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IKE sailaway78 at 5:20pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1222 I have been keeping an eagle eye on hurricane Ike for a few days now. Finally looks like we are out
Centerboard won't stay up Cap'n Ron at 5:06pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1587 A good friend wanted me to take his daughter's family for a sailboat ride, so I did. His Son-in-law
Lightning stuff (1) walt at 3:36pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/961 This is a fairly recent addition at marinelightning.com and is interesting about big cataramans. Als
Install gas tank under helm seat Jay Smith at 3:31pm 09.08.08 Smaller Boats 13/3036 I would like to add a gasoline fuel tank under the helm seat. Has anyone done this and how with what
Holding tank replacement Roy10289 at 3:29pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1190 I realize much has been posed about replacing metal tanks with platic. I have read these posts. I wo
I have a new to me O'Day daysailer 2-- 17 footer LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 3:00pm 09.08.08 Day Sailers 8/8172 Can anybody tell me how to drain water that is in the hull under the floor? There are 2 inspection p
Waste valve seems rusted onto thru-hull capejt at 1:35pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2389 Hi All, I'm trying to replce my holding tank and associated hoses. While I'm at it, I want to repla
"mast confusion" doctapus at 1:19pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1618 Hello all! Ihave founda potential replacement mast for my 1986 hunter 34. It comes from a Cal 33.
It is over Topaz at 12:37pm 09.08.08 Bigger Boats 2/1610
Some scary info. NSR sailaway78 at 11:44am 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1243 I had to make a trip to the bank this AM, to rectify the charges someone in Los Angeles had made on
Sunbrella hatch covers BobM at 10:52am 09.08.08 S2 4/2709 Has anyone made sunbrella hatch covers for their S2? I have a 9.2A and the previous owner (PO)actua
Engine cover on a 9.2a BobM at 10:42am 09.08.08 S2 0/1270
Proper Prop Size? Darrelweb at 9:49am 09.08.08 Catalina 30 2/2794 Hi to everyone......I just purchase a 1982 30 foot Catalina. It has been repowered from the Atomic 4
Diesel Maintenance Tom23400 at 7:32am 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1544 I have a 12hp Westerbeke with 682hrs. It runs fine and does not burn any oil. Is there preventive m
Ike!! dvideohd at 9:57pm 09.07.08 Trailer Sailors 2/1885 Looks like it is headed directly at Houston and Galveston now.... Is there any clue on what the
C16.5 Looking for Mast Float Info rbailey11 at 8:53pm 09.07.08 Smaller Boats 7/11299 We are novices to sailing the Cat16.5. We were out and were unable to uncleat the sail and over we
Top of the mast CapT at 6:00pm 09.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1184 We went for a sail last weekend and ran into trouble taking down the main on our Hunter 40. After w
Volvo 2002 mystery coolant leak Gricha at 5:31pm 09.07.08 Ask All Sailors 3/2568 Hi all, I have a Volvo Penta model 2002, 2 cylinder diesel with the optional fresh water cooling
Lake Michigan to the Atlantic Mariluce at 5:13pm 09.07.08 Destinations 10/21268 Someday we would like to sail from our present location on Lake Michigan to the Atlantic ocean. We
C-22 - 1973 - main sheet traveler car Florida Hurricane at 2:26pm 09.07.08 Smaller Boats 2/1771 I have a 1973 c-22. The traveler car has plastic rollers which are falling apart. I'm trying to find

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Hunter 28 AndyBC at 10:08pm 01.25.22 I have a 91 Hunter 28 (about to sell her though since I just bought another boat). She's been a sol
Hull JamesG161 at 10:04pm 01.25.22 how the hull of the 2001 Hunter 320 is built? The same as my H430. The hull is hand laid fibergla
Hull Tally Ho at 9:39pm 01.25.22
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count Tally Ho at 9:33pm 01.25.22
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Tally Ho at 9:08pm 01.25.22 Those are pretty normal on boats. Not an impact tell, typically. i had a Hunter 280 that had vari
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count ggrizzard at 9:03pm 01.25.22 Hello V Carter. :clap:Welcome aboard the SBO Forum. My 1979 H30C shoal draft takes 6, (plus one fo
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 8:49pm 01.25.22 The Sabre underneath the 3800 looks interesting. In either event a 40 year old 30' boat should be
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs (6) Will Gilmore at 8:49pm 01.25.22 The aft-mast rig, also called a delta rig or a stays'l rig had been toyed with on and off for decade
Cable tv? Calif. Ted at 8:04pm 01.25.22 I needed a bunch of adapters like that to get my XM radio matched to a Sirius antennae.
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs thinwater at 8:01pm 01.25.22 Here is the story of building an aft-mast double headsail rig. An interesting read, even if you woul
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 7:43pm 01.25.22 If you want satellite TV get an antenna and receiver.
Cable tv? Growl at 7:38pm 01.25.22 Hey, try finding one these days! Lol
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (2) lindsaytodd at 7:30pm 01.25.22 Thanks Tedd, I will take a look at this one. I see it has the synthetic rope so I will need to chec
Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece sail sfbay at 7:29pm 01.25.22 For that many people I would charter a catamaran.
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 7:29pm 01.25.22 Wow!!..........you have a fishing pole holder......on a sailboat?
Adding an Hour Meter Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 01.25.22 Only recorded motor hours at night so the hours shown were pretty understated. But think of the r
Another C22 at my marina Zinger88 at 7:03pm 01.25.22 We started off with three Cat 22's at our marina: 1 original design, 1 New Design and my 2004 MK-II.
Cable tv? kloudie1 at 6:46pm 01.25.22 Or an old gps antenna connection. Or maybe an old LORAN antenna connection
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. mermike at 6:38pm 01.25.22 So many kinds of boats. So little time...
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights (3) JimP at 6:24pm 01.25.22 I completed this project over the summer. Turns out there were small white incandescent bulbs with a

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