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Buzzed by a ferry BobM at 11:58am 10.12.08 S2 2/1543 I was out in Boston Harbor yesterday. There were a large number of sailboats out and, due to the wi
Broken Mast Step? Rallen5 at 10:14am 10.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1009 I broke the metal piece that attaches the base of the mast to the boat. I think it is called a mast
Dorm Fridge On A Boat Question Joe Mullee at 9:19am 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 8/5369 I don't have a refrigerator on my Hunter 34. In reading thru the archives I notice that a few sailor
Powerwashing question Louis at 9:09am 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1925 This spring, I put a fresh coat of ablative paint on the hull. In two weeks I willl be taking the bo
How to lift boat off of trailer bwingler at 7:29am 10.12.08 Trailer Sailors 42/64281 I have a Watkinis 23 swing keel sitting on a tandem axle trailer. I just bought the boat a week ago.
Late model Hunter 25 question about cracking... Fishbuster at 5:36am 10.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1305 Hi all, my first post here. I am looking at buying my first sailboat, a 25 if new, a 27 if used. I a
Hole in deck - How to plug randy6851 at 8:12pm 10.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1557 I just bought a new 26M and took it to a marina to install the outboard. They obviously didn't have
Bent H260 Jin Pole MikeH at 5:57pm 10.11.08 Smaller Boats 4/2395 Well, I've finally done it. Lowering the mast today I had the jin pole pointing too far forward (did
engine model V-Rod at 5:54pm 10.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1070 Can anyone tell me what the model # is on the 10 hp westerbeke. I think it's 11A one but I am 90 mil
Using on mainsail, reefing, cant head into the wind kdnichols at 5:38pm 10.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2445 Today I singlehanded in 12-17 knots and decided to not use the jib and reef the main on my Oday 23.
Anyone looking for a Yamaha Sailboat? remo7e at 5:35pm 10.11.08 Yamaha 1/7056 I've been living in Japan for 3 years and decided I needed to quit sulking about selling my Catalina
Cat 30 TRBS broken head stay jybiom at 5:28pm 10.11.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1557 Good day. I have a 77 Catalina 30 TRBS with a Harken unit 0 furler and a 135 genny. I was sailing wi
comfort zone porsche at 5:02pm 10.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2082 I was Just was wondering, what is your comfort zone as far as how much wind would you sail in for a
Hunter 28 Keel dimensions William Guenther at 3:49pm 10.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/963 I have built a trailer for my 1990 Hunter 28. To construct the keel support and keel guide I need to
1988 Hunter 30 Roller Furlong Replacement Skipper R C B at 3:51pm 10.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2187 1988 Hunter 30 Roller Furling Replacement Hi Folks I have had my 1988 Hunter 30 for a year now - t
oday 22' covers on ebay lissaror at 11:24am 10.11.08 Day Sailers 0/1515 if anyone has an oday 22', there is a whole set of hunter green covers (grab rails, hatch cover, win
And another thing! TimCup at 11:21am 10.11.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1793 I logged onto trailersailors, and I'm sorry I can't be more specific, but there were at least 2 post
Lost rudder Hunter at 10:54am 10.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1542 Our Catalina 22 rudder dissapeared in N. Ca. If there is a used one out there, weed like to noe bow
Here's some Boat Babes for you... (1) Brian D at 9:05am 10.11.08 Sails Call Lounge 15/8997 http://archives.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/images/hoofers/women_sailing.jpg
New Financial Terms for 2008 JonBill at 7:34am 10.11.08 Sails Call Lounge 3/2659 New Financial Terms for 2008 CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer BULL MARKET -- A random market moveme

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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
In hull transducer question. Gene Neill at 5:48am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volca
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 5:44am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht.
Minn Kota 50 Gene Neill at 5:41am 02.10.22 Get a used 3HP for the dinghy you'll talk yourself into next year. ;)
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:28am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Auto-Pilots kappykaplan at 5:22am 02.10.22 By far the best is to figure out how to install a tiller arm through the shaft. This has the benefi
PT Boat Building JamesG161 at 5:21am 02.10.22 d1aVbyqU0no
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 5:15am 02.10.22 have to tie into existing steering quadrant and tight quarters in general to allow sufficient radiu

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