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Will a 16" prop fit a Cat 30 CM at 9:01am 05.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1215 Does anyone know if a 16 inch folding prop would fit a catalina 30 ? I will have to check the pit
Fallen mast - suggestions for raising singlehandedly tc0nn at 8:13am 05.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3924 So I've got my new (to me) 1996 26x in the boat yard. I'm raising the mast using the mast raising "s
tongue troubles Dave D at 8:00am 05.20.09 Smaller Boats 5/1138 alright guys. I continue to have trouble retracting my tongue extension after retrieval. After takin
boom lines on the 8.6 mcchesney44@earthlink.net at 7:26am 05.20.09 S2 4/2445 I'm setting up my (new to me) 8.6 for the first time and am a bit puzzled by the lines inside the bo
toggles for 97 hunter 26 tomholland at 7:20am 05.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1396 replaced toggles after bending them with mast raising but the new ones 5/16lh24 are too long, not th
Loose footed main (1) Bilgewater at 6:37am 05.20.09 Smaller Boats 0/921 After reading Don Guillette's sail trim book, I decided to go with a loose footed main this season.
340 Mixing Elbow Cleaning Lauren340 at 4:08am 05.20.09 Big Boats 3/1135 I was told that I may need to clean my 2000 340 mixing elbow, since it is now 9 years old and never
Voltage Regulation for LED Lighting geoffschultz at 4:01am 05.20.09 Ask All Sailors 27/5490 A couple of years ago I installed DoctorLED (http://www.doctorled.com/p24.htm) Mars Dome interior li
When do you dump the water?? (H260) yadayada at 9:34pm 05.19.09 Smaller Boats 7/1342 When do you dump the water out of your H260? Do you open the valve when you first guide it on the t
Can a vent hose permeate? mcaswell at 9:28pm 05.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2919 I replaced my old sanitation hose with Trident a few weeks ago. I had assumed this hose was permeat
Port Stay no longer on centerline of spreader Digger at 9:00pm 05.19.09 Catalina 30 1/1398 I have not been up to take a look. I plan to use spinaker halyard to assist the 2 short stays to ke
Keel Bolts chambao at 6:52pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1874 I have just replaced all the rigging on my Cat 27. As I was languishing in self congratulation I rou
I'm breaking some rules Mac at 6:18pm 05.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1405 I want some opinions to see what the response is. I just finished painting my keel on my 1982 M 25.
Cabin Painting lingarner at 5:41pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1894 Thinking of doing some painting in my cabin. What type of paint and what process is there top it? Ma
Holding tank replacement for Hunter 37.5 SailsIncentive at 3:44pm 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5354 Can anyone give me some pointers on removing the oringinal aluminum holding tank and replacing it wi
Six Months aboard an H33 nick at 3:10pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 13/3829 After spending six months cruising the Queensland coast on board Sweet Mango I thought that it might
Mast Up and Damage (3) JoeD at 3:10pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3028 Had my mast put up by yard yesterday. After I brought boat back to slip noticed that there was damag
Does anyone in the Pro-Audio industry sail? tvangrove at 3:05pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2437 This is not your typical sailors question, but curiosity is making me ask. I work in the professiona
Recommended Autopilot For Hunter 40 realguy1954 at 2:56pm 05.19.09 Big Boats 3/1273 It has come time to install an autohelm or our new/old 1989 hunter 40 previous owner had a system on
Mounting roller furler above anchor locker JohnD2022 at 2:16pm 05.19.09 Smaller Boats 3/1387 I'm trying to figure out a good way to mount my new roller furler to my Hunter 23, with the forestay

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Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 9:02am 03.13.22 Eve of World War One. That was a huge factor. They left almost at the same moment Germany declare
Purchasing Sails sail sfbay at 8:45am 03.13.22 .......... local loft will often provide less expensive repairs...........AND you can develop a rela
Allied Titanium? dLj at 8:40am 03.13.22 DLj I wouldn't expect that they would be casting it from titanium. I would expect they would be fab
Purchasing Sails Apex at 8:35am 03.13.22 @sail sfbay <<<AGREED. Buy local. In addition the local loft will often provide less expensive rep
Shackleton's Endurance Found jssailem at 8:25am 03.13.22 Are you saying Shackleton knowingly embarked at a less than ideal time? It was a race to be the fi
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 8:25am 03.13.22 Pete, Welcome to SBO and congrats on your Bristol 24. She is known as a great Pocket Cruiser. With
Allied Titanium? joe28532 at 8:15am 03.13.22 DLj I wouldn't expect that they would be casting it from titanium. I would expect they would be fabr
Icebox conversion kits Justin_NSA at 8:14am 03.13.22 We had the refrigeration unit that a PO installed repaired a couple years back. From a sailor that w
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Apex at 8:14am 03.13.22 @clutch: get and read Peggie's book on sanitation systems. I used the following for Ronco tank in
Purchasing Sails sail sfbay at 8:14am 03.13.22 ...........Where do you by your sails? Online or a local sail loft? What is the benefit(s) of the on
Allied Titanium? dLj at 8:03am 03.13.22 Almost but not quite. It has a plate on the back that fits the shape of the bowsprit. Also none of
Icebox conversion kits DArcy at 7:57am 03.13.22 My upgrade to refrigeration included the entire boat. I cruised (weekends only) for many years with
Purchasing Sails PaulK at 7:56am 03.13.22 We like buying locally as well. Our advantage is that there are many lofts near here. UK, Z Sails, N
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power BigEasy at 7:54am 03.13.22 I suggest you consider a boat maintenance course to get a basic understanding of boat systems. At l
Bristol 24 water tank (1) jssailem at 7:51am 03.13.22 Pete, Welcome to SBO and congrats on your Bristol 24. She is known as a great Pocket Cruiser. With a
Allied Titanium? (2) joe28532 at 7:42am 03.13.22 Does your canse iron essentially look like this? bowsprit. Also none of those premade bronze ones
Purchasing Sails jssailem at 7:35am 03.13.22 I would prefer to do a local purchase. Get them to do the measurements. That way "I" cannot mess th
Here's something you don't see every day Will Gilmore at 7:28am 03.13.22 In which constellation is "Taco Bell"! Tortillus the Bull. :poop: -Will
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 7:28am 03.13.22 Likely not structural. It is possible the installer secured the tank to the hull with screws and gl
Allied Titanium? (1) dLj at 7:21am 03.13.22 Does your canse iron essentially look like this?

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