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Hunter 310 owners Marc Bergmueller at 12:04pm 02.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2977 Hi, all. I'm looking at a 1999 310 and have a few questions. I've read all the reviews here and woul
Honda Generator jeffmarcus at 11:48am 02.16.11 Big Boats 5/2008 I have a hunter 466 year 2004 and recently purchased a honda 2000 to juice my water heater while at
M-25XPB Engine Sagehen at 10:54am 02.16.11 Catalina 310 11/3948 Wanted to express my appreciation for this Forum Had been in a 2005 C310 partnership in Gig Harbor,
Overboard, the book Bob J. at 9:42am 02.16.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1641 I'm not sure how many have read this book but it's pretty interesting. Funny how we get so used to s
Adding Shorepower for first time ?? MrBee at 9:22am 02.16.11 Ask All Sailors 31/5061 Good day everyone. I'm a watcher and reading but don't post very often. We have a 1975 Irwin 10/4 t
Catalina 350 assoc Air Mobility at 9:20am 02.16.11 Big Boats 2/2005 I have not been able to get into the Catalina 350 website for 2 or 3 days. Is it me or do we have a
Cylinder head 5411 Mehkiadam at 8:11am 02.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1613 Looking for a cylinder head fir my universal diesel 5411 model 15. Appreciate any help Adam
Baja Liam at 7:07am 02.16.11 Destinations 6/4210 Anyone who has info, stories, etc about the passage from San Diego to Cabo, I would appreciate heari
Defender Has Dropped Garmin.... Maine Sail at 6:13am 02.16.11 Ask All Sailors 21/7672 I have not yet talked with Stephan but I suspect he had very good reasons. He is an upstanding guy a
Prop spinning Stephenchallinor at 5:30am 02.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1421 I have a oceanis 430 1988 model I was wondering if it is best to sail with the prop turning (gearbox
Outboard Motor Advice Irishguy at 4:08am 02.16.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3414 I have a 1974 Macgregor/Venture 25. It came with a 1984 Honda 4 stroke outboard. It had been sitting
In Furl Mast Main Sail stephen Penny at 11:51pm 02.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2317 For those that have in-furler mast main sails do you have vertical battens or no battens and why? Wh
Packing Material Size for '87 Pearson 31-2 Quint at 9:42pm 02.15.11 Pearson 2/1807 Does anyone know the correct size/type of the packing gland "stuffing" used for the packing gland/en
O'day owners' Annual rOnDAYvous??? Salty at 8:19pm 02.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1406 Does anyone know when and where is the annual Oday Owners rOnDAYvous is this year? Thanks Salty
holding tanks monitors JeanGuy Bourgeois at 7:21pm 02.15.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4026 Have anybody install monitor for holding tanks?
12volt fan in a Beneteau 423 JeanGuy Bourgeois at 7:17pm 02.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2603 Have anybody installed 12volt fans in there Beneteau? Are they pre wired? What type did you used? Di
Anyone Charter from Superior Charters Mike48 at 6:38pm 02.15.11 Destinations 7/3995 We are looking at chartering from Superior Charters in Bayfield, WI this summer. Has anyone ever cha
Forward hatch knobs on 1986 C30 brent_sailing at 5:18pm 02.15.11 Catalina 30 5/2052 First time to try this! So here goes: I am looking for replacement knobs for the foward hatch on
Prep for cutlass bearing replacement bwehmer at 4:33pm 02.15.11 Catalina 30 5/2774 I am getting ready to replace my cutlass bearing on a C30 and noticed my prop shaft is a little corr
C 27 anchor locker remedy (1) Buzzlovelace at 4:01pm 02.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2542 I am sure this has been a topic since the begining if time, I hate the idea of dropping a wet rode i

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H280 Battery Charger Change out JamesG161 at 8:10pm 12.05.21 The third thing is that jumper cable looking thing. Anyone know what that would be used for? My Gu
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 8:02pm 12.05.21 DLJ that is because you traveled to Florida and a speculative adventure, and the owner was less tha
Single handing Will Gilmore at 7:16pm 12.05.21 These types of questions are usually answered through personal experience. Some sailors prefer to s
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? jssailem at 6:34pm 12.05.21 This is my first sailboat so this process is new to me. It can be a bit of a daunting experience.
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jssailem at 6:29pm 12.05.21 Well, I'm no longer in the market to buy his boat, or any other at this point.. DLJ that is becaus
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 6:25pm 12.05.21 Huh? don't worry be happy... jmc
Pearson 30 jssailem at 6:24pm 12.05.21 Explosions happen. Yachting Monthly showed us that Propane was not easy to go boom.. But when it do
self tacking jib jssailem at 6:21pm 12.05.21 Sounds like a sound plan. Solo sailing is a blast. To do that on your brand new boat....priceless.:b
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? Justin_NSA at 6:02pm 12.05.21 Get it here and support SBO.
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 5:59pm 12.05.21 Thanks dmax.
self tacking jib stephen covey at 5:38pm 12.05.21 thank you all for the thoughtful comments. Very helpful to hear different perspectives from an exper
Pearson 30 PaulK at 5:38pm 12.05.21 Sounds more like propane than alcohol. Greg This was back in the 60's far enough that everyone wa
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? markwbird at 5:35pm 12.05.21 Huh?
Single handing WI Rigger at 5:12pm 12.05.21 When you motor out of the marina, do you set the motor straight and use the rudder, or do you pull t
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? BKParks at 5:05pm 12.05.21 Thank you both for your replies. I did find out a little more about the 290, the sales person was u
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 4:56pm 12.05.21 did not worry about what sellers said or did. Thanks, Pat yours is the best approach i have heard.
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? (2) Benny17441 at 4:33pm 12.05.21 It is just a regular nut, covered by a rubber cushion. it is not likely you'll find other applicati
New Capri 18 Owner kappykaplan at 4:30pm 12.05.21 Looks good!
SeaSprite 23. ScottMac at 4:26pm 12.05.21 I tried to get a part from them for my O Day 34 they wanted over $400. I found it two years later at
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 4:24pm 12.05.21 Just to add in here on this - I was just contacted by a seller that I'd contacted 2 years ago with n

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