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Stuck centeboard amontem at 2:06am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2039 Hi All, I am unable to release my centerboard form its housing. My boat is an 1979 Irwin 34'Citation
Splicing issue Prime Time at 9:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2876 I have 3/4 inch nylon double braid. Tried to do an eye slice and found the core was actually double
Man Overboard shipwreck66 at 9:00pm 05.21.11 Catalina 22 5/2018 forgive me for stating the obvious here, but was having lunch with local coast guard personnel today
9.2A stern tube diameter? scottmcg at 8:28pm 05.21.11 S2 5/1630 I'm repowering my 1977 9.2A next month with a BetaMarine 902 (25hp). While the boat is on the hard f
Evaporative A/C shipwreck66 at 8:25pm 05.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/3911 Ok Phil, here is your update. I Purchased a Kuulaire Evaporative AC to put on my boat to run off an
Outboard alternators ebsail at 7:36pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1473 What happens if you run an outboard with an alternator and your battery switch is in the off positio
Forward wheel on Pearson 10M JudeHey at 7:31pm 05.21.11 Pearson 1/1663 Why is the wheel forward in the cockpit on the 10M? How do people like it? Thanks
Ilya is Launched! arknoah at 7:01pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1156 After many frustrating weeks of waiting and trying not to be a major pain at the marina, Ilya was fi
Winch to eye relationship (1) dscribner at 6:29pm 05.21.11 Trailer Sailors 12/6473 In one post I posted a photo of my boat on the trailer. One fellow piped up and said that my winch
Hunter 40 Mast Step Well jmag at 6:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1047 Our Hunter 40 (1986 vintage?) has a shallow well for the mast step. It's a problem. It collects but
Battery life Ross at 6:02pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2428 I had to change my batteries this year they lost 3 volts over the winter and won't hold a charge. Th
Patronus is home Juice6576 at 5:59pm 05.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2080 Shakedpwon cruise is in the books. The weather was crappy and not much sailing got done, but we sure
Crack In Mast (1) plannen at 5:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 36/9939 My mast has a 12" crack at the lower section of this 50 ft mast. (see photo) Is there a risk sailing
Motor mount installation and access to bolts? jrale at 5:37pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1973 Macgregor Owners, RE: 25 ft Macgregor sailboat: How do you gain access to motor mount bracket bolts
barlow winch Jerry C at 4:52pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1353 how to take apart a barlow australia on a 222 mast
Rudder Line Question Ledhead51879 at 4:34pm 05.21.11 Day Sailers 2/1555 I recently purchased an Oday DSII but it has a DSIII rudder, I took the rudder assembly apart to cle
Removing bent dipstick Raftco at 4:09pm 05.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2769 I have a Universal 25XP diesel. Today, I went to check the oil level and found the dipstick seems t
Boom vang ehudm at 3:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5980 Did anyone try to use 2 boom-vangs? one connected to the port side and the other to starboard side.
Breaker Sizing FourPoints at 2:59pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 27/14039 I'm trying to size the breakers for the new electricial panel, right now on the old panel everything
What would you do with this fitting? Roger Long at 2:15pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/6886 This fitting on my Yanmar, just downstream from the RW pump, has a NPT thread but has to end up orie

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Dropping rudder 35s5 thetone at 11:44am 07.27.22 https://photos.app.goo.gl/ay7NajzYYxGYrDrY7
Dropping rudder 35s5 thetone at 11:42am 07.27.22 https://photos.app.goo.gl/ay7NajzYYxGYrDrY7
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 07.27.22 Hi @Andy&Anne and welcome to the site One of the biggest problems we face on this site is the post
hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 11:40am 07.27.22 I'm more concerned about abrading the fabric. glue vs welding of pvc seams looks to be an issue...
Dropping rudder 35s5 thetone at 11:23am 07.27.22 Update! I have widened the gap in the collar. Bolts and top pin still won't budge. I believe if you
Neptune 24 CB forward hatch.... ISO jssailem at 11:16am 07.27.22 Take the measurements for the hole. Reach out to SBO store. They may have a hatch that will fit. Le
Crazy Chicago Mac Race jssailem at 11:11am 07.27.22 Scott. There is always next year. That could be your year for the race.
Spreader Adjustment + Seizing Help on Baba 30 jssailem at 11:10am 07.27.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. The Baba 30 is a great Bob Perry design. It was last built in 1986. Not su
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Scott T-Bird at 11:08am 07.27.22 Several weeks before the 1987 race, I was invited to train and crew on a friend-of-a-friends boat fo
hypalon vs pvc dlochner at 11:07am 07.27.22 I have heard many stories about the aluminum issue. I plan on going fiberglass. Good chaps will pro
hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 11:01am 07.27.22 I have heard many stories about the aluminum issue. I plan on going fiberglass. Good chaps will prot
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? MikeHoncho at 10:59am 07.27.22 Spending two weeks on the boat (without a separate shower but a shower head in the bathroom) I would
hypalon vs pvc dlochner at 10:55am 07.27.22 Hypalon, now CSM, has more UV resistance and I believe puncture resistance. Our fenders are inflatab
Swivel lights (2) jssailem at 10:54am 07.27.22 my swivel lights OK... I am wondering.. Are you talking about a reading light? Pictures help...
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 10:47am 07.27.22 Rob. Not sure you need the additional blocks. Is it too difficult to adjust the boom position and t
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.27.22 If this were my boat, I would be finding a naval engineer to run the numbers and then I would build
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:40am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:39am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? drewlamparello at 10:37am 07.27.22 DM me - #29 who is this request addressed to?
Solar for H34 SoSound at 10:27am 07.27.22 I'm not sure it's too far over the top in terms of electrical capacity. I added two flexible solar

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