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JUst received first Sail boat as a gift (5) bsautter at 2:11pm 06.16.14 Day Sailers 4/826 Hello All, I was recently gifted a Spindrift daysailer 17 from my uncle. He is in very poor heal
Catalina 387 dfast7181 at 1:43pm 06.16.14 Big Boats 2/3030 I just sold my Hunter 33 and am looking at a 2005 Catalina 387. Looking for information on the good,
Question On Raw Water Pump on a Volvo Model 2003 sailski3 at 1:31pm 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 5/821 Hello All I am a recent owner of a Scanmar 35 with a Volvo model 2003 Diesel engine. I love the boa
Pearson 33...? SoloGlider at 1:08pm 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/14898 Hi everyone, Recently, a 1974 Pearson 33 with shoal keel and centerboard was offered to me far be
376 engine control panel - what were they thinking? (1) robertsapp at 12:52pm 06.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1078 Just a quick note to see if anyone else has worked out a solution to this particular problem. I deci
Doldrum and conundrums batricia at 12:07pm 06.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/797 Have a Daysailer, 1982 or so, no numbers, and I have lost all paperwork on the purchase. Bought it
Interested in a Hunter 22 and info jander31 at 11:49am 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 5/714 My wife and I sold our '97 376 this spring and are looking to get into something smaller and a bit m
Shower sump pump Bob 04 H260 at 11:14am 06.16.14 Big Boats 5/2233 I need to replace the pump in our shower sump. It is an Attwood V750 pump. They no longer make that
Leaking Raw Water Pump on Volvo Model 2003 sailski3 at 11:08am 06.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/923 Hello All I am a recent owner of a Scanmar 35 with a Volvo model 2003 Diesel engine. I love the bo
Which goggles for sea spray Skipper at 11:07am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/5186 For you offshore andor weather-be-damned sailors: Which goggle type is best for sea spray? Swim
Installing a solar vent Sunday Sailor at 10:54am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 25/3760 Considering installing my new 3 inch solar vent in the middle of my hatch cover as I don't have anyw
Size of packing material for stuffing box mrreg at 10:38am 06.16.14 Catalina 30 2/917 Just purchased this 1978 Catalina 30....and the learning curve starts. I have an Atomic 4 Gas engin
Hunter 45DS Furling Main difficult to unfurl. rkuhn1174 at 10:14am 06.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/838 We have a 2012 Hunter 45DS and on many ocassions the mainsail is difficult to unfurl. Any suggestio
Backing into a slip while singlehanding a C30T longterm at 10:08am 06.16.14 Catalina 30 6/2190 I just recently moved from a mooring to a slip in our yacht club; the improvement is tremendous--no
Drilling holes for new level sensor in full fuel tank. (2) holdech at 8:06am 06.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/6289 When I went to install a new fuel level sensor, I found a surprise when I removed the old unit. Bes
Battery Charger Question rgranger at 7:49am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1080 Hey All I have a question about battery chargers. I was poking around the boat yesterday with my
how do I replace centerboard pendant bellnier at 7:48am 06.16.14 Day Sailers 5/1377
Water Ballast Washer! rbarnard at 7:35am 06.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/745 Can someone please help me locate a replacement 3'' rubber washer at the bottom of the ballast syste
Anchor Chain Size for Oday 28? (4) Euphoria2011 at 6:51am 06.16.14 Bigger Boats 2/714 Hello, i was brushing up on anchoring gear and took a closer look at my setup and have determined th
Father's Day Disaster vincent wesner at 6:31am 06.16.14 Day Sailers 2/976 :cry: Father's Day Weekend. Saturday, June 15th. Grandpa ("new" Sprite owner), son and grandson. A s

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alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft David in Sandusky at 3:28am 10.20.22
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat jssailem at 3:05am 10.20.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. It sounds like you have been bitten by the sailing bug. Ready to jump into
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 10.19.22 It is very true that if you use a 12v pump it must not run if the engine is not turning. The conseq
Catalina 310 Shaft Removal BigEasy at 9:50pm 10.19.22 Helped a friend remove his shaft on a Catalina 350 w/o removing rudder. With rudder in specific loc
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Richard19068 at 9:49pm 10.19.22 Looks great. Thanks for the inspiration. Have you done anything with your eyebrows?
sand and finish Teak and aHolly BigEasy at 9:42pm 10.19.22 Finished the sole on my 1988 hunter 33.5 many years ago. Sanded lightly with 220/320, vacuumed, w
Kirie Elite 29 Elite29Owner at 9:24pm 10.19.22
Kirie Elite 29 sail sfbay at 9:20pm 10.19.22 Welcome to the forum!! The Kirie Elite Elite 29 in your Avatar is awesome!!
sand and finish Teak and aHolly Mark Maulden at 8:23pm 10.19.22 Seadek??
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 7:25pm 10.19.22 The owner says that it is where barnacles were scraped off so to me that sounds better than blisters
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. jaysweet at 6:52pm 10.19.22 Correct. I found one for $2000. The sails look good, the hull is solid, the trailer made it home, a
chartplotter BC Bernie at 6:40pm 10.19.22 I installed the Garmin 942 as well and bridged the existing SeaTalk network with NMEA2K.
Winter Cover Jstonge at 6:27pm 10.19.22 Location, Location, Location... It really depends on where you are.. Sounds like you are either at
Catalina 310 Shaft Removal SwanSong at 6:26pm 10.19.22 Well I have answered my own question... The rudder NEEDS TO BE LOWERED enough to remove the shaft on
sand and finish Teak and aHolly Siamese at 6:25pm 10.19.22 Veneer for sure. I'd be thinking of it as being the thickness of a piece of copy paper. 220 is fin
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:10pm 10.19.22 @Davidasailor26 - I didn't even think to open up Navionics... In complex waterways especially like t
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 5:04pm 10.19.22
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, sola fide at 5:02pm 10.19.22 Hey thank you for the kind responses. It sure sails great and it is fast for when I sailed it went
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 10.19.22 Not sure about slack tide, typically I just look at times for high and low tide. If you want more g
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 4:54pm 10.19.22 WOW! What great advice. Thank you. I am pursuing Hayden's advice and looking into a 12v pump. I fig

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