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Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1166 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Trailer Sailors 9/5040 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
Should spreaders be loose? dscribner at 11:03am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 18/9916 Nuff said? My spreaders are 1" O.D. set in brackets with a 1 1/8" I.D. No out-of-round thing happe
Splicing line (2) Warren Milberg at 10:37am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 48/7357 Over the years, I've gotten a lot of pleasure out of splicing lines for use on my boat for everythin
Garhauer ? for Don! kgw at 10:32am 11.04.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/6310 Don, I have a friend cruising in the South Pacific whose boat is equipped with Garhauer hardware. Hi
pearson 36-2 ceterboard w green at 10:22am 11.04.11 Pearson 1/1207 I am concerned about the piping for my centerboard cable. I'm thinking about sealing the centerboard
Another Stuffing box question Solstice at 10:10am 11.04.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4747 Mainsail, I recently purchased a new boat and over the course of the season have monitored my stuffi
Fresh water system question -40.5 but maybe the same for all redunculous at 9:28am 11.04.11 Big Boats 21/2981 Couple of questions for those in the know With regards to the freshwater system has anyone modified
O'Day 23 Broken mast step heymagic at 8:50am 11.04.11 Day Sailers 0/1076 I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
O'Day 23 broken mast step casting heymagic at 8:44am 11.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 40/11356 I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
Finally in the water Our Seas at 7:59am 11.04.11 Catalina 22 3/1328 Finally after two years of hard work, many late nights in the driveway and garage, many adult bevera
Using the sun to precisly navigate, at night? FourPoints at 7:25am 11.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 68/13951 "Fabled Viking 'sunstone' shown to really work" "These sunstones are mentioned in several contempo
recent occurrance in pago pago.... zeehag at 6:56am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4273 a friend is in pago pgo and reports th news finally reported this incident happened oct 27th..:
Just to make you jealous (3) inarathree at 6:19am 11.04.11 Smaller Boats 17/2160 Went sailing last night. Low 70s, so i bundled up by putting on socks. Light winds, but they died
Outdoor Camera of Interest jdratlif at 6:05am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1974 A buddy of mine just sent me a link of the commercials for this outdoor sports camera. I think its p
Another newbie question allaynaw at 10:42pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1230 Please excuse my ignorance, I am very new to this. The Mac 25 did not come with a boom vang. What ar
Deck Paint Lost Parent at 9:56pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2358 I am redoeing my decks this winter {under cover} and would like to know the best way to do them , ev
Key West, Big Boat Haven (5) shipwreck66 at 7:09pm 11.03.11 Destinations 3/3875 Forgive if you've already been there, but are all the cool big boats all homeported in Key West? Eve
Buttoned up for the winter (3) tjar at 5:02pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1965 The weather is starting to turn here in the northwest and the rains have returned. I struggled with
Cracked Up! jetboatn at 5:02pm 11.03.11 Smaller Boats 4/1321 OK...1994 Hunter 23.5- First sailboat, first year to sail and loving it!!! Problem, hairline and big

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I need to Bilge Hoses - which to buy and where? dlochner at 9:20am 10.26.22 The Trident 144 is a good choice. West is consistently overpriced on most everything except electro
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Richard19068 at 9:17am 10.26.22 with new rigging and sail.... Just out of curiosity, how old is "new"?
I need to Bilge Hoses - which to buy and where? dmax at 9:12am 10.26.22 Don't use Trident 120, not recommended for below the waterline, you want Trident 144: Trident 144 Va
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase markwbird at 9:02am 10.26.22 If you can find a 40 year old boat without cracks in the gelcoat I'd like to see it because that ain
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase jssailem at 8:55am 10.26.22 Welcome to SBO. As observed by @dlochner concern about the location of gel cracks under the mast st
Buy now or wait for recession? baycloud at 8:51am 10.26.22
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 8:36am 10.26.22 I use an Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy (Amazon link) with a larger shop vac equipped with a filter
CDI FF2 patbratton at 8:05am 10.26.22 Something to watch out for: The slot in the luff extrusion is easily damaged when hoisting the sail
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 8:02am 10.26.22 As a long time owner of a 25 Oday ,hopefully some perspective might help . Our boat came with a num
Beneteau First305 Rudder Bearing BigEasy at 8:00am 10.26.22 There are some informative videos on You Tube that address replacement of the rudder bearings as wel
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 7:47am 10.26.22 I use an Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy (Amazon link) with a larger shop vac equipped with a filter
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:29am 10.26.22
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Timm R Oday25 at 7:26am 10.26.22 As a long time owner of a 25 Oday ,hopefully some perspective might help . Our boat came with a numb
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:14am 10.26.22 Was just searching practical sailor's website for unrelated stuff and found this page about stripper
Knot Transducer (1) sailcapt340 at 7:14am 10.26.22 As Terry stated, forward of the keel and access is through the flooring in the cabin. Here is a pho
Buy now or wait for recession? Siamese at 7:06am 10.26.22 NOW
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:52am 10.26.22 Come on down to Barnegat some time to Mariners. There may be close to 30 boats or more, in the wat
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 10.26.22 Come on down to Barnegat some time to Mariners. There may be close to 30 boats or more, in the wate
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:38am 10.26.22 That boat has the look of neglect and it doesn't appear to have been recently cared-for or sailed.
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:33am 10.26.22 That boat has the look of neglect and it doesn't appear to have been recently cared-for or sailed.

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