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Need advice on towing hard dingy (1) Gary at 10:08pm 06.09.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1471 Almost finished building my hard pram dingy. Never really thought much about the proper (and safe) t
Deck repair Blueberry Pie at 10:27pm 06.09.06 Other Sailboats 2/813 I am having trouble with my sail track. It has lifted in one spot and pulled the bolt thru the dec
New Sailor Needs Help Rick at 11:34pm 06.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1091 I am looking for some sort of "stop" to put into the mast to keep the main sail slides from droping
MacGregor Co. phone Lewis Slaughter at 11:03pm 06.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/871 I need the phone number of MacGregor in CA.
Battery Usage jaydog5000 at 1:41am 06.10.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1354 I am wondering what I am able to run off my 2 marine batteries. I ahve a 85 Catalina with its stock
leaky hatch Domenic at 1:29am 06.10.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1079 My front hatch is leaking. I've been advised by Bowmar to use ge ultra glaze sealant to reseal the h
Globe Impellers Warren Milberg at 1:25am 06.10.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1120 Anyone have any experience, pro or con, with Globe Impellers? They are advertised as being able to r
Diesel Tank Guage Sealant Kip C at 1:23am 06.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1091 Hello, I have recently removed my diesel tank and clean it out. Based on the stuff that was in side
Ensign bilge pumps Emfour at 1:04am 06.10.06 Other Sailboats 5/2532 Any ideas on options for Ensign Pearson moored in Salem MA regarding bilge pumps? We just bought thi
New York to Bermuda? chief14326 at 2:33am 06.10.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1705 Some friends of mine are leaving today, sailing from the South Shore of Long Island to Bermuda. I th
26 X Roller Boom Reefing KevS at 2:31am 06.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1098 Hi, has anybody fitted a 'roller boom reefing system'. I have one brand new (not fitted)and have no
Mast Butt Plate John S at 2:47am 06.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/882 I am rewiring a 25 Mast and I am getting ready to snake some wires for the anchor light and combinat
what's it called? Scott at 3:09am 06.10.06 Big Boats 4/1253 Does anyone know the name of the silver piece (aluminum I think) that is about 3" X 4" located on th
Pop top for Catalina 22 Buzzard's Bay at 5:26am 06.10.06 Smaller Boats 13/3950 I have just recently purchased a Catalina 22 with a pop top. I am having trouble figuring out where
Tank Level Help John at 7:25am 06.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/909 I have a 1984 31', 1. How can I tell the level of fuel in the tank? If I used a sounding stick what
towing our dinghy cmorin at 7:07am 06.10.06 Catalina 30 4/1448 We have an 89 C30, and an inflatable dinghy (9'4") that we have towed behind the boat last summer.
year built laurie at 8:52am 06.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/864 I have purchased a oday mariner 19fttrying to figure out the year--have been to several sites, but
swing keels, river sailing, gusts getting broached Denise, hunter 23 at 6:29am 06.10.06 Smaller Boats 5/1192 I finally have a "story" to tell pop Early last evening we out sailing in a nice breeze. (about 10*
Spin on impeller cover Eric on Selah at 11:16am 06.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1137 I'm thinking of buying a speedseal, but I have question for you all: If my Yanmar is aluminum and t
Single-Handed, This Time Full Main JerryA at 11:13am 06.10.06 Day Sailers 10/1470 Ok I tried single handed sailing with a full main today. I had 11-12 mph North wind. I admit that I

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Circumnavigation of Fidalgo Island kappykaplan at 7:42am 06.19.21 Good luck, @Terry Cox ! :beer:
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed (1) jssailem at 7:35am 06.19.21 Fred, sound like your on the right track. Fuel issues from debris on the bottom of your tank can cau
Traveler car replacement for Newport 17' dlochner at 7:34am 06.19.21 On a 45 year old boat finding exact replacement parts will be difficult at best. But you know that n
Replacing furling line on under deck furler Terry Cox at 7:09am 06.19.21 Thanks Terry. I'm going to try stitching the two together today, if that doesn't work splicing is
23.5 mast centering baby stays while raising mast? twistedskipper at 7:02am 06.19.21
Replacing furling line on under deck furler jssailem at 6:56am 06.19.21 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your new boat. Now you can go back to the ASA class and teach
Mast step for hunter voyager 17 jssailem at 6:50am 06.19.21 Perhaps a picture of what you have currently might help us help you. Welcome to the SBO forum.
Mast step for hunter voyager 17 jssailem at 6:49am 06.19.21 Jim. These smaller boats are often a simple design. Using a tabernacle for the base. As an example
Boat Explosion in Greenport MikeHoncho at 6:44am 06.19.21 My parents neighbor was launched from a Seasdoo that lit off from the poly tank cracking. It was rec
UPS must hate sailors Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:38am 06.19.21 Ouch! Defender's CEO occasionally visits SBO, perhaps he'll weigh in. His name is Stephan Lance
Lookout for Abandoned Piers Captain Larry-DH at 6:34am 06.19.21 Need to know to zoom in :thumbup: Rule #1 with vector charts. It's an unfortunate newbie mistake
West Marine Sold (again) RoyS at 6:34am 06.19.21 West Marine has some of the best Hawaiian shirts and coolers around.
New Windlass - V1 or V2 for 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (13000lbs) jssailem at 6:32am 06.19.21
Boat Explosion in Greenport shemandr at 6:28am 06.19.21 Here is a bit more detail regarding the explosion from a friend in the area: As the newspaper acco
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days RoyS at 6:25am 06.19.21 I leave my lazy bag open at night if cruising for several days. I am lazy. Keep in mind that you can
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (1) jssailem at 6:15am 06.19.21
Lookout for Abandoned Piers Sandy Stone at 6:15am 06.19.21 Another example of why I really, really hate vector charts. And NOAA is discontinuing raster charts!
UPS must hate sailors dmax at 6:09am 06.19.21 UPS damaged a new rudder I had Foss Foam build, it looked like it had been dropped from twenty feet
New Windlass - V1 or V2 for 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (13000lbs) skunther at 6:06am 06.19.21
Compound after wetsand, or straight to wax/polish? jssailem at 6:06am 06.19.21

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