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Thinking of buying my first sailboat - Mac 23 mowrangler at 8:37am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2211 I recently got back from a trip to the Gulf coast and got a chance to go out on a sailboat for the f
Any ECSA sailors here merlinuxo at 8:16am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1026 that are heading over to Pinedaville? I was going to take my boat over but the 20-30 NNE just didn't
Hunter 44 portside water tank captainpat at 8:14am 11.05.11 Big Boats 1/870 Port water tank only empties about 10 gals. then acts is if empty. I see that the pick-up fitting i
Irwin 10-4 Swing Keel davea510 at 6:58am 11.05.11 Parts Search 0/2468 Looking for swing keel for Irwin 10-4.
Very moving Stroh at 5:39am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2101 My apologies if this has already been posted. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/moving-docume
Repowering my H30 dbecker68 at 4:41am 11.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2545 I'm forced to replace the Yanmar 2GM engine in my 1982 H30, DreamBoat. Threw a rod, cracked the case
Leaks! jorgefife at 7:49pm 11.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3435 On both sides, at around the fourth port hole, quite a bit of water comes in, and I looked one day a
Rebedding chain plates on H-27 jfgy at 4:37pm 11.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1705 Hi folks. A small leak has developed in the port chain plate and it clearly is time to rebed both.
Jaguar 22, (random thoughts)... Chris Patterson at 3:55pm 11.04.11 Catalina 22 6/2181 This boat recently came to my attention again, (it may have crossed my thought process some years ag
Hunter 29.5 rudder post gbavly at 3:45pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2025 How do I take the rudder off a Hunter 29.5? I think I need to do it since the rudder moves a little
Bow thruster options for Passage 420 Island Girl 34 at 2:30pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1647 Greetings all, I have searched this forum and found just a few posts discussing bow thruster optio
diesel heater dutchy at 1:58pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 2/1382 The diesel heater (Wabasto Air Top 3500) on my Hunter 34' worked well not that long ago but has sinc
Hunter 39 canuck at 1:39pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 2/1917 We are interested in this new model from Hunter Marine. If you own a 39 please advise what you like
Halloween Costume Roger Long at 1:24pm 11.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2966 The Bay Bridge wearing its Golden Gate Bridge costume the morning after Halloween. http://a7.sphoto
Boom vang (1) crapnell at 1:06pm 11.04.11 Pearson 4/2975 This is a '68 Pearson Wanderer 30'. The pictured vang lines run back to the cockpit. I can't figure
ST60 Wind BruceK at 12:44pm 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2420 The display is live, but no info from the mast top transducer...who has the quick way for me to chec
Yacht Thruster By eXturn YachtThruster at 12:06pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2684 Hello Everybody, I'm the new Brand Manager for the Yacht Thruster by exturn. I understand that
Aft shower - Curtain? redunculous at 12:03pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 7/1563 Hi all Just wondering who here uses a shower curtain in their aft shower and where you found the f
Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1167 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 9/5046 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi

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O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (1) Clutch Cargo at 7:06am 10.30.22 Thanks for the replies. I just got back to it was I had been traveling for work. Well, now we know
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 7:04am 10.30.22 Also, I am going to have to replace the packing gland; does anyone have a link to a how-to video fo
Furling genoa cover seems too small? jssailem at 6:59am 10.30.22 Your image shows one end of the wrap. How does it go up to the top of the sail? Could it be upsid
Dual engine controllers confusion jviss at 6:59am 10.30.22 That's good to hear. Maybe now we can spice this place up a bit. Full steam ahead and to hell wit
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 6:49am 10.30.22 I presume just the packing. Please elaborate. Were you told this needs attention in the survey/ by
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 6:45am 10.30.22
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 6:35am 10.30.22 Welcome to boating and to SBO! Some tachometers are driven by the alternator in a way that they on
First time sailboat owner kloudie1 at 5:33am 10.30.22 Welcome to the forum! Your tachometer may be driven from a sensor in the bellhousing that counts fl
Furling genoa cover seems too small? All U Get at 4:50am 10.30.22 Maybe a stepladder to get above the thickest part of the wrap, does your cover have a wider section
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 4:36am 10.30.22 There used to be a very good video about replacing the packing gland on the Compass Marine Website.
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 10.30.22 Welcome to boating and to SBO! Some tachometers are driven by the alternator in a way that they onl
Refilling CNG Tank kappykaplan at 4:06am 10.30.22 You said: e said: A full tank will last us a cruising season. This has been a major relief to our c
Anchor Chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:26pm 10.29.22 Then use it on the anchor road. Now I think you're headed down the wrong road. The kettle kellet
Anchor Chain jssailem at 9:48pm 10.29.22 What if I fill it with molten lead? Let it harden. Then use it on the anchor rode. Would be a good u
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 BigEasy at 8:56pm 10.29.22 You can order replacement panels from Beneteau spare parts through your local dealer ($$$). There ar
Anchor Chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 10.29.22 A Kettle is a way to add weight to your rode The kettle is for tea. Much too light to attach to
Loading boat on trailer Orbweaver at 7:04pm 10.29.22 No story, but it's truly amazing slippery things get until the bunks dry out again.
Dual engine controllers confusion Ralph Johnstone at 6:59pm 10.29.22 Thanks for your concern, but no shocking experiences so far! That's good to hear. Maybe now we c
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 6:20pm 10.29.22 Wow!!! Thank you for doing all the math lol. I think your right, im gonna cut the bulb off and fair
Looking at an s2 7.9 quadrille38 at 6:17pm 10.29.22 My first boat was the 6.7 (22ft) version of this boat. S2 built the 22s first and then later upsize

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