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Isabel from seayks (1) Ward at 10:57am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1141 I don't know about any of you, but If I saw either of the attached pictures from my sailboat, I woul*
H30 single-hand - possible? Patrick Randall at 10:36am 09.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1031 How easy is it for the helmsman to dump the main in gusts?Also, how easy to handle the sails on one
H30 shoal draft any good? Patrick Randall at 10:24am 09.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1151 Hello,I'm looking to buy a boat in Florida. We live in a canal system with limited water depth at t
Blisters ! Gene at 10:10am 09.25.03 Big Boats 0/977 Blisters: I am in the process of surveying an immaculate 1989 42'Catalina 3 cabin. The boat has alwa*
My keel and a sand bar......... BillO at 9:43am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1169 "OK", today I did it. Hit a sand bar and had to power out backwards. What kind if damage or distru
Genoa cars Lori at 9:32am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/843 I haven't been able to sail w/ my Genoa because I can't find the correct cars. The tracks on the old
How to sink a H260 George H260 at 8:40am 09.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 There is an old thread that said that if you left the H260 ballast valve and plug open while sailing
Solar vent installation Bill Lowe at 8:20am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1294 Anyone had any experiences making a 3.75" hole through a Lewmar hatch? Use a hole saw, saber saw, w
:) Rigging, Launching, Retrieving the 260 George H260 at 8:18am 09.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/839 My experience: Bought our H260 just last week. The dealer was going to give me an orientation sail b
boom vang Lori at 8:11am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/981 I have an '84 Mac 25. I don't know if it ever had a boom vang or not, but I feel the need for one. F
sail track problem Bill Greenberg at 7:54am 09.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/909 I noticed difficulty in hoisting my mainsail while headed into 18 knot winds. It hoisted with diffic
Rigging,launching, retrieving the 260WB Ashley at 7:42am 09.25.03 Smaller Boats 28/1914 Hi, my wife and I are looking at H260's. We've done alot of research and crawled around on a few at
Boat selling question Dan at 7:42am 09.25.03 Smaller Boats 4/1045 I'll soon be selling my C 22. Here is my dilemma: I currently have a slip, but would like to get o
Rudder 1991 33.5 (Need New one) Norman Wroblewski at 7:00am 09.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/824 Hi,Anyone out know of anyone who makes new rudders for 1991 33.5?The cost to fix versus new is n
Hurricane Isabel and Holiday Hill Marina Marty at 6:45am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1135 Any sailors out there that keep their boat at Holiday Hill Marina and would like to see pictures of
Need a Trailer B. Beck at 6:20am 09.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/874 I have a 1990 Hunter 28, and I am looking for a trailer to fit the boat (prferable used). The boat
Rudder Construction Ken Johnson at 6:07am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1723 Can someone tell me what the rudder on a 1974 Cal 2-29 is made of? I just purchased a boat that had
Ventilation Don K. at 5:55am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1023 My Chrysler 26 has no ventilation. Where do I start. What is best and water proof. Years ago I us
Jib or Genoa for 26M Paul S at 5:54am 09.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1361 Going over the list of stuff we want installed on our new M. Was wondering which sail we should ge
Wintering in the Keys Frank at 2:03am 09.25.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1046 Any info about sailing and staying in the Marathon Key area for the winter would be great.

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Almost catastrophe during haul out justsomeguy at 2:41pm 11.25.20 Skillfully avoided! :p
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 2:36pm 11.25.20 Ok.. do I need a Drum? with the V2 - it is either Gypsy only or with a Drum. You can order the V
Happy Thanksgiving to All BlowMeAway at 2:35pm 11.25.20
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 SFS at 2:29pm 11.25.20 I think there are OSHA rules that require everyone to have access to a throne.
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project CarlN at 2:28pm 11.25.20 For the headliner, find white frp or plastic panels that are smooth with grooves like they are plank
Almost catastrophe during haul out BrianRobin at 2:13pm 11.25.20 A 20" strap??? Was it left over from the Titanic?
Preventors do I need one thinwater at 1:30pm 11.25.20 A slightly back-winded mainsail from being off course, being held tight in place by the preventer w
Happy Thanksgiving to All Justin_NSA at 1:20pm 11.25.20 thankyou, same to yawl Ketch you schooner or later Jon :biggrin: Talkin' nauti
Happy Thanksgiving to All shemandr at 1:19pm 11.25.20 In addition to all Jim said, and others I am Thankful for SBO staff for this forum, which has made t
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 1:17pm 11.25.20 Ok.. do I need a Drum? with the V2 - it is either Gypsy only or with a Drum. I am not sure what I
Happy Thanksgiving to All jon hansen at 1:16pm 11.25.20 thankyou, same to yawl
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 1:12pm 11.25.20 It'd better be stronger. We're not sure when the breaks occurred but Alex's statement that somethi
Happy Thanksgiving to All jssailem at 1:04pm 11.25.20 Brian... It was a labor of love... and I loved seeing you do it.:laugh: You were so good at it.
Happy Thanksgiving to All Brian D at 1:00pm 11.25.20 Thanks Jim and Sue. I too am totally thankful for Phil's el-speedo recovery so I don't have to do th
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 jssailem at 12:57pm 11.25.20 Like BigEasy, I also installed the windless. I had a great helper. The most tedious steps were the l
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 jssailem at 12:53pm 11.25.20 DAVE... Phil? And here I thought he was "de-throned"...:kick::laugh:
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 12:53pm 11.25.20 That is really helpful. Apparently there was an error in one of the website description that puts a
Wowza. these AC75 boats have become spaceships Hunter216 at 12:50pm 11.25.20 and at the end of the video you see it doesn't even require sails to gain foiling speed :facepalm::
Almost catastrophe during haul out Tally Ho at 12:46pm 11.25.20 If that had happened to me, I'd be writing this posthumously :yikes: ! I always place four individ
Happy Thanksgiving to All BigEasy at 12:45pm 11.25.20 For all our friends in SBO and more... _______ Thanksgiving Day is time to pause, to reflect and t

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