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Oil Change Pump Recommendations Monterey385 at 9:16pm 12.04.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1628 Just finished winterizing ... Bought a manual dip stick tube oil change pump as time was short ... i
how much is a new cat22 swing keel newsailor72 at 9:10pm 12.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/855 looking at another cat22, it's a 1971, its keel is pretty much shot. anyone know where to get a new
A true boater.... meb135 at 7:21pm 12.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 15/1155
ericson 38 sailboat windless installaton Brad B. at 4:12pm 12.04.16 Ericson 1/1442 how to install a horizontal anchor windless on deck
Mounting a Rudder Reference on a Mk1 Cat 30 nameless at 3:27pm 12.04.16 Catalina 30 0/573 I am installing an EV100 on my Cat 30 Mk1 1984. The original auto pilot failed and was about 15 yea
chasing bubbles whatfiero at 3:14pm 12.04.16 Ask All Sailors 34/1946 You tube. Chasing Bubbles. Definitely a good sail boat doc. Check it out
Anchor Rode Wrap Around Wing Keel (2) neilleparkerjr at 1:33pm 12.04.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8955 Wing-Keel Boat Sailors, I have had a couple of incidents when anchoring my Hunter 37.5 in tidal wate
cutter to sloop frankies56 at 9:34am 12.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/689 Switched to 130 genny. blaise recomended, seems the boat acts more balanced and not so much weather
B'Day 222 Forestay length kdmjme at 9:08am 12.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/559 Hello, does anyone have the forestry length of an O'Day 222, I'm looking to purchase a curler on Cra
Anchor Hatch Specifications 1984 Hunter 31 (1) VB1 at 6:01am 12.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1007 130793 During Huricane Matthew lost Anchor Hatch from my 1984 Hunter 31' Where can I get a copy of t
Firefly batteries: real world application? capta at 10:31pm 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/597 Frankly, I'd love Lithium Ion batteries on our boat. Just as frankly, we can't afford them! I've bee
S2 Resources HiddenHand at 5:50pm 12.03.16 S2 3/1652 Hi, As of today we are newly owned by a 1987 S2 9.2c. It's on the hard in West Haverstraw, NY and
Very Badly Jammed Rolling Furler 1998 Main Hunter 310 dph123 at 5:13pm 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1808 I am familiar with unjamming my main -- and have not had many problems because I am usually carefull
Lazy Jack Dionysis at 11:11am 12.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2172 Once again the novice sailor returns. First I want to thank any of you who offered advice on my rece
Jib sail having two size luff tape! Sailboatvirg at 8:32am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 4/409 A couple of years ago I bought a new to me jib sail from Bacon Sails, great shape good sail. Since
Should I connect these solar panels in series, or parallel? Gene Neill at 8:02am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1356 Sorry. This seems like such a simple question, and yet I have failed to find the answer. Here's the
Venice La. CYQK at 3:52am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/463 My wife suprised me for my 60th yesterday with a fishing trip to Venice on the 27th While we are the
Teak Re-finishing CYQK at 3:45am 12.03.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1062 Been sanding down everything inside and absolutely love the light golden brown look of the bare teak
Cleaning fuel tank on board. Clydo at 10:26pm 12.02.16 Catalina 310 17/5248 It looks like pretty big project to pull fuel tank from boat and clean it on shore. Anyone tried to
Out board kicks up. gbrian at 8:00pm 12.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/668 I have a 9.9 mariner on my '94 Mac 26 that kicks up when in reverse. Any idea why this happens?

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Invest 94L kappykaplan at 4:14pm 10.15.23 James will keep his left eye on any developments and report... We are never sure where his right ey
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 4:13pm 10.15.23 Yes... There is still time for lots of weather.. James will keep his left eye on any developments an
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Captain Larry-DH at 3:55pm 10.15.23
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Hello Below at 3:30pm 10.15.23 :worthless: But did you try here at the SBO store? Shop Hunterowners - Latches
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 2:38pm 10.15.23 @quadrille38 definitely an advantage to be able to do the painting/ waxing in my driveway. althou
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 10.15.23 I think double stacking would be better than triple wide due to the narrow passage. Having the lines
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 1:53pm 10.15.23 Is this what you are looking for? single on top of a double. Other brands allow the same thing.
Water tank leak JamesG161 at 1:45pm 10.15.23 I used a Heat Gun to warm the V Heat Guns can melt PE. Jim...
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 1:23pm 10.15.23 I remember well on 10/20/2020 my boat went ashore with Hurricane Zeta. My Grandmother use to reply
Invest 94L BigEasy at 1:08pm 10.15.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger quadrille38 at 1:01pm 10.15.23 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 12:21pm 10.15.23 am i able to use fibreglass instead of filling it with epoxy? id actually be roughing the area up th
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 12:18pm 10.15.23 I found a reference for how to apply the heat treatment and why: Flame Treatment of Plastic Substrat
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 11:48am 10.15.23 Dave has provided a concise historical background. My guess is that most of would like to believe t
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 11:44am 10.15.23 About "BatteryTender" I have had good luck with them at work on many portable generators. Good inf
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Ward H at 11:06am 10.15.23 1974, The black rub rail is flexible PVC. I'd just fill the slash with black silicone and call it a
Invest 94L jssailem at 11:01am 10.15.23 While Tropical storm Sean is still out in the West Central Atlantic, it is dying/drying out with win
Legal Question FastOlson at 10:50am 10.15.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by internationa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 10:31am 10.15.23 Have any of you made the jump from trailer to marina? Any regrets? Anything not on my list that I n
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage bawlmer at 10:27am 10.15.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and l

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