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Endurance 35 Pilothouse Cutter Kings Gambit at 12:40pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 1/2257 Has anybody in the forum had experience with the BC version of the Endurance 35 Pilothouse Cutter a
Refinishing White Counters Debbie123 at 12:38pm 11.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1498 Hello, All, I find myself responsible for redoing some needed work on our 28' O'day. One of the thi
want a petistal base for Navico WP 4000 y knot at 12:34pm 11.11.14 Parts Search 0/1048 Looking to buy the base that mounts to the petistal that the motor can be mounted on.
Congratulations and Thank You Long Story at 12:15pm 11.11.14 Catalina 310 6/1510 Let me be the second to formally offer congratulations and a huge thanks to the three new board memb
Sailboat Maintenance in Annapolis m/v grand turk at 12:15pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/891 I will be storing my 38 foot sailboat in Annapolis this Winter and would like some recommendations f
Exhaust: Stainless vs Hose wufibugs at 11:40am 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2325 I had drifted off the question I posed about whether to replace the 2" exhaust hose and got to think
What Fabric Type For The Cushions Below Deck? Seahorse24 at 10:52am 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1528 We need to get new cushions made for our Yankee Seahorse 24 boat project. We have found a shop nearb
Boat Maneuvers Terry Cox at 10:25am 11.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/881 We have the original 18x15 three blade RH fixed bronze prop on our 1991 P42 and am very pleased with
M405 mjslaw43 at 10:05am 11.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/831 Just purchased very used 1995 M405. Anyone have reliable specifications? CHARM
modifing the 25 bert f at 9:46am 11.11.14 Lancer 10/4363 Hi All, glad to be aboard the LO site. I bought my 25, Cream Puff in 1987. That's some 27 years ago
Nimble Arctic & Dickinson Heaters unclecurt at 9:08am 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5746 Hi. New to this forum, and recent owner of a Nimble Arctic which I'm currently renovating after s
macerator trainmanjess at 8:21am 11.11.14 Morgan 8/3250 hello all I have a Morgan 35, and I am looking to add a holding tank and macerator to the head...
Happy Veterans Day Brian D at 6:04am 11.11.14 Sails Call Lounge 2/2540 We at SBO wish all a Happy Veterans Day. Find a vet and shake their hand. Tell them you appreciate a
Oday 28 keel bolts wmacken at 5:54am 11.11.14 Bigger Boats 4/1382 Does anyone have the torque specs for the keel bolts on an Oday 28 with the fin keel? I have alittle
update Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 11.11.14 Smaller Boats 7/1340 Gents; I am now on my third haul and last to the mountain home. The home is at the head waters o
experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior... (3) centerline at 9:03pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1463 I have often wondered how they take the wide angle view photos of the insides of a boat or motorhome
Motor Replacement... DannySonja at 8:31pm 11.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3354 I have just bought a Macgregor 26D. It has a 9.9HP 1989 Suzuki on it. The previous owner told me t
Mac 26X Stern Tower papamills at 8:08pm 11.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2086 My back stay limits moving my Bimini to Aft. Thinking about adding an arch tower behind seat in mo
Cal 28 CorJen517 at 6:53pm 11.10.14 Cal 0/1035 Greetings, My wife and I just purchased a 1964 Cal 28 for a very good price. Boat seems study so f
Re-blacking self-tailers IH82BL8 at 5:44pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1054 I'm dissembling, cleaning and lubing two self-tailing Lewmar winches. While I have them apart, is t

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What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 11:05am 05.28.23 The basic stimulation to go to power is the wish or need to arrive at destination before dark especi
What is at the top of my mast. capta at 10:37am 05.28.23 The shielding should be tinned copper, so being exposed is not a problem for the radio signal. I'd p
What speed makes you fire up your motor? capta at 10:22am 05.28.23 That question was completely dependent on the circumstances. As a charter boat with a schedule to ke
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Captain Larry-DH at 9:48am 05.28.23 I use 6 knots as planning speed. Our flat water sailing speed is 0-10 knots depending in conditions,
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:34am 05.28.23 The way I understand how the center board works there is one ( the cable ) as you described that rai
Shipping a boat question (2) Sailm8 at 9:06am 05.28.23 Actually that was the total price after being gauged by the storage lot and the crane company.. Th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size (1) JamesG161 at 9:01am 05.28.23 You may get your answers here... HunterOwners.com downloads or scale this drawing.
Memorial Day -- Redux kappykaplan at 9:00am 05.28.23 Tks for the research, Jim. :beer:
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 8:54am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggr
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy LloydB at 8:54am 05.28.23 I bought a new lifting rudder and tiller from the SBO store that supports this website and it was be
What speed makes you fire up your motor? WayneH at 8:35am 05.28.23 Short story: We were on Lake Texoma one summer and doing the bake and bob. I put on a life jacket an
What is at the top of my mast. dlochner at 8:31am 05.28.23 The cable in the mast needs to be replaced. The bare shield wire should not be exposed. If you deci
What is at the top of my mast. Jacktar at 8:18am 05.28.23 Yep cable goes to radio, that is a pl 259 connector for base of vhf antenna.
Weeping keel JamesG161 at 7:44am 05.28.23 I'm having trouble understanding what the possible reason would be Hydro Dynamics Designer neede
What speed makes you fire up your motor? LloydB at 7:41am 05.28.23 Motor due to time, wind or weather and to avoid congestion such as when coming to the ramp otherwise
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:38am 05.28.23 It could very well be amine blush - I had never heard of this before. I sure hope this is what I am
G-Flex Question - Curing Time dlochner at 7:34am 05.28.23 The slightly greasy feeling is, as @thinwater suggests, likely some amine blush. Try washing it off
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:31am 05.28.23 Thanks Dave! I spoke with somebody from my local West Marine who repaired boats for 15+ years - he
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 7:29am 05.28.23 a. On any important job, mix a little in a small container (less than 1/2-ounce) before starting and
G-Flex Question - Curing Time dlochner at 7:24am 05.28.23 G-Flex is a flexible epoxy, hence the name. ;) I just used some in another application and found it

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