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For Those Of You Who Saw 'Morning Light'... Rick D at 8:12pm 01.30.14 Racing 3/26499 ...an update about a couple of crew: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/01/30/morning-light-team
Novel slowdog at 5:26pm 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1562 Danger in the wake Ron Tew has a cutter ketch in it
Bed sheets rsotomayor at 5:22pm 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1880 Does any one have a recommendation on where to buy affordable bed sheeets for a 32 ft Sailboat ?
Pumping out a port-a-potty scottr at 4:42pm 01.30.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/9980 I have a Thetford port-a-potty with the five gallon holding tank. This has served us just fine for
Steering Cables seadiver at 4:02pm 01.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1123 My name is Mac......I own a 1979 Hunter 30 and I recently had to replace the steering cables. I pul
50 States Project SailAwayGirl at 3:54pm 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 0/763 Hi. I am planning to commence my circumnavigation in 2015. As a gift for the locals that show me a r
Bene F305 Rewire (1) rjg23 at 3:24pm 01.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2869 Going to update the 12v system on my new, to me, Beneteau First 305. Would like to get feedback fro
Stanchion Ferules Nereussailor at 3:01pm 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1523 Does anyony know where I can find ferules for my stanchions on my 83 H30?
Main sheet rigging. spindrift8080 at 11:54am 01.30.14 Day Sailers 1/1834 Hi I have an '81 Spindrift DS I. I am missing the main sheet rigging. My question is, should I rig t
Rudder improvement video beatnic at 10:11am 01.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1213 I made stainless bushings which I pressed in the aluminum rudder stock. http://youtu.be/KVm-Co0gkfM
Education Opportunity Ron20324 at 9:23am 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 0/646 There was an "eduction" question posted on SBO in late 2013 that I could not locate. It was looking
Galley and Fresh Painted Stove Pics (2) dgreen1991 at 9:21am 01.30.14 Catalina 22 2/981 Stove and Galley together. Light blue paint is gone.
Best cooler location (3) dgreen1991 at 9:13am 01.30.14 Catalina 22 8/1131 This in my opinion, is the best location for a large cooler. Mine is a 5 day Igloo with the high top
Mast X on Boat Y - How To Achieve Proper Fit (4) Ziggler at 9:08am 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 2/969 I have a Paceship 23 (although this question is universal). 1) Mast Reduction?: The mast isn't o
reefing mbeil53 at 7:21am 01.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2790 I have a macgregor 25. I just bought a sail on ebay, which does not have any reefing points. Just w
Rudder Craft rudder peconicbay at 6:26am 01.30.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1555 Has anyone replaced the original rudder on a catalina 27 for the high performance rudder offered by
Hunter 410 Cabintop Solar Panel jsmac at 6:15am 01.30.14 Big Boats 12/2150 Hi All, Does anyone have the exact dimensions of the bezel which covers and surrounds the cabinto
The upside of winter (5) DannyS at 4:50am 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1533 We're smack dab in the middle of winter up here in the great white north. This time of year always g
Storm Jib alanbe53 at 3:19am 01.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1311 Can anyone please tell me the size of a storm jib for my Beneteau 461? Thanks, Alan.
Miami Boat Show CYQK at 3:03am 01.30.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2999 Anyone from this site going this year?? Perhaps get together at the Sea Isle Marina we are at the

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How close is too close to shore? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:31am 04.27.23 Oh... no. I'm trying to figure out if I can take people to the beach on the boat... using it as a p
How close is too close to shore? (2) rgranger at 7:29am 04.27.23 You said you anchor in a lake sometimes.... in a lake I don't think there is that much to worry abo
How close is too close to shore? dlochner at 7:13am 04.27.23 Oh... no. I'm trying to figure out if I can take people to the beach on the boat... using it as a p
Hunter 295 1996 model rgranger at 7:08am 04.27.23 Imma betting that you will need to drill out he rivets on the end cap... pull the cap and search for
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (1) smokey73 at 7:06am 04.27.23 You have a lot of options if you are going to remove all of the cabin sole with a range of cost from
How close is too close to shore? bonkle at 7:04am 04.27.23
How close is too close to shore? jdrutten at 7:03am 04.27.23 ... -Bottom is sandy sand sand and gentle slope. Might be a little muckier on the bay side. If yo
How close is too close to shore? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:00am 04.27.23
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? LakeShark at 6:48am 04.27.23 @jdrutten agreed but man I gotta give it to Simon Curwen. He definitely deserves credit for stopping
How close is too close to shore? (1) bonkle at 6:40am 04.27.23 Too many variables to give a good answer. Is the wind offshore or onshore? How well is the anchor s
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? jdrutten at 6:38am 04.27.23 Looks like Kirsten Neuschafer is on track to win in the next few hours. https://goldengloberace.com
How close is too close to shore? (1) Tally Ho at 6:22am 04.27.23 I think you need to understand the tidal changes first. I am on an inland ocean (Lake Michigan), s
How close is too close to shore? dlochner at 6:12am 04.27.23 Too many variables to give a good answer. Is the wind offshore or onshore? How well is the anchor se
De-winterization jdrutten at 6:10am 04.27.23 And slightly further down the list, if you didn't get around to changing the oil last fall, now's a
De-winterization Tally Ho at 6:06am 04.27.23 De-winterization: First time getting my 1980 Cat 27 into the water after having been winterized (Mu
De-winterization sailcapt340 at 5:53am 04.27.23 Grease all your seacocks while out of the water and make certain they are working properly. Change
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 5:51am 04.27.23 We finally got On Board Rigging here in Marathon to come by. The inverter had blown and it screwed u
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? (1) kloudie1 at 5:47am 04.27.23 Not much more to add. Attached is an old list of anchorages that may be useful. My caution is that t
De-winterization High Current at 5:36am 04.27.23 Now would also be a good time to inspect the zincs in your engine (heat exchanger) and on your prop
WINCH DRUM jviss at 5:09am 04.27.23 Barlow non self tailing. They are on the mast, both sides. Ah, so those are halyard winches, no?

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