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Heard on the radio today Roger Long at 2:25pm 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 89/10861 Tanker departing Portland, Tanker departing Portland, this is the sailboat about a mile ahead. Is t
H31 to the bitter end Shooter II at 1:49pm 07.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/11 H31 to the bitterend Went out on the boat yesterday, an '83 H31. Made the mistake of looking in the
Boat Info BobM at 11:44am 07.03.09 S2 1/1431 Phil straightened out the list of S2's this week so the site is ready to accept information now. I
Do Winchers Work? BrianW at 8:01am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3355 In a recent post about sailing gloves, one of the responders recommended Winchers. These devices are
severe curve or mild curve: tiller question emergpa1 at 7:45am 07.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2194 I recently shopped D ' R for a tiller. One had a severe curve, the other a slight curve. I ordered t
Help replacing the main halyard on '77 O'day 25 wnance at 7:42am 07.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 19/4595 Hi, We're up in Rochester, NY, sailing on Lake Ontario, and have a new to us O'day 25 that had been
Go Fast R Lawrence at 7:20am 07.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1710 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5 and I can't get much better than 5.5 knots on a good day. What do I have t
Helm seat measurements-- 260 Earl Keim at 5:49am 07.03.09 Smaller Boats 1/1454 Happy 4th. Does anybody have the measurements of the helm seat on a Hunter 260? I am cutting a fo
Mast wiring Phil V25 at 3:09am 07.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3417 I am rewiring the mast. I have an anchor light at the top, a steaming light 1/3 the way down and a
Mirage 24 jib leads captcraig1 at 3:03am 07.03.09 Other Sailboats 1/1877 Can anyone suggest how best to rig the jib sheet leads on a Mirage 24? I have never sailed a boat wi
HAPPY 4th JULY FROM NEW ZEALAND Mike Holibar at 2:53am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1324 Hi All, Please accept my best wishes for 4th July and my thanks for the wealth of knowledge you have
touching up the finish MrMikey64 at 11:09pm 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1325 I'm working on repairs of the rudder and tiller for my Mac25. I had to sand down the surfaces, as I
Happy Independence Day windward54 at 9:25pm 07.02.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/4318 Hi everyone! Summer is in full swing and we are all in the middle of boating season. Hopefully, ev
Slippery winches Cpt. Jon at 8:09pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7268 Hi all, I just rebuilt our winches last week and today while sailing I noticed with two wraps aro
Sailing gloves Pocahontas at 7:39pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4906 Hi, I've been reading this Forum for a while but until now I haven't contributed at all:redface: I'm
Tiller Pilot sucess? Starfish at 7:30pm 07.02.09 Seidelmann 0/1840 Was considering a Raymarine X-5 tiller pilot with a remote head to safely control my S299 under sail
The trouble with outboards RAD at 7:08pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3810 Help! I tried to use the 4 hp Evinrude with the dink early in the season B-4 the stinking rain and t
New Owner - head problems jerryf609 at 5:25pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3352 Hi Peggie, I have ordered your book but I know it will take several days to get it. I am the new
Mirage 24 jib sheet captcraig1 at 5:16pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2416 Does anyone know how to set up the jib sheets on a 1977 Mirage 24? I noticed there are no tracks so
Barnacles on your bottom All U Get at 4:50pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 Hi Gang, Didn't know if anyone saw this study, I thought it might be of interest. http://www.techn

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I blew a fuse! Maine Sail at 7:16am 04.09.22 What he is saying is that all banks on a boat should have over current protection, including startin
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 7:06am 04.09.22 Not being judgemental here. Even if you can afford to replace the 4 house batteries with no strain
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jssailem at 7:02am 04.09.22 Maybe the spreader is salvageable. So much depends on what you see when you get it down on the hard.
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Crazy Dave Condon at 7:01am 04.09.22 @Learningthehardway As a former dealer, if the picture where the spreader use to be is a large hole
I blew a fuse! Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 04.09.22 So, what heard in the Nigel Calder video is that: 1) starting circuit is one place you may not want
A lost art: Conserving ice. (1) dLj at 6:58am 04.09.22 Sounds like you're in luck, then. I'd bet the prepped old finish would hold varnish or urethane. E
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 6:57am 04.09.22 :plus: with @smokey73
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 6:48am 04.09.22 From your initial post I am assuming this is a "brand new" boat straight from the dealer. If so, di
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts DougM at 6:40am 04.09.22
Wax or ceramic Justin_NSA at 6:36am 04.09.22 I get ads all the time for ceramic products. Maybe I'm just stuck in the past, I use Collinite paste
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jviss at 6:33am 04.09.22 It looks to me like the spreader bracket was glued to the mast. If that's the case, it would seem a
Wax or ceramic DougM at 6:30am 04.09.22 I have used Collinite Fleet Wax for years, and have been happy with it. I have found that the easies
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jssailem at 6:19am 04.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum @Learningthehardway Wish it was a better day for you. you will need to g
compass kloudie1 at 6:18am 04.09.22 Lots of boats have this clamp on the throttle cable .. The regular cable clamp will work as well.. N
Starting fluid jviss at 6:12am 04.09.22 Have a fine fuel system just want to help the process for the first start I would wait and try to
Wax or ceramic Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12am 04.09.22
Starting fluid thinwater at 6:09am 04.09.22 Logically, if you use less than the LEL (lower explosive limit) the fluid cannot detonate on the ups
compass kappykaplan at 5:56am 04.09.22 tighten the throttle so i dont have to hold it for more speed The throttle cable should have a cab
A lost art: Conserving ice. TomY at 5:38am 04.09.22 For the most part my surfaces are in good condition, I'm just starting to get some checking in the
I blew a fuse! RoyS at 5:33am 04.09.22 My 2 cylinder 15 HP Yanmar 2QM15 has reliably cranked and started while the start circuit is protect

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