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Air conditioning streetdancer at 4:56pm 07.31.09 Sabre Sailboats 0/2037 I have a 1986 Sabre 30. Am thinking about installing air conditioning and am wondering if anyone has
Cruising in Dream Time Roger Long at 4:18pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1691 I'm off Sunday on my 20 day cruise. Although I now carry a WiFi capable laptop and actually checked
It is up to a jury now paulj at 2:40pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 242/43695 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam'id=5832004 paulj
Knotmeter paddlewheel replacement? Jerry Butsko at 2:13pm 07.31.09 Catalina 30 1/4237 Does anyone have a source for a replacement Signet knotmeter paddlewheel (and pin)? This is the ori
More heavy weather sailing tsmwebb at 12:46pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1923 A little OT for this forum but thought it might amuse some to watch the amazing race across the Atla
Stopping by an old haunt, hello everyone! (1) dancing bear at 11:32am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1420 Hey folks, it has been a long time, but no matter where I go, I can't find sailing forum as supporti
Info wanted/needed !! (1) FredO at 10:55am 07.31.09 S2 3/4285 Hello to all and thank you in advance. I've been wanting a sailboat for some time but with kids in
S2 9.2 A Stern Life Line Stansion (1) wdm5002 at 10:45am 07.31.09 S2 3/2211 Where do I find an S2 9.2 A Stern Life Line Stansion I have a 1982 S2 9.2 A which was hit by anothe
Hey...San Fran Sailors Dick McKee at 8:39am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1827 We will be entering the Bay for the first time Sunday. We are currently at Piller Point and plan to
Space travel & cruising Cpt. Jon at 7:30am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1759 Was watching the crew of the shuttle on the NASA network last night, and am watching them land back
Sail Slug Size for Venture 2-24 mike75bug at 5:31am 07.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1373 I am going to change my main over to using slugs instead of the bolt rope. Does anyone know what si
Note the name on the side. (1) Ross at 5:14am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2211 My sister sent me this.
mainsail 'stack pack' grayldma@eastlink.co at 2:49am 07.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3240 Greetings, all, after a lapse in order to sail!! I want to make my O'Day 222 more user friendly by
Broken Mainshhet and Vang Block attachment to main lycaman at 11:12pm 07.30.09 Catalina 30 0/1102 The attachment for the vang block ataches to the mast by means of a rounded metal piece afixed to an
Replace cutlas bearing ilario at 9:32pm 07.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1796 For the future, Is there a proper way to remove and replace a cutlas bearing on a 1986 27' Catalina
Went to go for my first sail of the season... BobM at 9:28pm 07.30.09 S2 4/1406 ...but there was no wind to speak of :doh: Made the best of it. Installed the new battery and the
mast step repair windwardblank at 8:49pm 07.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2264 I had a failure of my backstay, the mast fell forward, riping out the mast steps 4 large bolts from
Chesapeake Bay - port-a-potty friendly? Manny at 7:57pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4779 Hey gang, We are venturing out in the Chesapeake bay this fall for about two weeks :dance: No rea
Too hot to varnish or much anything else.. (3) CharlieCobra at 7:45pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1157 It was 105 at my house in Big Lake yesterday so for the past couple of days I've been working on get
Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3178 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi

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Here's something you don't see every day JohnShannon at 9:51am 03.12.22 A couple of years ago a pair managed to steal an Oyster ( big) from Sausalito and get out the Golden
Here's something you don't see every day DArcy at 9:39am 03.12.22 You really have to wonder what the heck he was thinking, more likely wasn't thinking. The idiot obvi
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:21am 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. (1) jon hansen at 9:19am 03.12.22 wanna leap frog over many years of 'trial and error'? buy types of sailboats
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:10am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard sbo.com! You're about to become a very busy person, 'cuz if you've never owned a "
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 9:08am 03.12.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (1) Maine Sail at 8:08am 03.12.22 That looks a lot like a Balmar regulator. I read the spec, it's a three-stage reg for lead-acid.
Here's something you don't see every day All U Get at 7:27am 03.12.22
Legend 40.5 (and likely others) - Princess stove 3372 grates (1) sail sfbay at 7:25am 03.12.22 Part 70114 per attached manual. Buy them here: 70114-SS Stainless Replacement Top Burner Grate Seawa
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 7:17am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 7:07am 03.12.22 The shaft would be removed and the strut is already broken so it will be clamped in a vise. Either
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:59am 03.12.22 Perhaps they do. Not sure about LiFePO Power Accessories \| Xantrex Alternator Regulator \| Xantrex
refrigeration for a s2 11a Tally Ho at 6:58am 03.12.22 I can dream but I know that I am not going to be doing any long range cruising with this S2. Just h
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 6:57am 03.12.22 Xentrex does not make regulators. Perhaps they do. Not sure about LiFePO Power Accessories \| Xan
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:56am 03.12.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430??? As per the title, it is a hunter 30. I will
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:55am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:52am 03.12.22 What you are looking for is a press. A hammer may destroy the bond of the strut to the hull. See
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 6:52am 03.12.22 Interesting. There must be two layers of film over the screen. The one I removed was very thin and p
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:51am 03.12.22 If you buy a new one you will have the exact measurement. Smashing! That never would have occurred
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Maine Sail at 6:36am 03.12.22 I looked at the Xantrex site, and I can't find an alternator regulator designed or programmable for

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