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Poplar Island Warren Milberg at 10:38am 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 5/549 For those of you who have sailed up and down the Chesapeake Bay, you have probably seen, and been gu
Stove Replacement 302/322 the_alpine at 10:36am 02.24.16 Bigger Boats 2/640 Any 302 or 322 owners out there replace (or fix) their stoves? I have the non oven variety made by
Am I killing my batteries? dave_and_dd at 10:29am 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 5/668 Ok, I've been reading around on here, read (not necessarily understood) Mr. MainSail's musings (wow
Good article on Hunter Passage 42 in Chesapeake Bay Magazine. BBC16385 at 9:46am 02.24.16 Big Boats 6/1769 Interesting and fair. http://www.chesapeakeboating.net/Media/Boat-Reviews/Hunter-Passage-42.aspx
Tempress Access Hatch Alansails at 9:17am 02.24.16 Catalina 310 18/2200 Back in 2011, there was a discussion about adding an access Hatch to the port side lazarette from th
Family Cruise - West Coast Vancouver Island Elysium_Van_Isl at 8:59am 02.24.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1117 Hi, Any folks with young kids out there who might be hitting Barkley Sound / Nootka Sound this summe
Music in my boat Ken Cross at 8:42am 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 62/5371 An earlier post about which stereo to buy got me thinking. the thread went off topic so I'll begin a
The Wreck of Astrid (H37C) Jim Legere at 6:45am 02.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1046 I am sorry to report the total loss of one of our little ships. Astrid, a 1982 Hunter 37 Cutter (Hul
Looking for Newport 30 parts, links, any information can help me. jfbs67 at 11:12pm 02.23.16 Newport 12/4266 I am looking to restore my new 1980 Newport 30 sailboat. Any recommendation where to find parts, inf
Water at the Transom under the engine N30 jfbs67 at 11:02pm 02.23.16 Newport 3/994 Hi everybody !!! I just bought a 1980 Newport 30. Already started to work on it. However, I am findi
Spirit Bear Cruise Video - 2015 Terry Cox at 8:16pm 02.23.16 Destinations 5/898 Enjoy the video. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxv10r5uifmtjm6/SPIRIT_BEAR_CRUISE_-_2015_T1.mp4?dl=0
proper rigging for my 23 Pjohn70 at 7:28pm 02.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3981 Hi all, I recently brought a 1970 oday 23, its a beauty, however needs work. Im new to sailing this
Spirit Bear Cruise Video Terry Cox at 7:10pm 02.23.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1101 Enjoy the DVD of our trip this past season. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxv10r5uifmtjm6/SPIRIT_BEAR_C
Fuel oil leak Mark Wagner at 7:02pm 02.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/885 I have always gotten great advice on this website. I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM20f dies
We did it! kimelmore at 6:14pm 02.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/983 We put an offer on a 96 Catalina 380 and after a bit of back and forth had our counter offer accepte
How Many Times a Day... GorillaToast at 4:35pm 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2257 ...do you hit your head in the cabin while working on your boat? Just wanna see if I'm keepin' up.
Tornado Threats on North Gulf Coast... JamesG161 at 2:42pm 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1025 We are havimg a continuous stream of tornado threat and happenings. I hope you guys @BigEasy , @klo
Muckabout Monday (5) 31seahorse at 1:16pm 02.23.16 Destinations 3/772 Hello SBO Members, To those of you who are looking for a mid-winter adventure how about trying this.
Biggest, Baddest Trailer Sailer? oldbusaboy at 11:08am 02.23.16 Trailer Sailors 30/14903 I've been sailing my home designed and built flood-ballasted motor sailer, the LuLu, since her first
Antenna lead through hull fitting flynhi4u at 9:44am 02.23.16 Smaller Boats 19/3902 I am in need of a through hull adapter for our mast head antenna lead. Any suggestions on which one

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Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:57am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell i
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:56am 03.18.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, se
Grounding log LloydB at 10:53am 03.18.23 'What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originates in
Passport Renewal Marmalade at 10:50am 03.18.23 in a few weeks I will call their hotline to see when they plan on completing processing Just went
Grounding log Brian D at 10:36am 03.18.23 Current flows from positive to negative, and voltage flows from negative to positive. The earth is n
Macerators Sailm8 at 10:28am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell it
Second Battery Joe at 10:17am 03.18.23 This book is a must for sailboat owners. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T
Passport Renewal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 03.18.23 I understand skepticism but they will tell you the same thing if you call any border crossing gate
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 03.18.23 That diagram is pretty much the right idea. The group 24 you have is better suited for the engine th
Second Battery (1) Souellette at 9:56am 03.18.23 I like the idea of the ACR. Was referring to this diagram from Blue Sea Systems. Not sure where the
Second Battery Souellette at 9:53am 03.18.23 Here's the link to the battery. It's a group 24. Thanks.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions Jim Legere at 9:48am 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 03.18.23 What size battery do you currently have (e.g. group 24, 27, 31)? If what you have is large enough fo
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 9:32am 03.18.23 Collinite and the 3m products are really popular. TotalBoat.com has TotalBuff which is also a good p
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 9:20am 03.18.23
Grounding log WI Rigger at 9:00am 03.18.23 Dave, What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originat
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep circa1971la at 9:00am 03.18.23
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wi
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 03.18.23 We have a similar color topsides gelcoat and way too much experience buffing out gelcoat scratches.

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