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Pictures of Circumnavigation of DelMarVa on site Jim Seamans at 10:04pm 11.25.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1520 I've been busy updating my web site and have placed the pictures from our circumnavigation. Nothing
Does your Beneteau have a website ? Paul Ouellette at 7:19pm 11.25.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1189 Group :How many of us have a website for their yacht ?With Beneteau in the habit of changing the
Mast and Rigging - Hunter 34 Rick A at 1:40pm 11.25.04 Big Boats 14/2293 Can any one give me a ball park cost to replace the mast, boom and rigging for an 84 Hunter 34? Lost
84 Cal 27 III Layout Bill Gerretsen at 12:56pm 11.25.04 Cal 3/643 I have recently purchased a Cal 27 III and believe that the interior layout has been modified. I wou
Canadian sailors buying american boats Roger1250 at 12:55pm 11.25.04 Ask All Sailors 35/2640 One of the boats I would be interested in seems to be much more popular and available on the used ma
Sailor's Wish List! jmcclain at 12:28pm 11.25.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1318 Ever wondered why sailors are one of the last groups to enjoy the benefits of the rapid advancements
H34 Owners Joe at 12:23pm 11.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/950 I've been shopping for a dodger, was ready to pull the trigger, and now I'm having doubts that it's
Companionway Doors John at 9:31am 11.25.04 Big Boats 8/983 I recently saw a new Deck Salon which had doors for the companionway which folded out. The doors we
2004 Never worked yet John at 9:26am 11.25.04 Big Boats 1/885 The diesel indicator on my new 2004 has never worked. The probe has been replaced and recalibrated.
H260 Trailer Extension George H260 at 6:41am 11.25.04 Smaller Boats 8/1071 H260 Trailer Extension The first few times I tried to extend the tongue on my H260 trailer it did
H216 ballasting results Bob Cowgill at 6:17am 11.25.04 Smaller Boats 9/1079 Carol and I got out today in the 216. First time out with the 400 lbs of sandbags next to the center
GELCAOT CRACKS-TOPSIDE-CAT 22 KEN at 4:47am 11.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1114 I just got a '72 catlina 22 to bring back to life....after extensive bleaching and pressure washing
Jib sheet cam cleat location Brian at 1:59am 11.25.04 Day Sailers 0/1337 When I am solo sailing my 170, I find the jib sheet cleats to be a long ways away and hard to work.
Where to find modifications examples/pix for mac22 Mac22 at 1:14am 11.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1037 Hey All!I'm ggetting a Mac22 (1978)in a couple of weeks. It has all oroginal rigging.I keep findin
boarding ladder Ed at 12:58am 11.25.04 Ask All Sailors 11/3097 I need a boarding ladder for my "winter boat" a 23 ft Coronado. To save space, I'm going to make a
Replacing Metal Straps on deisel fuel tank Garth Pearce at 12:57am 11.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/799 During the last four hurricanes, the wave action appears to have snapped one of the two metal straps
Wheel Steering for 240 DWall at 11:15pm 11.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/740 I have a 2000 Hunter 240 with standard tiller steering. Has anyone converted a 240 to wheel steerin
deck to bulkhead stiffening Existentialsailor at 10:31pm 11.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/887 Any suggestions or pointers on stiffening the deck to bulkhead connections on my Catalina Capri 25?
Bimini top kehaar at 10:09pm 11.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/907 I am interested in adding a dodger to our 1979 Hunter 30. I would like to know if there are any pre
1978 C30 Atomic 4 Engine controls/cables Steve22108 at 9:52pm 11.24.04 Catalina 30 1/2128 Does anyone know the type of cables (33/3300, 6400, etc...) used on a 1978 C30 Atomic 4 throttle/cl

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PLB recommendations stephen_i_w at 10:58am 02.13.21 Great discussion. I have had the OceanSignal flare for several years and their stuff is awesome. I
Adding shore power outlet Stu Jackson at 10:58am 02.13.21 Not a good idea, deactivate the stern one; the second one shouldn't be "live" when the other one is
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Stu Jackson at 10:54am 02.13.21 Hour meter indicates 29 hours over three days and about 15 gal. of diesel. Thx for the report, gla
BLACK WATER TANK TO DIESEL BIGUA at 10:53am 02.13.21 Thanks for your info sfbay, I just found a lot information here and other forums where explain clear
37C Spreader Tip Replacement Blitz at 10:31am 02.13.21 Nice work overall. I did the same project 10 years ago but my spreaders and tips weren't at corroded
PLB recommendations rpwillia at 10:30am 02.13.21 Great discussion. I have had the OceanSignal flare for several years and their stuff is awesome. I a
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 (1) jon hansen at 10:24am 02.13.21 I been lookin' for one of dem multi-sized cylinder engines for a long time. :beer::beer::beer: we
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Blitz at 10:23am 02.13.21 You can, and then refinish the refinish the entire plate. You can also just buy a new plate which E
G10 Material for Mast Step Blitz at 10:21am 02.13.21 I don't have much room to work with as well.
G10 Material for Mast Step (1) Blitz at 10:19am 02.13.21 190320
Adding shore power outlet Justin_NSA at 10:15am 02.13.21 Access will be your biggest challenge. You shouldn't need to have to deactivate your stern outlet. T
Covid-19 Vaccination Ward H at 10:09am 02.13.21 We have a culture here on SBO that promotes civil discussion of sometimes controversial topics and
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Randy at 10:05am 02.13.21 To everyone who responded, thank you! The adventure went better than I could have hoped for. Hour me
Keel spacer replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 02.13.21 fixing the wood in the keel buss Sorry, I just couldn't control my curiosity here. Just WHAT is
PLB recommendations jssailem at 9:43am 02.13.21 It only works well if you have floating line, and you have practiced the maneuver a couple of times
Sailboay surveyors near Annapolis Paul Mermelstein at 9:40am 02.13.21 Second the recommendation for Bill Weyant (410-322-6701). Heard him make a presentation very recentl
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat jssailem at 9:32am 02.13.21 I've always assumed hull speed doesn't care whether it's the boat or the water that's moving. This
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short SycloneDriver at 9:24am 02.13.21 Thermal camera. You may have to do the light bulb trick to allow it to build a little heat.
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 9:22am 02.13.21 Long Live SBO. :beer::beer: :plus:
Pulls to port under power CDRSkip at 9:15am 02.13.21 Sailme88 & RoyS; thank you for your input, but I think I may have not explained my issue well enough

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