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Auto Bilge Switch NYSail at 1:09am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/869 Hello allI have a Rule 2000 bilge pump connected to a Rule 35 float switch. Problem is that the s
An opportunity to study the weather Ross at 12:45am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 5/903 With tropical storm Ernesto starting up the east coast we have the opportunity to observe the change
Seeking Headsail for P323 Mark Rinkel at 2:28am 08.29.06 Other Sailboats 3/746 I am looking for a used headsail that is in decent shape for my Pearson 323. The one I have got is
Single Handed or Not? (1) Steve at 4:14am 08.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1083 Has anyone made a coastal trip of 100-150nm by themselves? What were the conditions and lessons lea
Sailing Podcast Mike at 5:27am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1158 I came across this website that provides free podcasts geared towards sailors. This is not Jimmy Bu
first sailboat kentz69719 at 4:47am 08.29.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/979 Hi! We just bought our first sailboat...a Hunter 23. Anyone with suggestions or tips for a new sail
Steering Quadrant Access Panel Mike 16572 at 6:08am 08.29.06 Catalina 30 3/2537 I am replacing the cockpit floor access panel to my steering quadrant. Unattended cracks by the prev
Halyard John Radcliff at 6:34am 08.29.06 Day Sailers 4/1228 Any one have the diameter of the halyard for the main sail handy?
Waterspouts this morning Paul at 6:28am 08.29.06 Big Boats 0/749 This link has several neat photos of waterspouts this morning near Racine, Wis., on Lake Michigan.
OC 281 furling main krag at 8:25am 08.29.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/981 I don't have a clue how to set up the main. The mast is up with the main furled inside but I have no
Trailer modification Brian Scott at 8:36am 08.29.06 Trailer Sailors 8/1885 I'm in the market for a trailer sailor and have been reading about sailboat unfreindly launch ramps.
O'day 26 mast rake Dennis23509 at 8:38am 08.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1302 Anyone know the factory mast rake measurements?
Collision Regulations in Howe Sound be Damned yks Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1334 Is it just me, or have others noticed the increasing disregard of the Collision Regulations with reg*
Can you put bleach in aluminum water tanks? Rick at 8:54am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/8982 I've used a small dose of bleach before to freshen my water tank as Peggie the Headmistress as taugh
new gps 172 Mike16400 at 7:59am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1057 I just bought a new gps 172c and want to install it on the pedastal of my H25. Im not familar with
Need help ID this rudder (pics) Empire at 9:31am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1004 This rudder was found on a recent dive trip to a nearby lake. I have tried to find out what type of
What is this (1) Jerry Jones at 10:17am 08.29.06 Smaller Boats 2/932 What is this boat?
Anchor LED light rsn48 at 9:53am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1777 As many are aware, replacing an anchor or steaming light with an LED can prove problematic from an "
spreaders on my 25 Lew14495 at 9:53am 08.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1230 Where the spreaders fasten on the mast, they appear tobe strained and about to bend back. Should the
Motor Starter Wm. Metcalf at 10:22am 08.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/826 Is there a method for testing a starter on a Tohatsu Motor (8.9 Outboard ), that fails to respond to

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1980 O day 30 hull problems FastOlson at 6:44pm 07.01.21
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track jssailem at 6:23pm 07.01.21 No. I have a Cal 35 Cruiser. Been in many a Catalina and attended the Catalina showing at Annapolis
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track Closing Time at 6:12pm 07.01.21 Plates were used. Not sure about your boat. Could try removing a screw. It it comes out likely plat
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? sail sfbay at 5:57pm 07.01.21 .........hoping to find a Catalina 275.......... Welcome to the forum!! Might have to travel and s
Free Hood 810 for 43'-8" forestay sailingthewestwind at 5:55pm 07.01.21 Do you still have this? Grant
Faulty ST 60 Depth instrument or faulty transducer? nveater at 5:52pm 07.01.21 You can always check with RayMarine they have a fairly decent technical help program. I have used th
Faulty ST 60 Depth instrument or faulty transducer? dlochner at 5:51pm 07.01.21 Perhaps neither. What's the bottom like under your boat? If there is a lot of vegetation or a really
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... jssailem at 5:42pm 07.01.21 There is a WW2 site near Ft Lewis (now Joint Base Lewis McChord) where DuPont made dynamite and expl
P21 Running Rigging jssailem at 5:16pm 07.01.21 We can help. Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your boat. While we may not have sailed a P21, w
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? shemandr at 5:08pm 07.01.21 I've taken my share of trail #2's but it is not how I want to exist now. Motel 6 is about as rough
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track jssailem at 4:53pm 07.01.21 Plates were used. Not sure about your boat. Could try removing a screw. It it comes out likely plate
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track Closing Time at 4:45pm 07.01.21 If you can not see water coming from the sail track bolts inside then I would work on the stanchion
Changes to new design? rpludwig at 4:43pm 07.01.21 our '84 pulpits are 7/8" 86> are 1" from what I've seen...fwiw
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Sailavie1 at 4:40pm 07.01.21
1987 Cat 22 Sail Main Sail Maintenance: Boom Vang pclarksurf at 4:37pm 07.01.21 Had too many things to spend money on early and skipped the Vang-- just put it on this season and ve
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? john6206 at 4:26pm 07.01.21
Cushion modification rpludwig at 4:26pm 07.01.21 The Magma grill already came with the boat so all I would need is the butane burner. We've used t
P21 Running Rigging FDL S2 at 4:17pm 07.01.21 make a list of all the lines with photos of where they are attached and where they go for the forum
Added a second battery and solar panel. Nichole340 at 3:22pm 07.01.21 A picture is worth a thousand words....yours is clear and easy to follow the wire routing. I find i
1987 Cat 22 Sail Main Sail Maintenance: Boom Vang ShawnL at 3:20pm 07.01.21 I sailed for a season without a boom vang and didn't really miss it (though I come from sailing sail

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