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TransAt Jacques Vabre: Chemin�es Poujoulat breaks up in Atla finding41 at 9:21am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1448 I just came across this on another site. http://www.sail-world.com/Canada/TransAt-Jacques-Vabre:-C
Yanmar 2qm15 starts hard jim_s_szalay at 8:09am 12.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/10344 I regularly see this problem posted in forums. I have this engine and hard starting was a real probl
Paint Motor Mounts 7sailing7 at 7:47am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/5732 My Yanmar mechanic suggest that I paint the motor mounts on a 3ym30. I should of asked for some spec
How much insulation on Capri 26 MORNING LIGHT at 7:42am 12.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/872 Would like to improve insulation on icebox in Capri 26 1991. Spending severals 3 days or more in a r
Throttle / Shifter Teleflex Morse info Mike D at 7:14am 12.25.13 Big Boats 1/1135 We are in Exuma Bahamas. Our single lever shifter / throttle broke. The gear broke that engages the
Furler line All U Get at 5:17am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 23/3887 Hi all, I was doing some reading and came across a tidbit and wondered if anyone might have tried
self tacking genua HR-39 alette at 3:57am 12.25.13 Hallberg-Rassy 2/18232 I have a HR-39 and want to convert my foresail to a selftacking sail. Anyone have experience?? What
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays! Jim Legere at 3:49am 12.25.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/934 All the best to the rest of the Cherubini crew and wishing you a happy, heathy and prosperous new ye
Mounting a transducer Hobartwoodworks at 3:41am 12.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/1278 We are shopping for a depth sounder for our 1981 Hunter 22, and are considering a Hummingbird. Any a
Hull Schematic Ganzerb at 2:16am 12.25.13 Big Boats 5/1491 I am trying to find a schematic of the interior bare hull of a Passage 42 which shows all of the pat
how to patch a 2-3mm hole below water line? Ken13559 at 1:20am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/8061 Some months back while helping a friend mount his batteries I drilled a 2-3mm hole through the hull,
Short Shaft outboard on sailboat boevi8 at 8:30pm 12.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6078 I have a 1986 Hunter sloop and it came with a 1986 Yahama 15 hp with a 15" shaft....mounted on a rig
Merry Christmas y'all kpgraci at 8:13pm 12.24.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1010 ...or seasons greetings, whatever floats your boat. ;) Wishing everyone a great year to come.
Switching sides with the main halyard and jib Dodsonn at 4:48pm 12.24.13 Catalina 22 15/10586 I have a 1989 C22 that has a #6 Lewmar winch on the port side cabin top. I'm sure this is for the ji
a tartan 34 or a cal 34.. suggestions?... centerline at 3:32pm 12.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/8810 a tartan 34 and a cal 34, both 1977 ... both are affordable, the cal is in need of some elbow grease
Cal 34, 2-34, 3-34.. whats the difference? centerline at 3:12pm 12.24.13 Cal 4/8402 I am looking at a cal 34 that has recently came up for sale and all the available information at thi
Crazy idea Summertime Dream at 1:36pm 12.24.13 Catalina 30 1/1093 Ok so I am looking at ways to make the boat more enjoyable for my family (wife and 3 boys). One hai
Beautiful Day In Phoenix (5) azguy at 1:32pm 12.24.13 Catalina 22 21/2859 Decided to have coffee on the boat this morning and clean and neaten things up, what a great 70 degr
Merry Christmas pk104 at 1:30pm 12.24.13 Catalina 310 6/1256 To all my fellow 310 owners, I hope you have a nice Christmas and a very good 2014! Thanks for all t
Seasons Greetings...... woodster at 12:26pm 12.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/899 ....to all and may the new year bring you lots of good sailing and low maintance needs and lots of u

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Setting up H310 for single handing jssailem at 4:50pm 07.09.23 @GALakesailor First welcome to SBO. What you suggest makes sense to help you tack the boat while y
Starting battery fred1diver at 4:35pm 07.09.23
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion jssailem at 4:34pm 07.09.23 this was part of the explanation/ justification It was a logical progression rationalizing progres
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Jim Legere at 4:33pm 07.09.23 Sheburne is a great town, established by United Empire Loyalists during your War of Independence. A
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Sailgunner at 4:24pm 07.09.23 its an aluminum tank. Its got to be leaking by now
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Allan12210 at 4:10pm 07.09.23 Scott, I'm glad everything worked out for you. Based on some of the posts, I would think you'll be
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Rick D at 4:04pm 07.09.23 Scott, +1 to Capta. FWIW, I have had two stents with two incidents over 20 years. I'm going on 80. M
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 3:26pm 07.09.23 They Made Nova Scotia... Arrived Shelburne NS about 13:20 local. Here is a recap of their route from
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Ward H at 3:07pm 07.09.23 Scott, I know you and Sue. You both are very strong people who do not give up. You'll accept your ne
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Johnb at 3:02pm 07.09.23 It has only been 6 days since the event. I figure you should give yourself much more time to figure
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern Jim Legere at 2:45pm 07.09.23 Awesome detail Jim. Thanks so much. You have described exactly what I was thinking about. Did you m
Gooseneck shive search PeteT at 2:22pm 07.09.23 roger that
Need help wiring my new air conditioner (1) Tally Ho at 2:10pm 07.09.23
O Day 34 for Bluewater Will n Kellie 802 Sail at 2:10pm 07.09.23 There are two certainties when people start asking if a boat is capable enough for any particular p
Starting battery Ward H at 2:10pm 07.09.23 Similar to Greg I installed two Duracell 230AH batteries in 2018 at a cost of $115 each for my house
Need help wiring my new air conditioner Tally Ho at 2:06pm 07.09.23
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion xavpil at 1:48pm 07.09.23 The answer to this is simple, with AIS you are less likely to get run over by big boats. An event l
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? jviss at 1:42pm 07.09.23 Guess it depends on how much you motor or motor sail at night & the life expectancy of LED vs incan
Life (sailing) after heart attack. jviss at 1:41pm 07.09.23 Wow, Scott, I'm so glad it worked out! Scary! I had three mostly blocked arteries, including 80% o
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion dlochner at 1:39pm 07.09.23

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