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Water Heater thaeni at 6:55pm 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1296 I have a 6 gallon Seaward water Heater and the heating element does not function. Is it a replaceabl
Rudder/Tiller paint jbrock at 6:53pm 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1931 I have just removed barnacles and cleaned up my rudder. I'm not going to bottom paint the hull and
Drop Keel Out 1974 Venture 25 Jim25 at 5:32pm 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3529 Drop Keel Out 1974 Venture 25 pics are HERE Hi Just thought i would say I took my keel out today a
Wanted: O'day 22 Genoa 150% Genoa damoses1 at 3:25pm 05.23.10 Day Sailers 0/1597 I am looking for a used 150% Genoa for my 1977 O'day 22 sailboat. If you have one, or know where
Safety and Sea Survival Course Grasshopp at 3:16pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1685 I just started this course yesterday in Melbourne VIC. It is a required course for Cat 1 ' 2 races h
New here, want to say Hi and need Vision 32 info cappymorgan at 2:09pm 05.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1355 Hi, I need some info from V32 owners. I had a H 33.5 that I sailed and lived aboard a few years in t
How much paint will it take to paint a c-22 topside? e714753 at 1:54pm 05.23.10 Catalina 22 0/1567 Does anyone know how much paint I will need to spray my c-22 with three coats of interlux topside pa
Standing Riggin Specs Mac 25 solartstudios at 1:48pm 05.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1422 the standing rigging on my Mac25 was replaced by the previous owner and seems way too loose. Does a
Sunbrella Cockpit Cushions New Beginning at 1:48pm 05.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2617 Have recently purchased a 2000 Beneteau 411. We would like to have Sunbrella cockpit cushions in Fo
Water line leak Bill Hall at 12:03pm 05.23.10 Big Boats 3/1834 I have a fresh water leak (significant) beneath the liner in the forward shower. I see no obvious a
Screws stripped bellnier at 11:49am 05.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1773 I'm getting ready to sail my O'Day 22 for the first time next week. I noticed that the rudder was lo
Chain plate support posts on '93 Hunter 30T Numlock at 10:57am 05.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1558 What are those partly exposed stainless steel posts, port and starboard inside the cabin, that suppo
Head sail trim Broke Sailor at 10:41am 05.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5461 Whenever I try to sail in 25KTs and above apparent wind close hauled my forestay shakes violently wi
Towing vehicle (Chrysler Pacifica) lbyonkers at 9:17am 05.23.10 Smaller Boats 5/3723 Does anyone tow their H23 or something of similar weight with a Chrysler Pacifica? I'm interested i
H23 Rigging neodem at 9:03am 05.23.10 Smaller Boats 3/1510 I just bought a 1985 Hunter 23 and spent some time this weekend launching and cleaning her up. I hav
85 swing keel peptobysmol at 8:18am 05.23.10 Smaller Boats 2/1315 I have an '85 swing keel and would like to know what the most aft bilge area is supposed to look lik
Maintenance of Furler wonbae at 8:09am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1861 My Benateau 321 has a Profurling system, and nothing has been done since the boat was new(1996). I
lock washers John at 8:08am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2737 Okay, here's a question on a little detail: In screwing a machine screw into a threaded piece of met
Rigging change wonbae at 8:06am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1729 How often a set of rigging should be changed? I have a Oceanus 321 purchased in 1996 and have been s
Detergent in holding tank george kornreich at 7:50am 05.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2644 Hi Peggie. What sort of Tide detergent is best (they make gobs of different ones) to loosen the s

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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
hunter 31 prop carrier assembly (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:58pm 06.21.22 this piece is not detached, there is a thin line separating the prop cylinder carrier from the h
Battery (1) Jacktar at 7:55pm 06.21.22 group 27 fits just fine in battery box and baseplate in my 1983 catalina 22

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