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what age stop sailing ironhors42 at 2:11pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 54/8901 Here goes, I am 67 yrs old just started sailing two yrs ago in 2007. The beginning of 2007 I join sa
Oil Change Salty at 2:04pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2001 I am changing the oil in my Yanmar (2GM20F) engine for the first time ( new boat). Is SAE 30 Heavy
Making sense of mainsail trim Clark at 1:55pm 04.09.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5824 I'm trying to develop some personal guides on how to trim the main for various wind conditions. I've
9.2a traveler PatrickS at 1:54pm 04.09.09 S2 0/1301 has anyone modified their original traveler on their 9.2a. car, end block etc.
Old wifi question, new angle KandD at 12:44pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2411 I want to connect to the marina's hotspot, but we don't get a solid connection below deck. While I
Looking for a Hunter 310 Manual Steve E. at 11:35am 04.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1653 I am soon getting a 1999 Hunter 310 and was curious if anyone had an electronic copy of the owner's
Whale Flipper Pump Mark III (1) Rich Stidger at 11:21am 04.09.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 7/373 I have two of these removed from service around 1990. Free for the postage.
Extra Water Tank D Finney at 11:03am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1022 As anyone added an extra water tank to a 331? Im thinking aabout trying to add one under the aft ca
Mast Step pin on 2002 Hunter 306 Philip1126 at 10:13am 04.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1756 I have a 2002 Hunter 306. I have a problem that I did not really resolve for last season's launch (m
navpod mods Banooma at 8:41am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3202 Has anyone used Starboard plastic, or other cutting board material as a patch for differently-shaped
Starter issue Deadline at 8:34am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4305 The starter button on my Yanmar 2GM20F (Hunter 320) continues to vex me. Last year I replaced the
condensation between hull and liner ncbrydon at 7:59am 04.09.09 Big Boats 0/1084 I am a new owner of a 2002 Hunter 380. I noticed a small spot of water on the floor in the aft cabin
473 Cutter Rig Jester II at 7:48am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1650 Has anyone modified their rig (preferably on a 473) to a cutter rig?
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Brucer at 7:22am 04.09.09 S2 0/1595 I've found lots of documentation for my S2 7.3 except info about the saildrive as installed in our b
spider crack repair Susan at 6:46am 04.09.09 Irwin 1/2461 Can you tell me the best procedure to repair small spider cracks? And, we have taken the lettering o
Gas consumption jkincannon at 6:15am 04.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1480 I had an 8 HP motor on a 12 foot alum boat once, but have not run my 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke enough on
Play in Rudder wally252 at 5:54am 04.09.09 Columbia 0/2012 How do you install shims in the rudder to eliminate excessive play at the tiller?
Cheap cleaning tricks (1) Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1856 Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Garmin 3000 series data card questions Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4386 I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Depth finder Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3496 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b

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Here's something you don't see every day BigEasy at 11:22am 03.12.22 unfortunately the star he chose to steer by was the Taco Bell In which constellation is "Taco
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 11:19am 03.12.22 wanna leap frog over many years of 'trial and error'? buy e reading list for sure, thank you Jon.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Bob J. at 11:10am 03.12.22 I am 69+ and my FLAs (4x6V GCU)have lasted me 10 years over past decades. I buy them right off the
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. (1) Sail5 at 11:10am 03.12.22 Picture of Sail5 from the prior owner. Taken last summer
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Justin_NSA at 11:07am 03.12.22 Congrats! You may know the rules of the road, but if not, start there
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 11:05am 03.12.22 Thanks Greg. Sail5 is basically turn-key ready to sail. All systems are working and the boat is sq
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Tally Ho at 10:55am 03.12.22 I am the proud new owner of a 1977 O'Day 27. I am the 4th owner of Sail5 after the prior owner hav
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:50am 03.12.22 But once you get here cleaned up and things done correctly, you will know here inside out and have
Great Lakes Charter wanted? dLj at 10:39am 03.12.22 I am interested in chartering a 37'+ sailboat in Lake Michigan or Lake Huron, in summer 2022. I wou
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 10:33am 03.12.22
H30 cutlass O.D ggrizzard at 10:08am 03.12.22 OK, Now that I know, the OD of the prop shaft on a Hunter 30 C from 78 - 83 is 1 inch. You should be
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 10:06am 03.12.22
Great Lakes Charter wanted? DArcy at 9:52am 03.12.22 I would strongly recommend searching in the North Channel, which is north of Lake Huron but part of
Here's something you don't see every day JohnShannon at 9:51am 03.12.22 A couple of years ago a pair managed to steal an Oyster ( big) from Sausalito and get out the Golden
Here's something you don't see every day DArcy at 9:39am 03.12.22 You really have to wonder what the heck he was thinking, more likely wasn't thinking. The idiot obvi
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:21am 03.12.22
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. (1) jon hansen at 9:19am 03.12.22 wanna leap frog over many years of 'trial and error'? buy types of sailboats
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:10am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard sbo.com! You're about to become a very busy person, 'cuz if you've never owned a "
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 9:08am 03.12.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (1) Maine Sail at 8:08am 03.12.22 That looks a lot like a Balmar regulator. I read the spec, it's a three-stage reg for lead-acid.

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