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Cockpit Drain Hose Size (2) BaltoPete at 2:25pm 08.14.12 Catalina 30 1/3672 Does anyone know what size hose is needed to connect the cockpit drains to the through hulls on the
Thinking of upgrading dph123 at 2:03pm 08.14.12 Catalina 30 16/2648 Hello all. I just sold my 1972 c22 which I had for about a year. A few weeks ago I had a catastrophi
Mast Raising System CzechMate at 1:40pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1177 I have a Macgregor 26D, and it came with a mast raising system. The previous owner never used it, an
Replace mid-ship toerail with sail track? OS2Dude at 1:37pm 08.14.12 Day Sailers 2/1135 I have an O'Day 23 and I'm toying with replacing the deck blocks with a sail track on the mid-ships
Tiller tamer worked great! (2) Hollyweirdos at 1:28pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1961 Happy to be able to get out today for a sail on the ocean. The new tiller tamer worked perfectly.
Looking for an Atomic 4 Bill Roughton at 12:55pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2757 Would like to install it in my O'Day 27. The boat is in southern Maryland and I live in Northern Vi
Hello coach4111 at 12:24pm 08.14.12 Chrysler 0/4195 Would like to hear from someone ..that has a C-13 Chrysler sailboat.. I have an 1980..Thanks Don...
Difficulties tacking in high winds and waves Piotr at 12:17pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4975 This is baffling, because in 30 years of sailing I've never had any problems tacking in any conditio
Are American Sailor More Over Cautious Then European Sailors (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 62/10426 I have recently made a new friend. He is a 25 year old sailor from Poland. He has been sailing for m
P 28 Outhaul JimLor at 11:54am 08.14.12 Pearson 4/1598 Ould like to know how much our puthaul should move - 1986 P 28. Right now it is almost nil, maybe an
Best Practices for Using 2 Water Tanks on 320 kwilson1033 at 10:48am 08.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/4785 I just bought a 1993 320 and have never had a boat with so many features. One of the more notable i
Hunter 170 Stemhead TLEEMING at 10:11am 08.14.12 Day Sailers 1/1529 I am a fairly recent owner of a Hunter 170 (my first sailboat purchased) and after a week of vacatio
Need feedback on replacing seacock (1) Igetit at 9:58am 08.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3115 This is a 2002 Hunter 270 (mostly identical to a 260) that I acquired two weeks ago. The boat had be
sliding galley upgrade? centerline at 9:48am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1695 has anyone put their sliding galley on tracks to make it easier to pull in and out for use and stowa
liveaboard in France donquijote at 9:33am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1372 How best to advertise Beneteau 50 based Med. France. For American or Aussie an inexpensive European
Raymarine System Calibration Rick486 at 9:28am 08.14.12 Big Boats 5/6012 Well, it's a slow summer cruising wise due to weather and breaking in new puppy, so in the meantime
cockpit seat hatch.... centerline at 9:08am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1724 on my boat (mac 25) there is a hatch built into the starboard seating area. I like it a lot.... on t
Quick question Lost Parent at 8:39am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/1810 We are on holidays and cannot get diesel to rev high it stops around 2500 rpm when it should reach 3
1975 O'Day 27 Manual wyattlisa at 8:01am 08.14.12 Bigger Boats 3/2462 Hi we just bought a 1975 O'Day... she is in great condition. Just wondering if anyone could email us
Looking for a cheap slip on Chesapeake AirBooss at 7:58am 08.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/7355 I am buying a boat and am looking for a convenient slip on the west side of the bay between about Pa

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mooring pendants Will Gilmore at 9:56am 02.05.23
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 9:35am 02.05.23 i have a brake on my shaft. custom made i suspect. goes around the coupling. locks the 2 bladed pr
Evaluating a South Coast 26 PaulK at 9:35am 02.05.23 Just a boat handling point-- the side decks seem quite narrow, which might make going forward to hoi
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:34am 02.05.23 Also, the the rigging runs thru the same drain. Would have never thought of that
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:31am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
Perko vs. Vetus shell ventilators dLj at 9:28am 02.05.23 I have no experience with the Perko but looking at the Perko web site for these, they are doing the
Missing boom kappykaplan at 9:27am 02.05.23 Water seeks its own level. My sink drain is below the waterline. Water doesn't back up, even when
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:18am 02.05.23 Can anyone explain " the sink drains thru the keel, how would it drain just sitting still in the wat
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 9:18am 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Battery starter ... Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 02.05.23
Battery starter ... shemandr at 8:19am 02.05.23 Yeah, that.
mooring pendants jssailem at 7:53am 02.05.23 Welcome to the SBO site. It is tough to make these decisions. Money. Will it be a calm water experie
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:49am 02.05.23 Have had a 3blade Maxprop for years which feathers reliably. Prop walk is minimal and reverse thrus
Battery starter ... Don S/V ILLusion at 7:45am 02.05.23 Looks like a battery isolator common in that era of boats. You should replace It with something like
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 7:34am 02.05.23 For convenience of installation the wireless is very attractive. But. Signals can go week or fail. P
mooring pendants Captain Larry-DH at 7:24am 02.05.23
Oday 302 keel surface Mackaroni at 7:14am 02.05.23 Sorry for the delay in responding. The answers here are super helpful and I am very grateful for t
mooring pendants dlochner at 7:06am 02.05.23 Welcome to SBO. What are other boats in your mooring field using? I would start there. https://x.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 6:49am 02.05.23 Have a friend that has the wireless. The yard ( and my friend) forgot about he battery in the mast
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 6:45am 02.05.23

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