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How concerned should I be? Manny at 8:16pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2208 The backstory: A few weeks ago I replaced my old 8 HP four stroke outboard with a Honda 9.9 HP Four
Anti-skid deck? Wackman at 7:57pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2867 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 19/5398 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) 2/2696 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 5/1391 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 0/1171 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 9/4940 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 0/2636 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 4/1599 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 3/1624 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 3/1326 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 3/1345 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 3/1231 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 7/3256 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 0/1181 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 19/2685 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 1/1118 what would you use to spruce up the mast?
mast castaway at 1:26pm 04.21.09 Smaller Boats 3/1280 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 57/7568 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 5/3109 Hey all - I am a new 310 owner, hull #40 (IA membership paid up a couple weeks ago...). My last b

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Thoughts on replacing 1-1/2-inch hose with 1-inch hose rgranger at 1:00pm 03.14.22 Makes sense to me but... I don't have much experience with mercerator pumps.
Decal Questions (1) mrreg at 12:03pm 03.14.22 You definitely need to have a naming ceremony....check the "rules" on line via a google search. It'
Looking for artists for a logo Will Gilmore at 11:55am 03.14.22 Reach out to @Will Gilmore here. He did a beautiful wood burn image for me from a photo I had of m
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Parsons at 11:53am 03.14.22 I was told, or read here, to add a rinse agent to the rinse cycle when machine washing to fully rins
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. jssailem at 11:48am 03.14.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. May it give you much joy. See your boa
How to cleaning halyard on the boat jssailem at 11:42am 03.14.22 Moderate success can be accomplished by getting a big bucket, some liquid soap, and water up on deck
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 (1) jssailem at 11:31am 03.14.22 Note most windlass makers ( as in this page from the Lewmar install manual ) state. There must be
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 03.14.22 Of course it would be easier to use a runner to take the halyard off the boat and put it in a comme
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 03.14.22 Depending on the year of your boat, the installation I used on my boat may work as you mentioned a m
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 JoeWhite at 11:08am 03.14.22 Photos would help
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:29am 03.14.22 I think spell check got you on that one.;) -Will
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 10:26am 03.14.22 My experience with Lithium batteries is with an electric bike but it brings up a "management " issu
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post Dalliance at 10:22am 03.14.22 Thanks Roy. Ideally I can bond the joist to the hull sides and leave a space at the bottom so that
Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker Will Gilmore at 10:14am 03.14.22 Uhh, JRacer? I swear, it said JRacer, before I hit :redface: -Will
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection (1) Tsatzsue at 9:52am 03.14.22 @Tsatzsue your Mac looks just like mine! Great little boat.
Looking for artists for a logo jviss at 9:51am 03.14.22
Shackleton's Endurance Found rgranger at 9:40am 03.14.22 At best they would haul parts up, like the ships wheel, bell etc. :plus::beer:
Shackleton's Endurance Found Leeward Rail at 9:35am 03.14.22 I, for one, would love to see that sitting in a museum semi (or fully) restored. Assuming it was p
Decal Questions brockangelo at 9:11am 03.14.22
Lightning strike JamesG161 at 9:09am 03.14.22 This is my advice on Lightning , see my post #5 here newbie lightning protection? Avoidance is bes

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