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Ducati at 1:36pm 08.25.12
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With this being the peak of tropical hurricane season, where and how do sailors deal with their vess
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Hi...we are looking at a 1981 Irwin 28.5, Yanmar deisel and wheel steering. Someone wrote me indicat
frankiedogs at 10:33am 08.25.12
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To piggyback off of bigjer40's thread, what would it take for a 33 or 37 Cherubini to be bluewater c
nlkennedy at 9:53am 08.25.12
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I have 2 heads on my Beneteau 46 and when a shower sump kicks on in one head to drain shower/sink, t
Chuck Cohen at 9:35am 08.25.12
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Our spinnaker halyard emerges from the side of the mast about 1-2' below the top. It goes thru a blo
seadaddler at 9:23am 08.25.12
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I am in Arizona watching the weather so any sailors in PG please keep us posted on what is going on
Cool_Change at 6:25am 08.25.12
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Hello... I'm attending the VM World Conference at the Moscone Center in San Fran this coming week (
StanFM at 6:16am 08.25.12
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Saw this photo and couldn't resist... http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv139/stanfm/Sailing/lines.
Jim Seamans at 5:29am 08.25.12
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Just letting you know that Sam's Club is now charging $15/battery for core charge. OUCH. Was $9
zoya at 5:18am 08.25.12
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I am being offered a $800 battery upgrade to AGM batteries on my new Beneteau Oceanis 41 3 batteries
rshwin at 9:18pm 08.24.12
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Hello All, I had read that someone atempted to seperate the hull from the deck on a Mutineer a few y
Geoff K at 7:30pm 08.24.12
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Sail L. Superior; no discharge. Toilet to holding tank is a solid 1 1/2"PVC run except for the first
littlescoop at 7:18pm 08.24.12
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Looking for a 100 or 110 jib for sail...I live in Monterey California
BCDurbin at 7:08pm 08.24.12
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Well we finally got our '03 393 delivered to our home in SE VA. All manuals and some extras include
Sam Salter at 6:26pm 08.24.12
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What side of the boom should a loose footed mainsail hang? One theory was that on the leeward side
ErinM32 at 5:26pm 08.24.12
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Hi, My dad and I are trying to restore an older O'day day sailer. We haven't been able to find a
25yearslater at 4:50pm 08.24.12
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Hi gang. Has anyone had their mast reanodized? What type of pricing did you get? The RigRite #8 i
Chris Patterson at 4:29pm 08.24.12
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On my Westerbeke, I have a small fuel filter mounted on the engine proper, it came from the factory
Emory M at 2:40pm 08.24.12
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Afternoon, I need to know wire size for my fore and back stays,also the shrouds. I have right now a
rwilliams125 at 2:20pm 08.24.12
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Hi all, I've been looking at O'day Mariners for a while and have just started considering the O'day

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The keel... is done
Project_Mayhem at 11:20pm 01.13.23
Beautiful work and nice shop!
VHF Cabling and Connectors
Project_Mayhem at 11:15pm 01.13.23
The seller recommended this assembly. The price is great but it doesn't look terribly durable. Feel
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Joe at 9:01pm 01.13.23
I liked the vid..... but calling a boat project like that a "fixer upper" maked me chuckle.:D
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Joe at 8:54pm 01.13.23
Sanding for the purpose of removing flaking paint and roughing the surface to give a better mechanic
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artboas at 8:11pm 01.13.23
That is partially true. The SeaTalkNG network can also be powered by the SeaTalk1 network. If the S
The keel... is done
patrickfarley at 8:01pm 01.13.23
Wow. Now I know what to do.
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jonelli at 7:52pm 01.13.23
I've determined my rain leak is mostly coming in from the V-Berth. Fills up in front of the water t
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to?
Don S/V ILLusion at 7:33pm 01.13.23
Between the paint mfg web site and what is written on the side of the can, you should find all the a
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jonelli at 7:26pm 01.13.23
Update: So, after caulking the mast wire conduit really well, I left the boat in another heavy rain.
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Ward H at 6:57pm 01.13.23
It's great to hear how many SBO members are still sailing in their 70s and some into their 80s. I st
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to?
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Tally Ho at 6:15pm 01.13.23
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Ward H at 6:11pm 01.13.23
Phil, I'm another who greatly appreciates all you have done with this forum. SBO gave me a place to
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Leeward Rail at 6:06pm 01.13.23
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SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 01.13.23
That sounds like a very complicated system. Do you have a volt/ohm meter? Do you know how to use
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SycloneDriver at 5:47pm 01.13.23
Look what arrived today. Now I h installing the wheel drive/motor.
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Project_Mayhem at 5:18pm 01.13.23
Perhaps mine was abused by yard apes? it was broken in multiple places on deck
VHF Cabling and Connectors
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I fixed my GPS Rollover issue
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