comments and suggestions! I read the boat reviews, very he
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... jssailem at 6:31pm 01.05.22 Daryl, Congrats on your boat, Welcome to the SBO Forum. You say there are cleats and O rings. Is t
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? dlochner at 6:31pm 01.05.22 Looks pretty clean...what is the purpose of the fuse on the ground circuit? Is that normal or calle
Catalina 320 start problem Ken13559 at 6:12pm 01.05.22 It will get progressively worse with time. It is a common malady as the wiring between the starte
Shroud Protector Installation jssailem at 6:03pm 01.05.22 Sir Michael. I was not thinking about pulling, but pushing, feeding the plastic around the wire and
Does any body recognize this and where to replace (1) BlowMeAway at 6:02pm 01.05.22 We replaced the above starboard cup holder with this:

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