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St Vincent Grenadine Bareboat (1) rfrye1 at 11:47am 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1409 Just got back from 8 days of sailing nirvana in SVG. Bareboated with Sunsail (I give them a "10"). s
Tuning he rigging on my 04' 387 Sailspro at 11:21am 04.27.08 Big Boats 3/1872 I am looking for some help tuning my rig on my 04' C387, hull 26. It is my first year with the boat
ST60 Masthead Wire (1983 H31) Greg W at 12:18pm 04.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/994 I have decided to step my mast this year and make an attempt to run my new ST60 Wind Plus wire throu
Changing wires Alan E. Arias at 12:25pm 04.27.08 Pearson 0/1208 Hello, I am changing my stainless wires (upper shrouds) and can somebody tell me if i need some torq
Painting Hull charlie1per at 12:22pm 04.27.08 Other Sailboats 1/1117 I need some prep details about painting my Contessa Hull....what is the preferred paint ect..charlie
storage space behind galley stove Julie at 2:16pm 04.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1432 We would like to use the space behind the galley stove for silverware/utensil storage. At the time
Alternator part Capacitor? connections? Barkentine at 6:04pm 04.27.08 Pearson 0/1196 OK my Atomic 4 won't start and I found a broken wire, but I don't know what it is or where it connec
Old school SailboatOwners.com at 6:21pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2171 Most of us rely on electronics -- to some degree -- aboard our boats. Minimally, most of us use dep
horse shoe clamp timewalker at 6:20pm 04.27.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1119 A person in one of the groups im in has a 37 foot Irwin and here is his question...Does anyone know
Charlotte Harbor,Punta Gorda,Fl "Pump Out"?????? seadaddler at 10:19pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1716 If your not in a Marina and keep your boat at your condo in PGI orany other privately owned dock in
head conversion Bill at 10:43pm 04.25.08 Big Boats 5/951 I am looking at an electric head conversion kit for my Jabsco toilet. Has anyone used one of these,
New cabin cushions for the 25' Jim Messer at 10:37pm 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3529 Does anyone know where new covers for the cabin cushions for the Mac 25' can be purchased or made?
cleaning chartplotter display mjb at 10:37pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1408 I have a 2 year old Raymarine chartplotter at the helm. I've beenvery careful to only clean with s
Halyard Rigging 289cobra1 at 10:51pm 04.25.08 Big Boats 1/1716 I purchsed a 1986 C34 with all new running rigging. The old rigging had been removed so I am not sur
ST-40 Depth Transducer Nut Cracked dennisp at 11:15pm 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1914 Just did my "delivery ferry cruise" from Deltaville to Mount Vernon - about 120 miles - 2 days and a
QUESTION ? For the sailboat fisherpeople. (1) Chuck R at 10:13pm 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1278 We drop hook and line while at anchor for Perch.. At anchor off the bow my 222 O'day will not stay s
Back to square one with Universal M26 butchrobbins at 12:49am 04.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1102 To recap last year's post:The fuel pump on my 2001 Universal M26 had to be rebuilt last August and
Datamarine depth sounder showing 300+ all the time. CharlieCobra at 12:35am 04.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1432 This old unit went from having the occasional conniption fit to showing 300+ all the time. Any idea
1982 Pearson 28, etc. John at 12:06am 04.26.08 Pearson 3/2859 My wife and I are looking at sailboats to buy as a 1st sailboat purchase. I have heard mixed review
O'Day 23 Model ? Rascal18590 at 11:54pm 04.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1657 I have an O'Day 23, 1983 edition. I have seen listings for O'Day 23's, model 2 ? For those of more

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1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. (2) jssailem at 9:32am 12.11.21 Good morning GFS and Welcome to the SBO forum. Prop and anchor questions are popular discussions h
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 12.11.21 it labors around 3,200 rpm and the boats stern is driven down flooding the lower portion of the swi
Walking on water Will Gilmore at 9:29am 12.11.21 I saw a cat do that once when I was a kid. She was out of the pool before her ears got wet. -Will
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:27am 12.11.21 I have a three gallon gas tank under the Starboard cockpit seat. Do I need to open the seat compartm
Walking on water jssailem at 9:04am 12.11.21 ZWRObkrsOYg
interested in buying a 310 Alansails at 8:49am 12.11.21 Let us know how you make out!
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 8:17am 12.11.21 Once you get it all straightened out and at the right level on both the engine and the gear box chec
Two dipsticks on my diesel? sail sfbay at 7:21am 12.11.21 The dip stick photo looks like the transmission oil sump dip stick.
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:50am 12.11.21 ''I doubt the lower cap with the dipstick is original. It is bright yellow plastic and it reads "oi
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 6:37am 12.11.21 Important note on the how to check the level on the clutch/transmission case. Unscrew and remove th
Go Navy! smokey73 at 6:27am 12.11.21 Heading to the game in a few minutes. I"ve only missed 1 game since 2004! GO NAVY - BEAT ARMY!!:be
Go Navy! jssailem at 5:53am 12.11.21 Great morning start @Brian D GO NAVY! :plus:
Go Navy! kappykaplan at 5:48am 12.11.21 :plus::plus::plus::beer::beer::beer:
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock jssailem at 5:26am 12.11.21 I added one after ten years of dealing with the moisture and was surprised of the results. Ah Tom.
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (1) jssailem at 5:15am 12.11.21 :plus: What @Davidasailor26 says. Manuals can be so helpful. Great to read in the evening this time
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock All U Get at 4:40am 12.11.21 Solar vent fan, runs when the sun shines. I added one after ten years of dealing with the moisture
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 12.11.21 The SB12 manual at http://www.varen4u.nl/pdfs/yanmar/SB8_SB12.pdf does seem to say there are separat
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 3:02am 12.11.21 When you wired your depth gauge and transducer, did you put it on its own circuit breaker or on an
Ranger 12 resurrection PNW Sailor at 10:19pm 12.10.21 Very nice. I have a similarly refurbished Ranger 12. I re-did the teak and bought a whole new set
Passage 42 bilge question Terry Cox at 9:53pm 12.10.21 Hi Eian, unrelated to your fuel issue, but one source for fresh water filling the bilge is here: Hun

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