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Winter Cruising Roger Long at 3:24am 01.28.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1742
Video: How your Catalina is made. jfrench at 3:19am 01.28.13 Catalina 22 1/1091 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OXLoG3rbz0 Here's a five minute video look at how Catalina builds
Hunter 240 Justin at 2:13am 01.28.13 Smaller Boats 5/1463 An anyone assist with the current cbh handicap for a hunter 240?
skeletons in the closet/bulkhead replacement (5) nevadashawn at 9:17pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3567 Hi, since this is my first post, I thought a brief introduction would be in order. Almost two years
Compression Tester Ken13559 at 8:54pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/927 I'm looking for compression tester for Yanmar diesel engines, specifically with adaptors for GM and
Using STP oil treatment Ken13559 at 8:29pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4632 I've been using Esso Delvac 15W40 for on my 2GM20F since day 1. Lately I added approx 7-9% of STP Oi
Need a sailboat fix!!! Nodak7 at 7:57pm 01.27.13 Big Boats 0/756 Anyone in the Punta Gorda Area willing to give a pair of stranded North Dakota sailors a tour or sai
Is it worth saving? (14) Rubato at 5:57pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 38/8490 Am looking at a first29 that has had water leaking into it for a few years. Generally I think anyth
Another twist on mast raising systems Joe Blizzard at 6:43pm 01.27.13 Trailer Sailors 11/4911 I hadn't seen this variation before. I like that it's lifting the entire mast rather than levering i
Question on running reef lines to cokcpit Wayne Steinhour at 6:02pm 01.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2018 I'm planning to bring the control lines on my 23 back to the cockpit. I have ordered most of the ha
Novice Battery Question - 30' Hunter Brianthomas at 5:40pm 01.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2151 I recently purchased my grandpa's 1979 30' Hunter and have what should be a simple battery question.
Broken shut off cable lug broken!!! highmillr at 5:20pm 01.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/933 Bought the 34 with no shut off cable....went to put my new one on ...tried to loosen the screw that
Hello all! KingAirDriver at 5:14pm 01.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 34/5846 Hello all, Just wanted to introduce myself, My wife and I just purchased a 1984 C-27. Don't kno
Bottom paint over a barrier coat Butch23065 at 5:05pm 01.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1175 My bottom paint, Vivid, is worn enough, I can see a lot of the barrier coat showing through. I keep
Le Vendee Globe Caboteur at 4:49pm 01.27.13 Racing 1/22543 After 78 days of more or less match racing Francois Gabart and Armel le Cleac'h finished with barely
HAVASU Late Reg Fee's NIXED! CaptDon01 at 2:21pm 01.27.13 Catalina 22 0/673 There are a few C-22's that have signed for the Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention, but haven't gone t
Are folks buying sailboats? dj2210 at 2:17pm 01.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/4898 My C27 has been up for sail since last July. Considering I've put way more $ into it than I'm asking
interior cleaning sailordel at 1:53pm 01.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1360 I have a 1989 Legend 37 but I suspect my question relates to many other it not all Hunter models. T
Mast foot studs Rondubai at 1:22pm 01.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1161
Newest project, folding table (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:10pm 01.27.13 Day Sailers 11/1680 I'm in the process of making a small folding table. The base will attach to the starboard seating ar

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Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? JoeWhite at 6:07pm 02.26.23 Ask them how many will be working on the boat at the same time. Sometimes it requires 2 persons to m
advice on auto chart plotter Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 02.26.23 Interestingly enough, those who state, with conviction, that in their opinion paper charts are a "wa
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 4:53pm 02.26.23 Tacking angle is the angle between opposite tacks, another way to look at pointing. I know a beam or
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay
Wind generators, yay or nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? Crusty Ol Salt at 12:51pm 02.26.23 I do not own a wind generator. The guy that owns the catamaran on the next pier over does. Our boats
Wind generators, yay or nay? dLj at 12:17pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limite
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 10:43am 02.26.23 Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful places and it just will not let go, ever.
Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.26.23 I recoated it with coal tar epoxy. Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful place
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.26.23 We, along with probably 80% of the boats in our area, haul out annually for winter storage. Our ins
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 02.26.23 There are some good puns in there somewhere. :beer: I thought the same for an hour or two but cam
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:57am 02.26.23
Petrel mast diameter please. (2) jssailem at 8:51am 02.26.23 Welcome Peter to SBO Congrats on your boat. The Petrel has a bit of a history. There were 2 designs
Eliminate topping lift Kings Gambit at 8:11am 02.26.23
Modifications to an Albin Viggen Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 02.26.23 Apparently this is a deck-stepped mast and my first guess would be that the plywood was a retro-fit

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