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Montage, Laguna looks like a great place to drop caguy at 2:40pm 05.14.07 Destinations 1/2015 the anchor. We were there for Mother's Day. I have been there several times before and have never se
out board motor size for Mac 24... Mac at 2:35pm 05.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/928 I'm thinking of putting an 18 hp merc on my venture so to make it easier getting out of the breakwat
Covering Old Instrument Openings Greg W at 2:07pm 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1234 I have removed an old depth and speed instruments which had been mounted on the front side of the St
Who owned it tom farner at 1:06pm 05.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/714 I have an 82 mac-- I would love to know where it has been the last 25 years. Any ideas how to find
Good bye topping lift - Hello Boom Kicker okiman at 8:57pm 05.12.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1284 I ordered the Boom Kicker model 1500 from the Hunter Owners Chandlery and it arrived via first class
ST 50 Masthead transducer wanted. Patrick at 8:06pm 05.12.07 Ask All Sailors 0/992 I am in need of the masthead mounted transducer for an Autohelm ST50.I have checked with Raymarine,
gasoline onboard joe at 10:41pm 05.12.07 Big Boats 4/873 I'm curious how others handle gasoline for their dinghy outboards. While I'd prefer not storing the
Do you remember Scott B at 9:44pm 05.12.07 Ask All Sailors 0/855 your first date, your first kiss, the first time you made out. ;) The first sail on your own first
Raytheon Auto Pilot TDL at 10:56pm 05.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1093 Any solution to installing the rudder sensor on a 1984 27? I have just purchased a Raytheon S1 can'
hatch size? Patrick at 12:36am 05.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/803 I need to find the specs. for the two hatches in the cockpit, one is under the right bench seat and
Cockpit drain Perry Martin at 12:01am 05.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1022 My connecting hose that drains the cockpit has split (must have been from frozen water last winter).
In Mast Furler Difficulties Cayuga at 11:29pm 05.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1395 I am having some difficulties with the in mast furling system on my B331. Basically it is extremely
Hunter 336 Empty Weight Howler at 2:04am 05.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1223 Does anybody know the approximate empty weight of a Hunter 336? I am trying to get a racing handica
Mast Light Wiring nking at 3:00am 05.13.07 Smaller Boats 4/2051 I forgot to disconnect my mast light wiring connection when I lowered the mast on my '94 Hunter 26.
motor mounts Tarik at 2:58am 05.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/910 I have just purchased a new inflatable and small outboard motor. I would like to attach the motor t
Happy Mother's day Brian D at 1:42am 05.13.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1100 To all our sailing moms on SBO. Have a wonderful day.
PSC 34 steering jmahan at 1:22am 05.13.07 Other Sailboats 0/1044 I own a PSC 34 and the aluminum cable control wheel wheel which is attached to the rudder shaft look
Proper Head configuring on an O'day 25 or similar Ran-Dee18470 at 1:11am 05.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1117 I have an O'day 25 from 1976. It had a thru the hull head disposal system. It was half way fitted
MANUAL 33 PATRICK at 1:11am 05.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1091 I JUST BOUGHT A 33, 1979, LOOKING FOR A MANUAL.
canvas cover carl1553 at 5:13am 05.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1310 Does anyone have a good place to order a canvas winter cover for my tartan 37?

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how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 10:12am 09.18.21 I received an Email from a Cape Cod, Ma lister on the sail trim forum this morning. He wanted to kno
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) sail sfbay at 10:05am 09.18.21 Glad it worked............its a dry lubricant that makes sails, hulls, rigging, deck hardware, and a
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? MikeHoncho at 10:03am 09.18.21 5th time sailing. Still can't sail but this made it way easier... had my Signet depth sounder ref
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? sail sfbay at 10:01am 09.18.21 .........If anyone knows of someone who 1) knows the area (Fortman Marina to basic area sailing in
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler sail sfbay at 9:17am 09.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! What do you plan to do to modify a sailboat to a trawler.........add a pilot
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 8:55am 09.18.21 Call Bob Walker, at this link, for possible solutions... Home Jim... PS: that link is NewRudders.co
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler walt at 8:36am 09.18.21 Retired.. go for it. You will have a lot of fun and probably end up gaining a fair amount of knowled
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running DougM at 8:24am 09.18.21 17 years and no issues. Simple enough design.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Stu Jackson at 8:01am 09.18.21 just because you can doesn't mean you should destroy a boat to make it into something that was not
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running BigEasy at 7:06am 09.18.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!! Nothing stupid about a seal that is simple,
ipad for navigation (1) TomY at 6:53am 09.18.21 So many threads about this....... so many..... This season I brought the iPad onboard before a th
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? shemandr at 6:49am 09.18.21 For years I pined for instruments. When I got them I found them to be not as great as I imagined.
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 6:45am 09.18.21 You probably do not need a windlass for a 30' boat. Nice to have, I suppose, but you can easily hau
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 6:36am 09.18.21
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? RoyS at 6:34am 09.18.21 You probably do not need a windlass for a 30' boat. Nice to have, I suppose, but you can easily haul
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 6:22am 09.18.21 Joe you are correct. This idea is but a small fractional interest to the bulk of members here. There
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler DeniseO30 at 6:21am 09.18.21 There are hundreds, thousands of trawlers out there begging to be saved just like sailboats needin
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler shemandr at 6:15am 09.18.21 Traveling at 5 knots can be very pleasant. When I see these boats with 4 outboards on the transom I
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? longjonsilver at 6:14am 09.18.21 i just joined this forum because of this thread and others like it. i learned about this forum from
mail sail rigging questions shemandr at 6:04am 09.18.21 If I understand your question, I would suggest rigging the main sail on the boom before raising it u

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