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Compass cover yachtsman at 9:25pm 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 6/2679 Need help! I have a Danforth Saturn Series Model A140 on the 260. Can't get a hood for it anywhere
Beneteau 310 vs 32s5 - Owners chime in please JRacer at 9:17pm 08.09.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3319 I am coming out of a J24 that I have owned ad campaigned on racing circuits for 30 years. I am looki
Battery mounting in Mac Classic vizwhiz at 9:10pm 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5178 Have a 1995 26S (the one where the galley top is flip-flopped with the sink against the wall...not t
center board abeausej at 8:24pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1885 size and shape of center board how to unstuck it from the up position
H22 2011 with asy spi cabbyjprs at 8:14pm 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 2/1514
Loos #'s/ mast tuning. Inter20sailor at 7:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 3/2236 Hello Salts, 1991 MkII with spit aft stay. I am looking for some basic rule-of-thumb measurement
Installing an elctric start???? AndyS22 at 6:29pm 08.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1838 I'm in the market for a new outboard. For peace of mind and keeping my wife happy I would like an el
Max boat speed with engine PedSan at 5:54pm 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5527 We have 2004 Macgregor 26 M with a 50 HP Honda installed. The engine runs fine, however, we are only
What type of boat is this? (2) ds16 at 5:23pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5231 My dad bought this sailboat last summer and we are both clueless on the make of it, it is 22' long w
New to sailing Gimlimike at 4:19pm 08.09.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1790 Am considering a Benateau 31ft boat , what are some of the questions regarding condition should be a
Companionway Slider gpd955 at 3:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 310 7/2436 Anyone else's companionway slider stick about halfway in? It's annoying the daylights out of me and
Boom Tent Jcrough67 at 3:33pm 08.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/3000 Hi all, This is my first season on Lake Erie with my first sailboat, a 1984 C27. :) Unfortunately I
Catalina 30 cabin cushion material zommer at 2:20pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 10/13191 I own a 1984 catalina tall rig. The cabin cushions are covered in a blue with small orange flek, the
Electric Motor for 17' Oday Daysailer beyondway at 1:56pm 08.09.11 Day Sailers 3/5454 I am considering putting an electric motor on my daysailor to replace an existing gas powered. Does
Helmsman removeable seat legend 37 hurt944 at 12:57pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2169 If anyone has any information on how to locate or contact a reputable salvage vendor it would be gre
Colregs Rule 36 - Embarrassing? JohnS at 12:44pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6980 I'm in the process of re-wiring my mast, and thought it'd be a good idea to review the ColRegs on li
Whisker Pole on a 1988 26.5 tonyh1307 at 12:07pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1642 I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and I just can't figure out where to attach the whisker pole on the mast.
winch handles for Enkes AR6 snipeman at 11:55am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1753 This question concerns winches and winch handles. I purchased a 1985 Mac21 about a year ago just fo
Float switch Sublime at 11:50am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 8/1734 My 260 has the factory float switch and I'm trying to figure out how to test it. It looks as though
New Post From Roger-Communication Costs Strider Reports at 11:43am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4135 Communication Costs I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greates

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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
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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.
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:29am 10.26.22 I did a quick google search for O'Day 26 for sale and you appear to be from the "NE", so I leapt to
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 6:24am 10.26.22 I wont lie I'm not too sure what that meant but I found it on FB market I did a quick google searc
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:21am 10.26.22 Is this the boat on SMG from Sterling, Mass? If so, your picture doesn't do any justice to it, I
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase (3) artleyt115 at 6:19am 10.26.22 Thank you for the responses! The rest of the boat appears to be in really good shape, I'll have to c

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