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New to sailing and wanting to take classes, ASA or Maule at 10:01pm 02.02.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/3106 New to sailing and wanting to take classes, ASA or US Sailing? Don't want to take, and pay, for one
Swing Keel Roger N at 9:58pm 02.02.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/868 I sail on a tidal lagoon with many mud banks. I frequently touch bottom and this pushes-up the keel
Sherwood/Oberdorfewr Interchange Paul Mieszczenski at 9:29pm 02.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1196 The raw water pump on my Universal M-12 is in serious need of repair. It has the Sherwood Brass Work
Rhombline Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:07pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1332 I am reading thr book "Surviving the storm" and they keep talking about following the rhombline. Wh
Gulf Coast rebuild Katrina jbreland at 8:22pm 02.02.06 Smaller Boats 4/880 This may be a bit early, but I can't help but wonder.......Anyone know of plans to rebuild the mar
New Sails - victim of Katrina! GBrooks at 11:30pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 3/862 Unfortunately, our HUN375 was totalled by Katrina. We had just purchased new sails for her. We rec
Changing rigging Joe at 10:49pm 12.31.05 Smaller Boats 0/902 Our Catalina 250 WK is about 5 years old. 3 of those years were in salt water. Any advice on how oft
Sailing in Croatia and Montenegro Morski Krastavac at 10:39pm 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1356 Hello All and first off Happy New Year with lots of good sailing-days.The following link has alrea
H40 murkehaze16758 at 8:40pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 13/990 My wife and I are looking to buy a hunter 40 over there in USA, we plan to sail the carribbean for a
Big crack between windows on Catalina 470 Popeye18292 at 8:32pm 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1502 Hello everyone,This crack is in the aft head area of a 1999 Catalina 470.Does anybody else have a
WIND SPEED KEN at 7:42pm 12.31.05 Trailer Sailors 7/1803 WHAT WIND SPEED (MPH) DOES A CAT 22 LIKE BEST ? I AM RESTORING A '73 FOR SPRING/SUMMER..WE WILL B
26M Mast Light Lowell Carrington at 12:21pm 12.31.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1336 I plan to install a masthead light on my 2006 MacGregor 26M. I have a couple of questions that I ne
Yanmar Smoking Jeff at 11:55am 12.31.05 Big Boats 23/1698 2004 had 50 hour engine service, no smoke before service and lots of smoke after. Engine mechanic cl
Passage 42 propeller suggestions? Paul Cossman at 10:44am 12.31.05 Big Boats 4/1561 It's time to replace the original 2 bladed propeller on our Passage 42. We use our boat solely for
Bilge Blower Wiring Question Dan H at 10:39am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2582 I am rewiring my boat completely and I have a question. This boat will have two separate electrical
Bow Roller Advice needed..... Gary at 9:49am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/937 84 H31Wondering if anyone could tell me if the anchor roller designed for a danforth/fortress in th
interior cushions alex19889 at 9:41am 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/950 I'm thinking of replacing all the interior cushions of my Catalina 30 and wondering if anyone out th
Furling the main and roller furling Henry Carsberg at 9:36am 12.31.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2025 At what wind speed should the sails be furled so to have the most efficent heel? Should the roller
Best boat for offshore or long cruise Richard McBride at 8:49am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1841 Hi allI am planning a very long cruise - down the west coast, through the canal, up the east coast
E32 Cockpit Drain Thru Hulls Kirby13889 at 8:14am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 2/1041 The starboard cockpit drains (two) plus the sink drain terminate in a 1.5" diameter brass pipe which

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2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? justsomeguy at 1:02am 05.12.21 (is the correct term "bail"?) Becket, I believe.
Our 315 Arrived Skipper John at 12:41am 05.12.21 Congratulations to 315 #74 and #75. If Catalina is building about one a month, I hope my new boat wi
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. BigEasy at 8:33pm 05.11.21
Nasty Surprise Hello Below at 8:22pm 05.11.21 BTW @Peggie Hall HeadMistress does your book ship to Canada? Yup Get Rid of Boat Odors
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom danm1 at 8:17pm 05.11.21 The leech reefing line on mine runs through the boom in the port side. The outhaul is in the center,
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? BigEasy at 8:13pm 05.11.21
Keel Bolt Replacement jibes138 at 8:10pm 05.11.21 I agree with finesse versus brute force. The bolts likely have 5200 or similar sealing them and tha
Our 315 Arrived Tom J at 8:03pm 05.11.21 Very nice. Similar in many respects to our C310, with a more traditional layout in the v-berth and l
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom mnmpizza at 7:55pm 05.11.21 The pulley system inside your boom is for the outhaul.
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut JoeWhite at 7:11pm 05.11.21 I agree with RoyS. To reduce dripping I put lanocoat before I screw on the nut. Lanocoat softens and
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom Capn Vinny at 7:10pm 05.11.21 I would guess that the most likely scenario is that the lines run from the winch, up into the boom o
eye candy Michael Davis at 7:08pm 05.11.21 @jon hansen , the rest of us are hard at work getting our boats ready for spring. How do you find th
Bent Stern Rail Update Necessity at 6:56pm 05.11.21 In our neck of the woods ,we'd have taken them out sailing and offered a few cold ones . Great to h
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails dlochner at 6:54pm 05.11.21 While we all know there are 3 sides to every story, I would not characterize the OP's comments as t
Keel Bolt Replacement 31seahorse at 6:46pm 05.11.21 Hello pbsessed and welcome to the SBO Forums, Listing "Naval Shipyard" as your location really sugg
Raw water pump seal seating question Roland5048 at 6:29pm 05.11.21 If you can, take it to a place that can refurbish it. Less than half the the price of a new one an
Sailboat Deck Paint 31seahorse at 6:28pm 05.11.21 Hello npaulay, We have been happy with using Interlux Brightside Polyurethane on several boats over
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Mechone at 6:21pm 05.11.21
old and new batteries connection Hello Below at 6:21pm 05.11.21 boat electrician are impossible to find here and now @Ralph Johnstone may chime in here but if you
Battery isolator issue dlochner at 6:20pm 05.11.21 Many thanks for all your help. I obviously have some research, and work, to do if I am to have a mo

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