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interesting first sail (1) dlewis812 at 10:55am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/826 went out yesterday for the first sail of the season. was a perfect day/night, sunny, warm, good bre
O'Day 222 Worn Rudder Pivot (2) daleyellin at 10:23am 05.17.13 Day Sailers 2/887 In preparation for putting the boat in the water, I looking at the rudder and found a good bit of we
New P15 owner! Karcher20 at 9:42am 05.17.13 Precision 2/13731 I just bought a 2001 Precision 15. I am very excited. My wife and I are also new sailors despite hav
Water lock (muffler) in/out connections H31 rafip at 9:06am 05.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1286 Hi. Can anyone check his H31 boat (mine is H31 1985) and tell me which one is the input or output co
Where can I find these line organizers? (hook with bungee) (1) krazzz at 8:58am 05.17.13 Catalina 22 5/3856 I've been searching everywhere for these line organizers to try and tidy up the cockpit. I an lookin
Renaming Ceremony pkabel66 at 7:43am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1731 I will be launching my Hunter 34 (1984) in July. I am having it delivered by truck from where I pur
O'day 34 headroom? kito at 6:46am 05.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3080 There is an O'day 34 I want to look at but can't find much info on them. The seller says the headroo
S2 5.5 Opinions? rwilliams125 at 5:07am 05.17.13 S2 1/966 Hi everyone, Has anyone here ever sailed an S2 5.5? I learned to sail on an S2 9.1 and like the
bleeding diesel enginel ISIS at 4:13am 05.17.13 Big Boats 5/1480 I Have heard that bleeding is assisted if a in line electrict fuel pump is installed before the prim
What is this?? (1) Roadking Larry at 7:54pm 05.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1167 Looking around in the boat I found this under the V berth Any ideas? The rope was glassed in and the
Hunter 260 Genoa Blocks in Wrong Place ??? jimfrankelly at 7:40pm 05.16.13 Smaller Boats 2/1078 I had a 170% Genoa on my 2002 Hunter 270 (treat as a 260 model). I have just replaced it with a new
Hit submerged object agprice22 at 7:21pm 05.16.13 Catalina 22 8/1375 Sailing on Cayuga Lake off Ithaca yesterday, we hit two submerged objects just off the white marker
Windlass Barrel question ColleenIII at 6:52pm 05.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1616 Can anybody tell me what the barrel part of my windlass is for? I have a Lewmar Ocean 1 with the bar
hunter 376 rudder bearing Jpreston 2000 at 6:21pm 05.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1025 hello I am in need of a lower rudder bearing for a 1997 376 Hunter shoal draft. Is there a place I
is this the right block... Piotr at 5:57pm 05.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1124 ... to replace my mainsheet one? I experimented with the 4:1 set up and it was a complete failure, s
Tell Me Why I Made This Thing! (1) rardiH36 at 5:49pm 05.16.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2584 This post is a version of what is this "sound" or "picture" that might be on radio or TV. But inst
How to install screens in the windows (B361) bshock at 5:30pm 05.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/862 Hi All, Just got my new-to-me B361 back in the water. After launch, the thru hulls were leaking v
Backstay Radar Mount wufibugs at 5:19pm 05.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/7018 Saw this in a picture. I have an old radar setup but was going to sell rather than mount it on the
Solar MC-4 Connectors - How To (22) Maine Sail at 4:45pm 05.16.13 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5811 These are solar MC-4 connectors the FEMALE on the bottom and the MALE plug on top.. Today more and m
So-called "tea" stains Cinduda at 3:31pm 05.16.13 Catalina 22 13/2593 I've spent the past two sunny weeks here in the PNW cleaning up the boat in preparation for the seas

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Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains PaulK at 3:21pm 07.14.22 The stains are caused by crud on deck that gets washed down the scuppers. The crud falls out of the
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 3:18pm 07.14.22 I was joining the Navy around the time you were born retired from that gig back in 1998. You are st
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 3:16pm 07.14.22 so you want to be a "Sailor". i think i can call myself a sailor. capta is one too. a sailor is
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 JoeWhite at 3:05pm 07.14.22 The bow running light fixture has one wire in the starboard pulpit tube and enters the deck where it
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves dkinzer at 2:59pm 07.14.22 The valve for my galley sink drain was operating stiffly, a fact that was noted on the survey report
(1) Louden Ness at 2:46pm 07.14.22 Overnight at Seminole
Formal Nautical Education Crusty Ol Salt at 2:42pm 07.14.22 this is a masters course text for sailing anywhere in the world. know this, and you are a sailor.
Bombardier Rudder Gudgeon Bushings? Sixth Boat at 2:32pm 07.14.22 I really like that suggestion! I'll let you know once I get to the hardware store and get some hose
Formal Nautical Education Crusty Ol Salt at 2:29pm 07.14.22 The problem with university programs is that I am old. I was joining the Navy around the time you
Mast Strut Bolt (1) Tedd at 2:27pm 07.14.22 @BobSail , I'm reluctant to propose a solution without being able to see the parts involved. The dr
Formal Nautical Education (1) jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.14.22 so you want to be a "Sailor". i think i can call myself a sailor. capta is one too. a sailor is d
Bombardier Rudder Gudgeon Bushings? Leeward Rail at 2:19pm 07.14.22 I had a 16ft Invitation.(similar in length but only has a headsail, like a laser) If it is the sam
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 2:13pm 07.14.22 While closed, I remove the hose and place 2 Oz of olive oil and reconnect the hose. Then try to mo
Louden Ness at 2:05pm 07.14.22 After multiple tries at sealing the original windows I did decide I had to change course. I was thin
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves berner73 at 2:04pm 07.14.22 Our overboard discharge thru-hull has always been difficult to open/close. Admittedly we never use
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 1:50pm 07.14.22 The schools you cited much earlier are in the business of preparing marine technicians, engineers,
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 1:48pm 07.14.22 You are kidding, right? You've been here on sbo for ages and haven't heard about FSR? Or Mary Kat
Formal Nautical Education dlochner at 1:28pm 07.14.22 I am capable of doing this all self taught and hands on, but I know I will make mistakes and learn
Hard wiring an inverter Stu Jackson at 1:24pm 07.14.22 Yep, I think putting this on the list for our boat tech is exactly the right move. Doug, I just re
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 1:18pm 07.14.22 @patagoniadave After reading your post I am not sure what you really want to do. Is that what you

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