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New Group morcharl at 6:58am 07.15.12 Smaller Boats 1/1537 Hi all, I just started a group for Catalina / Capri 16 ' 18's on Facebook. Just another place to pos
Lancer 36 Blackwater Tank mpergola at 5:52am 07.15.12 Lancer 1/2214 Does anyone have issues with their Blackwater tank? I purchased an 81 Lancer 36 two months ago and
Rudder post on C&C 26 Red 26 at 4:42am 07.15.12 C&C 0/1778 Hi all, I just bought a very nice '77 C'C 26. The rudder post has a fitting at the top where it prot
Mast Leak-Deck Plate vmaks at 4:00am 07.15.12 Bigger Boats 2/1465 O'Day 28, 1983....my mast is leaking, new boat to me so I have NO IDEA what the previous owner has d
Bilge Water related to Swing Keel? weh5748 at 3:51am 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 20/7607 Although no signs of a major leak, and not taking on a lot of water, I can never seen to get that la
Owners Manual listt123 at 1:54am 07.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1396 Looking for a Catalina 28 MK1 owners manual in PDF form. King Regards Tony List River Hamble UK
Westerbeke 10 HP Diesel Bigjer40 at 9:44pm 07.14.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1812 Wondering how many of you are still running your Westerbeke's? Mine is still running real strong, bu
ac install ktm500mx at 9:21pm 07.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1379 i just scored a 12k reverse cycle ac unit at a marina yard sale. I am looking for options for the in
Mercury 5 HP out board prop slipping help Delezynski at 9:12pm 07.14.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/5701 All, I just got an email from a friend who is anchored off of Anietyum, Vanuatu. He asked me the fo
Catalina 22 Facebook Group Kelynsea at 8:55pm 07.14.12 Catalina 22 1/1742 Please join the Cat 22 Facebook Group. It is an additional place to share stories, photos, experienc
O'day 20 Taking On Water (4) americanova at 8:48pm 07.14.12 Day Sailers 4/1778 I just got an old Oday 20 it seams like it was leaking before somewhere but not as much as after i d
Tanger Island JasonC at 8:22pm 07.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1948 Any MacGregor sailors in DC area want to sail to Tangers next weekend?
1st day out with my new Mac 26D (1) dawg2 at 8:19pm 07.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/6214 Well, it was an adventure. I put theoboat in the lake around 7PM. The fuel that came with the boat
Draining the engine oil jwdickerson at 8:08pm 07.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1374 Time to show my ignorance. My boat has a 40 hp Yanmar. How do I drain the engine oil so I can replac
Fuel Issue ??? RAD at 7:30pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1369 A few weeks ago I decided to install a spin on filter adapter for my Lucas CAV filter head on my old
Cell Phone Amp... Paying For Itself Maine Sail at 6:41pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 20/7520 So where we are anchored tonight there is zero phone or data reception with Verizon. I can't even ge
Length of Jib Sheet for O'Day 222 ??? mcassidy at 5:14pm 07.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2248 Can anyone tell me the length of a Jib sheet for an O'Day 222 (or 22)?
How to get rid of diesel odor in fibreglass? KenKindrick at 5:03pm 07.14.12 Big Boats 2/1162 I am replacing the diesel tank that leaked into my H340 aft cabin. Besides venting and using a fan,
New home made mast raising system. (3) Slow Mo^cean at 4:14pm 07.14.12 Catalina 22 1/3104 Got bored today, so I decided to alleviate some sailing headaches by building my own mast raising sy
Epoxy ?? Cmp1110 at 1:27pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1744 Can I gel coat over west epoxy?? Repaired my rudder today and I want to use gel coat to finish fair

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Bermuda capta at 10:42am 01.24.23 As the Gulfstream makes its own weather, a "weather window" can be a bit deceiving. Once you are out
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 10:33am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore..
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel capta at 10:29am 01.24.23 I don't know how much tide you have where you are, but it was common to lay my boat up against a wha
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 10:25am 01.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum It is a challenge finding replacement spars for boats. Problem is matching
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Richard19068 at 10:13am 01.24.23 My first thought was "yes you are nuts" (to try to get a O'Day 23 mast to fit a Hunter 26). But to
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 sailme88 at 9:53am 01.24.23 Facebook has a group for wrecked sailboats.. Pic of the group shows a domino effect in a boat yard.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 9:24am 01.24.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:08am 01.24.23 My Hunter 19 is motored by an outboard. I am looking at installing a propeller cage. Has anyone who
45' mast for Buchan 37 jssailem at 9:06am 01.24.23 We had a factory mast on one of our boats with an obvious riveted splice half way up. It is not al
Salinity tester Parsons at 9:00am 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things,
45' mast for Buchan 37 Hollyberry at 8:57am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore...
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel Hollyberry at 8:51am 01.24.23 We routinely hoisted a 2500 lb Martin 242 by the keelbolts (at times with a manual crane!). Amazingl
End Boom Sheeting (1) Kopite at 8:40am 01.24.23 Joe, Thank you very much for the guidance - it all makes perfect sense and addresses the issu
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? dlochner at 8:37am 01.24.23 In reading some of Maine Sail's more recent postings, it seems that he recommends that there is no
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 01.24.23 In short @MitchM , it seems that purchasing high-quality AGM batteries may not be the best option.
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 8:14am 01.24.23 I also steered away from Renogy for an AGM battery that I bought last year based on reputation. I w
Bermuda Caboteur at 8:11am 01.24.23 The Schengen clock starts when you enter the Azores and would stop if you entered another territory.
Salinity tester jssailem at 8:05am 01.24.23 Had them on my boat for the past 5 years. Believe @JamesG161 clued me into them.
Bermuda dLj at 7:49am 01.24.23 May should be great for weather: winter storms are finished and tornadoes are a few months away! Yo
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 patbratton at 7:40am 01.24.23 My father told me once to never spend $4,000 to try and make a $2,000 sports car perform like a $3,0

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