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Hunter 42 Passage forward shower Old Sailor 2 at 12:47pm 10.19.11 Big Boats 6/1883 Quick question. I am in the process of buying a '92 Hunter 42 Passage and the surveyor told me that
Owners Manual for 1984 Hunter 34 ? brian3820 at 12:45pm 10.19.11 Big Boats 9/4883 Ok, possibly a stupid question, but... was there an actual "Owners Manual" for the 84 Hunter 34? I h
Storms funirishboy at 11:58am 10.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4747 What is the best way to keep track of weather in the waters you are sailing in? What is on your chec
Crack in the keel lead. pchazel at 11:23am 10.19.11 Catalina 310 2/2077 I have an '00 Catalina 310 that has developed a crack in the lead casting on the trailing edge of th
Which on should I buy? Marinerjack at 10:00am 10.19.11 Bavaria 14/6138 I'm looking to buy a used Bavaria between 34' and 39'. My question is: is it better to buy a longer
Diff�rence 37 C2 vs 37 Marinerjack at 9:54am 10.19.11 Bavaria 1/2070 I read that there's 2 models: 37 ' 37 C2. Is someone can tell me the differences?
Yanmar engine panel Keith13315 at 9:15am 10.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 26/6988 My engine panel got broken where the shut off cable exits (someone either stepped on it or kicked it
Best course of action? (3) njwtech at 9:06am 10.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/4613 I just bought this M22 and I am going over things to get them shipshape. I am hoping to benefit from
Inverter or generator? brian3820 at 9:05am 10.19.11 Big Boats 29/3006 Hello All!. Ok, so some of you know I have an 84 Hunter 34 that is going through a redesign-refit. I
Lake Okeechobee Levels and Lock Schedules Chuckbear at 8:21am 10.19.11 Destinations 0/3073 Some very good news for boaters planning to cross Lake Okeechobee in the future. Due to all of the
H33 3YM30 Mounting Bolt Issue sea_casper at 8:02am 10.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1021 The aft starboard mounting bolt on my Yanmar will not tighten, is there supposed to be an embedded t
Volvo 2003 BT heat exchanger exchange Sasha at 6:33am 10.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1462 Hello, Approaching 2000 hours on my Volvo engine 2003 BT last summer I noticed increasing engine tem
new to us 310.....want to convert table to sleeping berth? iSailor at 6:12am 10.19.11 Catalina 310 15/4528 I am surprised that catalina did not make the cabin table convertable to a sleeping berth. I was th
South and East Coast Florida Sailors Rick Webb at 5:39am 10.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1930 We are starting to preplan for a posible trip on a J-29 from Fort Walton to Jacksonville. The boat h
J.R.R.Tolkien fans? Jimm at 5:09am 10.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1665 Always facinated by the names folks give to their boats. Besides Roger Long's "Strider", a "Gandolf
Rust on Keel reworb at 3:53am 10.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1814 I looked at a used 311 yesterday. There was rust and "bubbling" on the keel. Since my prior boat h
part search jaki maki at 9:27pm 10.18.11 Parts Search 1/4038 I'm looking for a place to purchase chain plate covers for a 1968 Columbia 36. Anyone know where I c
Weird "sailboat" Fly_H23 at 9:25pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 20/4073 I saw an ad for this odd version of a home built sailboat and just had to share. Ya got to admire th
Overwhelming Outboards... MGoBoat at 8:34pm 10.18.11 Day Sailers 2/1454 When we got our 192 it had no outboard. For this season we just used a 55# trolling motor with grea
How many on board or weight?? acox271929 at 6:49pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3191 I just purchased a 1984 "25" and need to know how many people it can legally carry or what total we

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What to do about missing inboard motor? Shaun R. at 8:39pm 07.25.22 Sorry, I took a screenshot of a video I made. I'll post a shorten version of the video focusing jus
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? mermike at 8:37pm 07.25.22 Washington charges an annual use fee if non resident or tax if WA resident. Amount dependent on v
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? HeatherE at 8:16pm 07.25.22 California is out of control. They doubled assessed value on boats purchased in 2017. I bought my
2022 PacificNW Weather Update MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 07.25.22 Warm in Sucia today but cooled off nicely as the sun sets. Water temp in Echo is 50f. Bluebird day
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 8:04pm 07.25.22
Haul out, bottom paint sail sfbay at 7:45pm 07.25.22 Fstbttms is spot on!!
Haul out, bottom paint fstbttms at 7:41pm 07.25.22 For a bigger boat, yeah. But for a smaller 25' boat that's a lot of money. Again, it's the going
Haul out, bottom paint dlochner at 7:40pm 07.25.22 Clearly you've never prepped and painted a boat bottom before. If you had, you'd know that $2K to h
Haul out, bottom paint fstbttms at 7:32pm 07.25.22 If I were thirty years younger I would be taking on much of the labor issues myself... Clearly you
Haul out, bottom paint sail sfbay at 7:31pm 07.25.22 You always have the option to sail your boat to a marina at Moss Landing or Santa Cruz and hire a bo
Haul out, bottom paint Giro at 7:24pm 07.25.22
Haul out, bottom paint fstbttms at 7:21pm 07.25.22 Hello all: The boatyard marina where we have been tenants for the last four years has quoted me a p
New Sovereign forum jssailem at 6:52pm 07.25.22 garyhaworth. It has been a while since we last heard from you. Congrats on your selection of a new b
New Sovereign forum Crusty Ol Salt at 6:50pm 07.25.22 Silly me. I thought you meant independent. As in Sovereign State. Same here
New Sovereign forum jssailem at 6:50pm 07.25.22 Welcome to SBO Shaun. Congrast on your new boat.
New Sovereign forum (1) Shaun R. at 6:47pm 07.25.22 Hello! I am new to boat ownership. Won a Sovereign 7.0 at a local auction. So excited! It's defi
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:47pm 07.25.22 Keeping with the recent Mathematical Theme... I offer up this story about 2 Nuns... If discussing
Boat Swag Will Gilmore at 6:42pm 07.25.22 Excellent projects, excellent job, excellent art. Very creative. I especially like the window stick
Stopping engine Paulam at 6:39pm 07.25.22 Thanks all. It does make sense to me to turn key off first. So far I don't have any starting issues.
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 6:35pm 07.25.22 California charges every kind of tax there is on boats.. Sales tax, annual property tax, annual re

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