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It was the Butler. (1) Brian D at 10:47am 11.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 20/1271 143878
Blocking Diodes Rick D at 10:26am 11.21.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2615 So, reading the manual for my new solar panels, I see that if they are wired in parallel, they insis
Prospective H356 purchase karellen at 10:21am 11.21.17 Big Boats 5/711 Had a H356 surveyed yesterday and the topic of the ball valve recall came up. The boat has "Marine H
Americas Cup Head Sail at 10:18am 11.21.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1591 Could this be the future of sailing? rx2qG_YMrDs
Any O'Day 290 Owners Out There? dscribner at 10:02am 11.21.17 Bigger Boats 9/3193 There's only 8 of us. It might be nice to know who to swap notes with. Don Biddeford, ME
Hunter 23 where to place a bildge pump scott hall at 8:31am 11.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/749 Where is the best place to have a bilge type pump. I sometimes get water in cockpit port lassereth
Common clause? (1) Brian D at 5:17am 11.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/877 143875
ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK FOR H41 SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:13am 11.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/565 Greetings. Any of the above owners add an additional fuel tank to their vessel? If so, will you sh
New N28 owner, with a couple questions CharlzO at 8:21pm 11.20.17 Newport 7/1007 Good evening all! I have recently decided to take on the purchase of a 1976 Newport 28, and am anxio
The new AC boat Jackdaw at 8:16pm 11.20.17 Racing 85/7852 Epic. Retractable foils on a open-class style monohull. Real sailors setting real sails while dicei
Sailors clean up nicely. (1) Jackdaw at 4:57pm 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 13/874 WYC held our annual awards banquet last weekend, so Jo and I got dressed up and headed out. led in 3
UV cloth on Genoa: Sunbrella or WeatherMax 80? Ben4195 at 3:12pm 11.20.17 Racing 7/3018 Hi folks, hoping for more education/advice for the purchase of a new RF 150 Genoa. When I mentioned
Painted Hull, Why? BobHorn at 2:54pm 11.20.17 Morgan 9/3711 Looking at a 1974 Out Island 41 that has had the hull and deck painted at some point in time. Is the
FTZ 94284 Terminal Crimper (1) jviss at 2:42pm 11.20.17 Musings With Maine Sail 47/13135 I took the plunge and invested in the FTZ crimper. I wonder if many others on SBO have, also, and i
The 3's have it (1) Brian D at 9:21am 11.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 13/643 143833
How many horses? (1) Brian D at 9:15am 11.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/672 Yep, @Brian D is at it again...
Fender covers - good or bad? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:45am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4047 I'm putting together my Christmas wish list. It's that or expect a new tie or something. Anyway, I'm
Buying new 150 RF genoa; rope luff or not? Ben4195 at 7:02am 11.20.17 Racing 3/596 Hi all, I'm helping a friend buy a new 150 RF genoa. The quote has as an option for either a foam l
Florida's boating season is kicking into high gear. pateco at 6:51am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 14/802 Bumper boats out there yesterday: 1102352166565606 Click on image to play video I think it was rou
Prayers for the Argentine Submariners DayDreamer41 at 4:53am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 7/755 Thoughts and prayers to the lost seamen of the Argentine Submariners crew on the yet to be found sub

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Weather at your location currently and photo? LaDonaMina at 4:33pm 01.18.24 My weather picture
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 4:30pm 01.18.24 46yo OMC Saildrive. Very high risk to take it apart as the plastic is brittle and parts are unavaila
Weather at your location currently and photo? ggrizzard at 4:27pm 01.18.24 jssailem I've anchored off that island. Wish I were there now!
Weather at your location currently and photo? Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 01.18.24 In the teens F and sunny today. These were from a couple of days ago, the temperature was shared w
Is separation for the best? ggrizzard at 4:24pm 01.18.24 What kind of outboard? How old?
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 3:31pm 01.18.24 Yeah ugh! Over the last 40 years, racing on a friends boats, I've been there for a few "sudden stop
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... dlochner at 3:22pm 01.18.24 My neighbor many years ago rented his C&C 34 to someone. They smashed it into the rocks near Watch
Weather at your location currently and photo? (2) SoSound at 3:09pm 01.18.24 In the teens F and sunny today. These were from a couple of days ago, the temperature was shared wi
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... jibes138 at 3:07pm 01.18.24 My neighbor many years ago rented his C&C 34 to someone. They smashed it into the rocks near Watch H
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy Project_Mayhem at 2:58pm 01.18.24 Are you referring to a bimini, dodger or something else? If you have a pic from another boat with wh
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 2:57pm 01.18.24 Just to make sure everyone is on the same page - is the bent part on the rudder or stern? Catalina D
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? Project_Mayhem at 2:49pm 01.18.24 If you are looking for something to keep the thru hull from spinning while you are removing it or t
Weather at your location currently and photo? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 01.18.24 Weather ? WEATHER ? ? ? Ya call that weather ? ? ? ? This is what we call weather up here. E
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 2:11pm 01.18.24 Thank You Dave..very very useful information for sure.. Just to be clear about the last part, You're
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) jssailem at 1:43pm 01.18.24 My weather picture
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... jibes138 at 1:35pm 01.18.24 What is more important than the specific torque is the clamping force generated by that amount of to
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? bobtigar at 12:54pm 01.18.24 If you are looking for something to keep the thru hull from spinning while you are removing it or ti
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? pgandw at 12:27pm 01.18.24 In improving my Mariner (19), my priorities are: - repair what's broke or needs fixing - improvement
California King Tide Fail FastOlson at 11:52am 01.18.24 There's a reason this marina is so cheap :laugh: d annual dredging,)
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? JBP-PA at 11:19am 01.18.24 Pillows. Portable rechargeable fans.. Cozy blankets. Portable lanterns. Boom tent (if no bimini)

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