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Boomkicker Larry14133 at 10:17am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1606 Thinking of ordering a boomkicker for my O'Day 302. Any advice, good investment or wast of money?
Running Aground GKuffner at 11:14am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1764 I have recently gone from a 21' boat with a swing keel to a 31' Catalina with a winged shoal draft k
Transducer Replacement Issue grfg8r at 11:22am 06.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1113 Ran into a problem while replacing old "DM" ducers and instrmnts. Using newer RayM "LOW-PROFILE" ST6
Deisel Additives Charlie at 11:54am 06.03.08 Pearson 3/1635 Do you use any additives to your fuel for a Yamar Diesel? If so, what works for you?
Repair manuals for Yanmar 2 GM Engines Charlie at 12:18pm 06.03.08 Pearson 2/2351 As a new owner of a Pearson 303 I will have lots of questions? I have a Yanmar 2 GM engine and will
Mildew on my non skid areas. 24632 at 12:55pm 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/6079 I have tried every recommended concoction and also store items to rid the black mildew on my non ski
Fuel Filler cap Lake Huron Mike at 12:56pm 06.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1512 I just took delivery on a 1996 Oceanis 400 and noticed I didn't have the specific winch handle to ta
Anchoring r.w.landau at 1:26pm 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 30/3060 I see many people asking about anchoring and looking for answers. The answers have been here and wri
Question for hams radio at 1:51pm 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1287 What ham frequencies are used to contact the coast guard. NOT hf radiotelephone channels or vhf ch
Whisker Pole Advice csobalvarro at 5:15pm 06.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1215 Considering getting a downwind pole for my roller furled 135. Any recommendations on length? Models?
Home-made cockpit scuppers ? FixinHer-up at 3:29pm 06.03.08 Catalina 22 5/2169 Anyone tried to do an alternative to "catalina direct"'s version of the cockpit scuppers ?It costs
sail handling Tom at 2:49pm 06.03.08 Catalina 22 5/1368 Almost embarassed to ask this, but having come from a background of Thistle sailing where the jib wa
Sign in here at SBO.com r.w.landau at 2:38pm 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 47/3556 I really think that a sign in policy would help prevent posts from being way-laid.I am hoping that
Companionway locks RL at 6:00pm 06.03.08 Other Sailboats 0/921 Does anyone know the manufacturer of the companionway lock on my boat? Keys are tough to find.
Mast Batt Car System Rovic at 10:11pm 06.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1688 Any comments on using a Battcar system on a H37c. I see that there are a few systems available, Hark
Waste water level gauge on 36, Seadaddler you out there? Ken Honeycutt at 10:49pm 06.01.08 Big Boats 3/1003 I bought a 36' 2008 Hunter last summer and am trying to get all the warrenty items repaired before t
Poor man's traveler? Bilgewater at 11:24pm 06.01.08 Smaller Boats 2/1200 Looking at the items in the chandlery section I came upon the Dutchman Boom Brake. This item is sup
RACOR FUEL FILTER john dewey at 11:59pm 06.01.08 Catalina 310 5/5910 Looking for tips on replacing the Racor filter. The current cartridge is model number R-15P.30 micr
H34 Chainplate - Steel bar under liner GuyT at 11:46pm 06.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1179 Has anyone had to remove the steel bar between the liner and the hull that the chainplate rod screws
H26 Tiller length sea_casper at 11:34pm 06.01.08 Smaller Boats 1/1225 I was in the process of converting my tiller from the stock aluminum tube to a nice wooden one recei

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Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 12.30.21 Do an internet search on "Cal 2-27 galley images" and you will find examples like this one below. My
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sail sfbay at 6:44am 12.30.21 Same question came up on this thread: Painting Freeboard on a Hunter 33 Cherubini \| Sailboat Owners
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? RitSim at 6:16am 12.30.21 I have a '99 B411 and there are two conduit, one for the deck light and one for the mast head. YMMV.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? Pirate Dave at 6:04am 12.30.21 X2 on boatworks today. If you can't learn from Andy, you can't learn
Beached boat on oak island Pirate Dave at 6:02am 12.30.21 My friends the Sea was angry that day Like an old man in a deli trying to send back soup I'm sure
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:39am 12.30.21 My friend who lived across the street never got spanked. Instead, his parents were yellers. I was
Its funny Friday! DougM at 5:17am 12.30.21 Now, if a parent so much as swats their child on the seat of the pants for some misdeed, they get ar
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:07am 12.30.21 It wasn't the woopin' it was the waitin'... you know... "Wait 'till your father gets home"
Headsail Length and girth kappykaplan at 2:36am 12.30.21 What is the name of the store? Because I don't see it listed in the forum https://shop.sailboatown
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:25pm 12.29.21 For me, no spoon. It was a leather belt, needed often enough that it was left hanging, readily avai
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 10:30pm 12.29.21 No hanging iPhone in a plastic bag in the rigging for me; sorry. It was not my iPhone, but the che
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board Tedd at 9:13pm 12.29.21 Apple is much too proprietary. Depends whether you mean computers or phone. Phones, yes. Computers
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 8:04pm 12.29.21 Appears to have been quite an event with a sizeable crowd. Beach chairs, coolers, etc. for comf
A new 466 artboas at 7:55pm 12.29.21 Merry Christmas everyone. I have just had the opportunity to acquire a lightly used 466. I have nev
6" round fluorecsent artboas at 7:41pm 12.29.21 The original dimmer switch wasn't user friendly and did not offer much variation in brightness. I o
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board Tally Ho at 7:25pm 12.29.21 FYI - this is the thing I am looking at. Tends to be very well reviewed. Interested in hearing from
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Tally Ho at 7:15pm 12.29.21 If I don't get any movement after the first few terns on the bolts, then I'll add more penetrating
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 7:12pm 12.29.21 It has a 12v power input as well. Dang! I saw the AC adapter, but its output voltage went in one e
Interstate Trailer Sailing USS Flasher at 7:10pm 12.29.21 No trailer registration required in Alabama for single axle trailers. If your boat registration is c
Coupling removal chuckwayne at 7:08pm 12.29.21 It's great that you got the flanges apart! just a caution... some Hunter shafts, like our 356, have

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