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Wtf? Why? Really? Unbelievable! pkdailey4 at 12:15pm 01.13.10 Destinations 12/5232 So I'm planing a trip out to the Farallon Islands and doing some research on the net. Its an amazing
Pre-86 C22 fuel locker modification malyea at 11:38am 01.13.10 Catalina 22 6/5142 C22's older than 1986 have the fuel can sittin' under the port aft cockpit seat - connected and expo
Sailboat Paint dscribner at 10:44am 01.13.10 Trailer Sailors 10/5941 I bought a 25' Lancer last year. She's in pretty good shape but could benefit from a coat of paint.
Want to learn sailing tooled84117 at 9:37am 01.13.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2683 Hello all! I'm new to the site so forgive me if I'm not up on the lingo or formalities. I recently f
C-22 Roller Furling Questions (1) Aldo at 9:19am 01.13.10 Catalina 22 4/10832 My wife came into a little money at Christmas and wants to get roller furling for our C-22. My son h
Why are no owner manuals available for download? ShaktisBoy at 8:40am 01.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1619 Greetings all. Last summer my wife and I purchased a 1993 Hunter 30T and so far we love the boat.
Hood LD furler upgrade sol y mar at 7:32am 01.13.10 Catalina 30 0/1434 I wanted to check on the furler upgrade for my 1988 cat 30 TRBS so I called Pompanette (Hood furler)
Cat320 Refrigeration replacement James J. Ricciuti at 7:29am 01.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1639 1994 Cat320 has a tired Adler/Barbour refrigeration unit that came with the boat. Have had many prob
Cabinet sliding doors med2463 at 5:51am 01.13.10 Ask All Sailors 19/912 Bought a Hunter 37C recently. Previous owner had elastic cords across the 2 open cabinets in the ma
cutlass bearing replacement ekkeb at 5:03am 01.13.10 Catalina 30 4/2305 Hi, I need some advice. My boat is Catalina 30 '89, standard rig, wing keel, Universal Diesel. I'm p
Hunter 14 Rudder vy8000 at 4:34am 01.13.10 Day Sailers 1/1984 Where can I get a new upper fitting for the rudder assembly? This is an older boat (1986) and I have
26X sail near Ft Pierce FL Jan 16-18? TedFromAtlanticCity at 11:55pm 01.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1150 Friends- I am a long-time owner of a Mac 26S, and I'm thinking hard of buying a 26X. However, I'
What about Battens? JMonda at 7:50pm 01.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1487 Hi Folks, Two of my battens were missing (I thought all three were at first). So I cut two batte
Bottom and prop paint for Chesapeake (Hampton Roads) mark_swart at 7:34pm 01.12.10 Big Boats 6/3478 Hello Bay sailors, I am moving this spring from a freshwater lake to the Hampton Roads area of the C
We need your help! Nereussailor at 6:36pm 01.12.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1815 I'm not sure if any of you out there in cybersailing land have heard of a guy named David Smedley,
Cutlass bearing replacement ekkeb at 4:56pm 01.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1387 My boat is Catalina 30 '89, standard rig, wing keel, Universal Diesel. I need to replace Cutlass bea
removing a north sail roller furling joewps at 3:21pm 01.12.10 Big Boats 4/3963 I have a 1984 34 hunter. I have the mast off and redoing the standing rigging. So far so good but fo
Hunter 27 revival post #1 1/12/10 (6) emkay at 2:37pm 01.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2519 It's official, the boat is mine. I went down today to collect the sails, cushions, batteries,and beg
boat ramps for fixed keel floridasailing at 2:35pm 01.12.10 Trailer Sailors 16/18694 I just bought a cal 25 mk ii with a four foot six foot draft. With the boat on the trailer the keel
Engine removal on a 322 Capn Pete at 1:41pm 01.12.10 Bigger Boats 1/1581 The bad news is that the Yanmar 2GM20F on my O'day 322 is in need of a rebuild. (It's cheaper than b

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Near Miss in Port Huron Tally Ho at 6:38pm 08.25.21 The average current on the Detroit and St Clair rivers is between 4-5 kts with the area under the A
Auto-Pilots Tally Ho at 6:35pm 08.25.21
NOT buying H34 jssailem at 6:34pm 08.25.21 Sorry, Denise, I have been away from the forums for a couple of days. The wheel pilot uses what Ra
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 (1) DArcy at 6:30pm 08.25.21 Another suggestion, get a chart app on your phone. I use Navionics but there are others out there. I
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 6:22pm 08.25.21 Not entirely crazy. You do need to understand how to read a chart to know where the chanel is. Other
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ward H at 6:21pm 08.25.21 Am I crazy to think that I could launch the boat at NSC, start the 9.9 and motor around for an hour
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! jssailem at 6:17pm 08.25.21 If you see good water exiting with the exhaust then this is probably working correctly. Additional
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 6:16pm 08.25.21 More than the brand is matching the type of AP to the boat and the type of sailing you want to trust
forepole lenght Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 08.25.21
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI jssailem at 5:57pm 08.25.21 A fellow SBO member @LeslieTroyer and good sailing buddy bought a boat with an installed propane hea
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI sailme88 at 5:47pm 08.25.21 Had a Bristol 32 that the PO had installed a small pot belly stove in. First thing I did was yard it
Racing Rules BarryL at 5:42pm 08.25.21 Hi, AFAIK there are no rules regarding anchors on the bow. Note that the racing rules of racing sta
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames jssailem at 5:39pm 08.25.21 Good for you Kelly. It is a project like eating an elephant. You can do it... One bite at a time.
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead young_gray at 5:30pm 08.25.21 Fun fact: when the windows are leaking, water drips down the closet fascia and brings teak oil with
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 5:27pm 08.25.21 Ok, so I finally broke down and fashioned a scraper from an old knife and got the big chunks off. T
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:26pm 08.25.21 Thanks, maybe the Ottawa river it will be. Possibly including Advantage, will look into it if I don
Racing Rules Stu Jackson at 5:22pm 08.25.21 My experiences: Our racing committees usually set those rules. In our one design races, we had two
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 5:00pm 08.25.21 CPT Autopilot is a wheel mount. Stand alone system that can and has steered very large vessels. I li
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:59pm 08.25.21 You seem pretty comfortable with this type of work so I would not approach the yard until absolutel
37C Mast Lights Bolander at 4:53pm 08.25.21 Great Advice! Thx

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