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O'Day Mariner 1970 2+2 Cracked Edge on Companion Hatch (2) saillyn500 at 7:31pm 04.01.12 Day Sailers 2/1471 Stuarts of Maine does not carry the 1970 companionway hatch, and, financially, I honestly need to re
Will the Sails fit? sail11771 at 7:11pm 04.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1094 l purchased a 1973 O'day 23 pop top with no sails, a friend of a friend has a set of sails from a O'
Are sea water pumps the same as raw water pumps? Bigjer40 at 7:04pm 04.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/8528 New to diesels and my raw water pump is leaking on my Westerbeke 10 two. When I try and order the g
9.5 ft hard bottom dink fit on bow? Jared1048 at 6:59pm 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1531 After searching for a couple months for a dink i think I found the perfect one at the right price. W
Shoal vs Fin Keel kwilson1033 at 6:48pm 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2089 I am looking at two Catalina 320's here in the Northwest. One has a shoal keel and the other a regu
Deep Cycle Marine Battery Charging CaptGregg at 5:59pm 04.01.12 Catalina 22 22/3371 I have an old charger still in the blister pack that's never been used. It's input is 120V .3 amps
Wanted 411 Chkm8 at 5:59pm 04.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1501 Hello to All ... I am looking for a 411 that needs new standing and running rigging preferably on th
Any thoughts before I click the pay button X-5 Autopilot? PGIJon at 5:58pm 04.01.12 Big Boats 10/1732 Any thoughts and/or experiences with Raymarine's SmartPilot X-5 Wheel Autopilot for our 1986 H34?
Walking Trials Roger Long at 5:51pm 04.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 21/6014
Question for Sumner PuckandTitania at 2:32pm 04.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1407 Or, any one else that has modified the cockpit drain. When rerouting the drain line through the laz
Raymarine ST50 masthead unit (1) Tally Ho at 1:41pm 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/9321 I have a Raymarine ST50 wind speed/direction unit. The speed unit started acting up last season. Wen
Hatch Vents - Reducing Humidity + Ventilation Ducati at 1:12pm 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4813 Would like to know if replacing our 3" Lewmar passive hatch vent with a 3" Nicro Solar would really
Ready to Splash MLampner at 12:27pm 04.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/781 Mother nature never seems to give you a break. For those here in the land of pleasant living (Chesap
H33 folding saloon table? syoun10 at 11:27am 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2284 Hunter 33s have a relatively large interior, but I'm always amazed when I take down the saloon table
Toilet keeps filling gettinthere at 10:43am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1621 Our Raritan PHIIE keeps filling with water to the static waterline. Even with all in ' out valves cl
Is the weterbeke model 10 two the same as model 102? Bigjer40 at 8:55am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1431 Hello all, I know sounds silly but I want to make sure. My Westerbeke placard from the engine says
Keel Stepped mast boots Mark Maulden at 8:54am 04.01.12 S2 2/1609 Have a question for all you keel stepped mast owners. For the boot/plate assembly on the cabin top,
Stuffing Box Leak Mike Gall at 8:48am 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1863 I just put my 2009 Hunter 33 back in the water after dry storage for the winter, and I have sprung a
Cell phone "waterproofing" Dantodd at 8:40am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3446 A friend posted this on Facebook today. Too bad they don't list iPad as a supported device. http:
Universal M-25XPB Sherwood Raw Water Pump Questions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:03am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 27/18626 Hello All, I have a Catalina 310 with a Universal M-25XPB. The raw water pump is a Sherwood. If

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De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 3:05pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and "
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 3:03pm 11.21.22 So, the takeaway for me is to always try to pass to windward of a boat on an upwind leg. As long as
De-powering water heater for winter JoeWhite at 2:57pm 11.21.22 There must be a circuit breaker on the panel. If not, disconnect the shore power then disconnect the
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 2:53pm 11.21.22 Welcome to SBO. There should be a breaker on the main breaker panel for it. If not you need to inst
Clever Boat Names Wyo George at 2:51pm 11.21.22
Keel crack dlochner at 2:51pm 11.21.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:39pm 11.21.22 Great responses! It's interesting that the "give way" boat (in this case boat A) can force the "stan
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 11.21.22 Annapolis buoy reports water temperature of 49.5. Air temperature for the last 24 hours ranges from
Keel crack dlochner at 2:36pm 11.21.22 Wavy Gravy comes to mind! Now there's a reference the young folks won't know! There are many you
Starboard & Port tack confusion! dlochner at 2:35pm 11.21.22 This is easy to verify. The World Sailing Association, the governing body for international sailing
Starboard & Port tack confusion! kappykaplan at 2:33pm 11.21.22 Interesting, but it wouldn't surprise me at all that the Brits are contrary to the continent. As I
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Davidasailor26 at 2:25pm 11.21.22 Interesting. The Racing Rules of Sailing are published by World Sailing, not just a US organization,
Keel crack Scott T-Bird at 2:20pm 11.21.22 This is my Lead/Antimony Keel looked like, before being fixed. ung folks won't know!
Starboard & Port tack confusion! JamesG161 at 2:16pm 11.21.22 Geeez guys I know , I know... Titanic Sunk, 15 April 1912. Things have changed. Like Lifeboats.:f
Keel crack (1) JamesG161 at 2:12pm 11.21.22 This is my Lead/Antimony Keel looked like, before being fixed.
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 2:10pm 11.21.22 Having spent around eight weeks sailing on Nicholson 55' sail training cutters in UK, I don't recal
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 2:07pm 11.21.22 This was shown in the sinking of the Titanic movie. They ordered "Hard a Port" to avoid the Iceber
Starboard & Port tack confusion! kappykaplan at 2:04pm 11.21.22 Having spent around eight weeks sailing on Nicholson 55' sail training cutters in UK, I don't recall
Starboard & Port tack confusion! JamesG161 at 2:02pm 11.21.22 This was shown in the sinking of the Titanic movie. They ordered "Hard a Port" to avoid the Iceberg
Keel crack Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 11.21.22 See my trailing keel edge in my post #8 above. Easy to fix with right tools. Heat and Pounding. Ji

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