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Travel cancellation insurance rsotomayor at 10:37am 06.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/527 Hi. Would like to know which insurance company is best for a charter in case of cancellations? Cha
Rudder Craft Kick up Rudder GDTRFB at 9:44am 06.05.15 Catalina 22 5/5050 This year I decided to blow my yearly boat budget and buy a kick up rudder. My blade rudder wasn't c
Jib Sheets chicagodave at 9:41am 06.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1356 New owner of 423. Jib sheets are rather long, how do you neaten the lines while underway? Need to
h30 Selden mast luff groove cover newage1461 at 8:45am 06.05.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/687 I would like to add a boomkicker to my 81 H30. The mast luff groove from the boom on down has some t
216 boat ladder Myhunter216 at 7:59am 06.05.15 Smaller Boats 6/1314 Hi, I'm looking for the manufacturer and model of a telescopic over platform that would work for my
Buy new Main raycraft99 at 7:13am 06.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1167 Does anyone have a recommendation for a best place to buy a new main for a Mac 25? Looking for good
Just got a sweet Rebel 16'! braol at 7:09am 06.05.15 Trailer Sailors 1/3340 I just bought a pristine Rebel 16' (Mk3-version). Even the trailer has been updated and modified.
Marinebeam LEDs - Arbitrator's ruling allan at 6:16am 06.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 I filed an arbitration case. The arbitrator investigated and ruled in my favor. The amount of money
Alcohol stove Leatherneck at 5:33am 06.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3402 Taking the family out for first overnight trip. Boat has alcohol stove. Warning label says do not fi
Adding inverter to Hunter 30 Harry1110 at 10:16pm 06.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 12/1977 I apologize in advance for the basic ignorance on the subject. I am a sailing newby and recently pu
Butyl tape to rebed teak toe rail? berner73 at 6:31pm 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2545 It's been great for our deck hardware, but I'm looking to rebed the toe rail next as I work my way t
Hobbyist Site For NMEA Projects joker460 at 4:40pm 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/757 I came across this site for those interested in NMEA 0183 from a hobbyist point of view. There's
Dirty Prop - Clean Prop (2) Jim Seamans at 4:01pm 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1862 Might pick up 10 knots with this clean prop. - NOT
Have a new (old) 26D (1) Rowlando at 3:57pm 06.04.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/806 My first post! I've been lurking for quite some time. I bought a 1987 26D a few weeks ago. It needs
Hunter 36 (1980) port lights/windows JFTM55 at 3:57pm 06.04.15 Big Boats 1/883 I am in the process of replacing all the port lights on a 1980 Hunter 36 I just bought. The size of
MarineAir Passport Unit not heating richk at 3:21pm 06.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/765 I have two Marine Air compressors on my boat; one fwd and one aft. Just started the fwd one today
25 oday centerboard pin fit Yankee Girl at 1:36pm 06.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1460 Fellow ODayers, Dropped my centerboard yesterday to replace pin and inspect. Trying my hand at g
Beneteau First 285 Propane Locker, latch SPCSail at 12:54pm 06.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/4933 My lock or "latch" on my Beneteau First 285 propane locker is missing. I wanted to see if I could r
Cant get the car off ! 1973 Pearson 30 traveler track stop (1) barret bondon at 12:03pm 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1115
Deck/Hull joint leaks Waterman19 at 11:42am 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/7301 My 2000 Beneteau 411 has several leaks that I have traced to the deck/hull seam under the teak toe r

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Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 2:35pm 10.23.23 A very salty looking design.. To be honest I do take exception to a CA company naming the line Dow
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Michael Davis at 2:33pm 10.23.23 This is what I love about SBO. Have a problem and someone will have a couple of great solutions.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 2:29pm 10.23.23 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent li
Halyard mast clutch question thinwater at 2:29pm 10.23.23 The main cause of rope damamge by clutches is releasing them under load. The rope has to skid past t
Cockpit drain not draining pgandw at 2:16pm 10.23.23 Small toilet plungers are the favorite of ODay Mariner sailors to keep their cockpit drains cleared.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! Holding tank vent lines 101: All tank vents have two main functions: to pr
Hunter 216 in light air (1) rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 1:50pm 10.23.23 Two sets of reef points.... very nice! :clap:
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49pm 10.23.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't loo
Hunter 216 in light air shemandr at 1:47pm 10.23.23 It sounds like lee helm. Have you tried changing the mast rake? A longer forestay will increase th
Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 1:46pm 10.23.23 I rinse my vent line every time I pump out. I get the pump running and then hold the rinse hose so
Racor filter size jssailem at 1:03pm 10.23.23 You can always check with Universal. recommended filter #298854 is a 10 micron filter not a 2 micro
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 12:38pm 10.23.23 A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 12:32pm 10.23.23 It can be frustrating trying to get used to a different boat. I had an 18 foot sloop that I built
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 12:25pm 10.23.23 Yup. Happened to us when we first purchased her. Wrote an article about that experience awhile ago.
Serial numbers/year built. dlochner at 12:18pm 10.23.23 Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but
Serial numbers/year built. CliffA at 12:07pm 10.23.23 Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but i
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 12:03pm 10.23.23
Plugged Waste Vent Line dmax at 11:57am 10.23.23 I disconnected the vent hose at the tank and hooked up the inflatable dinghy foot pump - cleared it
Plugged Waste Vent Line Terry Cox at 11:51am 10.23.23 but I thought maybe someone has had this happen before and came up with a better way! Yup. Happene

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