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lost something I had soldier1964 at 7:00am 09.09.12 Day Sailers 4/1324 I sail a O'day 20 on a inland lake, and today was a wonderful day for sailing. I dock at the end so
Stanshion Source or Repairs? MLampner at 6:31am 09.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2098 If you have seen my post in the all sailors forum you will no by my own stupidity I broke the weld o
Backing out of a slip Against the wind MLampner at 6:17am 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 31/15999 OK, lets start with this first truth in hindsight I did something stupid. It won't be the first time
O'Day - SPREADER Darin21 at 4:50am 09.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1052 Hello, One of my spreaders is "jury rigged" by a previous owner who obviously broke or lost the ori
Hard to believe... Costy at 9:45pm 09.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3097 Hard to believe that I forgot to retract the center board and people launched and retrieved their bo
Ice box won't close jmhenry at 9:12pm 09.08.12 Pearson 1/1959 I'm the new owner of a Pearson 31. During my first sail, the ice box opened as it should, but upon
Deck moisture on Catalina 34 steve77 at 8:26pm 09.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2789 Hello. I'm looking at buying a Catalina 34, I found one that looked good and came to an agreement wi
Raymarine Network Switch JR Larsen at 7:34pm 09.08.12 Big Boats 5/1764 I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS installed with the full array of Raymarine products offered at that time.
Dinghy leak mellis18 at 7:25pm 09.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2142 Still having problems with my dang dinghy. Although now its water coming in, not air going out. Look
Painting a deck Lost Parent at 6:43pm 09.08.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1323 I am just going to paint my deck using the roller and tipping method and just a couple of questions
25 swing keel barniclebob at 5:01pm 09.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1012 Just bought YAHOO,25 cat from Modesto Cali. hopping to talk to former owner with upgrades and how th
My 87 Catalina 27 weinie at 4:41pm 09.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/4621 I've finally got around to uploading some pics of Impulse: http://s839.photobucket.com/albums/zz3
O'day sailing without a swing keel dreamboat23 at 3:32pm 09.08.12 Day Sailers 12/8239 I have a 23 which I haven't sailed yet ( new to sailing):confused: and my swing keel is gone. If I
Spinnaker......... Dale E.Harper at 3:19pm 09.08.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2436 I'm new at this ......... what is the difference between a asymmetrical and a symmetrical spinnaker
hunter 170 acp cracks and delamination mparker007 at 2:25pm 09.08.12 Day Sailers 9/13868 i own a 2002 hunter 170 and have repaired several small cracks in the hull over the years as per ins
Helm station on 22 (1) UPSGUY at 1:20pm 09.08.12 Catalina 22 10/2684 My son and I just went to look at another 22. We passed on it but I thought the Helm station was so
Big Draft All U Get at 11:58am 09.08.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1623 Hi all, We are preparing to head south and have been looking through travel guides and charts at p
centerboard up/down tackle twisted Bill Daniel at 10:36am 09.08.12 Smaller Boats 0/914 The centerboard tackle has developed a desire to twist the last couple of years. I've crawled into t
Radar lost when large load added KenKindrick at 9:53am 09.08.12 Big Boats 7/2336 Is there a device that can be used to protect my radar from decreased voltage when a large load is a
S2 8.5 Bulkhead shift??? (2) Tynatch at 8:57am 09.08.12 S2 3/1596 Early this summer, I noticed a crack/split in the trim piece over the dooor leading into the head. A

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Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now marchem at 7:55am 11.03.22 There's a much easier way: Sink drain thru-hulls are below the waterline on almost all sailboats.
New Legend 35 owner here. pete c at 7:48am 11.03.22 My deck seems very solid. The previous owner has had it 22 years and seems to have kept it up well.
New Legend 35 owner here. walmsleyc at 7:36am 11.03.22 '88 Corrosion. Gonna drill a small hole and do a better inspection with endoscope. Rudder bearing
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 dlochner at 7:34am 11.03.22 When docking at dead slow, being able to steer with the engine is wonderful when the tiller doesn't
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 JBP-PA at 7:28am 11.03.22 To maneuver. steer with the rudder not the motor it is much easier than reaching back to the motor
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 JBP-PA at 7:23am 11.03.22 I would agree whole heartedly . Never in the history of manufacturing would a company add something
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 7:20am 11.03.22 The bulkheads are a part of the boats skeleton. Like your rib cage, they give the boats fiberglass
The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals (2) JamesG161 at 7:18am 11.03.22 I may have solved the mystery. A famous Russian Pirate rrrg... Jim...
Capri 26 Owners - new owner of 93 #266 with questions (4) Black_Dog_Sailing at 7:03am 11.03.22 Jumping on this thread as the new owner of Hull 266, moving the boat back to New Bern, NC from Hayes
Dyneema for furler line All U Get at 6:40am 11.03.22
Can't Find that darn leak ! jssailem at 6:18am 11.03.22 Welcome to the SBO forum, Mike. The hole to describe sounds like a limber hole. One of many that a
The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals jssailem at 6:13am 11.03.22 An intriguing story. Thanks.
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? jssailem at 5:56am 11.03.22 The bulkheads are a part of the boats skeleton. Like your rib cage, they give the boats fiberglass s
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 Timm R Oday25 at 5:41am 11.03.22 I would agree whole heartedly . Never in the history of manufacturing would a company add something
New Legend 35 owner here. pete c at 5:40am 11.03.22 What year is your boat? Wht's going on with your chainplates? .. and you rudder bearings? Chris
Dyneema for furler line SycloneDriver at 4:44am 11.03.22 Thinking outside the box, would adding a foam luff to the head sail reduce the total number of wraps
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:44am 11.03.22 I am also an engineer and you should not remove the bulkhead. It is a structural member by design.
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:43am 11.03.22 Another input: 8mm marine plywood with all it edges fastened can easily counter substantial compres
Rainwater in bilge sailme88 at 3:57am 11.03.22 Well if you had a keel stepped mast you'd be close friends with rain water...That aside, check the b
Rainwater in bilge kappykaplan at 2:44am 11.03.22 It's been recommended to use a leaf blower to "pressurize" the cabin, then use soapy water and a bru

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