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Wooden Rudder S/VMoxie at 11:06pm 11.27.07 Pearson 2/2688 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 5/996 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 4/952 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 17/1493 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 1/1285 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 30/1931 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 8/1272 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 10/1326 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 19/4326 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 13/2319 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 2/1203 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 12/1340 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 27/2048 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 3/926 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 16/2994 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 2/1110 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 2/1049 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 30/2122 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 2/1312 Peggy, this is just a curiosity post. I see Johnson Pumps is putting out a line of heads and pumps t
Cabin woodwork ndaoway at 10:43am 11.28.07 Other Sailboats 6/1070 Can anyone tell me what kind of wood may have been used in the cabind of 1972 Contest 31, Hull #51?

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Yanmar tachometers "calibration" kloudie1 at 7:34am 11.07.21 Not unusual .. mine is off 400-500 RPM.. I think when I do replace it, it will be with a VDO .. some
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 7:16am 11.07.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's ce
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. twodzusfittings at 6:51am 11.07.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. SFS at 6:50am 11.07.21 Doesn't FREYA belong (use to belong) to someone here on SBO? Maybe it's another forum, but I'm cert
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 11.07.21 PVC pickup tubes that extend to the bottom of a tank are used when discharge fittings are on the top
o'day keel problems dmax at 6:40am 11.07.21 I had a 1988 302 whose keel fell off as the result of a soft grounding and the tide receding - the f
Adding a 115V outlet Joe at 6:37am 11.07.21 You should consider installing a shore power system. Study your guides in the West Marine Advisor.
PNW Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 6:25am 11.07.21
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 6:07am 11.07.21 Reading between the lines on the ProSport series of chargers, I believe these were designed for trai
o'day keel problems Tally Ho at 6:06am 11.07.21
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (2) TomY at 5:46am 11.07.21 I knew it was only a matter of time before the next $1 boat, finds you. And once you have jobs that
o'day keel problems (2) Voyager1 at 5:43am 11.07.21 When I bought my oday 302 I had the same concerns. First time I pulled the boat out there was a 1/16
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (2) DeniseO30 at 5:33am 11.07.21 Installed the new cable last night! It was not too difficult... used the old cable to fish the new c
Adding a 115V outlet shemandr at 5:28am 11.07.21 I think I did add an outlet for my Promariner battery charger on the Slickcraft. If I remember corr
Finally went for a sail (3) DeniseO30 at 5:25am 11.07.21 Installed the new anti-siphon last night. Here are better pictures of how restrictive the plastic
New toilet and holding tank system RoyS at 4:44am 11.07.21 Does the macerator hose extend to the bottom of he tank?
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 4:07am 11.07.21 Thx Ward. I will read that next. Big picture I am shopping on the West Marine site. I just finished
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:05am 11.07.21 Talking to other boat owners at the marina - seems that our rate of zinc consumption is normal.
Freaky voltage reading shemandr at 3:48am 11.07.21 . ...My first thought was that you might have made the same mistake I've made before, where the cir
o'day keel problems Davidasailor26 at 2:08am 11.07.21

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