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West Pacific Storm is named... (1) JamesG161 at 12:52pm 09.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/458 I just had to post this here and not in the Weather and Forecasting forum. Wait for the Name...
PTC 21 East Pacific JamesG161 at 12:42pm 09.29.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/477 This Potential Tropical Cyclone 21 will become the 21st name, Sergio soon. It and Rosa formed furthe
Water regularly in the bilge sailnski at 12:21pm 09.29.18 Catalina 30 19/5158 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Catalina 30 as my first keelboat. The current owner says there i
The real damage from current leakage (2) Skipper at 9:12am 09.29.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1408 See pics. This is a drive shaft from a 35(ish) foot Tiara express in our harbor. Snapped like a tw
B361 third reef line Spindrift (Canada) at 8:01am 09.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1216 My B361 has ports on the luff end of the boom to allow 2 reef lines, but not a third, despite there
In Memory of Coast Guard Crews Lost in the line of duty Monterey385 at 6:50am 09.29.18 Ask All Sailors 0/220 m4SaDDdQ1t4 Please let this be a reminder for all of us to be responsible when on the water and not
In Memory of Coast Guard Crews Lost in the line of duty Monterey385 at 6:49am 09.29.18 Ask All Sailors 2/446 x2tyvij Please let this be a reminder for all of us to be responsible when on the water and not do
Oday 222 Halyard size, sheet size HighCs123 at 6:30am 09.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2226 O'Day 222 What size are the halyard and sheets supposed to be? I think mine is too thick, I'd like
How Do I Step Mast on Hunter 23 Idiots Guide scott hall at 9:46pm 09.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2807 Still cant figure it out on how to attach jib line to forestay turnbuckle and run it thru a swivel b
National Drink a Beer Day!!! (1) JamesG161 at 3:58pm 09.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/725 HURRY HURRY HURRY!!! Almost over.... .:beer:
Shroud location on oday 22 davidmhull at 3:23pm 09.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/680 This summer I was unfortunate enough to dismast my boat in the Chesapeake bay during a hard blow. I
Small engine blower motor JohnB40 at 2:51pm 09.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 14/3168 Hi Have a Beneteau 40, 4JH4AE Yanmar. There is a Plastimo air blower on the transom to extract hot a
Beneteau 323 where do you store companionway doors Paul8 at 1:24pm 09.28.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2625 Where do Beneteau 323 owners store the companion way doors? I usually put mine in the stern berth.
Foresail Willemvan at 11:20am 09.28.18 Smaller Boats 12/1391 ok,,, quick question. I need a new foresail, Genoa,,,, yay or nay???? Thanks. Bill
Sail size on on sails, is there a reason? Shorefun at 11:00am 09.28.18 Ask All Sailors 15/932 I have noticed on a lot of sails there is the size and type labeling. My Hunter 170 has h170 on it.
Odd question, is the Hunter 170 something to take into the ocean along the shore. Shorefun at 10:56am 09.28.18 Day Sailers 7/1074 I am not planning on doing this. I was just curious if this would be something the 170 could do ok.
What insurance is wise for a Hunter 170 in NJ on the Bay? Shorefun at 9:54am 09.28.18 Trailer Sailors 3/781 New to boating. I called my insurance agent about insurance and he quoted about $145. I have lost t
Copper Chloride Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 9:39am 09.28.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1164 Does anyone know if Copper chloride can be used in paint on a dinghy bottom? For reasons too time co
Emptying Water Ballast - Hunter 260 Jeff Gray at 9:08am 09.28.18 Smaller Boats 29/3861 Hi All, I'm about to pull my boat for the season. I'd really like to get the water ballast out bef
Mountain Bike of the Oceans, Can it round Cape Horn jssailem at 8:05am 09.28.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1337 Exlex Minor is the Mountain Bike of the Oceans. That is what Sven Yrvind, a 71 year old Swedish boat

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1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System Tally Ho at 7:30pm 07.16.24
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System Blitz at 7:00pm 07.16.24 I have a similar issue as the original poster. Question: how does it lock in or is it just a gravit
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue Rolihlahla at 6:20pm 07.16.24 Welcome to the forum and SBO sailing in the Pacific Northwest. Have you made any changes to your al
Looking for replacement turnbuckles dlochner at 5:54pm 07.16.24 Do you need just the barrel or the stud and barrel? The Hunter store here at SBO probably has the tu
Stray current in the water dlochner at 5:49pm 07.16.24 If the current is from galvanic action, it is a very low DC current and not particularly dangerous.
Does your 315 naturally list to port? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:43pm 07.16.24 Water and sewage weigh 8.333 lbs/gallon so even a full 10 gallon holding tank would weigh 83 lbs--pl
Stray current in the water shemandr at 5:26pm 07.16.24 It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:16pm 07.16.24 @Brinky63 you are welcome
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Tally Ho at 4:47pm 07.16.24
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (1) Tally Ho at 4:33pm 07.16.24
Looking for replacement turnbuckles SFS at 4:27pm 07.16.24 Sending you a PM.
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue jviss at 4:26pm 07.16.24 I found that my tach doesn't read well when my batts are fully charged and on shore power.
Stray current in the water jviss at 4:11pm 07.16.24 That's very scary.
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Davidasailor26 at 3:03pm 07.16.24 There are none of them in the US Sailing list at Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing which is not a good
Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 2:23pm 07.16.24
Stray current in the water jssailem at 2:16pm 07.16.24 I bought one of the reference electrodes. Helped to check my exposed metal thruhulls and shaft. Add
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review jssailem at 2:11pm 07.16.24 The boat in my question is a 34.1 First Line. Here are a couple of links to check. https://www.phr
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 2:07pm 07.16.24 Thanks, I'll ask those questions. BTW, the stray current was identified by the clubs groundskeeper w
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue jssailem at 2:01pm 07.16.24 Welcome to the forum and SBO sailing in the Pacific Northwest. Have you made any changes to your alt
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jssailem at 1:55pm 07.16.24 As I suggested, sometimes the boat needs some new bling. The flat plate in the image on the newer st

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