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Has Anybody Done the Great Dismal Swamp Canal ITMaster at 4:29pm 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1840 I am wondering if anyone has been in The Great Dismal Swamp Canal and gone through the locks. I hav
Weather & sailing conditions bill@tahoe at 4:20pm 08.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1118 What is the normal conditions in late oct. to mid nov. in the MDR to Catalina area ?
Oh Joy is finally feet dry CharlieCobra at 3:32pm 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1334 We went to push her over with the dinghy but ended up sailing her into the haulout slip. Here's a vi
Oh Joy is finally feet dry CharlieCobra at 3:15pm 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 0/842 We went to push her over with the dinghy but the motor died. Good thing there was a breeze to sail
Well, Oh Joy is finally feet dry. CharlieCobra at 2:29pm 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 0/855 We went to push her over with the dinghy and the motor died so we had to sail her into the haulout s
Passage 45cc Slipin Away at 2:08pm 08.27.08 Big Boats 1/1275 I have just posted additional upgrades to my boat on the photo and projects page. these may be usef
Strut/Skeg for a Hunter 37 Cutter il grido at 1:46pm 08.27.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2283 Wondering if anyone has encountered issues with skeg/strut bend? and any recommendations for sourcin
Maxprop "chatter" Don S/V ILLusion at 12:52pm 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1113 Anyone with a Maxprop that sometimes "chatters" when switching fwd ot reverse? Or, do I have a trans
Bolts for motor mount Kevin at 12:42pm 08.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1079 I'm finally back in business after getting a kick up rudder from Idasailer. I'm in the process
OK MYSTERY OIL TIME sailormanbigd at 11:55am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 28/1901 i removed starter and loosenned the v-belt so there is no external drag on the engine and it still w
Seeking information on Hunter 20 Smiley at 11:30am 08.27.08 Trailer Sailors 4/1711 Hi everyone! I've been seeking information on the Hunter 20 sailboats. Can anyone help? Beyond the
Cruising, Sails, and UV Brian M H23 at 9:24am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1119 So, I was thinking the other day about Uv protection for my sails. I converted my furling sail to h
New Foam cscott at 8:41am 08.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1109 Hi, My wife and I just came back from a four week trip in the San Juan Islands and lower Vancover I
Using an artificial horizon. Seadogg at 8:22am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1898 Quick question: When using an artificial horizon do you need to re-do your sextant's vertical and
West Marine Fuel Filter Funnel RickS at 6:45am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2655 Our West Marine Fuel Filter Funnel will not allow diesel fuel to flow past the filter element. The
Headed to Solomons,MD this weekend Jim Seamans at 6:01am 08.27.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1230 Joan and I are taking Friday off and headed to Solomons's Island for Sat ' Sun. Having dinner at Dry
How to replace lining in Cabin? Ft Lauderdale Sailing at 5:28am 08.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/8172 I have tried to glue the vinyl back above the cushions and it keeps falling down. I have decided to
Gelcoat restoration Hermit Scott at 11:51pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1954 I have read and studied Mainsails gelcoat restoration thread. These maybe sound like stupid question
Neco windlass dhawantari at 11:36pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1440 I have a Neco windlass model NM872 with a brake friction problem. I need the manual or a technical s
30' O'Day spec sheet?? gemini_4u2 at 10:47pm 08.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/870 Hello, My uncle and I are close to buying a pretty nice 1980 30' O'Day but we have a brand new sa

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My daysailer has a screw loose and I don't want to lose the centerboard rcairflyer at 6:29pm 05.23.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on acquiring your new to you boat. Looking at the image, I conc
Sailboat Deck Paint shank at 5:55pm 05.23.21 Looks great. Nice work. I want to paint the deck on my Catalina 27 as well with Totalboat TotalTre
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Swedegeek at 5:45pm 05.23.21 Yeah, I guess I could... But that would violate one of my basic rules about boats: no exterior teak
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Looking for a source for this part: BOSSailor at 5:24pm 05.23.21 Try Grainger also!
ST50+ might not be working Team118 at 5:07pm 05.23.21 I noticed the termination plug in the one diagram, yet in the other that uses two ITC-5's the termin
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time Scott T-Bird at 5:00pm 05.23.21 I wasn't particularly diligent in my effort. We obtained the boat in June, last summer and I didn't
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:40pm 05.23.21
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 4:36pm 05.23.21 I flush it with dock hose regularly. Apparently things settle in the aft as i have fought it before.
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? Roadking Larry at 4:33pm 05.23.21 @Roadking Larry, what's going on with your knee? Hope the information I sent you helped. I had my 2
Looking for a source for this part: heritage at 4:32pm 05.23.21 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Barrel+%26+Binding+Nuts+stainless+steel&rh=n%3A16409901&ref=nb_sb_noss
1986 H34 Depth Offset Tally Ho at 4:14pm 05.23.21 :waycool::waycool:en sailing for about 10 years (on 2 different boats)...I am blessed to be on Lake
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 justsomeguy at 4:07pm 05.23.21
best way to clean a water tank? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 05.23.21 I used one of these inspection ports... https://www.fisheriessupply.com/beckson-screw-out-deck-plat
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Mike Oldak at 4:02pm 05.23.21 Of course you can always build a nice teak casing around the existing pedestal and then not have to
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 jmce1587 at 3:59pm 05.23.21 Morgan 44 CC in Corpus Christi https://littleyachtsales.com/boat/1989-morgan-44-center-cockpit
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Mike Oldak at 3:59pm 05.23.21 Sorry, I meant to say pedestal tubing. I replaced the loop with one that coukd hold a Navipod. But a
LED Anchor Light RF Interference All U Get at 3:36pm 05.23.21 Meriachee, even the Coast Guard has advised that LED light do emit EMI/RFI. So until a complete dia
Deck shower isolator? (1) sail sfbay at 3:26pm 05.23.21 .............for the life of me get the deck shower at the stern working. I suspect there is an isol
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 3:22pm 05.23.21 what did you use as an inspection port?

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