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The dogs of SBO: Chuck (2) Phil Herring at 11:00pm 02.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 17/3555 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Replacing nylon slides on Hunter 23 mainsail jmac2270 at 10:25pm 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1336 Anyone know where I can find replacement nylon slides for the mainsail on a 1985 Hunter 23? Thanks,
Styrofoam seadude at 10:04pm 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1223 Dear Forum members Recently I've became, happy owner of MacGregor 25. 1981 Year of production.
Adding copper sulphate to anti-foul paint Akapeterc at 9:38pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 1/1487 I've been told that if you and copper sulphate to your anti-foul paint it makes it last a lot longer
Need Advice on Autopilot Drive Unit Doug in Lakeview at 9:33pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1046 Hello from cold Chicago, We are upgrading marine electronics this winter and have narrowed our sel
Racing C400 MkI fin keel RonWG at 8:04pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 0/1098 In the process of buying sails to do some racing and looking for some guidance. I bought this boat
Down East? How's it going. shemandr at 7:20pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/812 Looks like a rough night off New England and actually south as far as Cape Hatteras. For me, the Cr
Fiberglass Hulls 1981ZigZag at 6:51pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2501 Which sailboats have thicker hulls, and Which are better....
What is this? (1) lpolliard at 4:59pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1599 No clue. Don't tell me it's a beer opener.
Drip less shaft seal cooling hose fitting repair cstonedent at 4:34pm 02.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1931 I have an 02 B311 with Volvo drip less shaft seal. Last fall trying to remove cooling hose, the hose
jib downhaul e714753 at 3:37pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/5826 I want to add a jib downhaul to my 22. Yes I have a hank on jib sail and would like to know the part
Water entering my 2002 hunter passage 456 aft lazerttes discovery at 2:53pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1088 I'm getting a pretty sizable amt of salt water in my aft lazzerette, placed rags around the engine e
weapons on boat Yellowjeepman at 2:40pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 49/5997 I have only traveled in southern U.S. Waters. If I decide to sail over to the Bahamas do I need to n
Oil lamps????? (1) woodster at 2:13pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4455 ok here is one for everybody i have a gimbaled oil lamp in the salon and i went to the boat the othe
Battery Charger Assumptions Brian D at 1:59pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/994 This will be simple. I "assume" when a battery charger has three banks, and the charger is rated at
Balmar Smart Gauge question - Maine Sail? holdech at 1:52pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2539 From all that I've read, this appears to be an excellent product but I'm curious how it works with a
windex 10 or windex 15 e714753 at 1:05pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/2906 I want to install a new windex at the top of my 1977 catalina 22 and I want to know what size windex
Legend rudder bearing replacement JPalmerUk at 12:15pm 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/959 I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my Legend 41 (2004 model) but it is not proving to be s
Boom Vang Mast Fitting Failure (3) KZW at 10:09am 02.15.15 Catalina 310 17/5197 I screwed up big time in a club race yesterday and am seeking help from anyone who may have experien
rakassa sconed at 10:03am 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/742 Does anyone know where the Rakassa (75 foot ketch) is located? Or whether the name has been changed?

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Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 8:48am 09.14.23 Same here. Will it look anything like this ? e support wall for the thrust/block bearing. Don't w
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:48am 09.14.23 Thanks for your reply Ralph. The new PRV is a Watt XL set at 100 psi. The pressure reducer (40 p
Roll your own! rgranger at 8:34am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:bigg
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:30am 09.14.23 219885
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold (1) rgranger at 8:24am 09.14.23 I would suggest you do not attach the shore water again until all aspects of this problem are solve
Roll your own! Timm R Oday25 at 8:09am 09.14.23 That's a most excellant idea...cost effective as well.
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:51am 09.14.23 gain...
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 7:45am 09.14.23 For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff with help. My 155 had one. But when I ordered my 135, Nort
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:31am 09.14.23 No hard feelings. I'm under the impression we are all here to help each other keep our boats on the
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:24am 09.14.23 https://www.electronicproducts.com/din-connector-is-shielded-waterproof A DIN connector "can be " wa
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:24am 09.14.23 219879
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 6:36am 09.14.23 This is the camera Data Buoy in Hurricane Lee's path. This morning report from that Buoy.
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 6:13am 09.14.23 Would love an update early tomorrow! This is the closest tide station near you. Station Home Page
Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 4:17am 09.14.23 Thank you all for your experience and advice. I will remove the 75 micron filter when I do all my fi
Parts required for adding an Asym. to 29.5 Bentsailor at 4:04am 09.14.23 Thanks Greg...will do. The owners manual does show Z-Spar as the go to on their asym. option drawing
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 3:22am 09.14.23 Thanks! Will do some research about this...
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Sailgunner at 3:02am 09.14.23 Wow, where is that? The cheapest wired Lewmar one I can find is $200. Don't need a lewmar. Just u
School's back in session cruise! Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 09.13.23 @Hayden Watson. Too funny. We had stuck our nose into Eagle Hbr around noon yesterday and saw 3 emp
Color of your lines Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 09.13.23 Mine are pretty much all the same color. I learned their proper names and used those.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (2) Perry Welch at 8:41pm 09.13.23 Hi Guys New question On the stern where the rudder mounts on the boat there is a stainless steel rod

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