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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 9/4939 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 57/7566 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 5/3108 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 5/3460 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
Mast head configuration AJ at 10:42am 04.21.09 Big Boats 0/956 I'm looking to add a tv antenna to the top of my mast of my 1985 34, I already have my raymarine win
The Sailing Book Thread (Educational Books) Maine Sail at 9:59am 04.21.09 Musings With Maine Sail 19/8533 Over the last few weeks I have been cataloging my marine books so when I go to buy a new one I don't

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Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 7:26pm 03.13.22 Are you in Port Orchard WA? These guys in Bremerton seem to do what you want: Signs That Work \| Gra
Lightning strike Justin_NSA at 7:10pm 03.13.22 I'm surprised that the mast was the only damage. The last strike here was on a multihull and it blew
Running Rigging Sailfanatic at 6:58pm 03.13.22 You want to use a low stretch line for your halyards, if you do, you can and should sue 5/156" size.
Icebox conversion kits MikeHoncho at 6:54pm 03.13.22 I did mine about three years ago. Do the work up front and either confirm proper insulation or fix t
Lightning strike (1) HandHFarms at 6:47pm 03.13.22 Ralph, thanks for the words of encouragement. Our family loves this boat and we were heart broken wh
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 03.13.22
Allied Titanium? (2) joe28532 at 6:30pm 03.13.22 DJ, I have personally seen stainless steel that appears to have only minor signs of corrosion on the
Lightning strike Ralph Johnstone at 6:26pm 03.13.22 Yes I know the halyards need to be replaced so please don't judge. Welcome to the site. No judge
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (3) Dave96734 at 6:16pm 03.13.22 Resolved! Found an eyelet that pivots, allowing me to mount it to the angled bow pulpit & have the
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Ralph Johnstone at 6:10pm 03.13.22 Aluminum plates yes. And that's the easy part. Getting the bolts out of the plate without a) break
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Robert Strickland at 6:10pm 03.13.22 We just picked up a 1984, O'Day 34 and there is a hot water tank in the port side lazarrette . It
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Ralph Johnstone at 5:54pm 03.13.22 In my situation, I can run the forward vent to its original port location and the after one over to
Oday 23 Mast step re-install sail sfbay at 5:49pm 03.13.22 Can you please photo of the mounting location? Adding a backing plate and halyard organizer plate ma
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Phil Herring at 5:48pm 03.13.22 Yes, what you said: the backing plate is glassed in and the fasteners tap into it.
Bristol 24 water tank (1) SV Gutsy Lady at 5:03pm 03.13.22 It's maybe hard to see in this photo. I have the plywood pried up and I'm peeking in. You can see th
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 5:00pm 03.13.22 As an example, here is the fix I fashioned today to address the big hole left when I removed the le
Allied Titanium? dLj at 4:30pm 03.13.22 Honestly I chose titanium not only because of its properties but because the quote was better than
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 4:02pm 03.13.22 Thanks for the info Ralph. In my situation, I can run the forward vent to its original port locatio
Icebox conversion kits Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 03.13.22 Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on.
Why does Hunter have a bad name? DCGULL at 3:17pm 03.13.22 As a former 'Hunter Hater', I think I can answer the question of why? Way back (step back into the 1

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