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Teak Deck lab5225 at 11:07am 07.17.12 Big Boats 1/935 I have a CT 41 and have decided to salvage the parts instead of spending a lifetime of work and bunc
Outboard Davit frank balcer at 10:24am 07.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1582 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 1/1333 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 2/2549 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 5/2807 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 2/1972 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 14/7347 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 10/1661 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 35/8725 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 10/4836 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 19/9786 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 7/5040 I am in the process of purchasing a Catalina 320. During the test sail I found that there might be

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Considering sonar jssailem at 9:15am 01.28.23 You have been watching to many insurance tv commercials
Considering sonar LloydB at 9:13am 01.28.23 You would be amazed at the destruction I have raised driving through those new subdivisions with my
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion jssailem at 9:12am 01.28.23
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:07am 01.28.23 Have you considered the hunter 19 water ballast for easy trailering?
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion Leeward Rail at 8:49am 01.28.23 I assume that the transducer is a thru-hull design, so you want to avoid dealing with a hole in the
And this is? Zom-B-Land at 8:37am 01.28.23 Wow! Ok thats cool. Much thanks for the info. Hope it does work to at least some degree
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? jssailem at 8:21am 01.28.23 Of the fun of getting a new to you boat. Dress her up with lots of bling. Like a new girl friend.
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 jssailem at 8:15am 01.28.23 Your Hunter, do you have the topping lift terminated at the mast or is it run back to the cockpit?
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? George Braun at 8:11am 01.28.23 now i have yet another thing on my list to check in the spring - new 2008 Hunter 36, no idea of the
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. jssailem at 8:00am 01.28.23 Shelter Bay looks like a good spot to be for Saturday's big winds. Hi OrcaBob. Welcome to the SBO
And this is? Davidasailor26 at 7:56am 01.28.23
And this is? kappykaplan at 7:50am 01.28.23 Perhaps to discourage birds from landing.
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products John Marrone at 7:37am 01.28.23 Thanks to all you fellow sailors.
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 7:35am 01.28.23 Thanks for the great feedback. I was also concerned about the keel winch on the Macgregor, it could
Rain water leaking in V berth jssailem at 7:34am 01.28.23 Hello @akabud Welcome to the forum. You are getting some torrential rainfall this year. One might a
Flexible Tank Search RoyS at 6:35am 01.28.23 I put one of those in an odd shaped compartment last year. The flexible tank conformed to the odd sh
Considering sonar RoyS at 6:22am 01.28.23 Last year the chart plotter showed me motoring along about 100 yards off shore, er actually inshore
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Sail22Capri22 at 6:03am 01.28.23 I had success cleaning teak with this stuff : https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Gene Neill at 6:00am 01.28.23 Yeah, if the washer PSI is too high (and/or the spray tip too narrow) it will tear up the surface of
Cleat backing plates? Gene Neill at 5:58am 01.28.23 I may, however put a single additional larger cleat centered in the bow, just far enough aft to acc

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