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Stanchions with base use in 1985? fergnor14996 at 1:14pm 04.18.05 Big Boats 9/903 Hunting (pun intended) for 2 to match the 24 inch with base. Is there still a source for them?
Adjustable Jib Fairleads on H-216 Mr.Ernie at 12:52pm 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 0/954 It appears to me that the location of the jib fairleads on the H-216 are just fine as long as you ar
Another tragedy in SFO area Mel E at 12:36pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/882 with a nice S/V lost on the rocks in San Francisco.
mac26 boat cover FredJ at 12:25pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/998 I need to cover my mac 26S but am having no luck on finding a ready made cover. Is there anyone out
Furler-forestay Ken Yap at 12:05pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/976 After viewing Brian Toss' Tuning Your Rig video, I tried my hands at tuning my Hunter 326 B
Whole rig too tight ? Phil at 11:40am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1003 This is really good timing, I just posted on the Hunter site last week. I bought a 30 foot sloop in
Aluminum Toe Rails for Legend 40.5 Fred at 11:36am 04.18.05 Big Boats 5/1254 The marina repairing my Legend 40.5 is having difficulty finding replacement toe rails. The toe orig
Deltaville, VA to Colonial Beach Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:27am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1524 I am planning on moving my new Hunter 27 next Sunday. That boat has a 18 HP Yanmar. Question: Is
Hull numbers Mic at 11:26am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1064 Can someone please tell me what each number and letter means in a hull number? the last three are 81
Piracy off Yemen Debra B at 11:07am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 27/1999 Noonsite has a report of 2 yachts attacked by fairly organized and heavily armed pirates. No chance
Roller furler/ genoa. What size? Pete at 11:05am 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/840 I'm restoring an 1981 H22, my first sailboat. It did not come with a headsail. I'm considering a ro
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 Bob Hoffmeister at 11:04am 04.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1268 I purchased an Autopilot ST4000 in January, 2003 for my ODay 39 which specs out at 18,000 lbs. It wa
Are gauges necessary to adjust the standing riggin vince reis at 10:31am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/997 What gauges or guidelines are useful when adjusting the standing rigging on a 22 ft sailboat? I nee
headstay clevis duality at 10:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1221 last year we lost the clevis for the headstay, my wife could not find a stainless one and bought a g
Extended Offshore Cruising Harry Anderson at 9:46am 04.18.05 Bigger Boats 2/1255 Is the Oday 40 hull and rigging built to handle extended offshore cruising (assuming capable skipper
1992 Chevy S-10 to trailer Catalina 22 captMark at 9:42am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/899 I would like to pull a catalina 22 with my 1992 Chevy S-10 Is this a good idea? Two wheel drive aut
Cleaning up the brass Rick at 9:27am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1016 Hey gangJust curious if anyone has any organic tips for getting the green "gook" off the seacocks,
stay replacement gary chidester at 9:19am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1033 i currently own a 1989 h33.5. i had the standing rigging replaced two years ago. when it was replace
Bob stay and dolphin striker wire angle tiger37373 at 9:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1994 I am currently questioning the angle that my dolphin striker approaches the bob stay. The rig is set
Replacing the holding tank Dipboye at 8:52am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1463 I have just bought a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and know that I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. I p

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Bow Water Ballast PaulK at 8:33pm 03.25.21 Large freighters often have these bulbous bows. These bulbs provide buoyancy in the bow and help to
If You Have an Aqua Signal Toronto Chart Table Light... FastOlson at 8:25pm 03.25.21 Time passes and further replies are scarce.... and then a few days ago I noticed that our Aquasigna
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) scrawley at 8:14pm 03.25.21 Mounted my Hummingbird puck in the laz; bedded in silicone. Tested with a lead line and seems fairly
Engine panel cover. Worth it? ggrizzard at 8:13pm 03.25.21 Well, you could put two hinges on the cover and clean out the bugs from time to time!
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? (3) Tom J at 8:01pm 03.25.21 I rigged this setup in my C310. I can flush periodically or use antifreeze to winterize. Also can
Random orbital buffer BigEasy at 7:46pm 03.25.21 Hmmm.... on second thought maybe I've been cursed for all the evil things I've said about HF over
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' mermike at 7:45pm 03.25.21 Here I was getting worried I'd have to put a kill switch on my oars! But while I can row mighty dar
Gulf Stream Will Gilmore at 7:38pm 03.25.21 Portland ME I went to Art School in Portland, for a year before they gave up on me. A great city
Mast replacement cost fullbore at 7:31pm 03.25.21
Mast replacement cost dlochner at 7:28pm 03.25.21 Is this a wooden mast? While this may look like a cheap place to live, it is not a boat to get invo
VHF Range? BOSSailor at 7:26pm 03.25.21 I don't know the make or model, but this old units still works,,I hail for the Marina on 16 for doc
VHF Range? Brian D at 7:22pm 03.25.21 If only you could communicate this to the yahoos in my area! I would guess a full quarter of the C
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue Tally Ho at 7:14pm 03.25.21 It's not a drain for propane fumes it was a drain for the water caused but the tank sweating.. But
Gulf Stream Mr Fox at 7:00pm 03.25.21
VHF Range? JohnShannon at 6:55pm 03.25.21 Make sure your RF cabling is in good condition even with bad connections the radio will typically re
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation BigEasy at 6:44pm 03.25.21 I used deep water transport based out of Washington, NC. They provided a great service in transport
Mast replacement cost dLj at 6:37pm 03.25.21 Hard to really say anything without photos and a lot more detailed information, but from what you've
Mast replacement cost LeeandRick at 6:36pm 03.25.21 Welcome aboard to SBO. Not to be crass, but how much are they paying you to take this boat off their
Sailing to Catalina Island? Kings Gambit at 6:11pm 03.25.21
VHF Range? Davidasailor26 at 5:52pm 03.25.21 SeaTow discontinued the service last year - https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/sea-tow-to-dis

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