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Mainsheet bart5008 at 5:07am 10.09.07 Smaller Boats 1/961 I was surfing thru some boat sites today and found a picture of a Catalina 22 with the mainsheet att
Winter storage - haul or bubble system? Pat at 5:31am 10.09.07 Bavaria 2/2433 Hello,We are torn between hauling our boat for dry storage or leaving it in the water with a bubble
Traveler Magellan3695 at 4:45am 10.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1028 Hi All,I have a standard rig c27. The only modification in my boat is the replacement of the til
running rigging back to cockpit Terry at 3:23am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1589 Hello, I am looking for information about setting my 26m up for solo.e.g. bringing main halyard she
Winter Storage (1) Tom at 5:48am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1088 I just purchased a 1984 27' Hunter. I'm new to sailing (converted power boater).I have two question
Keel cable thisoldspouse at 7:09am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1221 We snapped the keel cable on our 77 Venture 222 this weekend. After searching out the arcived items.
So what is this bearing upgrade anyway? ClownPilot at 11:27am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1096 Over a year and a half ago I installed a CDI roller furler on my MAC25. IMHO it was the best thing I
Both 3 year old Nova Cool fridge and freezer die RalphH at 10:28am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1099 My 2005 Hunter 36 is in its third season. Early this summer the Nova Cool freezer stopped freezing.
Sailing noob, needing wife convincing advice motogpfan at 10:22am 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 38/3344 So the debate has begun about buying a sailboat vs powerboat. I prefer sail, strictly for the experi
My shower curtain slides Jeff5245 at 9:55am 10.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1204 Had all disappeared except for one when I purchased my 82 H 33'.Has anyone found a source for repl
Mirage 25 Mainsheet travler Sonya21570 at 9:23am 10.09.07 Other Sailboats 2/1528 Has anyone with a Mirage 25 added a mainsheet travler instead of the twin mainsheet system originall
Foil for the headsail gr8_2_av8 at 8:25am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1076 Hi I do not have roller furling but have been thinking alot about it lately. I am not sure I have
Rudder Alignment Bill Nordby at 8:25am 10.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1344 Has any experienced a problem with the quadrant moving resulting in the rudder moving off center? A
mainsail sizes Bill van at 7:39am 10.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1142 Can someone tell me what the Mainsail luff and leach are for a Catalina 22Thanks muchBill van
Bimini top SHADS at 4:53pm 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1058 I'm looking for a bimini top for my boat. I would like to see some pictures of anyone with a 22 foo
C&C hatches kairosmatt at 3:12pm 10.09.07 C&C 2/6644 I have a 1981 C'C 36 and need to replace the hatches. Does anyone know the company that made them? A
Maximum size sailboat Brian D at 12:51pm 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1120 Here is an interesting question, at least I think it is interesting.What is the maximum size sailb
mixing elbow? Lyn at 12:48pm 10.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1062 Anyone have pics of this project or the location on 1gm. Also, should exhaust be replaced as well.I
New steering pedestal Valen at 8:22pm 10.07.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1752 Anyone installed a new steering pedestal on a 352? The existing one have been repainted once but sta
Rudder Problems WalterM at 9:55pm 10.07.07 Other Sailboats 7/1282 The rudder on my 303 must be removed. The rudder post appears to have a metal wedge/pin that preven

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Outhaul tension JRacer at 1:19pm 10.21.21 See this thread and this post. Replacing internal outhaul \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS kappykaplan at 12:57pm 10.21.21 @jamiefu, I have combined your postings to one post. No need to have multiple posts with basically
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS JohnShannon at 12:50pm 10.21.21 Money no object? I have to think a 2010 is more $$ by a bunch than a 2003.
Outhaul tension Justin_NSA at 12:28pm 10.21.21 Loose footed or footed main? In mast furling? I could see needing a route to a winch if the main
Outhaul tension DayDreamer41 at 12:21pm 10.21.21 Loose footed or footed main? In mast furling? I could see needing a route to a winch if the main i
Outhaul tension SoSound at 12:21pm 10.21.21 I am in the process of running a new outhaul on our Oceanis 34. My current setup sounds similar to
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? JamieB at 12:15pm 10.21.21 Went with 4200. Worked an absolute dream.
Transferring from Blaine to Everett SoSound at 12:15pm 10.21.21 If you find slack current at Deception Pass late in the day (and daylight), another option for stayi
Trailer lug nut tightness jeepbluetj at 11:22am 10.21.21 90-95ft lbs should be pretty easy to get to with a 17" wrench. I'd call 90-95 as "Pretty Dang Tight"
Diesel heater ducting in a 310 Closing Time at 11:21am 10.21.21
Sail cover repair question Davidasailor26 at 11:21am 10.21.21
Diesel heater ducting in a 310 Stu Jackson at 10:37am 10.21.21 Both ends of the copper pipe are identically trimmed inside the head. That's a great idea, as long
Sail cover repair question jssailem at 10:28am 10.21.21 used a handheld sowing machine on sunbrella fabric No... But what stops you from manually stitchin
VPNs and SBO jssailem at 10:23am 10.21.21 Dave, Nord is updating their app about every 2 weeks. I have found that it is sometimes better not
Hornets (1) Justin_NSA at 10:20am 10.21.21 199428
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 10:19am 10.21.21 "Master of the Swinomish Channel". Heavy responsibility, John. But a very nice writeup.
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 10:08am 10.21.21 Hello @colb218. Welcome to the SBO Forum. I think of @Terry Cox as the "Master of the Swinomish Cha
I need a used mast for a Hunter 34 sail sfbay at 9:21am 10.21.21 Hunter 34 with I = 47.42 ft............47.6 ft used Isomat mast for $1200 or best offer in Marlyand:
Outhaul tension jssailem at 9:15am 10.21.21 You should not need a winch to adjust the outhaul. You need to clean and lube the slugs if you hav
Hornets jssailem at 9:07am 10.21.21 the big hairy spider will take care of them. You mean one of these Joro Spiders that are taking ov

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