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1990 Hunter 30-2 Lazarette Limber Holes? BOSSailor at 5:50pm 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 9/1361 Hello! I bought a 1990 Hunter 30-2 at the tail end of last season and have been scrambling to get w
Dang lifeline broke - CD? Gene Neill at 5:29pm 05.19.20 Catalina 22 13/1658 Has anyone bought lifelines from Catalina Direct? I'm in a bit of a hurry and don't mind paying a
In Mast Furling Mainsail's Aft Roller kenvail at 5:08pm 05.19.20 Big Boats 9/2751 What is the roller called that is at the aft end of the mainsail around which the outhaul travels wh
Topping Lift Question BigDogg11 at 2:59pm 05.19.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1336 I have a 23' O'day, my boom topping lift line is very weathered, I just got this boat hadn't had tim
Hunter 26 H26 table size MySong at 2:46pm 05.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/773 Does anyone know the size or measurements of the horseshoe table in the Hunter26 cabin?
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! It's normal? GALIOSTRO at 1:32pm 05.19.20 Big Boats 14/2689 Hello, I have a problem ... I would like to know if this is one or if my boat is normal ... I just b
Catalina 270LE - Bemini (1) chrintulsa at 11:39am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/2280 I am looking to replace our Bimini's for our 270LE. Our boat is not easily accessible at the dock t
Mast Angle britt007 at 7:48am 05.19.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1329 I have an Oday 20 A previous owner installed a hinged mast step , which helps in stepping then mast
Replacing wood in the v birth tnert118 at 7:36am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/826 Hello, my 1983 Catalina 27 tall, has wood panels on the inside of the v birth. It covers (hid) the
Rudder removal Catalina 38 tunaholic at 6:49am 05.19.20 Big Boats 3/2672 looking for procedure to remove and replace rudder and rudder post
Which is forward and which is aft lower shroud? Erbardy at 3:59am 05.19.20 Smaller Boats 4/3023 I am finishing some renovations on my new to me catalina 22. I am going to put the mast back on the
Annette Inlet (1) Michael Davis at 8:56pm 05.18.20 Destinations 23/3828 179353 Sunset tonight, Annette Inlet, Prevost Island B.C.
Hauling out Boomtown at 8:19pm 05.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1513
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast rcolsen at 7:47pm 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 11/3999 I have sailed a few small boats in my life but not many. This April I purchased a Margan 250 Class
How to check out batteries Scott T-Bird at 7:13pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1080 We're having a boat surveyed. It has 2 4d AGM batteries with 400 Ah. The stickers indicate they ar
Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 6:46pm 05.18.20 Destinations 5/99594 I am wondering what folks think about how one might take a sailboat from Granada - Clarkes Court Bay
Tachometer thwilson at 6:22pm 05.18.20 Catalina 30 6/1251 For some reason my tachometer RPM needle is not functioning properly. It tends to jump around, or no
Mattress for aft cabin Waltsailor at 6:13pm 05.18.20 Big Boats 15/6146 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago i
U.S Sailor lost off the coast of Queensland Australia garymalmgren at 6:04pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1354 Apparently people ashore saw him fall over board as he was dousing his main. "The yacht ran aground
H31 rudder Tom H31 at 5:55pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1415 A marine surveyor suggested that the rudder on our 1986 Hunter 31 is in bad shape. How would I know

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Emergency Manual Foswick at 3:03pm 03.28.25 Point being that IN AN EMERGENCY few people are prepared to stop and read ANYTHING. Well, that is
The Red Book Stu Jackson at 2:54pm 03.28.25 A waste of time. Why? See: Emergency Manual
The Red Book jssailem at 2:45pm 03.28.25 A good start.
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 2:36pm 03.28.25 Heard a comic talking about his home life. "We were poor while I was growing up. We couldn't even
Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 2:36pm 03.28.25 That said, heaving to is still an often-overlooked MOB maneuver. Actually it is the best one, othe
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 2:34pm 03.28.25 @dLj and @Foswick at its core the two of you are speaking different languages using the same words.
Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 03.28.25 So, why does this suggest that this would be unnecessary and useless? It seems you are making the a
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 2:20pm 03.28.25 I know you said "without removing", but I just want to put this out there: If you can get to the un
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 2:14pm 03.28.25 Hi Gene, I've heard back from Catalina Tech Support but so far they weren't able to provide dimensi
Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:05pm 03.28.25 I used to be a die-hard proponent of the figure-8. We practiced it all the time and were quite good
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 03.28.25 Raritan Marine Elegance fresh water flush versions. Great choice! You'd be amazed at the number of
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 03.28.25 And btw...there's nothing I can think of to prevent putting a seacock (easier to use than a plug) o
Emergency Manual MFD at 1:36pm 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuver
fresh water flush colemj at 1:35pm 03.28.25 Unless your toilets are designed to use fresh water or have been modified to use pressurized fresh
The Red Book Foswick at 1:25pm 03.28.25 Just to start somewhere, here is my first draft list of possible sections. Let's try to refine this
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:18pm 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:43pm 03.28.25 Like MFD said, too bad there isn't a good way to collaborate on something like this on SBO. Let's tr
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:36pm 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expla
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 12:34pm 03.28.25 The Professor started the class by telling them, "In Veterinary medicine it is necessary to have tw
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:30pm 03.28.25 Not what you have in mind - but instructions for guests on conserving water: Right, not for the "R

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