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Some of my upgrades (9) woodster at 6:13pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2438 ok incase anyone is interested.....i am posting some of my upgrades..... 1st is the navpod arrang
S2 11.0 A another foward cabin hatch (5) joul at 5:45pm 05.25.14 S2 8/2122 hello ! that modification bring more ventilation and the feeling of a bigger, brighter cabin. at t
Living the dream Knot Flying at 5:38pm 05.25.14 Smaller Boats 0/540 Just moved to the Atlanta GA area. Needed somewhere to live for a while waiting to sell my house in
Sailing with a bimini? Knot Flying at 5:27pm 05.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1264 My 1994 Hunter 26 did not come with a bimini. Thinking of buying one from this site. Can I sail with
getting to know 22' O'day redmackc at 5:04pm 05.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1109 Just bought 1984 22 ft 222 o"day Will sail in small lake with shifting winds. Will race a bit with
NMEA 2000 Installation EdWard3 at 4:33pm 05.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1447 Where do you have your NMEA 2000 bus (backbone) mounted? I recently purchased a NMEA 2000 Starter k
86 Hunter 23 Cabin Drain aduroguy at 3:48pm 05.25.14 Smaller Boats 3/1814 Hi all, been looking around the threads reading about leaks on hunter 23's and water pooling under t
Battery Placement Old43Salt at 3:09pm 05.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1156 I purchased a 25yr old Catalina 25 Tall Rig. It has an electric start O/B with the gas tank in/under
Sailing ... transmission in reverse? JohnB40 at 2:27pm 05.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1509 Hi Have a 2009 Beneteau 40 with Yanmar 4JH4AE engine. Sorry ... don't know which transmission. Was t
U Bolt chainplate connections jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.25.14 Bigger Boats 6/2375 Any of you guys ever located a replacement source for your U-bolts that you connect your standing ri
Nmea0183 Meriachee at 12:36pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/607 Has anybody used an Actisense converter in a Raymarine STng network? I'm not looking to start a dis
Do not forget (1) sailaway78 at 12:30pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1267 Please do not forget those who made the sacrifice for the rest of us.
Holding Tank Vents (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 2/973 Has anyone had a problem with odours permeating through the holding tank vent hose walls ? The com
TV Reception Jtacqua at 10:33am 05.25.14 Catalina 310 1/839 Hello all and Happy Memorial Day weekend, Little by little Doctor's Orders (2005 310 hull 299) is
Calling any Beneteau 461 owners... carmarche at 9:58am 05.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/993 Hi all... We currently own a 2002 2 cabin RF main 331 any am looking into finding a late model 461
Wire selection caguy at 9:37am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1482 Please stop. 14 ga should be the smallest wire on any boat. Why? 'Cuz even with LEDs as l
Memorial Day Weekend Brian D at 9:18am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/557 We the Admins and Mods of SBO wish all a very happy, fun, and safe weekend. Spend it with family and
New Owner and new to forum tjpalek at 9:00am 05.25.14 Smaller Boats 4/751 Hello All, I just took ownership of a beautiful 1994 H23.5 yesterday. Even though I also have a
Water in Lower Stern Lazarette on P42 (2) CoolChange91-42passage at 8:34am 05.25.14 Big Boats 0/817 Did a search and didn't find much on it but I have always had water from washing and rain in the low
Wet sails Lost Parent at 8:31am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 22/7591 Got back from a good weekend sail in the rain. Question is, do I leave the sail cover off other p

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Gelcoat repair jviss at 5:37am 07.26.23 @jviss - don't leave us hanging! Did it work out for you? How has it aged over time if it matched
Gelcoat repair smokey73 at 5:36am 07.26.23 @jviss - don't leave us hanging! Did it work out for you? How has it aged over time if it matched
Sliding hatch fix Dave at 5:25am 07.26.23 No need for the fiberglass. Maintaining a good coating of a quality varnish should suffice. You do
Replacing Boat windows jviss at 5:24am 07.26.23 The stainless steel ones on my Tartan look a lot like the forward ones in @jssailem 's post, and are
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 5:23am 07.26.23 I was considering bomar.
Replacing Boat windows dlochner at 5:09am 07.26.23 What type of ports do intend to install?
Gelcoat repair jviss at 5:07am 07.26.23 I once asked in a Sherwin Williams paint store if they could color match and tint gelcoat for me, an
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 5:07am 07.26.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I got a quote and it was a bit expensive for me right now so
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 4:53am 07.26.23 I'm also in the process of trying to convert to this set up. What was the cost of having the chain p
Newport anchorages (2) jviss at 4:53am 07.26.23 Jamestown is only a 10 minute dinghy That would have to be a fast, seaworthy dinghy! It's 2.42 mi
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 4:52am 07.26.23 Hey Will. I checked after your comment and see that there are several screws several inches aft of t
Newport anchorages Don S/V ILLusion at 4:26am 07.26.23 Alternatively, Jamestown is only a 10 minute dinghy/ferry ride away and alot less hectic
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. dLj at 3:50am 07.26.23 I've not converted a black water tank to a diesel fuel tank, but I have a three diesel fuel tank sys
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 3:42am 07.26.23 The Boaters Card is done on line and required in California. Cost is minimal and it is required to
Newport anchorages jviss at 3:41am 07.26.23 I went to the festival in my boat in 2008. I anchored in the harbor, pretty close to the Fort, near
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 3:36am 07.26.23 You should, if haven't already, study the development of submarines in WWI and WWII. Shortly after
Newport anchorages Rick486 at 3:16am 07.26.23 So friends are invited wife and i to Newport for the folk festival this coming weekend. Tried to re
Beneteau 323 BigEasy at 10:49pm 07.25.23 1) what are the 2 toggle switches on the head sink? 2) how do you tell where the icebox drains? 3)
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. MikeHoncho at 10:32pm 07.25.23
How do you prove you can sail a boat? MikeHoncho at 10:30pm 07.25.23 The simplest solution is to just go ahead and get the ASA or US Sailing certificate that they want.

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