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Looking to buy a lancer 27PS (new sailor) packman at 6:38am 05.29.09 Lancer 0/2457 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How i
Tachometer not working BaySailerBill at 5:09am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3512 Hi All, I own a 1984 Catalina C27 with a Universal M18 Deisel motor. I'm having a problem with my
Reverse Cycle Hugh4753 at 4:13am 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1223 AC Installation Question I've got a '94, 35.5 Legend and am going to install a reverse cycle this s
Too Good to be True ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 11:14pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1932 Has anyone tried this antifouling substitute and if so, what kind of results did you get ? http://w
venture 15 ahill16 at 8:49pm 05.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1924 i am restoring a macgregor venture 15 and i was wondering if any body knew the lenghts of the jib sa
Look out for? ksmith4312 at 7:42pm 05.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1390 I am very interested in the late 70's early 80's H27. Wondering what major items to be aware of.
Harken or Hood? BobM at 7:36pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3095 Besides condemning my whole rig as unsound, the rigger is also saying I should change my Hood Seafur
Stanchion Question hunter 28.5 (1) agittler at 7:13pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2448 I need to replace one of the stanchions on my hunter 28.5 which was damaged in an accident. As you c
ST60 Speed Transducer Replacement gregw at 7:09pm 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6073 I have a two year old ST60 Speed Instrument now reading all zeros. It worked fine last year, but did
New Hunter 22 owner!!! mryan6 at 6:56pm 05.28.09 Smaller Boats 2/1365 I recently acquired my first sailboat, which happens to be a 1985 hunter 22. It has been out of the
rigging alternator temporarily luvitt at 6:54pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2167 I think i need to replace my wiring harness. actually, i havent even tested it. i have it disconne
Racers Ego/Attitude Ducati at 5:43pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3006 Fellow sailors I crew on a race boat however my wife won't anymore. She did for years but found t
Javelin Help Mark P. LeGassey at 5:24pm 05.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2014 my father in law has become the the new owner of a oday javelin. i need to find someone who can advi
Tranny removal with boat in water? Mitch35.5 at 5:00pm 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1144 Does anyone know if a tranny can be removed without hauling out? Or, can you get the required shaft
Teaching admiral to sail - need HELP PLEASE breweraz at 4:36pm 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1655 My admiral has decided that she wants to take the helm. Whereas I am pleased and excited she has tak
snap rigs mikals at 3:43pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1616 where can I purchase snap rings for my steering wheel? Omitting Edsons $8.00 each price.
26.5What to look out for Tortuga at 3:34pm 05.28.09 Smaller Boats 4/1391 I am looking at a 87 Hunter 26.5 and was interested if there is advice as to what to look out for th
Need advice rigging spinnaker halyard (3) GoneAway at 3:07pm 05.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2178 Trying to figure out the best way of running the spinnaker halyard out of the sheave box and forward
Cutting Propeller Shaft Fly Away at 2:45pm 05.28.09 Catalina 30 3/2597 Howdy. Due to unfortunate circumstances, (see "blown engine on my cat) I need to cut the shaft on m
Hunter 386 Performance? Big Red for life at 2:38pm 05.28.09 Big Boats 5/10222 I am wondering what the performance of the hunter 386 under sail and motoring. Is it hard to dock? C

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P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use kappykaplan at 6:00am 12.10.21 @Puesta del sol , could you post photos of your set up? Tks.
Universal transmission failure while sailing kappykaplan at 5:57am 12.10.21 Maybe the prop is fouled with a fishing or crab trap line? :plus: Been there, done that once.
A couple trailering questions Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 12.10.21 +1 for towing insurance. Some RV insurance covers trailers as well. I once had a truck leave me str
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 12.10.21 Yes. The but the real reason for end grain is high compressive strength (balsa is hell weak the oth
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tally Ho at 4:57am 12.10.21 Guilty as charged! I'm out of my mind with boredom. (Obviously.) I was hoping someone would say it
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" danooxnard at 4:25am 12.10.21 A sailor is someone who sails a boat. A sailer is a guy from Georgia who just sold his boat. No offe
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Will Gilmore at 3:20am 12.10.21 My log house main bathroom is not vented. We were exprience mold on the ceiling from shower condens
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Crusty Ol Salt at 9:19pm 12.09.21 I FINALLY got connected to a cooperative seller with an O'Day 25, 1985 centerboard model. so far we
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 9:11pm 12.09.21 Congrats Jimmy. I love a story that has a happy ending. Will be looking for the stories of your c
Passage 42 bilge question JamesG161 at 8:44pm 12.09.21 yes- i have an onan- All diesel fuel recirculates when running, even the Generator. You might as
Passage 42 bilge question Puesta del sol at 8:24pm 12.09.21 i am still chasing a diesel small leak into the bilge. I have cleaned and dried the engine around i
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 7:36pm 12.09.21 Thank you, I hope i see some of the SBO members out there. jimmy mc
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Will Gilmore at 7:24pm 12.09.21 Nice looking boat. Your plans sound exciting. Let us know your itinerary when you finally shove of
self tacking jib (1) DArcy at 6:50pm 12.09.21 My boat came with a 135% and 105% fore sails. I only use the 105% because it is so much easier to ta
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35pm 12.09.21 http://www.catalina400-445.org/Library/400/Catalina%20400%20MKII%20Owners%20Manual.pdf under the af
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Tom Graves at 6:27pm 12.09.21 inside your Lesson pedestal under the compass there is an adjustment screw. if there isn't one like
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 6:22pm 12.09.21 I'll check that tomorrow. Thank you!
Universal transmission failure while sailing Davidasailor26 at 6:19pm 12.09.21 Maybe the prop is fouled with a fishing or crab trap line? That would be the least expensive possibi
1997 Bennetaue oceanis 400 stop switch wiring? bwagner187 at 5:46pm 12.09.21 Thanks so much .. I just want to have a clear understanding of the design and engineering behind the
self tacking jib shemandr at 5:20pm 12.09.21 I would prefer the self tacking jib. Life is too short to crank in genoas.

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