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29.5 Overall Length shanker at 2:25pm 12.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1447 I'm trying to determine what the overall length ois of the 29.5 including the anchor roller. I was o
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Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 8:50pm 12.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/2449 With the market getting better for buyers ( prices soon to really normalize) what is your opinion
Marlow Hunter 33 2014 Egovos at 4:07pm 12.22.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1566 Wondering what folks think of this boat. Any major concerns? We're planning to use it in Barnegat N
Legend 35.5 Interior Cushions Spyndoc at 12:59pm 12.22.22 Big Boats 7/1318 Recently purchased the boat but anything that wasn't nailed down or bonded was stolen. So I guess I
Searching for Telescoping table legs. (1) jssailem at 12:29pm 12.22.22 Parts Search 5/1371 Hi guys. I have been searching for strong legs for my table. I saw this image on a new French buil
Depth sounder for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 12:09pm 12.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1067 The depth sounder in my newly purchased Niagara 26 has long given up the ghost. The brand is no lon
Mast stepping The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:30pm 12.21.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1697 Hey guys As many of you know I have a 1985 Pearson 303 in Florida and I don't think I will wait to
Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:24pm 12.21.22 Pearson 1/1645 Advise on correctly stepping up the mast
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Hayden Watson at 5:19am 12.21.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1840 My boat only has an 18-gallon black water tank which fills far too quickly and we are constantly str
A roundup of 2022 garymalmgren at 5:19am 12.21.22 Ask All Sailors 4/641 Here is a fun roundup of dinghy cruising on the East coast of Australia. Merry Christmas and Happy N
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? smo10018 at 6:06pm 12.20.22 C&C 4/1880 Hi all hoping someone can tell me what the Air Draft of a C'C 40-2 is? The one I am looking at has
Has Anyone Used a KC-2W box for NMEA0183/NMEA2000 Conversion dkinzer at 5:44pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 0/421 I'm considering getting a KC-2W converter box to convert the NMEA0183 DSC position reports that my V
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE (1) jssailem at 2:06pm 12.20.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1466 We are preparing for that solar day when the length of dark time is it's longest. The earth tilts th
Marina Advice Timm R Oday25 at 1:52pm 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1756 It's early inthe winter season I realize . I've already been looking at a longterm "retirement " boa
All Sailors Alansails at 11:39am 12.20.22 Catalina 310 4/1453 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy our sport and be safe! Thanks for sharing your expertise w
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 10:50am 12.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 43/6720 I hav a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 2GMF Yanmar I'm sure the same age. She's hard to start when it just a

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Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04pm 06.29.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:04pm 06.29.25 Wow! Thanks for the advice everybody. So we are adding a day, possibly two. Thursday we are going to
Troubleshooting mainsail trim piratesnail at 6:35pm 06.29.25 (But we have yet to determine the Starwind main is question is blown out.);) I think it is a fair
Inspecting keel bolt RussC at 6:23pm 06.29.25 you may need to juggle the stands under the keel a bit to get the load off the bolt. once you do, us
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 6:22pm 06.29.25 Thank you both for the responses. Danm1, we plan on getting to Port Washington Thursday night and l
Terminal connectors dlochner at 6:20pm 06.29.25 Somethings on a boat you can scrimp on a bit, others you're inviting problems. Off brand electrical
Terminal connectors Timm R Oday25 at 5:40pm 06.29.25 What are you folks using as fasteners ?
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. David in Sandusky at 5:19pm 06.29.25 Lots of really good advice above! If you are really limited to three days, then check out several m
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 5:18pm 06.29.25 I did this trip last week from Atlantic Highlands to Catskill. This trip is too ambitious for inexpe
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina JoeWhite at 4:49pm 06.29.25 Your starting procedure is correct. By holding the key on position 2 the fuel pump is energized and
Inspecting keel bolt Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56pm 06.29.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 3:42pm 06.29.25 Nice new docks after the big storm two years Not many boats anchored by Rebeca Spit Nice to see
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina jssailem at 3:35pm 06.29.25 Congrats on your new to you boat. Welcome to the SBO forum. You have th procedures spot on. Not sur
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' SailingCal21 at 3:23pm 06.29.25 For me a very timely post. I've got to adjust my rigging after my O'Day 34's deck recore project. Ka
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Captain Larry-DH at 2:46pm 06.29.25 I would like to clean up the coupler by grinding off the rust and re-painting. Caution: Do not do
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 2:23pm 06.29.25 Is this trip a delivery? I think it's too ambitious for self described "Zero Experience." I think t
Below Waterline Hull Work - Cracks & Barrier Coat dlochner at 2:11pm 06.29.25 The leading edge crack is probably fairing compound from when the 2 halves were joined. The other cr
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out dlochner at 2:06pm 06.29.25 Make certain all the connections are clean and tight. These could also be near end of life.
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 1:51pm 06.29.25 Hi Dave. Thank you for responding. Mostly looking to replace rigging. Spreaders, shrouds, turnbuckle
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 06.29.25

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