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RAL or other color code first-375 at 11:06am 04.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1523 Have an 1986 First-375. Does anyone know the correct colorcode for this boat.
Lost Key Lost Parent at 10:53am 04.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1173 I need to know the brand of ignition for my 1982 Catalina 30 diesel Lost my keys off-run-glow pluig
German / Admirals Cup Mainsheet on 35.5/37.5/40.5? (1) neilleparkerjr at 10:32am 04.22.12 Big Boats 1/1261 Has anyone out there re-rigged their mainsheet to be reachable from the helm? I have the jib winche
Leaking rudder problem, how to fix? GeorgiaBII at 9:06am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3510 I'm getting the boat ready for the season and noticed when I hauled it out last year that some water
depth sounder Matt Olfson at 8:47am 04.22.12 Catalina 30 11/3786 I have a 1977 Catalina 30. The Autohelm depth sounder worked great until we went aboard a few weeks
How would you handle this situation? Don Guillette at 8:26am 04.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/8744 As a lead in --- a numbers of years ago I particpated in the Long Beach to Dana Point race. How I ca
cabin sole depression dakno at 8:21am 04.22.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1299 I have noticed a depression at the base of compression post, approximate 1/4 inch. There is current
Bearing buddy caps needed DAVA390 at 7:56am 04.22.12 Trailer Sailors 11/3447 Saturday mission was (among lots of things) to take the boat to locall kandfill to use their scales.
possible solution to sanitation hose odors? Mike8245 at 6:39am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1952 Just an idea to bounce around, reread that OK. I am just starting to get a slight odor in the boat a
Boat cleaning and Oxidation Little By Little ll at 6:20am 04.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1778 We new to the sailing world and are in need of the better products to clean and remove the oxidation
Changing bulbs in the ceiling lights (1) RWSlater at 5:43am 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1271 I have a (new to me) 1996 42 Passage, and one of the ceiling lights in the main salon (round 6", wh
She's in! (3) oliversdad at 5:38am 04.22.12 Day Sailers 5/1969 After many projects,she hit the water yesterday.It was a perfectly warm and breezy afternoon.She han
What to do with my tiller when I'm docked at the slip? joes new addiction at 5:23am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2098 The final countdown has begun. I'm hoping next week to drop her in the water and over to my first sl
Dinette table conversion Hannah Quinn at 5:13am 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1575 I'm new owner of a 2005 Hunter 306. After installing the interior cushions I found I had a cushion s
A Sailor Of Note kloudie1 at 4:50am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1485 Check this out.. Around the Americas solo sail. http://www.solotheamericas.org
C&c 24 kendrick2 at 4:43am 04.22.12 C&C 2/6529 Hi All I just bought a 1983 C'C 24'. It was love at first sight! I can't tell you how excited I am
1975 Pearson26 kerryonc27 at 3:37am 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1324 Hi all, We have found buying our first boat a bit more difficult than first thought. But we think th
Steaming Light Bigjer40 at 10:52pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2256 I'll the steaming light only work if engine running and in gear? Checked all nag lights and looked g
Head floods when using pump out??? Bigjer40 at 10:48pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 23/4373 Okay, so my black water tank was full. I went to the dockside pump out and read the instructions. Al
Switching Masts To Get Roller Furling? (2) Sail123 at 10:22pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3816 I have two 1976 32' Clipper Marine Sailboats. One is an aft cabin ketch, the other is a sloop. The s

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Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard Don S/V ILLusion at 6:17am 11.18.22
Hunter 30T issues before buying? RoyS at 6:11am 11.18.22 IMHO it is better to take out a loan and buy a better boat than to buy an older boat with cash on ha
ProFurl S26 with Failure at Sail Attachment Point GaborSolyom at 6:05am 11.18.22 I think this is a very good solution! I would like to ask if anyone has an assembly guide or parts
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 6:03am 11.18.22 What's your deal? Not one positive or helpful comment... just snarky criticism. Really uncool, my
Hunter 30T issues before buying? David in Sandusky at 5:48am 11.18.22 What jssailem said.
Electric dinghy engines dlochner at 5:38am 11.18.22 West Marine and Defender are having a sale on Torqeedo Travel 1103, about $250 off list.
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 5:30am 11.18.22 OK, if you say so. What's your deal? Not one positive or helpful comment... just snarky criticis
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 5:27am 11.18.22
Do not lick this Toad! BrianH at 5:22am 11.18.22 He refused to own a handheld circular saw I wish I had that same fear for circular saws... I had o
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Tally Ho at 5:00am 11.18.22
Occaisional Head Smell Deleted member 117556 at 4:28am 11.18.22 This is our 3rd cruising season (Nov-May) using Noflex and it works amazingly well. Never an odor.
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil danooxnard at 4:24am 11.18.22 In applications where you can apply a little heat, bees wax is the best! dano
Miss sailing jssailem at 9:39pm 11.17.22
Engine replacement Oceanis 411 Clipper jssailem at 9:36pm 11.17.22 Welcome to you. Glad you joined the SBO forum. Repowering a boat is a major decision. An engine tha
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose (1) JoeWhite at 9:36pm 11.17.22 Here is a spring collar hose clamp that may be used. Available in autostores..
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Kings Gambit at 9:26pm 11.17.22
Hunter 30T issues before buying? jssailem at 9:13pm 11.17.22 Hi Kevin. Your previous post was about a stuck Galley table on this boat. Lets get real. You are c
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 11.17.22 When we bought our sailboat, I asked and was told that the hardest task was to raise the mainsail. S
Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 7:18pm 11.17.22 Uhhhh. Would it work if you mixed it in with an ablative paint? That would make your boat cost mil
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. dlochner at 7:11pm 11.17.22 We have an eWincher, it is a wonderful device and much less expensive than electric winches. It has

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