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Stress Cracks on the deck of a 272 phagialas at 11:42am 03.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1259 I'm looking to purchase a 1988 O'Day 272 LE. It has some stress cracks about a foot away from the m
Medicine Cabinet H310 stmoss at 9:59am 03.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1312 My 1999 H310 has no medicine cabinet in the head. I've seen pictures with a mirrored medicine cabin
Alternator bracket (2) Blitz at 9:53am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1627 I recently purchased a upgraded 60 amp alternator to replace the original 35 amp alternator on my Ya
Thinking of buying a Mac.19 rodgerkham at 9:49am 03.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/13355 looking for easy to handle weekender for just the wife and me. Don't want a big motor, a 9.9 would w
How does the table work on the 1984 31? (1) Mark Nooney at 9:40am 03.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1001 I was looking at the saloon table and it seems to be able to convert to a bed. Does anyone know if i
considering buying a CC 42 blair at 9:27am 03.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1386 I live in San Diego and would be living on the boat full time. The majority of my time would be sing
Keel repainting Costy at 9:13am 03.13.12 Trailer Sailors 6/3239 Hi, I went ahead (while working on the trailer) and knocked out all the lose paint with a wire brus
Sym Spinnaker jeff1smith at 8:08am 03.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1201 I've been a cruiser for many years and woukld like to dip my toe into club racing. I've found a Crai
What do y'all do with the jib halyard if you've a furler? Sublime at 8:04am 03.13.12 Smaller Boats 8/3376 I've a Hunter 260. I have a roller furler jib so the only reason to have the jib halyard is for rai
B&R rig question (1) Sublime at 7:58am 03.13.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6758 I'm full of questions today :D When sailing a B'R rig, on a broad reach the sail leans against th
EPA approves product for controlling invasive mussels Soundbounder at 7:53am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved Marrone Bio Innovations' dry formulation of Zequan
Boat names are the same jim148 at 7:48am 03.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4109 I put my H22 in the water for the first time last summer and at the end of the season found that an
Mystery Oil mavourneen at 7:47am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2960 I have a 10hp westbeke diesel engine. I was talking to a member at my boat club and he said, I shoul
Improving sliding hatch C27 Jon_E at 7:25am 03.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 14/6857 Hi all, The sliding main cabin hatch on early Catalina 27's was not the best design. The hatch is
Folding Wheel for Passage 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 6:36am 03.13.12 Big Boats 4/1555 Anyone have a folding wheel on their Passage 450 or 456? I am looking into one and trying to decide
Seraffyn in Mattapoisett (1) Soundbounder at 5:56am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1787 http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab79/Soundbounder/Seraffyn_4-560x420.jpg And now here she wa
Moving boat to St. Simon's Island Bonzai at 5:55am 03.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1323 Hey guys! Looking for anyone who can help move a boat from Cocoa Bch. area to Brunswick Ga.Boat has
356 propane tanks Bob 04 H260 at 5:50am 03.13.12 Big Boats 12/4976 Our 03 356 came with two 5 lb tanks. Does anyone make bigger tanks that will fit into the locker ?
Terminal Roger Long at 5:36am 03.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3635 Thanks for all the suggestions above. I just got everything moved out of the way and gave the engin
catalina 30 draft question tom power at 5:15am 03.13.12 Catalina 30 13/3803 Sorry. when I first posted this autofill made it look like a 30yr old boat. Again, I recently retire

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Moving Catalina 38 from St Augustine to St Johns River dlochner at 4:09pm 03.25.22 Welcome to SBO. We did the trip from Jax to St Aug last December with a 55' mast and 5' draft,. no
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. jssailem at 4:08pm 03.25.22 Yes.. A lot of unanswered questions. 600 plus miles of open water ENE into the trades to get from Co
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! pclarksurf at 3:48pm 03.25.22 which is a nice euphemism for the fact we've all screwed it up at least once -- ;)
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 dmax at 3:37pm 03.25.22 If you have an Isomat mast (I do), the mast head should look like this: NG2 Masthead Assembly My to
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Justin_NSA at 3:33pm 03.25.22 Like the classical 'liar paradox' we learned in my logic class. The statement of a liar that they ar
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. JamesG161 at 3:21pm 03.25.22 You can use Windy.Com trip planner to simulate your trip. Then use this to add to your info... now
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 jssailem at 3:16pm 03.25.22 What biocide did you use to dissolve the sludge In context, when I bought the boat (2015), the 2
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions 31seahorse at 2:59pm 03.25.22 Welcome to the SBO Forums Sailing Pelican! And, a big "Thank You!" to Parsons. As luck would hav
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. (5) jssailem at 2:48pm 03.25.22 My next step was to look at what NOAA has available for a time frame 29March to 02 April. I gathered
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 kappykaplan at 2:41pm 03.25.22 I now biocide after every fueling and have never had any issues after that. :plus:
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 ice breaker at 2:32pm 03.25.22 I had a similar problem when I first purchased the boat. Aggressive sailing in rough water, stirred
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 Tom J at 2:25pm 03.25.22 Why not run a continuous line from the end of the boom to a cleat near the main halyard winch? That
Another Doc. Scam Tom J at 2:18pm 03.25.22 I get the same notice every year about the time my vessel doc is due for renewal. Thanks for postin
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) rgranger at 2:11pm 03.25.22
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 2:06pm 03.25.22 Here's a great view of the construction details of another wooden boat. while pulling on the ancho
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! brockangelo at 1:53pm 03.25.22 I definitely will start asking here before purchasing elsewhere. The collective knowledge here is pr
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:26pm 03.25.22 While anything is possible, if you find the screen in the tank you would have your answer. The PO
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:23pm 03.25.22 It sounds like the sludge is in the bottom of the tank. I had this problem on my previous boat and
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:19pm 03.25.22 Sounds like the tank vent is stopped up creating a vacuum and starving the engine of fuel. Take the
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 1:10pm 03.25.22 Next up for the Pacific NW Sailors... Looks like there may be breaks in what feels like endless rain

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