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New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2144 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2534 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1974 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1545 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no
What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4913 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2450 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING
Gelcaot cleanup RacerX at 9:30pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2083 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas
Honda Outboard question RacerX at 9:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1566 I have a Honda BF8A outboard that has been very reliable since I got it (circa 2002), but has develo
Sailing courses, first boat, second boat, oh my! mbullis at 9:21pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1132 Hello! My wife and I are going to try "the sailing thing" soon. First thing is first, we are landl
need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1208 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2372 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1141 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1375 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa
autopilot bigsarg1 at 3:29pm 07.01.09 Irwin 2/2535 I am looking for a good priced autopilot for my Irwin 37 CC. I want a new one for the perks. I also
I read a post yesterday on using a cheap t-stat with marine air system. cant find it today. luvitt at 2:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 anybody have any info on using a a cheap thermostat with a system? I have gathered all the pieces o
Detailing Questions Devian at 2:16pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1802 Greetings all. So I have a question. I have a white Columbia 28' and after just washing it, it still
Main AC breaker sunseeker at 2:14pm 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 On a recent overnight at the dock, I used the AC shorepower to run the battery charger, water heater
Fastners for Oday 26 emergpa1 at 1:03pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2209 Hi, I am almost ready to begin to re-attach my stanchions, rails. I need some new fastners as about
Through-hull repair (5) emergpa1 at 12:08pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1474 The chain locker drain through hull on my Oday 26 looked loose so i cleaned off several layers of go

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Christmas in March Tom J at 9:50am 03.20.22 I have a number of extra parts that I would like to see gone, no flea markets nearby. I wish there
Auto Pilot jssailem at 8:46am 03.20.22 Welcome William to the SBO. Congrats on the Catalina. Is this an upgrade from the Irwin? Did you ha
Auto Pilot dlochner at 8:37am 03.20.22 Welcome to the forum. Be prepared for a plethora of answers and suggestions. :) Start with the fir
Catalina 30 starboard water tank fox9988 at 8:14am 03.20.22 For future readers, I was able to access the starboard tank drain fitting through the 4" access port
Isomat reefing line length jviss at 8:09am 03.20.22 Hi Dan, well, at least you know where you are. Do you have the shuttle blocks, i.e., those two-shea
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 8:04am 03.20.22 A GFI will trip if plugged into another GFI. Is that so? I can't imagine why. Not an expert on t
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Brian D at 8:02am 03.20.22 Your HX851 was built by Icom. There may be other Icom Handhelds that use a similar battery pack that
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering joker460 at 7:58am 03.20.22 I'm still confused after reading the above posts and looking at the sites. Kloudie and sail sfbay,
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? smokey73 at 7:53am 03.20.22 Agreed on at least one "simple" VHF hand held. That is why I had the "battery rebuilt" on my old RM
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 03.20.22 Newest and only DSC is handheld and has dead Li battery, google search reveals radio is obsolete, n
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Rick Webb at 7:03am 03.20.22 A GFI will trip if plugged into another GFI. Is the outlet you are plugging into GFI protected?
Wind angle jon hansen at 6:53am 03.20.22 https://www.wd40.com/myths-legends-fun-facts WD40 is a lubricant.
Isomat reefing line length Dan Kelly at 6:47am 03.20.22 Is this the reefing system you have? rs; but it may be the same system. Mine had been horribly ha
Yet another LiFePo4 query LeslieTroyer at 6:45am 03.20.22
Winch Maintenance marchem at 6:34am 03.20.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Tally Ho at 6:25am 03.20.22 You might learn a few things by tuning in to "Sailing Magic Carpet" on YouTube. This couple is on
Spray hood sail sfbay at 6:20am 03.20.22 Welcome to the forum!! Supplier - depends on where your sailboat is berthed, unless you are willing
Wind angle All U Get at 6:19am 03.20.22 Has anyone ever tried to use a drone to inspect the top of their mast? It just occurred to me that
Christmas in March All U Get at 6:15am 03.20.22 I have a number of extra parts that I would like to see gone, no flea markets nearby.
Are the water tank outlets accessible? fox9988 at 6:02am 03.20.22 I was able to do the job through the 4" access hole. Removed the old hose, changed the tank fitting

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