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BVI's Rash Ducati at 3:40am 10.26.10 Ask All Sailors 22/15187 Just back from a BVI's bareboat charter. Perfect weather, great sailing and plenty of cheap rum.
Spinnaker Turning Blocks for Pearson 31-2 Quint at 9:35pm 10.25.10 Pearson 2/3048 I'm in the process of rigging my 1987 Pearson 31-2 to fly a symmetrical spinnaker. Mast car is alre
Better bowlines for my genny malyea at 7:04pm 10.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2894 When I tack in light air, the knots (bowline) on the genny sheets often snag/catch on various parts
sloppy tiller thagasman at 3:55pm 10.25.10 Bigger Boats 3/1636 I have an oday27 with a skeg hung rudder. my tiller is kinda sloppy. i have looked at the bolts and
Pin for helm wheel Hunter 376 EdwardinSTX at 3:46pm 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1969 My wheel is missing a pin. It's attached temporarily by a nut. Anyone have a schematic of the wheel
mainsail traveller system mikeone at 3:00pm 10.25.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1841 I have a 322 Oday and would like to purchase a mailsail traveller system . I would like to know who
replacing boom vang on Oday 25- add eye strap to boom? pprusak at 2:49pm 10.25.10 Day Sailers 4/5521 This forum is amazing! Great knowledgable people! I just got some new blocks to assemble a more h
Zincs les harrison at 2:31pm 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3150 Wanted to add an extra zinc as first time we pulled boat prop one was completly gone,anyone know whe
Gooseneck Tack Bracket w/ Reef Hook. pprusak at 2:26pm 10.25.10 Day Sailers 5/7259 Hey everyone, I just added one of these to my gooseneck- got it from D'R. Had a new sail made ree
stainless steel expert advice needed, please.... zeehag at 12:45pm 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 32/6922 please advise as to what grade / kind of stainless steel do i need for my chainplates-- what is the
My Radar Pole is finaly up. (4) guidera48 at 12:21pm 10.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1840 Well, it was a glorious week end. The perfect temperature here in the Carolinas. 60 degrees in the m
Fuel Tank leak prdewolf at 12:19pm 10.25.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1434 Noticed fuel in bilge, checked and found leak coming from tank. I have an aluminum tank. Anyone else
No Drilling Accessory Attachment to "Tube" Style Pedestals (2) rardiH36 at 9:36am 10.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2267
Stand up fridge/freezer in P42 KD3PC at 9:21am 10.25.10 Big Boats 1/1377 We are spending more and more time on the boat in preparing for full time cruising/living....my wife
What happened to summer? (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:56am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2782 How did we get from fireworks on the 4th to Indian summer so fast?
356 windlass parts?? Mike8245 at 8:44am 10.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1763 I have a 2003 356 with a Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic windlass according to my manual. I need a
323 Lazy bag replacement wrbeglin at 8:37am 10.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4597 As much as I like the Neil Pryde lazy bag, the material on my 2004 is shot and the whole bag could u
Beneteau 323 Racing handicaps wrbeglin at 7:47am 10.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1666 I occasionally race my 323 on Brookville Lake in Indiana. Does anyone have any club information rega
Dinghy/Inflatable Wheel Suggestions geoffschultz at 6:58am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/10486 I've searched this forum and the Internet as a whole looking for suggestions on dinghy wheels, and I
replacement port holes sailormanbigd at 6:46am 10.25.10 Ask All Sailors 12/6736 well the weather has been perfect hear in central west coast fl. I have "free willy"s floor about do

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Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.27.22
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 8:15am 07.27.22 I'll admit that I get excited for them ... it sounds like @Allowishish has a solid plan and is ready
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system DougM at 8:01am 07.27.22
Chainplates for Drogue rgranger at 7:54am 07.27.22 I agree with @dlochner. I think the weak point in this is the hull. Do you have access to the back
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 7:54am 07.27.22 Search for a "triangle plate". Schaeffer makes some of those. Typically used in split backstays. Pro
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Johnb at 7:52am 07.27.22 Consider using fiddle blocks and soft shackling the lower one to the D ring. Always assuming you a
Seawater pump for A/C SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 07.27.22 If it's a March pump, it can be rebuilt with easy to install "wet" end. Maybe other pumps as well.
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 7:22am 07.27.22 Yeah my wires from shore power plug to main breaker are 12/3. So i should replace that wire with 10/
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Lkarrh at 7:12am 07.27.22
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 7:05am 07.27.22 No problems with the D-rings. They were holding the original bridal of the backstay. They are super
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 6:42am 07.27.22 Sounds like a custom fabrication is in order. 24:1 - wow! I'd be careful about what you can load j
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 6:23am 07.27.22 A sketch would help understand the layout. You don't seem to indicate how many mounting holes will
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 6:14am 07.27.22 Been there somewhat. Last fall bought a C&C 30 without planning to... This spring in our marina, a
What to do about missing inboard motor? shemandr at 6:06am 07.27.22 The Hobie 33 had an outboard motor well - with a hole thru the hull which the shaft of the motor wou
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Leeward Rail at 6:05am 07.27.22 and then Monday night on Craigslist I see the boat of my dreams (LOL) Been there somewhat. Last f
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 5:59am 07.27.22 I purchased a new 6 hp Tohatsu sail pro from OnlineOutboards.com about 4 months ago. When I went t
Seawater pump for A/C buddy0 at 5:58am 07.27.22 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and replaced my pump a couple of years ago with Cal Pump S580T-20 58
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 kloudie1 at 5:55am 07.27.22
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 5:53am 07.27.22 Online outboards has the long shaft and.ultra long shaft Sailpro in-stock right now. While the eng
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 5:29am 07.27.22 Welcome to SBO. Those are fairly sophisticated engineering questions. The question not asked is ab

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