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Boat stalls out on port tack, close haul/reach SailTahoe2010 at 6:37pm 08.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2794 Hi all, have an '87 O'Day 222 which has been a good little boat so far. It had sat on the hard for
S2 8.0, Yanmar 1cyl won't start ChockFullOnuts222 at 6:19pm 08.20.10 S2 5/3089 The boat in question is my father's boat, a 1982 or 83 S2 8.0 with a 1 cylinder Yanmar diesel engine
Fitted sheets for bow and aft cabin mattress Viktor Eysselein at 5:34pm 08.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5502 We have a Hunter 45CC and would like to have a second set of fitted sheets for the bow and aft cabin
Rudder Issue hhcribbs at 3:59pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1685 Ok, today was an interesting day. Winds were forecasted to be great, left work early with a buddy,
Directly down wind, faster than the wind Chilidog at 3:40pm 08.20.10 Trailer Sailors 7/3082 OK, this is a sort of applicable here. It's a craft. (ok, it's a cart) It's powered by wind alo
Rodkicker Vang Siamese at 2:40pm 08.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/3398 I'm guessing most or all the 309s are equipped with the Selden Rodkicker vang. I'm wondering if the
Status of the Rigoles JohnEh at 2:35pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2421 In early June we opted to stay in the lake because of the oil. Now we will stay in the lake because
How the sailing world has changed 25yearslater at 2:11pm 08.20.10 Bigger Boats 8/1828 Well it's been 25 years since I sold my much enjoyed Teazer, an Oday 22. It is amazing how things h
quick info needed FourPoints at 1:45pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1979 anyone have any information about the mooring field just north of the holland tunnel in NYC? you c
The inside track (2) Scott T-Bird at 1:26pm 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3177 I am thinking about additional projects so one of the things that I'm a little dissatisfied with is
What is this sail for? NWFarage at 8:47am 08.20.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 10/4156 I just bought Hull 47 R26 and one of the previous owners raced it a lot. Well, needless to say, ther
sunshade discolored on 420 hatch tadd5181 at 8:08am 08.20.10 Big Boats 9/2133 The plastic sunshade on the aft hatch my 2000 420 (fits the underside of the hatch over the main sta
How to get your wife (husband) to live on a boat jibes138 at 7:51am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 39/7837 In discussing retirement with my wife I suggested "why don't we move onto the boat, go cruising and
Passing more milestones !! (2) blowinganddrifting at 7:40am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2162 Tears of joy rolled down my face as we passed downtown Detroit, we are really on our way now !! It
Ok, here are the nav pod pics I promised (3) blowinganddrifting at 7:33am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2671 So it is not really a pod, more like a stand, like I said it is a little crude for now, I will have
Yet Another Battery Woe shemandr at 7:11am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 24/4943 I have some practical question for the group to help me sort out why my house bank isn't charging wi
Gremlins (1) All U Get at 5:56am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 21/5316 Hi all, While on a return leg of our 2-week cruise we had an unexpected event. We set out from Glouc
Okay Mainers, you think you've been taxed enough? READ THIS! Gail R at 5:43am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4425 This appeared in yesterday's Portland Pressed Herring. We can only hope no one in our Legislature ta
Main sheet rigging Don Crowther at 5:30am 08.20.10 Big Boats 21/9757 Hello once again H34 owners Had a great day sailing yesterday winds were 15-20 perfect for tunning t
St1000 autohelm geehaw at 12:13am 08.20.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3095 Well my autohelm became a drunken sailor on me last weekend. Couldn't keep that boat going in a stra

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Wiring schematic Davidasailor26 at 3:05am 05.21.22 Someone here might have one, but be advised that boats of that age have likely seen multiple previou
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations SolentHunter at 12:17am 05.21.22 Caverun has this posted in the 240 downloads section. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hu
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations SolentHunter at 12:09am 05.21.22 Anyone with a water ballast 19 , can you advise please. If no one responds, I will try to find o
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 11:48pm 05.20.22 Well tonight was a mixed bag. When I left the house the 3D printer was working on another attempt at
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 10:17pm 05.20.22 Update: With the help of two local FRP technicians we ground down the crack back 4 inches on both si
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 8:35pm 05.20.22 Okay. Normally, I use the Bellingham tide table for transiting the ditch. Close, but not precise. Lo
silly question on gas detector MikeHoncho at 7:46pm 05.20.22
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) jssailem at 7:23pm 05.20.22 Hello Steven. You asked for a Hunter owner. I am not. The idea of a Preventer is a universal saili
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations twalker H260 at 7:21pm 05.20.22 Caverun has this posted in the 240 downloads section. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hu
Progressive Insurance Johann at 6:45pm 05.20.22 I would never give Progressive any money for anything. Just look into the case with Katie Fisher .
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Epic1969 at 6:41pm 05.20.22
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 6:27pm 05.20.22 The Rudder... I finally was able to board the boat This time I have my Camera, not in a smart phon
Survey Survey Survey (1) jaysweet at 6:19pm 05.20.22 I replaced 3 of the 5 with Groco flanged seacocks, as described in this thread: https://forums.sail
Thru-Hull Stats Tally Ho at 6:02pm 05.20.22
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56pm 05.20.22 Anyone with a water ballast 19 , can you advise please. If no one responds, I will try to find o
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:34pm 05.20.22 You should know that the SBO FORUM store has a copy of the original build list on your boat. There i
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 5:32pm 05.20.22
Thru-Hull Stats Tally Ho at 5:15pm 05.20.22
Boom end cap cymeyer at 4:47pm 05.20.22 I believe our boom on our beneteau 321 was made by Charleston Spars. we bought a plastic end cap fr
Boom end cap macdoug at 4:03pm 05.20.22 I went with duct tape on my boat. Works well and is easy to remove when you need it.

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