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272 Mast tedsbeds at 2:43pm 12.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1732 I have just purchased a 1987 272. The mast has been replaced but never rigged and the seller has no
Ports H30 83 Larry D West at 2:33pm 12.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1304 Need help with the size of the ports in the cabin of my 30' 1983 hunter. Santa wants to bring me re
Pearson 26' with Sail Drive inboard Frasman at 1:52pm 12.05.11 Pearson 0/1155 I recently purchased a Pearson 26' with a non functional Saildrive inboard. THe boat is set up perfe
Open Ocean Roger Long at 12:36pm 12.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/3459 I saw the Atlantic Ocean today for the first time in nearly six weeks. Despite floating on its wate
Insurance CHM at 11:54am 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2672 I am buying a 1988 Beneteau 432 and am in the market for insurance. I have calls into Atlass Marine
Any of you SeaClear or Open CPN users?? (1) Sumner at 10:52am 12.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1267 If so you might be interested in ... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor-navigation/R
H37c exported to UK Angus Fleming at 10:35am 12.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1692 Hi. I'm thinking of buying a 37 cutter here in the UK but it needs CE certification. Does anybody he
Cockpit scupper hoses ericorion at 9:39am 12.05.11 Smaller Boats 3/3419 Interested in changing out the cockpit scupper hoses that lead to a thru hull fitting in stern. (Pr
Swimming, or... Roger Long at 9:20am 12.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2061 The case for floating dinghy painters, available right here at the SBO store. http://a7.sphotos.ak.
Emptying the Holding Tank GorillaToast at 9:12am 12.05.11 Catalina 22 22/4349 Can the contents of the waste holding tank be backflushed out thru the fresh water intake while the
Current or Potential SeaClear or Open CPN Users... (2) Sumner at 8:41am 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4402 If you are a current or potential user of SeaClear, Open CPN or another computer based chart plotter
Pearson 36-2 jonahmulski at 8:04am 12.05.11 Pearson 3/7940 My wife and I have been looking for a boat. We have a 13' FJ we sail around the Santa Cruz, CA area
Forestay adjustment CCHer at 6:33am 12.05.11 Catalina 310 10/3220 How do I tighten the forestay with the Schaefer furler. I don't have the manual and don't see any ob
Gunwale teacher63 at 6:29am 12.05.11 Smaller Boats 8/2276 I was working on my Hunter 23 as I was putting it to bed for the winter. I live in MD along the Che
CDI halyard (genoa) question MrBill_FLL at 6:22am 12.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3623 I was looking at a CDI furler on sunday the halyard was on the opposite side as the opening for the
Foot Block Problem jk kudera at 5:22am 12.05.11 Big Boats 8/1549 I had a failure of a foot block this summer, one of the sheaves began to chip away. I removed the fo
Surf City Roger Long at 3:45am 12.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/2872
Antifreeze won't go in Deadline at 3:35am 12.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2388 On my Yanmar 2GM20F I couldn't get the antifreeze to siphon in. Funneled it correctly to T-valve in
Anyone add larger ports? Padrino at 10:50pm 12.04.11 Big Boats 7/2168 I'm picking up an older H45 in the next weeks. Great boat for my needs and budget but I'd like to ge
Harken Mark IV installation Scott T-Bird at 8:05pm 12.04.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4811 I'm planning on installing a Mark IV Unit 0 for our boat this winter. I was under the impression th

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Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 7:07am 08.05.22 Not so much funny .... more of an OMG moment.
Broken transom shower holder Davidasailor26 at 6:32am 08.05.22 Thank you guys. I purchased my boat used, but fortunately the broker's a good guy and works at a Be
Broken transom shower holder arthur.goldberg at 6:26am 08.05.22 Thank you guys. I purchased my boat used, but fortunately the broker's a good guy and works at a Ben
Catalina 30 winter storage Siamese at 6:24am 08.05.22 Not sure why you're taking the mast down. If it needs servicing, why not take it down for the servi
Looking for a starter for omc zephyr saildrive kloudie1 at 4:55am 08.05.22 Pretty sure that starter was used on 15-25 HP Johnson//Evinrude outboards in the 80's. I don't know
Looking for a starter for omc zephyr saildrive Steve S. at 4:30am 08.05.22 Yes good idea,call omc maybe,but it's pretty old, maybe time for an outboard
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel Zencra at 3:59am 08.05.22 SOOO The face of this panel got washed a few weeks ago and all the markings came off. I know there i
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 jon hansen at 1:47am 08.05.22 tip: always tie your fenders to the boat, not the dock. then the fenders rub on the dock not the h
Looking for a starter for omc zephyr saildrive jon hansen at 1:36am 08.05.22 have it rebuilt, maybe. call omc. you never know
Hunter 49 Instrument / Engine panel Gianni65 at 11:42pm 08.04.22 I think if I commissioned a new one I would some how like to integrate a built in cover and maybe r
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hayden Watson at 11:22pm 08.04.22 What were we talking about here? Oh yeah, vacuum gauges. Very handy for telling when your fuel fil
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hayden Watson at 11:15pm 08.04.22 True. With the method shown in my picture, I did use the topping lift to raise the boom up at an an
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 08.04.22 PS: I corrected my 1.5 hrs to 1.5 years since I started my 50 HP Volvo Penta Engine. Time flies w
Fuel Vacuum Gauge JamesG161 at 10:38pm 08.04.22 the topping lift is carrying the load, If you look closely at the Picture of John, he used both th
C310 remove bulkhead in front of water tank under V berth. Clydo at 10:23pm 08.04.22 can't you just access the tank from under the mattress? Only part of top of tank. Can' get to bot
The Verdict (1) pclarksurf at 9:55pm 08.04.22 I feel your pain brother... I think I'll need a side hustle to keep up with what the Admiral wants
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 Jamesiv1 at 9:48pm 08.04.22 not really-- fat little '22 has all of it's beam in a fairly compact window. Fenders always tied o
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 (1) pclarksurf at 9:44pm 08.04.22 not really-- fat little '22 has all of it's beam in a fairly compact window. Fenders always tied on
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Alan Gomes at 8:37pm 08.04.22 I partially agree with that. If you know that the topping lift is good, I would not be concerned b
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Hayden Watson at 8:31pm 08.04.22 But in the case Ralph is talking about, the topping lift is carrying the load, which may or may not

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