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Well, I'm hauled and waiting Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3041 For the first time in 30 years of sailing I decided to haul and weather this storm ashore. The comm
tanzer22 Pullpit ruready at 6:24pm 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2358 The pullpit on my tanzer 22 has a couple of creases in in, Does anyone know where I can purchase ano
Sharing: 1st Dry-Land-to-Dry-Land yammy at 5:45pm 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3403 hello, Macgregors i'm back from my first dry-land-to-dry-land trip between Point Roberts and Semia
Rube Godberg A/C (4) shipwreck66 at 5:22pm 08.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1780 This is the ongoing alteration of a cheap window unit for installation on a C27. Here is a pic or tw
Bilge pump air lock John T1594 at 4:15pm 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3496 Does anyone else have a problem with their bilge pump gettig air locked? Went down to the boat in ad
Speaking Of Cell Amplifiers... Rick D at 1:52pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2017 ...when I am on my mooring in Catalina Island, I can't get an adequate signal for my Virgin Wireless
Cradle Plans for a Beneteau Moorings 322 Andyrapp at 1:31pm 08.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1401 We just purchased a Beneteau Moorrings 322, and would like to build a Cradle so we can do maintance
Where have all the (marine) operators gone? Kings Gambit at 1:15pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3693 I was surprised (and embarrassed) to discover only recently that there are no more marine operators.
Mast support at the Keel Barry Eldridge at 1:03pm 08.27.11 Lancer 1/2086 1980 Lancer 30 Compression Post foot design During a survey for insurance, the inspector thought th
Cutting my 6' keel to 4.5 hunter bum at 12:53pm 08.27.11 Islander 12/9129 Just find a perfect boat ,1982 36 islander, but it is 6' draft...too much for my needs. I,m thinking
Replacing Radar Cable on a 2007 Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 12:05pm 08.27.11 Big Boats 6/1771 I am replacing my existing Ray Marine Radar with a Garmin unit. This requires that we pull the old c
Slidell police ready sailaway78 at 11:20am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1579 I talked to my next door neighbor this morning. He is a St. Tammany Parish ( Slidell ) deputy sheri
Touring a MacGregor 26D or 26S Babbleduck at 11:00am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2358 Hello everyone! I am new to sailboatowners.com and sailing and appreciate the opportunity to be a
Spindrift 22 merlinuxo at 9:58am 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 3/11066 Helped my neighbor bring his Spindrift back from the yards this morning. Stinking hot but the 20-25
Bilge is on every two minutes Creative at 8:58am 08.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1872 My bilge pump activates every two minutes. I feel that the line never empties completely. I feel tha
Newbie..Columbia, SC 06HARLEYULTRA at 8:41am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/895 Hi, We recently move to the Columbia, SC area. I am looking for some Mac X/M owners in this area fo
Storm News from NC jibes138 at 8:23am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2821 My house is located at 35.37N 77.23W approx. Storm is now at 35N and 76.4 W Lots of trees going do
Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2074 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b
Lake Powell -- how is the sailing ?? Mountainman at 5:57am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/17710 the reason that I'am asking while out recently looking for our new to us used sailboat a long time s
Hunter 460 Stauntion Bases Paul Lambert at 3:08am 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1753 I need to replace the stauntion bases on my 460 (2000 model). I can't seem to source these. Does any

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New holding tank dlochner at 10:26am 10.30.22 Some quick thoughts. This will be a gravity drain tank. Keep it simple. There is no need for a dire
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 10.30.22 Welcome to the site @hatchclan . Be sure to read the link before embarking on this project. to fin
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sail sfbay at 9:26am 10.30.22 Consider sewing on a permanent sun cover.........then once furled your done.
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? sail sfbay at 9:19am 10.30.22 Best answer is provided by a mast supplier. Standard mast: RigRite Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Sp
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 9:02am 10.30.22 We wonder how the PO (Previous Owner-or the devil incarnate) gets those instrument to work just for
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 8:31am 10.30.22
Anchor Chain (1) Kings Gambit at 8:23am 10.30.22
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 8:16am 10.30.22
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 8:00am 10.30.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback jaysweet at 7:43am 10.30.22 Looks great. Thanks for the inspiration. Have you done anything with your eyebrows? Oh, man! You
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 7:25am 10.30.22 tightening the box a flat or two. Sailor speak for rotating the gland nut an eighth to quarter tur
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

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