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9.2's sailiing around on the mooring BobM at 8:03am 07.03.10 S2 2/1684 Where my boat is moored happens to fall in what seems to be a slot in the landscape that channels wi
staysail luff (1) Bill1565 at 8:01am 07.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1892 I was collecting my sails for their summer overhaul at North St Pete this morning. Took the cover o
pearson hawk docker1 at 6:47am 07.03.10 Pearson 1/1976 recently bought a Pearson hawk and am having trouble with the centerboard. I am not familiar with ho
Laptops & GPS Pucks or Dongles Stu Jackson at 6:34am 07.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3637 I finally "broke down" and got a laptop, and have done my research on the pucks and programs. No se
Spring-loaded clevis Sailorman500 at 6:23am 07.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/1468 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 4/9531 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 3/1517 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 7/7001 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 14/2636 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 0/1517 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 2/1451 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 0/1065 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 4/1764 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 7/1925 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 10/2830 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 4/8487 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 5/6312 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 19/3351 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 16/2782 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 1/1680 Anyone selling a main sail for a 19' oday mariner? Ours just ripped!

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INVERTER SET UP eherlihy at 6:27am 06.22.22 I will suggest that coffee making is best done with the propane stove, if you have one. Or you can g
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? DonEvans at 6:22am 06.22.22 had a similar theory as to the halyard size. my reef lines and halyards are 11mm. I'll stick with th
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy jssailem at 6:16am 06.22.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Your bio says you are on a mooring ball up in Port Susan. Where the wate
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy mdidomenico at 6:02am 06.22.22 when i had my '96 250wb it did the same thing at anchor. it was chalked up to being a little light
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast stickinthemud57 at 6:00am 06.22.22 My stock location is just about waist high or higher. I actually liked the lower location that my V
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal (1) jk kudera at 5:47am 06.22.22 When I removed the portside tank I found the screws were holding the top on but a couple were holdin
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Tsatzsue at 5:46am 06.22.22 My stock location is just about waist high or higher. I actually liked the lower location that my V2
H34 rig tension jssailem at 5:43am 06.22.22 So maybe tune it as a pure B&R then put 15% onto the backstay Interesting way of looking at your r
I sailed a Sunfish! (1) kloudie1 at 5:41am 06.22.22 Good to hear from ya, Kermit! Fanny Dunkers are just a HOOT to sail.. Me on a Scorpion , 1973 ish..
Selden Furling Main Wrinkles mistermike55 at 5:32am 06.22.22 Very helpful suggestion regarding the Sailkote treatment. Thanks for your reply.
hunter 31 prop carrier assembly jssailem at 5:31am 06.22.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. You asked for experts and 3 jumped in, identified the part and the issue
Battery Gene Neill at 4:35am 06.22.22 group 27 fits just fine in battery box and baseplate in my 1983 catalina 22 Totally different sto
Keel didn't line up in the cradle brockangelo at 2:35am 06.22.22 Thanks @pclarksurf I had the aft lower shrouds attached, but that made me really nervous when it c
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (2) StDilbert at 1:58am 06.22.22 Pretty sure there has never been a sinking due to blisters...It's gonna be a trailer sailor for no
hunter 31 prop carrier assembly JamesG161 at 11:17pm 06.21.22 i need to confirm that its steel or aluminum, any experts out there? You can buy a new Strut here
I sailed a Sunfish! Rjm st.petersburg at 10:24pm 06.21.22
Widgen date range Sunbird22358 at 10:24pm 06.21.22 D&R Marine sells the OEM level sails made by Neil Pryde. I have the list of all the running rigging
Widgen date range Sunbird22358 at 10:14pm 06.21.22 Where did you get that list of Widgeon sail numbers cross-referenced to the build years? That would
Keel didn't line up in the cradle (1) pclarksurf at 9:29pm 06.21.22 @brockangelo : I was checking out your photo links and was struck by the telephone pole like gantry
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring jssailem at 9:26pm 06.21.22 I can do an "as built" documenting as I go. That is what we owners of mature boats have to do. Lab

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