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High water levels (2) Jackdaw at 5:50am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/983 Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis is at the highest water levels ever recorded. The water is over our
11.0 aluminum water tank Jtoben at 5:34am 06.23.14 S2 18/3208 Everlastingly years ago I cut 4 access ports in the water tank of our 11.0a for clean out and inspec
Summer Sailstice (1) Justin_NSA at 5:30am 06.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/549 How many of you celebrated the Sailstice on Saturday? Our club held our annual Blessing of the Fleet
Yet another Air Conditioning Thread Kermit at 4:45am 06.23.14 Smaller Boats 31/3954 We have a 1999 H260. We're on a mission to cool our boat so we can sleep on it in the summer. Yes, I
sail area and PHRF for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 4:21am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5422 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323 with an in-mast furling mainsail and a 116 genoa. I would like to know the
Noisy engine MORNING LIGHT at 3:53am 06.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/799 Hi, Got a Catalina Capri 26 1991 and seems to me like my engine is getting noisier than before, took
Polars Beneteau 323 pneirik at 8:57pm 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2306 Hi. Does anyone have the polars for a 323.
Where should the waterline be on a Catalina 27? palau998 at 8:31pm 06.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2552 I have had my 1984 Catalina 27 for a year now. I think it is sitting low in the water. It is not f
Lines on boom?! (1) Craftychicken at 7:29pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 3/955 We just stepped our mast for the first time and noticed these lines hanging off our boom. We do have
critique my windward progress (2) Gene Neill at 7:28pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 4/947 critique my windward progress? I'm always surprised at how many times I have to tack to reach a des
dinghy trainmanjess at 7:14pm 06.22.14 Morgan 8/2614 hello all I might be a little dinghy asking this question, but i'll ask it anyway.... I have a Mo
Accessing Raymarine Instruments canuck at 6:26pm 06.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1054 We have a 2012 Hunter 39 with ST60+ speed , depth and wind instruments and a Fusion CD PLAYER. These
new season woes newboatowner at 6:15pm 06.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1074 After a long hard winter my Catalina 30 just went into the water and, lo and behold, I had to confro
Best GPS Big Fish at 5:26pm 06.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/700 I own an 1978 Hunter 27 and need to replace the old Garmin 135. Sailing around Penobscot Bay nothing
Mounting Origo stove a65sailor at 4:35pm 06.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1842 I have an Origo 3000 stove with gimbals I need to mount. If any one has pictures of how these mount
Retractable keel replacment jeyoungblood at 4:24pm 06.22.14 Smaller Boats 5/713 I have a 19 foot quest built in 1984. On a recent outing the retractable keel was completely lost.
Two problems captfrank at 3:00pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 8/1497 I am refurbishing a Cat 22 I just bought cheap($1). Two problems (among lots of others others I am s
Keel issues on O'Day 322? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 06.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 25/19876 A few years ago, I missed out on the opportunity to purchase a 1987 O'Day 322. I had done a lot of
Really?! One of the Many Bizarre Things PO did that PO'd me! (2) Snowbird One at 2:41pm 06.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1205 The "What Not to Do to Your Boat", thread. So I'm getting water running up under the benches on e
O'Day 40 prop shaft nramsey at 2:31pm 06.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/694 Does anyone know the prop shaft length of an O'day 40? I need to pull the hub to replace the PSS se

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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
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:05am 08.24.23 So, anyway, I'm back in my home port, having completed the cycle. I sailed onto the mooring in We
Do you use bumper boards? JBP-PA at 7:45am 08.24.23 Mine are fairly short, perhaps 4 ft. so they are easy to stow in a cockpit locker. Definitely nice
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice jssailem at 7:08am 08.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Sounds like a divergence of expectations. You wanted details and the brok
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice tfox2069 at 6:52am 08.24.23 Brokers can be very much hit or miss. The seller should have fired his broker, and you were right t
Do you use bumper boards? jssailem at 6:38am 08.24.23 :plus: Depends on the waters you sail and the piers you tie up to. Having them can be a real plus to

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