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To all on SBO, and to the owners or SBO (1) Brian D at 1:34am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1036 Thanks for a great year of boating
3 leaks Harvey at 1:51am 12.24.07 Big Boats 3/850 I have recently acquired three leaks in an otherwise absolutely dry boat, a 2002 model. The most bot
trailing a hunter 23.5 dennis11718 at 3:07am 12.24.07 Trailer Sailors 13/3889 Hi, looking at my first boat. Would a 04 trailblazer work for towing a hunter 23.5 or should i be l
Dry Ice??? johno12871 at 8:24am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1532 Just curious, does anyone use dry ice to keep items cold on your boat?
Cable adjustment on steering quadrant for a P-37 Jerry at 9:36am 12.24.07 Pearson 1/2538 How does one tighten the steering cable on the quadrant below deck? Mine has a little play. Do you l
newport sailboats??? sand sailor at 3:10pm 12.24.07 Trailer Sailors 3/1942 looking at a newport 41'.and am looking for some input good and bad.i want to know how well they h
Holy Cow higgs at 2:45pm 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 26/1868 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKusg6Jyc9Y
Garbage Island william24424 at 12:17pm 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 35/2066 Has anyone seen the actual floating island of garbage? I've heard about this on the news tonight whe
Sanding Safety sam20916 at 11:56am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1291 I have an extra rudder to my international 470 that is a bit beaten up. It has obvious repairs (epox
Very Nice Christmas here in the Great Lakes!!! lugeman at 11:29am 12.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/877 Well just a few hours now till Santa comes and we just rode in to home after festivities with family
Location of a thru hull for speed and temp jbwbcat30 at 11:23pm 12.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1081 I am installing a speed sensor thru hull and was wondering if any water ballasted boats have it and
Kayak holder on lifeline rails? Mike at 12:35am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1809 Does anyone know where I can buy these? They are 2 metal bars that clamp on the rails.
Form login: T plus 1 week Phil Herring at 6:10am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1147 We've had the new combo login/profile database in place for a week now. I found a few bugs with you
Rust on deck. (1) Mike at 1:01am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1343 Hi, I have some rust on the deck of my Ranger 26. I have tried everything to get rid of it but it ju
How hot does the Fridge Compressor get? AndrewB at 1:19am 12.23.07 Big Boats 7/1049 My fridge compressor is hot.I cannot keep my hand on the unit it's so hot...... Is that normal? The
water in fuel Matt at 2:24am 12.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1235 I have a 1977 C30 that was repowered about 10 years ago with a Universal 3 cylinder diesel. We start
O'day 28 head windows ASC at 2:56am 12.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1109 I would like to replace the two head windows in our 28. Any ideas where I can get replacements?
Weather Helm Martin at 3:13am 12.23.07 Big Boats 33/3923 I've owned my 1987 Hunter 34 for a couple of years now and I have not been able to resolve the nasty
Sunsail and Others for the BVI's Patricia at 4:04am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1644 Last year we chartered a Beneteau 393 in the BVI's.. Sunsail and their support staff were superb. We
Nuclear Sails Question? Keith at 4:00am 12.23.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1298 I found a manufacturer "Nuclear Sails" in the US that make high performance, low cost race sails. Fr

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Cost to own CAtalina 30 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 09.20.21 Only one cost to consider ................... moorage. Everything else is minor compared to that.
Fuel Cap Winch Ryd at 11:15am 09.20.21 he holes that would fit that key. I'm use to a winch that fits the star pattern shown in the pho
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Davidasailor26 at 11:05am 09.20.21 It will be hard to tell quality of connections based just on resistance with a multimeter. A single
C80 to E80 jssailem at 10:52am 09.20.21 Starting with page 28 of the Manual you will gain insight as to what colored wires go where on the E
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system sail sfbay at 10:47am 09.20.21 Have you checked the voltage drop and what is it while cracking the engine? Electrical Resistance on
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 10:40am 09.20.21 Would smaller diameter lines be inadvisable in my case? Not at all. One size smaller would not af
Mystery electrical switch Stu Jackson at 10:28am 09.20.21 I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who ask questions like this and then disappear with
Can anyone id this boat? sail sfbay at 10:23am 09.20.21 Do a title search here Boat History Search Database \| MarineTitle.Com on state registration MO 8690
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jssailem at 10:20am 09.20.21 Welcome @pastorscott to the SBO forum. You raise an interesting first question. You say WA which im
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jeepbluetj at 10:07am 09.20.21 If you include berthing, maintenance will likely exceed the value of the boat within a few years con
Can anyone id this boat? Apex at 10:03am 09.20.21 If it has a hull identification number (HIN), .......... where's the fun in that Sail SF? ...and
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Nodak7 at 9:54am 09.20.21 I was going to use either the heavy Lewmar winch grease on the bearing, or high-temp marine wheel b
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 9:48am 09.20.21 I have those same blocks on my mast, and I think that they are required (or something similar) to r
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 9:44am 09.20.21
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 9:43am 09.20.21 They jam when reefing, not when shaking out the reef. The boom position affects the opposite side o
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder JohnShannon at 9:38am 09.20.21 The other option is to get Navionics on your phone and just stay away from the shallow areas. Not a
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 Project_Mayhem at 9:35am 09.20.21 You can buy dye tracer at hardware stores that glows under black light if you're worried about food
Power washing the bilge? Project_Mayhem at 9:32am 09.20.21 I'm not going to to comment on how good or bad it is to use a pressure washer in a bilge. You could
Cost to own CAtalina 30 Sanfelice at 9:26am 09.20.21 I hope this will help you out. Just a guide for cost of New Replacement for those major things which
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 9:21am 09.20.21 There's only one above water factory through hull on my O'Day 25. It's located on the side. The fron

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