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I have written a new, non-sailing, article Brian D at 1:42am 12.03.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/3448 I have a new article out about the Stationary Low-power Reactor Number One, or SL-1. This reactor we
Shroud replacement nick_ander at 12:22am 12.03.10 Day Sailers 1/2061 I have a DS II with a broken shroud. I would like to replace it, but it looks like the rigging shops
How Can You Tell Sail Age? Windyway at 9:30pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5198 How does one tell if his / her sails are too old? I have the original sails for my boat with no rips
Looking for old tillers CaptJake at 9:26pm 12.02.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1599 This is gonna sound kinda weird but I'm trying to pull off an experiment without spending a fortune.
Aft Traveler Location on a Spirit 23 Windyway at 8:57pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5184 Hi Don; I'm fairly new to sailing but I'm anxious to learn! I want to build a boom traveler on the
Insurance for the investment: Boat and Trailer (1) silvercharlio at 8:26pm 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1850 Good Health and Fair Winds to all Sailors. Please help me with your experience in your Boat and Trai
Fuel Tank Vent Trap (3) Witzend at 7:56pm 12.02.10 Catalina 310 4/2521 Speaking of cobbling up something from some of the many SS pipe fittings my dad collected from the D
Winch replacement Jonrod222 at 5:59pm 12.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1414 I am looking to replace my winches on my 222. I have the original barient #8 currently. I was lookin
Bayou Evening (1) kloudie1 at 4:30pm 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4355 Just back in from an overnight in a local bayou.. The weather has been really great for the last cou
Boom Vang jetboatn at 3:53pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 16/2554 Hello, I am new to this site and sailing also. I purchased a Hunter 23.5 as a first boat to learn sa
Nissan 5hp, no water at idle (1) C Jones at 1:41pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 11/4404 2002 Nissan 5hp 4stroke long shaft, I start the engine at least once a week, year round on my h23 Hu
What are you getting your Mac for Christmas? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2218 I am getting a Lewmar synchro block to improve my main handling. A couple 12v cabin fans, and enough
Hunter 23 wing keel on bottom at low tide Freeblowing at 9:32am 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 8/7150 Hello, I'm looking at various shallow draft sailboats right now, and trying to get the most boat for
How Far have you sailed? Freedom77 at 8:12am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2049 Certain snobby elitists thumb their noses at Macs and their owners. Meanwhile, while they are slip l
Before I pull the trigger and buy a....... pkdailey4 at 7:36am 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3204 1980 Whitby 42' CC w/Ford Lehman 80 Anybody care to share some of the good, bad and ugly you may p
Ericson 26 mast redbud at 7:11am 12.02.10 Ericson 1/5920 Is there anybody out there that could possibly tell me the manufactures info on who made the mast fo
pivot pin paddler79 at 5:40am 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2853 Just replaced piviot pin on a 24 footer. Replacement pin is Stainless Steel. Just been told it could
DS II: Storing on blocks nick_ander at 2:51am 12.02.10 Day Sailers 9/2757 Hello, I am a new DS owner and new sailor, but I have been on boats all of my life and worked for y
GPS mccauley13 at 8:10pm 12.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3280 I'm looking at handheld GPS units and the more I look, the less I know. I have no problem with my GP
Bavaria 33 Cruiser Steering question busyengineer at 8:09pm 12.01.10 Bavaria 0/2041 I believe the steering is a Whitlock (now Lewmar) Constellation cable system. Is this true? !) D

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Battery Gremlin Rodd at 6:17am 07.31.22 May have found the issue! Seems the battery voltage sensing wire that leads to a volt meter on the
Reparing fix keel (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 07.31.22 Welcome the Sailboat Owners Forum or SBO. _____ Most likely the leak comes from the connection of t
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Dawn Piper at 5:41am 07.31.22 Great to hear. Thanks for your feedback. Sure wasn't looking forward to taking down the mast for
Winch replacement Bubbadog at 5:40am 07.31.22 Not so much for the mechanical advantage, but for the convenience self tailing winches
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) kappykaplan at 5:37am 07.31.22 Sounds like you have a good plan. My only recommendation would be to see if you can backwind the ma
Hunter 356 side boarding step? shemandr at 4:17am 07.31.22 Using a stanchion is convent but likely to create a leak. But that is what I did because the finger
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed jon hansen at 12:12am 07.31.22 sfbay, you are always so helpful. and nice. that said. 1.34 x 5 = 6.7. not 7.6. so if adam's
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 11:16pm 07.30.22
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Crusty Ol Salt at 11:12pm 07.30.22 Sorry I am a little late but this may help someone in the future. Best advice I can give. You will n
Exhaust blower on an 11a Mark Maulden at 10:54pm 07.30.22
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? MikeHoncho at 10:40pm 07.30.22 Thank you all. Good ideas. I've been looking for Mainesail's information on this. I knew it was
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed jssailem at 9:49pm 07.30.22 Hi Adam. Without a Tach you need to rely on sound and feel. The speed of your boat under auxiliary p
New Battery w4swk at 9:24pm 07.30.22 I think the only question being posed is where to locate a 100W solar panel in a 22'boat? Sorry,
New owner jssailem at 9:10pm 07.30.22 Welcome Angels to the SBO forum. You have quite an adventure ahead of you. Enjoy.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather DArcy at 9:05pm 07.30.22 If it's that bad you will need to take off the cover and have a look. On my old boat (C&C 27) I suff
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather jssailem at 9:02pm 07.30.22 Harry. You have a 21 year old boat. Any thing may have happened. My boat first saw the water in 1974
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 8:38pm 07.30.22 Found it! To close this thread out, in case anyone in the future is trying to locate the Jabsco Qui
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Lia Harbor at 8:33pm 07.30.22
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rgranger at 8:19pm 07.30.22
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 8:09pm 07.30.22 It was behind the wall above the vanity on my Hunter 386. Look for a wall plate attached with screw

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