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H260 Spinnaker Question Dave T at 3:21pm 04.04.09 Smaller Boats 8/2323 Recently purchased an lightly used (2001) Doyle asymmetrical spinnaker from for my 2003 H260 :). Spi
ice off (2) walt at 3:20pm 04.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1204 We spend a fair amount of time at this cold ass lake (8600 feet in Colorado).. the ice just came off
Stainless Shackles on Galvanized Anchor Chain Hermit Scott at 2:09pm 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 36/15383 I bought 30' of hot dip 5/16" high strength chain at Home Depot. I also bought a couple of stainless
Hunter 260 water ballast Roxie6 at 1:55pm 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/6323 Glenn, Sorry, novice here. I've started to sail on inland waters and have been out in 35 mph gusts
Design Factors Affecting Reverse Prop Walk (1) rardiH36 at 10:03am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3402 Dear Glenn: Thanks for your participation on the forum. I've been reading and learning! I tho
Hunter 310 (wheel brake rack and pinion) Alain at 9:46am 04.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1411 I would like to know from someone who change the wheel brake on a hunter 310 1997, if you had to re
Hunter 310 (windlass) Alain at 9:40am 04.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3218 If you owned a hunter 310, can you tell me what kind of windlass is installed in your boat, and if
Tabernacle vs. Mast Hinge mpmurray527 at 9:21am 04.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3719 I'd like to install a device to enable me to raise my mast solo (Venture 17) without using winches,
Jib Quoddy at 7:24am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2105 Is the design of the B'R rig substantial enough to sail on jib alone? Specifically theH260 with boom
Adding Jeanneau as a specific ..... sailing now at 6:50am 04.04.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2157 Manufacturer... Is is possible?? Thanks
Testing Battery State of Charge / Volts Only (8) Maine Sail at 6:32am 04.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 30/11003 I have seen the discussion many times here where folks say they monitor their batteries state of cha
Crew Wanted in Florida ggrizzard at 5:35am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1721 It's prime sailing in Florida now and I would like to share the opportunity with local sailors befor
VPP & Ratings in Design 356_Steve at 5:29am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1562 Glenn, When you do a design, do you normally do the VPP or polars as part of the process? I have c
Sounding stick Roger Long at 4:34am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3383 The lady with the tape in the tank reminds me that I should mention my better sounding tube. This i
Self tacking jib Quoddy at 4:34am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1856 Would a self tacking jib on a track be a design improvement for the H260 as far as ease of sailing?
Inmast furling Outhaul replacement on B321 cymeyer at 4:32am 04.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2152 Our boat is 10 years old and have not replaced any of the furling lines. I saw some time ago how to
26s height for shed Jansen at 8:19pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1635 I am away from my 1992 26s and my son asked me how much clearance he needs for a shed to put the boa
steering David21856 at 6:58pm 04.03.09 Morgan 1/2331 We have a 33 O/I with hydraulic steering . How do you bleed the system? I have noticed some noise li
Springs for a Drydock trailer for Mac25 Mack Toles at 5:59pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1214 Need to replace the springs on the trailer. Can't find the capacity of the trailer. Would like to
Polishing SS (2) Tim R. at 3:13pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2285 Why buy new when all it needs is a little polishing. Here are the 2 pedestal guard bases from my bo

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Mariner 19 or Triton 21 (2) Will Gilmore at 9:00am 02.19.22 welcome to SBO's forums, Wing_Mechanic, This is the best place to answer all your sailing questions
Need larger hole in hatch kloudie1 at 8:59am 02.19.22 Tape the surfaces where the cut will be. That helps to avoid cracking. After the hole is cut, sand t
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. thevoyager at 8:57am 02.19.22 .......... My advice on buying a boat is to purchase and learn on the boat you want to ultimately
Greatest knot tying in the world jssailem at 8:56am 02.19.22 Looks like he is all set to do his bottom job.
Sticky control cables Halvern at 8:54am 02.19.22 I went back over to boat last night, the Richie compass is in a S/S cap on top of pedestal. There ar
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. Benny17441 at 8:53am 02.19.22 It all depends on what type of boating do you intend to pursue. There are various disciplines and e
Greatest knot tying in the world Leeward Rail at 8:48am 02.19.22 That is why they make slip ons and velcro. Maybe that is so the rest of us can spot them easier ?
Greatest knot tying in the world jssailem at 8:46am 02.19.22 when he looked down, he noticed not one of them tied their shoes correctly. That is why they make
Greatest knot tying in the world BrianH at 8:43am 02.19.22 I am more impressed by the backing plates. I have seen a couple of boats in my marina that were ti
A few Hunter 306 questions (1) jssailem at 8:42am 02.19.22 in-mast furling config has a slightly larger headsail area and slightly smaller main area, the fur
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing John Marrone at 8:26am 02.19.22 Now that is what I'm talking about Thanks for the Heads up!
Sticky control cables JoeWhite at 8:14am 02.19.22 In my case , I only lubricated the shafts at the pedestal beneath the compass. Use bearing oil, not
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing (1) sail sfbay at 8:02am 02.19.22 ........I am finished removing all the varnish. To me, the glossy plastic look is just not what I am
I need cockpit table plans (1) sail sfbay at 7:51am 02.19.22 Recently measured a Hunter 356 cockpit folding table shown in the photo below. Table (King StarBoard
Selling used stuff here and fraud markwbird at 7:43am 02.19.22 When I bought my boat a few years back the seller was quite paranoid about getting scammed. My wife
Precision 23 outboard power Rick Webb at 7:40am 02.19.22 Six is fine anything more than 8 is too much. It seems to move up to a smoother running two cylinde
Precision 23 outboard power DAVA390 at 7:33am 02.19.22 I had a 6 h.p. on my P 23, would not have wanted to go smaller. Tohatsu 6 h.p. is a fine motor.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:30am 02.19.22 I'd rather not have any lead acid on board if I go to LFP. I'd go bigger - like 400+ Ah of LFP.
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging sail sfbay at 7:27am 02.19.22 Agree with the above posts on verifying the line length you require yourself for the reasons noted a
LiFePo4 Refresh Davidasailor26 at 7:21am 02.19.22 Thanks for the video. This guy mumbles and speaks too quickly for me, and he's a bit scattered. A

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