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Winterizing raw water cooling system Fuzzy Logic at 8:40am 10.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/965 I have 1984 ODay 28, that I just purchased this past summer. It has a M3-20 Universal diesel engine
shore power TerryGufshoz at 8:16am 10.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1224 When I went to my boat last weekend, the house batteries were completely dead. I stay plugged in to
Campbell 3 blade prop Mark Nooney at 7:52am 10.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2541 Has anyone convert to the campbell 3 blade. I am sailing a 1984 31 with a Yanmar 2gmf witn 2.62:1
On Our way to BVI AWalker at 6:56am 10.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/763 I am on my way back to the BVI for some much needed R'R. It will be nice to be on the ocean again. M
winterizing my 26 Hunter water ballast RODSHOP4 at 6:45am 10.11.13 Smaller Boats 1/950 This question is for THE CRAZY DAVE CONDON First of all I would like to say THANK YOU for returning
oil change wflowe2 at 6:39am 10.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1855 I sail a 2008 Catalina 320. I winterized the boat yesterday and was going to change the oil. When I
Canvas and Upholstry Shops - Overpriced SailMaster at 5:30am 10.11.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3880 Oh my gosh, The prices that people want for this stuff. 3000 bucks for a bimini, bimini frame and d
unusual cutlass bearing replacement method (78" catalina 27) Joel H. at 3:40am 10.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/4544 I'm going to need to do my cutlass bearing over the winter. I was talking to a tech from the local
Beneteau 323 Alternator / Charging /Box (1) Tidal Retreats at 12:44am 10.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2074
Beneteau First 38 Owner with Questions Concerning New Sails Doug in Lakeview at 9:07pm 10.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4704 Hi all, New member. My first post. Partner and I bought a 1984 Beneteau First 38 in March this yea
Need help replacing interior lights with LED (1) bradleyheathhays at 8:43pm 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4693 Have a 91 Hunter 27 and I'm interested in replacing the stock interior incandescent lights with poss
mast lug track stopper alternative markwbird at 8:03pm 10.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1259 What do you call that hand tightened bolt device that fits in the mast lug track to block the lugs f
Repair to Leaky Keel! BoonMcGee at 7:17pm 10.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1297 My boat is a 1989 O'Day 272 LE. My thru hulls are not leaking but the bilge keeps about 2 to 3 inche
Catalina 30 Hull color HangonII at 4:56pm 10.10.13 Catalina 30 10/7376 I have a 1982 Catalina 30. I can't tell the exact color of the gel coat on the hull. It looks like
Keel bracket DAWGfish at 4:52pm 10.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1499 Please , does anyone know where I can get keel mounting bracket/hanger? I am mid cruise and mine des
Poor Jellyfish Roger Long at 3:43pm 10.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4640
Cetol Captn TJ at 2:51pm 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2810 Has anyone waxed Cetol to make it more UV resistant and last longer. FYI I've tried their clear coat
Bilge pump 1973 Oday 22 russlmiller at 2:28pm 10.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/933 I have the 22 Oday that has a small hole to access the bilge. How do I go about rigging a bilge pump
Anyone actively club racing a 216 or new 22-2? DennisY at 1:34pm 10.10.13 Smaller Boats 0/779 New to the forum and looking to find out how many owners actively race (beer can, Wednesday note, we
Vitrifrigo refrigerator frosts up excessively joyof10 at 1:19pm 10.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4530 I've got a 2005 Beneteau 343 with a Vitrifrigo C 130L refrigerator. It cools well, but is constantl

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Boat Speed and Pointing JoeWhite at 6:11pm 02.26.23 Typically shoal keels do not point to wind as high as fin keels. Your tack angle may be 90 degrees w
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? JoeWhite at 6:07pm 02.26.23 Ask them how many will be working on the boat at the same time. Sometimes it requires 2 persons to m
advice on auto chart plotter Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 02.26.23 Interestingly enough, those who state, with conviction, that in their opinion paper charts are a "wa
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 4:53pm 02.26.23 Tacking angle is the angle between opposite tacks, another way to look at pointing. I know a beam or
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay
Wind generators, yay or nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? Crusty Ol Salt at 12:51pm 02.26.23 I do not own a wind generator. The guy that owns the catamaran on the next pier over does. Our boats
Wind generators, yay or nay? dLj at 12:17pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limite
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 10:43am 02.26.23 Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful places and it just will not let go, ever.
Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.26.23 I recoated it with coal tar epoxy. Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful place
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.26.23 We, along with probably 80% of the boats in our area, haul out annually for winter storage. Our ins
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 02.26.23 There are some good puns in there somewhere. :beer: I thought the same for an hour or two but cam
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:57am 02.26.23
Petrel mast diameter please. (2) jssailem at 8:51am 02.26.23 Welcome Peter to SBO Congrats on your boat. The Petrel has a bit of a history. There were 2 designs
Eliminate topping lift Kings Gambit at 8:11am 02.26.23

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