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Fire at sea DanW9494 at 11:30am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2225 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 1/1804 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 3/1972 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 5/1811 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 1/2348 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 40/12418 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 7/1873 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 4/1834 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 3/3232 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 3/1713 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 10/3313 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 14/3454 I need suggestions on red white and blue lights for the annual 4th of July fireworks display on Wate
"Sweet Spot" for engine RPM Hogfighter at 6:11am 03.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3157 I have a Hunter 430 with a Volvo Penta 50 hp and MaxProp 3-bladed. The max RPM that I can achieve i
Does mast detach from pulpit/step on H-33 1981? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:03am 03.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1577 I've pulled the mast from the deck on Seanorita, our 1981 H-33. The entire mast and pulpit came off
Beer Turtle (3) jibes138 at 3:46am 03.25.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/3221 Here is a shot of a magnificent little device called a beer turtle. It makes a wonderful black and t
Bimini from the Chandlery igor at 9:20pm 03.24.11 Catalina 30 2/2257 Hi All, Has anyone gotten a bimini from the store here? It's a seemingly decent price ($1100). I
alternator belt size Mark Maulden at 8:36pm 03.24.11 S2 0/1344 This boat has a Volvo MD-17C engine with a 35a alternator driven with what looks like a 3/8" belt ar
9.2c Water Leak engdude62 at 7:27pm 03.24.11 S2 13/4094 I just bought a 1987 S2 9.2c and while inspecting the boat found that a narrow section of the teak f
New To Sailing/site 06HARLEYULTRA at 7:02pm 03.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1234 I am new to your site, and have spent hours reading posts and learning about sailing. I am very impr
O'Day mast wiring Boomvang at 6:43pm 03.24.11 Bigger Boats 2/2192 I need to run a coax cable inside the mast of my 34' O'Day to just above the spreaders. Does this m

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Installed new batteries, engine still won't start SycloneDriver at 5:24pm 07.24.22 I'm really curious, what batteries did you choose to install?
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 5:01pm 07.24.22 Does this mean I bought influence? You are guilty of buying influence and it could mean a black m
Insurance Assurance? Tally Ho at 5:00pm 07.24.22 C = Chicago? Ah, No, North West Indiana. East Chicago marina in Indiana, south of Chicago.
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 4:59pm 07.24.22
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:55pm 07.24.22
Insurance Assurance? kappykaplan at 4:41pm 07.24.22 C = Chicago?
Insurance Assurance? Tally Ho at 4:37pm 07.24.22
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 ccw505 at 4:36pm 07.24.22 Yes, I agree. And yes, that is where the vang attaches.
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 07.24.22 I hope she is not giving everything away Told her we were not getting rid of the boat (unless we w
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:28pm 07.24.22
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jon hansen at 3:58pm 07.24.22 i wonder if the sail is to big. too tall, too wide. the out haul should be able to flatten that sa
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 3:25pm 07.24.22 Ouch!! Probably not a common failure. Suggest having ALL the standing rigging inspected. Just had
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape sail sfbay at 3:10pm 07.24.22 Jssailem.......is on to so mething......possible stretchy halyard. Inspect and consider replacing.
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start jssailem at 2:17pm 07.24.22 You have 2 places to check. The Solenoid to be sure you are getting 12 volts to trigger the starte
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? (1) jssailem at 2:06pm 07.24.22 Here in Oregon, the Oregon State Marine Board issues. d permits you to operate a motor powered vesse
Remove hard plastic side panels in Hunter 306/2003 sail sfbay at 2:06pm 07.24.22 Photo?
Insurance Assurance? dlochner at 1:59pm 07.24.22 Insurance company A: Homeowner 1200, Car, 700, Boat 250, Total 2150 Insurance company B: Homeowner
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jssailem at 1:51pm 07.24.22 With a furling main the boom location and the tack of the main sail is a set point. No Cunningham or
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape sail sfbay at 1:39pm 07.24.22 Very unlikely a new Dacron sail will stretch. I would request the UK Halsey sail dealer come to the
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape ice breaker at 1:36pm 07.24.22 That was what I thought, but the halyard is so tight that I am afraid of tearing the sail. It would

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