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Water Ballast Freezing scooters6 at 7:10pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 5/3845 I recently purchased a 260 with water ballast. Plan to store the boat in slip on Wheeler Lake off th
Where's the ground? emergpa1 at 7:02pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2098 I am trying to repair and replace wiring on my boat. I ran across a question I couldn't find the ans
midship cleat Don Crowther at 6:25pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3758 Has anyone installed a cleat midships on a Hunter 31 83-87? Did you attach it to the toe rail? Wha
Raise the boom? Chuck OConnor at 6:15pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1572 Greetings Sailors: I purchased a used 13' Escape Rumba last spring and sailed it this summer. Lot
New to Sailboats. Just bought an Irwin 3/4T PotomacSouth at 5:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2981 Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
July 4th Photos (2) Mike G. at 5:21pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1591 I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
travaler shim Pop at 5:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1079 Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
Plasteak feedback... Wayne Gibson at 4:38pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1736 Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
sail repair dlewis812 at 4:17pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1485 clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to
Mystery Leak Don3098 at 4:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 4/1413 For the past 3 yrs. I have been chasing a mysterious leak that emerges along the starboard hull/deck
Do I Have To Plog It (1) 7 SEAS at 4:04pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 I'M A NOVICE SAILOR AND I JUST GOT THIS 1978 O DAY ll 16.9 DAY SAILER. AFTER CLEANING AN WAXING LOOK
2 Blade Props Roger Long at 3:57pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2136 Two blade props don't get much respect so I'd like to put in two cents for them in response to Mains
Irwin 3/4T Competition Info Please... PotomacSouth at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Irwin 0/1805 Hello, I'm new to the forum. I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T. There is very little info on the w
O"Day 25 tall rig questions stx203 at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4264 I'm considering buying a '79 25 Tall rig/fin keel which has a westerbeke inboard. With that age boat
H26 floor replacement Sanford H. at 2:51pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2264 I know this has been covered time and again, but I am tired of having a "Spongy" floor in my H26. ev
haul out with mast on jhundert at 2:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1701 I have a new Beneteau 40 in lake Ontario and have just gone through its haul out. In hauling out, t
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 2:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 1/1312 Well, I had two life lines break last weekend. Had a little rust and I ignored it....should have add
depowering sail vrs reducing sail Franklin at 1:47pm 10.13.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/9199 Something I've been wondering about for a few days and thought I'd ask the expert before I play with
jib size Tom Rechtin at 1:24pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2053 I have a Hunter 260. In conjunction with switching to a roller furling jib, I would like to increas
Roger All U Get at 12:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1603 Hi all, We were out for the last day before the haul in Casco Bay just enjoying the day and reviewin

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Mast wiring access (1) jssailem at 8:56am 05.05.22 Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
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

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