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150 Genoa Usage Abby Normal at 1:40am 08.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1586 Well, I've had my M25 out three times now, last Sunday, this Sat. and this Sun. The first time out,
mast stepping with furler maineman at 1:28am 08.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/909 Hi, how does a furler affect the stepping of the mast up and down (23' ODay)? Also, is the CDI furl
Cabin delamination repair costs Tug at 12:54am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 I have a delam problem on the foward cabin top over the V-berth. Looks like I will have to bite the
Trailer needed goin divin at 2:35am 08.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/1514 Hello All,I have recently acquired a Mac 25 and am very excited to try her out. The only problem is
Marine A/C location... Jamie at 2:23am 08.21.06 Big Boats 14/946 Hello everyone!! I hope you are all having a great season.. I am remodeling the interior of my H34
Outboard Bill Stutz at 2:21am 08.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/785 Can anyone tell me what is the highest HP outboard the 26 C can handle
Need advice on mainsheet rigging Tim Strope at 2:39am 08.21.06 Day Sailers 0/953 I need help with the rigging for the mainsheet. Just bought the boat and I do not think the previous
Initial Loos Gauge settings for H19 shrouds/stays? Rusty at 2:38am 08.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/979 Does anyone have the preliminary Loos Gauge settings for the upper and lower shrouds for the H19. W
How do I steer in reverse Shamal at 3:24am 08.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5751 After years of operating my 1995 Hunter 336 very successfully, I find myself confused with my new 20
Re Powering S37 Daydreams at 3:25am 08.21.06 Seidelmann 8/1580 I have decided to replace the Yanmar 3GMD in my Seidelman 37 with a recently rebuilt 3GM30F. The 3G
garhauer lift platform Barb at 4:26am 08.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1153 Has anyone built a platform for a garhauer lift on an older Catalina 30? If so could you share how
H216 Heaving To Ranger Paul18580 at 4:07am 08.21.06 Smaller Boats 0/761 I finally got my H216 to heave to...thanks to this web site! While close hauled, trim both the ji
Names of Columbia sailboats dusty13580 at 5:14am 08.21.06 Columbia 5/1684 Does anyone know of a place where Columbia sailboat owners list their vessels by name? I am wonderin
Marine Heads - pressure back-up CJ15966 at 5:15am 08.21.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4309 I have a Jabsco manual marine heads which has been working fine. Recently, after pumping, the pump
Accidental Gybe Don Guillette at 6:43am 08.21.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/2308 I've told this story about an accidental gybe a couple of times but maybe some new listers might fin
Lost Anchor flang Oval Cap Cal 27 Dave Cerney at 4:48am 08.21.06 Cal 0/317 Need an Oval cap to fit a anchor line flang of a 4.5 x 2.5in. o.d on my 27 ft CAL1976. Does anybody
H216 in the breakers Jeff Prideaux at 5:53am 08.21.06 Smaller Boats 2/887 I was sailing in the ocean along Atlantic beach, NC and decided to try deploying the anchor just out
Removing shower pan Daydreams at 7:37am 08.21.06 Seidelmann 2/1446 I need to remove my fiberglass shower pan to replace rotted stringers but it seems to be glued ( 520
Autohel Radio Navigational Interface details? jviss at 8:05am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 0/888 I have an AH400 whel pilot. Can anyone provide the details of the RNI, Cat. No. 2075, so that I mig
Cleaning my sails Ctskip at 8:47am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1097 I'm going to put my sails in the bathtub with some Biz and Tide for clothes, some warm water and sli

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Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 3:42pm 01.13.21 Must have been at least a 30' boat to pay for that! :yikes: I think total displacement might be a
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (1) SailingLoto at 3:35pm 01.13.21 I got the winches and line clutches reinstalled this evening.
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 3:24pm 01.13.21 Must have been at least a 30' boat to pay for that! :yikes:
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 3:09pm 01.13.21 189074
My Penobscot Archipelago. Rick486 at 2:54pm 01.13.21 Great shot Tom. Reminds me of the last time we departed Stonington to the West. Once we cleared that
My Penobscot Archipelago. jon hansen at 2:52pm 01.13.21 yo Tom, as always, we love your pics and your sharing. my alden caravelle's pedigree is a new englan
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Joe23455 at 2:49pm 01.13.21 Sad to Hear. He was always very pleasant to work with when thinking out my rigging upgrades. And man
Conditioning new batteries. Benny17441 at 2:18pm 01.13.21 Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge than
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 2:12pm 01.13.21 Thank you for that insight. I did look closely around and under the bolt heads/washers; no cracks, n
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. RitSim at 2:07pm 01.13.21 If you decide to retorque - consider that most torque charts are for clean and lubricated threads.
Boat graphics shemandr at 1:59pm 01.13.21 I would check out local sign makers as post #5 from Dave. We've done that and were impressed with t
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:52pm 01.13.21 Hey, thanks for the welcome. There were no signs of trauma when I checked after the boat was lifted;
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 01.13.21 I used "Full Moon Signs and Graphics" to replace all of mine. On Central just East of Washington. D
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. Jake N Eggs at 1:41pm 01.13.21 Welcome to the SBO forum by the way. Hard to tell on the other end of the internet but if it were me
Boat graphics JRacer at 1:30pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:22pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. (1) Jake N Eggs at 1:18pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Boat graphics daviddp at 12:51pm 01.13.21 I am not sure if SBO has a vendor, check with them. I used this company, they make a second set whe
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
12 volt charging at marina Benny17441 at 12:21pm 01.13.21 That must be a power boat Marina. Dual purpose batteries are not the best option for a sailboat as

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