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Dry Tortuga's Flotilla? Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 7:24am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2959 Hi all, I am trying to put together a flotilla to the Dry Tortuga's, from Tampa Bay for April 20
cruising spinnaker SEAMATE II at 7:14am 06.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1340 I'm on a 2001 Hunter 320 with Selden roller furling on the main and genoa, all led back to the cockp
Dinghy Dolly for Injured Sailor islandjim at 6:48am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1374 Recently I injured my back and can not even pick up the front of my dinghy to roll it down to the wa
Digital TV Converter Box Recommendation geoffschultz at 6:34am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3548 The long awaited switch to digital TV will take place next week. I spent a lot of time researching
Damper plate noise (1) Witzend at 6:04am 06.10.09 Catalina 310 23/7375 I posted this in the "ALL", but not getting much response. I'm getting some rattling noises when in
in line head treatment ed webb at 5:28am 06.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2589 Good morning Peggy, I have a 1990 34 Catalina with an in line water treatment container. It was manu
Swing Keel mikedunnagan at 4:18am 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1612 I am looking at a 1972 Venture 22 that is for sale.The owner says he changed the keel to fiberglas.I
Engine Replacement xgruiz at 4:07am 06.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1258 Hi everybody, my Yanmar SB8 just dies last week. I am working on trying to get the parts to rebuild
Tilted SSB Antenna (1) geoffschultz at 3:51am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2300 I was recently corresponding with an individual regarding reefing points and sent him a back-lit pho
Gas additives RogerHM at 3:47am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1519 How do they affect 4 stroke 9.9 engines? My Merc Big-Foot does not start consistantly. VERY frustrat
Pre Launch Check List awoody at 10:11pm 06.09.09 Smaller Boats 1/1520 Interesting that I just purchased a 1994 Hunter 26 and I came to this site looking for a check list
Leaky Cabin Riga at 8:22pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2961 Chasing down interior leaks is always a tough assignment. For the 10 years I've had my O'Day 28 I'v
Backing plate support for rail mount and back stay Riga at 8:03pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1309 I notice some cracking in the fiberglass around where the stern rail mounts to the boat as well as a
Salvaging Vinyl Graphics Bob Poff at 7:40pm 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1144 My boat has custom cut vinyl graphics on the quarters. The bird design that's in my avatar. The on
HELP! Broken tabernacle on 1974 O'Day 20 maineiac at 7:09pm 06.09.09 Day Sailers 6/1708 One of my shrouds let loose and the mast went over the side. In the process it broke the tabernacle
O'Day 25 Bilge adams at 6:49pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1913 Does anybody have a document showing the bilge and centerboard trunk layout on an O'Day 25? If not,
B-393 Whisker Pole Hardware fonzo2@hotmail.com at 6:41pm 06.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/983 I recently purchase a 393 that has the track attached to the US Spars mast. I will like to purchase
Slow leak fwd and aft of keel and shaft question bsavulis at 6:39pm 06.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1542 We splashed the boat for the first time (for us) this past week 1975 H27. It appears to have 2 small
hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 5:58pm 06.09.09 Smaller Boats 3/1152 broke a spreader on my 96 hunter 19 it broke right where it inserts can I redrill a hole and use it
Spinnaker pole Rick Silverman at 5:43pm 06.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1250 I was hoping someone might know what size Spinnaker pole (length and diameter) I would need for a 19

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Heave To Question JamesG161 at 1:22pm 12.16.21 By the way.. We have tested "Heave To", under full sail and at max hull speeds. It took my 43' boat
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Richard19068 at 12:05pm 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any ba
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Scott B at 10:32am 12.16.21 We also put a banner at the top of the Forums. This is the page set up in SBO to direct people to h
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices chip veres at 10:17am 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any bat
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery jssailem at 10:11am 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Pick one... Justin_NSA at 10:07am 12.16.21 You are thinking of "Airplane!" 1c1F0PpbHdg
Folding Prop? Johnb at 9:56am 12.16.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Pick one... (1) LeslieTroyer at 9:31am 12.16.21 My friend @LeslieTroyer uses a french press with what he calls a coffee condom. It captures most of
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sugg
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Mark Maulden at 9:20am 12.16.21 Nice job Hayden! It will be interesting over time to see how well the tape works.
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices (1) jssailem at 9:17am 12.16.21 The unit linked sounds amazing... The S1200 Portable Power Station come with 1000W wattage and 122
Folding Prop? markwbird at 9:11am 12.16.21 I am not familiar with the Michigan folding prop but it sounds like it might be worn out. Specifica
Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 8:56am 12.16.21 Thanks for the responses. The tank is plastic. Definitely replacing the macerator rather than rebuil
Locate Battery Charger jssailem at 8:37am 12.16.21 Congrats Chief on what appears to be a new boat to you. I am with Don and Benny. Give a call to th
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Steve_Catalina at 8:30am 12.16.21 What did that cost you for comparison ? That badly named Solar Generator has a lot less (11.16Ah a
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install jssailem at 8:18am 12.16.21 Mike if you get frustrated trying to resolve the programing issue, reach out to Vesper. I have found
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Castrilper55 at 8:16am 12.16.21 Thanks for sharing your experience with the new windows! And thanks for putting the link on my post
Heave To Question colb218 at 8:09am 12.16.21 Nice selection of a video instructor. He is from the Pacific NW which should help you with your exp
How old is Grandpa? (1) jssailem at 8:08am 12.16.21 Who misses the Sears Catalog? Usually when I need to use the Privy.
Locate Battery Charger Benny17441 at 8:08am 12.16.21 Ditto what Don says, charger technology has improved dramatically in the past 25-30 years. Just rip

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