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Teak Deck lab5225 at 11:07am 07.17.12 Big Boats 1/946 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 4/1590 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 1/1348 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 2/2562 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 9/2767 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 3/1567 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 5/2835 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 2/1993 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 14/7470 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 3/1185 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 6/1767 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 25/4315 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 10/1686 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 35/8904 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 10/4873 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 19/9911 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 7/4655 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 7/9114 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 7/2007 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 7/5116 I am in the process of purchasing a Catalina 320. During the test sail I found that there might be

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Fake Documentation Renewal Notice jssailem at 7:34am 02.14.23 You can do it online using the website. https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Deputy-for-Operati
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller jssailem at 7:28am 02.14.23 I tore it out and went with a simple 2 or 3 part mainsheet. There was way less friction, sail contr
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller shemandr at 7:19am 02.14.23 For mid boom sheeting, I don't know if I would go forward with this project. My observation is tha
Embrace the freeze. (1) jssailem at 7:12am 02.14.23 Just 11 days ago I suggested that winter was going to be around a bit longer. Here at 400 ft above s
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller rgranger at 7:12am 02.14.23
Ouch! rgranger at 7:11am 02.14.23 Slips at Charleston city marina run north of $800/mo
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer JBP-PA at 7:01am 02.14.23
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice All U Get at 7:01am 02.14.23
Towing a pram shemandr at 6:46am 02.14.23 I built and towed a 7' pram through ownership of 3 sailboats. I put two eyes on the foredeck as far
air conditioning Sailgunner at 6:27am 02.14.23 I installed one in my old 30T years ago. I put the uniit in the back berth. The berth is verry long
Towing a pram Rick Webb at 6:15am 02.14.23 If you are in the process of building it now, put two points to attach a towing bridle a far apart a
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 RitSim at 6:11am 02.14.23 When I had my Universal diesel I found equivalent parts at the Kubota dealer. They couldn't look up
Ouch! RoyS at 6:03am 02.14.23 I feel your pain. The marinas around here are all full to capacity. Some of them take advantage of t
Towing a pram dlochner at 5:45am 02.14.23 Set the bow eye low on the bow, this will tend to lift the bow up and reduce the chance of burying i
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (2) Ward H at 5:31am 02.14.23 Is that similar to your procedure. My procedure: I thoroughly clean and sand the area where the ba
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 RoyS at 5:25am 02.14.23 There are adaptors available for that. Get a steel one for strength. Most senders are 1/8" NPT and y
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller (2) jfgy at 4:47am 02.14.23 Hello looking for information re retrofit traveler to replace bridle style boom set up on Hunter 27
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice dlochner at 4:46am 02.14.23 Received my renewal notice for $26 with a return address of National Vessel Notification Center, P
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice kappykaplan at 4:40am 02.14.23 National Vessel Notification Center, PO Box 1119, Falling Waters, WV 25419-1119. Looks legit. :plu
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice Terry Cox at 4:38am 02.14.23 Received my renewal notice for $26 with a return address of National Vessel Notification Center, PO

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