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Adding Lifeline braces (1) RAD88 at 6:52pm 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1831 I plan on upgrading the life lines on my '77 Hunter 30' this winter. I will be adding life line bra
Scrub My Own Bottom Radeon at 6:09pm 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2639 Just read about slime buildup on the hull and how anti-foul paint can only goes so far. If I want
sailor's tailor boat cover LDM at 6:06pm 10.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2756 Does anyone own one of those nice covers from the Sailor's Tailor? Do you have to be careful not to
Gas Tanks - portable vs. perminent? Raftco at 5:53pm 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5882 I'm trying to research how people deal with their outboard engine and fuel tanks? I'd prefer to us
Keel Blistering Sans Souci at 4:05pm 10.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2887 I have a 2003 Hunter 356. During my first haul out, the keel had blistering. The thought was it had
advice on ordering new 309 austinswalk at 2:51pm 10.16.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 16/5514 hi, new to site and getting ready to order new 309. any advice on must haves and really don't need a
water holding tanks jcmaui at 2:32pm 10.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1647 the water tank under the v-berth is a pain because you have to take the whole v-berth apart every ti
replacing the sliding companionway Saltymare at 1:49pm 10.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1162 The plexiglass complanionway slide is badly cracked on my H34 (83) and the epoxy repair isnt holding
Running halyard to cockpit b69lotus at 1:22pm 10.16.09 Catalina 30 1/2598 I have a 1983 C30 with external halyards. Does anyone have any suggestions for running my external m
Lil' help to find a H,C,M 26 DesertSailor07 at 1:11pm 10.16.09 Smaller Boats 4/1653 Land locked as I am, a sailor at heart. Looking for a 25-26' trailer-able late 80s-late90s. I thin
Circumnavigating Long Island in 2010 Salty at 1:05pm 10.16.09 Destinations 17/11663 I am planning on circumnavigating Long Island in 2010, leaving from Mt Sinai (East of port Jeff) goi
Newer Balsa cored Hulls bffatcat at 11:53am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5184 Any opinions or comments about the structural integrity and durability of todays newer light weight
Optimum Running RPM for 18HP Volvo Penta BreakAway at 11:40am 10.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1695 I have a First 310 with an 18hp 2002 Volvo Penta engine. When running for some distance (1 hour or m
Tiller Tamer vs. Tiller Lock Box Barry1957 at 9:57am 10.16.09 Day Sailers 3/7807 Does anyone have a comment on which of the two products of "hands-free" stabilizing of the tiller pr
newbie-just wondering digitek718 at 9:14am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1678 Hey..this site is awesome..looks like I am going to get some great ideas for mods and maintenance of
first sailboat-what year? digitek718 at 8:31am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1247 I just bought my first sailboat about a week ago..an oday 25...I went out sailing a couple of times
Size matters beachkoma at 8:06am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2677 Will a Sevylor Electric Trolling Motor (18 lbs thrust) be enough to power my 1976 Widgeon in a salt
H34 Interior Measurements? Mark3755 at 7:05am 10.16.09 Big Boats 4/1839 My boat is about an hour away, so I was hoping to get some help to save me a 2 hour round trip for
Below water through hull fitting - O'Day 25 Raftco at 5:53am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3018 I have a through hull brass or bronze fitting that is directly below the sink in the galley on my O'
Under Water Hull Scrub Zoey at 4:37am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 26/5061 If sailboats already have antifoul paint (Baltoplate) why do owners they have the undersides scrubbe

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Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Zinger88 at 1:49pm 01.25.22 Yeah, I never had a problem with CD. People complain about them often, but for my part I'm very gla
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 1:42pm 01.25.22 @jssailem Thanks. Yes not leaking is a requirement. And I would want to be sea bound in it. Maybe ar
Fairleads jssailem at 1:41pm 01.25.22 Follow the link and you will be able to read his writings and understand what it is about sails that
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help Captain Marcus at 1:41pm 01.25.22 Actually I want to keep the 3 spreaders but expect to lengthen bottom 2 sets for 13' beam of Oc 400.
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. jssailem at 1:32pm 01.25.22 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Your choice of boats of a reasonable age (20 years and less), appear beyo
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. PaulK at 1:31pm 01.25.22 Brexit has made buying boats outside of the UK much more exciting. If you are just starting out it
Fairleads CaptainStan at 1:23pm 01.25.22 The old thinking about "slot Effect" has been replaced with scientific study of sail air flow dynam
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:00pm 01.25.22 What would prevent you from going by land? Fwiw, over the years I've known a lot of Canadian boat o
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 12:37pm 01.25.22 Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and Ohm were driving along when a cop pulls them over. Cop: Do you have any
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 12:16pm 01.25.22 If you start carrying water in the ballast tank while towing, make sure the trailer and tow rig are
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 twodzusfittings at 11:46am 01.25.22 A few years back I had to replace my entire stuffing box, first because it was old, second because t
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 Samurai at 11:45am 01.25.22 I'm also looking to do this same job on a Y30. Any information on parts for the tube (are there g
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts LloydB at 11:17am 01.25.22 lag bolts or through bolts? Upon rereading your edited post of Tuesday my question now makes no sens
Long way to check out trailer sailor Daveinet at 11:06am 01.25.22 The RL 24 that I bought was a 3 driving days round trip. I had actually contacted the owner more tha
How old is Grandpa? Daveinet at 10:57am 01.25.22 So here you go: XP_rQwFvZt0 We do often remember the good-ole-days fondly, which says much about th
Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 10:18am 01.25.22 I was considering the Sani-flex, but is around $30 per ft if you can find it up here. May try the D
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT (1) twodzusfittings at 9:54am 01.25.22 Well, A new year and a new vigor to get things done. Well, let's say, damm it's bloody cold, let me
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:43am 01.25.22 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the a
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Windpilot at 9:22am 01.25.22 For your own piece of mind remove 1 of the bolts from the factory clutch, see how long it is (think
Hull sail sfbay at 9:09am 01.25.22 This article under "Construction" might give you some insight Hunter 320 - Practical Sailor (practic

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