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A Mystery sea_casper at 6:53pm 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2508 Tonight, Public Television, Pearl Harbor, Midget Sub ' Roger.
Hunter e33 humming GreggL at 6:29pm 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2105 Fellow Hunter owners, newbie here. Just took delivery and spent my first few nights aboard the ne
dripless shaft seal woes jwadd at 6:27pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 4/2206 I'm in need of a dripless shaft seal for a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25XP engine. After laun
Diesel Engine Shaft Seal Packing Sail123 at 6:26pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/3338 I have a 1976 Yanmar diesel engine that should have the shaft resealed before it leaves the hard of
88 Cat 30 forsale questions (1) Howeman at 6:18pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 18/2493
Only 15k, what to buy? orokusaki at 6:04pm 05.23.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/3755 I'm wondering what sort of boat I can get into for 15k. I only care about A) lasts long, B) can be s
looking for a 96 23.5 owner manual sailboat738 at 5:49pm 05.23.12 Smaller Boats 4/1124 hi guys just bought a 96 23.5 and looking for an owners manual . if you have one could you post a
Fin Keel sailboat stored on a boat lift: recommended? (2) Freeblowing at 5:44pm 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 20/8862
Halyards in Mast and Back to Cockpit Fred Villiard at 5:34pm 05.23.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5533 Don or anyone, I'm running my halyards in my mast and back to the cockpit and am wondering is ther
Water seeping in at keel bolt Dave2424 at 5:21pm 05.23.12 Big Boats 8/3138 Hello Assembled Luminaries I have some seepage from the forward keel bolt. I assume that I need to
Beneteau 393 (3) locogato at 5:19pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/50 A client is buying a Beneteau 393 in Raiatea Tahiti and I will be delivering her San Diego. I had po
water in engine oil trichardson at 4:53pm 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2186 I have a Hunter 430 with a 50hp Volvo engine. A couple of weeks ago I came up with water in my engin
Static battery charger rgranger at 4:45pm 05.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1934 Hey All I read this article on using static electricity from wind blowing over a wire to charge a b
Chesapeake Hunter Rendezvous Aug 9-12 (1) Carl sv WINDROSE at 2:59pm 05.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2223 The Hunter Sailing Associations of the Chesapeake are pleased to announce The Hunter Chesapeake Rend
Stem Fitting Sealant (1) Clark at 1:26pm 05.23.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3000 Rascal, my Capri 22 got into an argument with a Hunter 28.5 and lost. I have to replace the stem fit
painting copper sallylynnh at 1:16pm 05.23.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2812 I have cleaned my heat exchanger and now need to paint it. I'm having trouble finding what paint to
Securing Swim Ladder reworb at 1:04pm 05.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2929 The swim ladder on our new to us 311 is held in the up position by a ratty old sticky bungee cord.
Stern Boat drain robert19954 at 11:42am 05.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2907 Water gathers on my stern deck. It used to drain out of the back but for some reason it doesn't and
Leakage into the bilge Brian Aldeghi at 11:31am 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1779 Just bought a Mac 26s. Has a few issues--the worst of which is about 10 gallons of water coming fro
Mast steps, Fixed or foldable? Gyberman at 11:13am 05.23.12 Catalina 30 1/1416 Hello Catalina 30 Owmers, I recently purchased a 1987 MK 2 Cat 30. My problem is the Spreader lights

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Teak Rub Rail (1) LakeShark at 12:31pm 01.24.23 Those are shot for sure. But you are correct in their shape as there sort of a triangle. They are
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 12:29pm 01.24.23 Thanks for the input all. I really appreciate it. Assuming I found an OEM mast and boom, would the s
Does anyone have on knownof a Boom for sale? LakeShark at 12:25pm 01.24.23 Check with any local yacht clubs or racing fleets around you. Sometimes you'll find a racer with ex
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 12:14pm 01.24.23 Thanks @Alan K, I have seen the course computer, heading sensor and rudder position indicator near t
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel PMK at 11:52am 01.24.23 My C275 has a lifting ring in the bilge and came with a cable to connect the ring to a crane. Aren'
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Captain Larry-DH at 10:50am 01.24.23 Agree with @Scott T-Bird and @dlochner on all points above, plus @MitchM mentioned in his OP that he
Bermuda capta at 10:42am 01.24.23 As the Gulfstream makes its own weather, a "weather window" can be a bit deceiving. Once you are out
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 10:33am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore..
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel capta at 10:29am 01.24.23 I don't know how much tide you have where you are, but it was common to lay my boat up against a wha
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 10:25am 01.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum It is a challenge finding replacement spars for boats. Problem is matching
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Richard19068 at 10:13am 01.24.23 My first thought was "yes you are nuts" (to try to get a O'Day 23 mast to fit a Hunter 26). But to
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 sailme88 at 9:53am 01.24.23 Facebook has a group for wrecked sailboats.. Pic of the group shows a domino effect in a boat yard.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 9:24am 01.24.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:08am 01.24.23 My Hunter 19 is motored by an outboard. I am looking at installing a propeller cage. Has anyone who
45' mast for Buchan 37 jssailem at 9:06am 01.24.23 We had a factory mast on one of our boats with an obvious riveted splice half way up. It is not al
Salinity tester Parsons at 9:00am 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things,
45' mast for Buchan 37 Hollyberry at 8:57am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore...
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel Hollyberry at 8:51am 01.24.23 We routinely hoisted a 2500 lb Martin 242 by the keelbolts (at times with a manual crane!). Amazingl
End Boom Sheeting (1) Kopite at 8:40am 01.24.23 Joe, Thank you very much for the guidance - it all makes perfect sense and addresses the issu
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? dlochner at 8:37am 01.24.23 In reading some of Maine Sail's more recent postings, it seems that he recommends that there is no

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