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Eight bells - Bert Foster Jackdaw at 1:35pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/553 WYC loses one of its greats. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/05/31/eight-bells-bert-foster
Wayward Star: reinforcing the cockpit (2) ilance at 12:25pm 05.31.17 Catalina 22 9/856 I finally got my epoxy order! The Git Rot kit was absolutely DEVOURED by the petrified plywood in t
H26 Stancion stern rail seat size ? jbreland at 11:51am 05.31.17 Smaller Boats 1/316 OK I obviously cant spell or type. Topic was supposed to be H26 Stanchion rail size, or stern rail s
Proper water tank reading here? (1) JosefR at 11:46am 05.31.17 Catalina 30 16/1187 137199 My physics ain't that good, since I never had any, but I was wondering if you stuck a SCAD se
O'Day 20 Centerboard CHris F at 11:14am 05.31.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/731 I think that the centerboard on our "new to us" 1976 O'Day 20 is not extending fully - she does not
Long time sailer returning to the water Steve Atkinson at 7:43am 05.31.17 Catalina 22 17/858 My son Ethan just purchased a 1983 Catalina 22, his first large boat after sailing a sunfish for 10
Bentteau 373 engine won't turn over Peter M at 6:40am 05.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2309 My 373 with Yanmar 3ym30 wont start on first turn of the key. Sometimes it takes 7 or 8 times before
Florida bound wyctoronto at 6:34am 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1353 Getting a second anchor and rode for the trip south and requesting feedback on how much chain most o
Speaker blocks for stack pack install questions (3) Adrock1.8t at 5:08am 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 11/600 Hey all, I am having Doyle stack packs and lazy Jack's installed today. They have already installed
Admiral's Galley..12502 (6) rpludwig at 2:28am 05.31.17 Catalina 22 18/2769 2 pc 4/4x6"x6' sapele, a pc of scrap sandstone corian....damn, not a square/plumb/level 90angle in*
C'Mon! Seriously? --and a question about new mast base: (3) pclarksurf at 9:58pm 05.30.17 Catalina 22 4/1011 Back Story-- "Maryann" is getting ever closer to a splash date, and after finishing the keel refurb
How does the Bilge work on a Hunter 20? (1) CanyonLake at 9:31pm 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/989 I have been recently gifted a Hunter 20 that has been out of the water for ten years. It's dirty an
A novella, dedicated to a cool tool I never even knew about..... (1) ilance at 8:40pm 05.30.17 Catalina 22 4/589 having been reading about this Fein "Multi Tool" for several years, I still avoided temptation.....
Victoria 18 Sliding Hatch Covers karena at 8:07pm 05.30.17 Ask All Sailors 1/307 Any photos of your fiberglass sliding hatch cover for your Vic 18? I own 1.5 Vics - please don't ju
1975 Mac venture 25 spreader tips Boogaloo at 7:26pm 05.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1098 Im new to this forum. I resently purchased a 75 Macgregor venture 25. Can anyone tell me where I can
Part to hold the shrouds in the mast stackwalker at 7:14pm 05.30.17 Smaller Boats 8/692 I'm not sure what these are called, but the previous owner jammed these pieces of folded up plastic
SBO store measurements for running rigging VanIslandGuy at 4:31pm 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/704 Anyone have experience with this: When I go into my H410 owners manual on page 46A; the mainsail,
guppy 13 d furler install (4) sailorforever at 3:56pm 05.30.17 Guppy 0/1339 weathers great sailing is fun, got my furler installed, here are some pictures. i had an old sail
Lightning Strikes Milton.Audas at 2:22pm 05.30.17 Catalina 22 20/3536 While trying tho understand why none of my electronics worked on the boat this past weekend, but had
Improving pointing ability by sheeting inside shrouds Alctel at 1:49pm 05.30.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1984 Now I know Rardi was looking at this a while back but not sure if he ended up doing anything. On my

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Dodger Needed SoSound at 7:11pm 11.29.23 This doesn't directly address your question, but about six years ago, I had a bimini and a connector
Dodger Needed dlochner at 6:26pm 11.29.23 Welcome to SBO. Did the $8K include a new frame or just the canvass?
Bubbly under top-coat Fidgit at 6:26pm 11.29.23 Thanks! That does make sense, I think the last guy kept it wrapped up in a tarp for many moons befor
Bubbly under top-coat dlochner at 5:48pm 11.29.23 Fiberglass doesn't corrode, so it can't be corrosion. ;) It could be a poor paint job or it could
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 5:16pm 11.29.23 221655
Water tank syphoning? Davidasailor26 at 2:46pm 11.29.23
Charts recommendation dlochner at 2:00pm 11.29.23 The basic data for all charts is the hydrographic data supplied by the respective countries charting
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 1:40pm 11.29.23
Chart plotter choice overwhelm 4arch at 1:19pm 11.29.23 Sorry to revive an old thread but for anyone looking at this, West Marine has the Raymarine Axiom 9
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 12:53pm 11.29.23 I assume that when I connect the new Sea talk GPS antenna it will override the AIS fix. Thanks for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 12:30pm 11.29.23
Single private mooring rentals tfox2069 at 12:25pm 11.29.23 I like the business idea; a lot of worthy considerations have been proffered. The state of Maryland
Single private mooring rentals Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 11.29.23 @fishinnnc As a former sailboat dealer in North Carolina , there is a lot to deal with to include
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:44am 11.29.23 We received our new LSZ last Friday. It is quieter, more powerful and that LED light is fabulous.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 11:44am 11.29.23 You could try a jumper wire from the battery to the fuse block. If it powers up then the problem is
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Caboteur at 11:34am 11.29.23
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack Dalliance at 11:28am 11.29.23 Good idea. My hack is a 3-way valve on the engine side of the raw water strainer with a hose into
Charts recommendation bob45 at 11:10am 11.29.23 Why do you think this is necessary? What's moved? New equipment? Please help us understand the "
Charts recommendation Stu Jackson at 10:50am 11.29.23 I need to update my charts for my raymarine axiom. Why do you think this is necessary? What's mov
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:47am 11.29.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and

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