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ISO Owner of hull #456 Lorianna at 2:30pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 0/1206 Does anyone know who owns hull #456? It is probably someone in the San Francisco Bay Area, but our
Water in the bilge CaptGregg at 2:16pm 03.23.12 Catalina 22 20/3170 I have a problem. I have tilted my trailer and have washed down the inside of my Catalina 22 and I'
Hand held VHF for Blind & other EQ JEJargoj at 1:29pm 03.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1038 My wife is blind and needs a VHF waterproof hand held. Is there one out there that anyone knows abou
Universal 5411 engine starting problems digggs at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 12/9358 I have a Catilina 30 with a Universal 5411 diesel engine.I am having problems with starting. I end u
430 boat handling problems trichardson at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Big Boats 4/2251 I have aquired a Hunter 430 and am having some boat handling problems, especially when motoring, and
Drum Point Marine Roger Long at 11:58am 03.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5917 Kate, Gary (the owner), and Christian who saved my engine, rescued my cruise, and overhauled Strider
Moving Seadaddler (1) seadaddler at 11:57am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2247 Well after being at Burnt Store Marina for 4 years with no complaints I am trying out a dock in PGI
Replace or repair Hatch Cover Allons79 at 11:35am 03.23.12 Bigger Boats 3/1530 I have a 37' O'Day and need to replace or repair the hatch cover over the salon. The smoke plastic n
Fresh Water / Coolant Pump Bob S at 10:20am 03.23.12 Catalina 30 3/1374 I have a M25XP on my boat and have been toying with the idea of making serpentine pulleys for it ove
In search of elusive swing keel SaucyScallop1 at 9:56am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2990 Please Help, I own a 25ft Macgregor with a swing keel. The swing keel fell and disappeared and
Radio License's Jeff Jellick at 9:44am 03.23.12 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4620 Do I need anything more than a Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit, and a Ships Station Licen
loose rutter post Rick Beneteau at 9:43am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1791 Hi Guys , I have a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5. I have found there is some play in the rudder bushing
Raymarine R70C chart not displaying at all ranges Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 5/1558 I have a 2003 Raymarine R70C chartplotter. I am not displaying the CMap chart data at ranges below
Leaking Lexan V-Berth Hatch circa 1991 NauticalMac at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 3/1163 This is not just a V36 problem. The old lexan type of hatch beds down flat onto a thick sealing stri
Posti-Tite Waterproof connector. jjsbiggs at 7:34am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1374 Has anyone seen or used these on their boat? Thought it might be a good thing to keep on board. htt
Masthead setup for spinnaker halyard CHM at 5:42am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2986 I have a 1988 Oceanis 430. As fas as I can tell, there is no built-in spot for a bail and block. T
Time To Shine The Hull? Ducati at 5:22am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2268 Happy Spring! Last year I got lazy and just applied a product called McLube Hullkote to clean and
78 MAC 22: why it's not yet. nemosuit at 5:06am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1600 Group, I get asked "when are you going to launch it?" Basically, now that I'm retired, I've got
Grounding hewebb at 4:37am 03.23.12 Smaller Boats 8/2781 I was wondering if I should ground the mast to the metal work on the slip. There are taller mast in
Twin Axle Trailer Maneuvering DarylA at 4:00am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7369 Hi, I have recently purchased a Mac 26m, with which I am delighted. I have a bit of a problem

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:24pm 01.03.23
The cycle of life jssailem at 4:17pm 01.03.23 Thank you Phil... You gave us a path to find each other and help by sharing our mistakes as well as
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 01.03.23 @QCI and I spoke today. The internal FF4 internal halyard broke on the raising and lowering side bu
Any sailor peppers out there? (2) jssailem at 4:10pm 01.03.23 They have aerial flares in shotgun shells. One of these in Stainless Steel - The Mossberg Mariner
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:50pm 01.03.23 Like I said look at installing instructions in the Ff2 manual
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45pm 01.03.23 Your welcome @rudygiljr
Dingy conversion dLj at 3:41pm 01.03.23 I am sorry fellas, BUT... I can't see pouring expanding foam into the tubes working. Coconut fibers
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 3:28pm 01.03.23
Dingy conversion garymalmgren at 3:27pm 01.03.23 I am sorry fellas, BUT... I can't see pouring expanding foam into the tubes working. Coconut fibers
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 3:10pm 01.03.23
Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 3:00pm 01.03.23
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 2:53pm 01.03.23 Might work great for home protection, but if I'm going to arm myself for my sailboat, I'd really pr
The cycle of life Scott T-Bird at 2:50pm 01.03.23 Thanks for everything! This small world always means a lot to me. I think everybody can say that t
Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 2:39pm 01.03.23 Probably the best gun for personal HOME protection is a youth model 20 gauge pump action shotgun wi
The cycle of life Rich Stidger at 2:31pm 01.03.23 Phil- It has been a pleasure and a wonderful experience being a small part of SBO. Thanks to you I
Dingy conversion Head Sail at 2:30pm 01.03.23 Might be that simple - then fill with closed cell foam... It was a very cool dingy... dj Once the
The cycle of life Ted at 2:26pm 01.03.23 You should change your title from "Dethroned Admin" to "Promoted". Thanks for all you've done here a
The cycle of life Claude L.-Auger at 2:16pm 01.03.23 A boatload of Thanks to you Phil. The advice, the help, the support from members far & near, but ab
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down b+ohare at 2:04pm 01.03.23 Hi. This has started happening to me as well. I have rewired the power supply and tested the volta
The cycle of life SFS at 1:59pm 01.03.23 Thank you Phil, for everything you have done - with this site, for the sailing community, and in nur

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