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keel bolts ? - buying boat (3) Veneto at 1:43pm 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2903 Hi, I am delighted to join the forum. Probably I will become new owner. I am looking to buy an Ocea
SailboatOwners canvas MHauser at 12:35pm 06.02.21 C&C 6/992 Hello, Has anybody purchased canvas from this organization? I am looking at a new mainsail cover fo
Pre 1995 Catalina Boats Companionway Screech mholzmann at 11:24am 06.02.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/831 The sliding companionway hatch on many of the Catalina Sailboats built in the 80's and early 90's ar
Cal 21 port light repair (1) PeteTheri at 10:13am 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 5/377 I removed the port lights on my Cal 21 to replace the glass and channel gaskets. The original chann
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) LakeShark at 9:30am 06.02.21 Racing 28/5854 So during the Catalina 22 Nationals regatta I had my first contact with another vessel. We were the
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Billy_Pilgrim at 9:10am 06.02.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/1813 The freshwater pump on my sailboat is leaking and needs to be replaced. Is this replacement as "simp
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season (2) JamesG161 at 7:45am 06.02.21 Weather and Forecasting 3/1154 194778 Ana was so early, that NOAA is considering changing Season Start to MAY 15 versus JUNE 1. M
Sirius21 allan5530 at 6:39am 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 2/351 Hello, I'm a new member and new owner of a Sirius 21. I'm doing a much needed restoration and lookin
How to use a D-shackle mooring (1) dleckenby at 3:06am 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1387 Today I encountered a type of mooring (see attached pic) that I'd never seen before and was hoping t
Pearson 33-2 caretakers 31seahorse at 7:04pm 06.01.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1138 Hello SBO Members, On May 21st Eileen and I became the caretakers of a beautiful 1986 Pearson 33-2
Hood Stoway Furling luff rod and cover Seth the Sailor at 6:48pm 06.01.21 Parts Search 0/363 Looking for PVC luff rod cover for Hood in-mast Stoway system. As well as other parts that may be av
Universal M25-XP Overheat Issue - Followup Ward H at 5:06pm 06.01.21 Ask All Sailors 5/936 Went for a sail yesterday, 2nd of the season. Motor overheated within 10 minutes of leaving slip.
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags Davidasailor26 at 3:52pm 06.01.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1680
Laminate Flooring Chagens at 3:46pm 06.01.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/450 I have a 2008 Hunter 31 (Sail #217) that I purchased in 2015. A leak developed around the port chain
Assess my Z-Spar mast (H23) (2) jBlaze3000 at 3:36pm 06.01.21 Smaller Boats 10/1797 After reading this forum last season and getting some tips on rig tuning and reducing weather helm I
I'm new here, I know it says don't post items for sale DJD at 3:03pm 06.01.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/271 I have a working jib, a 155 gen, and a spin. can split or sell all.
Sea Hood removal (2) Don Crowther at 2:47pm 06.01.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/408 Good Day Has any one removed the sea hood on a 1993 Hunter 33.5? Something underneath has started to
Genoa for a 1976 Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 1:18pm 06.01.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/876 Dear Fellow Sailors: My favorite sail (Genoa) was destroyed over the weekend by the Memorial Day st
192 centerboard pennant channel question cheeseNcrackers at 12:39pm 06.01.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1014 Hello and thanks in advance for any advice/help. I have a new to me Oday 192. I have noticed a sma
Navionics Tutorials John Marrone at 11:43am 06.01.21 Smaller Boats 1/529 Looking to start studying Navionics and would help finding the best UTube or other Web Site to begin

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Halyard line (1) Tally Ho at 4:58am 06.11.24 Which one did you get from SBO? I think I went with XLS3
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 4:47am 06.11.24 That's an impressive garbage can!
Cat310 Engine bed Afraal at 4:34am 06.11.24 Hull 23, no plates either! @SwanSong qq: where did you purchase the blue hose from the thermostat?
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice LakeShark at 4:11am 06.11.24 The furler is pretty simple. You feed the sail into the foil and use the halyard on the foil to pull
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW east coaster at 4:06am 06.11.24 I was involved with solving the seaplane problem in Victoria harbour. The end result was a dedicated
Cat310 Engine bed east coaster at 3:35am 06.11.24 Hull no 166 from 2002 no plate such as shown.
Newport 28 batteries Davidasailor26 at 2:28am 06.11.24
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW SFS at 1:26am 06.11.24 According to the recordings of the radio transmissions that I have heard, the "tower" cautioned the
Cat310 Engine bed john2 at 12:47am 06.11.24 we have hull 58 and is without the plate. we have original engine and transmission.
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW Ralph Johnstone at 9:47pm 06.10.24 Several interesting tid-bits were passed along from a buddy of mine who is a pilot : - The Harbour
Leaky windows tehsailor at 9:28pm 06.10.24 if you are really tired of doing Windows use go buy some smoked plexiglass and do the VHB tape to mo
H30t Boot Stripe (2) PAC3142 at 7:36pm 06.10.24 I had an H30G. I did the same. I took the bottom paint to the top of the boot stripe, and added a
Halyard line jssailem at 7:13pm 06.10.24 As seen in Cruising World magazine. Polyester (Dacron): For decades, polyester has been the go-to r
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice mach2knots at 7:12pm 06.10.24 Looking for help with setting it up for the first time. Mostly with the CDI furling headsail.
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice LakeShark at 6:58pm 06.10.24 What info are you looking for? I believe the lakes in the cities require electric motors and you ge
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 6:31pm 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Hayden Watson at 6:25pm 06.10.24 The only way to replace that part is to find some lucky C30 owner who is upgrading to the Garhauer f
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 6:14pm 06.10.24
Is a little water in the bilge okay? captcoho at 6:05pm 06.10.24 You don't indicate if the boat is in the water or on the hard which makes it difficult to diagnose
Halyard line shemandr at 4:30pm 06.10.24

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