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Morgan 51 OI main sail captainmitch at 7:50am 11.13.09 Morgan 1/2540 Does anyone have any ideas on the selling of a new condition main sail? I have a batten main by Mac
family sailing in a 36.7 BarryL at 7:42am 11.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1441 Hello, I currently own an O'day 35 and I am thinking of boat with better sailing performance. I rac
Fore aft trim Quoddy at 6:38am 11.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1803 We have a shallow draft, centerboard, light displacement, beam carried aft, boat. Am I right in assu
engine mount replacement M25XP lycaman at 9:41pm 11.12.09 Catalina 30 4/4540 I need to replace one rear engine mount, 88 Catalina 30. Can anyone advise what are the key steps to
Freshwater boats tgo918 at 7:13pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2057 I'm planing to move to the sea. Is it better to buy a fresh water boat than one in salt water
hoses Salish Sea Cruiser at 5:18pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1705 For preventive maintenance and at the recommendation of a surveyor, I am going to replace most of th
Hunter 240 Battens and Furling Jib attachment nofd843 at 4:51pm 11.12.09 Smaller Boats 2/2206 I have a Hunter 240 and I have a couple of questions. The first question is how do you get the lo
Oh Joy refit 11/12/09 (6) CharlieCobra at 4:44pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1382 I cut a section of the C-Flex away to pull a section of planking and get to the bad spot for further
Laptop and GPS question Sailor Sue at 1:35pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1797 I'm trying to hook up a USB GPS (Globalsat BU-353) to a laptop for charting. The instructions say to
Advice on Outboard motor bikermedic58 at 1:14pm 11.12.09 Day Sailers 9/3506 Hello to all. I am VERY new to sailing but I have purchased an O' Day 16 ft Daysailer. I can't see
Parts from "Raymarine dealer" West Marine Al - s/v Persephone at 12:59pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3476 This past spring, since my 4000 Mk 2 wheelpilot's belt was approaching the limits of its adjustment
Sailing Performance: List OK? Or Balance with Opposing Weight rardiH36 at 12:16pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2723 How important to sailing performance is being on even keel? My boat lists to port due to more wei
Toilet seat Pete2225 at 11:12am 11.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2124 Peggy, do you know of a replacement marine head toilet seat from Home Depot, or any other source. I
Toilet seat Pete2225 at 10:50am 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1522 Several months ago, someone advised that Home Depot had a toilet seat that fit a marine head and gav
Can anyone identify this boat?? (1) Sumner at 10:06am 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 20/8570 When we were walking the marina by Long Beach a couple months ago I took pictures of this boat. I co
Hey guys i updated my photo album if you wanna look emergpa1 at 10:00am 11.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2530 Hey guys. I put some good stuff on polishing in my album "the rebuild" if you want to check it out.
Solar decision..... Sanford H. at 9:50am 11.12.09 Smaller Boats 15/3513 OK... Another question... I'd like to put a solar panel on the boat, I am trying to do some research
Passage 42 chainplates Paul Cossman at 9:33am 11.12.09 Big Boats 14/3212 I've been following with interest the discussion about chainplate replacements on the Hunter 34 mode
why choose a hunter 260 sigoks at 5:56am 11.12.09 Smaller Boats 7/4942 I'm looking to buy a sailboat and have narrowed down my choices. The 260 is one of those choices. My
holding tank parts? stx203 at 5:55am 11.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2545 I have a Jabsco PAR mini-tank (6 gal) installed in my newly purchased '77 ODay 25. The hose connecti

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Catalina 315 Instruments Ward H at 8:02am 09.06.21 Anything that takes the helmsman's attention away from piloting the boat is a bad thing. I agree,
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 7:57am 09.06.21 I had a problem with blisters the first year on my 2008 309. Let the the blisters dry and filled th
CDI Furler question (1) Tally Ho at 7:49am 09.06.21 On my CDI, I run a line from the sail tack, down to a point on the furler that holds 3 turns of the
CDI Furler question (2) sail sfbay at 7:49am 09.06.21 Welcome to the forum!! Might refer to Flexible Furler 1 manual page 11 or Flexible Furler 2 manual
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues SailorFrank at 7:43am 09.06.21 I replaced mine several times. I finally made my own sump pump system. I used one of the standard s
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? (2) kodiak1120 at 7:42am 09.06.21 I finally got around to diving under my boat. Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last
Bilge Pump ray dann at 7:37am 09.06.21 How did you route the hose out of the bilge? Any pictures?
Searching for a trailer ! sail sfbay at 7:31am 09.06.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! One option is to have a trailer sho
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Ward H at 7:30am 09.06.21 I had l issues with water flow on my M25XP and OB pump. Intermittently I would have no water flow l
Impromptu Boat Hook Storage sail sfbay at 7:28am 09.06.21 Creative!!
Anyone know why there are two pick ups on starboard freshwater tank on the hunter passage 450- 456 or where they are located sail sfbay at 7:27am 09.06.21 Page 57A of the 450 owner's manual Hunter_450_10411156.pdf (sailboatowners.com) shows one starboard
Week Cruise Next Week Terry Cox at 6:54am 09.06.21 Nice to hear that you had a nice cruise, Mike, and congrats on your anniversary. Do try to allow mo
Marine Traffic Time Warp! jssailem at 6:18am 09.06.21 Teleportation it is the rave of future boat travel. Rumored to happen in places like the Bermuda Tr
Ring handle for hunter rear deck compartment JamesG161 at 6:06am 09.06.21 I have looked over and cannot find anything that will fit. Call the SBO shops HunterOwners.com cus
MAIN STAY jssailem at 5:55am 09.06.21 Welcome to the SBO forum. There is a reason for the lack of specific numbers. For racers the foresta
Ring handle for hunter rear deck compartment MySong at 5:51am 09.06.21 If I could find something that sat flush I would just use 4200 and glue it in
Ring handle for hunter rear deck compartment kloudie1 at 5:50am 09.06.21 A simple flat SS strap attached by screws on each end? Reach under the strap with a finger or two to
Ring handle for hunter rear deck compartment rgranger at 5:42am 09.06.21 I have had the SS swim ladder on my H26 repaired by a local welder who was able to do SS welds. It
Poker run DArcy at 5:42am 09.06.21 I was talking to some other people yesterday who where sailing by that area and saw some groups of j
Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 4:58am 09.06.21 If you cut it, you have to raise the mast step by the same amount or the standing rigging won't fit.

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