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Drum Point Marine Roger Long at 11:58am 03.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5916 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 3/1529 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 3/1373 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 13/2989 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 6/4618 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 5/1556 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 3/1372 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 5/1599 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 8/2780 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
361 cutlass bearing suttonski at 3:48am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1388 I have removed my cutlass bearing and I am ready to install the new one but I have question regardin
Bilge pump location? Chris Bogle at 3:39am 03.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1219 My Oday 22 does not have a bilge pump. It rained last night and there are a few leaks, mainly throug
What is this.... (1) btm0905 at 8:05pm 03.22.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1838 I may get laughed at but I am clueless as to what this is?!!? I found a home-made version on my b
O'Day 20 Spreader Repair Tomkatohio at 7:41pm 03.22.12 Day Sailers 10/6373 I bought a '70's O'Day 20 last season but haven;t had a chance to get her in to Lake Erie yet. Be
Loss of a great freind Witzend at 7:21pm 03.22.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/8335 My family has have had the great privilege of being touched for the last 42 years by this truly grea

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New sailing toy for Christmas (1) Allan12210 at 7:33am 01.03.23 Wait until you retire. Then you will need one of these.
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths sail sfbay at 7:33am 01.03.23 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat. Determine the batten shape and purch
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 01.03.23 We watch the channel Sailing JibSea and others featuring Canadians in Europe and none of them ever e
Any sailor peppers out there? sesmith at 7:25am 01.03.23 Yeah, Vermont's always nice in (nuclear) winter. :yikes:
Any sailor peppers out there? Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 01.03.23 Funny this topic came up ... Sue and I just came back from a long weekend at my sister's farm in nor
Any sailor peppers out there? sesmith at 7:08am 01.03.23 I don't consider myself a prepper, cause I don't prep. To try and take off on our sailboat would be
Y-33 Midstay Riptide33 at 6:57am 01.03.23 Welcome to SBO! You didn't mention whether you have the tall rig or not. It may make a difference.
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:50am 01.03.23 The decimal point is really important. .5c is 50% of the battery capacity, 5c is 500% of battery ca
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? dlochner at 6:46am 01.03.23 As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboa
Any sailor peppers out there? Scott T-Bird at 6:40am 01.03.23 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=wooden+ships+song&cvid=747f2c844f7149c3be32faa781d83468&aqs=edg
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 6:38am 01.03.23 It's sunshine that causes the damage. If it lives in your shop when not in use and there are no win
Any sailor peppers out there? Scott T-Bird at 6:37am 01.03.23
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 6:36am 01.03.23 It's sunshine that causes the damage. If it lives in your shop when not in use and there are no wind
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 6:34am 01.03.23 Welcome to SBO! You didn't mention whether you have the tall rig or not. It may make a difference.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down Scott T-Bird at 6:24am 01.03.23 Hey, Power TO the Zeus should be provided on the dedicated power port. The Zeus does not get power
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 6:17am 01.03.23 Thanks so much. Hope I can strike a fair deal for seller and me in Saturday. All the best! Jack
New sailing toy for Christmas shemandr at 5:17am 01.03.23 I have one. It's at home where I refer to it to plan surf fishing sorties.
CDI FF2 (1) patbratton at 4:03am 01.03.23 Works like a charm. No issues. My daughter loves it.
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? jssailem at 3:13am 01.03.23 Here is a fresh water boat. https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1985-catalina-27-tall-rig-8305985 one y
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:34pm 01.02.23 The magic number for gasoline is 14.7:1 but I bet you knew that. Still see it on the inside of my

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