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Anti-skid deck? Wackman at 7:57pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2818 I have just done some minor "soft-deck" repair to my 1973 O'day 22. Now I want to cover up the small
ODay 23 mast raising Guest at 7:40pm 04.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 19/5230 Hello, Since its getting very close to the time to actually put this new, to us, ODay 23 in the w
The Lancer forum post do not show up in SBO forum when you click caguy at 7:35pm 04.21.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2665 The Lancer forum posts do not show up in SBO forum when you click on the "Show posts from all forum
mast base for H23 billleathen at 7:08pm 04.21.09 Smaller Boats 5/1366 Has anyone removed the mast base on a H23. I am planning to run the halyards aft and I want to add
Moving Main Sheet Traveller Julian Hood at 7:06pm 04.21.09 Bigger Boats 0/1105 I am thinking of moving my Main Sheet traveller from in front of the cabin door to the top of the ca
Solar panel to battery wiring FrankM at 7:00pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4739 I hope this is a simple question. I want to set up a solar panel to charge my batteries. The size,
Catalina 30, Swim Ladder Charlie3472 at 6:36pm 04.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2610 Good Evening, Trying to get some thoughts on remounting the "original equipment" swim ladder on my 1
Outhaul block & fuel filter??? Breal at 6:20pm 04.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1580 Hello all, I'm new to this forum and this upcoming season will be my 4th season sailing, so I'm stil
How to remove H376 foredeck hatches? Allan Frey at 5:34pm 04.21.09 Big Boats 3/1581 Any suggestions on the easiest way to remove the three Lewmar coastline hatches on the H376 foredeck
First Sail Of The Season jsalley at 5:18pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1295 After a long winter filled with numerous upgrade projects, took the boat out today for the first sai
eye strap-mast raising system Bob in LA at 3:26pm 04.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1313 Can anyone tell me the exact position of the eye strap for the mast raising on my 1995 26S. My boat
Conflicting info re: anode material Roy10289 at 1:56pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1197 This will be my second season on Lake Champlain . Can anyone tell me what material they use for the
catalina C27 trailer wanted goinfishin at 1:56pm 04.21.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/3184 Wow! I did a crazy thing. I finally bought my first sail boat! It's a 1974 Catalina 27. I've want
Installing a Depth Sounder sfa sailor at 1:53pm 04.21.09 Day Sailers 0/1148 I have a 1970 Mariner which I have restored. I have purchased a Hummingbird Depth Sounder/Finder.
Some people sailaway78 at 1:52pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2638 Have to laugh at this. Just did a tune up and water pump on my dink motor. The mighty and very p
mast Adrian9458 at 1:32pm 04.21.09 Smaller Boats 1/1095 what would you use to spruce up the mast?
mast castaway at 1:26pm 04.21.09 Smaller Boats 3/1261 Any one drill into the mast to add a bracket for a wind vane? any suggestions?
Blown Engine on my Cat! Fly Away at 1:07pm 04.21.09 Catalina 30 57/6984 Blown Engine on my Cat! UPDATE!!! NEW LUMP IS IN UPDATE POST 58 Well, it looks as if we have blow
Mainsail Reefing - With Dutchman jfreeman at 11:45am 04.21.09 Catalina 310 5/3025 Hey all - I am a new 310 owner, hull #40 (IA membership paid up a couple weeks ago...). My last b
O'day 28 bilge pump ombskid at 11:13am 04.21.09 Bigger Boats 5/3329 I just bought a 1980 O'day 28. There is a cut end of a hose in the bilge. i think it is supposed to

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Head Always Full Davidasailor26 at 3:56am 01.20.22 Is it possible that the tank vent is plugged, preventing the pump out from really pumping the tank e
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 3:41am 01.20.22
Starter or battery (1) Light air at 3:16am 01.20.22 The problem with trying to jump the starter is that it is on the boat and in the water. I tried to
25-II throttle cable replacement cmccosta at 2:16am 01.20.22 I am looking at purchasing the HDI stainless steel mixer elbow and adaptor joint. One concern I ha
25-II throttle cable replacement cmccosta at 2:00am 01.20.22 I assume your mean that the nipple is too short (standard on the HDI elbow). You can purchase a lo
Fairleads Joe at 1:43am 01.20.22 Look up "Barber-hauler" if you're seeking a method to bring your lead inboard. (or outboard even) M
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailcapt340 at 12:17am 01.20.22
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Ken13559 at 12:12am 01.20.22 If its any help, my H326 Wing Span is 33.5" (tip-to-tip).
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Joe at 10:11pm 01.19.22 You'll need liability ins to stay in most marinas... plus a heft environmental provision. Your boat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question FastOlson at 10:10pm 01.19.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that their
Starter or battery Joe at 10:08pm 01.19.22 Pray it's the battery, starters are pricey. Batteries can go bad just sitting in the garage. If i
First time out of the water in 8 years Joe at 10:02pm 01.19.22 That does not look like blistering. Blisters occur between gel coat and fiberglass so it would appe
Heat exchanger anode SJN at 9:53pm 01.19.22 Hello! I too have a 2004 C310, hull 260. I recently replaced the zinc and was able to do so with c
Heat exchanger anode Tom J at 9:32pm 01.19.22
First time out of the water in 8 years Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 01.19.22 Any idea what the keel is ? C.I. magnetic. Lead non-magnetic ? Has the keel detached from the hul
Head Always Full Ralph Johnstone at 9:05pm 01.19.22 You'd think it would, and so did I for years, but people have been flushing veggie oil for decades
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered sail sfbay at 8:52pm 01.19.22 Never seen that.
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Techstyle at 8:52pm 01.19.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wate
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Ralph Johnstone at 8:07pm 01.19.22 I replaced the bilge pump and am planning on hauling in 3 weeks to address the keel. I know I alw
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 8:00pm 01.19.22 My understanding is that you can't get insurance on sailboats over a certain age... is that correct

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