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Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:32pm 07.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1760 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
b & r rig tuning ted at 1:38pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 3/1400 Besides Brion Toss book, 'Riggers Apprentice', are there any other books or references to rigging, e
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:36pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 15/10142 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
perplexing leak Kevin at 1:45pm 07.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1731 Hi Folks,I seem to have a leak on my 1979 Oday 23. I went out sailing today and had a dry bilge at
Removing gunk on fenders? Dave 85 Catalina 30 at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1869 I have fenders that are in good condition except each one sems to have collected a coating of black
Turning into the wind Trev at 2:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1860 I am having difficulty keeping my Mac 25 from turning into the wind. She heels at 15 degrees with a
Jeanneau 35 VS. Beneteau 323 - Help choose Jonathan at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1462 HELP! I am trying to choose a boat to buy, at the same price I can purchace a 2004 Jeanneau 35 OR a
Rockets dread glare SailbotOwners.com at 3:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2647 Did you celebrate Independence Day on your boat?Here in Seattle, a popular July 4th activity is dr
Hunter 23' 1985 model? Lou at 3:57pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1326 I bought a used Hunter 23' sailboat and was told it was built in 1985. I wanted to see if I could f
Procedure for changing the rubbing strip (gunnell) Med at 4:11pm 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2188 Can someone let me know the procedure for replacing the gunnel rubbing strip. Especially how to remo
Electric diagram Patrick Doyle at 7:05pm 07.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1140 Can anyone help me find a proper electric diagram for my 423 .Thank you .Patrick .... pvvdoyle
Wheel Movement Jack at 8:01pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 7/1034 On my 2000 340, I have been noticing that the wheel is not centered anymore. I have a rope marker o
Gearbox issue for '83 Hunter 27 with 1GM Yanmar. Keith Fawcett at 9:35pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1059 When I am under sail with a nice breeze and the engine is running. Motor sailing I am not getting fo
Replacing bolts Mac at 10:00pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2609 I've been reading some of the past posts on stainless steel. It seems that there is some lower grad
Rules of the road ignored.... Maine Sail at 9:51pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1986 I'm posting this as a service to the many fisherman who ply the waters of the US and who are constan
Need critique and advice Hugh4753 at 10:47pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 13/1174 We were out sailing Saturday when a thunderstorm came up "real fast". We were on a port tack close
Shore Power Cord Gunk John T1594 at 12:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1770 This happenes every year about the middle of the summer. My shore power cord becomes covered with so
O'Day 25 opening port replacement dicknatta at 12:08am 07.09.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1704 The opening ports on my O'Day 25 have been gradually falling apart -- it was time to replace them.
surge brakes Vrs, salt water Malcolm & Darlene at 12:35am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2463 I just bought a trailer with surge brakes that aren't working,,I would like to rebuild them, However
Refrigerator problems Melody at 12:22am 07.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1471 Hi all! I have a 1989 Beneteau 390 and am having problems with the refrigerator. It is a drop-in m

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Asymmetrical Rigging ideas gfrost39 at 9:27am 10.18.21 Unfortunately the Hunter 23 I own had a bow pulpit pole which lands on the deck where the Stem Head
Tiller "slop" thoughts jssailem at 9:23am 10.18.21 Bigger bolt or a milled bushing.
Coach Window Seal jssailem at 9:19am 10.18.21 Welcome @jim01749 to SBO. Being able to fix boats allows most of us to enjoy this passion of saili
Coach Window Seal (1) sail sfbay at 9:03am 10.18.21 If this is a frameless acrylic window it will be custom (buy new acrylic lens from a local plastics
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas (1) sail sfbay at 8:59am 10.18.21 Will it work with a hanked Jib sail? Do not see why not, it wraps around the forestay to keep the s
Coach Window Seal jim01749 at 8:57am 10.18.21 New windows are available? It is a 2008
part for Maxwell windlass Udi at 8:56am 10.18.21 its a vertical windlass
part for Maxwell windlass (1) sail sfbay at 8:55am 10.18.21 Is it a vertical or horizontal? Find manuals here: Maxwell VW1000 Series Vertical Windlass (wmjmari
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas gfrost39 at 8:50am 10.18.21 Will it work with a hanked Jib sail?
Looking at a boat...that sank! sail sfbay at 8:46am 10.18.21 Nice boat: SailboatData.com - EO 32 Sailboat Suggest getting an engine, electrical and rigging surve
Coach Window Seal sail sfbay at 8:42am 10.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! If it just the window, no big deal..........just remove the remove the windo
1981 H22 Forestay Chainplate replacement/roller furler (1) sail sfbay at 8:36am 10.18.21 Do an internet search on "1981 catalina 22 bow images" and you find plenty like this one:
1981 H22 Forestay Chainplate replacement/roller furler newsailor130 at 8:30am 10.18.21 1981 Hunter 22 is low res if you could post or email me some hi res close ups I would be extremely
Is Marine Concepts still in business building Sea Pearl 21 boats. sail sfbay at 8:25am 10.18.21 Might contact this guy: Marine Concepts - Home \| Facebook
Looking at a boat...that sank! jssailem at 8:24am 10.18.21 Buying a boat can be a crapshoot or a wonderful experience. It sounds like the boat had issues. It i
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting (2) sail sfbay at 8:23am 10.18.21 Lots of synthetic teak products out there, just do an internet search on "synthetic marine teak". I
Is Marine Concepts still in business building Sea Pearl 21 boats. videorov at 8:13am 10.18.21 Looks like a nice one. Not cheap. Many of the ads are old and have been sold.
Hornets jssailem at 8:09am 10.18.21 is probably slopped to the bottom of our keel-stepped mast. Oh great. Now it will incubate and bir
Is Marine Concepts still in business building Sea Pearl 21 boats. sail sfbay at 8:05am 10.18.21 Please post source. Found this 2018 model with a nice trailer and Torqeedo electric outboard for sa
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting Artey1 at 7:52am 10.18.21 Whats the name of that specific synthetic teak product? I've seen many, and gotten samples of Lonsea

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