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Replace the CNG stove with Propane christod at 10:01am 11.15.14 S2 10/1764 I'm about to purchase a 1980 S29.2C. Would like to replace the stove with propane as the closest CN
Leaving battery's on board in the winter smoothsailing at 9:59am 11.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4242 I have 2 Deep Cycle battery's on board hooked up to a 120 W solar panel with a Pulse Width Modulated
Just finished my $20 pvc hand rails (2) kito at 9:24am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 54/7349 I got 2 113" long hand rails out of a 1" thick pvc board I bought at Lowes. It cuts and routes very
What is the largest trailerable sailboat? Mike H. at 8:14am 11.15.14 Trailer Sailors 107/52477 We currently have a nice 36 foot Hunter Vision. Beautiful, comfortable boat. We have had her in a ma
No boats for sale in So Cal Skipper at 6:42am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 30/4147 --Update 11/25-- We're looking at moving back to Orange County, CA. On Yachtworld, there are bu
Catalina 25 mast wiring concheyes2 at 6:14am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2770 I am needing to replace my mast vhf antenna and wire. I will also replace the lighting wires while
Hood SeaFurl 810 LD bearings (1) George Da Porge at 4:31am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/11583 So I am undertaking maintenance on my Hood SeaFurl 810LD, specifically bearing replacement. I've wo
Fishries Supply Seattle, WA hewebb at 4:18am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1371 Have any of you done business with Fisheries Supply in Seattle, WA? I ordered a mast eye from
Butchart Gardens Terry Cox at 8:04pm 11.14.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1091 The Admiral and I have been to the Gardens several times over the years. We find it most enjoyable t
Mac 25 Rudder question (1) Wakulla212 at 6:20pm 11.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2785 Hi, I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25 which needs a bit of work before I get her into the water. I
Keep them interested... atwhite2 at 5:40pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 28/2873 Hi All. Welcome to winter... A brutal slap of cold so early yet in the season.... I read somewhere t
Jabsco pump rebuild johnnysuede2 at 4:00pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 0/13 I have rebuilt my Jabsco 1673 pump 3 time in 6 months. The problem is the non-standard parts you ar
Made a Wood stands for the Mast (1) Seahorse24 at 3:43pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1525 I had the mast tied to the front railing, but after reading some older post realized there could be
Looking for "handles" for the cabin (1) Hooks at 2:10pm 11.14.14 Parts Search 5/2091 I'm not even sure what to call these but I would like to find some to put in my boat. I have two st
building a propane locker... (5) centerline at 1:29pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 33/10596 I have room for, and want to use a 20lb propane tank for my heating, cooking and bbq.... but for thi
Ice box removal 302/322 the_alpine at 11:24am 11.14.14 Bigger Boats 3/806 Has anybody removed their ice box on a 302 non destructively? I'm having trouble and could use some
Keel bolt socket (1) jimali at 10:56am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/5407 Hi I have been advised to check my keel bolts by undoing each nut, removing the plate from under,
460 dorade vent - what do they do? (3) jimali at 10:36am 11.14.14 Big Boats 6/2210 Hi On my 460 there are 2 dorade vents on deck between the mast and solar panel. They are obvious
460 mast step leak (3) jimali at 10:27am 11.14.14 Big Boats 5/1873 Hi I have a 460 in the UK which has a leak I am trying (frustratingly) to trace.The boat is out o
Java - Update for November Jim Seamans at 10:26am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1402 Well it's finally over. I've completed my six months of chemo treatment today. It was very aggressiv

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Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 12:07pm 12.26.22 It has been a while since I read about Baba sailboats and after refreshing my memory I think @Kings
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? Hello Below at 11:58am 12.26.22
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

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