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Folding Prop KZW at 4:58pm 11.17.17 Catalina 310 32/4487 I'm looking into a folding prop to replace the fixed three-blade 15x9 currently on the boat. Engine
Westerbeke (Bukh) DV20 Question (1) abinoone at 10:28am 11.17.17 Bristol 5/2340 Hi, My 1975 Bristol 32 has a Bukh DV20 marine diesel. At the end of this season I had a hard time ge
Looking at an S2 7.9 Bartman99 at 8:18am 11.17.17 S2 4/1067 I will be looking at an S2 7.9 soon. Anything specific I need to look out for? Bart
Looking at a Columbia T26 Bartman99 at 8:15am 11.17.17 Columbia 0/1546 I will be looking at a Columbia T25 soon. Anything I need to look out for? Bart
Thinking about buying a 245 Bartman99 at 8:14am 11.17.17 Seidelmann 0/928 Anything I need to look out for? I've read the stringers can have rotting problems. Anything else. A
Just in time for Christmas (1) Kermit at 7:42am 11.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/778 Available now in the SBO store. Ask for Dave.
Heater day tank config? patrickkidd at 7:21am 11.17.17 Catalina 30 0/716 Has any of you C30 owners set up a day tank to gravity feed a heater? I have the Dickinson Newport d
The practical renaming ceremony. Will Gilmore at 6:08am 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 64/5400 This is a repost of my description of the renaming ceremony I used to rename Dragonfly from Tempest.
Refinishing cockpit table peterbud at 4:51am 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1429 Just wondering what people use to refinish their cockpit table. The PO used Cetol and it hold up vry
Yam are engine problems mikew320 at 2:59am 11.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1011 Hi all, Having recently purchased a Hunter 326 I'm gradually working my way through it sorting out a
New Prop Southpaw at 6:38pm 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 14/901 I am looking at getting a flexofold prop and they asked what size the shaft is. Since my boat was ab
Liability insurance on a wooden vessel Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 4:38pm 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 12/705 A neighbor has a Cross 34 that was damaged in Hurricane Ike. I rebuilt the entire outer side of his
More New 310 Owners SV At Last at 2:37pm 11.16.17 Catalina 310 6/1282
1978 Catalina 30 Sancarlosailor at 12:42pm 11.16.17 Catalina 30 14/2734 I am looking at purchasing a 1978 boat. I am having a general survey, engine survey and rigging sur
31 Hunter Mast Spreaders Bob McKee at 11:00am 11.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2490 I am looking to buy 1987 31'Hunter, the spreaders are welded to the mast. The welds look neat, but
Fire Extinguishers leave them on or remove for the winter? Bob S at 7:32am 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3186 I have always removed my fire extinguishers as part of my winterizing checklist. What do you do? Doe
Vertical Windlass Install Ron Allen at 7:20am 11.16.17 Catalina 30 8/2474 Does anyone have information on how to install a vertical windlass on a 1989 Catalina 30?I have seen
Island Packet 35 hiram at 2:04am 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/3319 hi all, in a process of buying an Island Packet 35 1989. trying to learn it's pros and cons. big ad
Swing Keel Cable replacement gsherwood at 1:20pm 11.15.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1474 Has anyone replaced the cable on their swing keel? If so how.
VOR boats, why not double headsails all the time? danstanford at 11:55am 11.15.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/4177 Watching the various bits on the internet, I see the boats flying two headsails fairly often and it

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Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? acboudrMN at 5:00pm 01.17.24 I believe I got a 153 without it and have seen 138-147 range in some forums, with Spinnaker. I thin
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems Tally Ho at 4:45pm 01.17.24 Photos would really help us diagnose the issue. Overall phot of the rudder, including the top where
California King Tide Fail ggrizzard at 4:42pm 01.17.24 fstbttms That is $10.00 per foot a year, right? :laugh:
California King Tide Fail (1) Tally Ho at 4:41pm 01.17.24 And no tides. :beer: sucks. Greg
Funny Friday!!! (1) Justin_NSA at 4:27pm 01.17.24 It's not Friday, but I saw this on Facebook and needed to share:
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations pclarksurf at 4:11pm 01.17.24 Just curious, how long did the keel resto take you? I'm knee deep in little projects and I'm enjoyi
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? shemandr at 4:09pm 01.17.24 Storage! The more dry storage you have will reduce the set up time and improve the cruise experienc
Leroy Somer Windlass JoeWhite at 4:05pm 01.17.24 BJ, most motors have one common lug and 2 positive lugs. Placing positive voltage on each of the pos
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations Not Too Shabby at 3:04pm 01.17.24 I have read the OSPHO directions and it seems that the recommended prep for painted surfaces is to w
Your experience with propane outboards? john6206 at 3:02pm 01.17.24
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? Tater at 2:18pm 01.17.24 How is your interior lighting on the boat ? Check for 12V LED's at Amazon for inexpensive interior
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 2:05pm 01.17.24 Normal daily tides where I anchored this past summer...
California King Tide Fail (1) dLj at 2:03pm 01.17.24 Normal daily tides where I anchored this past summer...
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 01.17.24 How is your interior lighting on the boat ? Check for 12V LED's at Amazon for inexpensive interior
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 1:51pm 01.17.24 Nasty, what's cheap? $10/foot
California King Tide Fail (1) thinwater at 1:48pm 01.17.24 Once in a while a north wind blows the water out of the Chesapeake, most often in winter. Not a big
California King Tide Fail (1) fstbttms at 1:36pm 01.17.24 Nothing a trash pump and 2 gallons of gas wont fix
California King Tide Fail Timm R Oday25 at 1:20pm 01.17.24 Nothing a trash pump and 2 gallons of gas wont fix
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? (1) Stu Jackson at 1:19pm 01.17.24 While this is for a C22, the safety ideas are useful for all trailerable small boats.
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? Timm R Oday25 at 1:19pm 01.17.24 A tiller clutch will go a long way in making life on board easier . From experiance, i suggest findi

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