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Seeking information on Hunter 20 Smiley at 11:30am 08.27.08 Trailer Sailors 4/1862 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 3/1205 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 3/1182 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 11/2081 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 6/3267 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 10/1284 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 15/9180 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 17/2577 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 0/1505 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 0/918 Hello, My uncle and I are close to buying a pretty nice 1980 30' O'Day but we have a brand new sa
30' O'Day gemini_4u2 at 10:43pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1060 Hello, My Uncle and I are very interested in a pretty nice 1980 30' O'Day, but we have a beautifu
Leaking windows jleblanc31 at 8:33pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1151 My window gaskets are shrunk and the seam where the piece meet is leaking. Does any one know where I
mac 25 manual Little Gem at 8:05pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2234 Just bought a 1983 Mac25. It needs alot of work. Anyone know where I can get an owner's manual and l
Uniden VHF radios Paul Mermelstein at 7:02pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3186 Hey All, Anyone have hands-on experience with Uniden VHF radios? New ones on the market have wire
Westerbeke celenoid keeps failing Bonnie Riser at 6:52pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/6056 The celenoid for the fuel primer and the glow plugs on my universal 25 hp engine for the Catalina 28
Help Ladder measurements for 81 Hunter 27' swadeo at 6:44pm 08.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1337 I am having a ladder built for my Hunter. Can someone help me with a pic and measurements of an ori
Please help! Mast question famousleo8433 at 5:10pm 08.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1255 Hello! I"ve got a mast question for anyone who is familiar with a 1975 Venture 22. I've been restor
Anchorage in Little Peconic Bay? Mike G. at 5:05pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/4548 I am trying to find an anchorage in Little Peconic Bay (NY) as close to North Sea Harbor as possible
Hood furler question fox islander at 5:02pm 08.26.08 Catalina 30 2/1308 I was going to replace the furling line on my hood SL furler. It looks like the way to get at the kn
inverter Michel16055 at 4:56pm 08.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1194 Hello, I want to purchase a power inverter for my 1987 O'Day 302. After surfing the net, I've re

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Update jssailem at 10:33am 01.10.22 Where one door closes another one opens. Great to see you found Dragon Speech Software. Keep up the
Dinghy deck stowage and getting on board. Hunter 336 Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 01.10.22 Do not want to tow dinghy but have easy access/launching. Don't see how you would have easy acces
Traditionally made boat fenders jssailem at 10:25am 01.10.22 Thinking about this. By adding the noodle you have created a floating rope fender. In a reasonable s
New tool :) (1) jssailem at 10:22am 01.10.22 Justin. I know you posted your tool last January. In honor of your 2021 post I offer a clever tool t
Custom full boat cover Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 01.10.22 Any otters living in there yet :laugh: ?
Wind angle jeepbluetj at 10:09am 01.10.22 Likely you're going to go up there. It's probably stuck. Go sail around it a circle and see if the a
Update cb32863 at 10:02am 01.10.22 Glad you are back and getting better every day! Unfortunately not local to your neck of the woods
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) rbringle at 10:01am 01.10.22 I have made three of them, two of natural fiber rope, and one out of synthetic rope. But it was long
Point to ponder: furling the jib Dalliance at 9:53am 01.10.22 Another cause of furling jibs being shredded in a storm is not getting a tight furl, which can happ
Update arf145 at 9:31am 01.10.22 Hearing from you here has made my day, Rodd! I hope you stay in "miracle" mode and continue to recov
Update Apex at 9:22am 01.10.22 Welcome back to the forum Rodd! Best wishes for continued improvement. PT, and more PT. The human
Update Tom J at 9:21am 01.10.22 Good to have you back. The SBO is not the same without you!
Update Scott B at 9:04am 01.10.22 Rodd, so great to hear from you. I think if anyone would pull off a miracle like that you'd be the o
Update Phil Herring at 9:03am 01.10.22 Hi Rodd, very very happy to hear from you! That's quite an image and it does seem like a miracle tha
More on Maine Sail Scott B at 8:55am 01.10.22 Rodd, so great to hear from you. I think if anyone would pull off a miracle like that you'd be the
Update Brian D at 8:53am 01.10.22 Since you mentioned selling your boat here on SBO, I will have to ban you . LOL J/K Forget the boat
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Kings Gambit at 8:53am 01.10.22 Terry. You are dead right. I just uploaded the vid without watching it. gary Shame. Anyone can fin
Update Rich Stidger at 8:48am 01.10.22 It is good to hear from you directly Rod. Our prayers are for a continued recovery.
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Kings Gambit at 8:44am 01.10.22 Thank you so much guys... for all your help. Much appreciated Daryl Take a full turn (or two) arou
Occaisional Head Smell Muttondressedaslamb at 8:43am 01.10.22 Hello all! I have a new 2021 Catalina 315. It has an electric head, fresh water flush, holding tank

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