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All things technical aside for a moment LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:00am 02.05.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1272 Who has actually sailed the livin snot out of their boat in the last week? PLEASE tell us about it.
Garmin GPS 18 usb Rick9619 at 8:46am 02.05.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1151 Hey gang, in an effort to clean up the nav station a bit, I opted for a USB GPS reciever, specifical
wiring a starter solenoid rbarclay at 9:43am 02.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1121 I recently purchased a 1991 Catalina 28' however the starter solenoid had been removed. I purchased
Movin' Up Craig8582 at 9:18am 02.05.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2052 The Admiral and I are considering moving up from our Hunter 28.5 to a boat in the 36 to 40 foot rang
Raymarine or Furuno what sound I do Silverdart at 3:09pm 02.05.08 Big Boats 2/1218 Hi GuysI have yet to decide on my electronics for my new Catalina 42MkII #999I was going with Furu
Prebend HAL at 8:19pm 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1594 Design? Why prebend the mast, with the luff specially designed to match that curve. Why not straight
Epoxy air bubbles Kerry13709 at 8:15pm 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1710 Thought I would bring this here so as not to step on Jim's fine looking varnish job.I checked my ep
BWY Boom Vang? dancing bear at 8:09pm 02.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1218 Has anyone purchased this Blue Water Yachts Boom Vang kit? Is it a great value, or just cheap? D
Southern California = Newbe advice widget at 10:29pm 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1286 I am new to sailing So. Cal. (home port MDR) and would like advice for sailing to Catalina Island an
New Radar JFitz at 12:18am 02.04.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1197 I'm looking at a JRC 12" Radome Radar. Bought their 18" Radome model 9 years ago because the size an
mainsheet conversion Trev at 12:17am 02.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1526 The PO converted the mainsheet to the middle of the boom, I would like to convert it back, as I find
Engine Oil Analysis NancyD at 12:14am 02.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1352 Has anyone used this oil analysis kit or something similar, and were the results useful? (Disclaime
Propane Tank Cole at 12:34am 02.04.08 Catalina 30 3/1519 I am trying to replace my old propane tank that sits in the lazarette locker. A standard tank is to
SingleSide Band Antennas Captain Rick12250 at 1:02am 02.04.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1129 I have a 2000, Hunter 460. I want to install a single side band radio. Since I have no back stay on
Inner forstay for 42 Silverdart at 1:24am 02.04.08 Big Boats 4/2304 I have a new 42 and it is being commissioned as we speak. I'm thinking of having an inner forstay fl
Help needed with CDI FF2 install Joe A at 1:53am 02.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/957 I have installed the FF2 with no trouble, and I'm in the process of routing the furling line. Since
auto-pilot / tiller-pilot Scott R21226 at 2:30am 02.04.08 Day Sailers 2/1285 Are there any O'day 25s with tiller-pilots out there? What kind are they and how hard are they to i
Extended Weekend Brian M H23 at 2:44am 02.04.08 Trailer Sailors 7/2354 I know those of us with "trailer" sailors tend not to go on long trips, but what's the best thing yo
linked boom end and tiller (1) walt at 4:29am 02.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1235 Not long ago there was a thread on hove to and Ottowa Bob mentioned an idea of connecting the boom e
Movung Up - Hunter Value Greig18131 at 5:09am 02.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1291 I've owned an H-31 1985, my first sailing vessel, for four seasons now here on the Chesapeake Bay. I

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99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... chip veres at 10:54am 10.24.21 Sorry to say, you answered your own question. Remove the fixture, clean off the corrosion, and sold
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 10:39am 10.24.21 All original Kenyon parts should still be available. Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is
Finally went for a sail BigEasy at 10:37am 10.24.21 Sounds like a shakedown cruise that had a little bit of everything! Congratulations getting back in
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 10:37am 10.24.21
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 10:32am 10.24.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals ggrizzard at 10:30am 10.24.21 Roy S is correct. My brain must have been in 'outhaul' fixation mode. :facepalm:
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Gene Neill at 10:29am 10.24.21 Me neither. I heave to, lower the main slowly, and sail-tie it, starting at the aft end and working
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) DianaOfBurlington at 10:20am 10.24.21 I believe Dahmer Marine was the original manufacturer for a lot of the prop struts on the Cherubini
Finally went for a sail Stu Jackson at 10:16am 10.24.21 Fun times during the Indian Summer days of October. The last one of those I saw was in 2017. With
Solent Stay H36 DianaOfBurlington at 10:13am 10.24.21 Interesting - I thought the idea of Solent stay would be to have the inner stay fastened very close
What is this? Rabe at 9:57am 10.24.21
What is this? Rabe at 9:51am 10.24.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batteri
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) DianaOfBurlington at 9:47am 10.24.21
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 9:39am 10.24.21 Normally you do not need to rebuild the carb, only clean the needle valve seat with carb cleaner. J
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans DianaOfBurlington at 9:18am 10.24.21 Bosh, it depends on what you need a drawing for for me to see what I have. You will NOT find ANY fa
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 9:08am 10.24.21
Battery cut-off switch? Chris Blubaugh01 at 8:59am 10.24.21 Thanks for the responses. The exact wiring is difficult to see, but you are correct on identifying t
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 8:50am 10.24.21 The more I think about it, the more I wonder why lazy jacks are even that useful on a 22 foot boat.
Engine lift - 1984 Hunter 37C jssailem at 8:41am 10.24.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @D_Bosh and congrats on your new to you boat. The Hunter is a great boat.
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke thinwater at 8:34am 10.24.21 Normally you do not need to rebuild the carb, only clean the needle valve seat with carb cleaner. Ju

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