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Multiple charging systems capta at 8:06am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2806 It has always been my understanding that it is best to take the charging leads directly to the posit
New owners (finally) and plenty of questions marchem at 7:59am 10.06.15 Catalina 310 22/3204 Well, all the negotiations, inspections, paperwork, and financial work is done. We're the happy own
All forums, all discussions Phil Herring at 7:25am 10.06.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/701 You may see some links for this here and there. It's in testing right now but I hope to activate it
New boat and some small projects... (1) littledevil at 7:08am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 12/1193 hi. my name is faruk. i live around hudson valley , ny. i have been sailing with my macgregor ventu
What should i make a dinghy mast out of? McIntoshUSA at 6:43am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 17/9967 I have a Dinghy I have converted to a Sailing Dinghy. A friend gave me a nice sail, boom, and a kick
Modification to trailer for shoal draft keel (1) davidmhull at 6:42am 10.06.15 Trailer Sailors 10/2925 Good morning. My 22' Oday is tied up in the Potomac river and as some of you may know there was a ve
Oceanis 54 rig (1) Tobias at 2:00am 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1647 Hi there! We are new to sailing and have a few questions regarding the rigging on our new Oceanis 54
H23 interior and cockpit help Earprints01 at 8:46pm 10.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/931 H23 Interior Two questions for right now. My cabin table needs some kind of support to hold it up.
Throttle cable issue c130king at 8:13pm 10.05.15 Catalina 310 6/1547 When push the throttle up past about 1500 RPM the throttle will start moving back towards idle on it
Yanmar 4jh2-te Terry Cox at 7:54pm 10.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/3120 Our 1991 P42 came with a Yanmar diesel user guide that quotes the use of ATF transmission fluid. Whe
Gooseneck bolt with reefing hook for 26s Bfranchini at 7:26pm 10.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3710 i won't get into details but I tried to straighten the gooseneck bolt on my 26S and I am looking for
Wanted hunter 240 storm jib mwgjrjr at 7:15pm 10.05.15 Parts Search 3/612 Wanter to buy a storm jib in good condition for a Hunter 240 sailboat please reply
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 6:40pm 10.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/301 getting the boat out of the water may be an issue
Annapolis peter_ms at 6:31pm 10.05.15 Catalina 310 0/574 Anyone else going to the boat show? We are driving down Thursday and will be there Friday ' Saturday
Need creative suggestions! (1) Dan_Y at 5:51pm 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 6/495 115417 So let me get the "I screwed up" admission out of the way first by not taking care of a littl
Does anyone use biocide in their yanmar 3ym30? Dan_Y at 5:25pm 10.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/864 The Yanmar manual for our new to us '08 h36 states that biocide should not be used. There is only on
O'day 222 sliding hatch Wood Jigger at 4:36pm 10.05.15 Trailer Sailors 12/3406 I just purchased an O'Day 222 that has a few issues, but the most troubling is that the sliding hatc
"what happened to the app???" (1) Phil Herring at 4:26pm 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 64/147617 Edited 11/14 The mobile app many of you have been using was designed to work only with a specific v
C-22 sailrite jib kit - build your own sail (2) Zach Grammon at 3:57pm 10.05.15 Catalina 22 9/1405 So I've been looking at options for sails and one that has caught my attention is a Sailrite kit. I
Advice needed for newport 28 mkii diesel removal KoolMoDee at 2:30pm 10.05.15 Newport 6/2990 I am considering re-powering my 87 Newport 28 MKII and am seeking advice for removal of the diesel.

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Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 7:13pm 11.27.23 I would think a long sleeve made from Dacron or Nylon cloth might work, whatever diameter would easi
When does a screw become a bolt? shemandr at 6:26pm 11.27.23 A brace and bit was the name we knew for that tool. Very powerful tool. And a timeless classic. I
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 6:21pm 11.27.23
Manual Bilge dlochner at 6:02pm 11.27.23 Welcome to SBO. We're going to need some more information. Can you post some photos of the bilge pu
When does a screw become a bolt? Terry Cox at 5:28pm 11.27.23 There are manually-powered drills common in wood-working shops but I doubt they are or were used to
Too many ads dlochner at 5:02pm 11.27.23 Greg, You might want to take a closer look. I don't think SBO sell T-shirts that say "I lick.. swa
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Tally Ho at 4:57pm 11.27.23
Too many ads (2) Tally Ho at 4:53pm 11.27.23
Hunter 326 Running Rigging shemandr at 4:32pm 11.27.23 ... go by the specs.
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

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