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Cost to own CAtalina 30 pastorscott at 8:23am 09.20.21 Catalina 30 24/5079 I am considering buying an older CAtalina 30. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share th
Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 chriscampbell at 7:16am 09.20.21 Smaller Boats 15/1145 I want to replace the cabin light bulbs with LED. At least two of the fixtures are set in plates tha
170 Under Main Only Clark at 7:00pm 09.19.21 Day Sailers 10/1807 Curious how this model behaves using just the main. Reduced performance makes sense but how is "helm
1990 Hunter Vision 32' Jib Tension fiatlux at 4:37pm 09.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1029 Greetings, I need to set the tension on our jib. Does anyone know the specification for the tensio
Mystery electrical switch aescobar100 at 4:07pm 09.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1039 On the port side of the v berth on my e33 there is an electrical switch above the AC plugs that doe
Anyone Seen or made a hard top for the 25 / 26? instead of the canvas cover? pugetsoundsailer at 3:31pm 09.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/816 I've had canvas covers and would reattach my boom a little higher on the mast so I could sail with t
need a full set of cushions for a 88 26D pugetsoundsailer at 3:01pm 09.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/732 I'm in Pacific NW pugetsound area. Any mail order potental ? What can I expect to pay?
mast damage at deck mounting plate attachment point (1) pugetsoundsailer at 1:58pm 09.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/851 looking at getting my third Mac, this one had it's mast knocked over by a wire. any good threads or
C80 to E80 gczenis at 1:09pm 09.19.21 Ask All Sailors 2/469 C80 video wigging out. Trying to swap out with a E80 unit but cannot figure out the color codes. The
Asymm Spinnaker (1) bmccormick at 12:19pm 09.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1036 I flew our spinnaker for the first time on my 1978 O'Day 25 CB yesterday. It is an asymmetrical, so
Can anyone id this boat? (1) SailingLoto at 8:14am 09.19.21 Ask All Sailors 3/529 I went to look at a Pearson and the marina owner told me to make an offer on any of the boats on thi
Permanently marking a PVC inflatable dink 31seahorse at 5:10am 09.19.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1477 Hello SBO Members, After much deliberation we will soon be the owners of a Zodiac PVC inflatable di
5200 or West Epoxy (1) DAVA390 at 3:37pm 09.18.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1272 This is whats left of the starboard side battery tray mount in my C.S. . 2005 vintage, gonna replace
Irwin 28 Systems Plymouth Sailor at 10:13am 09.18.21 Irwin 1/914
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) (1) BigEasy at 10:01am 09.18.21 Ask All Sailors 9/699 Had to replace my spare halyard after it chafed in Hurricane Ida. The halyard was old ' beyond its
1987 Catalina 22 Circuit Panel John Marrone at 9:19am 09.18.21 Catalina 22 6/1607 Adding some USB Ports and Battery Voltage Indicator and not sure where to connect these devices. Fro
mail sail rigging questions (1) stricklandmma at 3:32am 09.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1022 I think I'm rigging my main sail wrong. 1. attach the boom. 2. slide the main sail up the mast 3. sl
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 8:24pm 09.17.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1579 Hi, new to sailing, finished basic cruising... bought a CAL34. I don't know anyone in the Bay (move
Propane Locker on Beneteay 41S georgetheleo at 4:54pm 09.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/481 In checking out the safety of the propane set up on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 I find its just really stu
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:24pm 09.17.21 Ask All Sailors 36/5659 I've just been reading some articles about converting my small sailboat to a Trawler. Does anyone h

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Non working microwave jssailem at 7:17am 07.04.24 That looks really nice @john2 . What brands are those units?
Curiosity might be making me overthink jssailem at 7:14am 07.04.24 It all looks to be progressing in a positive direction, Fred. Keep at it. :beer::biggrin:
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch jssailem at 7:11am 07.04.24 Another idea for you, which @shemandr's post triggered in my mind, is a Scout designed by Duckworks
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (2) Tally Ho at 7:10am 07.04.24
Happy 248th Birthday, USA! kloudie1 at 6:50am 07.04.24 Indeed! .. :beer:
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 6:23am 07.04.24 Stock rudder has no mechanism to hold rudder up. You'd have to rig some kind of sling. The rudder do
Happy 248th Birthday, USA! jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.24 Thank you Kappy. Happy Independence Day to you as well.:beer:
Non working microwave (1) john2 at 12:36am 07.04.24 our old gas stove was toast, we went this way. microwave- combi oven. and a new gas cooking unit.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore dLj at 10:47pm 07.03.24 You need fire retardant in a boat - the link to the westmarine fire-retardant split loom would be pr
Refilling CNG Tank tahomawa1 at 10:30pm 07.03.24 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. (1) Richard19068 at 9:46pm 07.03.24 Clean all your grounds and connectors and check out the attached service bulletin, particularly item
Freedom 10 buzzing dlochner at 7:35pm 07.03.24 hearing an occasional buzzing from my Freedom 10. Also note that the Link 2000 is flashing "Lo Bat
Freedom 10 buzzing JoeWhite at 7:29pm 07.03.24 The buzzing may be a cooling fan that has accumulated lint a or is off balance or the bearings are w
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread shemandr at 7:12pm 07.03.24 Ugh! "You got it bad, and that ain't good." Credit to Duke Ellington and Paul Francis Weber.
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread rgranger at 6:41pm 07.03.24 ThNks for sharing. Keep the pics coming:beer:
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore mermike at 6:17pm 07.03.24 Do you have any suggestions ? Smurf tube: https://www.homedepot.com/s/smurf%20tube?NCNI-5
Electrical panel backing board dLj at 6:16pm 07.03.24 where did you get that nice panel ? Thinking about doing something similar It came with my boat. P
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore zinahewitt at 6:11pm 07.03.24 Split loom conduit is a very common choice for that purpose in boats. It gives good chafe protectio
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 07.03.24 Split loom conduit is a very common choice for that purpose in boats. It gives good chafe protection
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore zinahewitt at 4:26pm 07.03.24 Having ripped out miles of poor wiring from my boat, installed by people who's strong suits were no

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