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Size of radial drive wheel for tiller to wheel conversion LawyerBob at 8:14am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3286 I'm Assembling the parts for a tiller to wheel conversion on my islander 28. I've found everything
Fridge & Electrical Outlets Celmi at 8:09am 12.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3631 Wife and I new to site ' sailing. Got a 2003 Oceanis 311 last week. Connected to marina. Yesterday
Hunter 170 Repair (2) omarhunter at 7:32am 12.21.14 Day Sailers 3/5924 Hello, I am looking to purchase a Hunter 170 that has cracks in the deck, I have attached two pictu
Wind speed and direction Chris115 at 3:12am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3102 I recently came across the new SailTimer wind instrument and the related app, and am interested in h
Rusted swing keel Frednick at 1:11am 12.21.14 Catalina 22 3/981 Hello again, someone helped me about my keel, but I can't find him/her again. I think is was somet
Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2966 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2437 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2274 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6507 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1851 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd
Where does your SBO username come from??? (1) Jackdaw at 11:31am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 195/26651 Some people here use their legal names, but most of us use an 'nom du guarre' than has particular me
Inverter / Battery Charger Jeff Jellick at 10:52am 12.20.14 Big Boats 11/3736 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Xantrex Freedom 25 Charger / Inverter. When running the Inverter,
New gas tank? azsailing at 9:32am 12.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2012 Hi All, The boat I just bought came with a 5 gallon tank full of old gas, which looks to me to be fo
Attention PNW Cruisers Hello Below at 8:45am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1689 Xmas Present - 2015 Waggoner Cruising Guide - FREE 2nd year in a row that this has been offered.
Hey Mackaroni - 302 Hull/deck joint (2) the_alpine at 8:41am 12.20.14 Bigger Boats 2/966 Have you inspected the hull to deck joint on your 302? I noticed some water staining on the trim in
Leckie/46Beneteau keitho1 at 8:28am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1503 Hello to Beneteau owners. I have a 2000 Beneteau 46 Oceanis (beautiful boat!) but have problems with
Florida vs Cuba? Bonzai at 6:40am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3706 I wonder if the FL legislature realizes the position they are in now that relations are looking to b
Companionway Doors triumph250 at 6:03am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5920 Considering replacing companionway door/hatch. Any experience with Zarcor Companionway Doors?
Genaker Furler triumph250 at 5:31am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3301 Anybody had installed a "genaker furler"? I think I would use it more and leave more space below.
Cortez Bay, Cortez Island, British Columbia Terry Cox at 9:09pm 12.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/2229 A few years ago during one of our two month cruises into BC, our flotilla consisting of Bob's Cal T2

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini Tin Kicker at 7:52am 09.23.23 I've got my Mother's big all metal Singer from the early 1970s and have used it through SunBrella la
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 6:49am 09.23.23 Yes, I heard that the Thompson was U.S. designed and made, and is the machine that was cloned overs
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". isaksp00 at 6:40am 09.23.23 On my Honda 8 I had no pee (well, the outboard had none) twice, once was mud in the tube that sticks
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? Monsterfish at 6:38am 09.23.23 Keeping dirt out of the cracks helps to hide them. And your eyes should be out on the horizon lookin
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Tally Ho at 6:34am 09.23.23 I cannot imagine that the physics is uniquely different between the various seals used and the vari
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 6:18am 09.23.23 The motor has so much torque Sailrite advises not to use the Monster Wheel II with it. You could p
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 6:17am 09.23.23
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". RoyS at 5:54am 09.23.23 I have a different outboard but have experienced what you describe. My Yamaha 2.5 outboard is used i
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? jssailem at 5:53am 09.23.23
Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 5:48am 09.23.23 Stay away from stern rashes. :) :plus:
Disturbance off Florida jssailem at 5:47am 09.23.23 Stay away from stern rashes. :)
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? dlochner at 5:47am 09.23.23 Your best best would be calling Edson. They have good tech support. It looks like you have the Visi
Just a bit too much heel and helm dlochner at 5:37am 09.23.23 On J boats, flat is always fastest. That sometimes means giving up a degree or two of pointing to ke
Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 5:34am 09.23.23 We hope you stay safe @kappykaplan :pray: Tks! Checked docklines yesterday and shortened up the s
Disturbance off Florida JamesG161 at 5:31am 09.23.23 Power Outages starting on the First Day of Fall. At least TS Ophelia brings in cooler weather. We
Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 4:04am 09.23.23 Dammit Jim... I failed to use that moniker in my previous post!
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 3:01am 09.23.23 Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but... I believe using the traveler to bring the sheet to wind
Universal M-18 not starting Davidasailor26 at 2:57am 09.23.23 The engine stop will stop the high pressure pump from pumping to the injectors.. Your injector pump
Disturbance off Florida JamesG161 at 2:51am 09.23.23 Making Land fall now at 60 MPH max winds, near Emerald Isle, North Carolina! Tropical Storm Ophelia
45DS mainsail furling H30sailor at 2:25am 09.23.23 I don't do a lot of single handing, but when the going gets tough and it's just me and miles of oce

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