Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Sea Trial Sunday kimelmore at 3:57pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/457 Hooray, the engine work is done. We get to sea trial the new to us Catalina 380 that we put a deposi
2007 26m Worth 29k? GregorLuv at 3:05pm 04.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 55/4424 Friends, I am in the process of buying my first sailing boat. I have done a lot of research on blue
DeLorme InReach now does weather (1) Jackdaw at 1:57pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1474 DeLorme's InReach Satellite 2-way pager/tracker just got a LOT cooler. It now delivers on demand rea
Rivets: spreader rivets: look bronze? (2) agprice22 at 12:31pm 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2171 My spreader bases are riveted to the mast. A few rivets are broken! The rivets are dark in color, li
Small progress (8) pclarksurf at 11:58am 04.28.16 Catalina 22 6/687 not a lot I can accomplish during the week but gluing all my damaged teak back together and getting
West Marine 40% off bulk rope tomorrow only! Bowedtoothdoc at 11:21am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/517 So tomorrow is the big West Marine 40% off bulk rope tomorrow. I plan to replace my jib sheets and m
Catalina 25 RobertMayers at 11:21am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/537 ISO Front hatch for my 1983 25' Catalina
Hobie sail on Mac 22? pulsewave at 9:12am 04.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1555 Hi, I bought a Macgregor 22 recently, with no main sail, but would like to take it out this weekend.
Jeanneau Bimini captcleef at 9:09am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 0/605 Hello, been a while since visiting your site and I need some help. Got a Jeanneau 389 leaving the f
Pearson 30 Propulsion System Overhall (9) Skoal at 8:54am 04.28.16 Pearson 5/5178 At the end of last season, while motoring back to my slip from a nice afternoon sail, I noticed a lo
West Marine 40% off rope sale on 4/29 only! Slartibartfass at 8:12am 04.28.16 Catalina 22 10/2124 Just got an email...... http://www.westmarine.com/promo/bulk-rope-sale?cm_mmc=EM-_-Promo-_-160428-_
Adding a Genoa to a Hunter 27 Edge Terra Nova at 6:50am 04.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1302 I have a 2009 Hunter 27 Edge with the stock jib for the headsail. I was considering switching to a g
Start Battery as Deep Cycle....... Maine Sail at 5:31am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2796 I have a customers boat that is launching this morning and I just got back from replacing the start
Americas Cup coming to NYC chrisings at 5:30am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2796 I'm finding myself looking forward to seeing these boats in person next weekend, 5/7-8. Anyone else
Probable ESD in Alabama IH82BL8 at 4:30am 04.28.16 Ask All Sailors 0/398 http://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending-now/what-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-electric-shock-d
Catalina 34 head counter/sink replacement cmnq323 at 2:49am 04.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1541 hello, we are the new owners of a 1988 Catalina 34. Many projects to do, currently have pulled out t
Pet peeve Biobob Catalina 27 at 10:04pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1170 Just wonder why manufacturers like 3M don't catch on to the fact that many of us often only use a sm
Stern Tube Water nipple corroded Richard Suchecki at 8:09pm 04.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3028 On my Beneteau 423, there is a water nipple on the forward end of the stern tube for the prop shaft.
Looking for a Trailer Dalton762 at 7:55pm 04.27.16 Smaller Boats 3/913 Looking to buy a used trailer for my 250 wing keel in Florida
Boat renaming insperation jleblanc31 at 6:16pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 26/1917 Ive read post after post on renaming the boat im getting, seen numerous videos. but has any one read

Recent Replies

2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:34pm 11.27.23 Ralph, 1. I've taken out the SS U Mixing elbow and it's full bore! No fouling or rust or carbon cru
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 11:29pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Will Gilmore at 11:19pm 11.27.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard. T
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out marcham at 10:00pm 11.27.23 Do you have a stng network as well? I recall the p70 head will work with st1 autopilots.
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 9:56pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale f
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out Rich Stidger at 8:25pm 11.27.23 I suggest that you post your request for a used unit in the Gear Wanted classified section. Did you
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches eianm at 8:17pm 11.27.23 I replaced mine with rubber T handle pulls- they are very robust , cheap and work perfectly- can sen
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Stu Jackson at 8:15pm 11.27.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib rgranger at 7:53pm 11.27.23 What about adding a Solent stay? http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeSolentStay.htm
Too many ads Tally Ho at 7:18pm 11.27.23 It does beg the question of how much control SBO or any website host has over the types of ads. I p
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Tally Ho at 7:14pm 11.27.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 7:13pm 11.27.23 I would think a long sleeve made from Dacron or Nylon cloth might work, whatever diameter would easi
When does a screw become a bolt? shemandr at 6:26pm 11.27.23 A brace and bit was the name we knew for that tool. Very powerful tool. And a timeless classic. I
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 6:21pm 11.27.23
Manual Bilge dlochner at 6:02pm 11.27.23 Welcome to SBO. We're going to need some more information. Can you post some photos of the bilge pu
When does a screw become a bolt? Terry Cox at 5:28pm 11.27.23 There are manually-powered drills common in wood-working shops but I doubt they are or were used to
Too many ads dlochner at 5:02pm 11.27.23 Greg, You might want to take a closer look. I don't think SBO sell T-shirts that say "I lick.. swa
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Tally Ho at 4:57pm 11.27.23
Too many ads (2) Tally Ho at 4:53pm 11.27.23
Hunter 326 Running Rigging shemandr at 4:32pm 11.27.23 ... go by the specs.

Contact
About
Terms of Use