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Outboard Davit frank balcer at 10:24am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1564 Looking to buy a davit to lift my 15 Yamaha from the dingy to the rail mount. Had a Forespar (I thi
Bimini for 222 beeleeva at 9:34am 07.17.12 Day Sailers 1/1309 Greetings from the Jenny Lynn. God has given me a love of sailing and really fair skin. I want to
Trailer for Yamaha 25 MkII alturaam at 8:47am 07.17.12 Yamaha 2/2501 Hello all, I am new to the S.B.O. forums. Am currently in hot pursuit of a Yamaha 25 MkII up in Mi
Seaweed All U Get at 8:47am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2709 Hi all, Had an incident with the genset while running it the other day. It shut down due to an over
2012 Sippy Cup Race (Chesapeake Bay) THECUSCUS at 8:25am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1545 This a nice, laid back race to introduce one to night sailing/racing. It is close at hand, get your
Opening ports for a Catalina 27? Dixie Chicken at 8:17am 07.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2713 Hello All... I just got a 27 Cat a month ago, and with this summer heat, I was wondering if anyone
2012 Sippy Cup Race THECUSCUS at 8:15am 07.17.12 Trailer Sailors 2/1954 This is a great small boat race! Get your entries in, time is running out. 2012 Sippy Cup The 4th
2QM20 Yanmar pelicanj45 at 8:01am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7169 Can anyone tell me the difference between a 2QM20F and a 2QM20H. I need to replace my 2QM20F and I'v
Port Frames Northern Waters at 7:44am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1170 HELP!!!!! I have a 1973 30ft Pearson.. The long cabin windows leaked and the rubber seal was also
JIb that will partially roll bffatcat at 7:31am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1725 has anyone come up with a Jib that will partially roll and still keep its shape?
"I Got a Boat..." Squidd at 6:21am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4227 I mean I've had it for awhile....I picked it up last fall, worked on it all winter and spring...Laun
Stuffing box nut RWSlater at 5:54am 07.17.12 Big Boats 10/1644 1996 Passage 42, does anyone know if the stuffing box nut is a left hand thread or standard thread?
Inverter Grounding Problems hmurmur at 5:47am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 35/8333 I have a Xantrex Freedom SW 2000 inverter on the boat. Recently, I discovered that the inverter do
Boat Pox is this the END Red Ryder at 5:47am 07.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4772 I own a 1984 O'Day 222... It has sever boat pox of the worst kind. I am not able to repair it myself
More on Sail Twist Marc14857 at 5:46am 07.17.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/9718 Hi Don I'm working on fine tuning my boom vang on my Hunter 44..B'R rig in mast main no battens.
Internal Halyard Slap LordNelson at 4:52am 07.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4482 I bungee the external portion of the halyard that connects to the mainsail to a stay, but the intern
Points to ponder Doc_holiday at 4:32am 07.17.12 Sails Call Lounge 7/9071 Not really stealing the title from Readers Digest but i thought we needed a place to post questions
Sailing Vacation Sail123 at 11:52pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1986 My Clipper Marine 32 aft cabin ketch, 8' beam has a nice six wheel trailer and while I slip her on a
Single Handing a 320 kwilson1033 at 11:40pm 07.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/4947 I am in the process of purchasing a Catalina 320. During the test sail I found that there might be
First time racing a MacGregor 26D r.oril at 10:39pm 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5286 We entered our first ever race and took 2nd place!:dance::dance: The Rotating Mast made a real big

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QUESTION twodzusfittings at 7:50pm 12.26.22 I had already thought about what Kings Gambit suggested, however that kind of search doesn't work. T
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 7:27pm 12.26.22 My brother sails a J/30 out of Juneau and enjoys it quite a bit despite the light air they are stuc
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? PaulK at 7:06pm 12.26.22 My brother sails a J/30 out of Juneau and enjoys it quite a bit despite the light air they are stuck
Nearly there pcharn01 at 6:53pm 12.26.22
Marina Advice higgs at 6:48pm 12.26.22 You don't say how many gallons your tank hold. Diesel is usually not a problem. I would recommend
Mast stepping higgs at 6:41pm 12.26.22 I have stepped countless masts on all types of boats. You don't need a rigger to do it, but you sho
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? higgs at 6:35pm 12.26.22 For the conditions you describe you do not want a light weight boat like a San Jaun. You also do no
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 6:24pm 12.26.22 Und ein gutes neues jahr
Its funny Friday! JamesG161 at 6:20pm 12.26.22
Happy Festivus... JohnShannon at 6:15pm 12.26.22 Ah yes ! The airing of grievances to be followed by the annual feats of strength. My favorite tim
Nearly there Justin_NSA at 5:52pm 12.26.22 Right attitude anyway :wink:
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring SycloneDriver at 5:05pm 12.26.22 It's also possible that the circuit runs through an oil pressure switch. If the oil pressure is los
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 4:49pm 12.26.22
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 4:38pm 12.26.22 Yes, particularly since you have LEDs.
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom Mechone at 4:38pm 12.26.22 So you know the strength its 400 newtons, measure the diameter of rod and diameter of body common s
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Tally Ho at 4:30pm 12.26.22
First time sailboat owner (3) hatchclan at 4:29pm 12.26.22 Another (potentially dumb) question; the 4 overhead lights in the salon are red. Are there other col
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart garymalmgren at 3:58pm 12.26.22 Good morning (well it is here in Japan) JS. I am following the live tracker. Especially the tail end
Advice on gel coat to centerboard stickinthemud57 at 3:28pm 12.26.22 Gelcoat is probably not the right product. When you say "rough spots" are you talking about rust?
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart jssailem at 3:26pm 12.26.22 If like me you are watching this adventure, thank you Gary.... You might find the tracker link inte

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