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Square Footage twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 10/1235 I could use your help in calculating how much bottom paint I will need. The coverage on the paint bu
Dropping the Hook Etiquette Brian D at 1:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 25/6522 Suppose one is boating up a coast/waterway and on the chart the next marina has an area for anchorin
replacing wheel and installing a tiller Grefyne at 1:26pm 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1160 Hi, I want to replace the steering wheel with a tiller on a 281. Has anyone done that? Thanks, Scott
Prudent Speed in Low Visibility kloudie1 at 1:08pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 39/3633 So this guy was going a prudent speed in the fog.. and keeping a good lookout, just as the COLREGS s
Insurance quote redhead78 at 12:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1766 Hi all, spring is just around the corner..I have insurance with a co I won't mention by name initial
Hull ID no. question 19' Weekender oliversdad at 11:58am 02.25.15 Day Sailers 6/1875 I'm missing a digit on the transom HIN. It looks as if it has blistered off and can't be read. Does
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:42am 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 0/37 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:40am 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3474 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Manual Bilge Pump benfirst at 9:15am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1946 My manual bilge pump on my First 30E needs to be either rebuilt or replaced. The problem is that it
Chinese Knock Off Solar Panels (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:05am 02.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2070 Here is an excellent article about comparing the real deal Solbian with genuine SunPower Cells vs th
Beneteau Sail Seminar bob_pattison at 7:58am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1176 Just a note for Beneteau Owners in New England looking for an end to winter... Prestige Yacht Sales
Opening passageway to forward compartment davidmhull at 7:57am 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1593 I have an Oday 22 that I am refurbishing. The opening leading to the forward compartment is really t
Offshore Cruising LMatthews svCamelot at 6:42am 02.25.15 Lancer 4/1994 Hello; New (to me) 30' Lancer owner. Intention is to Blue Water Sail at sea up to a month at a tim
Cockpit table wflowe2 at 6:22am 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1243 Has anyone tried the Lagun cockpit table hardware? If so, what do you think? Bill Catalina 320 #1146
Yanmar Diesel hours hlanni1 at 4:03am 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6119 I am new to this site so any advice or opinions are welcome. I am in the process of purchasing a use
O'Day 32 keel extension modification Brian.bean at 8:49pm 02.24.15 Bigger Boats 3/2833 Has anyone looked into the possibility of lengthening the O'Oay 32 winged keel? I think it would hav
Head door bolt from a Y30 (1) harkonnen30 at 8:32pm 02.24.15 Parts Search 1/834 Hi All, I own a 1976 Yamaha 30: http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=1131 The bathr
Centerboard pennant cspears283 at 6:57pm 02.24.15 Day Sailers 2/1898 How often does the centerboard pennant need to be replaced? How do I check the condition of the pin
AC install Richardwesoff at 6:46pm 02.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1245 Has anyone installed AC in a beneteau 311? I'm getting ready to do the job and I'm looking for best
Portlights Ziggydad at 6:17pm 02.24.15 Newport 3/1722 Hi I'am looking to replace just the inside glassware (plastic) of the smaller PORTLIGHTS located in

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Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 09.24.23 BTW, I have found that polyethylene foam takes Krylon without any ill effects. Again, no hot glue.
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 7:30am 09.24.23 what model boat and year are we taking about? 272 Oday......1986
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 7:29am 09.24.23 You seem to already know what to try and the order in which they should be done. Ensuring the keel
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 7:27am 09.24.23 The most important item here is : exactly what was done for repairs 6 years ago, right down to the
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. kloudie1 at 7:26am 09.24.23 I hate to say it, but those rubber rings were probably added to try to stop water coming in around t
Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! stickinthemud57 at 7:25am 09.24.23 Clever.. Before you know it they will be shouting.. Grandad can you get us an Optimist. https://opt
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? (1) Panera at 7:24am 09.24.23 My 280 came with a custom made wheel lock. Simple design and very effective. See picture below
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Lady Brisa at 7:21am 09.24.23 I'm looking for pictures of the top of the ballast, how it's look like after removal of the "wood" f
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Lady Brisa at 7:16am 09.24.23 Do you have pictures of the ballast top? How it's look like when you removed the wood floor?
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? kloudie1 at 7:15am 09.24.23 Take the wrap off the pipe then you can see what's up. You probably have a standard couple of elbows
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 6:51am 09.24.23 It would be helpful to hear from some Hunter owners who have faced this issue. What was your experi
Mast up winter storage jssailem at 6:46am 09.24.23 Sounds like a solid plan. just a thought. Winter is an excellent time to refit a mast that has serv
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 6:18am 09.24.23 How do your airco units drain? I do not use the AC. Caribbean breezes keep thing comfortable at an
Sewing Cushions and Bimini dLj at 12:42am 09.24.23 @Ward H that wasn't the video I'd watched, but does stress the tuning, the same conclusion in the vi
First 41S5 (1990?) needs a replacement Prop Shaft jssailem at 12:38am 09.24.23 Good that you @skipr00 were prepared with tools to address the leak. Nothing worse than an uncontro
Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! jssailem at 11:47pm 09.23.23 Clever.. Before you know it they will be shouting.. Grandad can you get us an Optimist. https://opti
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. jssailem at 11:40pm 09.23.23 Good morning @BabuBoat Welcome to the SBO. Your query about picking at what may be a scab while in t
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Occasional Heeler at 10:00pm 09.23.23 Thanks! Gonna ring up Edson and explore options.
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 9:17pm 09.23.23 220219
Its funny Friday! Ward H at 9:16pm 09.23.23 Charlie and Mr. Granger, I hope that your responses, though they are on my post aren't referring to

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