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Extreme reverse chafe Tim R. at 11:24am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1552 A friend of mine who works at a boatyard that received 60mph winds last Sunday in our most recent st
Dennis-How Is Boat Remodeling Going? texas4 at 11:19am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 2/1517 Hi- Chuck from Brownwood. Is your boat ready for prime time yet? My wife and I will be in Corpus Ch
keel damage (2) dlewis812 at 11:01am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4414 wondering what caused this and how best to repair?
Bartow 16 winch disassembly Irwin41Ketch at 9:56am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2988 I have one Bartow 16 winch on my mizzen. It's the only one on the boat. I need to grease it howeve
Sail shape and control sailorjerrytoo at 8:51am 11.15.10 C&C 2/2503 I have a 1978 26' C ' C yacht. I have struggled with batten adjustment on the sail, and have a hard
Shared Thru-hull fitting tfoster at 8:40am 11.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/4852 I am contemplating adding air conditioning to my 1990 Hunter 30g. To avoid the expense of a haul-out
Selden Furler - jib jam (2) Carl12686 at 8:21am 11.15.10 Big Boats 5/5204 The headsail on my Hunter 340 is jammed on the furler track. When I initially released the halyard
Heeling knotalot22 at 7:22am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 59/17883 Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about heeling in a cat 22 or 25? I am new and heeling i
Mainsail switch to square top Quoddy at 7:02am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3009 What is the purpose of the square top sail? It seems it would raise the COE. I would think this wou
What is this called? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/5311 Hey All I need help finding a piece of hardware and I'm having trouble because I don't know what it
measuring height Ross at 5:36am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 29/4153 I have the need to determine the height of some light fixtures inside a large building and have in m
Silicone removal ffaubert at 7:44pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3470 Does any one have any ideas of how to remove silicone from fiberglass, metal and plastic? The PO
Refrigeration hunter43sail at 7:17pm 11.14.10 Big Boats 7/1842 It's time to replace my refrigeration on my 42. Has anyone installed the Cool Blue? Everything I hav
cockpit drain on tempest upei1 at 6:56pm 11.14.10 Day Sailers 5/2958 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing, and to this site. I tried to do a search on my topic, but to no
Changing Mainsail...Loose foot or Boltrope??? JBSailsSD at 6:51pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/8056 I am going to have a new Mainsail made. The H25 boom has a pre-existing boltrope slide...pretty comm
Schaefer track end stop healeyman at 6:46pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/2889 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5. On the helm is the traveller and control lines for the boom. My Schae
How to fly a jib with a Genny on the furler? danstanford at 6:38pm 11.14.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6305 It has been some years since I was a sailor and in those days we did not have a furling head sail. I
Nexus (Silva) Wind Data Instrument- Is this NMEA Compatible? (1) damoses1 at 6:24pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/15278 I just picked up a Raymarine C70 Multifunctional Display, and wanted to know if it were possible for
Wire Size of 44' Mast? Nelsonhow at 6:10pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1988 I'm in the process of re-wiring my old Kenyon Mast. The mast is approsimately 44' tall (deck stepp
hatch problem skibum55 at 5:52pm 11.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1864 I am the owner of a 1985 idylle 13.5, and am in need of help on finding the part for all the hatches

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Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? HeatherE at 8:16pm 07.25.22 California is out of control. They doubled assessed value on boats purchased in 2017. I bought my
2022 PacificNW Weather Update MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 07.25.22 Warm in Sucia today but cooled off nicely as the sun sets. Water temp in Echo is 50f. Bluebird day
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 8:04pm 07.25.22
Haul out, bottom paint sail sfbay at 7:45pm 07.25.22 Fstbttms is spot on!!
Haul out, bottom paint fstbttms at 7:41pm 07.25.22 For a bigger boat, yeah. But for a smaller 25' boat that's a lot of money. Again, it's the going
Haul out, bottom paint dlochner at 7:40pm 07.25.22 Clearly you've never prepped and painted a boat bottom before. If you had, you'd know that $2K to h
Haul out, bottom paint fstbttms at 7:32pm 07.25.22 If I were thirty years younger I would be taking on much of the labor issues myself... Clearly you
Haul out, bottom paint sail sfbay at 7:31pm 07.25.22 You always have the option to sail your boat to a marina at Moss Landing or Santa Cruz and hire a bo
Haul out, bottom paint Giro at 7:24pm 07.25.22
Haul out, bottom paint fstbttms at 7:21pm 07.25.22 Hello all: The boatyard marina where we have been tenants for the last four years has quoted me a p
New Sovereign forum jssailem at 6:52pm 07.25.22 garyhaworth. It has been a while since we last heard from you. Congrats on your selection of a new b
New Sovereign forum Crusty Ol Salt at 6:50pm 07.25.22 Silly me. I thought you meant independent. As in Sovereign State. Same here
New Sovereign forum jssailem at 6:50pm 07.25.22 Welcome to SBO Shaun. Congrast on your new boat.
New Sovereign forum (1) Shaun R. at 6:47pm 07.25.22 Hello! I am new to boat ownership. Won a Sovereign 7.0 at a local auction. So excited! It's defi
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:47pm 07.25.22 Keeping with the recent Mathematical Theme... I offer up this story about 2 Nuns... If discussing
Boat Swag Will Gilmore at 6:42pm 07.25.22 Excellent projects, excellent job, excellent art. Very creative. I especially like the window stick
Stopping engine Paulam at 6:39pm 07.25.22 Thanks all. It does make sense to me to turn key off first. So far I don't have any starting issues.
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 6:35pm 07.25.22 California charges every kind of tax there is on boats.. Sales tax, annual property tax, annual re
Spinnaker Halyard. Paulam at 6:30pm 07.25.22 Thanks all - the spin halyard is secured at the pulpit. Tried contacting previous owner with no resp
Catalina 320 exhaust water hose lengths Ralph Johnstone at 6:29pm 07.25.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/2-inch-exhaust-hose-h356-2002.1249933616/?highlight=exhaus

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