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Back to Future higgs at 12:08am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1050 Interesting article about new developments for oil tankers.http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-989834
Ebay NOAA RNC Chart Collection with SeaClearI MoonSailer at 1:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1843 The chart collection offered on ebay seems like a great deal. Supposed to be all of the charts with
BOW THRUSTER INSTALLATION JIM HAMILTON at 1:28am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2613 I;M INTERESTED IN INSTALLING A BOW THRUSTER IN MY 460. HAS ANYONY ATTEMPTED THIS ON THEIR OWN? I W
Forward / Reverse Tom at 1:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/3953 I'm new to sailing (not boating) and was wondering about the forward / reverseorientation on my boa
holding tank Serendipity at 7:51am 03.26.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2763 When I turn on the macerator pump, which is working, and I have the sea cock valve open the holding
Is this a good deal?: Aquarius 21 (2) CPTCarl at 7:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/19637 I am looking to buy my first sailboat and have found a 1973 Aquarius 21 that I am interested in. It
Wiring questions Mark at 7:08am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1543 I have a 26S and have rewired the boat. I have gone from one battier, to a two battier system. I put
Log Shaft Captdgl at 7:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 0/1201 The log shaft around the propshaft Will Leak when we are in reverse. I have PPS system and its not l
Look at this for referance paulj at 6:20am 03.26.08 Catalina 310 5/1835 ChrisCheck this site out.I have a RWB sym.paulj
Waterproofing prior to painting 48dodge at 6:01am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1271 I am stripping all things off the boat preparing it for paint. It's probably going to take me sever
swing keel shane wall at 5:58am 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/942 I have an O'day 25 with a swing keel. The Keel needs to come out and be replaced, does anyone have
Paint removers. The friendly type Ken13531 at 5:15am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 A couple of months ago I read a piece of research that someone had done on paint removers used to ta
Lovejoy coupling for damping and ease of engine alignment Paul M. at 5:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1923 Does anyone have any experience using a Lovejoy coupling instead of a standard coupling between thei
MacGregor 26c Chris Williams at 4:52am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/867 Thank you all for the information ref to centerboard on my mac 26c (yassou )most helpfullBest Regar
anchor chain storage to small,chain is piling up h.j.driesen at 4:50am 03.26.08 Other Sailboats 4/1560 i have a moody 38 built 1993, problem is that the 8 mm anchor chain approx 50 meters is piling up an
Replace Cockpit Coaming on DS-1 Colorado ODay at 3:58am 03.26.08 Day Sailers 3/1268 The 1964 wood coaming is at the end of the road and needs to be replaced. Information about possib
autohelm 4000 Gary H16467 at 2:44am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1251 I have a 1994 40.5 with an Autohelm 4000 autopilot. The control head has failed and Raymarine has a
NOT SO UTIMATE SOLE ANNA at 10:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 6/852 We recently purchased ultimate sole because we had heard the stuff was great. We followed the direc
Loose bow cleat on a H23.5 Jack h23.5 at 9:54am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 6/931 When I tied up to the dock last week I noticed my bow cleat was a little loose, so I got a phillips
New found Metals Stainless Portlites Rick2413 at 10:40am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1411 I'm wanting to change out my portlites on my 1979 Hunter30 and have pretty much decided on the New F

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Saturated rudder chip veres at 5:39pm 11.03.21 Ruddercraft.com also has them, although not necessarily at a price you will like. Chip V.
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? tadd5181 at 5:18pm 11.03.21 My mistake...the broker's name is Knot10.....a play on words: commission is not 10%
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy sail sfbay at 4:58pm 11.03.21 ..................I currently have the halyard holding up my dinghy (without motor) off the stern, h
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 4:51pm 11.03.21 Wouldn't a buildup of pressure in the tank cause either the tank OR one of the hot water lines to bu
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? Hello Below at 4:44pm 11.03.21 The roller furling main on our 2012 e33 has the short vertical battens. Unfortunately I have no expe
Bilge drain plug Arrgh at 4:34pm 11.03.21
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy jssailem at 4:30pm 11.03.21 Hello @grgortiz and welcome to the SBO Forum. Sailing in the South Bay I presume with the reference
Bilge drain plug Tally Ho at 4:29pm 11.03.21
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Phil Herring at 4:27pm 11.03.21 Wait, Khot10 is his name?
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? jssailem at 4:19pm 11.03.21
Hunter 23 reefing hook kappykaplan at 4:17pm 11.03.21 @Daryl V , the OP hasn't been seen since Nov 2020.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jaysweet at 4:10pm 11.03.21 Interesting question: how hard would it be to have this black plastic ring made for you (out of meta
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 4:04pm 11.03.21 Hi Peggy, welcome to the site. I think this is the only reasonable place for fellow C275'ers to tal
Single handing (3) Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.03.21 The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into the mast. I'm s
Saturated rudder dmax at 3:54pm 11.03.21 I agree, both times I've encountered water in the rudder I've elected to go with a new one from Foss
Saturated rudder shemandr at 3:44pm 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudde
Hunter 23 reefing hook Daryl V at 3:44pm 11.03.21 Hello, I have the same set up on my 23.5... did you find the right reefing hook... i am looking als
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy dlochner at 3:42pm 11.03.21 A photo would help. Folks use halyards to hoist people, dinghies and all sorts of stuff. The quest
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy smokey73 at 3:39pm 11.03.21 Picture?
Shaft Shark Experience and Opinions and Confirming Diameter of Catalina 310 prop shaft pk104 at 3:31pm 11.03.21 I installed a Shaft Shark after a season when we pickup fishing line and lost docking lines in our p

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