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Voices of experience KJH at 5:42am 06.24.13 Catalina 22 9/1242 During a trial, prior to our annual "Harbor Hop" up Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Manitowoc
Boom Twist vs. Boomkicker Piratenorm at 5:12am 06.24.13 Catalina 30 1/1089 My 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1 has a rotating boom at the gooseneck. I intend to install a Boomkicker but
main roller dtalent at 4:16am 06.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3842 I know there's been a lot of conversation about this topic but this is a new to me 36CC with a rolle
DaggerBoard stuck (2) ehudm at 11:52pm 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2657 Checked everything before I went sailing yesterday, everything looks fine, but forgot to check the D
running aground. campuscab at 10:04pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 27/3446 I was watching my sails and got too far south and ran aground near Peche Island today. I tried using
It's about the little things... (2) StinkBug at 8:19pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 43/5441 I know most of us are always tinkering with our boats, customizing them to fit our individual needs.
Spreader BrokeNotBroken at 7:47pm 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1520 Anything special about the spreader tube? I need to replace mine and picked up some 1" OD aluminum
Hiller alcohol stove replaement parts sam1939nl at 7:40pm 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1146 I am looking to replace parts in the alcohol stove burners. where do I find parts?
Cheap Pet Trick (2) rpwillia at 6:23pm 06.23.13 Catalina 310 1/925 Admiral got me a rechargeable handheld VHF from West Marine years ago. Never used it as I have the S
Hatch Cover for Daysailor silversailor at 6:00pm 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1908 I want to build a hatch cover for my Day sailor II. I was wondering if anyone could shoot me some pi
Tiller Problem AaronMacMullin at 5:56pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/696 Hello, Having a problem with my tiller. It's making a loud squeaking noise and there's quite a bit
Bow light csd0606 at 5:50pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/664 We are not close to our boat ' have our first sailing lesson Tues. evening but our bow light is out.
exhaust hose Larry D West at 4:48pm 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/868 Need to replace my exhaust hose from mixing elbow to muffler on a 83 hunter 30' . I need help with
Transducer wire Shadownav at 4:47pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/991 Hi all! I have an '83 Hunter 31 project boat. Looks like it's had a couple transducers during its
C&C 35' Mark 1 1973 gabriel32724 at 3:36pm 06.23.13 Big Boats 1/1087 I have a sailboat with a pump or macerator, there is several hoses going to it. I dont know what tur
mainsail rigging PD Harding at 2:49pm 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/992 Recently bought a 1989 Hunter 30 that had the mainsheet diverted from its original position through
Tests For proper Amount Of Twist Don Guillette at 2:42pm 06.23.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/4184 I had an interesting conversation with a Aussie sailor today. I love those folks and the mates from
Is this ok for tranny? odaydokay at 1:40pm 06.23.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1946 I need to do a transmission oil change in my Universal M12 (Hurth HBW 50 gearbox). I have an unopene
Hunter 356 Bilge Pump problem SwanAround at 12:56pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4952 In my 2004 Hunter 356 the bilge pump is having trouble pumping the water up the 5' it needs to go to
how to make safety line covers? pugetsoundsailer at 12:24pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2623 wondering what people are using to make those niffty safety line covers? Not sure what they are call

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Keel Bolt Cleaning dLj at 5:19am 05.18.23 I want to clean and re-coat my rusty keel bolts and nuts. The SS backing plates are like new! What
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jviss at 4:55am 05.18.23 ter inch around the base and did a couple layers of glass around and the base. I let it harden, smo
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 12:35am 05.18.23 Should have been much cheaper and faster than replacement.
Urgent warning to genset owners (1) Screen Saver at 12:13am 05.18.23 Good read and Info.So I have H49 with same FP 12 setup. Yep that skin fitting is very hard to get at
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 11:35pm 05.17.23 215775 i ground down the tube and about a quarter inch around the base and did a couple layers of gl
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 11:32pm 05.17.23
Jib Line Overlaps (2) Joe at 11:09pm 05.17.23 David's comments should help you quite a bit. But your biggest problem, of course, is lack of exper
Urgent warning to genset owners Hayden Watson at 10:44pm 05.17.23
Non working microwave Clydo at 10:39pm 05.17.23 On our Microwave we had to set the clock first and it was OK after that. Thanks will try that. Cl
Are you ready? Hayden Watson at 10:31pm 05.17.23
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages SoSound at 10:28pm 05.17.23
Raider Cherubini 33 jssailem at 10:09pm 05.17.23 Welcome to SBO and congrats on the new to you boat. Will be looking forward to following your proje
Are you ready? jssailem at 10:03pm 05.17.23 alligators in the Gulf Surfing GATORS... You can just here the Gators sharing... Surfs up and mayb
Jib Line Overlaps Stu Jackson at 9:02pm 05.17.23 Also don't over do thew number of wraps on the winch itself. I did that on our C22 eons ago and lea
Are you ready? MikeHoncho at 9:02pm 05.17.23 Dove north of Hoodport today. Above 10 feet the water temp was 60 F below it was 48 F. Its very u
Are you ready? RussC at 9:01pm 05.17.23 3-4 years ago in April. local lake water temp 58. a pontoon boat passenger decided to jump in. seei*
Are you ready? Dalliance at 8:24pm 05.17.23 I went to the marina tonight, thinking about getting out, but north cold winds and waves kept me at
Are you ready? (1) BigEasy at 7:26pm 05.17.23
Jib Line Overlaps tailboom at 7:20pm 05.17.23 Thanks for the advice, I'll give that a try.
Urgent warning to genset owners tkwhalen at 7:04pm 05.17.23 I find it interesting that the hose on the gas water separator is a hardwall water hose vs an exhaus

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