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Any O'Day 290 Owners Out There? dscribner at 10:02am 11.21.17 Bigger Boats 9/3316 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 3/761 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 12/943 143875
ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK FOR H41 SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:13am 11.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/577 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 7/1067 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 85/8452 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 13/895 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 7/3104 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 9/3807 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 47/13760 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 13/666 143833
How many horses? (1) Brian D at 9:15am 11.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/700 Yep, @Brian D is at it again...
Fender covers - good or bad? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:45am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4207 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 3/624 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 14/833 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 7/773 Thoughts and prayers to the lost seamen of the Argentine Submariners crew on the yet to be found sub
single line reefing Matpearce at 3:56am 11.20.17 Catalina 310 11/2173 Hi I have a catalina 310 I am after some advice on the reefing system I have used the single line re
Sourcing Parts for my Hunter23 1986 drewsyntax at 8:22pm 11.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/782 Hi All Winter is very much here in New York and having work done to the H23 that I am very excited
2000 26X Steering linkage broke shermdigs54 at 3:57pm 11.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2301 I have a 2000 Macgregor 26X with an Evinrude 50 HP engine. A nut on the steering linkage has corrod
Water pooling by traveler on H23 (1) Volkswatson at 2:55pm 11.19.17 Smaller Boats 14/1295 Hey all, whilst cleaning my new-to-me h23, I noticed there is a lot of pooling in between the travel

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Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... shemandr at 10:26am 03.22.24 I hate seeing your question post slide down the list where it is less likely to draw eyes. All I c
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 10:14am 03.22.24 Ted, I think twoduz answered you in a kindly manner. My answer is: did you really get through scho
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 10:12am 03.22.24 When I worked in marine retail, (short lived career move), I had a customer who would come in and a
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Stu Jackson at 10:08am 03.22.24 obviously i'm not really interested in reading books and every boat topic that comes up. I just ne
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries twodzusfittings at 10:05am 03.22.24 Can anyone resolve this for me? Always remember to provide contributions which will help others.
Venting 3 compartments at once twodzusfittings at 9:52am 03.22.24 When I worked in marine retail, (short lived career move), I had a customer who would come in and as
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 9:51am 03.22.24 Ted, it is a good choice but one of many OPTIONS. Like asking "What's the BEST?" which is areally
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Stu Jackson at 9:41am 03.22.24 so would you suggest golf cart batteries and a high cranking battery for a sailboat? Ted, it is a
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 9:33am 03.22.24 You must have missed seeing this sentence "Or you can keep the sink drain seacock closed except whe
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? jssailem at 9:32am 03.22.24
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 9:24am 03.22.24 Yep the balls get smaller over time and need to be replaced, but I also rarely see mold anywhere so
Venting 3 compartments at once Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:23am 03.22.24 does this mean that flushing the toilet with fresh water from the head sink would be helpful too? Y
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 9:20am 03.22.24
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 9:17am 03.22.24 Of course sea water intake odor CAN be dealt with--even eliminated...I've posted the cure many time
Venting 3 compartments at once Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:12am 03.22.24 There are 2 main causes of odor in the head, human activity and sea water. There's not much that can
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? JamesG161 at 9:03am 03.22.24 Great Place to Eat in the Pass Chistian Harbor, pull your boat up, easy docking or walk from your sl
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 9:02am 03.22.24 Needing a marketing label is for folks who choose not to understand the properties of their selecti
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 8:59am 03.22.24 It does, except when it is in the water! (I have been known to leave the slip with the ladder in t
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 8:58am 03.22.24 Ted, it's your boat you can within limits do what you want with it. However, you have a bunch of sa
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? JamesG161 at 8:52am 03.22.24 Another that is designed well and fast access to the Gulf. https://pass-christian.com/departments/h

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