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Emergency tiller nanseabee at 9:56am 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3830 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 10/3734 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 12/3248 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 11/3360 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 8/4013 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 6/2921 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 5/2072 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 5/1692 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 22/4034 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 3/1505 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 1/1720 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 0/1175 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 12/6681 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
Battery life Ross at 6:02pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2475 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 6/2111 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 36/10293 My mast has a 12" crack at the lower section of this 50 ft mast. (see photo) Is there a risk sailing

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Keel separating? kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.20.22 My keel did the same thing several years ago. I had the keel bolts torqued with the boat sitting on
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:52pm 09.20.22 How do I attach a phot to these Forum messages...?
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:39pm 09.20.22 Sorry to hear that. Between the leech, luff, cross cut panels, and draft there are certainly plenty
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:38pm 09.20.22 Marmalede How do I attach a photo to these messages....?
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:33pm 09.20.22 Oh...very nice. Yeah...mine is roughly where the "14" boat has his number. I will send you a befo
Sail Numbers (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:28pm 09.20.22 Marmalade My wife and I went up to the boat last weekend to put the numbers on the mainsail and I d
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way mermike at 1:12pm 09.20.22
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit T J Furstenau at 1:02pm 09.20.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to t
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way JoeWhite at 1:01pm 09.20.22 Will a new traveler bar that is 6" higher help?
Keel separating? Noah1981 at 12:44pm 09.20.22 yes easy to seal but is it durable and can it hide a structural problem it does not seem normal to m
Keel separating? (1) JamesG161 at 12:31pm 09.20.22 Not a big deal to seal it. cial filler then Epoxy coat barrier. Jim...
Cuttyhunk Sailing video Rich Stidger at 12:24pm 09.20.22 Very nice. I've been there many times over 35 years of sailing in New England.
Keel separating? Noah1981 at 12:04pm 09.20.22 I forgot it'is a h34
Cuttyhunk Sailing video dlochner at 11:55am 09.20.22 Interesting idea. As for post production time, about an hour for every minute of finished video is
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Leeward Rail at 11:43am 09.20.22 Appears to me that neither method is going to work because the mainsheet block is right where I wan
Cuttyhunk Sailing video Don S/V ILLusion at 11:40am 09.20.22
29.5 owners chp at 11:24am 09.20.22
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 11:12am 09.20.22 @Panama Jack - dang, feel your pain. Nothing worse than that feeling of trying hard to get somethi
First 405 Rudder Parts jssailem at 11:04am 09.20.22 Adam. Welcome to the SBO Forum. Is this boat new to you? If so did you have it surveyed? I would wan
Sail Numbers Marmalade at 11:03am 09.20.22 @Panama Jack - dang, feel your pain. Nothing worse than that feeling of trying hard to get somethin

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