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Seattle area inflatable repair LeslieTroyer at 4:03pm 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1460 I was planning on going to Ballard inflatable boat for some repairs to my pvc rib. They ar no longer
Things that go bump in the night. (1) ifmdalvey at 1:00pm 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 39/3044 What you dont want to meet when out on the water, i believe a lot of containers are neutrally buoyan
Boat lift question caverun at 10:31am 03.09.18 Smaller Boats 35/3520 I'm going to change out the centerboard uphaul on my '98 H240 before launch this spring. The only li
grounded vessel jon hansen at 8:40am 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1027 when freeing a grounded sailing vessel i prefer to tow from their spinnaker halyard. ever tried that
Lapping a Gori Solstice at 8:33am 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 0/346 I will be installing a new Gori on my boat in a couple of weeks (hopefully) and was wondering if any
Trucking a 41' boat from Lake Texoma to Clear Lake BobHorn at 7:36am 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 21/3751 Any ideas or experience of the cost for the subject move? Looking at an interesting boat on Lake Tex
March Madness DayDreamer41 at 4:29am 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 6/555 Seems that this March has already brought some severe weather but if you believe the predictions bra
Water maker install Southpaw at 4:20am 03.09.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1800 I have almost completed the installation of our water maker. The only connection I need to make is f
Beneteau repair manual SRShatz at 7:40pm 03.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1122 Hi Is there such thing as a repair manual for my Beneteau 40. And also a systems manual so I can le
Low water pressure? Beneteau 40 SRShatz at 7:33pm 03.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3359
Are you a Lexophile? JamesG161 at 5:14pm 03.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 17/1472 Please Mr SBO Police Bot this not a bad word.:pray: It is a person who loves words. Examples... 1
hunter 240 swing keel issue waveform at 5:07pm 03.08.18 Smaller Boats 7/1867 Just bought 1998 240. I've heard the swing keel will get us into places we were unable to get into w
Hand operated Sink pump not working Hunter 23 scott hall at 3:15pm 03.08.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1775 I have a 1986 Hunter 23 with a hand sink. There is a water spout handle that you push up and down.
Static Roland5048 at 1:04pm 03.08.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1569 When hooked to shore power, I noticed some static coming from my VHF and stereo when the battery cha
Y26 rig tuning advice hoosgow at 10:34am 03.08.18 Yamaha 6/1512 I was hoping to get some feedback/advice regarding tuning the standing rigging on a Y-26 tall rig (f
How to Completely Empty A Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 7:42am 03.08.18 Ask All Sailors 21/5552 I have just completed installing a new Moeller plastic diesel fuel tank in an vacant/unused location
Lower lifeline hole plastic insert (1) Intrepid-II at 4:53am 03.08.18 Parts Search 22/4747 I am replacing the lifelines on my 82 Hunter 30 and I am looking for the plastic inserts that go int
Forward hatch 1987 28.5 (1) thetone at 1:10am 03.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/478 Can anyone help find a replacement forward hatch for my Hunter 1987 28.5?
Line management in the C22 cockpit.. Leeward Rail at 9:14pm 03.07.18 Catalina 22 8/1267 CD has mesh halyard bags listed in their catalog. (can't seem to find similar in the SBO store.) Ha
Lets talk, Lewmar, Harken, (ect)and dotcoms HighCs123 at 3:15pm 03.07.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1858 So enlighten me, which sites do you prefer to buy your gear? For example swivel blocks, stand up bl

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Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 dmax at 6:42am 07.15.24 It could be the clutch not disengaging but it may also be that the belt needs replacing, they get st
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Misc11 at 6:41am 07.15.24
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 kloudie1 at 6:41am 07.15.24 Probably a drive belt issue .. but there have been reports of the clutch lever not turning the eccen
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 jviss at 6:35am 07.15.24 Is it s Raymarine pilot?
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 6:32am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 6:04am 07.15.24 That is an oversimplified model of how a rode or chain falls. It actually falls as a cateenary, an
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 07.15.24 I recently found out (and verified in photos) that the racers mount a bar between the chainplates (
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 5:56am 07.15.24
What a day! (1) Hayden Watson at 5:52am 07.15.24 Hmm ... I didn't realize the orcas really ventured inside (east) of Whidbey. Could you tell who th
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:50am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:43am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dlochner at 5:36am 07.15.24 Veer can also mean a shift of wind direction clockwise; versus back, a shift of wind direction coun
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:32am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:31am 07.15.24 Veer can also mean a shift of wind direction clockwise; versus back, a shift of wind direction count
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 5:29am 07.15.24 This is the specific link: OED Scope nautical Hmmm, that link takes me to the Oxford English Dicti
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 5:27am 07.15.24 After more testing yesterday, I'm abandoning the spurling pipe, for now at least. I retrieved the r
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:25am 07.15.24 Putting zero into the calculation to mix your drink can work to 'float your boat' as a proportion b
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" kappykaplan at 5:19am 07.15.24
Anchoring woes dLj at 5:18am 07.15.24 What do you mean by a bridle? I currently have 30ft of chain and around 100ft of rode. When we anch
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:18am 07.15.24 It is common nautical vernacular - did it on all the large gray things I sailed on. Allowing an an

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