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Water at the Transom under the engine N30 jfbs67 at 11:02pm 02.23.16 Newport 3/1107 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 5/1011 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 23/4621 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 10/1355 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 7/921 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 6/1056 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 28/2537 ...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 19/1101 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 3/855 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 30/16332 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 19/4225 I am in need of a through hull adapter for our mast head antenna lead. Any suggestions on which one
Mast base blocks (1) Justin_NSA at 8:03am 02.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5714 Is it possible to replace one of these single sheave blocks with a double? Do they unscrew at the ba
323 Stuffing Box Seal Faster Double at 6:14am 02.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6555 We have a 2008 323 and when pulling out this fall we noticed the stuffing box seal was leaking. When
How do I remove the cockpit deck between pedestal and transom? Bedouin at 6:10am 02.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/2541 Good morning! I was wondering whether anyone happened to have any photos/instructions on how to remo
NMEA 2000 to Analogue ariasca at 6:02am 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2368 I am in the midst of slowly upgrading my navigation, wind,depth and speed systems. I have purchased
VHF radio choice sailnewbie at 5:06am 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 5/394 I've have these to radio's and unsure which one is better, I realize there not new but I have them a
Self Tailing Winch Size, trying to choose... CloudDiver at 11:23pm 02.22.16 Catalina 22 14/4736 After much debate (and kicking myself for throwing my budget to the wind), I'm going to get Self Tai
Light part number Clydo at 10:23pm 02.22.16 Catalina 310 9/1911 What masthead light number? Am hour and half away from boat and someone volunteered to go up the ma
Mast Wiring Cainsoccer at 8:19pm 02.22.16 Catalina 22 7/3320 Have an '81 C22, I have been busy since I bought her in Nov upgrading hardware. The previous owner d
Headliner repair help Scosta at 8:10pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 3/538 Does anyone have recommendations for a person to replace the vinyl headliner in a sailboat in the St

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 10:14am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heaving-
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heaving-
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck VT Fitz at 10:06am 08.21.23 @RJ, I absolutely didn't see that. It's actually kinda hard to see with the shadows and low quality
CL14 Dinghy (1) Fuzzy_logic at 10:05am 08.21.23 One more photo to show those gap. Taken from the mast to the outside of the boat. It continues all t
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 10:02am 08.21.23 So how to seal it?
CL14 Dinghy (2) Fuzzy_logic at 10:01am 08.21.23 Sorry couldn't get a better angle on the third photo, but I think your explanation confirms what I s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:58am 08.21.23 Here's the article I had in mind. I read that article back when it first came out and it reinforce
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 08.21.23 Your compartment probably looks something like this : to my old Autohelm-Raytheon-ST30 given the ap
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:56am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heavin
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:51am 08.21.23 And the gap between your storage ans storage floor should not exist. As I wrote, no water should go
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:49am 08.21.23
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:49am 08.21.23 You were right with your reasonings. I just did not read you twice before replying. But what I wrote
Strange gear shifting event, Universal M-12, Hurth HBW50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:41am 08.21.23 Look for the simple stuff first. The shift mechanism is mechanical and cable actuated. Check the ca
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:38am 08.21.23 Your two first photos show the drain plugs used to empty the space between the two hulls that form
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:30am 08.21.23 The boat has to make some way through the water for the rudder to exert any force. The old timers (
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:26am 08.21.23 As you correctly said, it is a tool but if you never use it, it is not useful. As with any tool, I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 9:26am 08.21.23 Still doesn't make dynamic sense to me but if it works, it works. I'll give it a try when I can. A
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:19am 08.21.23 Still doesn't make dynamic sense to me but if it works, it works. I'll give it a try when I can. As
CL14 Dinghy (1) Fuzzy_logic at 9:18am 08.21.23 Forgot one picture to clarify
CL14 Dinghy (3) Fuzzy_logic at 9:17am 08.21.23 Brilliant, I was thinking exactly the same! Another question: it seems that I don't have any plug in

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