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Boat Insurance uploadjoe at 12:26am 09.13.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1150 I am buying my first boat, a 1984 Hunter 25.5, and I am a few days from dropping off the check to th
Catalina 47 versus Hunter 46 Vince at 12:24am 09.13.05 Big Boats 10/1157 I am shopping for a used later model and debating between 3 cabin Catalina or Hunter. Thoughts?
Line Holders Ken at 12:09am 09.13.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1425 Can someone help me to find the round line holders (w/ small piece of shock cord) that are mounted o
Auto helm StuartCasteel at 11:35pm 09.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1474 I have a Macgregor 26 D that I sail on Lake Superior and do long distance coastal cruising of 40 mil
air head Rodney Sheaffer at 6:44pm 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1190 I am still thinking of getting an air head toilet for my oday28 any pro or con on one.
Cruising Fun... Bob Bashaw at 4:18pm 09.12.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/769 Just returned from a beautiful trip to Santa Barbara and Catalina Islands...The weather was great. W
26 Differences Robert Martin at 3:05pm 09.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1005 I am interesting in purchasing a 26C,D or S and trying to figure out the differences. Can someone h
WANTED! ODAY 25 randyy at 3:00pm 09.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1122 Looking for a Oday 25 cb with trailer. The nicest one I can find and preferably loaded with equipmen
Mainsail roller furling - not in boom or mast Dan Anderson at 2:54pm 09.12.05 Big Boats 1/1426 This evening at sundown a cruiser came in with his main roller furled. Its not in the boom or in t
"Catalina smile" What is it? kinny@planet.eon.net at 12:54pm 09.12.05 Catalina 30 1/2176 I am researching used boats and I think the Catalina 30 MKII is ideal for my needs.A few years ago,
Old Kenyon Speedometer and Depthsounder...help flyhop at 12:46pm 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/4695 The sun has really burned up the LCDs on our Kenyon KS300D speedometer and DS300 depthsounder. I ca
Katrina, and What We Felt Herb Parsons at 12:18pm 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1114 First of all, I apologize for the multiple postings some of you will see, but I've gotten requests o
Engine tuning up Mojito at 12:06pm 09.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/945 Any recommendations of a place in Marin where I could have my Universal 5411 tuned up.Mechanics or
Flux gate compass-where to mount? Capt. M at 12:02pm 09.12.05 Bigger Boats 5/2091 Anyone with an Autohelm 4000?where is your fluxgate compass mounted? Especially interested in mount
Shaefer Genoa Roller FURLER on Oday 28...help pls flyhop at 11:34am 09.12.05 Bigger Boats 0/1311 I am about to close on the purchase of an Oday 28. Going over the boat with the owner, he proudly p
Mac 21 0r 26S size matters? greenminnow at 11:32am 09.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1261 Hello, I have been trying to decide betweem a Mac 21 or 26 to buy for trailer sailing to some of th
mystery electronic device Bill at 11:11am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/943 I spent the day yesterday tracing all of the wiring for my batteries and charging system. Pretty in
Looking for a C22 swing keel trailer in SE Ole RB at 11:06am 09.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/669 I've got a '77 C22 swing keel I'll be selling that's in a slip without a trailer.
Main Halyard sucked up in Mast--How to fix?? Excalibur14928 at 10:48am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2804 Hi, I'm a novice boat owner, I have a Catalina 22 (1984) that I purchased 3 years ago; my son was 9
Looking for a RL70C Bob Halter at 10:26am 09.12.05 Big Boats 1/1465 I am looking for a Raytheon RL70C raychart color radar/chartploter display #M92735.I have installed

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Bridge Clearance jssailem at 9:13am 05.14.21 Welcome Dave to the SBO Forum... @sail sfbay did a great job of clarifying the way your measure the
Marine surveyor Nyack Ny sail sfbay at 9:07am 05.14.21 Here a link to marine surveyors in New York state: Surveyors in New York, United States \| Society o
NO MAS-k DAY sail sfbay at 9:03am 05.14.21 Lets see how long it takes for state and local governments to adjust their mask requirements.
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 9:02am 05.14.21 Boudreaux and Clotile built a small house on the Bayou Teche. It was their dream house... it had a f
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:55am 05.14.21 Thibodaux got himself a new camp at Cypremort Point with his own boat-landing into the bayou. Boudr
Sanibel 18 Gaff Rigging Help capta at 8:38am 05.14.21 Show us what you've got and we may be able to tell you how to assemble it and what's missing, if any
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 8:19am 05.14.21 If you are vaccinated, it makes no difference what others do. Of those hospitalized because of Covi
Lateral Keel Deflection Calif. Ted at 8:09am 05.14.21 Anybody know if this amount of deflection is "typical" or excessive? Unable to find any "specs". An
Trailering 29.5 sail sfbay at 8:07am 05.14.21 Rick Webb.........brings up some really good tips on how to navigate round large cities. Suggest map
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:03am 05.14.21 let's hope that Boudreau's shooting isn't any straighter than his thinking. -Will
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 8:01am 05.14.21 Dlochner, I think you are absolutely right. I wasn't suggesting we don't relax the restrictions; we
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 8:00am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weeken
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 7:52am 05.14.21 So are you saying I have two water temps? One a push on and the other the screw type. Thank you
Lateral Keel Deflection AEarnshaw at 7:49am 05.14.21
Spinnaker Pole Length AwwShucks at 7:45am 05.14.21 Most PHRF rules state that the length of your spinnaker pole should be equal to the "J" dimension o
Anchorman Sprint 900 Windlass Disassembly and Fleming (1) duck21 at 7:45am 05.14.21 An update on my Anchorman Sprint 900 windlass repairs: 1. I was eventually able to remove the drum
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:44am 05.14.21 Warning, the following joke contains imagery of sex, violence and trauma. It may not be suitable for
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 7:41am 05.14.21 If you are vaccinated, it makes no difference what others do. Of those hospitalized because of Covid
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice (1) SoSound at 7:38am 05.14.21 The panels are still only attached using a couple of loops of small line and bungees which criss cro
Spinnaker Pole Length Ted at 7:38am 05.14.21 Most PHRF rules state that the length of your spinnaker pole should be equal to the "J" dimension of

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