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Just in time for Christmas (1) Kermit at 7:42am 11.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/895 Available now in the SBO store. Ask for Dave.
Heater day tank config? patrickkidd at 7:21am 11.17.17 Catalina 30 0/762 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 64/6356 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 6/1525 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 10/1054 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 14/1011 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 12/773 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 6/1361
1978 Catalina 30 Sancarlosailor at 12:42pm 11.16.17 Catalina 30 14/2954 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 13/2756 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 12/3446 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 8/2659 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 5/3674 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 2/1544 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 20/4611 Watching the various bits on the internet, I see the boats flying two headsails fairly often and it
Useful Stats danm1 at 8:14am 11.15.17 Ask All Sailors 11/684 I've done some boat shopping (real and virtual) over the years and now I am avoiding work by thinkin
Count the Swimmers... (1) JamesG161 at 5:45am 11.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/845 I keeping with @Brian D theme of picture quizzes.... Can you count the number of swimmers at the be
Adding a cabin top winch: Defender has them on sale Ben4195 at 5:44am 11.15.17 Ask All Sailors 10/895 http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1\|118\|2358547\|2358549'id=1396517 Hi folks, on my Benetea
Winch grease recommendations? Steve L22188 at 7:59pm 11.14.17 Ask All Sailors 31/9645 Took the Barient 21 self-tailing winches off the boat this weekend - looks like they've never been t
Dagger board CapnGL at 5:48pm 11.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/894 I have looked everywhere and can't find a definitive answer. The best I can come up with is about 4'

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Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:25am 05.22.24 My boat does not have any wood behind the mounting holes for the slats. Just the back of the fibergl
Mooring and bilge pump jssailem at 6:20am 05.22.24 Once I have more time, I will then install the 1 1/4 along side the 3/4 . I will retain the manual
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 6:19am 05.22.24 Thank you, Crazy Dave! I think we will be replacing those slats and I will for sure check on the bac
EV-100 auto helm issues (1) jssailem at 6:08am 05.22.24 My Wheel came with my 2017 purchase of an EV-100 AP. Over time, we have become very familiar with he
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 05.22.24 @daydreamerh23 @lakesurfsailor @isaksp00 The teak slats were designed as handholds held fast with
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 5:25am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Outdated Flares of All Types..... sailcapt340 at 5:21am 05.22.24 You hang the e-flare. In some cases, that will mean rigging up a bridle. Do NOT use the bungee they
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 5:17am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Mooring ball pennant question Captain Larry-DH at 5:06am 05.22.24
Outdated Flares of All Types..... shemandr at 5:05am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration date
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? JBP-PA at 5:03am 05.22.24 I have a mast mate and I am short and not as flexible as I once was. The one and only time I used i
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 5:01am 05.22.24 After I loosened the screw in the knob, I turned the squarish knob counterclockwise all the way to w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... twodzusfittings at 4:57am 05.22.24
Repair tb_gb at 4:57am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is a
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 4:39am 05.22.24 . On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used this word in their instructions/suggestions for attachin
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:33am 05.22.24 Do we infer from this that the boat has a manual bilge pump? The automatic bilge pump you are plan
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:31am 05.22.24 How many kts? Correction made, thanks
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:29am 05.22.24 There is a square-ish type knob on the forward side of the control wheel that maintains the tension
Catalina 27 outboard hp question kappykaplan at 4:27am 05.22.24 For a vessel whose max speed less than kts How many kts?
Mooring and bilge pump sailme88 at 4:25am 05.22.24 Moored boats should never be left without a bilge pump. Should the boat sink you will suffer the wr

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