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Hull maintainence and finish bffatcat at 7:14am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/948 I have a 1975 boat. At one time Im sure the boat was a cream color but now throughyears of fading
For All You Evac'ed From The SoCal Fires.... Rick D at 7:44am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1218 Best of luck to all of you. Marlyn and I plus the cat and dog are on our boat pending a return home
Stack Pack vs Dutchman's Barry at 8:06am 10.24.07 Big Boats 1/1354 We are buying a new main sail and are debating on using the existing Dutchman system or a stackpack
Water pump Bob at 8:07am 10.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1005 I had a clogged water filter that was so full of mold (yuck) that my water pressure really dropped.
Keel R & R William6074 at 9:12am 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/789 I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to those contributors offering their sage advise regarding
changing Marelon plastic vavle Russ at 9:25am 10.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/990 Hello to all, My Cat 30 is hauled for some repairs and a bottom job right now. I am trying t
battery install Mac21 jabcoMac21 at 11:12am 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/771 Present battery under the deck toward aft and very hard to get to for a recharge. Is there a better
Outboard size for a Mac21 jabcoMac21 at 11:08am 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1080 I have a 4hp now that moves the boat nice, but have an older 18hp but a lot more weight. What is th
Catalina vs Hunter Russ at 12:19pm 10.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1726 We have had Catalina's since the mid 70's. However, the 42 Hunter Passage 420 CC has a great layou
What to look for (1) bobg17881 at 1:21pm 10.24.07 Day Sailers 1/1004 Hi I'm new to sailing so bear with me. I am going to look at a Javelin (14) on Saturday morning and
Oday 22 Traveler? Art Rumpf at 1:10pm 10.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1337 Has anyone successfully installed a transom mounted traveler to their Oday 22? I'd rather not bisec
40.5 Owners Capt Ron at 1:22pm 10.24.07 Big Boats 6/1401 Hello all 40.5 owners, I have a couple of questions in reference to this model.1. what was the last
o Spreader for 272 Casey13062 at 1:52pm 10.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/742 Does anyone have or know of a (1) spreader and (2) spreader tips for O'DAY 272 mast?*
Shore Power for a 26M Charles at 3:17pm 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/974 Has anyone put in shore power on a 26M? Where is the best location to place the 30 amp connection go
HELP!! Ranger 16 rigging Dan Garcia at 2:53pm 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1744 Hello. I being new to sailing am tyring to piece together a boat given to me. So far this boat is
Chartplotter mounting bendor at 11:04pm 10.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1061 I am trying to decide the best place to mount a removable chartplotter (Navman 5500i) on a Beneteau
Rudder Support Crack (1) Brian Cutler at 10:58pm 10.24.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1552 The bottom of the support for the rudder has cracked allowing the bushing to move. I'm wondering if
Location Of Boom Lines Robert Fliegel at 11:27pm 10.24.07 Smaller Boats 6/1215 Does anyone know why control lines for the toping lift, jiffy reefing and outhaul are located at the
wax or polish Tom at 11:45pm 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1619 I have been confused by local people on how to clean the hull and deck; very simple question; does o
gross tons Howard9071 at 12:52am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 8/8117 Could some one please tell me the Gross tons of a catalina 34, 1988 model. i know i have it but cant

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I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? (1) jon hansen at 3:13pm 11.13.21 what a sweet location to hail from. pictures? i don't have a windlass, but go for it. most here l
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina FasterHorses at 3:07pm 11.13.21 The more I read this, the more suspect I get about its truthfulness..... We own a 39' Oday and I can
Oceanis 41/45 - has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 11.13.21 That won't work. Distilled white vinegar has to be replaced every 45-60 minutes because that's as l
De Persia Automatic Bailer sail sfbay at 2:30pm 11.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Try Rudy Nickerson at D& RMarine who sells O'Day parts: D & R Marine (drmari
TV/VCP Breaker senang at 2:11pm 11.13.21 It ends there where Hunter planned to install the (I presume optional) TV and VCR. Find pictures of
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help smokey73 at 1:51pm 11.13.21 Thanks for the pictures Rich. Exactly what I needed!
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever sail sfbay at 1:48pm 11.13.21 Maybe one of your marina neighbors has a tool kit with lots of keys.
I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? Bill Martin PEI at 1:42pm 11.13.21 I bought the V3 Lewmar winch. Works great on my boat. Thank You!
Painting water ballast lifting sail sfbay at 1:20pm 11.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Is a boatyard going to do a haul-out and place the boat on stands for you? I
I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? jssailem at 1:20pm 11.13.21 I bought the V3 Lewmar winch. Works great on my boat.
Lancer 45' (2) jssailem at 1:17pm 11.13.21 I bought a mature boat. There are 2 fuel tanks, Aprox 160 gallons. The seller did not know how much
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help (5) Rich Stidger at 1:00pm 11.13.21 Dan- Here are a couple pictures. You can count the toerail holes from the stantions to locate the c
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy dlochner at 12:57pm 11.13.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Lancer 45' Robert Foster at 12:49pm 11.13.21 I found a very small fuel leak at one of the injectors. I fixed that and the motor started right up
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 dlochner at 12:44pm 11.13.21
Sail cover repair question thinwater at 12:40pm 11.13.21 Sailmaker's palm and needle. That is what the sailmaker will use for a small bit of work in the fiel
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? dlochner at 12:36pm 11.13.21 The strategy is deeper than making them wait 150 miles off shore. The queuing order was also changed
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (6) Claude L.-Auger at 12:18pm 11.13.21 Hello @grgortiz and welcome to the SBO Forum. FYI, I have been doing it for 15+ years. I ran a 7/16
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 11:26am 11.13.21 I was thinking something like; taking one end cap off. Taping the car in place on the track and then
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 11:16am 11.13.21 Super Thank you very much

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