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O'Day 39 1985 shallow keel how to decrease drift Prieus at 9:03am 09.23.07 Bigger Boats 3/1327 Hi,How can I increase pointing or decrease drift besides centering the sails.I heard that an "ott
AC Refrigeration/inverters Chet7135 at 8:11am 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1279 If I install a Apartment size AC Refrigerater that draws 2 amps , with a power inverter to change to
CDI Mainsail Roller Furling jaydog5000 at 10:40am 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1513 Has anyone used this roller furler or heard any good or bad things about it?
Deck core for Irwin 38 Harry at 12:52pm 09.23.07 Other Sailboats 1/968 I'm considering buying an old, tired Irwin 38. Not the Citation, but a very nice, low profile, cent
Closed for winter SailboatOwners.com at 12:20pm 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 52/3121 If you do your sailing in the summer, how do you determine when to pack it in for the winter?Do yo
AC Installation Gerry Bogert at 11:48am 09.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I am planning to install a mermaid 12,000 BTU unit. The unit will be mounted under the bench seat i
water in the cabin? millyman01 at 11:08am 09.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/927 This may sound dumb but I just bought a MacGregor 22 and I am taking it to the keys in January. I ho
Upper sidestay length - '99 Mac26X Phil Smith at 3:58pm 09.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/726 I have the mast off to replace the sidestays but have found that the old upper stays measure approx
Diesel Cruising RPM SailingCal21 at 4:15pm 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2211 I've a Universal 5424, three cylinder 24hp on my 1981 O'Day 34. The maximum RPM is spec'ed in the o
Barrier coat on new hull mr44ds at 6:20pm 09.23.07 Big Boats 13/1159 Hello all:We will be taking delivery of our new 44 DS in April of next year so we have plenty of ti
installing a dive platform Suecampbell at 10:45pm 09.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1040 I'm considering installing a dive platform on my 1989 Catalina 30 ....has anyone out there done this
Trailer Loading a h26 Mergatroid at 9:56pm 09.21.07 Smaller Boats 8/1099 Yesterday, we loaded the boat for the first time. Seems to have the same problem my MacGregor had,
Mast leak Skip5368 at 11:05pm 09.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/931 We are having a problem with a water leak at the base of our mast.We have used a silicone caulk ar
Line Drive Furlers and Anti-torque Lines? Gary Wyngarden at 12:10am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 0/927 The Know-How section of the October issue of Sail magazine discusses solutions for single handers. I
dealers knowledge Randy at 1:15am 09.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/831 Went to the fall boat show in Oakland last weekend and had the opertunityto check out the new model
More on CDI furlers Bob Fox at 12:48am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1060 I called Tom at CDI to ask about the cleat. He informed me that it was an earlier ideathat was scr
winterizing the holding tank Joe Wienecke at 12:47am 09.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1692 Wondering about winterizing the holding tank. I was wanting to really flush out the tank this year
Crane slings getmet at 3:49am 09.22.07 Big Boats 8/1322 Could someone tell me where on my 1989 37 HunterI should put the slings when lifting the boat out.
dirty boat Mike8193 at 4:54am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1233 My boat is at a mooring can and it gets tremendously buggy and dirty. I was wondering about putting
c-22 gas mileage spinny at 5:42am 09.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1324 Just went out to the open ocean to sail and found that because of a lack of a good breeze I had to u

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Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jon hansen at 3:45pm 03.27.21 https://marinegyaan.com/what-is-williamsons-turn-for-man-overboard
Mystery Mastic JamesG161 at 3:44pm 03.27.21 The shape should be a smooth curved line, no goop sticking out. Well that Goop will not affect the
Spring Cruise 2021 jon hansen at 3:37pm 03.27.21 terry, your pictures and videos are always the best. we are hoping the weather gods are kind. have
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Richard19068 at 3:34pm 03.27.21 The failure of any other single stay will not bring the rig down. I wouldn't be so sure about tha
Outboard Tilt Release Issue MikeMikeMike at 3:34pm 03.27.21 Amazing. I put the new motor on the bracket today and it tilts perfectly fine. No contact with the
Mystery Mastic jdrutten at 3:29pm 03.27.21 Incredible. I step away to jump in the shower and come back to three replies already! Thanks!! The
Gate Valve senang at 3:28pm 03.27.21 Hammer a wooden plug in it from the outside untill you have the possibility to do a correct repair.
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 3:26pm 03.27.21 Admiral says a maybe. Much depends on how her sister is feeling on any given day. Usually she adopts
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations HMT2 at 3:19pm 03.27.21 When I was doing some offshore racing a MOB pole was required safety equipment. I now keep this on
Looking for a 260 WB sail sfbay at 3:10pm 03.27.21 What is a WB Center Boat and 260 WB? If you looking for a Hunter 260, below are a couple for sale
fog scares me! jon hansen at 3:04pm 03.27.21 big brother is listening! this popped up on my phone. imagine that! https://www.lifeofsailing.com/p
Mystery Mastic (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 03.27.21 Welcome to the SBO forum @jdrutten. As Jon has said this may be the first of many repairs. New to sa
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:58pm 03.27.21 good to know, thanks I'll definitely do that
Mystery Mastic Michael Davis at 2:55pm 03.27.21 have no fiberglass repair experience That looks like it was done by someone with less experience t
Mystery Mastic jon hansen at 2:49pm 03.27.21 well, fiberglass repair is really easy. do not worry. you can learn. this is the wonderful part of
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:41pm 03.27.21 I also have to replace the wiring for the anchor light and deck/steaming light, so the method used
Gate Valve Benny17441 at 2:34pm 03.27.21 Don't try to close the valve. Make sure the the hoses are good and double clamped. The piece mos
Ever Given jon hansen at 2:27pm 03.27.21 i disagree that tugboats are useless for this rescue. i have used them, many 100's of times. been s
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:25pm 03.27.21 I already have the industrial riveter, I was looking at monel rivets, but man are they expensive I
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:23pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the reverts that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the

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