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How is it that CCrane2299 at 10:05pm 02.28.14 Catalina 22 6/957 I don't like to wash the car but I'm excited to go clean the boat tomorrow. Spent a good while loadi
Ovens out cappra53 at 6:55pm 02.28.14 Big Boats 2/1121 C36, want to ditch my 25 year cook top oven combo and replace it with just a cook top. Any recommend
How to wire low oil pressure switch MH at 6:13pm 02.28.14 Catalina 30 1/1115 My "new" Cat 30 had no low oil pressure signal when I bought it and now I know why. There is no alar
new radar for 2000 hunter 340 rvaughn at 4:50pm 02.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/931 I am interested in buying a 2000 hunter 340 and would like to install a radar system when I have the
Short splice cloydmilton at 4:49pm 02.28.14 Catalina 310 5/1420 On checking my anchor rode I noticed chaffing at 150 feet. I have 300 feet of 9/16 three strand nyl
new a/c 2000 hunter 2000 rvaughn at 4:47pm 02.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/748 does anyone have a price on a new compressor for an 2000 hunter 340. also an idea of how much it cos
Nonskid paint problem tom power at 2:45pm 02.28.14 Catalina 30 4/1752 Hi all, I have a 1985 Catalina 30. The previous owner repainted the nonskid areas of the deck. I don
After long sleep, starting 2-Stroke motor Picflight at 8:25am 02.28.14 Ask All Sailors 25/3861 Are there any tips in starting an EFI motor that has been asleep for couple of years? I have cleane
Identify this boat (2) Raven-n-Trisha at 8:01am 02.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1917 OK here is a silly question or may be not so silly I bought a hunter boat named Circe. She is a dre
Snap Stud replacement phxfan at 7:42am 02.28.14 Catalina 22 5/1224 ok you sharpies, pop top -cover- has a couple Studs pulled out of boat , how do I repair / fill old
treating wood rot in a cabin (3) walt at 6:52am 02.28.14 Sails Call Lounge 6/5561 The attached picture shows some wood rot in the ceiling structure of a cabin in Colorado at 8600 foo
Genoa Tracks Dream Weaver II at 6:42am 02.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5121 I know that this has been extensively discussed in the past, however. I am in the process of getting
bow sprit trainmanjess at 6:13am 02.28.14 Kittiewake 7/14429 hello all i have a '67 Kittiwake 23 sailboat... i am seeking opinions about something... i have 3
Catalina 350 bow thruster keevers at 6:00am 02.28.14 Big Boats 2/2038 Recently moved boat to charleston. Sometimes difficult maneuvering in and out of slip. Considering
Asymmetrical Spinnaker size for h34 flasailor at 4:55am 02.28.14 Big Boats 4/2215 I'll be sailing an H34 on the Chesapeake this summer and, from experience, feel a real need for an a
Such a Cool Video caguy at 11:38pm 02.27.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1677 This is a video from a quadcopter of dolphins in a stampede off Dana Point. It also shows a pod of
sail choice for Lake Tahoe flyhigh203 at 10:06pm 02.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/969 I recently purchased a 1976 ODay 25 with the original sails. Main and 110 jib. I will be sailing on
Slab reefing Q's Blissedsailor at 2:47pm 02.27.14 Columbia 0/8382 Hello all. I'm a new member, own a 45' Columbia cc, and want to install slab reefing lines. Problem
GPS info to IPAD Mark Maulden at 12:02pm 02.27.14 Ask All Sailors 36/4780 This has to have been discussed numerous times but searches don't come up with anything...I know sai
Screw Grabber, the perfect tool for boats StinkBug at 10:40am 02.27.14 Ask All Sailors 25/4160 I hope this doesn't violate any rules but a friend of mine has invented a neat little tool that is a

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Have you tested your PFD? (1) jssailem at 4:33pm 07.22.23 Hydrostatic design.
Have you tested your PFD? Davidasailor26 at 4:31pm 07.22.23
Have you tested your PFD? kappykaplan at 4:13pm 07.22.23 It is good to test these things. :plus:
Posting Guidelines kappykaplan at 4:12pm 07.22.23 There's an "insert video" button in the toolbar to post a reply. Or you can paste the URI.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 4:09pm 07.22.23 I can say with confidence that your centerboard (technically a swing keel) will not fall out from lo
Posting Guidelines Traveler7 at 3:56pm 07.22.23 I'm just starting, Walt, so not yet. I did that one in the free app VN. It was intuitive and fast f
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Will Gilmore at 2:50pm 07.22.23 The CB is simple. It is your lateral resistance that makes the sail actually work when sailing in a
I have an 21' American Fiberglass jon hansen at 2:32pm 07.22.23 SAIL TRIM USERS GUIDE SAIL TRIM CHART buy this , right here on sbo, you need these simple learn
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 2:19pm 07.22.23 So does Lowes... ;) You can get 6 for $25:poop::beer: e night drunks ... which is something. As fo
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (1) Perry Welch at 1:44pm 07.22.23 OK guys, I am working on all the information you gave me about rigging the mail sail. Now lets talk
Topside paint (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:53pm 07.22.23 Did you take each teak board off, dip it, and re-attach them? Exactly, almost. Removed each teak
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 07.22.23 calculate what the pressure increase is when raising the water temp from say The volumetric incr
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 07.22.23 I purchased a new one that claims no accumulater is required. Typical marketing yahoos. The newe
Topside paint McPhee at 12:02pm 07.22.23 This was likely because you used unwaxed gel coat as the final coat. You want to use waxed gel coa
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable ggrizzard at 12:00pm 07.22.23 :plus: On the valve check. If the fabric is worn so thin that air is escaping, you need a new ding
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 11:53am 07.22.23 Thank you both for your quick and thoughtful response. The TP valve has a short hose and when it goe
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 11:21am 07.22.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) rgranger at 11:19am 07.22.23 I wonder if there's a mast head anchor light with a dusk/dawn switch Yes, Marinebeem has one. So
CHI-MAC today Tally Ho at 11:17am 07.22.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 07.22.23 The T and P valve on your tank is there to keep the tank from blowing up not the plumbing. Not ex

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