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Winterizing, good or bad. Ed Schenck at 10:11am 11.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1401 Winterized yesterday for the 13th time in my 16th season. I missed three because the boat was south
Fresh water pump sailaway78 at 9:39am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1217 Not the engine pump. Fresh water system in boat. Have a Sureflo water pump on the fresh water sys
Time to Replace Exhaust Hoses? (4) wufibugs at 9:02am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2115 Here are some pictures of the exhaust hoses showing some cracking. Since I have the fuel tank out,
Convert table to bed oceanis 461 1998 sailingbluewaters at 8:46am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1167 I am unable to convert table to bed. It does move apart to add leaf but cannot figure out how to c
Getting a bit better at Shrinkwrap (5) Panta Rei at 8:43am 11.08.14 Bigger Boats 9/3687 Still far from perfect, my shrink wrapping is getting better. I'm getting better at the wrinkle free
Wiring Isabelle at 8:28am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1814 What type of wiring is on a MacGregor 26D. Is it series or parallel? Thanks.
Door problem frenzy13 at 8:05am 11.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1929 I have been looking at Catalina 320s. In one boat none of the doors close properly. The head door c
Mainsail trim advice. (1) Daddio at 7:56am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3339 We have a Hunter 29.5 with a new north sail loose foot main. All summer we struggled with a diagonal
What is up front? Doc_holiday at 7:43am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1431 In the bow (v-berth) there is a space above that has a smoked plexiglass. I saw that came down last
Cabin leaks Mara 2 at 7:26am 11.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2003 I am considering purchasing a 1994 Catalina 270 le . The only problem is there are 2- 3 cabin leaks
Winterizing and Haul-Out: Prop shft coulping on M-25XP down_shift at 7:08am 11.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/915 Getting prepared to winterize my C36 MK1 tomorrow by reading the owner's manuals, threads, and Maine
Three blade prop Tony_Tammy_B at 6:54am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/884 Can anyone tell me what 3 blade fixed prop should be used on the 423?
How to seal? (1) 2discover at 2:06am 11.08.14 Big Boats 8/1128 Hi all I replaced the single lever controller, the shifter and the throttle cable on my 1999 H410.
Prop guard slowdog at 9:38pm 11.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1059 Who has a prop guard ? And do you like it ?
Still working on lock bolt slowdog at 8:41pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1603 What's your thoughts on a brass or aluminum bolt for a keel lock bolt ?
gangway CCrane2299 at 6:45pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 7/1248 My boat is backed into the dock. Its about 5 ft between the dock and boat. I cut an extra 2x6 i had
Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/2136 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock
Hull color of this 22 ? (1) SailingRipple at 5:16pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 2/764 I love the color of this hull but if I got it wrong it wud be a baby blue fail any ideas what it mig
Outhaul Bob S at 3:52pm 11.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/10101 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back
Where is Halie? (1) cephius (Dave) at 3:43pm 11.07.14 Trailer Sailors 47/11488 I bought my H260 new in 2002. I've been in marinas every year since. We're retired now and doing t

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How to determine Genoa size? dlochner at 6:32am 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing jssailem at 6:27am 09.10.23 It is a problem that has been discussed here on SBO. Here is one thread. Yanmar Starter Button To y
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 6:20am 09.10.23 No they were there from the factory
How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:08am 09.10.23 But I could be wrong. The folks at MIT describe it thus. http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Fores
How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:05am 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing dlochner at 6:05am 09.10.23 Is this a Yanmar? There's a known issue with the starter that has these symptoms. The problem is the
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 09.10.23 I wasn't the best geometry student but isn't a jib basically a triangle? I don't think the hypotenu
How to determine Genoa size? shemandr at 4:31am 09.10.23 I wasn't the best geometry student but isn't a jib basically a triangle? I don't think the hypotenu
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 4:25am 09.10.23 I don't know? The black came off and this is what was under it. I have not done any sanding yet.
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 3:48am 09.10.23
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:21pm 09.09.23 That sort of goes along with the certitude that men do in fact usually die sooner than their wives.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Richard19068 at 9:33pm 09.09.23 219739
Winter Cover - Midwest plenny7 at 9:24pm 09.09.23 Two years ago, I bought a used, 2014 Catalina 315, which came with a cover from Shipshape. I was s
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 09.09.23 Citristrip on the rudder worked really well. What do we see on the rudder ?
How do I sail from one point to the other? rgranger at 8:41pm 09.09.23
calling all oday 20 owners. (1) Anomymous 163294 at 7:57pm 09.09.23 anyone? or is the cabin sole pretty much at its lowest point? (picture for reference)
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS Tally Ho at 7:34pm 09.09.23 Thanks Greg. I saw those. I'll have to verify the size for that one; as it is an inch taller. Wh
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 7:26pm 09.09.23 Posted the switch board which I yanked out. Plan on buying a more simplified master as I want minima
Adding second reef to main sail? shemandr at 6:53pm 09.09.23 Because of friction it is hard to tension the luff of the main with the halyard alone. I've posted
Spontaneous combustion shemandr at 6:22pm 09.09.23 A Joseph Conrad novel was based on a coal fire starting from seawater going into the hold. I don't r

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