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Mississippi Float (Sail??) Trip Tom Hoffman at 12:21pm 05.22.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3187 Hey Every Body... My wife and I are going to put our boat in the Mississippi at Dubuque, Ia. thi
Standard Horizon GX1500S VHF Radio and Weather Alerts SEMIJim at 11:35am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3375 Anybody out there have a Standard Horizon Quest-X GX1500S VHF and can confirm something for me? Th
Scuppers UPSGUY at 11:02am 05.22.11 Catalina 22 16/4605 We have had some heavy rains of late. And the boat is still on it's trailer in the yard. I came out
Emergency tiller nanseabee at 9:56am 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3820 Does any-one know where I could purchase an emergency tiller set-up for a 26X? - Or, does any-one h
challenger rigging mikeomg at 9:22am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1672 I am looking for the owners manual for a challenger 32, trying to figure the correct attachment and
Boomkicker experts.. Slade at 8:55am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3731 My boat came with LazyJacks and I'm pretty sure I would like to remove them. Full batten main hang
Jib Furling hunter vosion 32 Srushton at 7:18am 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1151 Hi all, Just joined and am posting my first request. Recently purchased a Hunter Vision 32 without
Where is Cabin Drain in my Cat22? Mary and Joseph at 5:06am 05.22.11 Catalina 22 12/3247 Good Morning! I got my "new" Catalina 22 back home yesterday. Yes, at 6pm on Doomsday, we sailed h
Mast mis-stepped..... NYSail at 2:20am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3359 Hello all... Last week the boat was dropped and mast stepped. Tightening the rig the other day, I
Diesel Fuel tank gasket & misc. amontem at 2:10am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4002 Irwin Citation (1979) 34' Refurbish questions Hi , I am refu
Stuck centeboard amontem at 2:06am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2064 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 6/2918 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 5/2064 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 5/1680 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 22/4028 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 3/1500 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 1/1712 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 0/1174 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 12/6671 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 0/1060 Our Hunter 40 (1986 vintage?) has a shallow well for the mast step. It's a problem. It collects but

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Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? (1) Rick Webb at 12:10pm 09.15.22 209318209318
Tropical Depression 7 (1) JamesG161 at 12:08pm 09.15.22 As we forecast, Tropical Storm Fiona will follow curves in pictures we showed above. LOWs follow th
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? FastOlson at 11:53am 09.15.22 When I replaced one of those on a ForeSpar spinnaker pole many years ago, WM was able to order one u
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! Stu Jackson at 11:19am 09.15.22 Dave, don't you read Waggoners online?
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? rgranger at 10:55am 09.15.22 SS springs from McMaster https://www.mcmaster.com/stainless-steel-springs
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Leeward Rail at 10:51am 09.15.22 :worthless:
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 10:39am 09.15.22 Okay...I will do that, for sure. take care.....
Sail Numbers Marmalade at 10:30am 09.15.22 @Panama Jack - no worries, happy to help when I can! Good luck in the race, and be sure to post a r
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Terry Cox at 9:45am 09.15.22 Different model boat here, but our shore power setup is very similar. Boat has two 30 amp plug conn
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 9:31am 09.15.22 Great reports on all that you've done to Luna. You have given this boat a new life. Hopefully the
Anchor Chain jssailem at 8:30am 09.15.22 :plus: on verifying your chain type and size before buying the lot. Check your Windlass. If the mar
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 8:29am 09.15.22 Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. I am impressed with the work you have done breathing
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:17am 09.15.22 @RoyS It would have been nice if the original poster had advised on repairs
Fuel Polishing in St. Louis area jssailem at 8:09am 09.15.22 Fuel Polishing... Is this a onetime thing or an annual need?
Volvo Mechanic jssailem at 8:05am 09.15.22 Welcome to the SBO Forum. It can be difficult to find a mechanic that you feel comfortable using. H
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower tfox2069 at 8:02am 09.15.22 We have a 2008 Hunter 36, use a 30A splitter to plug both 120VAC legs into a 30A shore power recept
Reef line separated in boom jssailem at 7:58am 09.15.22 Thanks Jeff, for posting your solution. Sometimes it is the easy solution that rules the day. Cheer
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:54am 09.15.22 I am going to miss these updates.
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 7:54am 09.15.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @David
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:42am 09.15.22 You have done a great job giving Luna back a life on the seas. :beer:

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