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What knot to tie.... NYSail at 6:46am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1580 so I am attaching storm pendants to mooring for possible jose' fun. Have eye splices for my boat cle
Oday 240, Do you tow a dinghy? ipfilterman at 6:41am 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1226 My previous boat had a rail mount for a 2 1/2 hp motor. I would keep the motor on the rail and the
Tuning tension Coddiwomple at 6:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/669 i have a 40 hunter 1986. Looking for tension on tuning the rigging. Have a tension gauge and lookin
Running Rigging sdemore at 2:45am 09.18.17 C&C 5/2685 I am a brand new sailor and picked up a C'C 30 MK1 (1973) project boat this year. I have the engine
Hi MarkWBird Allan12210 at 8:10pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 2/320 We're in the yard at Berkeley Marine Center until at least Wednesday. Stop by if you have a chance a
PO pain BobM at 6:23pm 09.17.17 S2 11/1265 So, doing some work while the mast is down. Not going nuts but the work, I do will be safe and soli
PEARSON 31-2 Mast de-stepping Daddio417 at 12:51pm 09.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/587 Would love some guidance on where the mast crane sling is best positioned, lower or upper spreaders
Remove Instrument from Bulkhead - DS-10 ChrisHunter at 11:51am 09.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/827 I need to remove the DS-10 from the bulkhead on my 92 Hunter 30. I suspect Hunter used a high quali
Electroscan on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 5:33am 09.17.17 Big Boats 19/2668 Anyone here have an Electroscan installed on their Hunter 410? If so where did you install it and ha
Yanmar 2gm20 valve clearance issue Oldyanmarguy at 4:14am 09.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 42/11173 Hello, new user here. I have been trying to set my valves on my 2gm20 with the spec of 0.20mm / 0.00
best prop for 322? Mickstr at 6:24pm 09.16.17 Bigger Boats 9/1266 322 current/former owners, or anyone with an informed opinion.. I have a folding prop on my 322 of u
Suzuki DF/6 SVMOONDANCE at 5:48pm 09.16.17 Catalina 22 3/532 Anyone here have one. Just replaced the impeller on mine cause it wasn't pissing strong and it still
Painting battery compartment sailcapt340 at 3:52pm 09.16.17 Big Boats 2/628 On my 2000 340, my 4AGM Group 31 batteries are now out. They died! But now I have a very dark an
Cast iron keel p.david at 12:22pm 09.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/6625 I have a Beneteau sailboat with a cast iron keel. It has rusted. Can someone tell me how I would f
Started a winter home for my C22 Megaro76 at 11:25am 09.16.17 Catalina 22 22/2022 I took the plunge today and started plans for building a storage garage n my backyard. Rented a sod
Alternator Cooling jsalley at 7:59am 09.16.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3103 Hey RC - I am having a problem with my alternator overheating any time my batteries drop below about
Pacific Hurricane Norma & Dead Max JamesG161 at 7:05am 09.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/471 TS Max was born and died quickly into South Baja California. :clap: _______ Hurricane Norma is bein
NY East River closure All U Get at 5:59am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/280 Hi all, Just a little warning for sailors heading south through Long Island Sound the East River is
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEGGIE HALL woodster at 5:33am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1424 just wishing you a happy birthday...hope all is well with you.and thanking you for all you do on SBO
Transition from Raymarine to B&G jviss at 3:16pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1087 With the transition from the C36 to the T3800, I'm also transitioning from Raymarine to B'G. I just

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Clamp on meter recommendation? Leeward Rail at 10:23am 03.10.24 Lots of YouTube videos showing test results for various models. Definitely less than 100. I have ha
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 10:22am 03.10.24 Have a new daysailor being made in France, so my C275 is definitely on the market this spring. Need
Tohatsu Charging Leeward Rail at 10:19am 03.10.24 Yes, you can connect the sailpro output directly to a battery. That is what it was designed for. Ke
GOB Gone? dLj at 10:00am 03.10.24 I've witnessed how review articles get written at some of the glossy mags; it's worse than you thin
Beat way to fix this interior wall (2) Bluebonnet87 at 9:56am 03.10.24 @Bluebonnet87 make sure bulkhead is solid and bolts are tight. Get the leak fixed asap. Remove al
Tohatsu Charging DocMB at 9:31am 03.10.24 Thanks very much. I hoped that was the case, but couldn't find it anywhere, in their literature or
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JamesG161 at 9:31am 03.10.24 I flew in the Navy way back when. Me too , but so Way Back...;) Naval Aviator Jim... aka RIO PS
Splicing sta set 8mm jssailem at 9:07am 03.10.24
GOB Gone? thinwater at 9:07am 03.10.24 I was once told my writing sometimes represented "sustainable boating" rather than traditional produ
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 9:06am 03.10.24
Splicing sta set 8mm jssailem at 8:41am 03.10.24 It was a bit of knowledge learned through failure. I tried. I failed. I discovered a better mouse
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 8:37am 03.10.24
Microwave on Hunter 306? JamesG161 at 8:22am 03.10.24 The Microwave should be attached to the cabinet by at least one point, that is approved by their ins
Splicing sta set 8mm (2) jssailem at 8:18am 03.10.24 You identify the most difficult of the tasks when doing a splice with stay-set. This is compounded w
Tohatsu Charging Jacktar at 8:17am 03.10.24 Direct to battery, motor alternator has a voltage regulator on it.
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dLj at 8:06am 03.10.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull dLj at 7:56am 03.10.24 Just not sure if there is a material comparability issue with Marelon sea cocks No material compa
GOB Gone? dLj at 7:11am 03.10.24 There is more sailing information available now than ever. While I agree in theory with the above,
GOB Gone? shemandr at 6:07am 03.10.24 I don't think I'm going to take any share of the blame for the demise of GOB. I was a subscriber fo
Microwave on Hunter 306? (1) jdrutten at 5:02am 03.10.24 Mine came with an exotic Origo, but as jssailem noted, you could put whatever in there as long as it

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