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ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK FOR H41 SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:13am 11.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/588 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 7/1140 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 85/8891 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 13/920 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 7/3208 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 9/3981 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 47/14168 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 13/721 143833
How many horses? (1) Brian D at 9:15am 11.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/743 Yep, @Brian D is at it again...
Fender covers - good or bad? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:45am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4486 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 3/650 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 14/883 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 7/797 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 11/2276 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 14/875 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 9/2445 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 14/1332 Hey all, whilst cleaning my new-to-me h23, I noticed there is a lot of pooling in between the travel
Larger Waste Holding Tanks? Jeff Tirey at 12:19pm 11.19.17 Bavaria 3/5665 I would like to replace the tiny 10 gallon aft waste holding tank on my 2002 Bavaria 40. Does anyo
Too much lee helm H260 Chuck C. at 10:52am 11.19.17 Smaller Boats 45/3721 Took my new to me '05 out last summer on the Shuswap Marine Park (BC) for it maiden 10 day camping t
Hull scratch touch up fortunare at 10:25am 11.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/607 I have a 2005 Mac 26M with dark blue hull. Have a few scratches and called ' emailed Blue Water Yac

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Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 05.22.24 In fact, the USCG tested them and found the SOS flashing pattern MORE likely to attract attention.
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:27pm 05.22.24 Yes, near coast. Of course it depends on the urgency and nature of the help you need. Grounding or
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? higgs at 7:32pm 05.22.24 I would use West Epoxy and fair. At my club we use a body shop guy to touch it up. His work has la
Rigging rgranger at 7:25pm 05.22.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 7:25pm 05.22.24 There are commercial products that can be sprayed which are both environmentally sound and non-toxi
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Dalliance at 7:08pm 05.22.24 I believe the Orion Electronic Flare uses two D Cell batteries. I'm considering buying a rechargeab
How to make my deck look good? dlochner at 5:38pm 05.22.24 I agree, but you have to be very careful with the pressure and spread of the discharge and the dist
Universal M18 burning wires ? Richard19068 at 5:33pm 05.22.24 In case you haven't seen this, check it out. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/universal_wiring_harne
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 5:28pm 05.22.24 I was thinking of making some dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings to attach to eithe
Universal M18 burning wires ? dlochner at 5:23pm 05.22.24 over-current or a short. And the green ground wire indicates serious corrosion. Consider yourself v
How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:57pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing. I agree, but you have to be very careful with the press
Fabric search (1) morbidfollower at 4:52pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white 14 That looks awfully close if not exact to what I
How to make my deck look good? heritage at 4:46pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing.
Fabric search Richard19068 at 4:36pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner! Sunbrella also has a "lure denim" that is a lighter shade
How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:26pm 05.22.24 LA Awesome products are excellent. But what I do for a really dirty deck is to scrub with a long han
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 4:23pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner!
Fabric search (1) Richard19068 at 4:21pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white rella.com/sunbrella-upholstery-lure-nautical-44370-001
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 4:05pm 05.22.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:48pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at
Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 3:32pm 05.22.24 Turnbuckles?

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