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Best Chartering (1) Phil Herring at 12:13pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1573 For those of us up north, the best winter sailing is elsewhere in a boat that belongs to someone els
Quick question about zinc anodes Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1815 The PO of my boat painted over the zinc anodes on the saildrive. The anodes appear to be otherwise p
ID Newport Model Jazzydaze at 9:09am 01.02.19 Newport 40/5074 Hi all, I'm about to purchase a Newport 30. Sitting home I'm realizing I dont know the year or mode
Happy Birthday Kloudie1 JamesG161 at 4:49am 01.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/795 SjZ8Paa_zQA Wishing the best to a great SBO contributor and friend. Jim... PS: Happy Birthday 2019
Raymarine ST60 Won't Calibrate spadaforaj at 4:00am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/3190 Tried the user calibration several times per the manual. It won;t "beep", so I'm suspecting it didn
Remote Controls for Tohatsu 9.8 MaryEllaRose at 8:53pm 01.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/9043 One of my (many) winter time projects will be to add remote controls to my Tohatsu 9.8 outboard on a
Just for fun, new year gag Ken Cross at 8:35pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/454 Today we had a family gathering where small token gifts are given. I have a nice who loves dill pick
'74 C22 - Finally Got A Look at my Keel Lifting Connection (6) loveoregon at 3:29pm 01.01.19 Catalina 22 3/627 Hello All, I am new to sailing and bought a 1974 Catalina 22 last summer that seems to be in pr
Coolmatic RSD 1115U/F Refrigerator (not working) Lee Coller at 3:22pm 01.01.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/808 This is out of my Hunter 44DS. No idea if there is any value to it at all, I presume it could be fi
AquaDrive limits stuffing box space (1) Joe Perez at 2:29pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/839 Hoping for some ideas. I have an AquaDrive that limits the space for repacking my stuffing box. I re
Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13925
New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2240 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went
NPT vs NPS fittings NYSail at 8:36am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 14/11907 happy new year..... So starting the task of replacing skin fittings and valves below water. Is there
What kind of inverter are you using with solar panel system. Tropicdawg at 7:04am 01.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/563 Anybody here with off grid system on their boat? What are you using and how much juice are you getti
San jIan 28 rudder needed Michaeljpilon at 4:29am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 5/657 Bent rudder, need replacement ??? San Juan 28
Buying 1990 Beneteau 35s5 (3) thetone at 1:41am 01.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/6870 I am sea trialing this 1990 beneteau 35s5 on January 14th. The survey came out good. Just need to co
100 watt or plus pv panel mounted to boom crutch on a Hunter 240? TraylerSailor at 7:33pm 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/720 Has anyone done this and what was there experience? Informed folks, please feel free to comment.
Gauges... What color "Black or White" jssailem at 4:41pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/768 Hi all I am in the process of refitting my 45 year old gauges and panel (with the help of my sailing
Gonna try Cetol, but what kind??? Need suggestions..... (1) Lafayette Mike at 2:22pm 12.31.18 Catalina 22 7/1111 Gonna go ahead and refinish my brightwork this winter. For whatever reason, going to give Cetol a t
South PNW MikeHoncho at 1:54pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1898 I'm interested in getting with other local boats for day and weekend trips. Im feeling like it's ti

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Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 6:34am 10.17.24 Is that winch on the O'Day 25? What's the year of production? Lots of early boats used quite thick
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:33am 10.17.24 It looks like you dream of sailing on your own boat in the Salish Sea is moving forward. Make plans
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:31am 10.17.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point..... I've definitely learn
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 6:14am 10.17.24 Winches need adequate backing plates. Not all installs are completed with adequate backing.:facepalm
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle jssailem at 6:06am 10.17.24 First, as a new to you boat owner of a mature boat, I have been there and have winced at the discove
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 10.17.24 There was an article about a guy that drove a million miles with his old Volvo. He preached about fo
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:47am 10.17.24 I am interested in this project also. Right now I use the original Maxwell 500 windlass to assist re
Roller Furler quirky ? Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.17.24 Thanks for following up with the solution!
How do you initiate an owners information page? dlochner at 4:33am 10.17.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 2:16am 10.17.24 Despite all of the setbacks, I've definitely learned a lot about my boat so far, and the advice in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SJN at 10:30pm 10.16.24 Hello Mark. Where is the 2x4? I do not see it in photos. Stephen Nielsen 310 number 260
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:38pm 10.16.24 Terry, I meant to thank you as well for the heads up about the left side edits. How could I have mis
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:32pm 10.16.24 Thanks everyone. I found the edit prompts on the left side of the page as you noted Jim--thanks.
Iphone Sat-phone feature? dLj at 8:18pm 10.16.24 This post is a few months old, any updates? I'm thinking of upgrading, even though my iphone works
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 7:38pm 10.16.24 Dave, you should be able to download or view the manual from this link: MARLOW HUNTER MH31 Operator'
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 7:15pm 10.16.24 The copper pile in a fiberglass volcano was the factory installation until the Mk2. I believe this
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 6:56pm 10.16.24 It's not damaged that we know of. Once you get the boat in the yard, you will have several mont
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) WayneH at 6:46pm 10.16.24 I'd like to drain my diesel tank and get whatever gunk may be in there. I've always used a biocide
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) WayneH at 6:40pm 10.16.24 Do you happen to still have the part numbers for those zincs or remember where you purchased them f
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard BigEasy at 6:35pm 10.16.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point. Despite all of the setba

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