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CDI Flex Furler Slim at 1:55pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2312 Greetings, I have a new CDI on my Rhodes22. The problem I'm having is that when I roll out my 17
Starboard gate stanchion Mary Beth at 1:41pm 10.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1050 I have read differing advice for replacing the starboard gate stanchion on a 30' 1988 Catalina. Shou
Lewmar Ports Replacement Gaskets Peter Fridman at 12:47pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4650 TRIED THE LEWMAR WEB PAGE AND COULD NOT FIMD HOW TO ORDER REPLACEMENT GASKETS FOR LEWMAR MODEL # 389
SanFran Great Day Oct 12 (3) Jim Seamans at 12:36pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1244 Want to thank all you San Fran Bay sailors for providing a great day of sailing on Sunday. Fleet wee
Winterizing my cat 22 nimwegen at 12:25pm 10.14.08 Catalina 22 9/3193 I am a new owner of a 1984 Cat 22. She will be stored inside over the winter (fair ground, Wilmingt
PHII ? for Peggy Tim R. at 12:02pm 10.14.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2429 Hi Peggy, do you know if it is possible to reverse the bowl/pump layout of a PHII? IOW, I want the
Trailer extensions oldiesrocker2001 at 11:51am 10.14.08 Trailer Sailors 18/6291 My V21 is my second trailered boat and both boat/trailer rigs have one thing in common - too short.
Island Girl Cleaners shemandr at 11:41am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1386 I have ordered some of this company's products for my non skid. The video and directions that came
Sailboat manuals mcchesney44@earthlink.net at 9:59am 10.14.08 S2 2/2244 I just purchased a 1985 8.6 and wondered if anyone knew whether a manual was issued with boat (not t
Happy Turkey Day ...... eh (1) Scott B at 8:29am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1443 Yesterday was Thanksgiving up north here. We took Friday off and made it a 4 day weekend. What a hug
New cushions for the Meant to Be '79 Hunter (3) Ian McGain at 8:19am 10.14.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1672 New cushions for my 1979 Hunter the Meant to Be I thought I would share. Cushions from ad on this si
Why do I over/under trim? Brian D at 8:17am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3176 Is it me or is it me? Obviously it is me. Every time I trim I always trim incorrectly. I will chang
Pendant line on 85% jib Boat n Bus at 8:00am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/6009 Don, The 85% headsail on my O'day 25 has a wire line about 18" that hooks from the tack of the sai
Need polar chart for a Hunter 35.5 Bert17825 at 7:21am 10.14.08 Racing 3/6587 Does anyone have a polar chart for a Hunter 35.5? A friend is interested in racing his boat, and co
California's fire season (1) Brian D at 6:49am 10.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2625 Like Christmas, it comes every year. This photo was taken last night, 10/13 @ 21:40. These fires are
Will a 12' O'day sink? beddiro at 10:15pm 10.13.08 Bigger Boats 3/3353 I'm a new owner of an older fiberglass 12' daysailer. Since I am just learning how to sail with thi
Running aground/dude in his underwear (3) Hermit Scott at 10:12pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2259 My boat sat on the previous owners private dock for a month while I rebuilt the engine and reinstall
New Owner H23.5 Mark H at 9:43pm 10.13.08 Smaller Boats 16/2643 I am the proud new owner of the 1993 H23.5 I posted a pic of her a few days ago. She a real deal bea
O'Day Class Association Mr. Breeze at 7:16pm 10.13.08 Day Sailers 1/1532 I just purchased my O'Day222 this April , and I'm having a blast! There are several other 222's at m
Hatch gasket smarcus at 6:42pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2138 I own a 1977 Pearson 28. I need a new gasket for the original hatch. The hatch cover is fiberglass a

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Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 02.10.22 If you do this, be sure to a fillet around the edge of the plate to avoid a sharp corner. Do you m
Haul out the water sail sfbay at 8:05am 02.10.22 I just got a quote for $644 for a Hunter 46 haul out. Suggest getting a quote from the boatyard that
Saloon or Salon... rgranger at 7:51am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates kloudie1 at 7:37am 02.10.22 Instead of wood, use G 10 glass material epoxied to the hull .
In hull transducer question. Jacktar at 7:33am 02.10.22 find a spot of hull forward of keel, always nice to see shoal coming rather than going!
In hull transducer question. Zinger88 at 7:28am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volc
Saloon or Salon... dLj at 7:23am 02.10.22 I much prefer using the term saloon. dj
Thru Hull Backing Plates DeniseO30 at 7:17am 02.10.22 You may want to first determine if it's the hull grid linerliner with the depression and the hull
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 7:13am 02.10.22 Yes, I've checked that site out and have downloaded their info. I'm still uncertain of how the trav
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 7:05am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 6:59am 02.10.22 Yes, bring the hull back to its proper thickness. I would bed the backing plate with thickened epo
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 6:46am 02.10.22
Ford 20 information twistedskipper at 6:41am 02.10.22 The drawing on SailboatData.com sheds some light on routing the main sheet.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 6:35am 02.10.22 You're right, I've never driven a Ford that looks like this either. I'm eager to get her cleaned
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 6:25am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Fixing cracks Tater at 6:20am 02.10.22 FWIW, I had a crack on my 170. It ran from the aft end of the port seat then under the non-slip tape
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 DougM at 6:19am 02.10.22 Sadly, my US built 323 had good old fashioned Romex wiring and residential receptacles for the AC ci
Adding portable general. jviss at 6:13am 02.10.22 I think the PVC pipe idea is a bit goofy. I would just make a dinghy painter with a shore power cor
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 5:59am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht. Where did you find that
Fixing cracks jssailem at 5:48am 02.10.22 Never have used the "Plexus Method". So I looked it up. Here is a descriptive manual of the method f

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