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A recent thread concerning stretch has me wondering Ross at 12:48pm 12.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1613 When the wind is steady and the sails are trimmed just so sailing is a pure pleasure. But when the w
Winter Projects Brian Schwerdt at 12:24pm 12.28.08 Trailer Sailors 7/3396 I bought an O'Day 22 this fall (upgrading from my venerable Hobie 16), and naturally there is a list
Seeking advice on losse footed main jcela at 11:43am 12.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1484 Guys, Once again I am seeking your advice. This time is on the advantages or disadvantages of havin
Mounting anchor roller on O'Day 28 Wayne12069 at 11:27am 12.28.08 Bigger Boats 0/1756 I would like to mount an anchor roller on my O'Day 28 to carry a Bruce 22 pound anchor. The bow is c
X5 Jimm at 9:30am 12.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1354 Does anyone have experience with the new Raymarine X5 wheel pilot yet? A much delayed release due to
Repair or sell 63 Pearson Electra? affmarine at 8:27am 12.28.08 Pearson 8/8365 I have aquired a 1963 Pearson 22 Electra in good but damaged shape. It ran up on some rocks, has few
Lively to gradual trim techniques HAL at 7:54am 12.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4937
Experience Franklin at 10:46pm 12.27.08 Ask All Sailors 42/7533 This is a thread I guess for me to spur a debate or just vent :) I've always said that you can't m
Banderas Bay, Mexico bhennel at 7:43pm 12.27.08 Destinations 1/2754 Hey there - Planning a trip to Nuevo Vallarta and am looking for some advice re: charters at or near
New sailor paulj at 6:30pm 12.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1733 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5580801114910064723'q=aubrie_at_the_helm'total=1'start=0'n
Bow eye pulled out Jansen at 5:38pm 12.27.08 Catalina 22 6/3956 The bow eye pulled out while pulling the boat onto the trailer. Any suggestions for repair? I have
Yellowstone Lake (5) Blake at 5:18pm 12.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7990 I have finally learned how to post pictures on the site, so I thought I would share some from our tr
Painting the Mast Marcia at 4:12pm 12.27.08 Ask All Sailors 31/8157 I am about to embark on the final phase of the rehab project: painting the mast and boom. I have q
Temporary holding tank backflow fix serenisea at 3:29pm 12.27.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3722 Hi Peggy, The former owner of our boat left us some head rebuild parts for the Jabsco head. It lo
Internet and SSB/HAM Franklin at 3:28pm 12.27.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1593 I used to have broadband internet at my house that used radio waves between antennas and transmitter
Pictures of new H 50 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:57am 12.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1288 Some great pictures - looks like every amenity has been thought of https://www.smugmug.com/gallery
viewing all posts??? duality at 10:11am 12.27.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2277 phil, i recently went from a hunter owner to a catalina owner though i enjoy reading all posts! i l
Used boat help bob393 at 10:06am 12.27.08 Bristol 4/4232 Hi; I know this type of questions get flogged to death so please don't beat me up to bad. I'm look
Testing inboard engine kair at 8:34am 12.27.08 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4301 Has anyone tested their inboard engine while on the hard? I know you need to have water intake for
how far can I go with a 33 hunter cherubini codmander at 7:38am 12.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2272 you hear so much about these boats hunter 33 cherubini hard to know what to believe seems either peo

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Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 6:46am 02.10.22
Ford 20 information twistedskipper at 6:41am 02.10.22 The drawing on SailboatData.com sheds some light on routing the main sheet.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 6:35am 02.10.22 You're right, I've never driven a Ford that looks like this either. I'm eager to get her cleaned
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 6:25am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Fixing cracks Tater at 6:20am 02.10.22 FWIW, I had a crack on my 170. It ran from the aft end of the port seat then under the non-slip tape
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 DougM at 6:19am 02.10.22 Sadly, my US built 323 had good old fashioned Romex wiring and residential receptacles for the AC ci
Adding portable general. jviss at 6:13am 02.10.22 I think the PVC pipe idea is a bit goofy. I would just make a dinghy painter with a shore power cor
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 5:59am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht. Where did you find that
Fixing cracks jssailem at 5:48am 02.10.22 Never have used the "Plexus Method". So I looked it up. Here is a descriptive manual of the method f
In hull transducer question. Gene Neill at 5:48am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volca
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 5:44am 02.10.22 Saloon: British. Salon: American. And to the British, any boat's a yacht.
Minn Kota 50 Gene Neill at 5:41am 02.10.22 Get a used 3HP for the dinghy you'll talk yourself into next year. ;)
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:28am 02.10.22 Welcome to SBO. Congrats on your boat. Looks like she has seen better care. Given some good weather
Auto-Pilots kappykaplan at 5:22am 02.10.22 By far the best is to figure out how to install a tiller arm through the shaft. This has the benefi
PT Boat Building JamesG161 at 5:21am 02.10.22 d1aVbyqU0no
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 5:15am 02.10.22 have to tie into existing steering quadrant and tight quarters in general to allow sufficient radiu
PT Boat Building JamesG161 at 5:14am 02.10.22 Love the slide rule the designer used to design it Did you note the precision of that designer's S
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls kloudie1 at 4:19am 02.10.22 Check that the tank cap vent is not plugged with bug stuff too.. Probably the valve but the vent is
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:07am 02.10.22 My Mercury 3.3 did that every spring (think ethanol gas). I got tired of buying carb kits, and sol
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 3:51am 02.10.22 On outboards that I have owned with an attached tank, there has always been a screen filter that at

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