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Reducing electric hot water power demand Terry Arnold at 8:20pm 02.24.05 Ask All Sailors 12/5250 My 79 H33 has a raw water cooled Yanmar 2gm. Several years ago I took out the old 5 gallon 110v hot
Use of a generator head? Paul F at 3:23pm 02.24.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1942 I am looking into adding a small portable generator. Has anyone added a generator head powered by
Roller Furling Overwrap Phenomenon Steve G at 1:04pm 02.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1791 On a downwind run I avoid "sailing by the lee" to lessen the chances of gybing. Doing this, there's
Webasto's Blueheat Kit Systems Barrie McDonald at 11:25am 02.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/807 Has anyone installed a Webasto Diesel Blueheat kit into their sailboat? I want to install a heating
reefing an Oday 23 kevin at 11:15am 02.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1122 I seem to have trouble getting the reefing tack reefing cringle down to the boom on my Oday 23. The
Mast Base Block needed for 29.5 Grant Ziebell at 11:06am 02.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/814 I am looking for an additional turning block like those at the base of the mast on a 29.5. Does any
Teak Trim Lee at 10:59am 02.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1433 Am looking for teak or plastic trim for a H31. The trim pieces are located on topside. They are two
Garhauer E-Z Glide sailordel at 10:31am 02.24.05 Big Boats 1/1027 Anyone have experience with the Garhauer E-Z Glide adjustable genoa car system on a Legend 37?
Air Head sailordel at 10:29am 02.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/944 Anyone had experience with the Air Head? See the link below for information?
mainsail position with spinnaker kevin at 10:01am 02.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 17/3284 What is the correct trim of the mainsail when flying a spinnaker with the wind dead astern? Some of
Traveler control line connection Kevin B at 9:56am 02.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1799 I'll be installing a new traveler (a Garhauer MT-1) on my boat this spring (if winter ever ends) and
Fuel required 130 Miles Slippery Smith at 8:08am 02.24.05 Smaller Boats 7/920 Fuel required to go up river 130 Miles against 1 kt current in a 2001 260 ? (nissan 9.8 HP)
Lewmar Forward Hatch on H22 Bud22569 at 8:00am 02.24.05 Smaller Boats 6/1041 I needed to replace the forward hatch on my H22. I looked around and found that the Lewmar Ocean Ha
Selling Hunter 30? Dave at 7:08am 02.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/929 We are interested in listing our Hunter for sale due to new baby but are unsure on how to go about t
Which 22's had kick-up rudders? Chris I. at 6:41am 02.24.05 Smaller Boats 6/2060 Hi,I just bought a pretty nice 1987 Catalina 22. I was in the right place at the right time.Que
LectraSan - finally got the pictures up Jim Seamans at 6:14am 02.24.05 Big Boats 12/1124 Finally got the pictures of my installation of the LectraSan up on the web site. Only took a year an
Twist - part 2 Don Guillette at 5:36am 02.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1152 Fine tuning twist is the most important sail trim adjustment you can make. Please pay attention to
Hull strenght Ron10127 at 5:22am 02.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/932 We,ve been checking out used boats, hoping to move up in size. So we have found a 302 that,s sitting
Prestone radiator cleaner or super flush p323ms at 4:31am 02.24.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2811 My volvo MD11C is overheating and the raw water side seems OK. I am thinking about using Prestone Su
C-22: Swing Keel vs. Fixed? Tim McDonough at 4:02am 02.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/2017 Hello! I'm beginning some research into the Catalina 22 -- I used to own a Tanzer 22 and am thinking

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Nifty tool Hunter216 at 5:56am 12.30.20 this nifty tool Is that a BRAND name ? ;) Looks like it might be useful in prying open your walle
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) dlochner at 5:54am 12.30.20 Sounds corny, but after 60 years, all I want is true love, and I have that. What I want is less "st
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) dlochner at 5:43am 12.30.20 electric winch handle looks very expensive. let us know how you like it. I'll try to remember t
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) thinwater at 5:38am 12.30.20 Sounds corny, but after 60 years, all I want is true love, and I have that. What I want is less "stu
Nifty tool jssailem at 5:30am 12.30.20 Yes that tool is nifty. Now do you remember what chore it is used for and how to use it. Finding a
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 Knot Happy at 5:07am 12.30.20 Thanks so much for the article! All the best
Dogs as crew shemandr at 5:04am 12.30.20 Dogs are great crew! They don't complain. They have 4 legs and good balance. Basically cheerful a
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) cymeyer at 4:29am 12.30.20 My wife was very happy with her new Mantus Dinghy anchor and her electric winch handle. electric
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 12.30.20 Nice progress on the hull. Why not use thin strips glued up into a laminate with epoxy with a plywo
Hunter 38 Improvements seadaddler at 3:38am 12.30.20 I added Flex o Fold folder because first dealer put wrong prop when new and could not get over 6 kn
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 12.30.20 I think white oak bends better. Also, did you bend in a compression frame? I didn't see one in your
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 3:23am 12.30.20 I have a feeling these things are installed by hand with little precision so all the bolts must lin
Seahood removal Legend 35 seadaddler at 3:21am 12.30.20 I would try to replace with some thing like starboard. Nick
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain Larry-DH at 3:16am 12.30.20 Nice progress on the hull. Why not use thin strips glued up into a laminate with epoxy with a plywoo
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) peterwynndavies at 1:14am 12.30.20 Em-track b923 ais transponder with incorporated splitter... Nice piece of kit. Thanks Santa.
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? peterwynndavies at 1:08am 12.30.20 So I have been through a similar process but ultimately my main influence was the ability to update
Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 10:48pm 12.29.20 Thanks jssailem! Appreciate the warm welcome, and thoughts. Nice forum.
Christmas Cruise - 2020 Terry Cox at 9:49pm 12.29.20 Nice pics. Thank you for posting.
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Project_Mayhem at 8:10pm 12.29.20 handles went back on easily after figuring out their correct positions. I had to drill out the plug
Yamaha 30 jssailem at 8:03pm 12.29.20 Welcome aboard the SBO. Boats search is a challenge when searching for a brand. An alternative is t

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