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Spring-loaded clevis Sailorman500 at 6:23am 07.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/1414 After a delightful sail on Semiahmoo Bay yesterday, we put in to the marina. I needed to unfurl the
MAC 25 Mast Raising System... Where to buy, Ease of Install, and how will it work with a Furler? abk at 6:04am 07.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/9330 So, where did you buy it, how easy is the install? I noticed the price has gone up from BWC... Any a
Deck Paint Mick143 at 4:06am 07.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1459 Hello, I just purchased a 28ft O'Day. My wife and I are currently refurbishing it. My question is t
Lewmar Winches - Repack With Lithium Grease? Ducati at 6:43pm 07.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/6551 I took apart the Lewmar winches, cleaned and repacked them using lithium grease. I like lithium b
My name is Dave and I need more than two rungs. (5) RECESS at 6:18pm 07.02.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2585 After adding a two rung ladder to my boat I got pretty good at putting weight letting the boat go do
Thank you for your immediate responses jrale at 6:16pm 07.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1493 To all Macgregor Owners, I would like to express gratitude for your immediate responses to questi
Help! I need another rudder on my O'Day22 dave peck at 6:09pm 07.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1408 A very enthusiastic sailor had his rudder snap in two Monday in a good gust. Now looking to replace
RE: Any macgregor sailboat owner in LA jrale at 6:08pm 07.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1043 I would like to talk to a Macgregor sailboat owner that lives in Los Angeles County, or Ventura coun
Need a 22' O'Day rudder PLEASE! dave peck at 5:54pm 07.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1716 A very enthusiastic sailor enjoyed too good a wind Monday and snapped the rudder! Who's ever heard
Depth instrument fiestaMojo at 5:48pm 07.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1874 My boat (bought this past spring) has depth and speed transducers installed in the hull, but no ded
What is this... (1) kpgraci at 4:34pm 07.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2774 Undoubtably a newbie question here... What is the purpose of the fittings indicated by the square
Universal M-18 Diesel Engine catealley at 4:19pm 07.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/8258 I have a univeral m-18 diesel engine in my 1985 catalina 27. Today I replaced the water filter and
Transom showers? Scandsailor at 2:19pm 07.02.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5737 Hi, I am totally new to all this and unfortunately my grandfather wasn't around long enough to teach
Going Going, almost Gone (3) sailaway78 at 2:00pm 07.02.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3262 Got the shaft log repaired, the shaft seal back in place, engine aligned,motor mount bolts changed o
Fish tailing trailor seamansg at 1:56pm 07.02.10 Catalina 22 16/2734 Hi,I have a 2001 catalina 22 MK11 and tow it with a full size 1991 V6 1500 chevy pick up and if I do
Oday Mariner Main Sail Lil Annie at 1:21pm 07.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1632 Anyone selling a main sail for a 19' oday mariner? Ours just ripped!
H 40.5 Cabin Brass Reading Lights not working hun4449 at 1:13pm 07.02.10 Big Boats 0/1010 Purchased H 40.5 Legend, 1995... Great boat and sails great. Very happy with her. Have been worki
Wed nite race paulj at 8:58am 07.02.10 Catalina 310 0/1450 Spin practice on down wind leg........... Paulj :troll: http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/
Water in Bilge CathleenCassidy at 7:58am 07.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2909 Hunter 28.5 - 1986 About a week ago, went aboard and Battery #1 was dead and the bilge was full.
New head install from scratch. GWB at 7:29am 07.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 32/6803 I'm in the process of installing my head for the first time. The head is a Raritan PHII. I have 2 t

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Anti-siphon valve Rich Stidger at 7:18am 03.24.22 @thinwater is spot on. Previous posts have confused vented loops with anti-siphon valves.
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) brockangelo at 7:16am 03.24.22 Here's the best picture I have of mine right now. I doubt this has been touched in years. whole pr
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dlochner at 7:02am 03.24.22 One place to look for deals is on the Cruisers FaceBook groups. Most cruiser friendly spots have FB
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:38am 03.24.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dLj at 6:34am 03.24.22 I'm wondering when anyone ever required sailing to make economic sense.... If that were the case, I
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Joe at 6:28am 03.24.22 The problem with WM is, most of the time their line is already over-priced. Appreciate the effort b
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef chp at 6:25am 03.24.22 Funny. I just replaced all my lines on my boom on my new to me 280. The boom is a zspar boom. I was
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 6:00am 03.24.22 Thanks for the replies. Wipe down or hose through the hatch sounds fine.
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) sail sfbay at 5:55am 03.24.22 Route the shower drain hose to a shower drain kit, which has a pump and float switch, then discharge
ASA 101 class... Joe at 5:48am 03.24.22 Reason for recommending gloves is that you're not going to be on a leisurely day sail taking a cour
Vernazza, Italy (2) jssailem at 5:26am 03.24.22 Great memories of our visit to Cinque Terra. The Italian police officer. 203759 the beach goers, su
Hunter 34 (1984) Bimini from sailboatowners.com (2) Claude L.-Auger at 5:12am 03.24.22 If your radar pole does not interfere with the bimini frame it's simple enough to have the canvas cu
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 jssailem at 5:00am 03.24.22 . I retrieved the anchor rode in short busts, waiting for the boat to glide forward, taking some st
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches jssailem at 4:45am 03.24.22 it almost seems too easy (jinx). It is a BOAT. Project creep is going to happen. Challenge with wi
Fiberglass repair jssailem at 4:37am 03.24.22
Black rubber stuff in bilge? jssailem at 4:14am 03.24.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on finding your cruising boat. The waters are great fun for saili
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (3) VFR750 at 3:53am 03.24.22 I removed my keel with the boat on the trailer. It is not that hard. You only need to lower it so t
Rudder veering on hunter 39 jssailem at 3:53am 03.24.22 John I would suggest a call to the SBO office and request a conversation with Joe the technician. He
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted brockangelo at 3:17am 03.24.22 I'm hoping when I take mine out to the marina for the first time this season I can have them hoist i
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:25am 03.24.22 That would be bearing not veering

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