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Worst Night on a Boat? (2) Roger Long at 4:21am 09.12.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/5499 Waking up anchored in an engineless catboat one wave away from the start of breakers against a sheer
Help Identify this motorsailer (2) islandjim at 3:18am 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8822 This is a boat I am interested in. It is sitting in the boat yard that takes care of my sailboat.
I need a galley jblockhuys at 11:11pm 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1397 looking for a galley for a McGregor 25 1980, would like pics so I can build on or buy on if cheep en
replace prop cjgrabell at 10:14pm 09.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1192 Have a 1991 38 moorings. Looking a getting a folding prop. Does anyone know the shaft diameter on th
What size jib do you use with in mast furling? KoniKoni at 10:05pm 09.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2181 I have a new to me this season Beneteau Oceanis 321 with in mast furling. It has a small main and a
Roche paulj at 8:19pm 09.11.11 Catalina 310 0/1304 Went to Roche Harbor before the Canada trip.....could not find the Roche file in which photos were l
Why "back-in" beaching zjtr10 at 7:21pm 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4081 Lately I have seen several pics of Macs that were backed onto the beach instead of bow first. I don'
looking for used ehsaust manifold for Mase generator danatartau at 6:57pm 09.11.11 Parts Search 0/2564 I am looking for an exhaust manifold for a 4 Kw Mase/ Mariner marine generator with a Rugerini eng
head waste plumbing joe jobs at 6:34pm 09.11.11 Big Boats 10/2613 I have a 1993 Hunter legend 40.5. The waste discharge line has plugged several times and i would lik
AC Compressor problems shipwreck66 at 6:34pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2063 My compressor kicks on for approx. 20 sec. then off for 30 sec, back on, then off, over and over. Ba
Hey Blaise, re. rudders. Ed Schenck at 6:32pm 09.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 21/3872 Do you know the O.D. of our rudder stocks? We have this thread going over on the wrong forum: http:
Gel or AGM battery for my 309? David21717 at 6:30pm 09.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/4198 I need to replace my 4D batteries on a 2008 309. I notice that a gel battery apparently has about t
Boom Brake vs. Vang MGoBoat at 6:26pm 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2181 Our boat survived the local flooding. The lake where we are moored was 12' higher than normal. The
Did Navigation Lighting Requirements Change??? Cool Beans at 6:26pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2775 Was looking for any rules specifically stating I needed operational lights for day sailing. . .I'm r
Wiring merlinuxo at 5:42pm 09.11.11 Trailer Sailors 4/2590 One of the joys of antique boat ownership- I went to wire a Hella fan (new old stock I've been carr
Our first on-the-river-overnighter DAVA390 at 5:39pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3209 The Admiral and I are rookies. Most (well,all) of our sailing has been 2-3hr day trips onand about M
Sailmaker recommendation? jviss at 5:23pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3826 I need a repair, and some general maintenance on my sails - jib and main on a Catalina 36. Can some
Help!!!! vhardwaremom at 5:19pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1711 I have a 30 ft Catalina with an Atomic 4 motor. Need an 11' throttle cable. Where do I go? It's an M
Motor & Bracket for O'Day 23 BBD at 4:55pm 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4300 I have a 78 O'Day23 with a 2 cycle 9.9 manual start Johnson outboard motor. I sail on Grand Lake in
Little slice of Heaven... rfrye1 at 3:41pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2074 This may have been mentioned before, but i just put a 2" memory foam topper (costco) on my aft cabin

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sand and finish Teak and aHolly dlochner at 1:12pm 10.19.22 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I would like to refinish the Teak and Holly interior floor. H
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 1:08pm 10.19.22 Without looking at the boat in person, it is hard to say what's going on. Blistering may not be unif
Sails scottscotty at 1:00pm 10.19.22 I have an old sail that is fairly good condition. it's 224" (18'6")P. x 133" (11')E. I would be will
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 12:53pm 10.19.22 smooth talked my way into a raymarine tiller pilot last week and an axiom 7 this week!! wifey, liked
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat (2) Dnea at 12:52pm 10.19.22
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat PaulK at 12:50pm 10.19.22 The blemishes don't look like they stick out (or in), so it may be something different from osmosis.
Foresail furler home made question Davidasailor26 at 12:23pm 10.19.22 This home made system by a previous owner uses a spinning tube where the sail is attached at the fr
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 10.19.22 Here's my add for it in 2020 ... I'd recommend her for you unless you are looking for much later mod
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft dmax at 12:16pm 10.19.22 The 27' boat I used to own, 1984 Starwind 27 SD with new yanmar inboard engine, is just about perfe
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Scott T-Bird at 12:07pm 10.19.22 The 27' boat I used to own, 1984 Starwind 27 SD with new yanmar inboard engine, is just about perfec
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 11:40am 10.19.22 Is the name of the boat reflective of the price you are paying for it? ;) Welcome to SBO, where yo
Foresail furler home made question Slavik at 11:37am 10.19.22 How does the sail attach to the forestay (or does it)? Usually the luff of the sail slides into a s
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates Slavik at 11:35am 10.19.22
Testing coolant pump? JoeWhite at 11:15am 10.19.22 The way that the needle is vibrating, it appears that the wire that is connected to the engine Tempe
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rbringle at 10:30am 10.19.22 I have had good results with storing paint/varnish cans upside down.
Quick Question Richard19068 at 9:51am 10.19.22 Probably your official coast guard registration number. Try a web search for coast guard hull identi
23.5 replacement parts sail sfbay at 9:34am 10.19.22 ........ Lifeline stanchions: 3 of mine have the little plastic cap at the top, one is missing. Life
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Terry Cox at 9:34am 10.19.22 We sailed an H28 for three years. Shoal draft wing keel. Nice comfortable boat and easy to sail. She
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 9:00am 10.19.22 Perhaps PHRF along with the parameters you mention plus "real life" feedback from those that have s
Forestay decking coming out Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.19.22 There is more than one way to approach this and their are others on this forum with much more experi

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