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Sailing with the pop top popped. Tom Roberts at 12:16am 09.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2308 Do you sail with the pop top up (during nice weather of course)? Is there enough clearance for the
Hull Refurbishment Kevin at 11:48pm 09.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/865 I am considering purchasing my first boat, a Catalina 22. The hull requires sanding and refinshing.
Fractured Bow Gelcoat Dean Urquhart at 2:27pm 09.29.04 Big Boats 2/946 We have had the experience of fracturing the gelcoat at the bow waterline, and discovering that it w
4x4 for towing Bill P. at 1:48pm 09.29.04 Smaller Boats 12/1286 I've settled on a Toyota Sequoia for towing our H 260 with at 9.9 Evnride. My question is, what are
zincs george at 11:27am 09.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1309 Just purchased a 97 400. It has a Perkins 50hp engine.Does anyone know the size of zincs for this bo
Need new dock lines? Ken Parrot at 11:26am 09.29.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1344 Our sailboat has ridden out four tropical storms/hurricanes in the Tampa area. We were double and tr
Replacement back Randall at 9:40am 09.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/925 Who stocks or makes headstays
Sail Loft NC or SC ian19147 at 9:29am 09.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1756 I'm looking for a good sail loft between Pawleys Island, SC ' Wilmington, NC to get my sails restitc
close hauled in wing Ed6925 at 8:08am 09.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1030 When sailing my C310 upwind in about 20K apparent (30 degrees off) the mailsail is backwinded by the
M25 Impeller Change Dave at 7:27am 09.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/3743 I'm about to change the impeller on my Universal M25 for the first time. It has an Oberdorfer water
Compression Post? Mark at 5:48am 09.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/836 I recently bought a 1984 oday 26 with the typical rot problem at the bulkeads (chainplates). I've re
Anyone step there own C30 mast ? Gaspare at 5:47am 09.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1044 I'm looking for details from those with experience on how to raise and lower the C30 mast by myself.
Learning to Sail Dfalcon16 at 5:39am 09.29.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1156 Hi all, i'm new here and actually almost completely new to sailing. Anyway im 18 and I am interested
advice to a cheap sob t rahaim at 4:20am 09.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/892 Peg- i have gone thru your book and have gotten to the point that I probably have to replace the hos
Calling all Coronodo 15 Owners Josephin at 4:02am 09.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1086 I am the new owner of a Coronado 15. I am looking for an owner's manual or some help with the riggi
Calling all Coronodo 15 Owners Josephine at 3:59am 09.29.04 Ask All Sailors 2/981 I am the new owner of an older Coronado 15 and I need if someone is willing to copy or send me an ow
Mac 26 or what? Boatless in Sisters at 3:05am 09.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1081 Recently retired to Central Oregon, we are feeling uncomfortably boatless and andlocked after years
Barrier Coating under Cradle Pads Rick at 2:58am 09.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 Hi,all. I'm biting the bullet and taking my '88 H285 hull down to bare fiberglas and doing the Inter
Beneteau Allen Stegall at 2:57am 09.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1116 Love our 45f5 which is a French factory boat but have had trouble finding parts. Recently several o
Catalina 30 temp gauge Patrick at 1:54am 09.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1242 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 that has a cockpit temp gauge (original Catalina equipment) that was damag

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Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 Dave Groshong at 12:43pm 11.25.20 @Dave Groshong I searched the SBO site. Could not find the poles just the accessory parts. Perhaps
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 jssailem at 12:41pm 11.25.20 @Dave Groshong I searched the SBO site. Could not find the poles just the accessory parts. Perhaps
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba Tally Ho at 12:39pm 11.25.20 I was thinking if you had the (rough) dimensions you may be able to find something close from Hobie
I just bought a 1991 Beneteau 41s5. bonding? jssailem at 12:39pm 11.25.20 You might find this link informative. The video provides the scientific thinking of an engineer tha
H31 - Input on servicing original stuffing box Tally Ho at 12:36pm 11.25.20 My box is bronze and was in pretty good shape, but the rubber hose was swelled and not good. when I
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 Dave Groshong at 12:33pm 11.25.20 We offer the Selden pole that extends to 19.4ft for $695, we're not competitive with Forespar, th
Vend�e Globe? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 11.25.20
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 jssailem at 12:30pm 11.25.20 You can find some parts for the project here. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cat.php?16296 Forespar
Happy Thanksgiving to All jssailem at 12:22pm 11.25.20 Thank you Jim and Sue. Happy Thanksgiving to you guys and all of the SBO family.
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Tom J at 12:13pm 11.25.20 Does this engage the glow plugs? Yes, so holding the key on all the way for 30 seconds or so is pr
Wowza. these AC75 boats have become spaceships RussC at 12:11pm 11.25.20 and at the end of the video you see it doesn't even require sails to gain foiling speed :facepalm::l
Happy Thanksgiving to All (1) Justin_NSA at 11:55am 11.25.20 Ditto ! Enjoy time with friends and family everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving to All kappykaplan at 11:52am 11.25.20 Tks, Jim and Sue. Same back atcha!
Rotten wood supporting fuel tank Justin_NSA at 11:29am 11.25.20 Pics would help. There may be a 33.5 owner here who knows. I didn't see anything in the mods.
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 11:24am 11.25.20 That is really helpful. Apparently there was an error in one of the website description that puts a
Preventors do I need one Sailfanatic at 11:20am 11.25.20 Here's some related info E3ncFyj4rag
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 DJGERN at 10:54am 11.25.20 You may want to get 2 of what you find. The other side is probably not far behind this one. Be sur
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 DJGERN at 10:54am 11.25.20 Looking at the deck organizer as it is attached to the boat, its evident that the machine screws at
Preventors do I need one jssailem at 10:50am 11.25.20 A sudden gust with a wind directional change. A squall. The change in forces as you slide off a 12 f
Preventors do I need one dLj at 10:49am 11.25.20 I would rather attach a fender to a solid tubular system than a wire lifeline. I would rather attac

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