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water tank pick up- how much water??? eianm at 12:11am 05.30.12 Big Boats 1/1010 I think this is probably dumb question, but how much water do you have to have in the bottom of ta
How well does Lake Huron treat a c22? wineboy at 10:04pm 05.29.12 Catalina 22 8/2977 I've spent my entire childhood sailing a sunfish on inland lakes and have finally finished making my
spare engine belts - notice plural Mark Maulden at 9:55pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3156 After rebuilding my engine and the trials and tribulations of getting it running well, we did a thre
D2-55 Transmission issues jeff.sailor at 9:42pm 05.29.12 Bavaria 1/2010 I've got a D2-55 Volvo sail-drive in my 2005 Bavaria 38 Cruiser. Lately, when coming into the dock
A great polishing technique for those hard to reach places. (3) caguy at 9:29pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2831 I don't have a lot of patience for polishing and finishing so I was planning on painting the bottom
Preventors on Fractional Rigs (2007 H33) syoun10 at 8:10pm 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2762 The mast is so far forward on the Hunter 33 that I don't know where and how to install a preventor.
Catalina Jerry75 at 8:05pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2892 I am going to be sailing my Macgregor to Catalina for the first time. Looking for any advice you guy
Clean bottom, what a difference! cephius (Dave) at 7:58pm 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1125 My bottom paint was mostly non-existent. When I was sailing last year it seemed that everything on
Need a fuel filter recommendation stevec22206 at 7:43pm 05.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/959 We have an 87' C27 with the M18 Universal. So many water / fuel separators to look at. Without spend
Stuffing Box Wrenches flyboy1717 at 6:53pm 05.29.12 Catalina 30 16/6453 I am a proud new owner of a cat 30 which I just launched this week. Unfortunately the stuffing box i
Anybody knows where to sail my hunter 23 ????????? velas470 at 6:20pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1122 I recently bought a hunter 23 and launched for mi first time in lake Toho st cloud did ok but the la
Your thoughts on my placement of an Airconditioner abk at 5:36pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2718 Added info: Your thoughts on placement of Airconditioner Added to the post. I have received some gr
want to get sail slug for my mac 22 newsailor72 at 5:07pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1351 which one should I get, the 1/2, 3/8 or 5/16? here's the link for the 1/2 http://www.sailrite.com/S
School me on chartplotters McZube at 4:47pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2982 The only thing I know for sure is that I need one. I don't need a ton of bells and whistles, I ju
cadran(rpm) amelionne at 4:22pm 05.29.12 Bigger Boats 5/1525
Narraganset Bay Roger Long at 4:01pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5276 Do you think I've done justice to Narraganset Bay? http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/NBtra
lets talk knots! jeanmarc109 at 3:57pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1764 i've got my bowline down pat. can tie that sucker around anything, upsidedown, one handed.... it's
Magnetically Shielded Cockpit Speakers deangraham at 3:45pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 20/10087 Hi does anyone have any experience magnetically shielded speakers in the cockpit about 2 feet away f
Sailing Practice (3) Roger Long at 3:34pm 05.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2417 I anchored near the Roger Williams University sailing team practice area and got a pretty close view
How do I restore my deck/topside Jerry75 at 3:31pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2125 The topside and deck is starting to show its age. The fiberglass is starting to leave a chalky white

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Slip n slide! rgranger at 7:27am 01.23.23 A couple of years ago we detailed and then hand waxed the deck. It looked good and stayed cleaner f
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 RoyS at 7:23am 01.23.23 Plus 1 on the sink cover. Not sure how extensive your plans are but be aware that the sink is near t
Slip n slide! Leeward Rail at 6:52am 01.23.23 The only sailboats I ever waxed the deck on was daysailer dinghies. That was only the foredeck were
Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 01.23.23 I assume the non-skid spray is less slippery?
Slip n slide! cymeyer at 6:28am 01.23.23 A couple of years ago we detailed and then hand waxed the deck. It looked good and stayed cleaner f
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 6:27am 01.23.23 Could also be a bad breaker. Take it out and inspect for burn marks. I put in a new breaker, hopi
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 6:27am 01.23.23 What happens if you disconnect the water heater power wires from the water heater and connect it to
Chart plotter choice overwhelm thinwater at 6:16am 01.23.23 Skip the knot meter unless you plan on cleaning it regularly. Yes, I know there is a difference betw
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 01.23.23 Assuming you get dirt kicked into your sink from feet/shoes, I'd add a larger divider. Something fle
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 6:05am 01.23.23 @Crusty Ol Salt I've been looking at the Ancor products as my initial research shows they may have a
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:05am 01.23.23 Hi. Hope you are enjoying SBO. See you had a coolant leak. Hope you got it fixed. Many ideas and qu
Mast stepping sailme88 at 5:14am 01.23.23 It's on the yard, it will happen on the yard and Monday I'm finding out about outside services been
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Joe at 2:21am 01.23.23 I put 7" B&G Vulcan on a double swing arm mounted just inside the hatch on starboard side. The unit
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Joe at 1:59am 01.23.23 "Check out the sailing blog "Sailing Uma" Go back to their first few years and you'll find a lot o
Water heater, electrical enigma JoeWhite at 9:06pm 01.22.23 What happens if you disconnect the water heater power wires from the water heater and connect it to
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 01.22.23 Canadian charts will cost a lot. Lower Gulf Islands are covered in US charts, just check for yourse
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot Stella Orion at 8:10pm 01.22.23 Keoki. I have a Hunter Legend 37. I'm wondering the same question. I'm currently using a Raymarine w
Water heater, electrical enigma TimFromLI at 7:46pm 01.22.23 I had an issue on a previous boat where the water heater would trip the GFCI every time the breaker
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Ward H at 7:40pm 01.22.23 I considered this but the wall thickness of the buttress thread thru hull is thicker than the CF250
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 6:33pm 01.22.23

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