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plastic sail shackle source Sherry at 5:05am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 7/977 We had lovely 20 knot winds again this weekend. I'm beginning to think the PO must not have sailed
Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres, Mexico in a Hunter 34 ? nomar at 4:31am 10.17.05 Big Boats 6/2279 Hello there: I am really interested in joing a Regatta which is held in April of every year from Ta
Internal Halyards Rob19574 at 4:27am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1236 Hi All,I am planning on running my external halyards on my Catalina 30 internal of the mast. I do
LOOKING FOR PHOTO'S NEPTUNEE at 3:55am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1031 HI EVERY ONE...YES I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A GREAT CATALINA 22.I AM TRYING TO RESTORE HER AS B
New windlass for Hunter 37.5 Van23888 at 3:18am 10.17.05 Big Boats 11/1344 I recently installed a Simpson-Lawrence Sprint 1000 in my 1994 Hunter 37.5. The windlass was install
Winching into the trailer Jerry21707 at 3:09am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1020 I am having trouble getting my S26 winched all the way up into the V notch on the trailer. It seems
Shorten Mast on Catalina 50 for ICW Sam Morgan at 3:09am 10.17.05 Big Boats 3/2002 My mast is 65'high, plus the transducer, Windex and flexible VHF antenna, for a total of =/- 67'. I
Water Pump failure texastom at 2:43am 10.17.05 Big Boats 8/809 New problem for my 37.5. The fresh water pump stopped working this weekend. I'm pretty sure it is ge
Bow Crunched (w/picture) Rich L at 2:08am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/790 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Heading South Nice N Easy at 1:55am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 10/943 What a year. After Katrina, and loosing the house, I ended up in Connecitut to visit a lady friend.
Lowering Boom on Mast for moderate breezes (COE) Sav'h Steve at 1:33am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 8/1517 When I'm out sailing in 15 knots or so in the tidal rivers, I have had to feather the main to floggi
cleaning tip Justin_NSA at 1:32am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/804 I didn't see anything on the IdaSailor site; I was looking for a good way to clean the scum off of m
Looking for Catalina 18 feejer at 1:21am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/1013 Hello: I'm looking for a new or used Catalina 18. Does anyone know of any dealers here in
AC Units and setup Jack at 12:19am 10.17.05 Big Boats 4/826 I'm planning on installing a 16K AC unit on my 2000 340. What suggestions do you have as to models.
Bottom sanding now ?? Nichole at 12:14am 10.17.05 Big Boats 7/900 My boat is coming out next week for the winter layover. Any thoughts on getting a head start with t
Backing Plates Gerard A. Holker at 12:13am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1025 Are there backing plate kits available for a 1984 C27. I've thought about installing backing plates
Missing fiberglass fairing - trailing edge of keel Robert Kiraly at 12:12am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 3/1014 I just pulled my Pearson 10M out for winter storage and was shocked to find that the trailing fiberg
New owner needs mast Stan at 12:04am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 8/749 Hey fellow Pearson owners I have recently purchased a P30 in pretty bad shape. My main questions wer
New owner needs mast Stan at 12:04am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 0/692 Hey fellow Pearson owners I have recently purchased a P30 in pretty bad shape. My main questions wer
QUESTION for MAC-X owners about MOTORING ??? Louis Holub at 12:03am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1033 Would some MAC-X owners advise about motoring my 1999 Mac-X. I would like to MOTOR without a full BA

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Covid-19 Vaccination Terry Cox at 7:29pm 03.03.21 Some time ago, the erstwhile runners of SBO decided it was time to upgrade to a new computer system.
1976 Santana 21ft (1) mhancock3123 at 7:22pm 03.03.21 So I started the sanding and fairing the hull today. My arms hurt. Just do small chunks at a time.
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 03.03.21 On that note, I think we'll have to agree to disagree.
low water flow to jabsco electric head Terry Cox at 7:04pm 03.03.21 Once upon a time we had a critter crawl into the sea water inlet and die, thus plugging the inflow o
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 6:54pm 03.03.21 ...Now about sanity and making use of expiring vaccines, apparently that doesn't hold true in Texas
Expedition Evans youtube Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 03.03.21 Google wants you to buy an ad free YouTube subscription. I did the free 30 day trial of YouTube Pr
low water flow to jabsco electric head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:43pm 03.03.21 At least you answered a couple of my questions... You said you "can fill the bowl and it sends it
Expedition Evans youtube shemandr at 6:32pm 03.03.21 Everyone wants me to buy a subscription - and probably auto-renewing. I don't and won't do any of t
Expedition Evans youtube dlochner at 6:22pm 03.03.21 Google tracks everything, hitting the "Skip Ads" buttons will send a message more targeted than clos
Scupper drain question Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 5:56pm 03.03.21
B411 Shaft Pitting dLj at 5:55pm 03.03.21 No, I'm afraid you're now confusing the hardness of cold worked austenite with that of martensite
Scupper drain question Hunter 34 (1) Allan12210 at 5:53pm 03.03.21 ...what kind of debris clogs a boat on the water? How about one of these?
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 03.03.21 When you cold work austenitic stainless steels, especially the 316 and 304 varieties, you also get
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 5:52pm 03.03.21 Good theory, but if one got clogged the what ever clogged the flush drain would eventually clog the
Expedition Evans youtube shemandr at 5:41pm 03.03.21 Uhm. I don't have a lot of patience for the ads. Short ones I'll sit through, Some are 10, 15, 20
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 5:39pm 03.03.21 He installed the Balmar external regulator and I assume he programmed it based on his own thoughts
30" + of ice on the bay today, so,,,,,,,,, Leeward Rail at 5:34pm 03.03.21 The engineer was a young woman and new that engine inside and out. She'd worked in the engine barn
B411 Shaft Pitting dlochner at 5:32pm 03.03.21 Go to a scrap yard that has a hand held XRF and have them test it in front of you. And, not to be o
Scupper drain question Hunter 34 Mike Oldak at 5:29pm 03.03.21 And still the mystery continues Still think hunter engineers were figuring out to mess with useve
Modern Design Anchors valcour at 5:24pm 03.03.21 We carry a 33# rocna with 60' of 3/8 chain and 150' nylon on the bow roller and a 16# danforth with

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