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Incurring Poseidon's wrath?? RyanLuce at 12:55pm 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1635 Hi All, My wife and I recently got a new (to us) boat and we're considering changing the name. I k
Teak Deck lab5225 at 11:07am 07.17.12 Big Boats 1/884 I have a CT 41 and have decided to salvage the parts instead of spending a lifetime of work and bunc
Outboard Davit frank balcer at 10:24am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1525 Looking to buy a davit to lift my 15 Yamaha from the dingy to the rail mount. Had a Forespar (I thi
Bimini for 222 beeleeva at 9:34am 07.17.12 Day Sailers 1/1180 Greetings from the Jenny Lynn. God has given me a love of sailing and really fair skin. I want to
Trailer for Yamaha 25 MkII alturaam at 8:47am 07.17.12 Yamaha 2/2353 Hello all, I am new to the S.B.O. forums. Am currently in hot pursuit of a Yamaha 25 MkII up in Mi
Seaweed All U Get at 8:47am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2361 Hi all, Had an incident with the genset while running it the other day. It shut down due to an over
2012 Sippy Cup Race (Chesapeake Bay) THECUSCUS at 8:25am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1467 This a nice, laid back race to introduce one to night sailing/racing. It is close at hand, get your
Opening ports for a Catalina 27? Dixie Chicken at 8:17am 07.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2192 Hello All... I just got a 27 Cat a month ago, and with this summer heat, I was wondering if anyone
2012 Sippy Cup Race THECUSCUS at 8:15am 07.17.12 Trailer Sailors 2/1825 This is a great small boat race! Get your entries in, time is running out. 2012 Sippy Cup The 4th
2QM20 Yanmar pelicanj45 at 8:01am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 14/6137 Can anyone tell me the difference between a 2QM20F and a 2QM20H. I need to replace my 2QM20F and I'v
Port Frames Northern Waters at 7:44am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1117 HELP!!!!! I have a 1973 30ft Pearson.. The long cabin windows leaked and the rubber seal was also
JIb that will partially roll bffatcat at 7:31am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1622 has anyone come up with a Jib that will partially roll and still keep its shape?
"I Got a Boat..." Squidd at 6:21am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 25/3947 I mean I've had it for awhile....I picked it up last fall, worked on it all winter and spring...Laun
Stuffing box nut RWSlater at 5:54am 07.17.12 Big Boats 10/1535 1996 Passage 42, does anyone know if the stuffing box nut is a left hand thread or standard thread?
Inverter Grounding Problems hmurmur at 5:47am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 35/6827 I have a Xantrex Freedom SW 2000 inverter on the boat. Recently, I discovered that the inverter do
Boat Pox is this the END Red Ryder at 5:47am 07.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4541 I own a 1984 O'Day 222... It has sever boat pox of the worst kind. I am not able to repair it myself
More on Sail Twist Marc14857 at 5:46am 07.17.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/8952 Hi Don I'm working on fine tuning my boom vang on my Hunter 44..B'R rig in mast main no battens.
Internal Halyard Slap LordNelson at 4:52am 07.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4046 I bungee the external portion of the halyard that connects to the mainsail to a stay, but the intern
Points to ponder Doc_holiday at 4:32am 07.17.12 Sails Call Lounge 7/8842 Not really stealing the title from Readers Digest but i thought we needed a place to post questions
Sailing Vacation Sail123 at 11:52pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1933 My Clipper Marine 32 aft cabin ketch, 8' beam has a nice six wheel trailer and while I slip her on a

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Lake Cruise April 2022 Sgt B Powell at 7:22am 05.03.22 Looks like a great trip.
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 05.03.22 I have only heard of one failure of that type and the boat went down in less than a minute and a ha
Smoothing boat bottom and painting dLj at 6:54am 05.03.22 You sanded through your gel coat. I'm not an expert in applying gel coat. So can't give you advice o
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 6:47am 05.03.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Misc Issues JamesG161 at 6:36am 05.03.22 Normally Black smoke = Engine burning oil Hopefully no more Backfires on the engine. How many engi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 waterman30 at 6:34am 05.03.22 I've had good luck with OnlineOutboards
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Brian D at 6:27am 05.03.22 If you can turn the wheel when the clutch is engaged, I don't think it is the belt, it sounds like i
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement JamesG161 at 6:16am 05.03.22 Mine has become nearly impossible to lift up Look under the lavatory for entanglements on the hose
Solar Charge Controller Question DArcy at 5:59am 05.03.22 I understand cost constraints. I would bet any loss in efficiency from the DC to DC converter would
Solar Charge Controller Question Bob J. at 5:53am 05.03.22 I also have an electric sailboat, majority of boost controllers will not fullfill your needs. IMHO
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 5:51am 05.03.22 I had a sailpro until it got stollen. It was absolutely dependable and did everything I needed it
Solar Charge Controller Question rgranger at 5:48am 05.03.22 The background information: We have a Catalina 30 Mk I and recently converted it to an electric dri
New to me o'day mariner 19' rgranger at 5:46am 05.03.22 @Will Gilmore is right though, you will need to knock that glue down a bit first. A rubber wheel
O'day 25 Port and Stbd setee drains to where? Timm R Oday25 at 5:36am 05.03.22 Glad we could be there to help
New to me o'day mariner 19' (1) rgranger at 5:32am 05.03.22 A way to cover the rough fiberglass is with exterior grade carpet tile. Nice stuff, easy to work wi
Deep stick rgranger at 5:25am 05.03.22 You still need to tell us what motor you have.
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Globe Pilot at 4:54am 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Terry Cox at 4:41am 05.03.22 I need to go to Anacortes tomorrow. Could I possible pick it up? I'm a working stiff during the we
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming jviss at 4:20am 05.03.22 Not really. I know you're an inquisitive kinda fella, and I'm sure you've read Maine Sail's websit
Modifying the rear berth on a Legend 35. Will Gilmore at 4:12am 05.03.22 Both good points. -Will

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