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Masting The 17 Daysailer ggraham at 11:24am 06.25.09 Trailer Sailors 7/8023 Just Learning to sail the 17 ; is there any easier way to mast this boat than with three people ? I
Loose Lifelines bnort3 at 11:07am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8511 I'm new to sailboating and my lifelinese are loose even with fully tightened turnbuckles. I want th
what went wrong? painted over epox:.disaster (2) emergpa1 at 10:30am 06.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3038 I sealed my plywood bulkheads with three coats of epoxy, then sanded, then primed with general purpo
Wing Keel Concerns Guest Morgan at 9:51am 06.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1900 I am considering a used boat purchase in the 26' to 28' range, and the Beneteau 285, circa 1985-1990
Surveys and what you get from them. Ctskip at 9:45am 06.25.09 Sails Call Lounge 1/2639 SBO is doing a survey about, how often do you wax your boat. While looking over the results, made me
In Mast Furler Problem w 2001 410 (1) donbrad at 9:12am 06.25.09 Big Boats 5/1814 I recently replaced my original UK sails with a Quantum Fusion X 13 main with three vertical battens
old hose smells howard at 6:37am 06.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1972 Peggie, i have replace the hoses on my boat but some smell lingers, you cannot get to this area to s
re insulating my icebox... Ross in Tampa at 6:27am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3782 My project for the weekend is re-insulating the factory icebox on my 1979 Oday 25. I am pretty sure
Diesel woes Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2236 I have to admit that Maine Sail put me to shame with his list of diesel maintenance projects. I had
In Water Bottom Cleaning bnort3 at 5:58am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4388 I'm a new boater and my 36 foot sailiboat has been in the Chesapeake Bay for a little over a month.
moisture in deck shawndinn at 5:09am 06.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1491 Has anyone had this issue where water has gotten in through the genoa tracks on a 89 Hunter 30' ? I
Halyard "wrap" Suttonsbaysteve at 4:59am 06.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5717 I am having trouble with my halyard wrapping on my foil when I am trying to raise my sail. I have a
saltydog lynadamson at 10:12pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1406 Hi, I have heard that there is a difference in teh 26x's between 1999 and 2000+. I understand that
Making a dog-house out of pop-up on 26s? Krantz at 8:37pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3831 Has anyone converted the pop-up to a more permanent doghouse, or pilot house? Seems it would be pret
First launch Carolym 1964 at 7:27pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1761 This weekend will be the first launch of my new to me 1979 25 venture. She has not been in the wat
New Windows installed Finally (2) Rizzman at 6:47pm 06.24.09 Yamaha 3/2839 Finally finished installing new windows on my Y36 and they look great! I used the Sikaflex products
Piping air conditioning drains overboard Broke Sailor at 6:27pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1617 I remember someone talking about routing the AC condensate drains into the AC cooling water flow and
Irwin 24 rudder pelican at 5:57pm 06.24.09 Irwin 1/3483 Hey, this is George Pingeon and Daniel Vizzini from New York City. We own a 1968 Irwin 24 located at
A genuine butt kicking sailaway78 at 5:38pm 06.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2787 Left out of Ft.Meyers this morning, heading for the Tortugas. Had waited an extra day here, because
Mid-ship cleat jroy1111 at 5:11pm 06.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2661 Hi! New owners of a 1999 Macgregor 26x here again. Has anyone installed mid-ships cleats on their 2

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Icebox conversion kits Hayden Watson at 10:58pm 03.13.22 I installed my icebox conversion 23 years ago and it is still working. I have needed to fix a few l
Bug screen artboas at 10:23pm 03.13.22
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Update Tom J at 10:11pm 03.13.22 Don't forget, a lot of us contributed to Compass Marine before there was the GoFundMe.
H41 inner forestay? (1) Windpilot at 9:46pm 03.13.22 I went with the furling, not disappointed yet.
Icebox conversion kits Johnb at 8:41pm 03.13.22 The 120 volt dorm fridge I had before the Isotherm would start out at about 70 watts and as it ra
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power Mike M. at 8:41pm 03.13.22 Mike, As SFBay & David advised, your are going to have to trace and check the bilge pump DC ci
Icebox conversion kits DArcy at 8:40pm 03.13.22 What does that mean? You mean a 60W, 120V bulb? That would only be 1/2A, which is ridiculous - ab
Lightning strike jssailem at 8:35pm 03.13.22 Welcome to SBO. Mother Nature can really doo a number on our boats. What exactly did the lightening
Icebox conversion kits jviss at 8:17pm 03.13.22 Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on. What does that
Lightning strike Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.13.22 How do the electronics look ? I understand those can be vulnerable.
Looking for artists for a logo jviss at 8:05pm 03.13.22 My daughter is an artist and architect, a RISD graduate (Rhode Island School of Design) and has done
Allied Titanium? dLj at 7:47pm 03.13.22 I did not say titanium was not prone to crevice corrosion. In fact crevice corrosion is the corrosio
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 7:34pm 03.13.22 DArcy, thank you, good advice... I have been contemplating this decision for several days now...and
Why does Hunter have a bad name? fullbore at 7:28pm 03.13.22
Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 7:26pm 03.13.22 Are you in Port Orchard WA? These guys in Bremerton seem to do what you want: Signs That Work \| Gra
Lightning strike Justin_NSA at 7:10pm 03.13.22 I'm surprised that the mast was the only damage. The last strike here was on a multihull and it blew
Running Rigging Sailfanatic at 6:58pm 03.13.22 You want to use a low stretch line for your halyards, if you do, you can and should sue 5/156" size.
Icebox conversion kits MikeHoncho at 6:54pm 03.13.22 I did mine about three years ago. Do the work up front and either confirm proper insulation or fix t
Lightning strike (1) HandHFarms at 6:47pm 03.13.22 Ralph, thanks for the words of encouragement. Our family loves this boat and we were heart broken wh

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