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Changing head sail - O'Day 322 1989 Dave at 6:22am 08.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1208 New to sailing. How do I change sails on my roller-furling.
Anchoring Woes Scott Narum at 2:46am 08.31.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1834 Whew...I just got back home after my worst anchoring disaster. I cruise the Columbia River on my Hu
New H33 Charles Frick at 2:06am 08.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/836 I will possibly be buying the H36 by yearend. HOWEVER, I have heard that there is a new H33 to be br
lowering the rudder and other questions george whitson at 1:08am 08.31.03 Day Sailers 2/1170 Thanks to everyone for all the ideas for our new DS 3. Sails great, yesterday had it in about 17 kn
Ballast Tank pump out GMK at 11:35pm 08.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/922 Noticed Bob Fliegel installed a bilge pump in his ballast tank. Great pics but I can only guess why
Capri or F 235 Joe M at 11:17pm 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1299 I'm trying to make a decision on my next boat.I'm down to either the Capri 25 or the First 235.I p
Clean Overhead Capt'n Bob at 10:52pm 08.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/886 My Hunter 35 was assembled in 1988.The cabin overhead (liner) needs to be cleaned and polished.Can
Adding Autopilot to H260 Wheel George H260 at 5:43pm 08.30.03 Smaller Boats 1/764 Based on what I've read in this forum the Raymarine ST4000 will work OK on the H260 Wheel set up. Ho
Adding throttle controls to H260 Wheel pedestal George H260 at 5:03pm 08.30.03 Smaller Boats 5/1005 Would like to add throttle controls from 98 Evenrude 9.9 to my H260 wheel/pedestal. I've seen pics o
Assistance with Outlaw Historical Information William H. Oldfield at 2:35pm 08.30.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/918 Recently received an Outlaw, hull number 15. Beginning complete restoration. Can anyone possibly h
How much stress/torque Joe Refkin, SV/Skooky 3 Cat 30 at 2:22pm 08.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/962 can a C30 take without cracking the hull or breaking the mast?We sail the south end of Lake Michig
tillerpilot 1600 manual Tane' H at 2:20pm 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 0/2447 I am looking for a tillerpilot 1600 manual. I've tried emailing Michael O' who said he might have o
super dome Joe Refkin, SV/Skooky 3 Cat 30 at 2:02pm 08.30.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1187 I have an 83 Cat 30 which I aquired at the end of last season. I had the holding tank pumped out fo
Mystery Boat! Help me identify this sailboat (1) Jerry M. Honeycutt at 12:52pm 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1207 Ahoy,I recently acquired this trailerable pocket sailer and am looking to identify it. I believe i
Crazed Hatches John Burns at 10:54am 08.30.03 Big Boats 11/1250 My 356 is now in its second season. I have noticed the two hayches are showing a lot of what I will
Boom Vang Joseph Washburn at 8:56am 08.30.03 Smaller Boats 3/1472 I am in the process of trying to "fix" the boom vang on my 1988 Catalina 22. The problem is that th
How to change sail on furling system - O'Day 322 Dave at 8:21am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 5/3614 O'Day 322 1989Being new to sailing I have many questions.I need to learn how to change my jib. I h
Converting to alcohol? Dennis at 7:28am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1258 Has anyone ever converted their 4 stroke outboard motor to burn ethanol or metanol? If so what were
Anyone Else Following this Guys Progress? Rick Webb at 6:05am 08.30.03 Ask All Sailors 0/899 He beat a bout of cancer and decided to row around North America. He started Last Summer in Port Ara
perkins versus yanmar diesel Jim at 5:14am 08.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/4786 Hello owners of Catalina 320, wonder how you like either the Perkins or Yanmar diesels? Interested i

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Bahamas Changes Entry Regulations justsomeguy at 6:20pm 11.12.20 Bahamas' country code is bs? But seriously, thanks for the info, @ggrizzard Damned virus.
Hunter 25 trailer information Bobbi Ullinger at 6:06pm 11.12.20 We just had a new trailer built for our 23.5, by Loadmaster Trailers in Port Clinton, Ohio. Love th
black marks Head Sail at 5:52pm 11.12.20 Try Goof Off. I think it's mostly ether.
black marks SailingLoto at 5:47pm 11.12.20 If acetone dissolves your paint, you've got bigger problems, like who painted my boat with tractor p
black marks jssailem at 5:36pm 11.12.20 I haven't tried acetone, but the PO warned me against using it for a reason I don't really remember
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) WayneH at 5:09pm 11.12.20 I spent most of my (mis-spent) youth in Texas, so can still speak a little Suthern! Y'all got that
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers danooxnard at 4:40pm 11.12.20 Yes sailrite.com spell check is killing me!
Blister history of Catalina 310 JRT at 4:31pm 11.12.20 Yes mine was mostly in the paint. They sanded all off and started fresh. Also they applied the produ
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 4:21pm 11.12.20 I spent most of my (mis-spent) youth in Texas, so can still speak a little Suthern! Y'all got that?
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 4:15pm 11.12.20 If you speak Southern, this is Yota... :thumbup:
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) JamesG161 at 4:12pm 11.12.20 word that means a small amount, iota Yep, that was how my mother used it. "I don't give an Iota,
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! dlochner at 4:03pm 11.12.20 Here's what Google Translate says: https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=en&tl=el
Question about eye splice mermike at 3:45pm 11.12.20 Use the same sharpie color to put a dot in the instruction sheet. Exactly. Or just scribble on a n
Halloween cruise forbin at 3:25pm 11.12.20 I would add a struct underneath the roller to take the downward load from the anchor line and the u
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 2:58pm 11.12.20 But my mother, who was always right, said it "Eye OH TAH". The dictionary says your mother is corr
Potable water tank access panel Justin_NSA at 2:57pm 11.12.20 Just a heads up. If you have a float in the tank and it has any electronics on it, IC board, I woul
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising (1) SailingLoto at 2:52pm 11.12.20 Excellent write up in your blog! Great work! I am fixing up this old Laguna currently.
Pearson 33-2 engine removal Mikem at 2:27pm 11.12.20 Hello SBO Members, Thanks to all of you who responded to my post. All good information to consider
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! dlochner at 2:23pm 11.12.20 Last night on the news, they said the correct Greek pronounciation is yota.
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) Lazy1 at 2:22pm 11.12.20 or, I oughta! https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/51350438/why-i-oughta.jpg

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