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Ready to get wet (1) RAD at 4:30pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2254 :dance:Outside is all ready from the rub rails down now for the messy rest while I'm in the water...
Beneteau 400 2 Versus 3 Cabin taylort100 at 3:52pm 03.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1892 Well, we still haven't found a 2 cabin 400 in our price range. However, we have now seen two 3 cabin
New Mainsail... gabriel.donnelly at 3:21pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2926 OK Official Word from the guys at Bartlett Sails here at beautiful Lake Travis is "...the sail is ir
Type of buffer. geehaw at 3:17pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4172 I need to get a buffer to see if I can shine up the boat some. I found this website and prices seem
Detachable companionway step (6) Trinkka at 3:11pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1557 Ahoy there, Keith! This one is for you. Here's the pics of that detachable companionway step. Years
keel lock bolt question (1) traveljunkies at 1:58pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2458 I acquired a 25' Mac about 9 months ago. I have found this forum to be very helpful to find a lot o
What are your favorite apps for sailing? Saoirse_MA at 1:18pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1920 I'm looking at all the apps for the iPhone and iPad available and was wondering if anyone would care
How to loosen/lube a roller furling? cristberry at 12:07pm 03.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/3954 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a CDI roller furling unit. It is VERY stiff--have to crank it out/in.
Fire at sea DanW9494 at 11:30am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2171 Hope this saves someone's life. Hang one or two in the engine room, and one or two in the cabin wh
Pedistal steering w/ hiking out stick (7) paulj at 10:43am 03.25.11 Catalina 310 1/1622 Truckman Could you post a pic and info with your attachment to the wheel with your tiller stick
Sailing in Nashville Tim R. at 10:25am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1916 I will be in Nashville all next week for business and was wondering if there is any decent sailing t
broken keel cable Jim W -V21 at 10:19am 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1693 I just got a 2nd venture 21 to use as a parts boat. I was going to strip it ' cut up the hull but it
How ya doin', Zeehag? Winkfish at 9:47am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2312 Zee, just wondering how things are going for you, with your slightly delayed re-fit and planned jour
Holding Tank Vent Filter med2463 at 9:40am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 40/11136 Did search on SBO but didn't find any threads re this particular filter. If you have this on your b
Boat Buying stevestk at 9:40am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1805 I'm getting the urge to buy a sailboat after being away for many years. With spring here I've been l
Roach? Quoddy at 9:27am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1782 I have heard it said that most of the lift from the mainsail occurs in the forward half. As you move
Paragon G300 Replacement teejay at 9:06am 03.25.11 Seafarer 3/2969 My G300 tranny failed and must be replaced. I am having trouble finding this old unit. Is there an
Rigging sizes for 26x tc0nn at 8:10am 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1643 I'm off to West Marine to buy some replacement rigging. The forestay had a crimp near the mast pop o
Water Driven Generators Irish Rover at 7:21am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3184 I have been performing some research on towed generators, and alternators attached to the propeller
Patriotic lighting setup Kermit at 7:19am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3174 I need suggestions on red white and blue lights for the annual 4th of July fireworks display on Wate

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Rigging attachment question FastOlson at 5:17pm 12.16.21 Regarding the tying of fender whips to the lifelines.... The fender weight is not a problem, but wha
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices heritage at 5:14pm 12.16.21 I built my own suitcase power supply a few years ago. It has a 100 ah lifepo4 battery, 1000 watt pu
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:32pm 12.16.21 It just occurred to me that if Rod is posting, we can reply to him. I may be wrong, but I strongly
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:24pm 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:17pm 12.16.21 Welll...SeaEra conversion kits for both sea water and fresh water were available, but no longer...a
Chapman's Piloting Publication Siamese at 3:48pm 12.16.21 '87....oh, well.
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 3:47pm 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sug
How old is Grandpa? Siamese at 3:37pm 12.16.21 Carrier built the first modern air conditioning unit in 1901, so grandpa is 120 years old.
Pick one... shemandr at 3:20pm 12.16.21 A guy I knew in High School, but I haven't been in touch until recently, is one of about 24 coffee
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 12.16.21 Scott, the link you posted is for a conversion from a Jabsco MANUAL toilet to a Raritan MANUAL toile
Heave To Question shemandr at 1:43pm 12.16.21 Jim, can you be more specific about how you enacted the heave to? With the typically large B&R main
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 12.16.21 I have 4 golf cart batteries eet cell, 6 volts each for a total of 480 Amp hours. Steve Remember
How old is Grandpa? Will Gilmore at 1:36pm 12.16.21 My mother collected S&H Green Stamps. They had a great, if small, catalog. Charley Chips and milk
Pick one... Will Gilmore at 1:25pm 12.16.21 Americanos with an extra shot are my standard order when away from home. Still cream and sugar, tho
Heave To Question JamesG161 at 1:22pm 12.16.21 By the way.. We have tested "Heave To", under full sail and at max hull speeds. It took my 43' boat
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Richard19068 at 12:05pm 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any ba
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Scott B at 10:32am 12.16.21 We also put a banner at the top of the Forums. This is the page set up in SBO to direct people to h
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices chip veres at 10:17am 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any bat
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery jssailem at 10:11am 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Pick one... Justin_NSA at 10:07am 12.16.21 You are thinking of "Airplane!" 1c1F0PpbHdg

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