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Mood (1) Roger Long at 5:04pm 07.31.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2335
Hello from Keith (2) emergpa1 at 4:02pm 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1588 Hi guys, just wanted to let you see what sail boats and sailing might lead to. Selling all that is d
Resealing a hatch DAVID BLOCH at 3:53pm 07.31.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3310 My dilemma: I thought I had to remove a Lewmar deck hatch. I ran a knife all the way around the ri
MacGregor Venture 21 Mast Raising System Dryzco at 3:33pm 07.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/10164 Does anyone know where I can buy a mast raising system for my MacGregor V21? I've done so much rest
Poptop and more sampen3633 at 3:06pm 07.31.13 Parts Search 0/1902 Im looking for some catalina parts I have a 1974 catalina 22 and would like to add a poptop so Im lo
Windlass Chain Slipage - 1998 Hunter 410 (1) jsmac at 1:49pm 07.31.13 Big Boats 3/1189 I have a 1998 Hunter 410 with a Lewmar Windlass Concept low profile type with chain, not sure what s
Oday Mariner 2+2 1969 navy1952 at 1:38pm 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/763 Need help getting a/ guide on/ for a hatch cover. Theres 4 of them and I have only 3,. They keep the
Deck care and maintenance jrcooksr at 12:23pm 07.31.13 Catalina 30 4/1347 The deck on my new to me 1986 Catalina 30 is remarkable for it's lack of stress cracks and other ble
macerator lockout jrcooksr at 12:14pm 07.31.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/8296 Hello all, First post. I am the proud owner of a 1986 Catalina 30. This is the second year of owners
rotten plywood, and cable stays. glide at 10:14am 07.31.13 Smaller Boats 4/1706 Hey all. I have been searching for info regarding replacement of rotten wood at the chain plates. I
What type of battery to buy? bigsick at 10:03am 07.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1011 Okay everything checks out with electrical system. I have one good battery (deep cycle 550CCA, 690M
cockpit floor slope peter22 at 9:23am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1537 on my 22, cockpit floor slopes down towards bow, necessitating squeegee to direct water toward drain
RPMs below 1,000 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:35am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 20/2842 Just curious how many reduce their RPMs below 1,000. I never do because of the high vibration at e
Roller furler Tom J at 7:33am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 3/1536 I want to check the tension on my forestay, but I'll need to move the roller furler up to get at the
Hunter P42 Windlass lyleh at 7:10am 07.31.13 Big Boats 5/2015 I have the original Maxwell VW800 windlass installed on my 1994 P42 with 210' of chain and 200' rode
Cutlass bearing replacement question DougM at 5:09am 07.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2060 I am just curious if there is anybody who has changed a cutlass bearing on a 323 or similar Beneteau
Need a winch handle cristobl at 5:08am 07.31.13 Bristol 1/9473 I have replaced my Bristol 27's original winches with a pair of large Merriman winches (about 4-1/2"
Diesel Fuel Tank Contamination Piratenorm at 4:39am 07.31.13 Catalina 30 15/2605 Morning. My 1983 Mark 1 turned 30 this year. I just returned from a one month tour around Georgian B
In the water (1) russlmiller at 2:00am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1561 After rehabing a trailer and many small fixes my 1973 Oday 22 has a new home on the water. Still a l
Marlow Hunter Rendezvous Summary Mikem at 10:52pm 07.30.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2831 Our voyage from Bremerton to Port Ludlow was uneventful until we came abeam Foulweather Bluff. The

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Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 6:58am 06.04.23 Add to that the online version of Waterway Guide. The information and reviews are often more recent
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 6:56am 06.04.23 Very helpful! I love this forum. I am so grateful for all the feedback.
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 6:52am 06.04.23 Crossing from VB to Cape Charles takes you across a very busy waterway with the Navy and commercial
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 6:49am 06.04.23 First, Welcome to SBO!!!! Are you asking because you are considering taking your Daysailor III on t
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 6:44am 06.04.23 Well....I guess I must be doing something wrong,....so sure, the help would be appreciated. How shou
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 06.04.23 @JamesG161 I live on a mountain ridge with 325 degrees views of the Allegheny and Blue Rige mountai
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 6:05am 06.04.23 Thanks Stu. ink that's the case. You can find the manuals for all of this stuff at Xantrex's web
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03am 06.04.23 Be aware of the heavy concentration of military on the Chesapeake Bay, make sure your paperwork to
Its funny Friday! (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:02am 06.04.23 One of the few things I have that make less sense than my sailboat...
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Ward H at 6:00am 06.04.23 @davidwkenn One of the early things I did to make single handing easier on my C30 was to add Spinlo
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing JamesG161 at 5:55am 06.04.23 To Drop your rudder, you must pound out that Pin, that holds your rudder in the boat. I would sugge
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 5:45am 06.04.23 216457
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) JamesG161 at 5:43am 06.04.23 Trying to wrap my head around how it works.
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing dmax at 5:33am 06.04.23 How does the pin exit? Is there a hole in the. Middle of one of the plates? Yes, one plate has a h
Dissimilar Metals dlochner at 5:27am 06.04.23 Thanks all. The West Marine guy suggested Mare-lube TEF-45 - is that the same as Ted-Gel or Lanoco
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 5:21am 06.04.23 Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 5:21am 06.04.23 Its beginning to sound like 'operator error". :plus: He needs to learn the Mechanism. If you wo
Dissimilar Metals Captain W at 5:20am 06.04.23 Thanks all. The West Marine guy suggested Mare-lube TEF-45 - is that the same as Ted-Gel or Lanocot
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 5:04am 06.04.23 Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing shemandr at 4:51am 06.04.23 What struck me about the ICW from Chesapeake City to Beaufort NC was the lack of services. For bein

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