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Can Ericson 27 sail to Hawaii IKE at 2:34am 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 21/7459 I am considering purchasing an Ericson 27 year is 1970's. my sailing will mostly be in the San Franc
H-27 Tom Grass at 2:28am 11.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/730 I saw a new H-27 located at St. Louis Sailing Center last Friday (day after Thanksgiving). It had j
PEARSON TRITON IKE at 2:28am 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/2040 I am considering purchasing a Pearson Triton 28foot (1970's) . I would appreciate any information fr
What compass should I buy for C250 Kurt at 2:20am 11.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1073 I recently purchased a C-250, and it is stock. I'd like to add a compass but am not sure what type
Frozen bolt JON at 12:33am 11.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1272 I was changing my exhaust manifold and a bolt broke off ,about a inch is left.I tryed to remove coul
Ericson 35-III Laura Bertran at 12:29am 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1761 I'm considering purchasing a 1985 Ericson 35-III. I'm looking for a good sailing boat for the Chesap
Running Rigging Derek Thain o at 11:50pm 11.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1091 I just purchased a Catalina 25 in overal decent condition. The running rigging however is in poor sh*
Sticky shifter Rich Woodward at 11:20pm 11.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1332 I have a fairly hard time shifting out of gear after the motor has been running for a while, which o
Hello, Ray Bowles Gary Wyngarden at 11:01pm 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 0/853 Hi Ray,Are you permanently back in Washington or are you just taking a break from your full time c
How far have you sailed your O'day 25 Jack2438 at 8:30pm 11.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1496 I am selling my c/b O'day 25 and listed it as an excellent choice for a bay boat. The question I rec
Peggie - Teflon Grease? Dave at 8:30pm 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1242 Peggie,You often recommend using teflon based grease to lubricate the pump on a manual flush head.
Shroud tension Mark at 2:37pm 11.28.04 Smaller Boats 9/1336 So have finally purchased the loos gauge and you would not beleive it but using the "KINGS" ( known
Have a Merc "LightWeight"? MABell at 2:08pm 11.28.04 Smaller Boats 5/936
Single handing with a Classic Main? jmcclain at 12:58pm 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1055 With furling foresails, self-tailing winches, single line reefing and good flaking systems (dutchma
Rudder Dimensions Carl at 12:03pm 11.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1177 Missing the rudder blade for my Mac 25. Does anyone have the measurement specs? Checked out replacem
Mast Full of Foam Terri at 11:52am 11.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/2250 We have the mast from our 1976 C-30 unstepped and have completed the painting. That part looks grea
420 Auto Pilot Rotary Drive Torque Tim Curtiss at 11:01am 11.28.04 Big Boats 6/1574 From previous threads, it seems the Raymarine 7001 with rotary drive is the auto pilot of choice for
pedistal guard Ned at 10:24am 11.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/996 I would like to install a pedistal guard on our 85 31 hunter. All orginal equipmentfrom manufactur
8.8 knots max speed. Believe it, or not! Tim Welsh at 10:24am 11.28.04 Big Boats 5/1143 Thirty to forty mile an hour winds on Lake Ouachita This past Saturday, Waves were as tall as five
How did you do on the Sailing Skills Quiz? ex-admin at 10:23am 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 29/2061 How did you do on the sailing skills quiz? Was it challenging? Did you learn something? Were there a

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Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? Whatfiero1 at 3:05pm 01.16.21 To get the bottom off just drum and line furl section you gonna have to slack Headstay and pull pin
Masts of adjacent boats connected Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 01.16.21 Hey, @Kermit sounds crazy but I'll bet you money if you talk to the owners, they will have an exact
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? Whatfiero1 at 2:57pm 01.16.21 1st remove sail loosen backstay and slack rig slightly uppers mostly. on the bow (pull boat bow in a
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:57pm 01.16.21 I finally received a phone call today from the poster. It is great I will. Be working with a vetera
RE PROP TOHATSU 20 EFI Benny17441 at 2:57pm 01.16.21 Only one right prop size for a boat/engine combo. The right prop size is the one you can find tha
Hunter 27-3 sliding hatch slider strips replace CharlieSea at 2:54pm 01.16.21 Yeah, break out the old one. Note: the original track may have had screws. Break out whatever then
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 2:42pm 01.16.21 d-marko, Sound easy, and sounds like what I was thinking and hoping for. https://drive.google.com/
Only in Florida Justin_NSA at 2:31pm 01.16.21 Is there a holding tank? I hope so. :plus:
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? d-marko at 2:30pm 01.16.21 I have a different hood model (810) so i'm not familiar with the specifics of the 707 but after a gl
Only in Florida Benny17441 at 2:27pm 01.16.21 If you put in a holding tank and then dump it, that is illegal but if you discharge it directly into
Learn about my O'Day 27 Tally Ho at 2:14pm 01.16.21 Welcome aboard, There are a couple of Oday forums here that are pretty active... https://forums.sa
Masts of adjacent boats connected DaveJ at 2:07pm 01.16.21 Hmm, haven't seen that, but when we raft as a group, we make sure our masts do not interfere with ea
Masts of adjacent boats connected Tally Ho at 2:01pm 01.16.21 :worthless: I assume you mean the boats are in the water. Greg
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing smokey73 at 2:01pm 01.16.21 Went out solo Thursday. 9 to 11 knots true wind from the west. Going about 8 to 9 kts SOG on a bro
Winter Storm Malcom Captain Larry-DH at 1:59pm 01.16.21 Was it last year or the year before that a newbie to SBO posted that he'd just acquired a Hunter 40
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing (1) Tally Ho at 1:56pm 01.16.21 A little snow for me this morning, not enough to drag out the snow blower... But about time for my
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing sailme88 at 1:48pm 01.16.21 Boat still damaged from Hurricane Harvey, and my shoulders stilll won't let me repair. Covid screwe
12 volt charging at marina DArcy at 1:29pm 01.16.21 Yes, that's why I was saying in my earlier posts if you aren't using the fridge, using only 20 A-Hr
Prada cup on TV Hunter216 at 1:22pm 01.16.21 My tv guide says "sailing" tonight (Sat) is on NBCSN from 9:00 - 11:00 PM, west coast time, right a
Prada cup on TV RussC at 1:08pm 01.16.21 My tv guide says "sailing" tonight (Sat) is on NBCSN from 9:00 - 11:00 PM, west coast time, right af

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