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Jib bag slowdog at 10:41am 03.15.15 Parts Search 0/1904 I am looking for a used jib bag , it will only be out about two weeks at a time so one that needs so
Pulling a Hunter 380 out this June planoron at 9:10am 03.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/718 Well we will be in Greece sailing the islands for 3 weeks and I am having our 380 pulled out while w
2gm/km2a steveinusa at 8:04am 03.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1086 KM2A transmission isn't engaging in forward unless I raise RPM's up quite a bit (Tach Not working).
Small anchor roller wheels? Anybody know what these are? (1) jonelli at 8:00am 03.15.15 Catalina 30 5/1015 Want to replace the roller wheels, but can't seem to find anything similar anywhere. I don't know t
How does one USE a waterline? Richandhelen at 6:38am 03.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2104 Is this one of those "Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it." situation
Dog Catcher Ken_Smith343 at 5:55am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1544 It's got a new puppy that's going to be around 15-20 lbs when full grown. We have a life jacket for
On the Bottom Rummur at 5:49am 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/848 I have a Beneteau 39 Oceanis that has been on the bottom in 3 feet of water for 14 days. The keel i
Plexiglass hatches Dan DeNeal at 5:07am 03.15.15 S2 15/4366 My 7.3 hatches are in need of replacement, the one on the fore deck is severely crazed and the curve
Exhaust Muffler Jtacqua at 8:40pm 03.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1232 Hello all, Starting the spring clean up and servicing for 2015. The service technician at the mari
Battery setup on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:28pm 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1114 Got my first real look at my new to me 23.5. Batteries were my first concern. A marine battery for t
Spinaker for Catalina 22 ? polarbear at 6:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 5/913 Wondering if Catalina 22 can use a spinaker. Tried to check search but found nothing for the 22.
14133 Clean up! (4) T_Cat at 5:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 56/5224 Ok I actually got to spend a couple of hours cleaning up my girl. First a light pressure wash to get
Truedesign through hulls and seacocks MWybo at 5:01pm 03.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1743 Hi. Does anyone have experience with the Truedesign through hulls and seacocks from New Zealand?.
Pox (2) FlimFlamII at 4:51pm 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6806 My boat has a serious issue with pox. It was pulled three years ago and the pox dealt with at that
PVC board used on the head walls on my Catalina 30 MKIII (12) pmirenda at 4:36pm 03.14.15 Catalina 30 21/6001 PVC used on the walls in the head on my Catalina 30 MKIII Due to some deck leaks I had to cover the
M 25 Decal for main sail raycraft99 at 4:19pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/849 Hi there, I have a 1985 and the main sail is faded to white, you can see the decals were there at
Removing bottom paint from boat (1) ris at 3:56pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1629 Testing different ways to remove bottom paint on 26x. Tried sanding, it is very dusty and really nee
Hunter 290 -Table modifications?? SteveH290 at 2:26pm 03.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/889 I have a Hunter 290. The main cabin table is very awkward and takes up a huge amount of space. We re
Pointing ability of H40 shoal draft v Deep draft (1) kenackerman at 2:16pm 03.14.15 Big Boats 16/2052 I've searched and read previous posts on this forum but haven't found any direct comparisons of poin
The End of the Cruise (4) Roger Long at 1:52pm 03.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 0/1767 The end of cruising sometimes sneaks up on you. Little by little, the sense of timeless freedom lea

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S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart PaulK at 11:57am 12.26.22 Thanks for posting! Wild time getting out of the harbor with those big guys slaloming between each
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 10:39am 12.26.22 Interesting, sailsfbay - but a bit pricey for my little hobby project ;) I've actually written to M
Fuel Gauge flightlead404 at 10:35am 12.26.22 Use an external stick on sensor with a plastic tank.
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... jaysweet at 10:35am 12.26.22 For the first time in 5 years, our whole-house generator didn't start on Friday when we had a blacko
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.26.22 I introduced the ff2 system to Hunter. You are correct there is an internal halyard in the furler e
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? sail sfbay at 9:22am 12.26.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! 3-D scan it (420) 3D Scanning A Boat Hull with the EinScan H
Merry Christmas jon hansen at 9:21am 12.26.22 me too. i'm a P.K.
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart jon hansen at 9:19am 12.26.22 what fun
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 8:55am 12.26.22 Thanks, Dave. Excellent info. The boats I've been looking at fall within the 2nd category, I believ
Corrosion On Engine jssailem at 8:05am 12.26.22 Yup, it looks like a seawater leak. Very common issue with all engines. :plus: Problem gone, but
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? jssailem at 7:58am 12.26.22 Is this the displacement range you would recommend? I look at displacement not from the nature of
Corrosion On Engine Rich Stidger at 7:57am 12.26.22 Yup, it looks like a seawater leak. Very common issue with all engines. I don't have your engine b
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart jssailem at 7:43am 12.26.22 Thank you Gary for the post. What a magic day to be sailing out of Sydney Harbor. Managing one of th
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? MikeHoncho at 7:41am 12.26.22 I think you are excessively basing your purchasing foundation on weight. If you are not trailering t
Corrosion On Engine (1) Allan12210 at 7:41am 12.26.22 That happened on my 3GMF30. The little drain valve for the seawater side of the heat exchanger was l
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? Kings Gambit at 7:40am 12.26.22 Thanks, Dave. Excellent info. The boats I've been looking at fall within the 2nd category, I believ
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:32am 12.26.22 Welcome to SBO. Which boat should I buy is a pretty common question for newcomers to the sailing fo
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 7:31am 12.26.22 Ok, got another question for ya`ll. My forward head does does have any water running when I press th
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 7:24am 12.26.22 Catalina 30. Cal 30/31. Hunter 30. All about the same. The cal and Catalina might have an edge. C&C
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 7:24am 12.26.22 Welcome to SBO. Which boat should I buy is a pretty common question for newcomers to the sailing for

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