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Another sailor lost DAVA390 at 3:24pm 01.01.16 Ask All Sailors 1/630 Just saw on the local news that someone went overboard last night near the Chesapeake bay bridge. No
GPS Mount for 26 Classic FlyboyTR at 3:02pm 01.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/7785 I wanted a way to mount my Garmin 441s GPS/chart-plotter on our 26 classic. I considered options ar
Rabbits on boats? twalker H260 at 10:36am 01.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3453 My youngest daughter is looking to get a pet bunny. Has anyone ever taken one on their boat for 2-5
Best Sailing Games Monterey385 at 9:45am 01.01.16 Ask All Sailors 2/702 iPad, iPhone, Xbox ... What are the best electronic sailing games to fend off the winter blues?
Hunter 30: transom reinforcement Renat at 9:43am 01.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1700 Hi, I recently purchased a Hunter 30 1978 and looking for ways to reinforce its transom to hold alum
Gas tank location options ODay 20 DanaT at 8:30am 01.01.16 Day Sailers 3/2635 In the ODay 20 I recently bought the portable gas tank was sitting at the transom in the cockpit. Th
Mast Stepping Bene 311 House2349 at 7:41am 01.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3146 I am buying a Beneteau 311 soon. Is there a mast raising system I can purchase or a design that I co
Solar Panels JohnVTX at 6:41am 01.01.16 Catalina 30 3/1307 I am a lake day sailor. Go out sometimes after dark. Will a 5 amp solar panel keep my batteries char
Fittings onto a new Vetus tank Tim M at 6:47pm 12.31.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/875 Does anyone know: Is it a good idea to spread a thin coat of adhesive - e.g. PL5200 - on both sides
Noisy New Raritan PHC DavidMac at 3:51pm 12.31.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1511 We just replaced our old Groco HF with a new Raritan manual PHC toilet. It works great, but the pum
STERN RAIL SEATS FOR MAC25 mick hodapp at 3:00pm 12.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2012 hello folks ' happy new year to everyone ! my question to you is, has anyone had any experience putt
Catalina Owners West Coast in Florida Alansails at 2:22pm 12.31.15 Catalina 310 0/698 My wife and I are going to be in The Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor/Lake Suzy area for about 6 weeks s
How Big Is Your Dinghy (1) Squidd at 2:10pm 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 27/9259 I'm in the market for a new dinghy, something I can hang a motor on, I'm getting tiered of rowing in
Electric windlass for 1987 Pearson 33 obdoor at 12:29pm 12.31.15 Pearson 9/3119 Has any Pearson 33 owner installed an 12 volt electric windlass , if so which brand and model
Finding sailors 201 25yearslater at 11:32am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/632 A while back I inquired how some folks were finding crew. One of our group here at SBO suggested Me
Happy New Year! Curious Sailor at 9:18am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/890 As the winds of time carry us into the New Year, I wish you the courage to face every storm, the str
Re-bedding Stanchions on 1989 33.5 Rich T at 7:18am 12.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/569 Hi, Just bought a 1989 hunter 33.5 and some of the stanchions are lose. I want to re bed them but c
Edson pedestal video-documented failure Skipper at 6:23am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 0/628 Am posting specific to an actual Edson steering failure: I have read warnings here and elsewhere abo
Hunter 44DS holding tank Deformed Grant6290 at 8:32pm 12.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/830 I have a 2005 Hunter 44DS, we purchased it new and have really enjoyed the last 10 plus years. While
Columbia 23 owners manual lbcatcher at 8:11pm 12.30.15 Columbia 3/2766 I have a copy in PDF. Columbia and Coronado are the same boat. However it is to large to upload. If

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? quadrille38 at 6:12pm 01.24.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Oahu750S at 5:45pm 01.24.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
Gear Ratio waterking2 at 5:28pm 01.24.24 no i looked for label , but found none
Gear Ratio kappykaplan at 4:57pm 01.24.24 Is there a label plate on the transmission with that information?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:46pm 01.24.24 Fraid not. 35 years in marine environment, it was a crumbling mess of dissimilar metal with a shaft
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:37pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them? I don't. Perhaps someone else wi
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 steve92106 at 3:36pm 01.24.24 Had to drill it out to open the locker. Any ideas who made them?
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.24.24 I had to destroy the anchor locker latch on my 1989 C&C 37/40. Tell us more about the destruction!
boat shades Justin_NSA at 2:25pm 01.24.24 My Hunter shades were made by Ship-Shades. I ordered new elastic and buckles from them back in 2020.
boat shades Rick D at 2:23pm 01.24.24 I purchased a full set from this site for our 40.5. Very satisfied.
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 12:29pm 01.24.24 If you have access to a length of copper tubing 1/4 inch 3 ft or more ,attach fittings to get it
boat shades dlochner at 12:24pm 01.24.24 If you have the pleated shades and the elastic closures have seen better days, you can buy them at P
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:21pm 01.24.24 Will do... Thanks Dave!
Noisy boats dlochner at 12:21pm 01.24.24 We were in Oriental a couple of years ago and the croakers were in the marina. It was not a restful
Keel Bolt Replacement dlochner at 12:14pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
Keel Bolt Replacement VT_littleboat at 12:01pm 01.24.24 Hey Obsessed! Did you end up finishing this work? I have a new-to-me P26 and the keel bolts look mi
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 11:57am 01.24.24 Just a SWAG 0.017733990147783
Noisy boats thinwater at 10:27am 01.24.24 You've just reminded me of the sound of barnacles at night on my hull. They must have been feeding,
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 01.24.24 I'm sorry, but there is no way I would put the waste pump-out and tap water fills next to each othe
Noisy boats Dalliance at 9:57am 01.24.24 My halyards are internal and the main halyard becomes a topping lift at the dock used in combination

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