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Thull-hull wood backing Ken13559 at 3:33pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/488 After 16 years some of my stock thru-hull wooden backings are starting to rot/deteriorate. Question
Hunter 460 Padeye installation (1) Soldout2sailing at 1:25pm 08.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/776 155690 I was told my Hunter has embedded in the fiberglass, aluminum backing plates for installing d
O'Day 25 sailing in gusty winds question mihaso at 12:02pm 08.31.18 Ask An Oday Owner 16/3522 Hi guys, This is a newbie question, but I've been sailing my new (to me) O'Day 25 for almost 2 years
Who has Harken Battcar system on boat? cbader at 11:13am 08.31.18 Big Boats 12/4048 I am looking at installing a Harken Battcar setup on a new boat to me to decrease hassles on putting
Sealing Leaks in Lewmar Old Standard Portlights (1) cymeyer at 10:44am 08.31.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1179 Got this from a friend of mine (Tim Porter) years ago. Tried it once and didn't do it right. The ke
1975 Ericson 27. Must sell! 1075Ericson27 at 9:40am 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 0/11 $2,000 Ericsons Yachts, like the Catalinas and Hunters 27's is the perfect small sailboat for a fun
Storm Activity in Atlantic JamesG161 at 7:39am 08.31.18 Weather and Forecasting 19/2067 We are looking at 2 more West African tropical disturbances in the next 10 days. 1) Starting Tuesday
Supplies in Tampa CYQK at 7:37am 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 2/335 Going to Tampa for the IBEX convention in a few weeks Is there a good place there to pickup supplies
Hunter 30G Broken prop shaft strut Ken Cross at 6:52am 08.31.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1644 I just found it interesting that 2 1989 30G boats that I know of (ours and one other, both located o
Hurricane Olivia - Pacific JamesG161 at 6:30am 08.31.18 Weather and Forecasting 2/702 The next in Line, which is starting up now, is Olivia and looks like another spinning up right behin
Plastic parts All U Get at 6:29am 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 30/2029 Hi all, I was doing my upgrade to the laptop we always carry while we cruise and stopped in our loc
150 Genoa in light wind JAM race Ben4195 at 5:54am 08.31.18 Racing 9/1731 Hello folks, I have a question on tactics for downwind sailing in a light wind race. the boat I cre
Code 0 (ZERO) sailme88 at 5:51am 08.31.18 Big Boats 3/1337 So the question is: Have any of you sailors converted your asymmetrical spinnaker to a Code 0 AND
LEDs- warning from USCG MitchM at 5:12am 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 3/643
Trying to install new hour meter nightowle at 11:37pm 08.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/445 The digital hour meter inside my tach has given up the ghost. My Bavaria 35 has a Volvo MD 2030D wi
Bumper boats Jackdaw at 11:00pm 08.30.18 Racing 19/1895 At WYC our final Thursday series is held in Wayzata Bay. Less than 1/5th the size of the main body
Would you repeat that please? Brian D at 9:16pm 08.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/595 A8zWWp0akUU
In San Diego this weekend. nfg2u at 5:50pm 08.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/307 Hi All, I am in San Diego for the weekend and would love to get out for a day sail if anyone is in
South Coast 26 tmleadr03 at 5:19pm 08.30.18 Other Sailboats 21/8034 I have been lurking for months, reading as much as I can and trying to learn something before postin
Hunter e33 Sol� TV removal AJohnson at 5:03pm 08.30.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1508

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Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 08.20.24 I do this by disconnecting the hose from the seacock/strainer at the pump and sucking on it. Some
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage Ralph Johnstone at 10:13pm 08.20.24 Finally got to use that new-found knowledge, eh Ralph ;) It's like learning a new word and just i
1983 H34 Refit jssailem at 9:46pm 08.20.24 Welcome Taylor to SBO Forums. Congratulations on your boat. H34 is a solid boat. Much enjoyment ahea
Heavy weather sailing Kings Gambit at 9:31pm 08.20.24 How well does a Beneteau 373 with a shallow draft heave-to in heavy weather? Say Beaufort 6 -7 or
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? jb cruzan at 7:41pm 08.20.24 I believe I just missed Codybears 275 but thought I'd give this thread a bump - if anyone else is co
275 questions jb cruzan at 7:39pm 08.20.24 Thanks for that
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:52pm 08.20.24 Sails with slides have bolt ropes sewn into the luff too. But if the very luff of the sail is as lo
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 08.20.24 The sail has plastic slides that feed into the mast. Sails with slides have bolt ropes sewn into t
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:37pm 08.20.24 No, no no! Something's wrong. I think the simplest thing to do is lower that boom. Headroom on a
As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? Davenport at 6:32pm 08.20.24 Good thoughts.. I just figured out front tank is full of water, probably sitting full 2 years. That
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:30pm 08.20.24 Thanks! The sail has plastic slides that feed into the mast. I am careful to release the mainsheet
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:26pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old i
Megayacht Bayesian sank BigEasy at 6:01pm 08.20.24 Water spouts. A Devil's Water Tail... In August of 1969, Hurricane Camille swept across Virginia b
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Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shemandr at 5:14pm 08.20.24 No, no no! Something's wrong. I think the simplest thing to do is lower that boom. Headroom on a
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Davidasailor26 at 4:52pm 08.20.24
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel AndyBC at 4:43pm 08.20.24 I have a 98 Catalina 34 with the Universal M35B engine, so different than yours. I engage the glow
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? kappykaplan at 4:34pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old is
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 4:24pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a smal
Merit 22 owners RussC at 4:10pm 08.20.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethi

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