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SF Bay Sailing 2/12/08 Napa Ed at 10:14am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/976 Short clip of O-25 sailing in a breeze last week.
Re-certify Life Raft sailortonyb Allied Mis at 9:12am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1347 I have a Zodiac six-man life raft from the PO.It is probaly about 10 years old or older - cant rea
Next Boat 25-27 John S at 12:03pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1729 Hi,I'm currently sailing a 23 foot sailboat and I'm thinking of moving up to something in the 25-2
Diesel "Ultra Low Sulfur - 15 PPM Max" : Is This Bad For My Engine? Joe Mullee at 10:56am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 30/9973 I have a 25 year old Yanmar 3GMF 20hp engine. I have always purchased my fuel from the marina next t
Keeping up with the jones SailboatOwners.com at 3:11pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2528 How do you satisfy your sailing addiction during the off-season?Can you find the soul of sailing i
solo sailing a 170 Ken at 5:20pm 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1262 The 170 sounds like a great boat however in my case i would be sailing the boat alone wife and daguh
Main hatch ericson 35 Bill Tucker at 1:06pm 02.17.08 Ericson 1/2476 HI,I HAVE 74 ERICSON 35 (349) AND THE MAIN HATCH WAS MADE OF WOOD BOARDS ABOUT 1 1/2" WITH CLACK JO
New Teak and Holly Deck for a 25 Everlong 25 at 8:50pm 02.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1025 I wanted to ask if anyone has ever installed a teak and holly deck (cabin floor that is) in their O'
Group 27 to 31 battery??? Rich (P303) at 10:20pm 02.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1578 I need to replace a couple of batteries and don't want to get into a bunch of wiring or start a new
need park ideas letterman at 12:15am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1145 I kicked it and it moved. Dummy me, kicked it again and it went further. Who invented beer anyway?
Need North Florida docking ideas. Ed Schenck at 10:10pm 02.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/971
Paddlewheel for ST30 Randy18570 at 9:45pm 02.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1917 I have a factory installed Autohelm ST30 speed instrument on a 1998 Hunter 310 and have been in sear
seidelmann 295 documentation Sully at 11:24pm 02.15.08 Seidelmann 0/2160 I am in the process of refurbishing an abandoned 1986 Seidelmann 295 and would appreciate any (copie
C27 POLAR Bill at 12:39am 02.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1027 Does anyone have a POLAR for a Catalina 27?
H31 aft riging... can I pull it? (1) Tampa guy at 2:53am 02.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/956 I have a H31 and it was rigged for raicing so it has some rigging that bends the mast to de-power.
winch maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 2:55am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1255 How often do you disassemble and clean your winches?I know the conventional wisdom is to do it ann
S1 Wheel Pilot vs X-5 Wheel pilot Levin at 3:34am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1717 Hello everyone... So my old ST4000+ Autopilot has been dying for a while but while out cruising o
What was your repower choice Jonesey at 3:52am 02.16.08 Cal 1/1801 My 29-2 has an old tired A30 FARRAYMAN, thinking of a Beta. What has everybody else used?
the meaning of true friends??? (1) sand sailor at 4:35am 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1428 i was working lots of O/T these last few months and needed to count on a few of my so called friends
E29 Head Redesign Tim at 6:08am 02.16.08 Ericson 3/2808 I own a 1971 Ericson 29 that, overall, I am very happy with. There is one area of the design I am le

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Got my Cat 30 5 weeks ago. ontherocks83 at 5:30pm 09.28.21 I did a full refit on my 1984 C30 just under 2 years ago. Made a lot of good decisions as well as a
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 5:20pm 09.28.21 not to start a side argument, but I am in the camp of pumping my fuel tanks dry every fall and leavi
Adding kayak to sailboat (1) jssailem at 5:08pm 09.28.21 Kayak worked fine in calm seas. Sailed in about 8 knots of wind off the aft beam. Genoa unfurled and
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 09.28.21 Giving thought to wiring, it should be easy to make the conversion from Euro-AC to US-AC power, bec
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 4:48pm 09.28.21 I have had Navionics in my iPhone cutout when I prop it on my navpod next to a plotter and near oth
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS shemandr at 4:44pm 09.28.21 I think if you have full length battens you need an electric halyard winch. Ball bearing carts notw
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 4:24pm 09.28.21 As long as you can keep the algae out, or whatever it is that grows in diesel tanks, and drain the w
When is diesel fuel too old? Davidasailor26 at 4:19pm 09.28.21 So, the exercise for the interested student is to determine how much original diesel remains in one
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? billder99 at 4:17pm 09.28.21 https://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/how-to-get-the-international-certificate-of-competence On ano
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS smokey73 at 4:17pm 09.28.21 Consider a kit to upgrade your main halyard winch to electric. I've had 3 heart attacks and 5-way b
When is diesel fuel too old? JRacer at 4:13pm 09.28.21 Good discussion, I too, top off periodically and each fall on haul out add the winterizer stuff with
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 09.28.21 Well, I just took a brisk walk with it in my hand and it recorded speed (~3kts) perfectly for 1/4 o
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 4:05pm 09.28.21 Yes, I've noticed that sailing definitely attracts people of a certain mindset. That's a compliment.
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS sail sfbay at 3:45pm 09.28.21 Excellent plan. Consider a stack pack at the same time?
Teak seats and trim. CABixler at 3:39pm 09.28.21 Terrific, thanks for the tip. Hey, and at only $60USD per litre!! No expense will be spared for my
When is diesel fuel too old? kappykaplan at 3:38pm 09.28.21 So, the exercise for the interested student is to determine how much original diesel remains in one
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 3:26pm 09.28.21 I have a small sailboat with a Universal 5411 that uses only about 1/4 tank per summer. I fill the
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 3:23pm 09.28.21 So off the boat, it seems more accurate for sure. I need to do some more testing, but if I forget
Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 3:20pm 09.28.21 Terrific, thanks for the tip. Hey, and at only $60USD per litre!! No expense will be spared for my B
When is diesel fuel too old? jviss at 3:14pm 09.28.21 Great question!!. Yes. Ditto dlochner...........subject comes up frequently on boat forums. As

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