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In Mast reefing or Lazy bag Sailing Poodles at 12:33am 06.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2252 I am knocking on a bit now and my wife and I have decided that the time to do the Blue Water stuff i
sea water under the engine chokrisandy at 11:38pm 06.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/3275 Dear friends, i have a hunter 30/1981, during a regular check up , i found water under the engine at
Rot and damage to bulkhead (4) bitsailor at 8:12pm 06.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5284 Hi We recently took ownership of a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in generally good condition but
Used Sails 8.0 B finegold1 at 7:32pm 06.02.13 S2 3/1206 I have a 1981 S-2 8.0 B and I do not want to spend a fortune for a new sail as I only use the boat f
470 tabbing issues in bilge area? jacksilver at 7:24pm 06.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/817 I am looking at a 2000 C470. it looks great...but... on the starboard side of the bilge there appea
Replacing oil on 272 with ten_two diesel Steps at 6:50pm 06.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1186 I tried replacing engine oil on our 272 diesel, wow what a headache, I must be doing something wrong
Cast iron ballast Jwhy at 5:52pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4805 I'm looking at an '84 Hunter 34 with cast iron ballast. How real is the corrosion issue with this m
No raw water flow thru exhaust seaduct at 5:38pm 06.02.13 Catalina 30 6/1614 We went on our shakedown of the season today in our 1986 catalina 30. All was good until we dropped
Trans cable buddyshea at 5:10pm 06.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/928 Can not shift forward or reverse using control handle at the wheel. By applying force to the lever o
Honda 8 stalls bakes at 4:21pm 06.02.13 Trailer Sailors 14/4721 Our 2007 Honda 8 hp starts and runs fine for a few minutes but then starts running very rough and al
Cruising Design Reefer furler wchevron at 4:13pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 1/2048 Anyone have a Reefer 1 furler manual. I can't figure out where to cleat off the wire halyard after
How to install VDO water temp gage H-356 sailmaster39 at 2:49pm 06.02.13 Big Boats 1/929 Anybody install a VDO water temp gage on the Yanmar 3gm30 or 3ym30.I don`t like these idiot lights.M
Macgregor 26S jib sheeting questions Roadking Larry at 2:15pm 06.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5484 My 26S is a '94 production boat, not sure if that makes any difference or not. I'm pretty sure mine
Furler yes or no phxfan at 1:29pm 06.02.13 Catalina 22 17/1696 need opinions on adding a furler or just a haul down. jim
Overheard On VHF 16 Today Maine Sail at 1:10pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3877 Commercial Ship: "Sailboat off Bug Light this is the XXXXX. What are your intentions Captain." Answ
Sail trim short course. 25yearslater at 1:04pm 06.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 35/11214 Hello all. Now that I have restored this boat and am able to go from point A to B I would like to i
245 centerboard uphaul Flossdriver at 12:35pm 06.02.13 Seidelmann 1/12884 My 245 has been great, but the centerboard uphaul is wearing and needs to be changed. Can it be repl
Air conditioning for a Hunter 38 -2010 luv2sail67 at 12:12pm 06.02.13 Big Boats 7/2094 Hi - we are looking at installing AC in our Hunter but have conflicting notes about the size needed.
battery size Pat at 12:09pm 06.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1259 Good Afternoon, I'm beginning to question something I said on a forum post...Here's my question: D
Beneteau oceanis 350 outhaul diagram Lemz at 12:08pm 06.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3550 Could someone please send me a diagram of how the outhaul is rigged on a Oceanis 350

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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
Are you ready? shemandr at 7:02pm 05.17.23 When I lived North, Memorial Day was the beginning of swimming season. Sometimes it was chilly but
Jib Line Overlaps Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.17.23
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? Tally Ho at 6:31pm 05.17.23 Is it too late to get a wireless transducer system? Mine is a Tac Tic wireless and has been working
O'Day 302 Wheel Voyager1 at 6:27pm 05.17.23 Suri I have a 302 and installed a CPT, easy install has been reliable and best of all does not make
Are you ready? Tally Ho at 6:25pm 05.17.23

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