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Wondering about a boom vang Ken Honeycutt at 5:08am 03.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/887 Just purchased a new Garhauer Mainsheet traveler and mainsheet block with 6:1 purchase at the boat s
An excellent discussion.... Alan at 12:13am 03.11.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2701 ...on the merits of backstay tension for both frac and masthead rigged boats. The March '07 issue
gelcoat repair Peter at 9:21am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2704 Here's the problem: A Catalina 22 came loose during an overnight blow and fetched up against a bulkh
Raymarine 4000 MKI Autopilot Dave4863 at 4:51am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 1/976 A few of the rollers are missing from my Raymarine 4000 MKI autopilot. These rollers are the cone sh
Raymarine 4000 MKI Autopilot Dave4863 at 4:50am 03.11.07 Catalina 30 0/1051 A few of the rollers are missing from my Raymarine 4000 MKI autopilot. These rollers are the cone sh
Raymarine 4000 MKI Autopilot Dave4863 at 4:50am 03.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/918 A few of the rollers are missing from my Raymarine 4000 MKI autopilot. These rollers are the cone sh
Vacationing in Gulf - advise Buck at 4:50am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1185 Hi guys, looking for some input into a good sailing area, planning on sailing in June arround Pennsi
batteries Ken S at 7:31am 03.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/895 What do you recommend for replacement house batteries for a Hunter 41? Best place to purchase? Tx
boat insurance Ken S at 7:25am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1072 Looking for comments on best value boat insurance with quality safe company. I have a 41 ' sailboat.
Replacing windows Julia at 7:21am 03.11.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1668 Hello all, has anyone out there ever replaced the cabin windows? I have a 1971 Ranger 29 and all fo
front sail sheeting / winch walt at 8:39am 03.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1181 All my jib sail experience is with a smaller boat (Catalina 16) which had roller furling and simple
Removing fittings paphman at 8:04am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1459 I would like to know what everyone thinks is the easiest bedding material to remove. By this I mean
Bow crack/ hole help??? buildingadream at 11:03am 03.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1369 Greetings. I recently picked up this 1977 Hunter 27. All is well with the exception of the attache
Solution to Water Ballast Performance Deficiencies (1) oreana123 at 10:40am 03.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1015 I just got back form sailing. I made a harness for hiking and I attached the hiking line to the tang
Force 10 Lighting problem Jason1271 at 11:55am 03.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/981 I've got a 04 Hunter 33 and the Force 10 stove has recently quite lighting. I've taken the tank and
Name Deminsions on stern Joe Pyles at 12:00pm 03.11.07 Big Boats 2/1201 Can someone provide me the best dimensions for arched name of nine letters to be placed on stern? I
Cetec Autopilot sv Pelican at 12:22pm 03.11.07 Other Sailboats 0/1099 Has anyone upgraded a Cetek Benmar autopilot? Our GS41 sloop came with one installed, model 21R, an
Tow vehicle Phil McGuire at 11:41am 03.11.07 Other Sailboats 0/769 I am about to purchase a CP 23/3D. I plan to tow it home, the distance is approx 1000 mis. Is my 20
odd question: Ocean research from a sailboat Franklin at 1:27pm 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1133 I remember a guy posting a fiction online book he was writing about a guy studying whales from his s
Handheld Wind Gage Mike48 at 12:59pm 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1159 I am looking to purchase a handheld anemometer and would appreciate any information that anyone may

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Jib Advise danstanford at 9:30am 08.13.21 It's the job of the jib trimmers to read the break of the sail and communicate with each other. Le
Rode Length (1) jon hansen at 9:27am 08.13.21 197126 some whirling dervishes
H34 rig tension markwbird at 9:18am 08.13.21 Oh I'm not even going to try and address tuning yet, I call them the shrouds the side stays, they a
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 9:15am 08.13.21 Very exciting. Congratulations.
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage jssailem at 9:11am 08.13.21 Do you have any unique instrumentation on the mast that is extends higher Those 3ft wire VHF anten
BOOM VANG!!! Kingjim91 at 9:02am 08.13.21
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 9:01am 08.13.21 I have a 150 Balmar with a 614. We have had some 100 deg weather and I'm finding I need to supply d
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 8:55am 08.13.21 Good information
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 jssailem at 8:42am 08.13.21 Yes... getting a boat, whether you spend a little of a lot is a big investment in time and money. I
BOOM VANG!!! LeeandRick at 8:42am 08.13.21 If bails are used the need to have a compression tube to prevent damage to the spar Depends on how
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 8:35am 08.13.21 The picture is a good idea. I will be doing a sea trial wednesday of next week. Broker is too busy t
New outboard and new adjustable bracket Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 08.13.21 Access looks pretty good assuming you can reach up there. If someone put those bolts in, you should
Jib Advise jssailem at 8:16am 08.13.21 Don and David have both given you great responses to the challenge of setting the jib car. Many raci
Jib Advise JoeWhite at 8:15am 08.13.21 Great help, Don. Thanks.
BOOM VANG!!! dlochner at 8:06am 08.13.21 If bails are used the need to have a compression tube to prevent damage to the spar
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 jssailem at 7:53am 08.13.21 With a picture other owners are quick to identify if the situation is the "Usual" layout. Or if some
New Never Use Catalina 310 sails sail sfbay at 7:53am 08.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! This site has a classified section that you might consider listing sails for
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 jssailem at 7:51am 08.13.21 Hi @outwardboundguy .... You sound like an adventurous sort. Welcome to the SBO Forum. Dave shared
BOOM VANG!!! (1) LeeandRick at 7:50am 08.13.21 If you do decide to go with a kicker you may consider more purchase than normal. You have to overcom
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 7:49am 08.13.21 Thanks. The owners manual is very vague. I do want to thank you for your help today. Michael

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