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Cable tv kandk at 8:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 1/1427 How do you switch to cable tv? I changed switch to B and changed input on tv to cable. It just keeps
Helms 27 grtsct at 8:33am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1632 Does anyone have an opinion good or bad on the Helms 27 also if you have any personal experience wit
Rookie needs some help pat5884 at 8:15am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6566 So I bought my '82 Catlina 22 about 1 year ago. Never sailed or owned a boat so I am still figuring
Fresh water intake on a 1978 Hunter 27 perezall at 8:08am 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2232 Hi Folks, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 27 and cannot locate the fresh water intake for the water
two shrouds on one chainplate (2) njl at 8:03am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4278 I have two shrouds connecting to a chainplate in an awkward way and would like to fix it. The heavie
questions about my mac 222 newsailor72 at 7:30am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/914 questions about my mac 22 It's a 1974 so I believe the swing keel is cast iron, have some questions
Need to replace my mainsheet - What type of splice at end? dknape at 7:17am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6016 Okay, so I went out and enjoyed the boat on Saturday, but ran into an issue where a section of my ma
Replacing masthead sheaves Dmac336 at 7:12am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1244 it is becoming apparent that my main halyard masthead sheave is cracked as my new halyard is becomin
Surfing with a Mac r.oril at 6:56am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1040 'We had planned a trip to Santa Barbara, SBYC, and had hoped to sail 3 days. Damn WINDS!! We did g
GPS Problem lehigh375 at 6:42am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2145 Went out yesterday and my Garmin 545 did not work. It would give me the time, voltage, and I could
Cabin top thru bolt Hole covers (?) (3) abaragones at 5:51am 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1128 Hi, by any chance someone here knows where can I get these covers for the cabin top thru bolt in my
Leaks 37c med2463 at 5:30am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1248 Finally after 2 yrs have the boat w/no leaks. When we bought the boat, it had many leaks. Fixed mo
connecting rudder to outboat sailboat738 at 4:03am 05.27.12 Smaller Boats 10/2946 just bought a 96 23.5 but just moving from it to my slip was very hairy having to use both the ou
Catalina 400 wing keel width Marinetech at 3:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/1850 Hi Just purchased a 1998 Catalina 400 hull 146, and now need it shipped from Annapolis MD to Newfou
Jackstay securing points? H336 neilmcc at 1:00am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/801 The jackstays on our H336 had been removed prior to us taking her over. I have the stays but I am no
Below forward berth (1) paulj at 10:31pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 10/2408 I was visiting the area under the foward berth and to my surprise....... paulj :troll:
What's this hardware? (1) Faris at 9:05pm 05.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1508 This sits right in the middle of the fore deck of my recently-acquired Catalina 27. I assumed it wa
Repair a cast iron Keel Tumbleweedtaylor at 8:51pm 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4112 I just dropped my keel on a Mac 25. The cast iron keel looks like the surface of the moon after clea
First Solo Sail! Ward H at 8:26pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3049 Weather report for today was sun and 5 to 8 mph winds. Sounded like a good day for my first sail in
engine clean in boat ironhors42 at 7:53pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1173 I am thinking of cleaning my engine in the boat with gunk before changing oil, oil filter,and trans

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The cycle of life shemandr at 7:06pm 01.03.23 Thanks Phil! I have enjoyed the website for more than 15 years. I've learned a lot. Good discussi
The cycle of life Phil Herring at 6:56pm 01.03.23 Remember one thing, Phil. Life is not worth very much without purpose. It helps keep you young a he
The cycle of life Terry Cox at 6:53pm 01.03.23 Remember one thing, Phil. Life is not worth very much without purpose. It helps keep you young at he
Older sailers Terry Cox at 6:48pm 01.03.23 Keep on making those videos - love watching them! You're welcome and thank you. Will do; I enjoy m
The cycle of life danooxnard at 6:14pm 01.03.23 I am a relative new comer here, only two years on the forum, but I have to say Phil you have done an
The cycle of life Scott T-Bird at 6:09pm 01.03.23 You have truly created the best sailing site on the 'net. Yes it is! :)
The cycle of life quadrille38 at 6:05pm 01.03.23
Dingy conversion PaulK at 6:01pm 01.03.23 There was a video about putting inflatable cargo bags (used to hold cargo in place on trucks) inside
The cycle of life PaulK at 5:54pm 01.03.23 Thank you, Phil, for setting up SBO so that we can continue 'messing about in boats', even when we'r
The cycle of life Brian D at 5:46pm 01.03.23 Who sunk your battleship? God speed and the best on your next endeavor. And thanks for trusting me t
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 5:39pm 01.03.23 Rotating the engine would allow the pumping of oil to lubricate the engine parts. The compression of
Any sailor peppers out there? jssailem at 5:35pm 01.03.23 Will, you are imaginative.
Y-33 Midstay jssailem at 5:32pm 01.03.23 Get an asymmetrical and gybe it out in front of the forestay. You just need to let it fly and bring
The cycle of life Stu Jackson at 5:31pm 01.03.23 Thanks for everything, Phil. You've allowed many of us to help each other out, learn something new
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? mermike at 5:25pm 01.03.23 Check Edensaw too. The main store is in Port Townsend but they have a warehouse in Tacoma.
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 5:17pm 01.03.23 John - that's how mine is rigged. There is a stout backing plate underneath that fitting, attached t
Any sailor peppers out there? (3) Will Gilmore at 5:14pm 01.03.23 212009 And... Keep one of these laying on the deck. 212012 -Will
Any sailor peppers out there? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:07pm 01.03.23 I always thought those big ships that fell prey to pirates in little boats, should have just kept a
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 01.03.23 I thought the idea is to move the pistons in the cylinders, without cold fuel being sprayed in, to
Newbie. Catalina 18 sola fide at 4:55pm 01.03.23 Hello there, I can direct you to watch sam holmes on you tube, He is verify informative on rigging

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