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Minimum Effective Sail Size (1) ibero at 12:50pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3573 http://q.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gif Sell one like this 21' Luff 7' 9" foot North Sails Sailboat
Dripless Shaft Seal bria46 at 12:44pm 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/947 Has anyone out there self-installed a PYI or Lasdrop dripless shaft seal? my shaft is one inch and t
Harken furler Don Crowther at 12:12pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4566 Good Day After talking to my sailmaker he suggests replacing the bearings in my swivel on my furle
Need to replace my table in my Hunter 26 pilotsteve100 at 11:40am 11.20.11 Smaller Boats 7/2716 I am a new boat owner and I want to refinish my table in my hunter 26. I would love if someone can s
Fiberglass refinishing advice needed admeyers at 9:46am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3840 Hello, I know this topic has been discussed a lot but I could still use some help. I recently boug
mystery leak WJM53 at 9:29am 11.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1116 My 1990 h-28 has a leak on the deck that defies being found. The jib car tracks were rebedded last y
Fixing a cracked water tank (3) Rich18864 at 9:21am 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2159 I finally figured out where all the water was going, when I was cleaning and refilling my freshwater
Stepping mast (2) Arthurg at 8:47am 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2780 My wife and I have been prode owners of a 1984 Oday 22 for one summer and did all our sailing on an
Epoxy Stainless? Stephen Trapani at 7:50am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1380 Good or bad idea to epoxy coat a stainless shaft log? Better to leave it uncoated?
Oil...or Varnish...? Squidd at 6:21am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2295 Topside trim work... Putting on new Cumaru rub rails and grab rails and need to sand and refinish
Dealing with your dinghy Southcoasting at 6:03am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/7365 So I've been lurking and reading as much as I can about sailing for the past 3 months and bought my
Hull distortion GrampaArt at 5:59am 11.20.11 Bigger Boats 1/1612 Some twenty-eight footers have a depression in the hull near the waterline,in line with the standing
Engel Freezer Condensation med2463 at 5:50am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3329 Bought Engel MR040 freezer few months ago. Used it for 3 weeks in April, no problem, was great. Us
Dismal Swamp - Day 1 Roger Long at 4:26am 11.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 21/6775 My friend who I spend that amazing day with in Saint Michaels has pointed out a problem with this bl
Removal of varnish from gelcoat Florida sail at 7:59pm 11.19.11 Ask All Sailors 6/6513 The PO did a very nice job of varnishing the brightwork with Petit Captain. About 6 coats worth. T
Butyl Tape Eman at 6:25pm 11.19.11 Catalina 22 6/1894 Looking to rebed the windows in my '76 C22. I got the kit from CD and with lots of great info from s
Keel Damage Oceanis 361 Reprise at 4:49pm 11.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1687 Sometime over the summer, I think maybe during tropical storm Irene, my keel sustained damage. It lo
Dinghy outboard question CanuckSailor at 4:10pm 11.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1564 This maybe oughta be in the engines area, but I'm posting here as I think this is where I'm likely t
Sliding Companionway Hatch Cover goodintheory at 3:27pm 11.19.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3684 Does anyone know of any suppliers in the Annapolis area for a sliding hatch cover for a sailboat com
Man To Sail Around World To Decrease Awareness Of Important Soundbounder at 2:53pm 11.19.11 Ask All Sailors 20/3255 In a completely inconsequential event that has already captured the imaginations of thousands, amate

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Morse or no morse Jacktar at 10:01am 03.01.22 Years ago friend of mine tried to get bridge tender to open bridge in ft myers, blew horn 3 times, c
Saying hello jviss at 9:40am 03.01.22 I didn't say cover it while towing, I said cover it. ear after year of sitting there, even during
Waste Deck Plate cover BigEasy at 9:37am 03.01.22 Deck fills for Beneteau were made by Amiot, try www.RigRite.com for a selection. At one time,
Saying hello AaronD at 9:36am 03.01.22 Welcome, and congratulations on your new baby!
HATCH COVER. 1981 O Day 23 ft Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 03.01.22 Sent you a PM.
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post Dalliance at 9:33am 03.01.22 Had the mast removed today, began the cutting of the pipe, several blades to get through the epoxy.
Morse or no morse Calif. Ted at 9:30am 03.01.22 Morse or not I always think of 3 as an international distress signal, 3 anythings, whistle, horn, gu
Boom extension for lifting....... jviss at 9:28am 03.01.22 Watch it on YouTube. link?
Waste Deck Plate cover Tom J at 9:23am 03.01.22 So I have nice chrome and you are suggesting Green? The green is for diesel. When an attendant lo
Saying hello Leeward Rail at 9:17am 03.01.22 full size tarp that is ready though. Beware of non-fitted tarps. In wind, and especially when towi
Any Hunter 23's in the neighborhood ? jssailem at 9:10am 03.01.22 Welcome to the SBO forum were Hunter owners and boat owners from many different builders come togeth
Boom extension for lifting....... markwbird at 9:02am 03.01.22 If you do it right then, yes. Realize that the attachment to the boom must be very strong as I assu
Boom extension for lifting....... JoeWhite at 8:55am 03.01.22 I lifted my 4D 90lb batteries this way and lowered them down into the cockpit. There was just enough
Boom extension for lifting....... NYSail at 8:35am 03.01.22 Well then maybe the best way is for the good old crane to drop it in for me...... Thanks for all th
Morse or no morse jssailem at 8:34am 03.01.22 he usual boater around here will still have not idea what the flashing thingie bob in the distance
Morse or no morse Jacktar at 8:32am 03.01.22 Well i guess i can only hope an old salt or a pilot spots the strobe, because the usual boater aroun
Waste Deck Plate cover PovilO at 8:31am 03.01.22 Deck fills for Beneteau were made by Amiot, try www.RigRite.com for a selection.
Saying hello brockangelo at 8:31am 03.01.22
Boom extension for lifting....... jssailem at 8:31am 03.01.22 I hear of people lifting engines all the time with their boom so just assumed it would be fine to d
Boom extension for lifting....... dLj at 8:30am 03.01.22 OK so this is a question for the engineers...... I am purchasing / installing a new genset. The un

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