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272 Headliner Replacement agprice22 at 5:18am 04.14.14 Bigger Boats 10/4491 My wife and I have decided to replace the 30 year old carpet headliner in our 272. I am wondering wh
Wiring Diagram for Oday 25 hodgy1957 at 5:14am 04.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3330 I recently came into possession of a 25' O'day, It seems solid, however the wiring is toast, Litera
rudder removal rojet at 5:07am 04.14.14 Bristol 0/3817 Looking for tips on how to remove the rudder on a Bristol 39/40.
Need a rudder and tiller for Venture 21 Hoddy at 4:56am 04.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1075 A year ago in September I had to pull my boat because of a hurricane. I left my rudder and tiller at
Icebox drain leaking -9.2c dbh252 at 4:55am 04.14.14 S2 5/1578 Does anyone here have any experience with repairing a leaking icebox? From the looks of it, the job
Crack between mast & hatch on '86 C-22 (7) dbk0630 at 10:27pm 04.13.14 Catalina 22 8/1887 So I ignored the cracks below when I got my 1986 Catalina 22 last August... and focused instead on m
Fixed port. rsublett at 9:20pm 04.13.14 Bigger Boats 2/1074 I need to find a replacement(s) for the fixed port lights in the main cabin on my O'Day 37 Center Co
ev100 auto pilot james295 at 8:57pm 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1031 Got a good deal on an ev100 auto pilot at the Oakland boat show for my 1994 29.5 hunter , Not very s
Bee-ware! Roadking Larry at 8:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1461 Found an interesting problem yesterday. My Cal 2-27 is on it's trailer sitting in my driveway under
Mast turtling sneakypete at 7:53pm 04.13.14 Day Sailers 14/7877 I'm new to sailing, took a course last fall on Hunter 146's and did fine. I will sailor my Widgeon t
hatch seal sartorst at 7:39pm 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1367 On the D shaped hatch seal which side goes up towards the hatch, my boat currently has the seals wit
Honda EU2000..... woodster at 6:24pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 21/5365 ok just got a Honda EU 2000 this week end..... its the companion model.....it seems to put out the s
1977 Newport 28 shower kelham at 6:15pm 04.13.14 Newport 1/4213 Hi Folks. I just bought a 1977 Newport 28. Wondering if any of you use the shower in this boat and i
Spinnaker Rigging question yohan at 5:45pm 04.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1082 I am planning to get a spinnaker from sailboatowner.com for my 26M. I did some searching and even c
sleep over trainmanjess at 5:13pm 04.13.14 Morgan 2/1509 hello all I arrived in Portsmouth about 9 pm last night, and found my new-to-me sailboat.. she wa
Refrigerator? Gino at 4:44pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1588 I have a 1989 First 32S5. I want to replace the kitchen storage space under the sink with a refriger
What gives? Roger Long at 4:10pm 04.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5738 An AC teaching moment, maybe. I keep one of those little 3 LED test plugs in the 110 volt outlet
O'day 272 Alternator change Charlie D at 3:41pm 04.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/836 Hello Captains: Just wanted to share with you the problem with changing a 35 AMP Alternator to a 4
Buzzers to Gauges robfmcc at 2:40pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2263 Can you swap out the "Oh Sht" lights for actual gauges for oil pressure and water temp on a 3GM? I*
portable soldering torch gettinthere at 2:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1436 Heading up the mast to do some VHF connector soldering. I have a berzomatic pencil type torch that d

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Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) PaulK at 5:58pm 08.11.23 On our J/36 we had a double-ended mainsheet: a continuous line that had a 4:1 advantage when you pul
Need 2005 Hunter 36 replacement Arch rgranger at 5:57pm 08.11.23 Call the SBO store.
CL1 4 RBand at 5:42pm 08.11.23 Thanks. Sounds like I was making it more complex than it really is!.
Sailing post heart attack Scott T-Bird at 5:34pm 08.11.23 I've been much better but this is going to be a hurdle for me. Heart damage was severe 5 weeks ago,
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 5:30pm 08.11.23 Dave's right, good approach. I had a mini-stroke on April Fools Day no kiddin'!!! and carotid enda
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean xavpil at 5:12pm 08.11.23 BoatUS is our normal insurance, when we went to the Bahamas they charged us an extra $29 for two mo
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean dlochner at 5:10pm 08.11.23 BoatUS is our normal insurance, when we went to the Bahamas they charged us an extra $29 for two mon
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 5:02pm 08.11.23 Glad you were survived. The question you asked is the ultimate existential question, how do I want
Prop size for O 322? Tally Ho at 4:52pm 08.11.23 What happened to the Campbell Sailor prop which was discussed a few weeks ago ? Not suitable or .
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 08.11.23 Markel doesn't work. I left messages with Chubb but I'll take whatever info you can share with me a
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 4:30pm 08.11.23 This reminds me to lube the car, etc., on my Harken traveler. Also, a light film of grease on the s
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? heritage at 4:29pm 08.11.23 That's good to know. Thanks for sharing,
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean xavpil at 4:13pm 08.11.23
DIY Electronics? jviss at 4:11pm 08.11.23
Looking for insurance for winter sailing Bahamas Caribbean Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06pm 08.11.23
Prop size for O 322? Davidasailor26 at 4:04pm 08.11.23
Sailing post heart attack kappykaplan at 3:39pm 08.11.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:37pm 08.11.23 Wow, God bless! You must have a guardian angel. I think about that, too. I had three stents ins
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

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