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Mooring float hookup Lost Parent at 1:32pm 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2036 I was thinking of hooking a large carabine to my boat hook pole and using this to hook to a mooring
Huricane Sandy gathering in the marina. (1) rccsailboat at 11:32am 11.07.12 S2 3/1422 There are probably 3 S2s in Morgan Marina at the west end of Raritan Bay NJ. None of them started wh
Slow grind when starting..Starter or Solenoid or Current???? GJensen at 11:31am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3001 I have a yanmar 2QM15 that does a slow grind now when i try to start it even though my battery is fu
What's Wrong in These Pictures? Roger Long at 10:25am 11.07.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5122 I'm curious how many ABYC standards violations you can spot in these photographs. We'll just let th
cover for Beneteau 285 First cindy15934 at 9:24am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2650 Hello, We are looking for a winter cover for our Beneteau 285 First. Does anyone have any suggestio
Found the Guy Who Built My Cat-27 caguy at 8:54am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2175 While at the ramp last Sunday I had a chance to meet an old timer who used to work for Catalina in W
Vang & Kicker wufibugs at 8:21am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3666 I currently have a soft vang. Am getting ready to install a boom kicker to replace the topping lift
Tempest keel plate Tim Adams at 8:19am 11.07.12 Day Sailers 0/903 I've just bought a 1969 Tempest, and find that the plate through which the keel bolts go to fasten t
cabin fabric rudym at 6:38am 11.07.12 S2 11/3907 recently purchased a S2 9.2C, generally in good condition except the fabric liner in the cabin is ba
Boom Vang question Harleyreef at 5:33am 11.07.12 Catalina 22 24/4661 Hi, I just received a new boom vang, non-rigid set up from Garhauer and was wondering if it is bette
Whisker Pole for C320 john on haze at 9:06pm 11.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/6577 Hi, I'm a new Catalina owner and new to this forum so please forgive me if this question has been ra
How Do I Replace The Swing Keel Rope? (1) Britmick at 7:40pm 11.06.12 Smaller Boats 4/2993 I just bought a 1994 23.5 today ' would like to replace the swing keel rope over the winter. Can any
Gulf Islands Winter Sailing Lost Parent at 7:25pm 11.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1977 Anyone ever sailed the BC gulf islands in the winter ?
Hatch cover - forward (1) RTSKI at 4:16pm 11.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/991 Just purchased an O'Day 19. The forward hatch cover has a tube-rod combination to allow setting the
Hunter 34 mast coxwaine1 at 3:51pm 11.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2897 Hunter 34 demast due to Sandy Hello, This has been one of my favorite websites for the last few
Looking for S2 8.0 center cockpit for sale Moonrat at 12:17pm 11.06.12 S2 1/2548 I'm trying to get a lead on a S2 8.0 center cockpit for sale. Please let me know if you heae of one.
refrigeration shawanaga at 11:52am 11.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3486 I am considering buying a 1990 Hunter 37.5 and it has an ice box Anyone know what in involved in in
Question for Chicago-area sailors jblersch at 10:59am 11.06.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2525 I'm considering a move to the Chicago area (Naperville) and I'm wondering if anyone has recommendati
Window Columbia 23 Bigler at 9:59am 11.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/952 Hi, I am a new owner of a Columbia 23 and need to reset the windows due to heavy leaks, any one out
Lifeline Stanchion Install PATBUZZARD at 9:19am 11.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2957 When I bought my O'day 22 the lifeline stanchions were dismounted and stored on the V birth. I woul

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Raymarine Axiom SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 01.02.23 David, can you provide more details? Not sure I fully understand exactly what is a Rasberry Pi.
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck (3) jssailem at 10:57am 01.02.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Pictures are helpful. These are the parts available here on the SBO websi
Older sailers higgs at 10:51am 01.02.23 My father sailed until his early 90's, When he was in his late 80's he was still winning sailing co
Older sailers jssailem at 10:48am 01.02.23 The look on their faces when the "Coastal Grandma" at the wheel waved while ducking under them and
Older sailers Calif. Ted at 10:40am 01.02.23 Time does help teach one how to sail.... Warmest memory of the holiday season for me was passing a
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:36am 01.02.23 Thank you, @Terry Cox, @MFD, @jssailem, @BobH57 for all your thoughts and suggestions. We intend to
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 10:26am 01.02.23
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 10:25am 01.02.23 curious if reusing the bolt and insert new zing instead of whole assembly will make this more or le
Happy new year to all jssailem at 10:18am 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 01.02.23 I think it is as lean as 35:1 at idle and closer to 12:1 at WOT. Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bmadan at 10:14am 01.02.23 I wanted to say "thanks" for this post. I'm replacing my HWH in my Beneteau 36.1 and this was the p
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:07am 01.02.23 No fiberglass. The coating a penetrating epoxy sealer from Total Boat. You did varnish on top of t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:37am 01.02.23 Thank You for the videos! That is exactly my next project for this morning.
Any sailor peppers out there? Tin Kicker at 9:31am 01.02.23 Sounds like entertainment for Walter Mitty dreams but the reality is that wherever you want to go -

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