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Outboard Tilt Release Issue (2) MikeMikeMike at 7:25am 03.25.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/2023 Take a look at this picture: mage is from before we bought it -- the boat is now clean) My concern
Toe rail replacement strategy geek_guy at 7:22am 03.25.21 Big Boats 1/737 Morning all, I would like to replace the toe rail on a Passage 42. I found new rail but they can o
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop Mikem at 10:29pm 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1202 My daughter has a 1984 Hunter 37c. What is involved to convert it to a sloop? If the baby stay is r
Hatchway slides - teflon UHMW tape miketcook at 6:09pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 0/827 Catalina 30 - 1989 Only a few pieces of the original teflon tape that the hatch slides on were left
H34 Keel Work (1) WasabiRush at 5:49pm 03.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1341 I'm looking at an H34 to purchase and the owner mentioned some special keel work that was done by a
Bow Water Ballast (1) sail sfbay at 5:28pm 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1427 Ever seen a sailboat like this? Came across this boat in Port San Luis, California in the middle of
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 3:30pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 12/2464 Howdy! Just bought a 1987 Catalina 30 and before i could even begin the fun projects I found a leak
masthead sheave O-28 wmacken at 12:25pm 03.24.21 Bigger Boats 2/861 Does anyone know how many sheaves are in the masthead of a O-28? Mine is setup with one forward haly
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 11:56am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 21/9287 Hello, family! This is my first post here. I am the owner of a 1982 Catalina 27....and have been r
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations drm1 at 9:26am 03.24.21 Big Boats 18/4338 Hi everyone, we have a 2005 Hunter 36 sailboat (bought last summer). We sail on the Great Lakes, pri
You Tube Channels Bolander at 9:17am 03.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 1/865 I imagine like a lot of you, I peruse YouTube for sailing videos. I stumbled upon 2 great channels l
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Grace Note at 9:08am 03.24.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1863 Probably won't work to shoot thru the bottom water tank as an air pocket will disrupt it. The PO m
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Hayden Watson at 8:54am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3175 I saw this today and wonder how many sailors on boats under 26' use a kill switch? kill switch requi
Teignmouth Electron Jimbeaux at 8:07am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 2/459 I know she was on Cayman Brac and time and souvenir hunters have not been kind to her. Does anybody
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (4) SV/Journey at 7:16am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 32/5383 We could really use some good advice! We have recently installed a new bronze rudder port on our Cal
Sail cover insignia (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:25pm 03.23.21 Catalina 22 10/1723 Anyone here have the sail cover insignias that CD sells? I'm making new canvas this season and want
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 7:04pm 03.23.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 38/4273 In the planning stages of a San Juan Island spring cruise the week of April 4. Long dry spell coming
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications John Marrone at 3:08pm 03.23.21 Smaller Boats 10/1869 There is a 2003 Hunter 260 w/ Trailer ( I am not a Trailer Sailor) available in our area for sale (
Bahamas Entry Forms Online ggrizzard at 10:40am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 0/353 The Association of the Bahamas has sent out a web page with forms, fee schedules and online payment
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 Udi at 10:20am 03.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1539 Hi ! I am stating a process of buying that boat. going to sail first, than survey in and out of the

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Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:05pm 03.28.25 I used to be a die-hard proponent of the figure-8. We practiced it all the time and were quite good
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 03.28.25 Raritan Marine Elegance fresh water flush versions. Great choice! You'd be amazed at the number of
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 03.28.25 And btw...there's nothing I can think of to prevent putting a seacock (easier to use than a plug) o
Emergency Manual MFD at 1:36pm 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuver
fresh water flush colemj at 1:35pm 03.28.25 Unless your toilets are designed to use fresh water or have been modified to use pressurized fresh
The Red Book Foswick at 1:25pm 03.28.25 Just to start somewhere, here is my first draft list of possible sections. Let's try to refine this
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:18pm 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:43pm 03.28.25 Like MFD said, too bad there isn't a good way to collaborate on something like this on SBO. Let's tr
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:36pm 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expla
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 12:34pm 03.28.25 The Professor started the class by telling them, "In Veterinary medicine it is necessary to have tw
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:30pm 03.28.25 Not what you have in mind - but instructions for guests on conserving water: Right, not for the "R
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:28pm 03.28.25
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 12:20pm 03.28.25 It's not that I "believe" in entropy or not. But, are you saying that boats are not constantly in a
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 12:07pm 03.28.25 That does a fine job of rinsing out the toilet DISCHARGE line, but it's the micro--and not so micro
fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 11:15am 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea
Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 11:11am 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expl
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual BigEasy at 9:46am 03.28.25 I'm only familiar with outboards. What is the reason for this? Supposedly, turning off a d
Emergency Manual JoeWhite at 9:30am 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuveri
7 Years no haul out dLj at 9:10am 03.28.25 I kind of feel like you've either missed the point or you just don't believe in entropy. Every phy

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