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Transpac Desmond at 12:24pm 09.21.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/2368 I am considering a singlehanded sail from SF to Hawaii in 2010. Never did it before. As part of my
O'day 192 Headsail Options??????? Frank at 12:27pm 09.21.07 Day Sailers 5/4283 Hello folks...I have an Oday 192 and consider it an ideal trailer sailer....the headsail is a safety
Westerbeak 50 - 48HP Fuel Consumption Jerry Clark H356 SV Persistence at 12:35pm 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2060 I am helping a friend take a Cabo Rico 38 from Kentucky Lake to Charlotte Harbor down the Tenn Tom i
Ranger 33 bench drains Desmond at 12:27pm 09.21.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1917 I have noticed that the benchs do not drain while on the corisponding tack as the bench. They drain
cabin lights easy queston biggio at 1:22pm 09.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1399 86 Catalina 27 tall rig has lights in the galley and head that has a slider switch.They have 2 ligh
Fuel gage sending unit andy m at 3:15pm 09.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1048 After replacing the faulty sending unit with a 33-240 ohm Tempo unit, my gauge still does not work.
Question for Single Handlers pvwarren at 2:39pm 09.21.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1396 I like to single hand but do NOT like to leave the cockpit and tiller while trying to bring down the
Do I have to tear out the settees? Dan at 12:50am 09.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/883 Two of my bigger upcoming projects on my '99 420 will be to replace the a/c and the water heater uni
Islander 36 Engine Info Needed - repair/replacemen Keith Bremner at 1:16am 09.20.07 Islander 3/2023 Our marina mechanic has diagnosed our engine problems as a blown head gasket, bad water pump and 'wa
Tie Downs For Hunter 25 Barry14722 at 2:17am 09.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Can someone with a late model Hunter 25 measure the distance from the hook on the back trailer to th
Question for CDI furler owners Bob Fox at 2:44am 09.20.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1320 Im happy to report that my new CDI furler is installed and everything is working smoothly. To Secur
Asym Spin Sheets shemandr at 2:38am 09.20.07 Big Boats 16/1620 On a 356 how long should the asymmetrical spinnaker sheets be? What line thickness?Whoa nelly I th
Autohelm ST3000 sr1029 at 4:03am 09.20.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1722 Although this autopilot is discontinued is it realible enough for trips off the coast? Is it a good
Single Side Band Recievers DiggerKat at 5:22am 09.20.07 Big Boats 2/1305 We're heading to the Bahamas this winter and want to be able to receive Chris Parker's weather broad
Survey on the Hard Drew13440 at 6:11am 09.20.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1283 Is there a way to test an inboard diesel with the boat up on stands? Do you have to launch it to su
1970 Ranger 33 rudder Mike 16570 at 6:55am 09.20.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1889 I recently purchased a 1970 Ranger 33 and found the rudder to be concaved on one side forward of the
Knots or Miles Per Hour Mergatroid at 7:06am 09.20.07 Smaller Boats 18/2386 I have noticed that many inland sailors use knots when referring to speed, on inland waters don't yo
Marina Del Rey help Matt s/v Catalyst 1994 at 10:03am 09.20.07 Big Boats 2/890 Hey y'all, I recently trucked my H40.5 "Catalyst" from Charleston, SC to Southern California (Oxnard
Thinking of upgrading in the future... Gregg9020 at 10:40am 09.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/903 I am thinking of upgrading to the new 26M. How does it handle??? Is it as fast as the 26 and 26's
Yanmar/Kanzaki Transmission Problem S/V Corvette at 12:35pm 09.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/6404 Hello all,I just bought a 2003 Beneteau 411 Special Edition in late August. It is berthed at Mar

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Help remembering small cruiser name shemandr at 4:50am 09.25.21 Flicka got a lot of press. Pacific Seacraft got an award for their quality - I think it was the _
Help remembering small cruiser name dlochner at 4:35am 09.25.21 Pacific Seacraft built several small boats that were intended for long distance cruising. One of th
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:56am 09.25.21 I want to know who weighed the bear! Don't they weight things that big by satellite now? -Will
Best caulk for deadlight? AndyBC at 10:35pm 09.24.21
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 9:48pm 09.24.21 Yes, it was a specific boat. I just remember reading some articles about it that sounded interesting
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 9:46pm 09.24.21 low bending moments or Shear resistance True comparison is shear modulus... Aluminum 3900 ksi
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known mermike at 9:40pm 09.24.21 Will, thank you for sharing your dad with us. My sincere condolences for your loss.
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch jssailem at 9:30pm 09.24.21 Dave. There is a product called Remove. It helped me to remove the window frames on my boat. The sea
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter nightowle at 9:28pm 09.24.21 Looks like nice work, however, I suspect it was a pricey job.
Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 9:24pm 09.24.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @PaulH2504 You sound like your searching for a specific boat. Is there a
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known nightowle at 9:12pm 09.24.21 Thank you for sharing the tribute and story of your remarkable father. Those are such great memorie
Cabin/Salon Light Replacements jssailem at 9:11pm 09.24.21 I am suspecting you purchased the Amazon lights as sealed units. You might explore replacement led b
Toe rail carriage bolts (2) dLj at 9:06pm 09.24.21 You would win your bet. Aluminum Bolts have very low bending moments or Shear resistance. Opps @d
Maine Sail update nightowle at 8:47pm 09.24.21 I've been on this site 15 years. Back when I started my knowledge of both sailing and boats was so
Cabin/Salon Light Replacements Rjm st.petersburg at 8:33pm 09.24.21 Have you thought of putting film over the lens?
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Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:31pm 09.24.21 who weighed the bear! Good question. Check out the story in the link. Sounds to me that the bear w
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 8:21pm 09.24.21 Sorry, no photo
Help remembering small cruiser name sail sfbay at 8:17pm 09.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! Photo?
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 8:03pm 09.24.21 Since we all have gained weight as a result of lockdowns and restricted activities... Perhaps 2021

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