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Bottom prep? a65sailor at 5:20pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1182 I am in the process of taking my hull down to gelcoat. The question I have is how do you get the boa
keel bolts mstevens1816 at 4:47pm 05.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1247 I am restoring and modifying a mariner 19'. I have the keel off and have had it repaired by a boiler
Air conditioner installation toddorts at 4:03pm 05.11.14 S2 4/1244 I'm having my yard put together a quote for me on installing a self-contained air conditioner/heat p
The Kaufmans speak Indysailor at 1:38pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1107 I heard this while driving home from Cincinnati this morning on This American Life. You can stream i
Air conditioner Maddies dad at 1:10pm 05.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/990 Need to replace my air conditioner that was not installed properly when I purchased the boat. What d
frozen engine seacock raye at 12:12pm 05.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1391 opened seacock before starting engine, thought I heard water flushing thru engine, just got a short
slow leak bmorr at 12:12pm 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 9/1386 In contrast of our policy to keep people in and water out of our water ballast 26 Hunter, we have be
Bringin in the sheaves Pat at 12:07pm 05.11.14 Bigger Boats 8/1949 Has anyone replaced the sheaves at the base of their Z-Spar mast on an O'Day 272? How difficult i
House Bank - 2 separate or 1 parallel scherzoja at 11:21am 05.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 47/15339 When designing a house bank with four 6v golf cart batteries @ 12v (assume 200AH for each of the 2
need new bolts for toe rail 1983 Hunter 31 davejet at 10:59am 05.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/843 need new bolts and Butyl Tape for toe rail 1983 Hunter 31 Does anyone know I get these bolts and wa
Water in bilge after healing EmptyNest at 10:04am 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/1535 I've noticed that our 2000 H-260 has water in the bilge after a run where we're healing 15 to 20 deg
Tacking Don Guillette at 8:45am 05.11.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/10530 I spoke with a FL sailor today who's problem was tacking his Catalina in 5 to 8 knots of wind. He cl
Rigging Question Fronk5 at 7:46am 05.11.14 Catalina 22 7/1288 Hi, I acquired a Loos gauge and want to get my boat set up right this year. Can anyone tell me how
trailer keel boards . mmsailor at 7:26am 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 1/789 The carpeted boards that the keel would slide on are rotten . Were there originally a one by or two
Hull Identification Number ronflowers at 6:14am 05.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/801 Hello all. I recently purchased a Mac 25 that has an HIN that is only partially legible. I understan
Rub rails whisper 92 at 5:57am 05.11.14 S2 7/1903 I picked up an 1982 S2 9.2 that needs a lot of work. One area I would like to clean up it the rub r
wood stands krantala at 4:48am 05.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/822 Hey folks, I am getting ready to take my 25 off the trailer for an over haul. Does anyone have any
Drilling a hole in a mast......helppppppp....lol !! redsox6781 at 3:17am 05.11.14 Catalina 22 3/1109 Previous owner of my 22 Catalina had to replace the mast step and used the one from CD. My question
Drilling a hole in a mast ?? redsox6781 at 3:15am 05.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/795 Previous owner of my 22 Catalina had to replace the mast step and used the one from CD. My question
Venture 22 Mid-Boom Conversion judsonj at 11:18pm 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1291 Hey, I am hoping to purchase a Venture 22 soon. The boat is in really nice shape. Perhaps the only t

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Sailing post heart attack Davidasailor26 at 3:36pm 08.11.23 I hope you have a full and quick recovery! @Scott T-Bird recently had to ask similar questions unfo
Sailing post heart attack BigEasy at 3:32pm 08.11.23 Happy that you're on your way to a speedy recovery. Recently turned 70 with no cardiac event yet; n
Thoughts on chart tables? BigEasy at 3:27pm 08.11.23 This begs a question: do you have detachable legs? :) No detachable legs! Sorry I don't have pho
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean xavpil at 3:15pm 08.11.23 Chubb and Markel are two options but both have different criteria on what boat Markel won't let me
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 08.11.23 Question: what do folks use for sensor wire on a boat? I think 16 ga. tinned wire is overkill. So
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 08.11.23 Chubb and Markel are two options but both have different criteria on what boat
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 2:32pm 08.11.23 It is a 5" Garhauer. That was the standard for all C30 Mk2's.
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jssailem at 2:30pm 08.11.23 I can not specify the traveler maker. It looks a bit like a Harken. They have their blocks on the si
CL1 4 jssailem at 2:26pm 08.11.23 Welcome to SBO... Have you tried an online search. A google search showed hundreds of images of the
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 2:25pm 08.11.23 You can test your bearing to see if they need to be rebuilt by pulling the main sheet down very tigh
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 08.11.23 I do, too, but YES, it will. One of the best upgrades I did, long ago. Caution: do NOT oversize t
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? dlochner at 2:04pm 08.11.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. Anyhow, I did not argue. Not sure it is idiotic, but
DIY Electronics? jviss at 1:19pm 08.11.23 Question: what do folks use for sensor wire on a boat? I think 16 ga. tinned wire is overkill. Som
Top Down Furler mermike at 1:19pm 08.11.23 Have any photos of the bowsprit arrangement? :plus:
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. JamesG161 at 1:18pm 08.11.23 I know his dog is Lily, but geeeez John, even Gilligan"s Island had only a 3 hour tour. Jim... PS:
DIY Electronics? jviss at 1:05pm 08.11.23 I just ordered one of these. I had forgotten your note about sensor resistance range; the one I go
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) Justin_NSA at 12:49pm 08.11.23 Dutchman line project complete: I used the new mast base turning block lead my line back to the cock
Thoughts on chart tables? shemandr at 12:01pm 08.11.23
Prop size for O 322? SycloneDriver at 11:55am 08.11.23 We are currently grabbing a bit to eat and then headed to the boat. I have a new optical tach with
Thoughts on chart tables? capta at 11:41am 08.11.23 In a 53' boat all that is possible. In a 30' or 36' boat, the secure chair is non-existent. Skippi

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