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Knotty question: connecting the two ends of a line dick at 1:49pm 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1610 On another thread (attaching a whisker pole), Stu Jackson suggests tying a loop of line to the heads
Correct Prop Size jsc4484 at 1:36pm 10.02.08 Irwin 0/1642 Hello I have a Irwin 32 Citation, with a 13hp yanmar. I believe that the PO had changed out the prop
Careening a Saiboat at the Dock -- Good or Bad Idea? rardiH36 at 11:28am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 12/5500 This month's Latitude 38 publication has an article about using brushes attached to both straight an
The Eagle Has Landed (3) Stillraining at 10:55am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1433 http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s323/Stillraining/EL-2.jpg Well Its been a long haul getting Eagl
Rope Clutch Replacement michael@mmccannlaw.net at 10:51am 10.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1241 one of the three handles on my rope clutch (1986 272) broke off. Can't seem to find replacement han
Fantasia 35 Owners Group capjules at 10:36am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 0/2055 Hi, There is now a Fantasia 35 Owners Group on this site. Thanks Jules Robinson Fantasia 35 "M
Attaching a whisker pole KFLOATER at 10:09am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1441 I have a small boat (Hunter 216) and have puchased a whisker pole. Can I attach it to my small head
Question on Inverters JoeD at 8:58am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1283 How many of you are using a modified sine wave vs pure sine wave? Did you have any problem with your
S37 Rudder Bearing wifiguy at 7:50am 10.02.08 Seidelmann 0/1658 Can anyone tell me the dimensions of the bottom rudder bearing for a S37. Also what material would y
How was your season? BobM at 7:12am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 27/3291 It was a mixed bag for me this year. A new boat is always a thrill, but due to some repairs that bo
Warning & Safety Reminder !!! (6) Maine Sail at 6:54am 10.02.08 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5434 Hi All, Winter is coming so please take the time, and spend the money, to do this fix/upgrade! So
I need help finding batten material for this project... widgeon at 6:42am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3951 Hello, During the winters months I enjoy skate sailing on frozen lake ice. This year I am buildin
Making new sails phdoc007 at 5:43am 10.02.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1848 I have gotten the urge to make a new mainsail (at least) for my Mac 25. The previous owner decided t
Four stroke outboard mounting JohnG at 5:43am 10.02.08 Smaller Boats 0/994 I am preparing to mount a new four stroke motor mount on the back of my Hunter 25.5 I have construct
Hunter 26, size of the crutch and mast raising tube Rolf Dahmen at 5:41am 10.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1725 Hello fellow sailors, I'm the proud owner of a Hunter 26 (1995) for a month now. It's wonderful to
Just checking TimHayes at 5:01am 10.02.08 Day Sailers 1/1378 How many of the 170ers made the transition to the new website. Anyone going sailing soon? Favori
Weather Monitoring Devices alllrite at 9:03pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1621 I'm trying to decide on a weather monitoring device. I've narrowed down to two with barrometer and
New web site FAQ - PLEASE READ Phil Herring at 9:01pm 10.01.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 22/19857 Q. Why did you do this? The old site was fine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it A. Truth is, t
wiring colour code Rick at 8:46pm 10.01.08 Yamaha 2/2301 We have a 1981 Yamaha 33 with rear engine. The boat acme with a Yamaha Owners manual, but I believe
barient 25??? sand sailor at 8:28pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1384 1 or 2 spd???:confused:

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Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade Tedd at 10:33pm 01.25.22 Thanks for the photo and diagram of the winch system. I'm quite keen on the Seawards, especially the
Hunter 28 AndyBC at 10:08pm 01.25.22 I have a 91 Hunter 28 (about to sell her though since I just bought another boat). She's been a sol
Hull JamesG161 at 10:04pm 01.25.22 how the hull of the 2001 Hunter 320 is built? The same as my H430. The hull is hand laid fibergla
Hull Tally Ho at 9:39pm 01.25.22
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count Tally Ho at 9:33pm 01.25.22
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Tally Ho at 9:08pm 01.25.22 Those are pretty normal on boats. Not an impact tell, typically. i had a Hunter 280 that had vari
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count ggrizzard at 9:03pm 01.25.22 Hello V Carter. :clap:Welcome aboard the SBO Forum. My 1979 H30C shoal draft takes 6, (plus one fo
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 8:49pm 01.25.22 The Sabre underneath the 3800 looks interesting. In either event a 40 year old 30' boat should be
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs (6) Will Gilmore at 8:49pm 01.25.22 The aft-mast rig, also called a delta rig or a stays'l rig had been toyed with on and off for decade
Cable tv? Calif. Ted at 8:04pm 01.25.22 I needed a bunch of adapters like that to get my XM radio matched to a Sirius antennae.
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs thinwater at 8:01pm 01.25.22 Here is the story of building an aft-mast double headsail rig. An interesting read, even if you woul
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 7:43pm 01.25.22 If you want satellite TV get an antenna and receiver.
Cable tv? Growl at 7:38pm 01.25.22 Hey, try finding one these days! Lol
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (2) lindsaytodd at 7:30pm 01.25.22 Thanks Tedd, I will take a look at this one. I see it has the synthetic rope so I will need to chec
Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece sail sfbay at 7:29pm 01.25.22 For that many people I would charter a catamaran.
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 7:29pm 01.25.22 Wow!!..........you have a fishing pole holder......on a sailboat?
Adding an Hour Meter Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 01.25.22 Only recorded motor hours at night so the hours shown were pretty understated. But think of the r
Another C22 at my marina Zinger88 at 7:03pm 01.25.22 We started off with three Cat 22's at our marina: 1 original design, 1 New Design and my 2004 MK-II.
Cable tv? kloudie1 at 6:46pm 01.25.22 Or an old gps antenna connection. Or maybe an old LORAN antenna connection
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. mermike at 6:38pm 01.25.22 So many kinds of boats. So little time...

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