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AArrrghhh! me spinnaker colors done run together! MasterandConniver at 10:19am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5559 Just bought the boat, P.O. put away an almost new light nylon spinnaker wet a year ago, instead of m
H240 Door to swim ladder? WTA at 8:50am 03.01.11 Smaller Boats 5/1389 Has anyone added a short "door" to the back of the cockpit on the H240 where you access the swim lad
jack lines paphman at 8:42am 03.01.11 Catalina 22 7/5100 Do any of you use a jack line on your boat? If so how have you hooked it up? We have thought about
No more H25 WTA at 8:41am 03.01.11 Smaller Boats 2/1435 I was just window shopping at the Hunter Marine website and it looks like they have discontinued the
Coverting winch to electric sailor5017 at 7:40am 03.01.11 Big Boats 5/1620 I'm considering converting the Lewmar 44 halyard winch to electric. Any advise from someone who has
Ohllson & Rice 1 hp outboard > ANYBODY (3) MFREED at 7:18am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4167 Hi I have an Ohllson ' Rice (O'R, Orline, Ohllson) 1hp outboard ( 1964' ish ) on my Annapolis Diisc
Bermuda Sailing Ducati at 4:32am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1643 Taking a long weekend in Bermuda (Mar 31-April 4) and was looking to do anything sailing related.
Drilling into the gel coat chichiflys at 4:08am 03.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1812 Hello, Whats the best drill bit to use on gel coat? I am replacing my teak grab rails on the cabin
water leak joseschneider at 3:40am 03.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1640 Dear fellow Mac owners, I have been chasing a water leak in my Mac for two years, and am now really
Auto gen starter eianm at 2:21am 03.01.11 Big Boats 0/1093 I thought I had posted this question, but couldnt find it- has anyone installed or even researched f
Shore power 3 stage chargers and AGM's Chuck Creel at 1:59am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3631 The AGM batteries in my boat gave up the ghost on me last week end on a short overnight trip. The 2
catastrophic steering failure Mark Maulden at 10:40pm 02.28.11 S2 4/1923 Being pretty new to this forum, and back into sailing after 12 yrs, and now on my third S2, I rememb
Boom brakes AADIVER at 9:48pm 02.28.11 Catalina 30 0/1281 I'm looking for an inexpensive but effective boom brake. Any suggestions and pictures?
1979 L25 Hand Holds (3) Steve22116 at 7:01pm 02.28.11 Lancer 0/1837 Good evening all. I've had "add additional hand holds" on my to do list for awhile and decided to re
Favorite Sailing Photos (6) RECESS at 6:16pm 02.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2747 Post your Catalina pics. With spring upon us there has to be a lot of cameras clicking away. It is
Redoing cushions Buena Vela at 6:01pm 02.28.11 Chrysler 2/5867 I am not in my27 Catalina yet and want to reupholstering the cushions, does anyone have measurements
Rudder binding up madmax at 3:46pm 02.28.11 Bigger Boats 12/3387 Last November I moved my boat from Maryland to a friend's dock on the Delaware River in Essington, P
Were is the domestic water filler doctek1 at 3:45pm 02.28.11 Irwin 2/2871 Just bought an Irwin 10/4, for my purposes in SW Florida it seems to be the perfect boat. My proble
Balmar for a Westerbeke 30B3 on a 361 suttonski at 3:13pm 02.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1274 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and would like to install a Balmar alternator ( ser
To bolt or not to bolt? That is the question. rognvald at 3:08pm 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3584 A safety issue has arisen that combines sea keeping safety with structural intergrity: Should a salo

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Windlass on an 11A (1) jssailem at 8:18am 07.03.22 Here is a picture of a 1981 S2 11A bow with a windlass in front of the anchor locker.
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Tim Mills at 8:12am 07.03.22 Have you made the trip yet? My 16 yr old son and I did they same trip two years ago in June. Left
Wasps / Mud Daubers (1) Jacktar at 8:09am 07.03.22 put screens in your vents
Mast step came out, can't access underneath jssailem at 8:05am 07.03.22 I like the idea. Certainly the epoxy will withstand the forces. It is getting the insert into the ep
Topping lift halyard sail sfbay at 8:01am 07.03.22 Welcome to the forum!! Can the broken topping lift be attached and taped? If you, suggest attach a
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Tedd at 7:55am 07.03.22 Hi @jssailem , The inserts I linked to are designed to be molded into an injection molded part. The
Broken topping lift jssailem at 7:46am 07.03.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. The term broken is a bit vague. Do you mean that the end of the topping
Covers for Dock Pilings? kappykaplan at 7:44am 07.03.22 Leave your lines on the pilings (with chafe protection) when you go sailing and pick them up when y
Invest 94L jssailem at 7:44am 07.03.22 Maybe they have a pool going on how far they get through the storm list. Or a christmas bonus on the
Mast step came out, can't access underneath jssailem at 7:41am 07.03.22 @Tedd I like the look of the insert. It appears to be designed not to turn. A press in fitting. How
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) twodzusfittings at 7:33am 07.03.22 makes sense.
Broken topping lift sail sfbay at 7:30am 07.03.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest attaching (by sewing) a small diameter tag line to the end of it, th
Invest 94L Johann at 7:28am 07.03.22 Simple Oh My Gosh! :doh::yikes::eek:o_O:puke::wow3: Boy NOAA is bored. They must of measured the
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Tim Mills at 7:26am 07.03.22 Mine will do the same. Only open the holding tank valve when you are pumping the tank. Otherwise the
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast Tim Mills at 7:10am 07.03.22 Our H41 has a adjustable vang that supports the boom as well. I thought it was spring loaded. I lear
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? JamesG161 at 7:05am 07.03.22 Looks like that might be a Venturi setup. Also note the pinch spot in the pan drain hose. Jim...
Covers for Dock Pilings? thinwater at 6:58am 07.03.22 Leave your lines on the pilings (with chafe protection) when you go sailing and pick them up when yo
10 guage to 16 guage? JamesG161 at 6:56am 07.03.22 As @Maine Sail points out, it is power at the pump that decides the Bilge Pump capacity. The larger
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) Davidasailor26 at 6:53am 07.03.22 The water needs to cool the exhaust gasses before they enter the plastic muffler. If the gasses were
Windy.com update JamesG161 at 6:43am 07.03.22

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