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OMG!! Maiden Voyage and hit the perfect storm. luvitt at 5:05pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 38/5239 OMG!!! I survived!!! I just finished my boat after 2 years of work, and today was the day I cruise
Flotation Compartments Echo at 4:42pm 06.13.09 Sirius 21/22 3/3279 We are interested in outfitting our sirius for cruising which may require the addition of some water
Lancer 30mk-v general questions 1sttimeforeverything at 4:36pm 06.13.09 Lancer 4/1943 Hi all, I'm new to the forum and sailing, so i'm looking for information related to sailing in gen
stove Echo at 4:25pm 06.13.09 Sirius 21/22 4/3441 Hi All~ Just wondering if anyone has a stove on board their sirius? We are looking around and its h
Bilge Leak Soved!! Beneteau 331 (1) CABixler at 1:32pm 06.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2944 After two season I finally found the souce of a leak into the bilge from outside the boat. I won't
Lettering the boats name? jackhartjr at 1:29pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2089 Hi folks, several months ago there was a post in which there was a photo of on of our members letter
just an update! maiden voyage, half way there! luvitt at 12:37pm 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1313 the engine is performing flawlessly! motoring about 3 knots, total of about 15 miles. may have un
Gelcoat Voids Are Not Fun Bugs at 11:51am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2534 Hi all, So this week, at the suggestion of a friend, I rented a power-washer to remove the old fl
Antenna Noise Canceller? tsmwebb at 11:40am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1759 I'm looking at this http://www.timewave.com/support/ANC-4/anc4.html as a way of helping null out loc
oday 25 original jib style Harold at 10:33am 06.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2237 was the original 25 oday cb jib an fractional or mast head height style? I have a factory jib that s
Dutchman Adjustment fox islander at 10:31am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1113 A month or so ago there was a discussion about the Dutchman flaking system and how for some people i
150 jib mark hannon at 10:02am 06.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1643 Anyone have a comment about sheeting arrangements for a 150 jib on the Mac26C, D, etc? In order to
Rewiring the mast; Conduit and other musings... sailingchefs at 9:42am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/5272 Just getting ready to rewire the mast on our '87 Hunter 26.5. In searching the archives, I only foun
Where to get a new sail for 2000 26x escapade at 9:25am 06.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/319 I have recently acquired a 2000 26x equiped with a roller fuling system model ff2. I require a new
House cleaning Ross at 9:25am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1514 Do any of you periodically go through your gps and other onboard electronics and clear obsolete trip
Edson wheel brake heads up Roger Long at 9:20am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2253 The Edson rep says they have never heard of this happening but the design leaves me convinced that i
vertical batten retrofit prosmile at 8:09am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1264 Does anyone have experience with retrofitting the new vertical batten roller furling mainsail on yea
82 Hunter 33 Rudder Stuffing leak, is stuffing above the waterline? norristm at 7:29am 06.13.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3297 I have a 1982 Hunter 33 and the rudder stuffing is leaking. Is the stuffing above the waterline or d
Lancer lore (1) packman at 6:40am 06.13.09 Lancer 2/319 Good Morning all, I've got my 27ps in her slip in Suisun city finally,but I'm deep into the research
furlin line alans at 6:26am 06.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1511 hi i have a seldon furlin mainsail. ive owned boat for 3 years and lately when furling mainsail iin

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Bristol 24 water tank kappykaplan at 10:46am 03.20.22 Well done, @SV Gutsy Lady ! :beer:
looking hard at a 2006 Hunter 36 - we have a couple of questions. tfox2069 at 10:40am 03.20.22 looked yesterday at a Hunter 36 from 2006. Can the forum answer a couple of questions? 1 - the ori
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering (2) Caboteur at 10:40am 03.20.22
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 10:36am 03.20.22 Update I cut in and made an access panel so I can get to the hose connection to replace and to clean
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? shemandr at 10:14am 03.20.22 ...Other observations: Before accepting it as fact I'd like to see some support for the comment "wa
can't pump out waste tank bawlmer at 10:03am 03.20.22 Wow, that stinks! My macerator stopped working last season. I don't even know where it is! Serio
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 9:51am 03.20.22 Welcome William. With your new boat, you might also be interested in the active C34 forum. Here's
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,
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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

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