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Reverse troubles Ken Tokarz at 9:42am 07.29.09 Catalina 30 3/1372 Cat 30 tall rig, 2 bladed prop, with Atomic-4 engine. Boat pulls hard to port in reverse and moves s
Hunter 380 "hunting" at anchor SeaLuff10621 at 9:11am 07.29.09 Big Boats 7/2623 Has anyone resolved or improved upon the tendency of large Hunters to swing at anchor. My 2001 H380
Backflow problem TBenolken at 8:53am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3534 i have a 2006 Dufour 455. we are getting backflow from the holding tank into the bowl and i am wonde
Ready to Roll (1) Boat n Bus at 8:38am 07.29.09 Day Sailers 5/1629 This is the first time in the 5 years I have owned my O'Day that it has been on a trailer! Bitter sw
venture 17 dangh at 8:25am 07.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2373 You all have been very helpful in the past. I am looking at maybe buying a Venture 17, but have a
Norcold Icebox Conversion TEQ at 8:00am 07.29.09 Big Boats 5/3845 Has anyone used a Norcold icebox conversion kit to upgrade his/her icebox? If so, let me know if th
trailer/boat weight R.S.Cape at 7:39am 07.29.09 Smaller Boats 5/1654 We are buying a 1995 Hunter 23.5 and we need to know the trailer weight or combined boat/trailer wei
Catalina 22 Sport DirtSailorMOS at 6:17am 07.29.09 Catalina 22 3/1350 I'm considering the purchase of a new Catalina 22 Sport. The Catalina website appears to be down. Ca
Flushing Odors Hal B at 5:18am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/7063 Peggy - We just replaced our toilet with a Raritan II, replaced all hoses with Trident 101 on our C
ABC Yachts - take care John at 4:49am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1266 Occasionally I cruise the different yacht brokers web sites just to see what's for sale at what pric
Info Needed Devian at 8:22pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1614 So today I did some more thorough digging through my 1969 Columbia 28'. I found what looks like an i
Mast replacement for Cal 34 (1967) optionf at 6:18pm 07.28.09 Cal 0/2465 I have 1967 Cal 34. The mast was damaged this weekend and I now need a replacement mast. Does any
Damariscove Island, Maine Maine Sail at 6:16pm 07.28.09 Musings With Maine Sail 10/3720 This is where we are tonight. I shot and uploaded it within the last hour.. Beautiful night, but I f
Yanmar Tach Calibration... Dan Johnson at 5:50pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/10199 This task finally came to the top of my "Wanna Do" list. My H34 has a Yanmar 3GM30F with the "standa
Harken Traveler 1989 Catalina 30 Terry Caffery at 4:47pm 07.28.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1296 I'm looking for a replacement car for my existing traveler. The traveler is a Harken which was fitte
Harken Traveler 1989 Catalina 30 Terry Caffery at 4:41pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1701 I'm looking for a replacement car for my existing traveler. The traveler is a Harken which was fitte
Anchor Alarms Bob S at 4:12pm 07.28.09 Ask All Sailors 33/6589 My hand held Garmin has an anchor alarm feature. Is there a rule of thumb when setting it? If I let
stiff helm sdur100 at 3:33pm 07.28.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1120 Steering progressively more difficult.Rudder from below has dropped about 1/4 inch.Where is the adju
Javelin need help with fiberglassing Mark P. LeGassey at 2:37pm 07.28.09 Day Sailers 3/1523 I have javelin with straight crack about 10" in the starboard hull on the left of keel. It was from
S2 jib size hmbjr at 1:59pm 07.28.09 S2 2/1684 Just purchased an "82" S2 36C with no jib. It has a Harken roller furling. What is a good size to pu

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Catalina 27 keel kappykaplan at 11:18am 02.21.22 I took the photo of the keel (on the boat) yesterday. The boat is on the hard. Tks for the clarifi
BATTERY BANK SETUP Scott T-Bird at 11:02am 02.21.22 What voltage does your new motor require? 36v or 48v? It seems to me that the new boats that are bu
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 11:01am 02.21.22 I am looking for advice on what battery bank setup is the most reliable between series and parallel
Catalina 27 keel 77E27 at 10:59am 02.21.22 My take is the photo is of a different keel. I took the photo of the keel yesterday. The boat is
Catalina 27 keel 77E27 at 10:58am 02.21.22 Your photo shows the boat is out of the water. Is the bilge water from the keel or is it from deck
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds Dolphin55 at 10:48am 02.21.22 Thanks, guys. It is wonderful to have such a responsive support group! No more bent toggles!
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 10:36am 02.21.22 Do you have a speed transducer? The log may a function of the transducer. The cursor is a little pl
Catalina 27 keel jssailem at 10:32am 02.21.22 Maybe Kappa. Hope he can clarify. Otherwise it feels like walking down into the dark tree trunk with
Catalina 27 keel kappykaplan at 10:18am 02.21.22 Your photo shows the boat is out of the water. Both sides look like the photo below. My take is
Catalina 27 keel jssailem at 10:12am 02.21.22 The water has gotten as high as 2" above the bilge and sole. Water is in the bilge now to the botto
Rudder jssailem at 9:58am 02.21.22 Welcome to SBO.. Mind sharing.. How did this happen?
B&G Vulcan 7 help dlochner at 9:57am 02.21.22 Do you have a speed transducer? The log may a function of the transducer. The cursor is a little plu
O'Day 39 owners manual jssailem at 9:57am 02.21.22 With "27 years on everything from 16 ft monohull to 44 lagoon catamaran" of boat experience this doe
O'Day 39 owners manual jssailem at 9:55am 02.21.22 Welcome to SBO. Have you checked on line? The 39 was last built in 1985. This sight has a number of
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 9:50am 02.21.22 Are sure you used distance and not distance to waypoint (DTW)? Make certain you clear the cursor o
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds caverun at 9:44am 02.21.22 Very common problem on the Hunter water ballast boats. Make sure the toggle/turnbuckle is standing s
B&G Vulcan 7 help Davidasailor26 at 9:28am 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP jssailem at 9:18am 02.21.22 Reading this post is kind of like marching into a mine field with no map and no experience defusing
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 9:14am 02.21.22 While attempting a trailer launch last spring I managed to crack some gelcoat below the waterline. A
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 02.21.22 I don't know the exact mechanism, but I can tell you from experience that machining acrylic, even w

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