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1976 Colubmia T-26 ncsailor634 at 8:11am 11.26.13 Columbia 2/2842 I recently purchased a 1976 Columbia T-26. I am looking for information on making or buying a mast
Gorgeous Seattle Sunday SVPardonMyFrench at 7:26am 11.26.13 Big Boats 8/1377 We had an amazing weekend in seattle, here's a short video on my single handed sail sunday afternoon
Line Cutter Long Story at 3:55am 11.26.13 Catalina 310 7/1994 Has anyone added one of the different line cutting devices to the prop shaft? If so I am intereste
class racing rules for Venture 21 MacGyverTx at 6:31pm 11.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4599 Anyone aware of information on class racing rules for the Venture 21 or Macgregor 21?
A Little Push heritage at 5:17pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1937 Sometimes you just need a little push to get going: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehafNSZM-84
Yamaha 9.9 doesn't fit H26 mount space (1) Chiriqui at 4:40pm 11.25.13 Smaller Boats 14/1736 I'm 5+ months getting a motor to Panama. Its a long story. I really depend on a motor against 15 ft
Oc352 Refinishing Cockpit Seats knot smart at 3:07pm 11.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/5303 hello all, its time to refinish the seating in the cockpit which I presume to be teak. My questio
Unsafe condition with BZ products MPPT500 Charge controller (1) emergpa1 at 2:56pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/6098 I have a problem that is causing an unsafe situation aboard my boat that is persisting despite my ef
Engine access hatch BJ2008 at 12:55pm 11.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/991 I have a 1981 Catalina 27 with the 5411 diesel engine. Access to the engine is limited. Has anyone e
Hunter 34 Bilge Pump Issue Steve Olson at 12:04pm 11.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2170 I woke up to hear my bilge pump running. I inspected the bilge to find enough water inside to prope
Storing Spinnaker Pole Off the Deck wufibugs at 12:01pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3988 I have been toying with the idea of finding a jib car track to to mount forward side of the mast to
Cockpit drain throughhulls Found at Sea at 11:48am 11.25.13 Big Boats 16/1601 I've been trying to locate a plumbing schematic for my H34 in order to determine the location of the
Windlass not working on oceanis 31 chuckbuck at 9:17am 11.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2515 Hey everyone, This is the first boat I've owned with an electronic windlass. It's a 2008 model wit
Intellicast Marine Weather maps JohnS at 8:36am 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 0/945 I usually just use intellicast for general weather reports (e.g. "Will I need a rain coat?"). I'm su
Boat Insurance Warren Milberg at 6:09am 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1129 I've owned boats for over 40 years. All were insured, to one extent or another, mostly through Boat
Interior wall pieces Snowman80 at 5:46am 11.25.13 Catalina 22 22/2603 What type of wood is this? im going to remaking some of the interior wood pieces and i know most are
Hull issues (4) PSR at 10:05pm 11.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 18/5754 I am the latest owner of my C27, which became mine in September. She's fun to sail, her Universal 54
Arizona Flamingo1 at 8:53pm 11.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/4460 New to the site and just bought a 1973 Macgregor Venture 21. Haven't had a chance to put it in the
Are these 2 sides of the same item? (2) krivalsi at 7:39pm 11.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1018 Please excuse my naivete but I have only owned a sailboat since this past July. 1) Are these 2 pic
Yet another battery question.... Rocket1 at 6:55pm 11.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1242 Hello all- Having searched through the archives looking for an answer, I find myself still looki

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C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 11:40am 04.18.23 Thanks for the reply! Both are dry dock. I had an 1987 C-22, stepping the mast was a chore. Both own
Jib Sheets. length and diameter jodyjuli at 11:36am 04.18.23 Thank you
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? rgranger at 11:35am 04.18.23 Both lines are still in production and both are very popular...so parts should be easy to find. Are
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? BigEasy at 11:34am 04.18.23 I have an ACR Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) onboard. It is registered with NOAA/SARSAT. The regist
Tankless Water Heater Maine Sail at 11:30am 04.18.23 Usually too much for a 30A service..
Tankless Water Heater jssailem at 11:17am 04.18.23 I prefer the tank type which is powered via shore power or the engine via the hot water system. :p
Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 11:15am 04.18.23 Welcome Joe to the SBO Forum. The Sunbird is a fun lake boat. As I remember they were a plastic mo
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:11am 04.18.23 All may be TOO tight. Over-tightening screws/bolts can cause gaskets to "pucker" around the screw,
H34 keel smile (1) rgranger at 11:05am 04.18.23 You're gonna need a bigger boat!
Instrument and Transducer Upgrade for 2005 Hunter 33 jssailem at 10:51am 04.18.23 The iPad as a display is another structure. You will need to interface the data in the network to a
Instrument and Transducer Upgrade for 2005 Hunter 33 jssailem at 10:45am 04.18.23 one module can translate the signals for most transducers. Yes. Speed and sea temperature transdu
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD rgranger at 10:41am 04.18.23 If you don't see anything wrong with it once you get it, I will most definitely buy this model. I t
Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal miraculix at 10:41am 04.18.23 Thanks for your reply. I tried a few things already including Acetone (did not work because it is t
Folding Prop (1) jssailem at 10:27am 04.18.23 Hi SDS3. (fact) what is the size (diameter) of the standard Hunter shaft on this boat? Can not find
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 10:20am 04.18.23 Re my post above, I should have written "starboard" bulkhead.
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 10:17am 04.18.23 Good Morning monocerosin: I had only modest success finding some of my years' past posts. Not as e
Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 04.18.23 If it's bottom paint filling the head head screw, maybe lacquer thinner, acetone, paint stripper, or
Newbie Fresh and Green jssailem at 9:59am 04.18.23 It has been my observation that when owners step aboard a 40ft plus sized boat their concern for cen
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 04.18.23 What would this clarify in my trouble shooting? Not much. The rust needs to be agitated by the m
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:45am 04.18.23 Thank you!!!

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