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Sailboat Maintenance in Annapolis m/v grand turk at 12:15pm 11.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/958 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 20/2432 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 18/1766 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 4/937 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 1/867 Just purchased very used 1995 M405. Anyone have reliable specifications? CHARM
modifing the 25 bert f at 9:46am 11.11.14 Lancer 10/4544 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 12/6059 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 8/3571 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 2/2568 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 4/1497 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 7/1380 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 9/1529 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 20/3581 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 5/2269 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 0/1109 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 7/1105 I'm dissembling, cleaning and lubing two self-tailing Lewmar winches. While I have them apart, is t
Propeller Replacement - Should I? salt water sailor at 5:21pm 11.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1309 My question has two parts. My 78 Hunter 30 is grossly under powered with a Yanmar YSB 12 hp which dr
handheld marine gps pupluv at 5:08pm 11.10.14 Ask All Sailors 22/4977 Garmin GPS 72H Bundle Handheld GPS Receiver Wal-Mart is selling this for $127, which seems very r
hunter 290 windlass fkudrna at 4:17pm 11.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1346 I have a 2001 290, that came without a winlass. I am trying to install a lewmar v700, and would like
Introduction: Bought a 1974 O'Day 23 Convertible (1) sreidvt at 3:45pm 11.10.14 Day Sailers 8/5554 Hello All, Have been working my way through many pages of old forum posts and am looking forward

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 11:28am 08.24.23 You could try measuring the resistance as you move the sender through its range and see if it chang
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 11:20am 08.24.23 Thanks all for the feedback. Here are a few key takeaways that (for me) seemed to extend beyond the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located a
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help rgranger at 11:10am 08.24.23 It is rarely if ever, used while the sails are hoisted as the sail keeps the boom from falling dow
Exhaust for Cat 34 Stu Jackson at 11:01am 08.24.23 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Intern
Exhaust for Cat 34 Steve_Catalina at 10:22am 08.24.23 Check out c34.org
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 10:18am 08.24.23 Interesting. Mine is pretty flat, rectangular in every respect, no wedge shape, etc. I think it's
Do you use bumper boards? Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 08.24.23 and rope...;) Eh ? Ya gonna plug in the electric hose ? That just has no use anywhere :facepalm
Surveyor - Bad experience JoeWhite at 9:50am 08.24.23 You do not have to send his report to your insurance Co. Move to an other surveyor.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 9:18am 08.24.23
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 9:17am 08.24.23 You forgot to include bathrooms. --Peggie and rope...;)
Surveyor - Bad experience Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 08.24.23 No clue what certification requirements for surveyors in Canada is but I know that in the US, it mea
H380 settee table installation sailcapt340 at 8:52am 08.24.23
Surveyor - Bad experience Leeward Rail at 8:45am 08.24.23 Probably more important than that is to check his certification before hiring him/her. 100% There
Surveyor - Bad experience Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.24.23 Probably more important than that is to check his certification before hiring him/her. Boat surveyo
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:27am 08.24.23 My gauge has the opposite problem. the needle moves from the first usage but when It stops moving
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 SycloneDriver at 8:26am 08.24.23 Mine didn't require farther diagnosis, it was obvious the broken wire was the problem. I'll look ov
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:21am 08.24.23 My gauge has the opposite problem. the needle moves from the first usage but when It stops moving a
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 (1) sailAnnapolis at 8:13am 08.24.23 Thank you for the update. I looked at the connectors and even replaced the relay and still no luck.
Deception Pass. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.24.23 Nice writeup, Hayden. thank you. Been through the pass many times and have found the slack water ti

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