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Starting battery NYSail at 9:20am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2852 Hello all..... Just a simple question for some of you smart guys out there. I have a Yanmar 3HM35
Raymarine vhf 215e second station msade at 9:06am 08.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1105 Hello I have the above vhf and its second station The main vhf unit is working The second station u
Charging with Shore Power Traylor67 at 8:52am 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1671 Perhaps this question is overly basic, but I'll ask it anyways. By way of background, I have a 1978
See over the top sherbo at 8:05am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/891
Swing Keel Slamming sherbo at 8:02am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1346 On a recent trip to Catalina I was kept up all night by the swing keel slamming in the housing. I tr
Another Awsome Weekend... Squidd at 7:28am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1416 Had a great time this weekend.. After the July 0 to 5 mph doldrums the wind is picking up in the Apo
H27-2 - Correct Mast Slide/Slug? Charles94 at 7:22am 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1282 1989 H27-2 Raising the main has been very difficult since we purchased the boat last year. Assumed
Catalina warning Sanfelice at 7:14am 08.07.12 Catalina 30 6/1913 Did a Google search for Catalina Yachts and there was a warning about the site being unsafe. Also co
Forestay about to snap--please help! SaltySails at 7:11am 08.07.12 Day Sailers 6/1860 Hi, my ODay daysailer forestay is hanging on by two wire threads! The others snapped at the bottom
Painting swing keel on MacGregor 21 mikewestz at 7:01am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1544 I am thinking about mooring my boat in a harbor (ocean) for the summer, next summer. Does anyone ha
LED lamp replacements for festoon bulbs canyon at 6:27am 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1764 Does anyone have suggestions for LED replacements of the small interior cabin lights in an H310. I w
Let there be light! (1) r.oril at 6:18am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2896 I want to pull my boat through LA traffic and not get hit. The wife is not happy with the current li
Sprint Atlantic "A" /Siimp/Law Windless lilypad at 4:55am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2472 2003 Hunter 356, windless needs the plastic fleming which goes around the chain / rope gypsy. The wi
Itinerary: Puget Sound to Desolation Sound TN at 8:27pm 08.06.12 Destinations 2/4556 We've been cruising the PNW the last 7 years and have managed to get as far north as Pender Harbour
Bedding Teak rails w/ Butyl Tape and Screws? Ward H at 8:12pm 08.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 0/3009 Removed some teak grab rails and toe rails and planning on the reinstall. Read MaineSails thread on
SailBoats and bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:57pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 11/4907 So in the first picture (where we spent the night), the reason we spent the night is while trolling
Electrical Panel # of circuits? Model 70 at 7:52pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1140 The Venture 21 that I recently acquired was owned by the last PO for 28 years and used only as a day
Sailboats do not make good boats for bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:28pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3585 Went out last Wed ' Thurs to test out some new installations on the boat. About a mile from the hou
Question about 38s5 headroom robertsapp at 7:04pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1267 Are there any 38s5 owners out there that can tell me what the headroom is belowdecks? We're startin
Wonky impeller on knot meter Carole at 6:37pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1566 Does anybody know why the impeller on my knot meter is attracting metal particles which stop it from

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Older sailers garymalmgren at 1:26am 01.07.23 https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-record-breaking-sailor-horie-84-to-receive-u.s.-a
Single handing Joe at 10:07pm 01.06.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 7:59pm 01.06.23 My plan is to close the valve, disconnect the hose, put the hose end into a pan of water and trying
Rain water through the mast JoeWhite at 7:51pm 01.06.23 My understanding is that rain water rises in running rigging due to capillary action then drips down
Think your PO made mistakes? Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke: Looks like there
Rain water through the mast shemandr at 6:25pm 01.06.23 There is currently a thread "mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin." It is c
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 6:09pm 01.06.23 What Greg said. :plus::beer:
Think your PO made mistakes? Hollyberry at 6:08pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke: Not originally..
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 5:53pm 01.06.23 ASI NDB1L-32C-32-120V DIN Rail Mount Ground Fault Circuit Breaker, UL 1053 Ground Fault Sensing, Lea
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:31pm 01.06.23 Right up my alley. The water ballast tank lid slopes down in the rear of the boat Anywhere behi
The cycle of life Captain Larry-DH at 4:24pm 01.06.23 1996, wow, Phil! It must have been around 2000(?) that you rescued the whole lot of us from the cl
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:58pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something. It is called a Speedy Stitcher
Think your PO made mistakes? Gene Neill at 3:32pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke:
First time sailboat owner (1) hatchclan at 3:27pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:26pm 01.06.23 got the lights changed out...much better. happy wife = happy life.
The cycle of life WayneH at 2:53pm 01.06.23 Phil, Thank you for all you've done for SBO and TSBB, also. :clap::clap::clap: Both sites have been
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 01.06.23 Paging @Crazy Dave Condon who might have some insight on the ballast tank location.
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Orbweaver at 2:25pm 01.06.23 One thing that I've noticed during my searching is that not all manufacturers put adequate thought/p
The cycle of life Tally Ho at 2:04pm 01.06.23 Best of luck Phil. I have really enjoyed SBO as an information resource, some fun banter (and the F
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Tally Ho at 1:45pm 01.06.23 So the extinguisher I "traded" in wasn't filled with Halon (which is now no longer used in these ap

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