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26S cabin lights? Roadking Larry at 8:04pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1057 Does anyone know what the OE bulb is for the rinky dink light over the sink? It had a automotive 115
Splash Day! (2) Roadking Larry at 7:45pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2644 She's in the water! Launched this afternoon. No drama, no major oppses. Biggest issue is I forgot
Open CPN charts Captainron1 at 7:01pm 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4621 Hello everyone. I wonder if anyone can steer me in the right direction to find maps for the OpenCPN
Best Way to Remove Hull ID Stickers foursail22701 at 6:59pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1891 Hi. We need to remove the old identification stickers from both sides of the bow and put on new one
A few additions (2) agprice22 at 6:55pm 05.22.13 Catalina 22 2/1057 Here are a few additions I did today: outhaul led aft, downhaul led aft, halyard led aft, cunningham
Mainsail battens w/main furling in mast Captpete12 at 5:10pm 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1459 I just purchased a Beneteau 40 (2008) and on its maiden "voyage" we had a problem with the main bind
Removing ancient OB head seacock IH82BL8 at 4:47pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1185 I mentioned previously that I've reconfigured the head to omit the dump-overboard option. Now that
best and easiest tape residue removal gutsgolf at 4:22pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2050 P O left masking tape when he tried to tune up stripes on cabin. have beige tape residue all over t
Mainsheet Articles Needed bobjames at 3:05pm 05.22.13 Catalina 310 0/710 Hi Captains and Admirals: You probably just received the summer 2013 issue of Mainsheet Magazine
changing rigging below triangle of Oday 23 Herco Dunlop at 2:17pm 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1255 Is it a design defect: I was sailing last week when I heard a loud boom and the majority of the thre
H456 Aft Cabin LEAK?? (2) undrwtrfun at 2:08pm 05.22.13 Big Boats 1/1180 Looking for anyone who may have experienced similar leaks in aft cabin of H456 and/or recommendation
anchor swivels redhead78 at 1:55pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4941 Hi all, I ended up getting a lewmar delta 35lb galv anchor, after all your input I think this will w
Remove 5200 Geoff K at 1:37pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 9/8631 Several years ago there was a lot of advertising about a new solvent to remove 5200 adhesive without
rudder repair bill beyler at 1:22pm 05.22.13 Smaller Boats 5/1588 My rudder tipped over in storage and a piece on the back edge broke off. Its in an area that had a c
Irwin 27 (1970 model) drop keel marc9889 at 1:18pm 05.22.13 Irwin 2/8305 All, This is my first sailboat, which means that if you are reading this, you know more about it tha
USCG Nav Light Alert Mikem at 12:56pm 05.22.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 13/8511 I forward this alert from the USCG United States Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorat
Here's one for Maine Sail Through VS In Hull Transducers caguy at 12:44pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2704 I have Googled and searched the internet for some empirical information on how much is lost with an
Rigging question flyingiles at 11:27am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1120 Hi all, New to this forum but have a question about rigging. I bought and restored a 39ft one desig
25" shaft, is it possible Mar se at 10:57am 05.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/997 I have a 1972 Catalina 27 that I bought from a man who owned it for 30 years. The outboard on it run
oday 19'ers in SE WI? avenger79 at 10:51am 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1955 Are there any O'day 19 or similar owners in southeast WI who may be willing to show me how their boa

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 1:29pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Single
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 1:28pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Single
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Stu Jackson at 1:21pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Singleh
Lewmar window gaskets NYSail at 1:20pm 04.26.23 I had the same issues and you can fix this too. Go to the auto parts store and ask for 1/8 inch sil
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Leeward Rail at 1:01pm 04.26.23 I've never had much luck with pipe wrenches on the boat. I've found channel lock style more useful
Creature comforts tfox2069 at 12:45pm 04.26.23 NavMan 5500, that is some high speed gear right there - color display and everything! Made by a New
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:31pm 04.26.23 I did my circumnavigation before RF jibs and halyards leading to the cockpit. You did a circumnavi
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Captain Larry-DH at 12:28pm 04.26.23 Do you have an AIS transponder? This :thumbup: In addition to staying tethered short enough so yo
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? BigEasy at 12:07pm 04.26.23 Good stuff! Thank you!! Oh, almost forgot, Cruising Guide to the Northern Gulf Coast, by Cla
Advice for a Solo Sailor? capta at 12:04pm 04.26.23 Its very labourious to raise a mainsail, esp in your size range, cranking from the cockpit. When d
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? deminimis at 11:58am 04.26.23 Good stuff! Thank you!!
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? BigEasy at 11:52am 04.26.23 With BSL, MS as your starting point, Gulfport's Bert Jones Small Craft Harbor is a good place to s
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 11:48am 04.26.23 I need to check whether our valves have drain plugs for winterizing. If so, I should be able to wor
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Terry Cox at 11:46am 04.26.23 but I assume that meant pipe wrench or hopefully. Although I do have two on board, I've never had
Slippery floorboards dlochner at 11:45am 04.26.23 We have a cushioned kitchen floor mat (Amazon Link) at the bottom of the companion way. It does not
Lewmar window gaskets LaDonaMina at 11:45am 04.26.23 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? jssailem at 11:13am 04.26.23 BSL, MS is the home waters of @JamesG161. He has been busy with the rebuilding of his hurricane dam
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? deminimis at 10:51am 04.26.23 14 is the short days (port to an island when staying overnight on/at the island). I suspect 30 is m
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? jssailem at 10:44am 04.26.23 Welcome to the SBO forum. Nice picture. Looks like a fun boat. I can imagine it screaming in the Hoo
Creature comforts DinghySailor at 10:44am 04.26.23 BC, I'm in the middle of installing the Cortex M1 and found your situation was similar to mine. I'm

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