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How to lower and raise Swing Keel 2018 Catalina 22 Sport? Resail at 6:57am 03.02.20 Catalina 22 4/2279 I have a stupid question! I've been sailing for 15 years, but have always sailed fixed keel sailboat
Keel question Dhamil6490 at 6:39am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 1/380 I have a Seaward 17 with a shoal keel. Is there anything I can do to prevent / reduce lead from leec
Repower for Beneteau 473 Benny GrowSailing at 6:09am 03.02.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/861 Hello all, we've attempted an engine rebuild of our original Perkins Sabre M65 that came with out 20
Mast/boom paint. Tsmacg25 at 4:57am 03.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/542 I recently purchased an 81 Mac 25, and an 87 M26D. Masts on both have pretty much no anodize left al
Barber Hauler for an H26 rgranger at 9:14pm 03.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/535 Hi Wanted to share an upgrade (I hope) Today I installed a simple barber hauler on my H26 Here is th
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list (8) rgranger at 4:15pm 03.01.20 Smaller Boats 5/725 A second warm day of 2020 so I went to the boat but the wind was calm so... 1- replaced the fairlea
First Mate's first sail (2) HMT2 at 6:31am 03.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1002 I took my new first mate on her first sail yesterday. Wind was 12-15 knots with some bigger gusts. W
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 4:26am 03.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/2349 Ruined a perfect day at the lake yesterday as my 1996 Yanmar 2GM would not start. Cranked fine but
What is this under vberth... (1) Jdtran at 9:42pm 02.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1065 Just discovered a large amount of water under the vberth. There was a hole to run a hose to the bil
Big scare with new standing rigging (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:55pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3071 When I hauled out my 2003 Catalina 310 in the fall of 2018, I decided to replace all the standing ri
Strut lubrication? smokey73 at 7:11pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/877 I was lubricating my Maxprop Classic today while the boat is out of the water. While doing so I not
My first sail of 2020 (3) rgranger at 5:55pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/813 Today was a fluke warm day... and perfect. High of 60F, blue sky and a steady 12 mph breeze
Second time replacing this pump, any better ideas on hand pumps? (2) j_schoenfeld at 4:40pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/583 this is the second pump I have replaced for salt water in my sink. I put this pump in as it states i
Manufacturer from sail insignia? (1) mspiers at 2:22pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 4/373 175508
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove (1) NYSail at 12:28pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1563 Hello all..... So starting projects and have a need to consult experts. Have a thru hull valve with
H26.5 outboard controls (2) spikecarter at 11:52am 02.29.20 Smaller Boats 5/1004
Navionics App Issues Nodak7 at 8:03am 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2615 Could anyone tell me what is going on with the Navionics App. (new version). It loads but then close
Happy Leap Day! DArcy at 7:54am 02.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/405 Have a great leap day :) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/48/13/234813b4ed1659bcb892674a5e647c47.jp
CNG tanks shawanaga at 6:19am 02.29.20 Big Boats 3/826 Does anyone in Ontario have any CNG fuel tanks that they want to get rid of? Thanks Floyd
Has anyone found a wireless camera that can connect to a RAYMARINE Axiom? eianm at 11:17pm 02.28.20 Big Boats 5/5655 Surely someone must have been clever enough to work out how to get a low cost IR security camera of

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My how Boats have changed... jssailem at 2:02pm 10.25.23 @capta you may find one out here in the PacificNW. It was a popular design back in the day. Likely b
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 1:50pm 10.25.23 You beat me to it. There's a ton of great info on SBO already on this - 300 threads popped up on a
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 1:44pm 10.25.23 I actually stayed 5 days at this hotel ca 1998
Lantern Advice dLj at 12:50pm 10.25.23
MaxProp prop (1) tfox2069 at 12:37pm 10.25.23 Maybe SBO should get some ad money from Max Prop. :cool: Some good comments on this thread from e
MaxProp prop Don S/V ILLusion at 12:16pm 10.25.23 Virtually no prop walk in reverse, excellent performance and easy maintenance. No clue how it perfor
MaxProp prop kappykaplan at 12:10pm 10.25.23 I love my MaxProp! :beer:
MaxProp prop dlochner at 12:09pm 10.25.23 Maybe SBO should get some ad money from Max Prop. :cool: Some good comments on this thread from ea
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 12:05pm 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 12:00pm 10.25.23 Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat to check the operation of the bow/Nav light.
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 11:58am 10.25.23 Thank you for the info ! Ed
My how Boats have changed... Terry Cox at 11:53am 10.25.23 One of my favorite boats. -nuDQph1ARQ And here: QF86TO7DVNE:3
Hurricane Otis JamesG161 at 11:45am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please. Acapulco Mexico
Hurricane Otis capta at 11:08am 10.25.23 What is the town underneath the hurricane symbol, please.
My how Boats have changed... capta at 11:04am 10.25.23 Back in the mod '80s I had a friend with a 36' boat almost exactly like the Henreitta. I loved the l
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions capta at 10:58am 10.25.23 It looks to me oily bilge water was left in there for some time, and it stained the paint. Some of t
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop capta at 10:53am 10.25.23 If you haven't already done so, replace incandescent bulbs with LED sealed lights (not just bulbs) w
Lantern Advice (2) sailcapt340 at 10:37am 10.25.23
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction kbgunn at 10:24am 10.25.23 I unscrewed the top (the 4 screws you see above) and frankly do not see a way to get at the motor w
Lantern Advice (1) william24424 at 10:00am 10.25.23 I had one, about 20 years ago, light isn't quiet enough for reading, heat & flame concerned me, with

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