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Linoleum Squares on Cabin Sole? maccauley123 at 8:24am 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 32/5976 Has anyone ever tried using those 1 foot square linoleum tiles on their cabin sole. I just looked a
Need reefing lines JerryK at 8:06am 09.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1211 My MacGreggor V22 main sail does not have reefing holes. Is it possible to add these using gromets o
Makeover for Hunter 34 - Is it worth the cost ? (1) Roy Page at 5:55am 09.03.08 Big Boats 13/2354 I bought my 1983 Hunter 34 last Winter and generally pleased with its performance. There is some
New site preview BobM at 5:45am 09.03.08 S2 0/1189 Phil the new site looks great. I hope more owners post photos of their boats. I will post a bunch
Photos of Ms and Gus Bilikin at 8:52pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 if you watch closely you can see all the 'new' yacht club buildings in the photos. Yep they all sur
Strange Request....or not. gpd955 at 8:31pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1388 Hello All, Have been off the site for while, trying to fix my boat and enjoying the wonderful wea
And after sailaway78 at 7:04pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1113 This is after things finally settled down. Just got power back on this evening, after about 36 hour
During the storm sailaway78 at 6:57pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1077 I know, sometimes I just do something a little crazy. I was one of the very few to stay. Had alway
Before the storm sailaway78 at 6:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1158 Hi all and first a heart felt thanks for all the good wishes, offers of a place to stay, and follow
Does anyone have their old ST4000 control head for sale? eelpie at 6:30pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1335 My ST4000 control head has given up. Because everything else works fine, I would like to replace it
I could not get close after it took off paulj at 5:54pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1265 paulj
Rigging the 23 Clam at 5:34pm 09.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1605 My boat is in the water for the first time in my stable. I got to a point and said the boat goes in
What mold and mildew Preventative spray to use? (1) John Nantz at 5:20pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1700 In a month or so I'll be puting our boat away for the winter. In a recent Boat US message it said
Steering Pa-marjoe at 5:13pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1445 Hello. I am the happy owner of "Wild Child". I am new to sailing and will appreciate any help yo
Anyone heard from Paul Brinkley at 4:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1596 Nice N Easy or any of the guys in southern Louisiana or Miss?
Mast rigging with wishbone boom sailingdude at 4:21pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5303 This last weekend I was boating on Lake Washington in Seattle and saw a boat with a wishbone boom. I
Shroud positioning on the plate Claude at 4:01pm 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1002 Went to the archives on this one but cant find a satisfactory answer. Does the upper shroud attach
Moaning Rudder Lou at 1:10pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 0/885 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and have gotten a new moaning sound coming from the rudder area when turnin
halyard wrap jib blane at 1:09pm 09.02.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3431 I have halyard wrap on my jib. I see no sign of damage at the top of the mast . No info in owner's
burnt 30 amp connection richk at 11:51am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1208 As I was leaving the boat yesterday, planning to hook up the 30A shore power, I noticed one of the t

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Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer jon hansen at 2:07pm 01.25.22 been sailing out of sturgeon bay for 65 years. it's all fun. door county waters are the best sailing
Fairleads jon hansen at 1:58pm 01.25.22 love frank bethwaite's book
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. jssailem at 1:51pm 01.25.22 Here is some perspective. I bought a 1974 boat that is good as a coastal cruiser her in the Pacific
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Zinger88 at 1:49pm 01.25.22 Yeah, I never had a problem with CD. People complain about them often, but for my part I'm very gla
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 1:42pm 01.25.22 @jssailem Thanks. Yes not leaking is a requirement. And I would want to be sea bound in it. Maybe ar
Fairleads jssailem at 1:41pm 01.25.22 Follow the link and you will be able to read his writings and understand what it is about sails that
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help Captain Marcus at 1:41pm 01.25.22 Actually I want to keep the 3 spreaders but expect to lengthen bottom 2 sets for 13' beam of Oc 400.
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. jssailem at 1:32pm 01.25.22 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Your choice of boats of a reasonable age (20 years and less), appear beyo
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. PaulK at 1:31pm 01.25.22 Brexit has made buying boats outside of the UK much more exciting. If you are just starting out it
Fairleads CaptainStan at 1:23pm 01.25.22 The old thinking about "slot Effect" has been replaced with scientific study of sail air flow dynam
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:00pm 01.25.22 What would prevent you from going by land? Fwiw, over the years I've known a lot of Canadian boat o
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 12:37pm 01.25.22 Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and Ohm were driving along when a cop pulls them over. Cop: Do you have any
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 12:16pm 01.25.22 If you start carrying water in the ballast tank while towing, make sure the trailer and tow rig are
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 twodzusfittings at 11:46am 01.25.22 A few years back I had to replace my entire stuffing box, first because it was old, second because t
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 Samurai at 11:45am 01.25.22 I'm also looking to do this same job on a Y30. Any information on parts for the tube (are there g
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts LloydB at 11:17am 01.25.22 lag bolts or through bolts? Upon rereading your edited post of Tuesday my question now makes no sens
Long way to check out trailer sailor Daveinet at 11:06am 01.25.22 The RL 24 that I bought was a 3 driving days round trip. I had actually contacted the owner more tha
How old is Grandpa? Daveinet at 10:57am 01.25.22 So here you go: XP_rQwFvZt0 We do often remember the good-ole-days fondly, which says much about th
Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 10:18am 01.25.22 I was considering the Sani-flex, but is around $30 per ft if you can find it up here. May try the D
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT (1) twodzusfittings at 9:54am 01.25.22 Well, A new year and a new vigor to get things done. Well, let's say, damm it's bloody cold, let me

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