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Need a little help please jaxmariner at 7:26pm 06.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2029 Hello. I recently purchased a "fixer-upper" 1977 Catalina 27 dinette model - my first sailboat. Unfo
Stanchion Location randyk316 at 7:17pm 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/5275 Hoping for help with my stanchion placement on a 27 Catalina. Before I purchased the vessel, the
New Gasoline - Too many problems jibes138 at 7:06pm 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 30/8261 I keep seeing recurring issues in posts about outboard motors trying to run on new vintage gasoline
All Power Boaters Are Not Bad.... Maine Sail at 7:03pm 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3927 So late this afternoon a Nordic Tug pulls into the anchorage we are in and about 30 minutes later, e
Tide/wind/currents tfluce at 7:00pm 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1644 Hi, I'm brand new to NorCal and my reading tells me I should be looking up the Delta for more p
False anchor alarm, HELP Scosta at 6:53pm 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/823 I keep getting a false anchor alarm on my Raymarine RL80C multiple display/chart plotter . The anc
Muffler replacement? Hunter Legend 40.5 (1) SBiringer at 6:42pm 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/728 We are looking to replace the muffler on our 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5. There is a crack in the elbow
Fresh Water System Leaks tfluce at 6:29pm 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1097 Hi, my boat is "Molly Brown", 1980, 33Ft. I and two other partners are new owners. We've been work
Mac 25 Newbie (1) RyanLuce at 5:40pm 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1629 Hi all, New to the forum and I haven't sailed since I was a kid, but with a kid on the way the Mac
H375 head hose/holding tank connection.... Don s/v Tellico at 5:30pm 06.18.12 Big Boats 1/911 Quick check - to access the hose connection to the holding tank on stock H375, I go under the batter
Jabsco lite electric head. Jim D at 5:09pm 06.18.12 Big Boats 4/1469 Does anyone have experience with the direct replacement of a jabsco manual head to the electric lite
Plastic fuel tank leak by sending unit al graziano at 5:01pm 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2006 I just purchased a 2001 36 mk 2, and fueled up for the first time. I then noticed fuel leaking from
Keel bolts and nuts heluse at 4:47pm 06.18.12 Catalina 30 11/7101 I have just purchased a Catalina 30 which has sat for the last 2-3 years. The nuts holding the keel
Morgan "Raft Up" on Facebook! (1) Outisland_Crsr at 4:35pm 06.18.12 Morgan 4/1772 Come join us as we develop a great spot to show off our Morgan Yacht photos, discuss the boats, etc.
Float Switch? 1st boat at 4:30pm 06.18.12 Catalina 30 4/1738 '81 tall rig with a float switch that went bad. Replaced it and doesn't work. The wire that I conn
Picture of Woods Hole Waterfront Roger Long at 4:25pm 06.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2371 The only vessel in the picture that I didn't design is Strider! http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/ima
You want to buy fuel for this (1) sailaway78 at 3:12pm 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3708 Ran across this rig over in Biloxi. Anyone want to estimate fuel burn on these puppies? Or buy fue
How to remove permanent marker from hypalon? (2) Rich Stidger at 3:11pm 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 7/8760 OK, I have purchased flexible number boards from http://www.boatnumberplate.com and I have the two-p
Rescue Off Mexico Rick D at 2:58pm 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1081 Here's a story of a rescue from a yacht damaged by a collision with a whale. Shows the value of an E
Wire Rope? RonRock at 2:08pm 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1594 What do I need to know about the wire rope rigging on my V25? As far as I know the rigging is all go

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Evaluating a South Coast 26 PaulK at 9:35am 02.05.23 Just a boat handling point-- the side decks seem quite narrow, which might make going forward to hoi
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:34am 02.05.23 Also, the the rigging runs thru the same drain. Would have never thought of that
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:31am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
Perko vs. Vetus shell ventilators dLj at 9:28am 02.05.23 I have no experience with the Perko but looking at the Perko web site for these, they are doing the
Missing boom kappykaplan at 9:27am 02.05.23 Water seeks its own level. My sink drain is below the waterline. Water doesn't back up, even when
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:18am 02.05.23 Can anyone explain " the sink drains thru the keel, how would it drain just sitting still in the wat
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 9:18am 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Battery starter ... Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 02.05.23
Battery starter ... shemandr at 8:19am 02.05.23 Yeah, that.
mooring pendants jssailem at 7:53am 02.05.23 Welcome to the SBO site. It is tough to make these decisions. Money. Will it be a calm water experie
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:49am 02.05.23 Have had a 3blade Maxprop for years which feathers reliably. Prop walk is minimal and reverse thrus
Battery starter ... Don S/V ILLusion at 7:45am 02.05.23 Looks like a battery isolator common in that era of boats. You should replace It with something like
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 7:34am 02.05.23 For convenience of installation the wireless is very attractive. But. Signals can go week or fail. P
mooring pendants Captain Larry-DH at 7:24am 02.05.23
Oday 302 keel surface Mackaroni at 7:14am 02.05.23 Sorry for the delay in responding. The answers here are super helpful and I am very grateful for t
mooring pendants dlochner at 7:06am 02.05.23 Welcome to SBO. What are other boats in your mooring field using? I would start there. https://x.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 6:49am 02.05.23 Have a friend that has the wireless. The yard ( and my friend) forgot about he battery in the mast
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 6:45am 02.05.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? RitSim at 6:41am 02.05.23 Have a friend that has the wireless. The yard ( and my friend) forgot about he battery in the mast
Wind Song -summer pics/upgrades TomY at 6:18am 02.05.23 The Concordia craftsmanship on your boat is world-class. She is beautiful!

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