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Marathon C-22 Trailering (4) CaptDon01 at 4:01pm 06.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1114 Knock on wood, but so far we've logged just over 4,700 highway miles under our keel so far on our ro
Rudder Tension and Squeaky Noise AaronMacMullin at 3:27pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/719 Hi, I have a 27ft Hunter, (1980), there is a loud squeaky noise coming from the rudder and tension
Boat Insurance bustedrudder at 3:21pm 06.24.13 Big Boats 21/3852 We have been with Boat US for 3 years. Never made a claim and they jack us every year about $400.
The New Garmin 741 Is Finally Shipping..... (4) Maine Sail at 3:02pm 06.24.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/6322 After months of promises and missed deadlines Garmin finally shipped the first batch of their new 7"
rail tubing options ? pugetsoundsailer at 2:17pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/982 local boat shops are selling the 7/8 rail tubing in my area for $8 per foot, anyone got a more econo
Sheet Winches 1968 31' Seafarer 31 kendp at 2:12pm 06.24.13 Seafarer 34/13156 My son recently bought one of these and is fixing it up in preparation for launching it. He would l
mounting transducer pugetsoundsailer at 2:07pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1288 getting ready to mount a transducer on the 26s looks like port side of the keel would be perfect. Is
Docking stern first (1) bshock at 1:10pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 31/6455 Hi All, I'm a new "big boat" owner, having graduated from a Catalina 25 to a Beneteau 361. The doc
learning the "ropes" sailing for idiots. Dragon Fly at 12:45pm 06.24.13 Bigger Boats 2/844 28' Oday. After returning to the water after a winter on the hard, tried to unfurl the jib and it w
Sticky Dingy Tsatzsue at 12:21pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8809 Yes sticky. From what I have been reading my new to me dingy may be stuck for good. It is in great s
Original Main Sail finally ripped Ima90sJezus at 12:11pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 3/1160 So, I've have the boat out twice so far this year. First time the water pump went belly up and I had
How well insulated is the factory ice box? Jared1048 at 11:49am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1830 Im looking at converting the icebox and had a few questions. 1. How much insulation is there? 2. w
Why MASE 5501 genset NOT charging bats edwmama at 11:39am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/830 Hi all I own a Cal Cruising 46. It came with a MASE 5501 genset ( yanmar diesel generator ) Next
What size docking lines? PGIJon at 11:35am 06.24.13 Big Boats 12/2020 West marine is having a 40% off sale of bulk rope and dock lines. I'd like to take this opportunit
Hotknife.... (1) Sumner at 11:29am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1133 For those of you who do canvas work and don't have one Sailrite has their... http://mx2.radiant.net
SF Bay Jib? zinmaker at 11:13am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1380 Just purchased a 1971 Cat 27 and was wondering what people in the SF Bay are using for jibs, curren
Florida to Oregon nybor at 11:09am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3990 Hi. I am considering sailing my Catalina 350 from Merritt Island Florida to Portland Or. I was wonde
First sail - Love our O'Day! (3) Tabi II at 10:46am 06.24.13 Day Sailers 6/1625 Had our first sail Saturday after a month of doing deferred maintenance getting our new-to-us O'Day
H320 Fuel Gauge garethreeves at 10:42am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/789 My fuel gauge cracked and broke. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? Thanks Garet
removing rust stains on sails pugetsoundsailer at 10:42am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1708 I'm going to try CLR with a tooth brush and try to get out some rust stains on the jib. Any better w

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C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:45am 04.18.23 Thank you!!!
Checking shaft alignment Stu Jackson at 9:43am 04.18.23 Congratulations on a fine boat. We have tons of C34-specific info on our Catalina34 International A
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? dlochner at 9:42am 04.18.23 Welcome to SBO. I'd pick the Precision 18. It was designed by Jim Taylor who knows how to design fa
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? BlindCat at 9:30am 04.18.23 I have IMF on my 2002 393. It did take a little getting used to, but its great never having to leave
Folding Prop Rick D at 9:15am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Folding Prop Hollyberry at 9:01am 04.18.23 I would not say that a FOLDING prop gives you better reverse thrust - it depends on the model and de
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 8:55am 04.18.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
New Mac 25 owner Serendipity202 at 8:52am 04.18.23 Congrats! It's so nice to be able to sail or toodle around with a room cabin!
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 8:26am 04.18.23 Wow what great advice. Would you be willing to email me so I can correspond with a few other questio
Rust color in Antifreeze capta at 8:25am 04.18.23 I rarely use chemicals to clean my fresh water side of the cooling system. It can cause scale to fal
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement kloudie1 at 8:06am 04.18.23 Since that tensioner does not have a spring load, the belt tension gauge is pretty much necessary to
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 7:59am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, a
Newbie Fresh and Green dlochner at 7:48am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Newbie Fresh and Green dLj at 7:47am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Folding Prop George Braun at 7:38am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? AaronD at 7:38am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, an
Emgine replacement jssailem at 7:14am 04.18.23 Brad.... Perhaps clarity. Engine replacement... can mean I want a brand new engine installed - sh
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 7:07am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain ding
Rust color in Antifreeze Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58am 04.18.23
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? kappykaplan at 6:57am 04.18.23 With devices like these, are you able to test them? It varies by device, but they do have a test f

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