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Hatch Sliding James at 2:21pm 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/905 I will replace the teak hatch guides this year - Why? because the old ones are split, grey, coming o
motor steering BratsRUs at 2:02pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1055 Need some advice.Have always loved sailboats from afar so a few years ago I took a basic sailing c
new boat grounding in sea trial Sam at 1:43pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 19/1758 New Catalina had soft grounding on inside breakwater sandy shoaling and came to a complete hault whi
Microwave on 37.5 Sea Sharp at 12:49pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 7/1124 I would like to install a microwave on my new to me 37.5. I have seen pictures of most installation
Bow or stern first docking Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/3390 Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
Battery Charger David Harcourt at 12:09pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1211 My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
Striping PHitchcox at 11:52am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/985 Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats.Simply
inverter sizing 700W v. 2000W Paul F at 11:25am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1723 Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
battery Connections rpeddle at 10:08am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
fred, what is the......................... duality at 9:56am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
bimini top for 1982 Hunter 33 Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1235 I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1040 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
Faom mattress replacement trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s
portsmith rating doug miller at 6:49am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/1530 does the 216 have a portsmith rating? with/without spin. ?thanksdoug
New sail specs needed. rw at 5:43am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/818 Do any Hunter 240s have all the specs required to order a new set of sails. I have the CDI furler an
Moving the Boat - Trailer Needed Dale Wilkins at 5:34am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 I have a 25' MacGregor in the water on Lake Grapevine in the DFW area and want to move it to a lake
Info on Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Richard McGann at 4:45am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/5155 I have a Chrysler 26 and am thinking about trading for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. Has anyone saile
Edson steering brake problem Gary at 4:38am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1116 My steering brake is completely non-functional. The boat is a 2001 320 (with the Edson rack and pin
PHRF Rating Don at 4:30am 05.11.05 Racing 4/2733 Does anyone have a PHRF Rating for a 2003 Hunter 326 production boat, no modifications?Thank you
Help I'm sinking... Rob Krohn at 4:28am 05.11.05 Day Sailers 7/1326 I just put my newly acquired O'Day 22 in the marina for the first time and found that after only two

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Shaft Zinc Placement JoeWhite at 5:37pm 04.08.21 When the propeller is moving the vessel forward and backward it also moves the engine back and forth
Halyard wrap with Furlex JoeWhite at 5:21pm 04.08.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 4:58pm 04.08.21 I don't see a halyard deflector/restrainer: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?13602
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing (2) jon hansen at 4:44pm 04.08.21 i love it all. fast, slow, wavy, flat, ................................. let's do it all. it's a ho
Dynaplate Don S/V ILLusion at 4:33pm 04.08.21 A better alternative is to mount it on the keel. It makes no sense to attach it to fiberglass in t
Where do I find this part? rgranger at 4:33pm 04.08.21 Looks to me like an invention made at the PVC fittings aisle at Home Depot Sorry to quote the same
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) Macboy at 4:31pm 04.08.21 hahaha I only know about it because I'm cheap and I like to tinker.
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) ggrizzard at 4:30pm 04.08.21 You and me both Ralph. :biggrin:
Winch removal ggrizzard at 4:27pm 04.08.21 Failing all else, C-4 It's available at all terrorist caves near you!
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) Ralph Johnstone at 4:27pm 04.08.21 but of course I should have explained for others that might also be interested. I've got to be at
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Macboy at 4:02pm 04.08.21
Shaft Zinc Placement Tally Ho at 3:48pm 04.08.21 I install 2 zincs on the middle of the shaft, one about 8 inches forward of the strut and a second
Replacement rub rail? rgranger at 3:44pm 04.08.21 They sell rub rail right here on the SBO site. Call them ... they are very helpfu
1976 Santana 21ft (2) mhancock3123 at 3:37pm 04.08.21 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement f
ST7000 Autohelm sail sfbay at 3:09pm 04.08.21 Consider advertising it on this site's classified ad.
Winch removal Adhara2 at 2:36pm 04.08.21 Heat. Not too much, i.e. harmful to the gel coat, but hot to the touch. (!) Tried it, did not work
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Will Gilmore at 2:33pm 04.08.21 Crafts capable of excessive speeds, in the wrong hands, can be extremely dangerous. So true. The
Motor mount size question timlho at 2:16pm 04.08.21 I just got a JY 14 and if that doesn't work for you, would love to know where you got that. I need
Where do I find this part? rgranger at 2:11pm 04.08.21 and .... here it is https://www.poolweb.com/products/combinaton-insert-tee-1-2-inch-insert-x-insert
Where do I find this part? rgranger at 2:09pm 04.08.21 Looks to me like an invention made at the PVC fittings aisle at Home Depot. Seriously, I think that

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