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link to up-to-date COLREGS??? centerline at 11:24pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 3/825 could someone point me towards a link to UPDATED AND CURRENT copy of the COLREGS? Thank you
Kayaking from boat. Q22 at 9:54pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 11/1490 Does anybody ever kayak off of there boat.Up here in Northern Ca.there is not much water in our loca
Varnish for companionway stairs on Cat 320 Tenedos at 8:52pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1244 I am trying to refinish the companionway stairs on my Cat 320. I sanded them, requires a bit more sa
H34 - reinforcing the rudder tube (3) Guillaume C. at 8:38pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1128 While preparing the boat I inspected the rudder tube and did not like to have the grid structure com
H34 - missing fiberglass tabing between grid and hull (2) Guillaume C. at 8:21pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 4/1199 On my H34 the grid structure is tabbed to the hull along it's upper edge everywhere that I could see
Help Repairing damage to Inner Skin of Boat from Core Repair (1) Monheganlover at 8:12pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 1/740 I have a 1976 Catalina 22 with a soft deck around the mast step. I began repairs of it this weekend
Let me pay you to sail your Hunter Aaron Kiss at 7:56pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 41/6787 If you've seen new Hunters sailing the major harbors of world with big, colorful sails advertising b
EV-100 Wheel autopilot and Garmin 740S Audrius at 7:31pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1166 Anybody have an experience connecting EV-100 Wheel autopilot to Garmin 740S, would it be possible t
An air cleaner you can make cheaply (3) alexco38 at 6:33pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1044 Bored with the winter, so in November I made a charcoal air filter for the cabin. Been running it fo
26S front hatch lock vizwhiz at 5:23pm 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2117 Having impaled myself several times on the front cabin hatch bolt, and now having the admiral do so
26S mainsheet attachment options vizwhiz at 4:45pm 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1385 So...admiral and I are working on the boat and she notices how the mainsheet attachment is a padeye
best new mainsheet recs Alvorada at 4:36pm 03.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1276 Any recommendations for the best line to use for a mainsheet. Looking for something that's soft on
Advice On Dripless Stuffing Box & Shaft Savers MetricMountie at 3:57pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1318 I need some advice on the purchase and installation of a set of Shaft Savers and a Dripless Stuffing
Source for replacement cup holders c130king at 3:01pm 03.23.14 Catalina 310 9/1641 Have lost 2 of those white cup holder inserts for the stern rail seats on my 310. Have "borrowed" 2
ST4000 plus compass missing Lost Parent at 2:51pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/802 Just purchased a used st4000plus missing the fluxgate compass What fluxgate compass should I be lo
bleeding a Westerbeke M25XP obsailor at 2:50pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3339 Spring in NY and time to change the fuel filters. I changed the Racor and engine fuel filters on my
Alternator 220amp on 1gm engine? need advice wesleysherman at 1:14pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/903 I am looking for a higher output alternator for my h27 1gm engine. I ran across this on eBay and on
Bottom Paint Ckoerken at 12:31pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/986 I have a Hunter 25, just picked up bottom paint from WestMarine. The can says it's not compatible w
C22 Rudder blade lightkeeper at 11:57am 03.23.14 Catalina 22 17/1692 I have a 1980 Catalina 22. Was working on the rudder blade and left it in the boat. Someone stole it
Would these items be deal breakers when buying a boat? Bigjer40 at 10:35am 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 30/6807 This seems like a great buy on this boat. We have been on it and the interior is gorgeous and the o

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Doesn't hurt to ask dennisv at 6:35am 04.19.23 BINGO ------- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? Nodak7 at 6:31am 04.19.23 Dave, I had an 09 H33 with vertical flat battens. Never had an issue with furling or unfurling it. I
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 6:30am 04.19.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 jssailem at 6:14am 04.19.23 Roger. Last year about this time the freezer was a problem. Did it resolve then? Electrical issues
Hunter 326 Compression post finish JBP-PA at 6:12am 04.19.23 Some very unusual ideas: 1. Polish it then acid etch design into it. Ink the design to make it look
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 6:11am 04.19.23 Resurrecting this old thread with an update. :) Scrapped those batteries. Trojan SCS200's are back
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country jviss at 5:20am 04.19.23 I confess I know nothing about this, but find these situations interesting - like, a "stump the boat
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country dlochner at 5:03am 04.19.23 Welcome to SBO. The USCG documentation is only available to US Citizens. Thus, when you purchase th
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 4:08am 04.19.23 I am just putting the original trim back in. it is in good shape. this picture is what you see whe
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Calif. Ted at 9:15pm 04.18.23 Vinyl cover like a Catalina ? Compression Post Cover, Vinyl w/ Zipper
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity Stu Jackson at 9:15pm 04.18.23 What's your issue with the bar? Why do you need to go on someone elses boat? I did the bar on my
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 04.18.23 Stupid question posed to a questionable source. You were actually expectring something more meaning
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 04.18.23 Maybe you could put this a little simpler, where is the last place where you can positively detect c
Hunter 326 Compression post finish (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 04.18.23 Is this typical for Hunters? Sorry, but not for a 1999 as shown for mine below : a sore thumb. F
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Joeswift at 8:36pm 04.18.23 Wasn't expecting so many replies so fast. I use a minnkota trolling motor for docking and launching.
More efficient way to clean gears? Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 04.18.23
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 8:21pm 04.18.23 I once walked into a masters Biochem final with a broken leg. The prof didn't recognize me and asked
Rust color in Antifreeze Tom J at 8:00pm 04.18.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help.
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Project_Mayhem at 7:52pm 04.18.23 trim? This is one of the main things that's stopped me from going to plexi/lexan

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