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ac power from engine (1) nybor at 8:37am 02.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/4109 first off, please excuse my ignorance. just bought it and am slowly learning the ropes (oops, sheets
Question On Cruising Zoom767 at 5:10am 02.17.13 Big Boats 10/1940 Good Day, I've just put on a Michigan MP 17RH11 3-blade propeller on my Legend 35.5 because I want
Teak toe rail refinishing pcjrusso at 3:27am 02.17.13 Ask All Sailors 14/16214 I have an Oday 34. I Need to refinish the teak toe rail I am looking for some ideas. Last season as
Advice on buying an 18'-20' Sailboat Ryanpoletis at 10:29pm 02.16.13 Smaller Boats 19/6622 I'm new to posting to this forum and would like some direction on a Trailerable sailboat purchase.
LED light replacement (2) Coriolisbc at 8:20pm 02.16.13 Catalina 30 11/2463 Hi All; Went to the boat show and saw these cool lights, so I went foe as I install them
Any recommendations for gel batteries? jgortych at 7:04pm 02.16.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3003 I am looking to replace my acid-based batteries with gel-based batteries and am hoping someone can p
Wire/rope Halyard to all rope + SBO Store Questions Cool Beans at 6:22pm 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3212 I want to replace the Starboard Jib Halyard on my Ranger 33. It is unusable and just tied off to th
Question for MaineSail re: AGM batteries Ivan at 5:07pm 02.16.13 Big Boats 1/1187 I just read your great article on "battery orientation" on your site. Very informative. However, a
Keel Protector - Keel-X carboman at 4:58pm 02.16.13 Smaller Boats 3/1446 I am looking at this for the bottom of my Hunter 23' keel. http://www.linex.com/pages/2010/light_i
Best cruising RPM therobesons at 4:47pm 02.16.13 Big Boats 4/1660 My Stock 1999 Hunter passage 420 has the stock 3 blade cruising prop. Does anyone know the red line
Cracked Hull/Deck raul bandas at 4:41pm 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 33/11317 Last week I purchased a beautiful 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 311. The original owner kept it in excellen
Hull Cracked / Deck Damaged - Beneteau 311 raul bandas at 4:11pm 02.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 67/37551 Dear Beneteau Oceanis 311 Colleagues, Last week I purchased a 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 311. The origin
Wind advisory? Nope Prob's. (1) emergpa1 at 3:23pm 02.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1770 Wind advisory; gusting to 30, we experienced gust of 25, with an average wind speed of around 18. Sa
Numbers for Rig Tuning TJM8187 at 2:53pm 02.16.13 Catalina 22 6/2444 Does anyone know of a good guide for rig tuning a C22. Going to be doing it for the first time this
Dropping the Keel bornin59ca at 2:17pm 02.16.13 Big Boats 2/1031 Ok the time has come to fix my Keel on my Hunter 40 Legend. I have been fooling around with it for t
Winterizing Raw Water Exhaust Joe Mullee at 1:51pm 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5639 I have a 1983 Yanmar 3GMF. Always winterize the raw water side with the pink stuff from West Marine
Looking for the Best Marina's at the Best Price in Rhode Is jerseyjoe at 12:20pm 02.16.13 Destinations 14/7534 I am moving my boat from NY to Rhode Island this season and I have done a lot of research but wanted
Thru hull fittings Luca1467 at 11:42am 02.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1295 I bought my 47.7 around 3 years ago. It is now 12 years old. I do not know if the previous owner eve
FEEDBACK REQUEST: New search installed Phil Herring at 10:26am 02.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2592 Sorry for the delay on this! We now have a new search function installed on all sites (excluding th
st40 or st60 VMG to wind Quoddy at 9:21am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4135 Does anyone know if the Raymarine st40, (now i40) wind instrument will feed enough data into the Ray

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Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 9:11am 04.02.23 Me too. Then APS went the "Life Style" route instead of performance sailing (The P and S of APS) an
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dlochner at 9:09am 04.02.23 I used to use APS.... but... Me too. Then APS went the "Life Style" route instead of performance
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Nichole340 at 8:59am 04.02.23 Have you looked at Hamilton Marine? I agree with you, Defender pricing is not as competitive as it
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please jssailem at 8:53am 04.02.23 Do I get discounts for large orders? ;) Ask. You never ask you never get.
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 8:51am 04.02.23 I have purchased from Cajun Ropes in the past. https://www.cajunrope.com And from here at SBO.
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 8:49am 04.02.23 For sources try the SBO store. They sell a lot of running rigging. If what you are looking for is o
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Tally Ho at 8:43am 04.02.23 I have purchased from Cajun Ropes in the past. https://www.cajunrope.com And from here at SBO. G
ATN mast climber tip please. Tally Ho at 8:39am 04.02.23 Keep the rope tight, and parallel to the mast. Use the mast to keep your feet from kicking too far
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dlochner at 8:37am 04.02.23 For sources try the SBO store. They sell a lot of running rigging. If what you are looking for is ou
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 8:29am 04.02.23 Bacon is having their Spring Sale on April 29th from 9-2. According to their ad in SpinSheet they'l
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please BobH57 at 8:26am 04.02.23 Bacon is having their Spring Sale on April 29th from 9-2. According to their ad in SpinSheet they'll
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 8:24am 04.02.23 Let us know how it works out. dj Will do.
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 04.02.23 It's a roller-reefing boom, right? I don't know anything about these devices but something tells me
Holes in rudder? stickinthemud57 at 8:05am 04.02.23 Welcome to the forum! The answer to both of your questions is yes. The 26S rudder requires a hold-
Stuck tell-tales stickinthemud57 at 7:57am 04.02.23 If any sail stitching (incuding telltale windows) is 'within reach' of the tell tale they will ofte
ATN mast climber tip please. dLj at 7:45am 04.02.23 I think the key is going to be moving the line attachment point to the base of the mast. I spent t
Stuck tell-tales Hollyberry at 7:44am 04.02.23 If any sail stitching (incuding telltale windows) is 'within reach' of the tell tale they will often
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 7:42am 04.02.23 I think the key is going to be moving the line attachment point to the base of the mast. I spent to
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis ggrizzard at 7:33am 04.02.23 Jim, We had two hurricanes come over our head in '22. :huh: So, yes, it was an very active season f
ATN mast climber tip please. dLj at 7:33am 04.02.23 Sorry, no pictures. I only used the equipment that came with the climber, seat, foot straps and t

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