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Flexible cabinet door in head of 35s5 Hooked 35s5 at 12:37pm 01.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2254 We have a 1993 35s5. She came with flexible cabinet doors that close the head closet and under-sink
Cockpit vs Cabintop traveller Hooked 35s5 at 12:25pm 01.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3649 We recently bought a 1993 35s5. The previous owner moved the traveller from the cabintop to the cock
House battery bank Bill1565 at 12:10pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2902 Too cold here to work outside on the boat. Better inside planning and scheming. I currently have
bimini for a 1984 25.5 hunter sailorkoop at 8:47am 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 15/8102 Hello, I'm about to purchase a 1984 hunter 25.5 for $3,000. I'm having a survey done in the sprin
Nav Station Chartplotter vs Handheld GPS Ducati at 2:45am 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 37/9098 A Raymarine C90 "widescreen" chartplotter is alot of money. If we decide to buy the unit it will be
2 forestays Team118 at 8:24pm 01.09.10 Catalina 30 2/3148 Hey guys... This has nothing to do with my boat, but I've seen a couple of boats with 2 forestays.
Cant find the big "clevis Pin" for my mast plate (2) emergpa1 at 6:03pm 01.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2582 Hi Fellow Odayer's I hope the new year finds you healthy and happy. We are all fine in Georgia excep
Funny video nsfw biggio at 4:58pm 01.09.10 Sails Call Lounge 1/3555 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dtH4gCQ1m4
Buy a 2001 Beneteau 38? RHG at 4:49pm 01.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1761 I've looked at a couple Beneteau 38' (2001 and 2000). A good friend and accomplished sailer had a 4
Prop Wars ... Again? Paul Mermelstein at 4:20pm 01.09.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3164 No, not really. But since it's been a while since much has been said about folding and feathering pr
Double Rope Clutch yachtsman at 4:10pm 01.09.10 Smaller Boats 4/1671 The keel up rope clutch handle has broken. Can anyone tell me if you can buy just the handle or wou
Dropping the keel ksquared at 4:03pm 01.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1797 I have a 1985 MAC 25 with a rusted keel. I would like to grind it down and refinish it and I'm wonde
Jacksonville Florida Sailing jimkellythefran at 3:31pm 01.09.10 Destinations 4/3765 Interested in getting an overview of sailing areas ' conditions for cruising in Jacksonville ' area
Jacksonville Florida Sailing jimkellythefran at 3:07pm 01.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2432 What is it like to sail in Jacksonville Florida ' vicinity?? I am looking for comfortable cruising
battery isolater wiring (1) glen at 3:03pm 01.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2169 Hello all, I have a Hunter 28.5, but this electrical question may apply to any number of other boats
Boom attachment for vang sinister at 2:06pm 01.09.10 Com-Pac 5/6489 Attempting to put a vang on an '83 CP-16. Looking for the proper distance from the mast to attach an
See your boat in Mainsheet Magazine bobjames at 1:05pm 01.09.10 Catalina 310 1/2130 Hi Captains: I am the Mainsheet Magazine Editor for the Catalina 310. I am putting together an artic
Tired engine Joe D Pye at 11:42am 01.09.10 Catalina 30 1/1481 My old Universal 11 hp 2 cylinder diesel is beginning to smoke and I fear it is on its last legs. Q
Why didn't I do this earlier ??? (4) Maine Sail at 10:00am 01.09.10 Musings With Maine Sail 20/8502 So as things go I have been putting off the complete re-wire of my boat due to the sheer time involv
Transmission Main Seal Leak-10 hp Renault Deisel raymarshall at 9:55am 01.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1950 I have Hunter1980 27 tall rig, with a 10 hp Renault Diesel engine. The main transmission seal is lea

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Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 jon hansen at 8:54am 05.05.22 i carry a photo copy of my master's license, now expired. the coasties excepted it during a random s
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 8:41am 05.05.22 It is just this: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/shroud-tension.1249933361 As you can se
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dlochner at 8:41am 05.05.22 The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 8:39am 05.05.22 She be looks pretty. Key is to find your way of docking with her. Then practice. Only come into the
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments jssailem at 8:35am 05.05.22 There are several good sources for Multi Functional Displays to guide you on your cruising adventure
Pleasure Craft Operator Card dandan88 at 8:31am 05.05.22 Hi John .. Thanks. Yes - the course was good. I think the code is a general coupon code and good for
Pleasure Craft Operator Card jssailem at 8:27am 05.05.22 You found the program helpful. You used a discount code. Is this code available for use by other ind
Pleasure Craft Operator Card jssailem at 8:25am 05.05.22 Welcome Dan Dan to the SBO forum.
shroud tension Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 05.05.22 @Walton Stanley take a couple of photos of the current shroud adjusters. Did any of the boats com
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dandan88 at 8:24am 05.05.22 In Canada all operators of a pleasure craft need proof of competency. A pleasure craft operator card
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 8:13am 05.05.22 She be looks pretty. Key is to find your way of docking with her. Then practice. Only come into the
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JamesG161 at 8:02am 05.05.22 Opps... i hit the "Amazon ad" versus the right one This one works to remove Salts https://www.amaz
Single-handing a Catalina 310? (1) PlaneTom at 7:56am 05.05.22 Docking gets my vote for the trickiest part. As someone's tagline reads "don't approach the dock an
Generator capta at 7:53am 05.05.22 I have the new 2KW model and can say it is very quiet. I don't have the amount of experience as @ca
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 7:52am 05.05.22 Tom, my wife and I have been using a mid ship spring line led from a cleat on the jib track for doc
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 05.05.22 Docking gets my vote for the trickiest part. As someone's tagline reads "don't approach the dock any
Single-handing a Catalina 310? marchem at 7:30am 05.05.22 As others have said, sailing the 310 single handed is not difficult, and some have suggested modifi
Mounted VHF Radio drewlamparello at 7:28am 05.05.22 I'm looking to install a VHF on board with an antenna mounted at the mast head. I found a Cable ins
Generator dLj at 7:23am 05.05.22 I'm not sure why, but even the other models of Honda gensets are considerably noisier than the 2kw
Generator capta at 7:08am 05.05.22 I'm not sure why, but even the other models of Honda gensets are considerably noisier than the 2kw m

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