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Just bought a 44 Deck Salon - Any suggestions about use and ownership Jack Barnes at 4:54pm 08.20.18 Big Boats 7/1670 We (my wife and I) are finalizing the purchase of a 2004 44 Deck Salon. We will be summering on Lak
If you have trouble rolling in your main.... Valerio at 4:36pm 08.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/375 You must look how fat has became your main, with my old main rolling in and out was a nightmare, now
What's troubling you All U Get at 3:31pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 33/1848 Hi guys, Grab a drink and listen. We have been doing some repairs and maintenance between Dr. visi
Autohelm 4000 works and then stops (3) Robert1224 at 3:12pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 3/879 Ahoy, I have an Autohelm 4000 that has been working perfectly until recently. When I now set it to
RUBRAIL BIGUA at 3:01pm 08.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/353 From my H 380, I take off the rubrail to resolve some leaks of water, but now I find some dificults
Mast wiring color code? Hardhead at 1:40pm 08.20.18 Catalina 22 4/3032 I'm in the process of replacing my factory spreader/deck light with a new LED fixture. I've removed
V berth modificatios sailnoproblem at 1:33pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2418 I hardly use my V birth but when I do it is very uncomfortable. Where the reading lamp is, it is fac
MOB procedures.... Warren Milberg at 11:57am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2527 I know this topic has been discussed a lot, but I'd like to know how each of us would handle a MOB s
Hunter 340 Microwave Steffied99 at 10:14am 08.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1254
Adding lower Jib Cars on a Oceanis 351 Jeramy at 9:37am 08.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1456 Hi there, I recently purchased a 94 Oceanis 351, I have been enjoying it both for cruising with the
Selden Furling Mast Winch DayDreamer41 at 9:36am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 16/3546 We have the Selden furling mast which has a furling winch mount on the mast, now I have found that w
Kenyon mast sail slug slot decktosser at 9:13am 08.20.18 Smaller Boats 0/432 Mt boat is 2.5 hours away and I would like to order some new sail slugs for the main. Does anyone ou
Autohelm/Tillerpilot question... Jeff Gray at 8:01am 08.20.18 Smaller Boats 13/2643 Hi All, Having great fun with our new "to us" Hunter 260. Tried out the autohelm/tillerpilot that c
Tachometer stuck at 2500 AXEL at 6:45am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 2/505 It was working fine all day and then I noticed it's stuck at 2500, even with the engine off. I tried
Watchkeeping Requirements - VHF and Radar jviss at 5:57am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 13/809 In another thread there's discussion or debate regarding watchkeeping requirements. I think that th
A nice little milestone this weekend (1) tipsyravensailing at 5:51am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 15/846 Heya all we made it down to saugatuk and back in the pearson this weekend. 17kn winds when we start
Lets go over shrouds Sublime at 9:28pm 08.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1071 I installed new shrouds this season on my new to me catalina 25 (mast head rig) and so I've been spe
Benny 351 - adding jib cars Jeramy at 9:13pm 08.19.18 Ask All Sailors 0/250 Hi There I recently purchased a 94 oceanis 351, i have been enjoying it both for cruising with the
Cleaning old interior teak (1) Mark Maulden at 8:33pm 08.19.18 Ask All Sailors 1/325 This boat is knocking on 40 yrs old and the interior is still in great shape. However, there are ar
Valiant 40 Blister Boat purchase toliver at 7:57pm 08.19.18 Ask All Sailors 20/4439 Should I worry over lots o Blisters on a 1979 Valiant 40 that I am considering buying? The Seller sa

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What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:11pm 03.25.24 I am not sure of the ColReg siting but this is my understanding. This location does have an Obstru
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:05pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? NO. Channel Markers Lateral Marks Lateral buoys denote port and starboa
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.25.24 Based on your description and the image you posted, no. You were correct to make the limited adjus
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:36pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? Based on your description and the image you posted, no.
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit Skipper J at 4:28pm 03.25.24 That's very professional looking. You will likely find so many uses for it.
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 03.25.24 O'Day's are known for leaks as they used silicone to seal everything from the factory. Paper, tape a
Boom AngelM at 3:48pm 03.25.24 Thanks gonna give them a call. Angel
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 2:54pm 03.25.24 I'm almost done! Only two holes left to drill. I had to remove my Traveler X track so that I could d
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit ...3TacksontheWater at 2:46pm 03.25.24 Very nice! George
M-12 Oil Change (2) GeorgeC at 2:04pm 03.25.24 Randall.... I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Universal M-20 (5416) 16 hp engine. Some of the folks respo
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Charlie98117 at 1:11pm 03.25.24 I took pictures of the inside of the tank when I installed an access plate on my 83 H34 but didn't u
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 12:32pm 03.25.24 Clyde, I assume you mean: Battery cables red, one connected to each end of both fuses. Located ne
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 12:19pm 03.25.24 Clyde, I seem to remember the ANL fuses being 150 amp rating. One of them blew when the stater mot
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (3) Clydo at 12:14pm 03.25.24 I don't have an answer but might suggest that the "guy doing work" should have a pretty good idea o
Venting 3 compartments at once twodzusfittings at 12:05pm 03.25.24 And now for something completely different. Guy walks in to a hardware store and asks for a rubber h
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Roland5048 at 11:57am 03.25.24 Having sailed mainly the west coast of Florida with occasional trips to the Fl. Keys and up the Fl.
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Whattevr at 11:57am 03.25.24 @Whattevr welcome to SBO and congratulations on the new to you boat. Enjoy. Thank you!
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Whattevr at 11:55am 03.25.24
Pacific NW Weather mic98034 at 11:22am 03.25.24 Here's a great link to a very informed daily forecast/discussion of PNW weather. https://www.youtube
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Tom J at 11:20am 03.25.24 Clyde, I seem to remember the ANL fuses being 150 amp rating. One of them blew when the stater moto

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