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What Do You Do With Old Sails? Caribbeanknight1 at 5:50am 04.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1181 My boat came with a brand new Jib and an older well used Jib that has some holes and tears in it. I
Dana Point Boatshow Ken13559 at 4:04am 04.24.13 Ask All Sailors 3/994 Will be going Dana Point Boatshow. Any advise?
Diesel Mechanic in San Diego area Brian Buzz at 8:10pm 04.23.13 Catalina 30 1/864 Does anyone know a good diesel mechanic in the San Diego area that can do small jobs or someone who
What kind of winches do I have Sprega at 8:06pm 04.23.13 Bigger Boats 4/1024 I bought my O'day 27 last fall. It is a 75. I have no idea if the winches are original. Thay appear
Hillbilly Dock protector SunsetSailor2 at 6:55pm 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 18/6082 just a thought about protecting my newly painted haul from dock rash. While picking up new marine ba
Need Online Resources for Finding Boat Info YSkipper at 6:44pm 04.23.13 Other Sailboats 1/2192 I'm looking for the year that my Island 17 manufactured by Ocean Yachts was built. It's most likely
Sailing from Baltinore to Connecticut Joe Roc at 5:35pm 04.23.13 Sails Call Lounge 0/3869 Can anyone who has made a voyage in these waters share their experiences. Both good and bad. Thanks!
393 owners?? Feedback Joe Roc at 5:30pm 04.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2916 My wife and I are shopping for and will be buying either an early 2000's 393 or a 411. Can anyone gi
Fuseable link on solar charger... Squidd at 4:01pm 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1127 I understand the need for a fuse/fuseable link within 7" of battery positive for any "load" connecte
Using solar charge controller with AC battery charger weinie at 3:48pm 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/11547 I have a solar charge controller and an AC shore powered charger that are both connected to my house
Main sheet block - blown (2) Ken Secor at 3:08pm 04.23.13 Catalina 22 9/3372 In checking stuff out, I see the traveler block is fine but connects to the main block - which is to
Connecting GPS power MickP at 2:19pm 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1360 Hello, I bought a Garmin Chartplotter recently and am trying to figure out how to connect it to powe
1990 Hunter 28' ruder post problem nautikal at 1:50pm 04.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1214 Hi Everyone, Does anyone have a diagram of how the rudder post is fixed in the Hunter 28. I have a
Any problems finding parts? ChessieSailor55 at 1:32pm 04.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1793 We are looking at a very pretty (I think! Hubby's not too excited about the hull shape, but interio
Used Sails for mac 22 KennyHiggins at 1:07pm 04.23.13 Parts Search 1/5157 I need sails for the Mac 22 Venture. I am in Key Largo Fl. She is a 1977 even though I don't think
Sail Size for Mac 22 KennyHiggins at 12:55pm 04.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/937 I am new to the Mac 22. It is a fixer upper and came with no sails. Could some one with help me wit
stuffing box mikeone at 12:35pm 04.23.13 Bigger Boats 2/815 I have a 1989 (322) oday , and would like to know what size packing to use on the stuffing box . Tha
Transome problem on 26 S (1) Grizmaster7 at 12:20pm 04.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/881 I have an area on my transom that is deteriorating, see attachment. I just bought a new Tahatsu 9.8
Backstay Length Rhodes 19 JoeLena at 12:12pm 04.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3231 Hello all. Trying to find out what the original backstay length on my Rhodes 19 is. I guess I can ru
Shore Power/Genset breaker blowing andersonjames at 11:50am 04.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1500 I have Hunter 45CC with Panda Mini8 Genset. The Genset runs the power on the boat fine at sea but wh

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Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths Crazy Dave Condon at 8:10am 01.03.23 Former dealer for the hunter 18.5 wing bulb keel. I will send you a. Privat message
Older sailers Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 01.03.23 That famous quote is simply BS or lack of judgment, IMHO. No matter how much yoga or agility exerci
Pesky Otters shanker at 8:06am 01.03.23 I had an otter living under the steps down to my boat. He would leave scraps of fish around that re
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? rgranger at 8:02am 01.03.23 We watch the channel Sailing JibSea and others featuring Canadians in Europe and none of them ever
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting RoyS at 7:39am 01.03.23 Throttle position also affects injection timing. My Yanmar 2QM15 engine manual suggests fully openin
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) Allan12210 at 7:33am 01.03.23 Wait until you retire. Then you will need one of these.
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths sail sfbay at 7:33am 01.03.23 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat. Determine the batten shape and purch
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 01.03.23 We watch the channel Sailing JibSea and others featuring Canadians in Europe and none of them ever e
Any sailor peppers out there? sesmith at 7:25am 01.03.23 Yeah, Vermont's always nice in (nuclear) winter. :yikes:
Any sailor peppers out there? Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 01.03.23 Funny this topic came up ... Sue and I just came back from a long weekend at my sister's farm in nor
Any sailor peppers out there? sesmith at 7:08am 01.03.23 I don't consider myself a prepper, cause I don't prep. To try and take off on our sailboat would be
Y-33 Midstay Riptide33 at 6:57am 01.03.23 Welcome to SBO! You didn't mention whether you have the tall rig or not. It may make a difference.
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:50am 01.03.23 The decimal point is really important. .5c is 50% of the battery capacity, 5c is 500% of battery ca
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? dlochner at 6:46am 01.03.23 As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboa
Any sailor peppers out there? Scott T-Bird at 6:40am 01.03.23 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=wooden+ships+song&cvid=747f2c844f7149c3be32faa781d83468&aqs=edg
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 6:38am 01.03.23 It's sunshine that causes the damage. If it lives in your shop when not in use and there are no win
Any sailor peppers out there? Scott T-Bird at 6:37am 01.03.23
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 6:36am 01.03.23 It's sunshine that causes the damage. If it lives in your shop when not in use and there are no wind
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 6:34am 01.03.23 Welcome to SBO! You didn't mention whether you have the tall rig or not. It may make a difference.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down Scott T-Bird at 6:24am 01.03.23 Hey, Power TO the Zeus should be provided on the dedicated power port. The Zeus does not get power

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