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AIS / Float Planning Monterey385 at 1:31pm 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/889 I have a new Class B AIS (Raymarine AIS 650). I started the float planning for a spring delivery cr
H26/260 MSD Deck Pump Out (2) Doug J at 9:36am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 26/3134 I plan to install deck pump out for my MSD Porta Pottie. I'm wondering for those who have already d
No more wobbly rudder (8) Doug J at 9:12am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 5/1393 I just finished re-furbishing the rudder assembly on my H26, which was in horrible condition. There
Leaking keel joint gordhodgson at 7:17am 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3913 My Hunter 450 has a joint which I have had no success in sealing. I have vee,d the joint and actuall
Need a new main sail tacanno at 5:04am 11.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4138 Hi, blew out the head of our mainsail this weekend. Sob! Anyone got a main sail for an O'Day 37 they
Turnbuckle length at 2/3 open length Tripaddle at 3:42am 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/321 So my boat has the Navtec C500 style turnbuckles. I am planning on replacing the standing rigging an
Any good book shelf ideas? patrickkidd at 9:40pm 11.28.15 Catalina 30 15/2541 I just moved onto my C30 and have a ton of hardback books, maybe 50. There is tons of shelf space in
Bottom paint failure cause? (4) njlarry at 5:49pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 34/7547 First time starting a new post with the new forum, hope the pics attach ok. History; 2014 acquired 8
Kudos to Peggy Hall woodster at 5:31pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1567 justed wanted to let you know your efforts on promoting boat sanitation and clean smelling boat inte
Help with 12 volt LED light bulb Capt Strapfoots at 4:01pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1266 Where do I find small bulb size 12 volt screw in LED lightbulbs for my ancient light fixtures ...
New oday 240 owner (3) bfriolet at 3:09pm 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2244 Hi everyone, just purchase a Oday 240. Would like to share some improvement I'm working on for the
Using special charcters in your post Brian D at 2:29pm 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1477 There are times when instead of writing out certain words, we might want to use special characters.
Loose Chain Plate Question Saxacussionist at 2:24pm 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2840 I just had my 1990 Mac 26 S surveyed by SAMS approved surveyor. He found that the port side chain p
Galley Counter/Salon Table Top/Head wufibugs at 10:14am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3183 I know we've had this discussion several times over the years, but I would like to revisit as it see
Install winch & line clutch wing15601 at 6:46am 11.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1184 I'm planning to install a winch, line clutch and deck organizer on the port side of my 1981 Oday 28.
Preventing growth on a thru-hull speedo Rodd at 6:46am 11.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 25/4977 Wondered if anyone has a recommendation on how best to prevent fouling of the impellor blades on a p
Which gps for O'Day 272? Pat at 6:42am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/356 We attended the Newport Boat Show and I spoke with the Garmin rep about replace my small Garmin 3-Pl
26S Keel Cable Doc_holiday at 5:20am 11.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1848 can you believe it? I managed to break the keel cable on my 26S ! I also think my keel is stuck up.
Riding sail IH82BL8 at 4:32am 11.28.15 Ask All Sailors 4/866 I'd like to buy a riding sail and I have a couple of questions: 1. My boat has a split backstay; w
H30 Mast Removal riverbouy at 3:56am 11.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 19/2118 I'm preparing to replacement my standing rigging on my 1977 H30 and will do most of the work myself,

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Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06pm 08.11.23
Prop size for O 322? Davidasailor26 at 4:04pm 08.11.23
Sailing post heart attack kappykaplan at 3:39pm 08.11.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:37pm 08.11.23 Wow, God bless! You must have a guardian angel. I think about that, too. I had three stents ins
Sailing post heart attack Davidasailor26 at 3:36pm 08.11.23 I hope you have a full and quick recovery! @Scott T-Bird recently had to ask similar questions unfo
Sailing post heart attack BigEasy at 3:32pm 08.11.23 Happy that you're on your way to a speedy recovery. Recently turned 70 with no cardiac event yet; n
Thoughts on chart tables? BigEasy at 3:27pm 08.11.23 This begs a question: do you have detachable legs? :) No detachable legs! Sorry I don't have pho
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean xavpil at 3:15pm 08.11.23 Chubb and Markel are two options but both have different criteria on what boat Markel won't let me
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 08.11.23 Question: what do folks use for sensor wire on a boat? I think 16 ga. tinned wire is overkill. So
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 08.11.23 Chubb and Markel are two options but both have different criteria on what boat
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 2:32pm 08.11.23 It is a 5" Garhauer. That was the standard for all C30 Mk2's.
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jssailem at 2:30pm 08.11.23 I can not specify the traveler maker. It looks a bit like a Harken. They have their blocks on the si
CL1 4 jssailem at 2:26pm 08.11.23 Welcome to SBO... Have you tried an online search. A google search showed hundreds of images of the
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 2:25pm 08.11.23 You can test your bearing to see if they need to be rebuilt by pulling the main sheet down very tigh
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 08.11.23 I do, too, but YES, it will. One of the best upgrades I did, long ago. Caution: do NOT oversize t
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? dlochner at 2:04pm 08.11.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. Anyhow, I did not argue. Not sure it is idiotic, but
DIY Electronics? jviss at 1:19pm 08.11.23 Question: what do folks use for sensor wire on a boat? I think 16 ga. tinned wire is overkill. Som
Top Down Furler mermike at 1:19pm 08.11.23 Have any photos of the bowsprit arrangement? :plus:
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. JamesG161 at 1:18pm 08.11.23 I know his dog is Lily, but geeeez John, even Gilligan"s Island had only a 3 hour tour. Jim... PS:
DIY Electronics? jviss at 1:05pm 08.11.23 I just ordered one of these. I had forgotten your note about sensor resistance range; the one I go

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