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bow pulpit Al Thompson at 12:08pm 07.19.10 Pearson 2/1705 I am looking to replace the bow pulpit on an 86 Pearson 33. Any advice as to where to go to find one
Is it safe to swim at sea Romagic at 12:01pm 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 25/13165 I am trying to find a way to let my kids swim near the marina now that summer is here. They love be
More Raymarine Auto Pilot Woes PrincessoftheLake at 11:56am 07.19.10 Big Boats 4/2928 The saga continues. In July of 2009 my Raymarine ST6000 displayed a message "drive stop error". As
head back flow amr828 at 11:47am 07.19.10 Big Boats 2/1289 I have a 1 year old Jabsco head forward and intermittently it will back fill on it's own with the le
Homemade traveler Marty at 11:26am 07.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4816 I am considering changing the main sheet array on my '82 Mac 25. I want to use a traveler to give m
s/v Anam Cara gpd955 at 10:51am 07.19.10 Catalina 310 2/1708 At 12:30pm, Anam Cara, Hull # 45, became ours. She will be taken to Atlantic City, NJ to live a few
Water in Bilge frmreilly at 10:49am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4122 I'm on my annual cruise and twice after heavy sailing I noticed a good amount of water in the bilge
Keel leak ells at 10:00am 07.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2281 I have two O'Days a 19' and a 22'. The 19' has a leak in the keel that I have been able to stop tem
Looking for a 260 in Calif Gregg9020 at 9:54am 07.19.10 Smaller Boats 5/1848 Hello all!! I am currently a Macgreggor owner, but I am looking to move up to the next level of tra
EPA seeks comments on MSD and paperwork changes KD3PC at 9:32am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1803 Our wonderful friends at the EPA are at it again... 5. When must EPA receive comments in response t
Sailing in heavy weather kpgraci at 9:30am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 43/7769
Bimini Question hhcribbs at 8:57am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2002 Hello again, thanks for all the previous help. We just setup the bimini on our sailboat. There wa
Question about original motor mount meson1 at 8:51am 07.19.10 Catalina 22 3/1528 I have a 1972 Catalina22 that has been stored for 15 years. When we put it all together a piece of t
Jabsco Course Mesh Pumpgard Issue wgkenney at 8:35am 07.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1414 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 473 and have, what I hope, is a simple problem. Most all of my pumps on
thanks jimmy mac 22 keel problems alfred gamil at 7:47am 07.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1320 Thanks for your answer Jimmy I cannot drop the keel now, but I did it early this season and did not
Porta-bote: folding tender? FroggyAZ at 7:36am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3317 Has anybody used one of those Porta-Bote? http://www.porta-bote.com Is that an alternative to the
Itermitant depth sounder cygnus x1 at 7:36am 07.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1421 Anyone have a good used Datamarine depth sounder for sale? Mine was intermitant, I cleaned RCA conne
Star Of India Volunteer Killed in Fall Soundbounder at 4:08am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2055 A volunteer aboard the Star Of India in San Diego was killed after falling from the mast http://
Equalizing Batteries tchastain at 3:28am 07.19.10 Big Boats 2/1337 Boat is H-38, 2007. Has two 4-D house batteries that have not been holding their charge for long. Se
Sewage pumping out Paramattic at 2:37am 07.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1586 I recently by my first boat (a Hunter 34) and have some issues with successfully pumping out the was

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Tiller question jviss at 3:27pm 03.29.22 That's for either an autopilot or a strut to "lock" the tiller in position. Are you familiar with
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 3:22pm 03.29.22 Well... we are still in Blaine. I have been checking in with Everett and we have not moved from spot
Engine Oil/ Yanmar 3YM30 John Dibb at 3:05pm 03.29.22 We have had our 361 with Yanmar 3YM30 for seven years and always run with Shell Rotella. No problem
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:39pm 03.29.22 203892 Hey... hey, hey hey! Go outside! -Will
26 Classic cockpit seat mod stickinthemud57 at 2:23pm 03.29.22 A bit of a disclaimer. My size and stature (145 lbs, 5'6") gave me an advantage. Just sayin'.
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 2:06pm 03.29.22 Inspect the sail luff while you have it down. Check that the sail and the luff line is smooth no te
26 Classic cockpit seat mod kendyoozed at 2:03pm 03.29.22
Mast rail jviss at 1:56pm 03.29.22 I want to replace the slugs on the main sail So, why do you want to replace the slugs on the main
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S BarryL at 1:52pm 03.29.22 Hey, The furlex luff extrusion has two tracks. Dumb question but did you put the sail back in the s
Windward mark rounding strategy BarryL at 1:45pm 03.29.22 Hello, Great discussion topic. What kind of spinnaker are you using, symmetric with pole or ASym o
26 Classic cockpit seat mod stickinthemud57 at 1:42pm 03.29.22 I started by identifying the places where there were gaps between the lazarette and the cabin. In my
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 1:20pm 03.29.22 203891
Windward mark rounding strategy dlochner at 12:47pm 03.29.22 Setting the chute is about choreography. The only person moving around before the set is the foredec
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S kbgunn at 12:23pm 03.29.22 JohnT gave good advice. As the sail ages, the cloth around the rope going into the furler groove wan
B 361 Interior Light Switch Chuck Young at 12:12pm 03.29.22 To close the loop, I contacted Ward Richardson at Beneteau and he referred me to Jon Boston. Jon pr
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S (1) dkinzer at 11:50am 03.29.22 I was able to get the genoa down, finally. I used two blocks of wood and two C clamps to get a good
'93 Hunter 27 mast wiring jssailem at 11:46am 03.29.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your boat selection. Fun ahead. Maker... perhaps Selden. Co
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 11:38am 03.29.22 Not Friday, but fits in with the recent fuel theme and Electrical power concepts. Perhaps there is a
JABSCO LITE OVER-FILLING THE BOWL! Rick D at 11:19am 03.29.22 Could it also be that you have a discharge blockage or build up within the hoses?
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 11:02am 03.29.22 Interesting concept. I am familiar with the construction of the EZ's and Velocities. Obviously, t

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