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Hey buddy, can you apre a line.......huh? Bly Berken, SailboatOwners.com at 10:20am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1033 For those of you who have been consulting Chapman's trying to figure out what "apre a line" means si
Hurricane Precautions Tom King at 9:21am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1173 Since the hurricane season is fast approaching, I have a question for the more experienced sailors.
Which Sail Cloth? o Paul Akers at 9:00am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5063 I am shopping for a new mainsail and have a question about sail cloth. I have an estimate from a lo*
Main Sheet Mark Jensen at 8:58am 08.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1028 Hunter28's and 30's, and possibly more models, have the main sheet controlled by the halyard winch,
Who said a Hunter 30 (1980) is not a Racing Boat? Stephen Ord at 8:42am 08.02.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1371 Our 1980 Hunter 30 just won 2nd place in Cruising Class B in the Mackinaw, MI to Little Current, Man
main salon birth comfort lightning 460 at 8:39am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1010 Has anyone figured out how to make the birth in the main salon comfortable for a good nights sleep?
salon birth comfort lightning 460 at 8:36am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/792 Has anyone figured out how to make the birth in the main cabin comfortable?The private cabins all
Stupid Question of the day 3rd child at 8:23am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/843 Ok, I know the hunter 22 is just a cruiser but my friend has a Cal 25 and we like to match race each
tightening stays dkav at 7:46am 08.02.04 Day Sailers 1/1172 I am a new daysailor owner and my stays are loose. How do I tighten them. I thought I could just tur
What type of keel Don3086 at 7:31am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1322 I need to get some opinions on the keel. I was told to look for a boat with a lead bolt-on keel. I s
Guess I should have started here... Tim McCarty at 7:11am 08.02.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1212 Peggy, I have a Jabsco head, and though I know how you feel about Jabsco's, mine has never really gi
Attn: Peggy Hall...some basic questions... Tim McCarty at 7:01am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/865 I have a Jabsco Head on my boat, and, though I know how you feel about Jabsco's, it really has not g
Universal diesel 5411 parts Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 6:56am 08.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1428 I haven't bought the boat yet, but the surveyor said I need a new manifold, since exhaust was leakin
Compass Check Paul8753 at 6:54am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1357 With the motor running I checked my compass against my Garnin 72 GPSCompass --Garmin GPS 0-
O'day 37 iron keel marty1920 at 6:28am 08.02.04 Bigger Boats 1/2115 I've had a problem with corrosion occurring at the junction of the cast iron keel and the hull. The
Port Gasket L. Matin at 6:19am 08.02.04 Big Boats 2/864 I need new gaskets for the opening ports on my 87 45 Legend. Any ideas where I can purchase them?
1974 Oday 22 Boom Vang mike alexander at 6:00am 08.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2376 I just bought a 1974 oday 22, took it sailing the first time and figured I need to get a boom vang,
Replacing Rub Strip Rick Ellis at 5:57am 08.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1115 I am replacing my rub strip on my O-day 25. (Just the section that is formed around the bow.) The re
"Charge" indicator Jim21895 at 5:52am 08.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/890 Sometimes the "charge" indicator light comes on while motoring - not always and typically while at i
Water coming up centerboard pendant tube? Kevin 13837 at 5:50am 08.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/916 While sailing in our home waters of Resurrection Bay this past weekend, I noticed (for the second ti

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 3:09pm 01.13.21 189074
My Penobscot Archipelago. Rick486 at 2:54pm 01.13.21 Great shot Tom. Reminds me of the last time we departed Stonington to the West. Once we cleared that
My Penobscot Archipelago. jon hansen at 2:52pm 01.13.21 yo Tom, as always, we love your pics and your sharing. my alden caravelle's pedigree is a new englan
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Joe23455 at 2:49pm 01.13.21 Sad to Hear. He was always very pleasant to work with when thinking out my rigging upgrades. And man
Conditioning new batteries. Benny17441 at 2:18pm 01.13.21 Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge than
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 2:12pm 01.13.21 Thank you for that insight. I did look closely around and under the bolt heads/washers; no cracks, n
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. RitSim at 2:07pm 01.13.21 If you decide to retorque - consider that most torque charts are for clean and lubricated threads.
Boat graphics shemandr at 1:59pm 01.13.21 I would check out local sign makers as post #5 from Dave. We've done that and were impressed with t
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:52pm 01.13.21 Hey, thanks for the welcome. There were no signs of trauma when I checked after the boat was lifted;
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 01.13.21 I used "Full Moon Signs and Graphics" to replace all of mine. On Central just East of Washington. D
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. Jake N Eggs at 1:41pm 01.13.21 Welcome to the SBO forum by the way. Hard to tell on the other end of the internet but if it were me
Boat graphics JRacer at 1:30pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:22pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. (1) Jake N Eggs at 1:18pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Boat graphics daviddp at 12:51pm 01.13.21 I am not sure if SBO has a vendor, check with them. I used this company, they make a second set whe
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
12 volt charging at marina Benny17441 at 12:21pm 01.13.21 That must be a power boat Marina. Dual purpose batteries are not the best option for a sailboat as
Boat graphics ebsail at 12:19pm 01.13.21 Also just had boat name and hailing port done by local shop here in Owings Mill MD. two copies .
Mast Sail Slide Channel rgranger at 12:06pm 01.13.21 Mast Gate Modification :wow3::clap::clap::clap: That is very cool.... and I liked the use of squo
Dyneema lifelines jssailem at 12:01pm 01.13.21 Dyneema works great for lifelines. It is strong, but does deteriorate quicker than bare stainless st

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