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Garhauer is A-1 in my book LDK at 12:18pm 03.17.10 Catalina 30 1/1764 I am pleased to report that Garhauer is A-1 in my book. Approximately 4 yrs ago I purchased their tr
Garhauer's A-1 in my book LDK at 12:09pm 03.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1410 I am please to report that Garhauer stands behind their product. Approximately 4 yrs ago I bought th
Dodger for S2 8.0C rfjsailor at 12:01pm 03.17.10 S2 2/2499 All Hands: Does anyone know where I might secure a use dodger (frame ' cloth) to fit my 1976 S2 8.
Converting a fixed galley to a sliding galley Tatlow at 10:49am 03.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1518 We're looking at purchasing a 2004 MacGregor 26M but it has a fixed galley behind the head by the da
Converting a fixed galley to a sliding galley Tatlow at 10:34am 03.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/4 We're looking at purchasing a 2004 MacGregor 26M but it has a fixed galley behind the head by the da
Repowering legend37 at 10:18am 03.17.10 Big Boats 4/1286 I'm looking at my original 1987 Yanmar 3HM35F toward rebuilding or repowering. Still evaluating the
Anchor and Dock Line Rick Belew at 9:47am 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 15/6697 I am replacing my anchor rode and dock lines using 3 strand nylon line. The two brands I am looking
Boat Painting Help clongly at 9:43am 03.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2105 I recently bought a 2002 MacGregor 26X. The previous owner took amazing care of the boat. I plan to
remodel galley on Beneteau 50 Joe23563 at 9:43am 03.17.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2568 I'm replacing my engine driven refridgeration with a DC/AC drawer system. Wondering if anyone has e
Solar project...sail related? You tell me. DannyS at 5:22am 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 21/2760 Hey guys...odd question for you... I am an artist, I build kinetic sculpture. Much of my work is dir
331 centerboard/swing keel cliffmann at 5:13am 03.17.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/8553 I am considering buying a 2004 331 with the centerboard/swing keel. Would like to get any feedback
Help for novice! streaker at 3:51am 03.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1238 Hello everyone, I found myself the owner of an O'day 30 retractable keel sailing boat last year af
Installing Compass derfus at 8:24pm 03.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2603 Hi, I am installing a Richie Compass and wanted to know if anyone sells a shim plate to level it on
What's The Maximum Heel For The 3GMF? Joe Mullee at 7:46pm 03.16.10 Big Boats 15/3800 I have the manual for my Yanmar but I couldn't find the answer. How much heel is too much heel? Th
Hunter 27 cutlass bearing change... (5) emkay at 7:07pm 03.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/4804 Cutlass, cutless? Whatever... Step one! Pull rudder (see other thread :) ) Find the setscrews thro
New Running Rigging stephen Penny at 7:03pm 03.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1421 Looking for your recommendations on a cost firm to replace running rigging on my sail boat located i
Replacing Swim Ladder rpwillia at 7:02pm 03.16.10 Catalina 310 10/2852 I am kicking around the idea of replacing my original ladder (one of the big non-telescoping ones) w
saildrive bottom paint? njsail at 7:02pm 03.16.10 Bavaria 3/4290 It's that time of year. I'm new to saildrives but have been reading as much as I can. Is there a l
Hunter 27 rudder repair (15) emkay at 6:16pm 03.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/5543 Not completely finished, but the hard part is done, I ran out of epoxy so I figured I'll post pics n
Leak in stuffing box area Jim D at 6:12pm 03.16.10 Big Boats 8/1611 We went to splash my boat today and found a leak, not on the new thru hull for the air-condition ins

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When the wind turns squirrely shemandr at 12:47pm 09.07.21 That's what auxiliary motors are for. There's no shame in using it. You're not doing anything wron
Throttle and Transmission Replacement Cables (2) Richard19068 at 12:45pm 09.07.21 I don't have lengths for you and you may already know this but have you checked for any numbers on
Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 12:37pm 09.07.21 Thank you for your reply. Kind of confirms my suspicion that the topping lift rope jumped into the h
When the wind turns squirrely jssailem at 12:33pm 09.07.21 The 2 larger lakes that appear in your area Torch and Portage look to be large water lakes with mode
When the wind turns squirrely jssailem at 12:21pm 09.07.21 Shawn... Without images of the surrounding hills, one can only guess at the conditions. Sailing l
Power washing the bilge? jssailem at 12:14pm 09.07.21 Or an interior that you can get wet and wipe down. Perhaps the idea applies more to deep bilges, lik
When the wind turns squirrely sail sfbay at 12:13pm 09.07.21 Maybe longer tacks on a beam reach?
Replacing Pulpit KZW at 12:12pm 09.07.21 Crowfoot wrench cannot go around the corner far enough on top of the headliner. Thanks very much f
Power washing the bilge? sail sfbay at 12:11pm 09.07.21 I would clean it with a biodegradeble bilge cleaner, not a power washer, using a procedure as descri
Power washing the bilge? BarryL at 12:10pm 09.07.21 Hey, AFAIK the only way to clean the bilge is to use lots of water, lots of degreasers, and lots of
Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 12:09pm 09.07.21 Answering any question with the question classic... I looked at the PDF download and I looked at my
Dufour 31 main halyard issues jssailem at 12:07pm 09.07.21 Welcome to the SBO forum Gary. Rope/wire halyards are an older method of dealing with the stretch
Replacing Pulpit Calif. Ted at 11:54am 09.07.21 The first 310's used pulpits from Railmakers in Costa Mesa, CA which were also used on the 28 some 3
Power washing the bilge? kodiak1120 at 11:46am 09.07.21 Yes, in many cases that's exactly what it means. :yikes: If your boat, like mine, would be damaged
Power washing the bilge? ggrizzard at 11:30am 09.07.21 Yes, in many cases that's exactly what it means. :yikes: If your boat, like mine, would be damaged
If you had one of these... Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 09.07.21 Geez ..................... ours wasn't wireless like yours. It was connected to the TV with a lon
If you had one of these... SFS at 10:35am 09.07.21 We had one for a black and white set in the late '60s as I recall. Only had two buttons. I took t
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Stu Jackson at 9:36am 09.07.21 Unrelated question: I know I read somewhere an explanation for what the 6 digit number on the big s
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 9:36am 09.07.21 On the boats I sail, which are available through my membership in USSCenterMartinCounty, there are n
If you had one of these... Hayden Watson at 9:15am 09.07.21 And your dog would howl every time you changed a channel. :laugh:

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