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Sailing to weather T/F HAL at 8:21pm 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1182 True or false? To sail to weather well, a centerboard boat (due to its underwater foil being long an
Wooden Rudder S/VMoxie at 11:06pm 11.27.07 Pearson 2/2569 I just pulled my '68 Pearson, and the wooden rudder is cracking from drying. I've read that the woo
PS37 Dingy Options David Unger at 11:30pm 11.27.07 Other Sailboats 5/894 I recently purchased a PS37 and am looking for some recommendations regarding a dingy. The canoe st
Distance to Horizon Mergatroid at 1:00am 11.28.07 Smaller Boats 4/912 I remember someone talking about your hight above the waterline/sealevel and the effect on the dista
Bow Propeller Hunter 410 from 1999 Dear Hunter at 12:46am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1448 Hi,Is it possible to get some help, maybe you have already done it, we would like to get a bow prop
Transmission Leak KC13291 at 1:36am 11.28.07 Catalina 30 1/1257 My 1981 Catalina is equipped with a fresh water cooled Universal 5411.My problem is a transmission
What do we do now? SEADANCE at 2:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1874 With sailboats all snuggled up in their cradles for the winter what are you guys and gals occupying
Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Warren Milberg at 2:54am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1235 I'm not a flak for BoatUS, but having just received the below note, I thought it important to pass i
Bottom Paint (1) Jim Seamans at 3:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1306 What a difference a year makes. For the last two years we have had to repaint the bottom due to the
sailboat for 10 to 16 year olds walt at 4:14am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/4009 Id like to get something fun to sail that my boys age 10 and 13 will enjoy for a few years sailing o
Sails on in New England Winter? Al - s/v Persephone at 6:12am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2134 Once again, I'm faced with unbending my sails for Winter storage, flaking and scrunching them into p
Hand Carved Nameboard for Transom (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 7:00am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1192 An article in Good Old Boat magazine motivated me to make a new ribbon board for the transom of my 1
North coast weather T37 Phil at 7:15am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1316 I am considering buying a boat half way up Lake Michigan and bringing it back to Erie by going aroun
Bequeathed a Catalina 27... How do I sell it? bc bach at 7:37am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 27/1977 Hello Catalina Experts! Thank you for reading my post. Do to unfortunate circumstances, I will soon
Great tips for cruising Captain E at 10:07am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/909 Ok since sailing season is over for most of us, I guess I should start a tip topic for everyone to p
Entry-Level Sailing Careers? Michael Sindelar at 10:01am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 16/2775 I have been in the hotel management business for all of my working life (about 30 years). I am tota
Frig System Jim Booth at 9:58am 11.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1075 My boat has only one house battery (4D) which I am going to replac and add a second. My question is,
Don't try this unless you need to:). r.w.landau at 10:36am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1034 My brother sent me this link. He just bought a large cat and said I wish I could do this.http://ssc
Requesting advice on boat mods Blake at 10:43am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/2068 I have a couple of off season boat modifications planned and would appreciate advice and comments. S
New Player In The Market? Rick D at 10:43am 11.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1296 Peggy, this is just a curiosity post. I see Johnson Pumps is putting out a line of heads and pumps t

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Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 11:36am 09.15.21 Tom J Can you post a picture of this connection? Sorry, but my boat is on the hard, and I am back
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts BIGUA at 11:29am 09.15.21 Hi Joelm 100, you have a PM
Sell day is NOT one of the happiest.. DAVA390 at 11:24am 09.15.21 The second boat I ever owned was a Precision 18. My buddy and I sailed that thing all over the Pot
Looking for Hunter 50 CC 2009 Parts Oddvardm at 10:54am 09.15.21 Welcome to the forum!! Mast: Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailbo
Main sheet rigging (1) Marmalade at 10:40am 09.15.21 I'm surprised no one mentioned the main sheet terminated to a simple eye strap on the reverse side o
Ripped off at Point Wilson? SoSound at 10:25am 09.15.21 ... wondering if we needed to toss out an anchor and await for the incoming tide. I've never raced
Maine Sail update kloudie1 at 10:22am 09.15.21 Thanks for letting us know, Phil.. REALLY glad to hear that he is making progress.. Rodd has provide
New owner of a 1965 Kittwake 23 (1) Davidtroast at 10:18am 09.15.21 I sail on the Hudson River in Haverstraw Bay and up and down the river. The currents, tide and wind
New owner of a 1965 Kittwake 23 jssailem at 10:13am 09.15.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. Looking forward to your sharing why you
Maine Sail update ifmdalvey at 9:57am 09.15.21 Rodd, if you are reading this, get well soon. If you or whoever hauls your boat needs help just ask,
Corrosion of brass nipple jssailem at 9:29am 09.15.21 99.9% sure yours is low zinc brass which is suitable for marine use. Brass? or Bronze?
Sell day is NOT one of the happiest.. tfox2069 at 9:28am 09.15.21 The second boat I ever owned was a Precision 18. My buddy and I sailed that thing all over the Poto
Sailrite Sail Kits jssailem at 9:25am 09.15.21 I spent my time running around the table pushing and pulling the cloth as directed. That would hav
Engine Instruments Died jssailem at 9:18am 09.15.21 look for the ground to the panel. Also the main ground to the engine block.
Sell day is NOT one of the happiest.. shemandr at 9:00am 09.15.21 I was sad to sell all of my boat except the last one. That one I missed about as much as a bleeding
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 8:59am 09.15.21 I learned from the many Exoerienced Scot sailors at our club to sail the boat into the dock rather t
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 8:51am 09.15.21 Yeah, water depth is a problem here. Not many keelboats outside of the ICW. It is nice to be able
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit sailcapt340 at 8:43am 09.15.21
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit jssailem at 8:43am 09.15.21 WEMA is now KUS. You can still find their products, just under the new parent KUS Marine.
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 markwbird at 8:42am 09.15.21 I did this. Moved the batteries to the locker under the port settee right at mid ship. Much better

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