Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Motor Mount Bolts Stripped Out Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09 Smaller Boats 8/2015 Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr
Re-bedding fixed lexan Ports Tstein at 4:55pm 04.08.09 S2 5/4702 Aloha; The lexan port is leaking and I'm trying to decide what is the correct product to use to r
New Orleans area weather sailaway78 at 3:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1409 Have read a couple post recently, not to mention mine, where someone got pounded pretty good by the
Electric polisher and buffer paulj at 2:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3941 My 26 year old Porter Cable is broken and beyond reasonable repair. I'm looking for recomendations f
Rudder Stuffing Box Swimfar at 2:10pm 04.08.09 S2 6/3486 I have a 1981 S2 8.5A. While crawling behind the fuel tank to inspect the helm cables, I noticed two
Raw water hoses Bob S at 2:08pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1661 I am in the process of changing my sea strainer from the little plastic OEM one to a Perko Bronze mu
Manson Supreme - first anchoring Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 46/8965 Purchased the #45 manson supreme this winter and was able to anchor this last weekend (apr 4th). Fi
Ranger 32 restoration (2) j24kachina at 11:06am 04.08.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8517 I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not r
Backing plates for stanchions 48dodge at 10:28am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5151 I was wondering what materials should I use for a backing plate for some new stanchions I have. The
H30 stantions BruceK at 9:54am 04.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1132 Have 4 slightly bent stantions from my H30 '94 which can also fit same vintage 33.5 and 35.5, I thin
looking for Pat17364 SV Espiritu Neal Edward Albrektsen at 9:20am 04.08.09 Big Boats 0/1090 If there is anyone out there that knows Pat and Carole Mcintish on Espiritu please forward this mess
Haulout checklist Don12480 at 9:11am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3937 I am preparing for my haulout and was looking for a post from Maine Sail on Hull Polishing which sho
42 P Off Shore Paul Olson at 8:37am 04.08.09 Big Boats 9/4218 We just purchased a 1994 42 P. After a full survey on this one owner boat it was indicated as a 9.5
GPS and Charts Warren Milberg at 7:34am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1709 A good article, and timely reminder, by Chuck Husick about GPS and Chart variations on the Boat US w
Shower Drain Cover rasselas at 7:21am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1544 Does anyone know where I can order a replacement shower drain cover? Mine is rusty (my wife the CAP
transmission position while sailing Alice A. at 7:18am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/6268 There are apparently conflicting opinions about whether to lock the transmission in reverse while sa
Catalina 34 aft cabin? simonsez22 at 7:13am 04.08.09 Big Boats 3/6120 Anyone, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 34. The aft cabin sleeping arrangements are sideways, com
Westerbeke 10hp on Oday 272 PatSul22 at 6:56am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/7330 I have an oday 272 with a Westerbeke 10 hp in it. I need to drive the boat a long distance on then e
mast height Hunter 376 ghsmindy at 6:17am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1885 Does anyone know the height of the mast on a Hunter 376? I know that bridge clearance is supposed t
fort desoto jdgrnt66 at 5:44am 04.08.09 Destinations 4/4736 hello all. anyone have any thoughts or experience on anchoring (possibly overnigt) at fort desoto. i

Recent Replies

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.

Contact
About
Terms of Use