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Buying a Genoa DanKo at 7:32am 10.10.14 Catalina 22 5/1201 I have an '86 Cat 22. The boat came with the original headsail, which I assume is a 100% jib. It is
Trailer for Seafarer 22 JanS48 at 6:44am 10.10.14 Seafarer 6/6403 Greetings all, newbie here. Anyone else have a Seafarer 22? I need some help with getting a trailer
charger inverter davidan51 at 6:05am 10.10.14 Big Boats 2/1186 Any one have experience/knowledge of the ProMariner True Power 2000 PS charger/inverter? Thinking of
H216 Sprit Ken Prichard at 5:54am 10.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/616 Anyone know of a source for a bow sprit for a 216? I've tried this site and everywhere else I can t
Leaky Oday 28 HarryHamburger at 5:54am 10.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2646 My 1980 Oday has a lot of water in engine compartment that does NOT drain into bilge. What can I do
Roll and Tip (2) tcwaltz at 7:33pm 10.09.14 Bigger Boats 13/2203 So I decided to Roll and tip my boat. First time doing it and it looks pretty good. First coat loo
For Gearheads NSR (4) sailaway78 at 7:11pm 10.09.14 Sails Call Lounge 2/4540 The annual Cruisin the Coast is going on this week. For all you gearheads among us. A couple of
"Oh, it's Just A Blockage In The Vent Hose...."... (1) Rick D at 6:33pm 10.09.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6386 Uh huh. Seven hours later...
Beneteau 310 vs. 311 afelgate at 5:22pm 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3641 I am looking at the Beneteau 310 ' 311. Both meet my needs - 30-32', fore ' aft cabins for coastal c
Water problem NEPASAIL at 3:42pm 10.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1108 I have an O'day 222 that was not properly covered and stored outside in freezing weather. The boat
tackling the water heater on my 9.2A (1) bugbitten at 2:35pm 10.09.14 S2 65/9507 Decided all the other projects on the boat weren't "fun" enough, so I bought a new water heater and
H260 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Kermit at 1:57pm 10.09.14 Smaller Boats 11/1965 Has anyone replaced the line that hauls the rudder up and down on your H260? Uncle Crazy Dave specif
Install tiller auto-pilot below decks??? braol at 1:16pm 10.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2178 I was looking at the Raymarine site and the ST2000 Tiller Pilot requires only 18" between the rudder
Engine Gauges for Yanmar 3YM20 Jerry21707 at 1:00pm 10.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/3157 Vessel is a 2007 H-31 with Yanmar 3YM20. Engine warning lights and buzzer work as advertised. Had
Cabin Sole Part 1- Replacement (5) william at 12:46pm 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 41/11633 I am replacing my cabin sole, the floor has weathered 27 years of life at sea. I have refinished the
PROS & CONS of SENSE 50 Sailborabora at 12:24pm 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/12051 ABout to buy a new one, anything you would recommend? Options that are must haves? THings to think
whitebread 2014 dlewis812 at 9:03am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 1/864 http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2014/10/52674/sailboat-sinks-during-whitebread-race-crew-rescued
Laminating epoxy to aluminium (1) seahorse008 at 8:57am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/4305 Has anyone here ever laminated epoxy to aluminium? I'm redoing the mast step area on my J24, the mas
Stanchion for 1999 Beneteau 311 Mart3833 at 8:16am 10.09.14 Parts Search 0/1810 Does anyone know where I can get a new stanchion for my boat in UK or Europe and who were the manufa
Floppy Spreaders texoma22x at 8:06am 10.09.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2690 I've seen some dumb questions on here. Here's another. Are spreaders supposed to be ridgid, fixed

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Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Sail22Capri22 at 9:04am 08.17.23 I think I rate a 213 or around there. Most boats I sail with are in the low to mid 100's. Again the
Refrigerator/Freezer Controllers from a Hunter 42 1993 BabuBoat at 8:35am 08.17.23 No takers. Gone to the dumpster.
Bimini for Newport 28mk II dmax at 8:31am 08.17.23 https://www.sailrite.com/Backstay-Slit-in-Bimini-Using-a-Zipper-Video
Life Is Good (2) Zinger88 at 8:15am 08.17.23 Nothing better than a nice sunset on the lake enjoyed with a bottle of wine...
Broken Rudder jdearl at 7:38am 08.17.23 Tried to post in the Gear Wanted section but have to be registered for 90 days before I can do that.
Broken Rudder jdearl at 7:32am 08.17.23 Thanks for sending that link. The price is higher than I would like to spend so maybe will keep sear
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Joe at 7:24am 08.17.23 I have a Capri 22 that is new to me this summer. I have raced it a bunch in our local beer can Thur
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 7:23am 08.17.23 I'll gain about three or four inches by using the new flex shaft seal. If you want to save a few i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) RSHunter27 at 7:19am 08.17.23
Tide Clock kloudie1 at 7:05am 08.17.23 The clocks don't work for us on the gulf coast since we have only one high and one low per day..
pros and cons of adjusting valves... rgranger at 7:01am 08.17.23 If Dr. Seuss was still alive, I would consider writing to him and ask him to write a new book called
Expectations from solar dlochner at 6:53am 08.17.23 Welcome to SBO. First question, how are you measuring the current produced? Where is the current b
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 MikeHoncho at 6:44am 08.17.23 Recharging might require a hydrostatic testing. Most steel cylinders are good for 12 yrs following
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma PlaneTom at 6:35am 08.17.23 We bought new sails for our 310 a year or so back. The old main had a couple repairs where the gromm
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? tfox2069 at 6:34am 08.17.23 You are correct that all you need to do is plug it into the backbone. Just buy the right version fo
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 6:11am 08.17.23 Hurricane Hilary will bring Wind and Rain in 4 days to SW California.
Vessel Weather Radar Question JamesG161 at 6:02am 08.17.23 the micro climate events that seem to just pop up out of nowhere These are very detectable on Land
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:59am 08.17.23 Apparently, sailboat designers are not mechanical engineers and it seems as if they don't incorpora
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Tally Ho at 5:54am 08.17.23 Seldon makes a nice (and expensive one). what is broken? I rebuilt a Selden recently to replace t
Need a "double" block at the mast base Davidasailor26 at 5:42am 08.17.23 If you want to add another block, whether it be single or double, you have to utilize one of the ho

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