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First Sailboat Cherrnkind at 9:15am 08.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5215 I have been an offshore power boater for 20+ years but did some sailing in my early 20,s and loved i
A blast from the past Old Skool Neil at 8:19am 08.13.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2335 Friends, As some of you know, quite a few years ago I built a Westsail 32 "From a Bare Hull" as th
keel up for speed when motoring? Wayne Spanier at 8:11am 08.13.11 Catalina 22 13/5705 Can someone tell me if I will get much more speed when I am motoring my Catalina 22, if I have the s
Lancer 28 Hull speed Captain Bill at 7:51am 08.13.11 Lancer 2/2845 This is my first sailboat ever and I love it, I have learn't every thing about it on my own. I have
Bottom Paint in Fresh Water Careyrobison at 5:11am 08.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2091 Hey everyone! Recent additon to the sight hope someone can share some insight. I am looking at buy
pix in the upper left hand - 'click for full view' Mark Maulden at 11:40pm 08.12.11 S2 2/1709 Everytime i click to see a full view, I get error messages. once in a while it works. Why?
Bluechart G2 for Canada Lost Parent at 9:30pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1291 Has anybody had any experience with Garmins BlueChart G2 for Canadian Gulf Islands
KM2P Yanmar Transmission Lockup Lee Hadjiosif at 8:31pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2046 My transmission locked up today when I put it in reverse to back into my slip after running fine all
Mast pumping? sam1939nl at 7:49pm 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1933 My O day 30 sometimes will have a viberating and pumping motion to it's mast and rigging when at doc
rigging a catalina 27 1982 fido at 7:18pm 08.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2238 hello to all I have just purchesed a catalina 27 1982, it will be deliverd to lagoon city Breckin on
Oday 222 Tension Bar (5) Red Ryder at 7:12pm 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/4161 My Oday 222 was built in 1984 prior to the addition of tension bars to help support the deck and the
HELP with rigging ohenry at 7:05pm 08.12.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/3587 We just got an older Ranger 11 sailing boat and don't know how to rig it--there are no instructions
new boat in the oven soleilsailor46 at 6:34pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 118/14913 I just ordered a new boat to sail from the chesapeake to England and around the E.U. I have never do
Raw water cooling Jtoben at 6:33pm 08.12.11 S2 3/1547 Our Volvo MD17C has run hot since we bought the boat in 2001. (11.0a). When we changed the impeller
Role Call and Spinnacker Question scruffy95 at 5:57pm 08.12.11 Lancer 0/1092 Good Evening All Lancer Owners, I have been reading the various posts from all the Lancer owners an
Vessel Documentation in FL? redunculous at 4:23pm 08.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2746 I have recently purchased a 40.5 Hunter in Florida I plan to keep it there and have the following q
Gooseneck hardware for H26 - boom fell off! jburford at 4:19pm 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 10/3404 Gooseneck hardware for H26 is a '94, pic to follow Thanks for everyone's help on this. Will post a
New Sails? Fly4hire at 3:54pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2577 I'm curious how long one can normally expect to get as useful life out of OEM sails? I realize there
Swing Keel LANDON at 3:42pm 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 4/2264 I Am Looking For Information On The Type And Length Of The Line For The Swing Keel For A 23 Foot Hun
Oceanside CA Harbor Question. rfrye1 at 3:37pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2263 I am planning a trip up from SD, hopping up the coast to Newport, then over the Catalina for a few d

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Traveling alongside LloydB at 9:05am 09.11.22 I would and tell the trucker so he would know why that Honda seems to be following. Are we there yet
Holding tank, stud finder Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 09.11.22 Just headed out the door to the boat and I know the tank is near full. I've got to try this for cal
Traveling alongside BigEasy at 8:49am 09.11.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from C
Identify 6M O'DAY? (4) mike sail at 8:41am 09.11.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your boat. Sounds like you are looking to refurbish it. Tuni
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum justsomeguy at 8:40am 09.11.22 Seals Why'd you capitalize the word?
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Leeward Rail at 8:34am 09.11.22 Same seals used on the shuttle tank? :biggrin:
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Tally Ho at 8:14am 09.11.22 For the same reason we N E V E R ask for directions when we're out driving with the family. It's a
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Tally Ho at 8:13am 09.11.22
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? mermike at 8:08am 09.11.22 I have the tall rig with lead keel. Keel looks like the diagram, not the photo. I have some bottom p
DC Circuit Breaker Failures LloydB at 8:08am 09.11.22 Random thought here as I seem to remember occasionally reading in the installation instructions some
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule FastOlson at 8:02am 09.11.22 It is a matter of convenience. It is better to replace at the comfort of your dock vs. the interr
H36 2008 holding tank issue isaksp00 at 8:00am 09.11.22 Just out of curiosity, is it possible with thermoplastics to melt in a "weld" on the cracked fitting
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:48am 09.11.22 NASA has changed all the Seals associated with the Hydrogen leak that scrubbed this launch. The new
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:45am 09.11.22 Not sure that matters. At least not much. There are too many things that simply break down with the
Catalina 320 exhaust water hose lengths Ferris Wills at 7:37am 09.11.22 The exhaust water hose coming out of the muffler is leaking. It's the original hose from 1997 so w
DC Circuit Breaker Failures dLj at 7:31am 09.11.22 in looking on line I see postings that the estimated life is supposed to be around 30 years. Given
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:19am 09.11.22 The toggle going limp does sound like it could be leaning towards a mechanical failure. Have you ta
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:18am 09.11.22 A breaker may remain limp as long as there is a short circuit in the wiring or appliance. Make su
Traveling alongside JBP-PA at 7:01am 09.11.22 Hello again Quick question... Is it common for owners to supervise/travel alongside the tractor tra
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Terry Cox at 6:54am 09.11.22 where is that tank located in the system? The tank on our 1989 H28 was located behind a bulkhead,

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