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Gulf of Maine Passage to/from Nova Scotia c_witch at 12:09pm 01.19.11 Destinations 5/4426 Hiee all, I'm wondering if anyone on the site has made passage accross the Gulf of Maine to/from
Rotted Mast Block Mark Roughsedge at 11:09am 01.19.11 Big Boats 3/2043 The block of wood encased in fiberglas beneath my mast has rotted out, resulting in about a half-inc
Rain water in diesel tank sailingelana at 10:10am 01.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1731 I recently deft my fuel filler cap off after adding fuel on my Oceanis 34. It rained shortly afterwa
BVI Charter Boats - Why all Beneteaus? JohnBoy at 9:59am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6222 I own a 2009 Hunter 36 and sail on Kentucky Lake - this is my second boat (previously owned a 26' Pe
lost of propeller yoramk at 9:46am 01.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2475 Hi to all i am new here and a new hunter owner i bought my hunter 2 month ago it is a 38 2006 model
Retirement of Crazy Dave Condon American Marine and Sail at 8:52am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4157 After 30 years, I have retired from the marine industry. I have certainly enjoyed meeting many peop
retired American Marine and Sail at 8:27am 01.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2404 Hello Miss Peggy; Well, Crazy Dave bit the dust and retired after 30 plus years. I am completely
1975 Hunter 19' / Anybody have any Information? (4) JBSailsSD at 6:55am 01.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2475 There is a fellow selling what he is advertising as a 1975 Hunter 19 which I have pictured below.
Control heel-steer or play the sheet? Quoddy at 4:57am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3606 Which is more efficient? The boat is a fractional with a110% jib. If you play the mainsheet during
Obtaining USCG Certification Brian D at 9:59pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3200 How does one get USCG certified like 500-tonne, or 6-Pack certification? For you skippers that have
Beneteau 352 Possible Project joker460 at 7:36pm 01.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/7389 Beneteau 352 Feasible Project I have a 1999 Beneteau 352. There are 4 winches on the deck , 2 on
Mast Up Boat Cover (1) oreana123 at 7:28pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2623 I took off the cover from the test boat here in Boise, Idaho, to be packed and transported to S/V We
A New Depth Sounder With An Old Transducer (12) Maine Sail at 7:20pm 01.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 6/16595 So it's mid season, your boat is in the water, and your old depth sounder dies. What are you to do
Electric head upgrade for 1991 P42 (6) eianm at 6:38pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 7/2209
Photo of correct attachments for halyards on mast and boat jrale at 6:10pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1809 Dear Macgregor Owners, Does anyone have close up photos of halyard attachments on mast and on boat
leaky mast nvkelley at 4:06pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 0/1947 Any ideas on how to stop water from coming in via the inside of the mast (or at least draining it of
1986 O'day 28 port lights billdeit at 4:05pm 01.18.11 Bigger Boats 8/3035 Anyone with this boat tried to buy replacement parts or same size port lights have any luck. I'm ha
Looking for Catalina to charter Catalyst at 3:49pm 01.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1646 We would be interested in knowing if there are any Catalina 34-36 available for bareboat charter for
sky light John11936 at 3:41pm 01.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1897 I have broken (cracked) the plexaglass that pulls over the companion way on my 28.5. Anybody repaire
Finding Fuel Tank Pinholes robertsapp at 3:01pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8795 I pulled my aluminum fuel tank to clean it, and discovered a small amount of diesel fuel sitting und

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New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 3:51pm 08.19.22 Not to take over the thread but the Garmin chartplotter kicked the bucket the day of me leaving Port
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:46pm 08.19.22 You are wise on a swing keel but do check the boat out. Obviously this is a boat you want and fix
16A breakers (1) mermike at 3:43pm 08.19.22 A picture of the front of your panel would help. These might work. Never mind, you need the switchin
DC electric panel troubleshooting dlochner at 3:42pm 08.19.22 Welcome to SBO. The float switch issue is probably a failed float switch. These have notoriously sh
Mattapoisett boatyard fire kappykaplan at 3:39pm 08.19.22 Saw this on the local news tonight - very sad.
315 Battery Meter Stu Jackson at 3:37pm 08.19.22
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Shadowwalker at 3:34pm 08.19.22 Consider what it would cost to do the work first because the value of the boat is less than what yo
O'day 20 mast step (2) rgrgoode at 3:21pm 08.19.22 Here is what I came up with, the old step bolted to a new step
Bimini for my 1987 (2) sail sfbay at 3:08pm 08.19.22 If you really want a pre-fab bimini ALREADY sized for your sailboat do an internet search on "Pre-fa
Going to Rio (1) DArcy at 2:25pm 08.19.22 After a couple of days training in Chester, several Optis sailed across Mahone Bay to Lunenburg. The
I got a free southcoast 22 (1) skipperdee at 2:19pm 08.19.22 Can't thank you enough for the good advice. I went with JD green mixed with a little bit of black en
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:10pm 08.19.22 Sounds like you would be happier in an RV and not sailing. Sailing is about the trip, not so much t
315 Battery Meter leslie894 at 2:02pm 08.19.22 John, are you suggesting you do NOT have a manual for your boat? I strongly urge you to obtain one.
Bimini for my 1987 Chuck Powell at 1:58pm 08.19.22 Thanks for info. I can't believe some company hasn't supplied Bimini for an O Day 272 le and knows a
Not my mast?? brockangelo at 1:45pm 08.19.22 It's worth mentioning that the mast cradle that goes on the transom is nearly essential. And raising
315 Battery Meter Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 08.19.22 Brilliant! Thanks for finding that schematic. John, are you suggesting you do NOT have a manual fo
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode leslie894 at 11:32am 08.19.22 So, yes the chain did fit in the gypsy. But, we originally only had 20 feet of chain and as soon as
315 Battery Meter leslie894 at 11:26am 08.19.22 Skipper John, it all depends on what position your selector switches are in. If the engine selector
Western Lake Erie BrianH at 11:24am 08.19.22 N.C.Y.C. Lasalle, Mi I am pretty sure you need to be a member there. It is right next door to To
Western Lake Erie BrianH at 11:19am 08.19.22 Where do you sail out of? What Marina would you recommend? I sailed out of Toledo Beach Marina. T

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