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Oday 22 Cockpit sole gholcombe at 11:24am 06.22.09 Day Sailers 2/1441 I am noticing when sailing under moderate winds some slippage of the cockpit sole on the plywood sup
Sailboat Race (2) william at 11:20am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3200 Mattapoisett 'Spring around the Bay' 2009 race. Sailboat "Shannon" and her crew performed great. We
Marina holds Title? Ron20324 at 10:55am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1874 Whatever happened to the guy whose marina kept his title until he launched and paid his bill?
1978 Hunter 27 Roller Furler plans fawcettandrew at 10:49am 06.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2858 I think this should be mentioned in the forum someplace but i'm having trouble with the site search.
I need cabin light covers jwhuhta at 10:48am 06.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1734 Greetings....I have a 1979 Catalina 27, Hull 4402. I need at least 2, but up to four cabin light co
ply-wood covering Franklin at 10:45am 06.22.09 Big Boats 4/1099 On my boat (376) and I assume all Hunters, the wood they use on the inside of the boat seems to be a
Digital TV Antenna gczenis at 8:58am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4730 Has anyone had any experience with digital TV antennas? My boat is located in Forked River NJ and i
dodger windows Bill C320, Papillon at 8:57am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2037 Looking for suggestions on the best way to clean plastic dodger windows without scratching them.
Yanmar 2GM starting problem airframe23 at 8:46am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/8765 Doing a cold start on my Yanmar 2GM requires that I use the decompression lever on the #2 cyl while
grey cockpit marianneburkhart at 8:12am 06.22.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/951 The cockpit used to be shiny white. Now it is rather grey. I can scrub with Soft Scrub and get a sm
Just bought a 1983 295....advice? Unsatiable7 at 8:05am 06.22.09 Seidelmann 0/2075 Just purchased an 83 295 and planning on pulling her out for a total refit in the next few days. Was
The Gauntlet (1) sailaway78 at 8:01am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1467 Still heading south, slowly. But must tell you, coming out of Boca Grande pass Sunday morning was
Jabsco Head not pulling in Water pfaffk - Wanderlust at 7:23am 06.22.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2417 My Jabsco head will not pull in water via the thruhull. I bought the re-build kit and re-built it ye
Herreshoff Museum (3) Tim R. at 7:13am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2053 I spent Saturday at the Herreshoff Museum in Bristol, RI this weekend. It is a great place to visit
wayne has new old boat wayne keiderling at 7:11am 06.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1627 I have just traded one of my sunfish boats for an older O'Day. It is 11ft.6in. has a 19.6ft. mast dr
How far can a 310 go? jfreeman at 6:46am 06.22.09 Catalina 310 3/2189 There is a post here ( http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=636159#post636159
mechanical guage LESLIE at 6:11am 06.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1100 The guage in the water tanks are mechanical not elec.,does anyone no where to get them .Maybe a good
Required running lights Texas Lake Sailor at 5:52am 06.22.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2629 Had an interesting thing happen Friday night on Lake Travis, was stopped by a sheriff patrol boat. H
H356 Rodkicker... Doug/Karen at 4:39am 06.22.09 Big Boats 7/1654 I must be missing something. The rodkicker on our boat is fully compressed and therefore acts as a
Anchor locker leak Breal at 12:16am 06.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 10/1669 I have a leak in the anchor locker. there are 6 total screws and nuts on the triangular plate in th

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H34 buy or not... kloudie1 at 12:11pm 07.16.21 The two things to look out for are the compression post and the chain plate anchors. Lots of posts h
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (2) sail sfbay at 11:59am 07.16.21 Just installed these 3/4" diameter split loom corrugated power cord cover on my 30 amp cord at the d
Electric repower dLj at 11:57am 07.16.21 Great summary by John. My take is pretty much in-line with that. I'll add in, I'm planning on doin
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? sail sfbay at 11:45am 07.16.21 I'm just wondering about the safety of having the jib sheets on the cabin top rather than on the co
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? shemandr at 11:32am 07.16.21 I'm just wondering about the safety of having the jib sheets on the cabin top rather than on the coc
H34 buy or not... BobH57 at 11:18am 07.16.21 Years ago there was a gentleman in my marina that sailed his Hunter 34 in the Annapolis to Bermuda R
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? duck21 at 11:14am 07.16.21 I agree completely. This is my second boat (both used), but I am very much seeing how even my expe
Electric repower jssailem at 11:10am 07.16.21 I'm thinking of going this route. It is not about the costs or the install, or the improvements in
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? jssailem at 10:43am 07.16.21 those grips to stop-off the jib sheets we had horn cleats for the jib sheets One can look at the
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 10:37am 07.16.21 Marriage counselor: "Your wife says you never buy her flowers." Me: "To be honest, I never knew sh
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging JamesG161 at 10:17am 07.16.21 the orange light does not light up If that light is functional, you need to check your shore power
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging JamesG161 at 10:15am 07.16.21 Here is your Hunter 260 Owner's manual and many other Downloads that might help... HunterOwners.com
Retractible Keel Line Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 10:09am 07.16.21 No comment on all three ugly mugshots Ha
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging sparkschris at 10:00am 07.16.21 Thank you! I am loving her so far! So the shore breaker switch I turn to 'ON', but the orange light
Retractible Keel Line Replacement (1) rgranger at 9:58am 07.16.21 @sullyd First, safety is a factor. Trying to save a buck is foolish. Have the boat lifted. In
Sta-lok fittings jssailem at 9:39am 07.16.21 Hi Pat Welcome to the SBO Forum and the world of sailors. Congrats on the retirement and the new boa
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging sail sfbay at 9:35am 07.16.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 260!! Propose the following seriatim: Check s
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:34am 07.16.21 Bad Dad Joke... What was bad about that joke? Very funny. It really shook my naval. -Will
Hunter 216 keel problem tackstera at 9:32am 07.16.21 Just had the same thing happen to my keel. How was this situation resolved?
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 9:32am 07.16.21

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