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removing winches Bill C320, Papillon at 11:58pm 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2741 I want to upgrade my mainsail furling winch to self tailing. The nuts/bolts on my existing standard
pump location Chris3720 at 11:25pm 01.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/939 I don't remember if I asked this question before or not so here goes. I have an 83 Mac25 with no th
Holding Tank Location on Hunter 30 Taidog at 11:07pm 01.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2744 Hello All!I would first like to heartily recommend Peggie Hall's volume on boat odors. It is a mu
Electric Head Art Butler at 11:03pm 01.15.06 Big Boats 2/843 I am considering replacing my 14 year old heads with new ones...my wife tells me it is not the heads
Design blueprints for 74 irwin 42 ketch Sue at 8:50pm 01.15.06 Other Sailboats 4/2525 Hi all, I am looking for the blueprints or a plane-view layout of the 1974 42' ketch. If anyone
Chill out ex-admin at 2:35pm 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 42/2877 No matter where you sail, there's a good chance it's colder now than it was in mid-summer. In some p
Shower drain rad2285 at 2:18pm 01.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/977 Heres an interesting one. How in the world do you change the drain hose from the shower drain to the
Need Beneteau Shipping dimensions BenB at 2:03pm 01.15.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1131 Hi Guys and Gals,I need a bit of help please!I am looking to purchase either a 461, a 473 or a 5
ST 4000 Plus - vears off course and does not recov Shaun at 12:43pm 01.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1136 I know that there are lots of complaints and problems with the raymarine autopilots... I have one
new photo-forum article Jeff Prideaux at 11:58am 01.15.06 Smaller Boats 6/1013 I've posted a new photo-article that shows some of my improvements to my H216.swim-ladder, trailer
Head room rad2285 at 11:17am 01.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/933 Is it at all possible to remove the door header leading into the head and V-berth. Is there fibergla
mixing elbow rad2285 at 11:07am 01.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1001 Where do I get a new mixing elbow for a YSM12?
Engine gauges rad2285 at 11:01am 01.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1112 Hi I am about to change over the old small teak and plastic dashboard, with idiot lights and key swi
Cabin heaters jeff at 10:55am 01.15.06 Other Sailboats 1/844 I'm researching many types of cabin hearters for my Gulfstar 50 Ketch, does anyone have ideas, alrea
Newbie looking for a GPS Eric14428 at 10:32am 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1987 Hello, I recently purchased my first sailboat, a Catalina 27. As a newbie, my surveyor recommended
Converting from Natural Gas to Propane Dick Dixon at 10:30am 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2482 A friend wants to convert his Seaward three burner natural gas stove to propane. Does anyone know a
Volvo Engine Glow Plug Problem firehoser75 at 10:25am 01.15.06 Bavaria 10/5614 My 2005 Bavaria 36 has a Volvo MD 2030 (29 Horsepower) engine. In just over a year, I have had to re
Finish for cabin table Dave W at 9:38am 01.15.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 I have an oiled teak veneer table that I am going to refinish. I've been thinking of flat polyureth
Yamaha rendezvous this spring/summer? Graeme "Rising Sun" at 9:02am 01.15.06 Yamaha 16/2394 Anyone interested in a Northwest Yamaha rendezvous this summer? Maybe Memorial Day at Port Madison?
Ordering a New Mainsail John S at 8:55am 01.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/693 I have ordered a new mainsail. I chose to get a main with extra roach. There will be two full batten

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Riveting question Tedd at 10:16pm 05.22.21
Insurance rgranger at 9:12pm 05.22.21 I use State Farm and pay about $300-ish. I have a $1M liability, environmental and an agreed value
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement rgranger at 9:04pm 05.22.21 I have a silverado Pulling out of the water is not a problem. I just go slow a pause every few inc
Need Lewmar hatch seal help Jimongee at 9:04pm 05.22.21 Thank you
Halyard Keeping jssailem at 8:33pm 05.22.21 @sail sfbay I found those bags at Binacle.com CA Nicely priced. https://ca.binnacle.com/advanced_
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time jssailem at 8:20pm 05.22.21 Got my CG documentation $26 renewal in about three weeks. :plus: Same here. Renewal was simple and
Insurance Rich Stidger at 8:04pm 05.22.21 Unfortunately yacht insurance is not a "One and Done" deal. In order to pay the most reasonable amo
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Terry Cox at 8:04pm 05.22.21 I am now again tossing the idea to the members about sailing the waters around Vancouver Island in
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Terry Cox at 7:58pm 05.22.21 Got a lot of dirt etc out of the aft SW loop and could tell it had restrictions in it and slowly it
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Terry Cox at 7:51pm 05.22.21 A couple of the bronze machine screw heads on the 2GM sea water pump impeller cover sheared. Was abl
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time Terry Cox at 7:48pm 05.22.21 Got my CG documentation $26 renewal in about three weeks.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise dLj at 7:38pm 05.22.21 I agree, new thread or this one, doesn't matter to me. Keep the conversation going and let's see how
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? higgs at 7:23pm 05.22.21 I have seen mast failures before due to disconnecting lowers. They are there for a reason even with
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement davegm at 6:58pm 05.22.21 Thanks RGranger Sounds like a plan. What kind of truck do you use to haul the boat. I have a 2007 6
Help with topping lift! jssailem at 6:41pm 05.22.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum, we are pleased you found us. Congrats to you for your new to you boat. The
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main Calif. Ted at 6:41pm 05.22.21 So my question is: Are the Dutchman attachments still on the boom? Or are they somehow attached to
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time envisionvenicefl at 6:05pm 05.22.21 Today I received my documentation for the new to me Catalina 36. It took 15 weeks. Wow! Now I have
Help with topping lift! Stu Jackson at 6:02pm 05.22.21 Garhauer is THE source for a rigid vang. Great thing, too.
Catalina28 air conditioning Stu Jackson at 5:52pm 05.22.21 Compromise, compromise. Sounds more like: WIN...WIN... Many have used this method, but your appro
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 5:40pm 05.22.21 Cheers mate. I spun my cam cleats around so I can more easily snap the line out (forward) when I ne

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