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West Marine and Pricing Warren Milberg at 1:19pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 29/5581 Prices charged by West Marine are always a subject of interest here. I recently completed a West Ma
Radar Installation EscapadeBen323 at 1:03pm 05.21.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1372 I subscribed to this forum on behalf of my friend who recently purchased a Beneteau 323. Radar was j
can a 28.5 be sailed without a backstay GRACED at 12:11pm 05.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1805 i see alot of hunters with b and d rigs with out a backstay can it be removed from a 1987 28.5 and t
drinking water holding tank carboman at 11:50am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 3/1373 i have a 1987 hunter 23. how long can i expect the water in the tank to stay consumeable? can i ad
SSi Cockpit Accessories (3) rgranger at 11:45am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2037 Hey All: I've been nosing about looking at equipment for a boat I'm restoring and I ran across this
Re wiring & Re painting a H-30 Mast Nelsonhow at 11:15am 05.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1708 Well I'm finally in the water for 2010.....and already planning for the fall haul out. Is that sick
Paint, Gelcoat or Restore? wufibugs at 10:54am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2638 I have to haul and paint the bottom of my 1986 Hunter 31. I had a detailer look at the hull and top
H260 Forestay Replacement canmor at 9:56am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 2/1188 I purchased a 2001 h260, and noticed the at least two wires entering the T-Bolt for the forestay are
Hunter 22 Network nodachi at 9:52am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 3/1410 If anybody is as much in love with their Hunter 22 as I am with mine then you may be interested to k
Re-Bedding Port Hole vbrunson at 8:55am 05.21.10 Pearson 5/3746 I'm in the process of re-bedding my port holes on my Pearson 28. I took one out to see what i'm work
Steering Pedestal Disassembly filo1420 at 8:04am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1949 Hello everyone, I have Yacht Specialties pedestal that I am trying to disassemble, to clean and lubr
solar lights Adrian Morris at 7:35am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 1/1262 any body using solar lights on the boats perhaps a solar mast light might be useful and bypass the
Does nayone have a Yanmar 2QM15 Users Manual ? spadaforaj at 6:58am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 13/7489 Looking for an owners manual - planning to install a water heater -
Had some company on first sail of the season. (1) JustDucky at 5:38am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1633 First sail of the season. The Amistad and the Cross Island Ferry realy should not of come out to wel
Top Deck Paint lancerlot at 5:19am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3472 I have a 1985 lancer powersailer that is in great shape...but needs top deck refinishing. I have had
Leaky Ports lancerlot at 5:10am 05.21.10 Lancer 1/1858 I need to replace port gaskets on my 1985 lancer Power Sailer. There are no markings on the ports.
Funny Story Eriechuck at 3:32am 05.21.10 Bigger Boats 4/1564 I just purchased a 1988 272LE and I'm awaiting delivery in Port Clinton, Ohio. I've got the appointm
Anyone sailed a 14' American? themadscientist at 1:59am 05.21.10 Trailer Sailors 25/16261 This craft. http://www.americansail.com/index.php?option=com_content'view=article'id=6'Itemid=7 I
Rudder Tonto at 10:45pm 05.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1161 Hi , I have just bought a 1998 hunter 240 ,I am having trouble keeping the rudder down it want's to
new Mast from prindle catamaran 16' doug darcey at 9:37pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7017 I have a broken mast from a 22 o'day and have located one from a 16' prindle cat- 26'- does anyone k

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Shackleton's Endurance Found jssailem at 8:25am 03.13.22 Are you saying Shackleton knowingly embarked at a less than ideal time? It was a race to be the fi
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 8:25am 03.13.22 Pete, Welcome to SBO and congrats on your Bristol 24. She is known as a great Pocket Cruiser. With
Allied Titanium? joe28532 at 8:15am 03.13.22 DLj I wouldn't expect that they would be casting it from titanium. I would expect they would be fabr
Icebox conversion kits Justin_NSA at 8:14am 03.13.22 We had the refrigeration unit that a PO installed repaired a couple years back. From a sailor that w
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Apex at 8:14am 03.13.22 @clutch: get and read Peggie's book on sanitation systems. I used the following for Ronco tank in
Purchasing Sails sail sfbay at 8:14am 03.13.22 ...........Where do you by your sails? Online or a local sail loft? What is the benefit(s) of the on
Allied Titanium? dLj at 8:03am 03.13.22 Almost but not quite. It has a plate on the back that fits the shape of the bowsprit. Also none of
Icebox conversion kits DArcy at 7:57am 03.13.22 My upgrade to refrigeration included the entire boat. I cruised (weekends only) for many years with
Purchasing Sails PaulK at 7:56am 03.13.22 We like buying locally as well. Our advantage is that there are many lofts near here. UK, Z Sails, N
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power BigEasy at 7:54am 03.13.22 I suggest you consider a boat maintenance course to get a basic understanding of boat systems. At l
Bristol 24 water tank (1) jssailem at 7:51am 03.13.22 Pete, Welcome to SBO and congrats on your Bristol 24. She is known as a great Pocket Cruiser. With a
Allied Titanium? (2) joe28532 at 7:42am 03.13.22 Does your canse iron essentially look like this? bowsprit. Also none of those premade bronze ones
Purchasing Sails jssailem at 7:35am 03.13.22 I would prefer to do a local purchase. Get them to do the measurements. That way "I" cannot mess th
Here's something you don't see every day Will Gilmore at 7:28am 03.13.22 In which constellation is "Taco Bell"! Tortillus the Bull. :poop: -Will
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 7:28am 03.13.22 Likely not structural. It is possible the installer secured the tank to the hull with screws and gl
Allied Titanium? (1) dLj at 7:21am 03.13.22 Does your canse iron essentially look like this?
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power DArcy at 7:14am 03.13.22 Think I'm harsh? I think your comments are rude. Not necessarily wrong, just poorly presented. @M
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 7:09am 03.13.22 Waterking2, thanks for the post. This is good to know. May I ask what brand of hose you used? Par
Allied Titanium? dLj at 7:08am 03.13.22 I've never used Allied Titanium. Looking at their website, I'd guess they are a legitimate company j
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power jssailem at 6:59am 03.13.22 Hello Mike. You were a "New boat Owner" in August 2020 with "20 years experience sailing on other pe

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