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A comment... Alan at 9:37am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3132 Learning basic sailing skills is not enough. Skills must be practiced and weather conditions challe
Mooring Ball Info Falcon14980 at 8:02am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1344 I recently anchored a 36 ft. sailboat on a mooring ball. It's on a Texas lake that can get pretty w
Rigging (1) ACR42 at 7:56am 07.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1007 Greetings,Just Last week I acquired a 1960 Ospray Hull #5724, Class #310 Condition fair to good. No
Spinnaker with Main up Dan2296 at 10:10am 07.12.07 Big Boats 8/1201 1987 Legend 45I inherited a huge symetrical spinnaker and pole with my Legend 45 - no sock. I'll
1985 to 88 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:42am 07.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1463 I am going to look at 3 27" Catalinas next week. Can anyone give me any advise about what problems I
Main sail halyard JCT at 10:31am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/934 I would like to run the main sail halyrad back to the cockpit but the sail batons are catching on th
Back stay tension NYSail at 10:15am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2308 Hello all,I am new to tuning my rig on my 1986 Pearson P36-2 and have a basic question (for now...
Trailoring a 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:13am 07.12.07 Trailer Sailors 14/4828 I am thinking about buying a 27' Catalina. I would like to use it on the coast and on a small inland
Cruising savanna river from augusta to ocean... jim at 10:57am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 38/18409 and then sailing up the coast to charleston on a mac 26s.I am planning a new adventure...I have ne
Blue Water Boat Survey jaydog5000 at 10:59am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 24/9525 I am taking a survey to see what boats you all would purchase to use in open waters under the size o
HUNTER 30' 1978 MANUAL DAVID at 12:02pm 07.12.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2831 RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1978 HUNTER 30' AND I'M LOOKING FOR A BOAT MANUAL. BOAT EQUIPED WITH A YANMAR
Leaky shroud chainplates newsailor130 at 12:04pm 07.12.07 Smaller Boats 2/1020 I have been surfing online for advise about leaky shroud chainplates. ( I have a 1981 H22). Everyone
Hull-Deck joint on a Bristol 24 okawbow at 12:04pm 07.12.07 Bristol 1/2599 Does anyone know how the hull-deck joint is fastened on a 1976 Bristol 24? I'm considering ways to s
Mac 1990 26D sail in lake Michigan Gdindy at 12:10pm 07.12.07 Destinations 7/2216 I recently bought my first larger size sailboat Mac 26D 1990. She is in very good contition. I have
Beneteau cabin striping Theresa M. at 1:45pm 07.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1038 I am restoring the cabin striping on a Beneteau 305 and it it so badly faded that I can't tell what
opinions? 1974 Venture 24 at 9:55pm 07.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1124 Hey guys, i've been following this post and others for well over a year now. For those who don't re
Table Modification Hunter 26 briar at 9:53pm 07.03.07 Smaller Boats 2/1317 I have seen a photo of a modification of the dining table on the Hunter 26. However, I am considerin
How do you like Charleston SC brmn54 at 9:32pm 07.03.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1239 I was thinking about moving down to the Charleston SC area, and was wondering how was the sailing? S
Keel Winch - I can't lower the keel Saillombardi at 9:28pm 07.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1471 I have a Venture/Mac 25 (it's a 1979). I can't seem to crank the handle to lower the keel. The kee
shaft struts john H at 11:46pm 07.03.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1103 If you ever need a strut go to info@dahnermarine .com you can not go wrong with this co. they are th

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1989 C&C Mk2 Bow Roller and Windlass jssailem at 11:29am 07.11.21 Welcome @tfletche to the SBO forums. Congrats on your boat. Looking at the space in your anchor Loc
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. BigEasy at 11:26am 07.11.21 My next question is how I determine the health of my batteries? They look like large lead acid,
Swing Keel Question Aquarius 23 sail sfbay at 11:18am 07.11.21 toddfather..........please be VERY careful and maybe use 2 slings and ensure the sailboat is safely
Diesel fuel question jssailem at 11:07am 07.11.21 I've drained a diesel is one time Once you've drained a diesel the smell sticks with you a life ti
Running Rigging jssailem at 11:06am 07.11.21 I did not get the backside pat... It was more of a boot... Get out of here kid you bother me....
Diesel fuel question dLj at 11:01am 07.11.21 The only time I've drained a diesel is one time after it had been sitting for over 15 years. dj
Hunter Stainless Arch ScottySailor at 10:42am 07.11.21 On my 49, there are two holes on each side where the arch articulates. To run wire through them, yo
Running Rigging shemandr at 10:41am 07.11.21 . They have come a long in documenting boats. With my boat it was here are the keys see ya... They a
Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Capn Vinny at 10:33am 07.11.21 You are correct. That solid headliner looks nice but it creates all kinds of access problems for wir
Topping lift required or suggested for a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5'2 dLj at 10:24am 07.11.21 My last 17 foot boat did not come with a toping lift but I put one on. Found it much easier all arou
Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Moon Dytuck at 10:22am 07.11.21 Yes, I have opened this area. I have a leak and need to find out how to fix the leak. Seems to be
Running Rigging (1) Dave Groshong at 10:20am 07.11.21 From the manual available on HunterOwners.com. I recommend Samson MLX3 for the halyards and XLS3 fo
H34 lifeline (2) Allan12210 at 10:13am 07.11.21 Mine has them all the way aft. Note the loops on the stern rail for the Pelican Hooks. That was the
Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Capn Vinny at 10:07am 07.11.21 In my 37.5, there is a removable panel at the head of the v-berth under the chain locker. I believe
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. jssailem at 9:29am 07.11.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @sunlover .. Congrats on your boat. Would encourage you to post each of y
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 9:09am 07.11.21 Hi all, II did manage to drill up in the centre of the front starboard arch leg, it was hard going,
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:08am 07.11.21 I question why there is more load on the engine. Can you still reach your max RPMs? If not your pro
Running Rigging sail sfbay at 9:08am 07.11.21 WOW... That is a pretty listing of the various systems and design features.....They have come a long
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. BigEasy at 9:08am 07.11.21 Is there a good manual? more like a auto owner's manual where every last button and knob is docum
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:07am 07.11.21 I have a similar boat. Have you considered removing the plywood enclosure surrounding your engine?

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