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S2Owners.com folding into SailboatOwners.com Phil Herring at 3:49pm 12.16.14 S2 1/1118 It is with some regret that I announce that S2Owners.com will be folding into SailboatOwners.com som
LancerOwners.com folding into SailboatOwners.com Phil Herring at 3:48pm 12.16.14 Lancer 1/1520 It is with some regret that I announce that LancerOwners.com will be folding into SailboatOwners.com
Singlehanded sailing RichardW43 at 3:39pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4505 Can anyone recommend a good book on singlehanded sailing geared towards a novice sailor
Bicycle GPS speedo for boat Daveinet at 3:34pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4045 Anyone ever used a bicycle GPS speedometer on their boat? Have been wanting to install a speedo of s
Leaking in the yard (2) gsherwood at 3:15pm 12.16.14 Sirius 21/22 41/8781 I am a new Sirius 21 owner. 1981 #441. I have noticed water in the compartment under the sink. I ha
owner modifications for oceanis 31 gmerrill at 2:31pm 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1310 sorry for my ignorance, but I am having trouble getting to the owner modifications for an oceanis 31
Deleting a Posting Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 12.16.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2206 How does one go about deleting a posted article from the "Sailboat KnowledgeBase" ? Accidentally p
Colors Bleeding on Spinnaker Bad Obsession at 1:43pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/865 So my new Asymmetrical Spinnaker was used and cheap because a color bled into other colors on the sa
Beneteau Oceanis 31 gmerrill at 9:06am 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/8004 I'm new to the forum and I don't even own a Beneteau yet. I'm looking to move up to a beneteau 31 o
What's Up With Domestic Advertising? Rick D at 8:51am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2366 I happen to get a lot of sailing mags plus some weekly and monthly newspapers, mostly because they a
Bedding Fixed Port Hole NICK1951 at 8:49am 12.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1387 Maine, Thank you for the good information. I purchased butyl tape from you this morning. I plan t
8.0a Does anyone know what this was for? (3) jlillie at 8:47am 12.16.14 S2 15/2881 I've been curious about this structure located in the starboard aft corner under the settee since da
Transducer Question Earendil at 6:37am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1433 I'm a new sailor who just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23 -- sailing in t
Any Tartan 34C owners out there? sailnoproblem at 6:12am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/859 I bought and restored Hull #68 model year1970. (boat was built in 1969) Have several questions tha
Installing a television in the 30... Bob4203 at 5:35am 12.16.14 Catalina 30 5/3270 I have the u-shaped dinette arrangement that allows the port bulkhead to be void of the folding dini
House Battery replacement looking for suggestions drtsr1 at 7:52pm 12.15.14 Big Boats 12/2293 I currently have four golf cart batteries, need to replace. I would like to have longer lasting batt
Minney Update--Winches rbringle at 7:32pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1142 Minney's is for real. Thanks for the responses to my earlier post about Minney's Yacht Supply and t
Fresh Sailboat Listings thomas.dargan at 5:17pm 12.15.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2222 Would it be a good idea to open up the list menu for shoppers, by not requiring the boat Brand field
Wet core, would you buy? Ken Cross at 4:40pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 18/9378 I'm looking for a new (used) boat and found one we really like (1988 Hunter 30.) The problem is I fo
Motor Mount Bracket (1) bigpapaporsche at 4:33pm 12.15.14 Catalina 22 3/1110 I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi

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two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? RoyS at 4:48am 09.12.23 I recently removed my original T & H /plywood cabin flooring. It was held down with what appeared to
Am I Making the Right Call? dlochner at 4:26am 09.12.23 Here's a link to the listing: https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1983-tartan-3000-8400942 The oxidat
Looking for new sails?? LakeShark at 4:16am 09.12.23 Am I over thinking again or would there be an advantage on an upgrade here? Thank You!!!! Insi
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. Qomomoko at 3:36am 09.12.23 If you are living on board, can you dive (snorkle) on your boat more regularly? That would negate
Am I Making the Right Call? (1) garymalmgren at 2:35am 09.12.23 #1 Walking around on top the first thing I noticed was a slight creaking noise when shifting my weig
Looking for new sails?? C_Level at 9:39pm 09.11.23 Thank You all for your input. I have to say that this forum has helped me many times on my restorat
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 9:34pm 09.11.23 Mike, you have a very popular boat, and ALL Catalina yachts have active owners associations. You s
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:31pm 09.11.23 now I have to go check my steering rod and ball joint....:huh: If it looks anything like this ..
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:19pm 09.11.23
Halyards and Such Will Gilmore at 9:05pm 09.11.23 Does the 275 have internal halyards? Fouled halyard, rusty sheave bearing, bent mast, broken slugs?
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Ken13559 at 8:52pm 09.11.23 You guys made me scratch that itch.....now I have to go check my steering rod and ball joint....:huh
Fuel Tank Replacement Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 09.11.23 My question is, with their tanks, how do I get a 90 degree elbow for the inlet? Mike, you have a v
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 8:22pm 09.11.23
School's back in session cruise! (1) Hayden Watson at 8:22pm 09.11.23 It's a beautiful evening in Shallow Bay.
Am I Making the Right Call? Ken13559 at 8:15pm 09.11.23 Sounds like a good deal.........for the scrapyard
Am I Making the Right Call? Captain Larry-DH at 8:02pm 09.11.23 Sounds like a good choice if you want ro spend endless time and money fixing it. Listen to @MikeHonc
Am I Making the Right Call? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 09.11.23 My gut is telling me to just walk away from this one and spend my money elsewhere. I'd be better of
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? (1) twalker H260 at 7:57pm 09.11.23 Is it flexing when on the water with ballast tank full? There is some flex in both areas as it is es
Am I Making the Right Call? MikeHoncho at 7:53pm 09.11.23 The same broker that told you the engine is solid didn't tell you the decks were soft. You know the
Mast up winter storage Dalliance at 7:42pm 09.11.23 I store mast up on a six pad cradle routinely with no problems here in Chicago about a mile inland a

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