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Viking ship on it's way from Norway to North America kerryedwards at 6:00pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/853 QLC1Xl7oNhY I hope it has a successful voyage. We sailed on an authentic Viking ship at this museum
Minimum temperature for buffing? Sefuller at 5:55pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/575 I was planning to launch this Saturday but need to buff and wax the hull as I do every spring. Toda
trailer brake question? gjordan at 5:50pm 04.27.16 Catalina 22 15/4222 I have a single axle trailer that I believe came new with my 1979 Cat 22 and it is missing the maste
In need of 5 loop teak hand rails.... beuhler? pclarksurf at 4:56pm 04.27.16 Catalina 22 3/523 I realize I can get new, and I've seen the recent ebay post-- but thought I would reach out to the f
EV100 no rudder reference and I stopped the wandering JohnVTX at 4:46pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1714 As you guys know, without the rudder reference, especially down wind the boat will wander up to 30 d
Reefing Lines Michael G at 4:36pm 04.27.16 Big Boats 2/613 Has anyone on a 40.5 used 3/8 line for reefing instead of the recommended 7/16 line. Any thoughts
O'day 22 Water Tank Question (1) Capri at 4:23pm 04.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/630 Hi everyone. The previous owner of my O'day 22 had removed the water tank. Does anyone know what the
Raymarine Windvane on Hunter 29.5 Elie at 12:07pm 04.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1247 Hi Guys, I'm thinking about adding a Raymarine windvane on top of the mast to interface with my Raym
Can I use Stainless Bolt on a Yanmar 3GM PGIJon at 5:52am 04.27.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1858 One of the bolts that held the Elbow Exhaust on the engine block fell into a black hole this morning
Hunter 29.5 sanitary hoses timangiel at 5:31am 04.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/716 my 1994 29.5 is starting to stink and I want to try changing the hose from the head to the holding t
Lubrication for Beneteau First285 rudder post? Drift Wood at 7:09pm 04.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/561 I recently purchased a First285 (1988) and had to remove the rudder in order to get the boat on a tr
Swinging bridge on Apalachicola River ICW SFS at 6:58pm 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 2/474 I'm looking at charts for the ICW between Apalachicola FL and Port St. Joe FL. On a stretch of the A
Fine adjustment of trans shifter lever (1) Canonshooternb at 6:45pm 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3433 I have recently bought a Pearson 28-2 with a Yanmar YGM20 engine. It has had both the shifter and t
Making your boat homy! Karyon at 4:28pm 04.26.16 Smaller Boats 36/4985 Been working on the boat quite a bit this spring, now the admiral wants to put up some curtains in t
Catalina 22 Used Parts? - Chesapeake Bay region econnors at 3:08pm 04.26.16 Catalina 22 9/1704 Hello.....my boat got beat up at dock during a couple of bad winter storms. I am in need of a bow p
Marine head conversion H-26 nosnebjim at 2:02pm 04.26.16 Smaller Boats 23/3352 I have decided to install a marine head on my 95 H-26. I have the factory install instructions that
O'day 28 traveller car soulpoet at 12:50pm 04.26.16 Bigger Boats 8/1837 I purchased a 1983 28 and the main sheet traveler car is broken. I am 900 miles away from the boat
Line Management on Mast/Boom from Halyard Plate Blocks CloudDiver at 12:23pm 04.26.16 Catalina 22 8/3406 A post from another member about the stand up blocks at his mast base reminded be of a big question
Windy on Lake Superior yesterday (1) Jackdaw at 11:58am 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1939 50+ knots of NE breeze. Makes for some serious waves on the lee shore. That cliff is over 100 feet h
B&G autopilot installed? George Da Porge at 10:34am 04.26.16 Catalina 30 2/5862 Anyone installed a B'G autopilot (with ram attached to steering quadrant) (or any other brand attach

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When does a screw become a bolt? PaulK at 4:31pm 11.27.23
Too many ads kappykaplan at 3:02pm 11.27.23 if just moving the ads to a new position was within my powers, I would do that, but it is not. No
Too many ads Dave at 3:01pm 11.27.23 It's already full screen on my laptop. OK, so I'm spoiled by my 27" screen. Reducing the font siz
Too many ads (1) kappykaplan at 2:59pm 11.27.23 It's already full screen on my laptop. If i make the window smaller, the ads are forced to the sid
Too many ads kappykaplan at 2:55pm 11.27.23 Try making the window larger, that may force the ads off to the side so they don't interfere with v
Too many ads Dave at 2:54pm 11.27.23 rgranger, I see ads specifically on the boat info page. ing the window larger, that may force the a
Too many ads (1) kappykaplan at 2:51pm 11.27.23 rgranger, I see ads specifically on the boat info page. cipating in the discussion. :beer:
When does a screw become a bolt? (1) steve_d at 2:45pm 11.27.23 Sailors seem to be folk that get hung up on using the correct terms. i.e., lines, sheets, halyard,
Too many ads Dave at 2:30pm 11.27.23 First, let me be clear, I won't do anything to stop ads from appearing. It takes volunteers and mone
Hunter 326 Running Rigging shemandr at 2:23pm 11.27.23 If I remember for my H356 the specs for running rigging were mostly Yacht Braid or some other double
Too many ads (1) rgranger at 2:04pm 11.27.23 ... and here it is again when I log out ... I see ads. within the profile on the SBO server and no
Too many ads (1) rgranger at 2:01pm 11.27.23 When I go to Boat Info, the page shows that I'm logged into SBO, but I still get ads to the left, r
Too many ads kappykaplan at 1:53pm 11.27.23 When I go to Boat Info, the page shows that I'm logged into SBO, but I still get ads to the left, ri
Too many ads ggrizzard at 1:37pm 11.27.23 Yeah, I've signed up for 6 sailing/repair creators on patreon, so I get the ones I wanted there.
Too many ads rgranger at 1:33pm 11.27.23 Only thing worse is a member not in good standing i.e. telling bad jokes, not answering to replies,
Too many ads dlochner at 1:28pm 11.27.23 A little off topic but related... YouTube has now blocked me from viewing any videos until I disabl
Too many ads ggrizzard at 1:20pm 11.27.23 A little off topic but related... YouTube has now blocked me from viewing any videos until I disable
Just purchased C30 MKII! Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 11.27.23 Congratulations on your new boat. Catalina 30 Groups Link Subscribe at the web forum: Catalina30
Just purchased C30 MKII! Ward H at 12:05pm 11.27.23 Congrats on purchasing your C30!
Too many ads (1) Dave at 11:58am 11.27.23 If you are not logged in you will get ads. SBO is a small business and every revenue stream matters.

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