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44 vs 45 CC Steve Feinsilver at 1:05am 02.11.07 Big Boats 16/2724 It's that time again, and I'm thinking of treating my seasonal affective disorder by replacing my 20
2007 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise Poca Long at 1:24am 02.11.07 Catalina 22 0/1181 The 10th annual Northern Gulf Coast Cruise is just around the corner. Prepare your vessel, prepare y
center board JCT at 1:15am 02.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1211 Still having problems with our centerboard - tried to sleeve the pin with marine tex. Sleeve is bec
bringing lines aft JCT at 1:13am 02.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1137 I am buying a roller furling jib, need to know what blocks and cleats I need to bring the lines back
shower bypass dick12062 at 2:02am 02.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1211 we are new owners of a 2002 hunter 340 that has the shower hose attached to the sink in the head--bu
Catlina 30 1978 front hatch cover Dino24501 at 3:47am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1220 Hello Does anyone know where I can get a new hatch cover for the door over the v-birth of a 1978 C
Off Shore Sailing DaveH20533 at 4:23am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 2/961 Was wondering if anyone has sailed through Off Shore Sailing. Thinking of going there to get bareboa
Replacement Engine M-405 SeadogBVI at 5:01am 02.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1016 The Perkins M-50 engine on my 1995 M-405 may be reaching the end of its useful life. It seems the M-
Need Advice on Refinishing Steps Ken at 6:45am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1057 The finish on the steps leading into the cabin have lost all if it's finish. I would like to redo t
airlines and inflatable life jackets mjb at 8:10am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1521 We're traveling to Guadeloupe next week for a one week sailing charter. We'd like to bring our infl
Rebedding sail track Seekswind at 8:58am 02.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1043 I am currently planning to rebed my sail tracks this spring. Does anyone have any advice on product
Full Length Battens for Mainsail - Doyle Zenith Ray R. at 9:13am 02.11.07 Big Boats 13/3234 I am considering purchasing the Doyle Zenith full batten roller furling mainsail. I heard some pros
Fixing the holding tank gauge Rich Stidger at 9:29am 02.11.07 Big Boats 4/1779 You did good, Ed Caldwell. The WEMA sender with the holes is very prone to plugging and the result
Cabin floor replacement Gordon Huwa at 9:29am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2495 I have a Cal 32 and want to replace the cabin floor. The old floor is about 1/8th inch veneer. It is
Oday 25 Center Board downey1210 at 9:58am 02.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/943 I have a 1975 ODAY 25 CB, the cable comes up through a 3ft pipe in the center of the cabin floor. Do
size of genoa jib on an O'Day 22 David A. cobb at 10:19am 02.11.07 Day Sailers 3/1525 I am having trouble setting the jib. It is supposed to go on the Schaefer Snap-furl, but it seems t
37.5 upgrades for bluewater? Bob15962 at 10:20am 02.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1305 I am slowly getting my 37.5 ready for off shore sailing... I have been working slowly on the basics.
need a reasonable source for stay fittings sand sailor at 10:21am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1374 west marine has some nice ones but they are anything but reasonablewhat is the diff in characterist
Gray Portlights - Replacing Knobs Debra B at 5:36am 02.11.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2165 The Gray/Pomponette web site sells replacement knobs, but I can't see how to get the damn things off
Snap, crackle, crash SailboatOwners.com at 11:52am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2866 You and your family have been sailing for a week or so on your boat in coastal waters. You are on yo

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Furling Main Winter Storage artboas at 1:01am 08.30.21 Pat: The only mildew that I have experienced is around and under the spreader patches. This all h
Alternator shutoff switch? artboas at 12:45am 08.30.21
Catalina 315 Instruments Skipper John at 12:08am 08.30.21 Thanks, Stephen, for the information.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Will Gilmore at 9:33pm 08.29.21 Welcome to the best sailing forums to be found in the Web, @stricklandmma. It's great to have you j
Galled stanchion removal DArcy at 8:43pm 08.29.21 If the trouble is the holes don't quite line up then just drill them slightly over sized.
propeller selection, and shifting Ken Cross at 8:03pm 08.29.21 Our 1989 Hunter 30G with an Edison pedestal has down for reverse and up for forward. You get used to
Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 7:57pm 08.29.21 The stanchion bases vary a bit but the one that I replaced, I had to bend it to make it fit the boat
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:48pm 08.29.21 Hi Ralph, I know on my 93 and on a friends 95 and according to the attached diagram from Catalina,
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Ken Cross at 7:46pm 08.29.21 First off, a McGregor classic which includes the 26D and the 26S sails fastest at about 10 to 15 deg
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 7:45pm 08.29.21 Success! After getting back to the boat I loaded up on pb blaster and decided that it made sense to
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:40pm 08.29.21 So tell us .......................... how many hairs do you have left now :( ? Not nearly as man
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) (6) Rabe at 7:09pm 08.29.21 Took some pictures this weekend while I was working on the boat this weekend. I didn't notice, but t
Catalina 315 Instruments stephen_i_w at 6:55pm 08.29.21 I have a C315. The MFD, the wind instrument and a depth sounder are mounted on the nav pod on the p
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JohnShannon at 6:42pm 08.29.21 Get yourself a Laser, they are very easy to tip. Once you have a keelboat not so much, they can cer
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 6:39pm 08.29.21 Welcome to SBO, icysails. You have to be patient. There are a lot of O'Day models and a few Marin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JoeWhite at 6:30pm 08.29.21 There are data available for your boat indicating at what angle of heel is at no point of return. Ev
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s dlochner at 6:24pm 08.29.21 Generally, it is pretty hard to capsize a keel boat. It requires a combination of wind and waves tha
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? dlochner at 6:09pm 08.29.21 Don't use the auto parts store line. Fuel lines should be non-permeable, i.e. they should not leak f
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? Sailfanatic at 5:40pm 08.29.21 Just to cover the base, you should not ease the jib halyard before furling the jib, or you will exp
Rigging (Shroud & side stay) tension for O'day 222 Sailfanatic at 5:34pm 08.29.21 You might watch the videos on this channel yTHdfe7l5mM

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