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Oh what a Snipe hunt! waterpirate at 2:01pm 09.12.15 Trailer Sailors 75/12835 I introduced myself last week and have been scouring the web and burning up the cell phone. I have
Foiled by antifouling paint. capta at 1:38pm 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 3/903 It seems that every day the list grows longer of boats down here in the Caribbean that have been dup
Dickinson Newport stove CYQK at 10:57am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 1/542 Looking at their solid fuel heater DMF-00-NEWSF Can you install one of these bad boys in your boat
How can I get my boat home? SenecaDaze at 10:28am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2325 How can I get my sailboat home? Fixed keel 25 foot rests on cradle at marina every winter. I want t
Shake and Break Part 13 - August 6 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:21am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 0/458 Shake and Break Part 13 - August 6 2015 We left you as we reconnected to the same mooring we'd le
GPS and compass read differently davidmhull at 8:07am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 46/8576 Good morning. I went sailing yesterday and one of the things I wanted to do is check out my new dept
Fresh water pump problems jkeaton at 5:55am 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1035 The fresh water pump on my 320 seems to "burb" every 30 seconds or so when the water is not in use.
Hypothetical go or no go (1) 25yearslater at 3:31am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1528 I am curious as to how one would depart or approach this harbor with a North wind at 25 Knots and wa
UV strip repair Syversens at 8:50pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2231 Hey all, so last sail trip I noticed the radar and spreaders have now worn a slit in the UV protecti
Jib sheeting angles on a Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 7:43pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4807 I have a Beneteau 311, Footloose, and I have been working on getting better tacking angles when goin
Breaker for electric head. Zeus2012 at 6:04pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/501 Found it.
Visiting my new boat this weekend! Justin_NSA at 6:02pm 09.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/776 Going to be spending the weekend sailing and checking out my soon to be new boat this weekend. It's
What is a blower jveatch at 5:10pm 09.11.15 Big Boats 13/2816 I know this is a really dumb question, but what is a blower? On our 2005 Hunter 41DS's 12 VDC circu
Can you do this? Kermit at 5:08pm 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1421 https://vimeo.com/133833096
Bimini Leopotter at 3:25pm 09.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1399 Does anyone know if the small metal brackets on the outside of the cockpit on my Mac 26D are for a b
Seatalk NG Power pins on i50 display? chrisyse at 7:03am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1606 Hi, Which are the 12V power and return pins on the Seatalk-ng 6 pin connectors on the display? Sa
1989 jeanneau 42 voyage 12.5 Casagf66 at 5:54am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1776 Hello gang, I'm intrested in putting an offer on what seems to be a nice1989 jeanneau 42 voyage
How do I remove swage fittings for replacement? Anonymous member 131 at 5:44am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 56/11543 Ok, new to this game and no search results on this but I know it has to have been discussed a millio
Slots for clutches MORNING LIGHT at 4:27am 09.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2154 Hi Want to install 1 or 2 clutches on my Catalina 28 MK 11 1996 to bring some lines back to cockpit.
Value of stove burnswelds at 1:49am 09.11.15 Catalina 30 5/1154 Good morning , What's a good price for a working clean factory stove for a 1980 catalina 30? Kind r

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Question on Teak (1) Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Joe at 8:53pm 02.16.23 I have used Minwax Spar Urethan pend. I've used this stuff for years on exterior. It'll easily last
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 8:38pm 02.16.23 .Yes that's why I'm still looking for my blue water boat. The Lakes going down pretty low here. I li
Hello to the community Joe at 8:34pm 02.16.23 Lake Travis is a pretty popular sailing lake. Years ago it was rated one of top 10 in country by Sa
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? (2) thinwater at 8:25pm 02.16.23 I've never had a backstay (4 boats). https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nub74vRHCqE/Xv5k4NSkP5I/AAAAAAAAQFc
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Joe at 8:14pm 02.16.23 It'll fit. Buy it. Not because it floats though, I have one of those Titan's and it floats..... bar
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Joe at 7:36pm 02.16.23 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not hav
thru-hull size needed for bilge Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 02.16.23 Most likely the greatest increase to friction is the use of cheap corrugated vinyl hoses which I fou
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26pm 02.16.23
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 02.16.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking :pray: . et.
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 02.16.23
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to SBO. Some rigs are designed to have a back stay, some not. Hunter used a B & R rig on a
Question on Teak Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 02.16.23 This is one of those religious topics where there isn't a right answer, just personal preferences.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 5:53pm 02.16.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The loc
Dockside water connection (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44pm 02.16.23 Kind of an over -simplified diagram but it shows the proper connection point
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 5:41pm 02.16.23 One word - Starlink

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