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Viksund 31 Goldfish, MS-33. Looking for more owners. (1) Foreverunstopable at 8:12pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2643 Greetings. I'm trying to locate more owners of the Viksund series of sailboats here in the U.S. Bjar
towing a Catalina 27 tedebee at 8:03pm 01.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2562 Does anyong out there tow a 27' Catalina?
How do I empty the holding tank on my 1994 Hunter 29.5 breakr at 7:08pm 01.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6692 Hello, I just had a delivery crew sail my new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 to me in Roatan Honduras fro
Bronze Pipe Nipples Maine Sail at 6:53pm 01.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5719 I know this has come up before and no one has been able to find a source of real bronze, not red bra
Matching teak in reconfigured H34 galley zds at 6:12pm 01.27.09 Big Boats 7/1517 The next big project on my H34 is to reconfigure the galley. Those who are familiar with this boat k
Documentation Plaque Mounting... rpell46 at 4:55pm 01.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1437 Hi again all, I just documented my 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II and am looking for a good place to mou
boat sitting bottle of rhumb at 4:44pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1810 My wife and I have been unsuccessful finding a suitable gemini here in Florida for going cruising to
NPT to NPS through hulls (3) Roger Long at 3:43pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/15870 Note: This post turns out to be based on erroneous information (MaineSail does it again). The origi
155 Genoa Jib Sheets and sail Tips John/Illinois at 2:46pm 01.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1736 Need voice of experience for path of jib sheet ( insude or outside safety lines) for a 155 Genoa on
Painting Catalina 22 pairodoks at 12:22pm 01.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/5995 I live on a freshwater lake in South Carolina and have a 1976 Catalina 22. Although the boat is pri
Prop Pitch Airnsail 2 at 11:54am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1596 I currently have a 13 x 10 3 blade prop on my Catalina 270. A friend of mine has a 14 x 14 Martec 2
Keep it clean comfortzone at 11:53am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1940 I'm sure I'm not the only on who spends more time cleaning the boat then I do sailing the boat. It'
Hunter 35.5 water leaks Don12480 at 11:14am 01.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4299 I have a 1992 H 35.5 and I am trying to locate a water leak that ends up in the starboard rear of th
Upgrades Pro & Con JARHEADMAC at 10:33am 01.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2042 i Am Tempted To Purchase "upgrades" Of Sail, Winch, Furling, Trailers, Cleats And The Many After-mar
Battery Monitor garylinger at 7:57am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 22/5827 My current setup is 2 batteries - one 27 series "house bank" and one starter battery. My alternator
Leaking Beneteau Water Tank (1) kloudie1 at 7:12am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 23/11635
GPS Anit-Glare Coating Mike G. at 6:06am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3787 Does anyone have any ideas as to how to restore the anti-glare coating on my Garmin 182 GPS Screen?
chain splice HAL at 5:45am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/4140 I found two descriptions of the rope-chain splice. One has three strands go through the last link of
Running rigging: Mainsail sheet length reserche at 1:13am 01.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/4820 Hi guys! Well, now I'm thinking of replacing the mainsail sheet this week for my 84 Hunter 31... Do
New Web site for Beneteau 323 owners Ron20324 at 10:44pm 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1364 http://www.beneteau323owners.net is a new site still under consruction for Owners of Beneteau 323's.

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LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 9:24am 02.19.22
Sticky control cables (1) jssailem at 9:17am 02.19.22 Here is the exploded elements of the Ritchie Compass. It may provide a clue into the access you need
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. jssailem at 9:06am 02.19.22 This may be what you are looking for. https://www.findacrew.net It is like a Crew/Skipper dating si
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 9:03am 02.19.22 I'm gradually absorbing knowledge about LFPs and BMSs. It's funny, some things that are probably c
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 9:01am 02.19.22 That's good to know. Now if I could only find them! REC and Battery Ballance X2 are two that I kn
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 (2) Will Gilmore at 9:00am 02.19.22 welcome to SBO's forums, Wing_Mechanic, This is the best place to answer all your sailing questions
Need larger hole in hatch kloudie1 at 8:59am 02.19.22 Tape the surfaces where the cut will be. That helps to avoid cracking. After the hole is cut, sand t
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. thevoyager at 8:57am 02.19.22 .......... My advice on buying a boat is to purchase and learn on the boat you want to ultimately
Greatest knot tying in the world jssailem at 8:56am 02.19.22 Looks like he is all set to do his bottom job.
Sticky control cables Halvern at 8:54am 02.19.22 I went back over to boat last night, the Richie compass is in a S/S cap on top of pedestal. There ar
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. Benny17441 at 8:53am 02.19.22 It all depends on what type of boating do you intend to pursue. There are various disciplines and e
Greatest knot tying in the world Leeward Rail at 8:48am 02.19.22 That is why they make slip ons and velcro. Maybe that is so the rest of us can spot them easier ?
Greatest knot tying in the world jssailem at 8:46am 02.19.22 when he looked down, he noticed not one of them tied their shoes correctly. That is why they make
Greatest knot tying in the world BrianH at 8:43am 02.19.22 I am more impressed by the backing plates. I have seen a couple of boats in my marina that were ti
A few Hunter 306 questions (1) jssailem at 8:42am 02.19.22 in-mast furling config has a slightly larger headsail area and slightly smaller main area, the fur
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing John Marrone at 8:26am 02.19.22 Now that is what I'm talking about Thanks for the Heads up!
Sticky control cables JoeWhite at 8:14am 02.19.22 In my case , I only lubricated the shafts at the pedestal beneath the compass. Use bearing oil, not
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing (1) sail sfbay at 8:02am 02.19.22 ........I am finished removing all the varnish. To me, the glossy plastic look is just not what I am
I need cockpit table plans (1) sail sfbay at 7:51am 02.19.22 Recently measured a Hunter 356 cockpit folding table shown in the photo below. Table (King StarBoard
Selling used stuff here and fraud markwbird at 7:43am 02.19.22 When I bought my boat a few years back the seller was quite paranoid about getting scammed. My wife

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