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Well at least now I know my auto fire extinguishers work.... Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 08.11.08 Big Boats 8/1320 It could have been much worse. After the fact a situation seems so obvious I have to wonder why I d
Spray suntan lotion agaliha at 7:24pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1033 I was amongst a group of skippers complaining to their "admirals" this past weekend about the oversp
Clean Boating Act Mike G. at 6:44pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 0/782 I haven't seen any recent posts on the topic, so I thought that everyone would like to see this mess
Navigation Table Jim/Cyn at 6:39pm 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1023 There is A Pole That Runs From The Navigation Table Up To The Overhead.What Is It For? My 84 Dose No
Nice night at Worton Creek (1) Mike B at 6:21pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 29/1919 For Orion's Child and any others who were there, Saturday evening at Worton Creek was simply awesome
The Rocna Anchor and Gale Force Winds Scott B at 6:16pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/4203
In case of Hurricane.... NYSail at 5:35pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1521 Where is the best place for a sail boat under the following three choices. First of I have a Pearso
The mess has begun! (1) Recess at 5:07pm 08.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/999 I have started sanding the old paint off. I figured to go ahead and get the old bottom paint of firs
dingy motor lift barney at 4:38pm 08.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1212 has anyone installed a dingy motor lift on a Hunter 35.5? I am thinking of purchasing a Forespar Nov
Main reefing Bilgewater at 4:11pm 08.11.08 Smaller Boats 0/867 I am in the process of adding slab reefing of the main from the cockpit. Since I have a CDI roller
Tachometer replacement K-Mac at 3:07pm 08.11.08 Catalina 30 3/1390 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and my tach died recently. Thus far I have been unable to locate a replac
Bilge repair Randy Church at 2:51pm 08.11.08 Big Boats 2/1579 I'm fairly certain I've read all posts regarding the cavity beneath the sump floor that holds water
CDI furler on ebay sailaway78 at 2:12pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1391 Anyone interested, there is a CDI flex furler on ebay. Listed under sailboat parts. It is the FF6, w
It is going to get messy Recess at 2:10pm 08.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/838 I am starting the sanding and prep work for the paint job. Luckily my carports are freaking huge so
Need Help Evaluating a 1980 28' Oday (1) jbrosser at 2:02pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1836 My wife and I are new to sailing and this will be our first buy. We are looking at vessels in the 2
west lake Erie Bogdan at 1:54pm 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/872 can anyone tell me about sailing in western L.Erie, would live to do this in Sept
club racing swamp irish at 1:48pm 08.11.08 Cal 2/1423
Buying a Daysailor. Your Thoughts?!?! Flotsam at 1:11pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/9414 Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly seek your advice in boat purchases. I am seeking a daysailor with
Top off the Tanks??? A survey for those that don't MoonSailer at 12:47pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1585 It seems to be popular opinion not based on any physics or experiments that topping off fuel tanks i
US tourist hacked to death in Guatemala Steve22116 at 12:32pm 08.11.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2436 Sorry to report this attack in Guatemala but felt others should know this danger. I've included the

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Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 Tom Cordero at 4:33am 05.21.21
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 4:26am 05.21.21 Seriously, with over 500 listed owners of 1980's H22 on this forum ... no one is piping up? Granted,
Vertical Challenged can I (1) Will Gilmore at 4:23am 05.21.21
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:11am 05.21.21 I did (do) have a great family life. -Will
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? (1) DougM at 3:58am 05.21.21 This is what happens when the rig is compromised. What we think happened was that when the boat was
Vertical Challenged can I DougM at 3:49am 05.21.21 boat hook? Thought of that .Nine foot boat hook and six foot boat hook duct taped end to end and
Housing market DougM at 3:14am 05.21.21 The only problem with selling into a seller's market is that you become a buyer in a seller's marke
192 Mast Step cheeseNcrackers at 3:07am 05.21.21 Thank you for the details of your stepping procedure. I stepped our mast in the driveway before seei
Maiden voyage Flying Jay at 9:59pm 05.20.21 When my wife and I started sailing our C310 we realized that making docking as easy as possible was
Kudos to the SBO store JamesG161 at 8:11pm 05.20.21 Please support these folks. They make our favorite forum work. They are happy with my support. Bo
Kudos to the SBO store jssailem at 8:04pm 05.20.21 They make our favorite forum work. And help keep us sailing...:cool:
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 jssailem at 7:56pm 05.20.21 https://www.yachtworld.com/boats-for-sale/make-gulfstar/model-47-sailmaster There are three that ar
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. Chern at 7:52pm 05.20.21 Are you trailering your 240 to the water or keeping it in a slip? Maybe you don't need bottom paint
Replacing FP mini 12 Terry Cox at 7:35pm 05.20.21 Our boat came with an 8KW Onan Cummins (three cylinder Kubota diesel tractor engine) Genset that is
Yanmar 3YM20 oil change? Dale Haz at 7:24pm 05.20.21 Thanks to all hands, now if Yanmar were as considerate on the alternator adjustment that would be ve
Using a trolling motor on small boat WayneH at 7:07pm 05.20.21 The difference between saltwater and freshwater trolling motors is that the saltwater models are sea
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat rgranger at 6:25pm 05.20.21 Nice pics:beer:
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 6:22pm 05.20.21 Boudreaux's Definitions Of "Success" When you are two years old, success is not peeing in your pan
Housing market quadrille38 at 5:38pm 05.20.21 Have heard stores of houses here going anywhere from a few thousand to a hundred thousand over askin
How to "back" fittings used to route halyards to the cockpit? Nightowl415 at 5:33pm 05.20.21 It is molded and hard. Fiberglass, I'm guessing. You are right about no headroom. No pictures at

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