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Viking Long Ship, North Sea, 61 Sailors ggrizzard at 6:14pm 02.01.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1014 Apologies if this video has been posted previously. If you haven't seen it, it's a terrific story.
Battery for Start/Emergency House use Ward H at 1:30pm 02.01.19 Musings With Maine Sail 25/4587 This past season I used the OEM 1/All/2/Off battery switch and followed the practice of using my two
1987 Catalina 34 JRT at 12:41pm 02.01.19 Big Boats 57/10068 I'm considering a 2.5 hour drive to look at this boat with my wife. We have been burned out on poor
Opinions on this Seaward 23? Scandium at 12:04pm 02.01.19 Trailer Sailors 52/11541 I'll be going to check out this boat soon. Would be my first boat on my own (as my parents always ha
Slight moisture damage on floor around compression post Fiftybucks at 11:57am 02.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/998 I am looking to purchase 99 380 that has a small moisture ring on the floor around the post. It ext
Installing Lifeline netting Dug22 at 11:48am 02.01.19 Catalina 22 5/1322 How difficult is it to install life line netting? I have a 1987 Catalina 22. Also is it possible to
Reefing rigging questions AaronD at 10:27am 02.01.19 Catalina 22 3/1644 Our new main sail has a second reef point, so I'm revisiting our reefing system as I think about rig
Another "wow" Brian D at 10:18am 02.01.19 Sails Call Lounge 39/2651 Gave me a headache just watching. I realize I am not the target audience but, seriously? Nlfa5v3ull
S2 9.8C advise from current owners please cowtownflyer at 9:02am 02.01.19 S2 8/1820 Good Day, I am looking to purchase a used boat for live aboard/cruising around the Sea of Cortez an
Can I flood my engine trying to start it? markwbird at 8:37am 02.01.19 Ask All Sailors 41/6289 I read something recently that stated that if you cold crank your inboard diesel for too long you ca
Exhaust in engine's raw-water circuit? Will Mauldin at 8:15am 02.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 20/2403 So the symptom is exhaust--or some other gas--finding its way into the raw-water circuit of my Unive
Masthead spinnaker set-up Milton.Audas at 5:14am 02.01.19 Catalina 22 4/554 Guys - does anyone have pictures to share of the masthead set-up for a spinnaker on the C-22 (earlie
New member, novice sailor, couple questions (4) Unsupervised at 4:13am 02.01.19 Ask All Sailors 81/8827 Good morning all, I'm a new member and novice sailor (11.5' kayak that I built a sailing kit for, st
Continuation of rebedding Keel Trunk/lead ballast (3) "Selah" at 8:29pm 01.31.19 Ask All Sailors 2/612 Thought I would update any following the refit on Selah. We have had extremely cold temps here the l
"blue space" Justin_NSA at 8:15am 01.31.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/2200 Science Says Boating Is Good For Health Who would have thunk? Nice article in new BoatUS issue. Link
Holding tank forward hose 40.5 (1) SVPardonMyFrench at 12:34am 01.31.19 Big Boats 13/1925 Hi All Finally replacing my holding tank on Pardon My French. I think we have the work plan figure
Winter Cold Snap (2) JamesG161 at 8:57pm 01.30.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/1262 If you notice, most coastal areas are being protected by our Solar Energy collecting Oceans. Wed eve
Anchor Decision MikeHoncho at 7:08pm 01.30.19 Ask All Sailors 48/3237 My 78 Hunter 30 came with a 14lb Delta Plow (for a 28ft) that is the primary and a approx 10lb Fortr
Not all Yanmar 2gms exhausts take the are the same (3) HMT2 at 7:04pm 01.30.19 Ask All Sailors 7/540
Replacing a galley bulkhead fridge limbodog at 2:35pm 01.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/837 Hiya, My '85 40 has two fridges: One is the galley bulkhead fridge above the stove, and the other

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Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction kloudie1 at 7:57pm 06.12.24 Greg is correct, hull is solid and the deck, cabin sides and cabin top is cored with plywood. The ca
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 7:30pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery Davidasailor26 at 5:07pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 5:05pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.12.24 How much can a starter battery such as the one I indicated above be discharged before doing damage?
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 4:50pm 06.12.24
Bilge maintenance Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 06.12.24 The keelboat on the right looks sunken in. I sure hope Ranger didn't use wood in the stub like Catal
Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 3:39pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 3:34pm 06.12.24
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction (1) Tally Ho at 3:09pm 06.12.24 Hi, interested to find out if the 83-87 hunter 34 has a cored deck and hull, and if so what materia
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:52pm 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, re
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:34pm 06.12.24 Maybe you could fit a chock where the slot in the toe rail is to let water run out? Then mount the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:26pm 06.12.24 I think you should consider either track mounted or cut out a slot in the toe rail and mount them as
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 06.12.24 And it was....? i Sent a PM asking.
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? buddybear at 1:10pm 06.12.24 Hello. I was checking the transmission fluid level on my 2002 Catalina 310's Hurth HBW 50 transmiss
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners caverun at 1:08pm 06.12.24 Thank you so much for that. I will check it out. And a later thread with more details on the repai
Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 12:13pm 06.12.24 And it was....? :plus:
Oceanus 281 manual Hello Below at 12:04pm 06.12.24 Google is your friend. Ah look at that, right here on SBO. Dear Beneteau Owner - sailboatsowner.com
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 12:02pm 06.12.24 Yes, I understand jdrutten where you're referring to, and will check-it-out (i.e., teat-apart the af
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 11:55am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue. And it was....?

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