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Pre-86 C22 fuel locker modification malyea at 11:38am 01.13.10 Catalina 22 6/5362 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 10/6375 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 16/2776 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 4/11927 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 3/1679 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 0/1559 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 2/1749 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 4/2537 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 1/2170 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 2/1236 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 3/1612 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 6/3764 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 5/1878 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 0/1443 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 4/4442 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 13/2693 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 16/20643 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 1/1712 The bad news is that the Yanmar 2GM20F on my O'day 322 is in need of a rebuild. (It's cheaper than b
Lancer 29 keel leak Gordon2249 at 11:30am 01.12.10 Lancer 9/5960 Hi we are looking at a lancer 29 to buy, that has been grounded. The keel seems to be leaking into t

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Generator BigEasy at 9:43am 05.05.22 Agree with Capta, Honda 2200 is the standard, by which others are compared. There are propane conv
Generator Head Sail at 9:31am 05.05.22 Any suggestions from you on what is a good model generator. Any input or suggestions would be great
windlass not working and how to use it solo? BigEasy at 9:29am 05.05.22 The remote looks badly weather worn, but if it's not broken, don't fix it. Not sure of yo
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 9:23am 05.05.22 Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when
Pedestal Compass, True North? Mark Maulden at 9:16am 05.05.22
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 9:10am 05.05.22 Thanks that is great to learn, just talked to the they are BoatUS now. Will give me some additional
Pedestal Compass, True North? LloydB at 9:06am 05.05.22 Paper charts show true north. Magnetic campuses point to the northerly direction of the magnetic fie
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 9:05am 05.05.22 Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when t
Mast wiring access (1) jssailem at 8:56am 05.05.22 Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 jon hansen at 8:54am 05.05.22 i carry a photo copy of my master's license, now expired. the coasties excepted it during a random s
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 8:41am 05.05.22 It is just this: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/shroud-tension.1249933361 As you can se
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dlochner at 8:41am 05.05.22 The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 8:39am 05.05.22 She be looks pretty. Key is to find your way of docking with her. Then practice. Only come into the
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments jssailem at 8:35am 05.05.22 There are several good sources for Multi Functional Displays to guide you on your cruising adventure
Pleasure Craft Operator Card dandan88 at 8:31am 05.05.22 Hi John .. Thanks. Yes - the course was good. I think the code is a general coupon code and good for
Pleasure Craft Operator Card jssailem at 8:27am 05.05.22 You found the program helpful. You used a discount code. Is this code available for use by other ind
Pleasure Craft Operator Card jssailem at 8:25am 05.05.22 Welcome Dan Dan to the SBO forum.
shroud tension Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 05.05.22 @Walton Stanley take a couple of photos of the current shroud adjusters. Did any of the boats com
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dandan88 at 8:24am 05.05.22 In Canada all operators of a pleasure craft need proof of competency. A pleasure craft operator card
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 8:13am 05.05.22 She be looks pretty. Key is to find your way of docking with her. Then practice. Only come into the

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