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1972 Morgan 22' supernailman at 11:26am 07.24.07 Morgan 3/5952 I went to look at a morgan 22 today and was confused about the wire that connects to center board.
comparing catalina and c and c TI doug at 12:32pm 07.24.07 C&C 14/12030 Hi, any advice when comparing a catalina 27 '86 near mint condition owners are asking 16Kvs.
Need advice on the Keel Lock Trev at 2:46pm 07.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1049 I have only sailed my Mac 25 a few times, but have not locked the keel as the PO advised he never di
Anchor windlass in shallow anchor well Dave Finley at 2:09pm 07.24.07 Big Boats 11/2958 I'm thinking about installing an anchor windlass in a H-376. The anchor well is fairly shallow with
water leaks in my o'day 30 cabin william dieffenbach at 7:14pm 07.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1286 Hi all,I recently purchased a 1986 o'day 31 and have a question about cabin leaks. The upper cabin
transmission/rudder for mooring stimpy at 10:12pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/955 I am new to mooring and have a Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. How should the transmission be
Garmin, E-trex Legend... Roger at 10:33pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1233 I'm having problems putting in 'way-points' even with the instruction book. 800# guy talks too fast
Hot wire Deadline at 9:48pm 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1017 The incoming 110 wire on my Hunter 320 gets so hot as to melt the casing and more recently electrica
Hunter 23 Mainsail connectors to mast Karl at 9:57pm 07.22.07 Smaller Boats 6/1562 My Mainsail connectors to the mast on the vertical rise are starting to rust out and I am missing tw
Friction brake on Pedestal Wolf at 9:50pm 07.22.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1717 Hi there, I've got difficulties with the friction brake on the pedestal steering on my HR 353/#668
Lake ontario losing water Brian M H23 at 11:01pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1075 Well, it seems like I may have made a little mistake. I found this quaint little bay west of roches
rudder/transmission positions stimpy at 10:56pm 07.22.07 Other Sailboats 1/1134 I am new to mooring and am in an area with some tidal current. My P303 has a 2GMF Yanmar. When left
BOAT RIGGING Ernie Blakey at 11:27pm 07.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 What is the average life of the ropes (Halyard, etc) on a Hunter 260?
NICRO Vinny at 11:20pm 07.22.07 Big Boats 9/1063 vents.Anybody have any repair experience?One of my vents is acting up. I replaced the battery a
Stuffing box?? ken at 11:33pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1127 I have heard reference to a "stuffing box" on various forums lately. I am unfamiliar with the term.
Repairing Old Cockpit Instrument Installations Oxman at 11:59pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2403 I bought a Cherubini Hunter 27 (1980) and I'm going completely through it before I put it in the wat
Seasick solutions Deadline at 9:46pm 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1169 Here's a summary of last week's posts on preventing seasickness...DietAvoid greasy foods, sweet d
cat 22 leaking keel trunk john12339 at 9:42pm 07.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1071 Out of clear blue sky after a rough day of sailing i found many leaks in keel trunk , one leak aft
Cabin Lights tgrass462 at 12:41am 07.23.07 Smaller Boats 2/905 This weekend I hosted my son in law's niece on our 1994 Hunter 26. I showed her how to turn the hea
New Holding Tank? BungalowBill at 12:02am 07.23.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1346 I posted a week or so ago about a leak in my 91 Hunter 28 when healed over. I found the leak (leaks

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Containers lost and now a fire Hello Below at 9:24am 10.28.21 Nothing coming from the Government, any Government, should be believed. Politicians have perfected
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area Justin_NSA at 9:20am 10.28.21 I had a trailerable Mac 26s for 10 years and we never took it anywhere. Kept it slipped all season l
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area cb32863 at 9:17am 10.28.21 As others have said, the 22 isn't a very heavy boat and you can probably deal with one side at a tim
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (2) jssailem at 9:12am 10.28.21 The length of the roller on the '05 33 is pretty short. Does anyone have a line on an anchor which
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area jssailem at 9:07am 10.28.21 I understand the thoughts that: "if I have the boat in the water and all set up, then I'll use it mo
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area coldaddy at 8:47am 10.28.21 Good point John. Can you even sail at Boerne Lake? Seems like they have a lot of restrictions I wo
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area coldaddy at 8:44am 10.28.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your boat. Your bottom painting... Is this of esthetics or a
Finding a good surveyor in Fort Pierce Florida jssailem at 8:33am 10.28.21 I watched the surveyor do his thing. Very thorough. Knew his stuff. Provided clear and reasoned answ
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area Justin_NSA at 8:20am 10.28.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your boat. Your bottom painting... Is this of esthetics or a
Finding a good surveyor in Fort Pierce Florida (1) dLj at 8:18am 10.28.21 Let me look in my records - I hired one last year that was fantastic... school surveyor that has b
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17am 10.28.21 Raritan toilets really are that much better than Jabsco, but I suspect your problem may be the solen
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area jssailem at 8:09am 10.28.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your boat. Your bottom painting... Is this of esthetics or a
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check Sailfanatic at 7:58am 10.28.21 I guess I was born with a defect. When in contemplation of such momentous modifications, I like to
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check (1) jssailem at 7:51am 10.28.21 I guess I was born with a defect. When in contemplation of such momentous modifications, I like to o
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check Sailfanatic at 7:51am 10.28.21 That depends. On fractional rigs the spinnaker halyard exits from the mast much lower. .... You ar
Finding a good surveyor in Fort Pierce Florida sail sfbay at 7:51am 10.28.21 Welcome to the forum!! Buying a new sailboat...........Hunter 450? Find marine surveyors here: Fi
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 7:10am 10.28.21 These? https://www.trudesign.nz/marine/certifications/1-seacocks-and-through-hull-fittings From Ki
S/E Marina Recommendations smokey73 at 6:28am 10.28.21 @Parsons has some great suggestions to get started in your search. For instance, Charleston has a
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check Sailfanatic at 6:28am 10.28.21 ...... Just remember that except for the spinnaker halyard block, all headsails will connect to the
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 6:24am 10.28.21 These? https://www.trudesign.nz/marine/certifications/1-seacocks-and-through-hull-fittings From Kiw

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