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Trailer for Yamaha 25 MkII alturaam at 8:47am 07.17.12 Yamaha 2/2549 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 9/2754 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 3/1561 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 5/2806 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 2/1971 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 14/7345 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 3/1179 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 6/1747 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 25/4297 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 10/1657 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 35/8720 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 10/4835 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 19/9782 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 7/4598 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 7/9104 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 7/1999 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 7/5036 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 19/5320 We entered our first ever race and took 2nd place!:dance::dance: The Rotating Mast made a real big
Campbell Sailer prop for Hunter 356? Solemn Silence at 10:16pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 7/2170 Would like some feedback from those running a Campbell Sailer 3-blade prop on their Hunter 356. Crui
Deck Moisture buying boat floridasun at 9:11pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 6/2801 Looking to purchase a Catalina 34. We have sailed on many and feel this is the best overall layout v

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Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 12:19pm 01.27.23 had never heard of fiberglass rudder stocks before and was wondering what torsional loading would d
Crack on rudder Dalliance at 11:36am 01.27.23 For reference of what a FRP Rudder shaft with SS sleeves looks like... al expansion, NOT. Also ze
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Rich Stidger at 11:17am 01.27.23 Find the rubbing piece of wood and sand it so that it doesn't rub. This is the only method that I ha
Considering sonar dlochner at 11:12am 01.27.23 Forward scan transducers are cool and expensive. At least the Navico version has a range of 8 times
Considering sonar stickinthemud57 at 10:11am 01.27.23 Not forward looking, but you can definitely mount a traditional transducer in the hull without a th
Considering sonar dmax at 10:09am 01.27.23 There are some inexpensive depth sounders that should work for you by Hummingbird and Hawkeye and ma
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 10:08am 01.27.23 How many amp hours in total ? I gave inaccurate info. I have two marine starting batteries (700 cr
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? dlochner at 10:02am 01.27.23 As title says, wondering if anybody has experience installing a Code Zero sail on a Sabre 34? Wel
Crack on rudder (1) JamesG161 at 9:47am 01.27.23 For reference of what a FRP Rudder shaft with SS sleeves looks like... ch clearance between boat si
Considering sonar Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 01.27.23 I would think by now, through hull transducers are almost a thing of the past. The only place for t
Solar panel power recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 01.27.23 I have two deep-cycle marine batteries, How many amp hours in total ?
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 9:32am 01.27.23 Yes money is an issue for a Code Zero. What type of sailing do you plan on doing? I found an Asymm
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 9:29am 01.27.23 If money is no object you can look at the Selden retractable sprits. Nice
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 9:23am 01.27.23 At the moment I'm away from the boat although the sprit idea is going to be a necessity. Many thank
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? (1) jssailem at 9:18am 01.27.23 Ok. You need an attachement strong point on the bow, or a sprit to carry the task of the sail. What
Line routing to cockpit kappykaplan at 9:12am 01.27.23 convinced to mount the clutches in the cockpit now :plus:
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 9:12am 01.27.23 Understood about masthead rig. Torsion roller reefing sail to eliminate/reduce greatly foredeck wor
Line routing to cockpit tenacity31 at 9:10am 01.27.23
Considering sonar Davidasailor26 at 9:00am 01.27.23 Not forward looking, but you can definitely mount a traditional transducer in the hull without a thr
Considering sonar PaulK at 8:55am 01.27.23 Forward-looking depth sounders only seem to work at slow speeds - in the range of less than 5 knots.

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