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Fold down Helmsman Seat Mark Juetten at 9:24pm 08.28.11 Big Boats 3/1460 The fold down helmsman seat which when down facilitates the stern walk through has cracked at the r
How did we weather Irene? Phil Herring at 8:40pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 34/10622 Here's a quick list of links to Irene posts: Hurricane preparation observations Where does th
Why do I Have to Share Insurance With Boaters Like This? (1) Rick Webb at 8:14pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 55/11411 People stop to take photographs and look at the abandoned sailboat on Willoughby Spit in the afterma
Lady J delivery... (5) CharlieCobra at 8:08pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2841 The sun was shining brightly and hot as we managed to get the Lady J out without hitting anything, D
Versapak-sailors' opinion Andy1237 at 7:44pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1632 Fellow sailors give me your opinion on Versapak batteries. I have one appliance, a nice B'D Flashli
Polars for Pearson 31-2?? Quint at 7:43pm 08.28.11 Pearson 0/1612 Hello Folks: Anyone happen to have the polars for a Pearson 31-2 (fin keel)? I know U.S. Sailing
OBM for Maxi77 Ken13559 at 7:10pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1204 A friend is shopping for an OBM for his Maxi77 (24footer). Thinking of X-long shaft (25") Suzuki 9.9
Potter 19' - Apostle Islands andersailing at 7:08pm 08.28.11 Trailer Sailors 11/9187 I am new to the Minneapolis area from Maryland. I am considering buying a trailer sailer for use in
Glad I hauled (3) Captnkev25 at 6:58pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2085 Glad i asked Very happy I hauled. I went down to my marina earlier today and found the boat two boa
What type sole/floor Geoff K at 6:52pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2110 What kind of sole/floor materials are used in boats? All I've ever seen is teak and holly for the so
Radio checks - how many of you do it Stu Jackson at 6:39pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2543 Been a lot of chatter about this. How many of you do it? If so, why? If not, why, too. :) Added
Windy day in Olcott higgs at 6:07pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1007 As Irene passed to the SE of us about 400 + miles, we here on Lake Ontario felt some effects today w
need a new mast scotwing at 6:06pm 08.28.11 Day Sailers 6/2146 Just bought a Daysailer 2, 16'9" length. The mast is bent and I'd like to make or get a new one. I l
Looking to upgrade battery charger and add inverter luken7 at 5:34pm 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1763 It's post questions night for me ;-) On our B361, we have the original Xantrex battery charger, l
60 Amp alternator charging question luken7 at 5:20pm 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1125 Good day, I have a B361 with the Yanmar 3GM30 engine, with the 60amp alternator. Quick electrical qu
Need info on snapped swing keel cable Redhaven at 5:09pm 08.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3547 Our Catalina 22's swing keel cable snapped today when we were lowering the keel. No damage was done
Hunter 29.5 Mainsheet System tlowum at 4:48pm 08.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/6019 Hello. I'm new to the Hunter world - I recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 29.5. Overall, I love the
Hunter Vision 32 or Hunter 30 dylanfan71 at 4:33pm 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1835 First time poster but long time lurker. I'm going to take the plunge with one of these two Hunters.
I hate small pics. Mac Bentley at 4:32pm 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1258 Especially of sailboats. I've been off the board for a year or two while sailing took a back seat in
O'Day 30 Rigging CapeTyphooner at 4:24pm 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2133 I just purchased an O'Day 30. The previous owner is unavailable to assist with any knowledge transf

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Thru Hull Backing Plates DeniseO30 at 7:17am 02.10.22 You may want to first determine if it's the hull grid linerliner with the depression and the hull
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 7:13am 02.10.22 Yes, I've checked that site out and have downloaded their info. I'm still uncertain of how the trav
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 7:05am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 6:59am 02.10.22 Yes, bring the hull back to its proper thickness. I would bed the backing plate with thickened epo
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 6:46am 02.10.22
Ford 20 information twistedskipper at 6:41am 02.10.22 The drawing on SailboatData.com sheds some light on routing the main sheet.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 6:35am 02.10.22 You're right, I've never driven a Ford that looks like this either. I'm eager to get her cleaned
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 6:25am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Fixing cracks Tater at 6:20am 02.10.22 FWIW, I had a crack on my 170. It ran from the aft end of the port seat then under the non-slip tape
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 DougM at 6:19am 02.10.22 Sadly, my US built 323 had good old fashioned Romex wiring and residential receptacles for the AC ci
Adding portable general. jviss at 6:13am 02.10.22 I think the PVC pipe idea is a bit goofy. I would just make a dinghy painter with a shore power cor
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 5:59am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht. Where did you find that
Fixing cracks jssailem at 5:48am 02.10.22 Never have used the "Plexus Method". So I looked it up. Here is a descriptive manual of the method f
In hull transducer question. Gene Neill at 5:48am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volca
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 5:44am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht.
Minn Kota 50 Gene Neill at 5:41am 02.10.22 Get a used 3HP for the dinghy you'll talk yourself into next year. ;)
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:28am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Auto-Pilots kappykaplan at 5:22am 02.10.22 By far the best is to figure out how to install a tiller arm through the shaft. This has the benefi
PT Boat Building JamesG161 at 5:21am 02.10.22 d1aVbyqU0no
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 5:15am 02.10.22 have to tie into existing steering quadrant and tight quarters in general to allow sufficient radiu

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