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Finally got a picture (1) Craig at 9:51pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/895 Hi all , I finally got a couple of pics underway, it was a dull day on Saturday but at least we were
Finally got Pictures Craig at 9:46pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/716 Hi, I finally got a couple of pics underway, it was a dull day on Saturday but at least we were sail
Adding reefing points Doug at 5:42pm 08.06.03 Trailer Sailors 7/3303 Was wondering if anyone knows of some good general guidelines on how and where to add reefing to a m
kerosene Galley Stove Ken at 4:50pm 08.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/920 I have what seems to be an old three burner kerosene stove. I've never used it. I don't even know
Rudder/Outboard Control Jeff at 2:16pm 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 10/2661 I would like to conect my rudder to my outboard and be able to steer the boat with the tiller,(Hunte
Nipper 10' Cat rigged boat Russ Rich at 2:05pm 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2297 I am looking for information about the Nipper sailboat. It was built by Ray Greene ' Company of Tole
jiffy reefing John Dodge at 1:34pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/991 I am sailing a 1984 Hunter 31. I've been searching the archives on reefing. I have the rams head on
Broken Mast! Matt Rivers at 1:00pm 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/1308 I've broken the mast on my 1964 16' 9" Daysailor! Anyone know where I might find a core-and-sleeve
Stubbed Toe Mike Smittle at 12:45pm 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/933 We recently sustained significant storm damage to the toe rail on our 1986 28.5. I know this is no l
Did O'day build any sailboats for sears? Mark at 11:27am 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/2160 I have an old sears sailboat 11 feet long, lateen rigged like a sunfish. I recently saw an O'day sup
How to set it up to sail, Kevin Beucke at 10:38am 08.06.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1791 I recently purchased a 1985 25 foot Macgregor sailboat. Since I know nothing about sailing is there
Second Reef Point for a Catalina 320. Jim Wolfgram at 10:00am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/3429 Have any 320 owners added a second reef to their main sails, and if so, how difficult was it to add
O'Day 26 while docked: centerboard up or down? Louise M. at 9:48am 08.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1646 I've heard differenct points of view about having the centerboard pulled all the way up as opposed t
Yanmar water damage- boat sank james at 7:49am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1730 I have a friend whose boat sank in 15 feet of freshwater with a Yanmar 2 cylinder. How do we clean
Put in Bay (Ohio) question! Tim McCarty at 7:41am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1929 I've been to the bay many times, but have never used the mooring balls. My question is this, if I g
Fiberglass or ABS / Saroca or Zuma? Jordan at 7:30am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 0/5471 I am considering buying a Saroca as my first boat and I've found that the hulls have been made of di
New owner- galley and spinnaker. Pete Dennison at 7:01am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1115 Hi all from sunny Aus. I'm negotiating the purchase of a C22 (we call them Boomaroos here!) and req
Water filters Scott Broad at 6:48am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/924 I was wondering if anyone has ever connected a water filter system to the freshwater storage tank do
Centerboard Water Leak Rick Engel at 6:33am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1101 Lask week, we had a frightening experience. While our Hunter 26 was moored in its slip, my wife ' I
F235 Launching Joe M at 6:06am 08.06.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1179 Thinking about buying a F235, I am wondering "Can the fin keel model be launched from the trailer?"

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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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