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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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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 8:30am 12.30.21 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadva
Beached boat on oak island JamesG161 at 8:26am 12.30.21 They may even try to call it a salvage Not if the Captain was still aboard. There is another term
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:24am 12.30.21 I am biased. I had a 07 41DS and now have a 2011 50. I looked hard at Jeanneau and Beneteau boats. W
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 12.30.21 There is a ferry that goes out to the Dry Tortugas from Key West. Water so clear that it looks like
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage ricksoth at 7:17am 12.30.21 Thanks for the suggestion. Appears that there was no standard
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 12.30.21 When we were in Key West DEC 2020, the America II was running sunset cruises with an all female cre
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? sail sfbay at 7:05am 12.30.21 Who is your mast manufacturer? Suggest obtaining a manual with cross- sectional diagrams/photos of y
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

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