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interesting history of the Americas Cup and it's trophy RussC at 10:04am 02.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/349 https://fb.watch/3zS24b-5Zq
Video of cargo ship launchings... rgranger at 9:46am 02.10.21 Sails Call Lounge 9/666 w4TdvOYuefg
Bowsprit Advice Please Jskosmo at 9:20pm 02.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2315 New-to-me Beneteau 361 - am going to install the pole-type bowsprit for an Asymetric Spinnaker with
Managing the Mal de Mer? Kings Gambit at 8:25pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 38/2799
Basic Fuse rating question Ilanortho at 6:14pm 02.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/431 Hi; I often find fuses rated for a different voltage than 12 volts (ie 24volts or 32 volts.) Does th
New Hunter 19-2 update (2) Panotaker at 5:16pm 02.09.21 Smaller Boats 48/6167 A couple of weeks ago I bought this old Hunter 19-2. I never even heard of Hunter. Then in my search
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) SV_IdleHour at 4:16pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 41/4754 Hey all! Something with enough power, but not too heavy. Any recommendations? Thanks!
3GM30F runs rough when starting karellen at 3:29pm 02.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1090 My Yanmar is running very rough for about 5 seconds after starting then smooths out: T426adFRJQw It
Inflatable boat trailers? azambella at 1:36pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/676 We are looking for a trailer for our inflatable dinghy. needs to be saltwater launch worthy. Lookin
Wheel removal. NasKeeper at 12:08pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/439 Hi , I have been trying to get information on the removal of the wheel on our Beneteau 343. It has a
Advice on Getting a Boat lvjkuhn at 10:14am 02.09.21 Trailer Sailors 11/1444 Owned a Rhodes22 on the Chesapeake. Moved inland and had to sell her. Found a small lake within dr
Wandering wires Jeffinjax at 10:00am 02.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/607 I have a 2004 Beneteau 423 (third owner +) and recently was tidying up some wiring in the aft cabin
Photo Contest voting error yesterday Phil Herring at 9:49am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/387 Some of you may have been blocked from voting yesterday, getting an error message that said you alre
Cooler/Fridge Cover Replacement for 29.5 kjdoyle1 at 9:30am 02.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/455 Is there anywhere to get a cover for the cooler? I don't see one on the Hunter Parts site. Ours is m
1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates? (2) Aeolos at 8:56am 02.09.21 Catalina 22 17/2231 Hi everyone, I am getting Aeolos ready for the season, I think it's time to redo the mid cabin bulkh
Shakleton Expedition (4) william24424 at 8:39am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 14/786 And so we set off across a frozen sea...(at least a mile and a half across a cold Cape Cod bay to Wa
Stut Kaput on O'day 31, Looking for Replacement (1) Mild53 at 8:24am 02.09.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/607 HI all. The propeller strut on my O'day 31 loosened six years ago and after an extensive repair,
Cold war (1) TomY at 7:57am 02.09.21 Sails Call Lounge 10/664 190173
Beneteau 323 screens Babette04 at 7:41am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/695 After 6 years of owning my 2004 323 I have not found a system for installing the screens in the wind
From the Skuttlebutt site... rgranger at 7:34am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/417 Heart Warming Video 1699204803573739

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Project_Mayhem at 10:07am 05.20.24
Mooring ball pennant question (1) rgranger at 9:44am 05.20.24 Close, but no cigar. It should be floaty thing to boat rode, since it is sort of anchor and anchors
Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 9:41am 05.20.24 That would be a buoy-to-boat LINE. ;) Close, but no cigar. It should be floaty thing to boat rode
Mooring ball pennant question rgranger at 9:38am 05.20.24 . I had considered using "buoy-to-boat rope", but decided against it. :D That would be a buoy-to-b
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Kings Gambit at 8:59am 05.20.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to mov
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Kings Gambit at 8:48am 05.20.24
Mooring ball pennant question shemandr at 8:47am 05.20.24 There are many different systems. Another take: In the New Suffolk area of Long Island the practic
Mosquitoes and Other bugs jssailem at 8:37am 05.20.24 So you are saying, Claude, that you can live in a bug-filled environment if you kill the bugs before
Mooring ball pennant question jssailem at 8:32am 05.20.24 To some folks... Words Matter. It does help to clarify what is being said. How to manage your boat
Merit 22 owners RussC at 8:17am 05.20.24 I'll never forget the owners manual I once saw, translated from Japanese, that literally said: "tig
Fresh water pump Allan12210 at 8:01am 05.20.24 Has anyone found an alternative fresh water pump to the Shurflo Aqua-King II 3 gpm pump for their C
Mooring ball pennant question carlc376 at 7:49am 05.20.24 Thank you for the advice. The pickup bouy is a great idea. On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:39am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 7:37am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 7:34am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Dufour 500 GL jssailem at 7:34am 05.20.24 I am giving serious thought to acquiring a Dufour 500 GL. I would value any insights or experience
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:34am 05.20.24 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:29am 05.20.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. I don'
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:23am 05.20.24 What @dlochner said! I highly recommend getting the pick-up buoy. I used to keep a previous boat o
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 05.20.24 The Hunter 260 came with a mast raising system as part of the original equipment that even a 11 year

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