Serving sailors online since 1997
 
 

Recent Topics

Don Krause at 10:03pm 03.05.04
4/1124
Recently moved to West Florida...Tarpon Springs area...challenge..My boat has a 5'4" draft so we are
FlyBri737 at 9:42pm 03.05.04
2/964
Phil. I have been trying to post a picture of my solar panel/ssb project. The picture uploads and th
Vernon at 9:18pm 03.05.04
9/1148
My 1996 Hunter 376 has the 3JH2E engine with a 2.83 transmission ratio. The original prop is a 2-bl
Bill at 5:33pm 03.05.04
1/1093
I have a Catalina 30 with mild steel keel bolts, these bolts are badly corroded and as the engine is
Gerry Griffin at 4:23pm 03.05.04
8/2734
I AM THINKING OF CHANGING TO A 430 LEGEND. CAN ANYBODY ADVISE ME ?. ALSO,WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETW
gnarvaez17515 at 3:17pm 03.05.04
7/1333
Can anyone guide me as to which marinas in the Tampa Bay area would accomodate a Hunter 410 with 5 f
abe at 12:53pm 03.05.04
21/2104
Has anyone used an emergency back up battery to start a 27hp diesel in case house batteries go dead?
Frank at 11:46am 03.05.04
2/979
Having checked in several times with the same name and email address an accumulation of subscription
Briann Smith at 11:22am 03.05.04
4/912
I am interested in replacing my propeller which is probably the original on my Hunter 31. It is 15/1
Jim at 9:56am 03.05.04
3/929
I own a 1987 37' Legend. Boat wt is approx. 18,000 lbs. I am in the market for a wheelpilot and I a
Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 03.05.04
2/844
Toahtsu which also builds the Nissan engines has pretty much done away with the two stroke engines e
FlyBri737 at 6:53am 03.05.04
0/792
Sorry if this is a repeat, but I can't seem to find my post anywhere... Here is a photo of my lates
FlyBri737 at 6:41am 03.05.04
0/736
Here is a photo of my latest two projects. I added a Icom-710 with a 23 whip antenna. Just beyond
Patrick Randall at 5:55am 03.05.04
4/897
Can anyone recommend a neat, unobtusive way of mounting the control head to one of the side tubes of
Norm Gelbwaks at 5:52am 03.05.04
2/1066
Can anyone direct me to the specifications for the lines on the 26X? I need to replace halyards and
Patrick Randall at 5:49am 03.05.04
5/1400
Can the ST4000 display XTE, course etc from the Garmin GPS without the use of a special NMEA interfa
Patrick Randall at 5:45am 03.05.04
0/1270
Has anyone fitted the "black box" to their Garmin 182 (or similar)? I'm thinking of doing so and wan
FlyBri737 at 5:20am 03.05.04
0/971
Here is a photo of my latest two projects. I added a Icom-710 with a 23 whip antenna. Just beyond
Chuck15790 at 4:23am 03.05.04
8/1849
While researching trailerable sailboats I came accross A method for using rope and a bungee to conne
Shane at 4:10am 03.05.04
6/1148
I am in the D.C. Area for a couple of months. I am wondering if there are any generous D.C. sailors

Recent Replies

Sending Unit Leaking
dhandzy at 2:38pm 11.24.20
I had the old arm float sending unit in my starboard tank. I was unsure of it's function so I insta
Funny Friday!!!
danm1 at 2:35pm 11.24.20
My favorite scene from "Cheers": Diane is sad hearing her family cat has died, and Carla is unsympat
Preventors do I need one
jssailem at 2:27pm 11.24.20
I use Dacron :plus: Nylon has too much stretch.
Preventors do I need one
capta at 2:24pm 11.24.20
We run our preventer, not to be confused with a vang, from the boom end to the forward chock on the
Funny Friday!!!
WayneH at 2:19pm 11.24.20
I always thought this was funny. "Dogs have masters. Cats have staff." Then I became the butler. :fa
Preventors do I need one
jssailem at 2:18pm 11.24.20
:plus: Thinwater.
Status of the Big Lagoon
WayneH at 2:13pm 11.24.20
Here's what my friends are saying. The west entrance is still open. The two new cuts to the west ar
Preventors do I need one   (1)
thinwater at 2:13pm 11.24.20
I find them most useful when running wing-and-wing. Often getting the genoa just right requires runn
Max-Prop Reconditioning
jssailem at 2:10pm 11.24.20
Have you contacted PYI about the issue. I would be interested in learning their observations. Wobble
Windlass on a Beneteau 343
jssailem at 2:04pm 11.24.20
Yes. I have the gypsy for chain and a drum on top for rode or other uses. Here is a pretty good in
Sending Unit Leaking
jssailem at 1:55pm 11.24.20
I had the old arm float sending unit in my starboard tank. I was unsure of it's function so I insta

BlowMeAway at 1:54pm 11.24.20
Poseidon Nice tune...hate when Poseidon takes your boat. This group must be a local phenom, really
Salt Water Foot Pump = Broken/Spun Impellers
jonelli at 1:51pm 11.24.20
I reported the incident to Oberdorfer, and they actually called me. The tech that I talked to agree
problems filling diesel tank
jssailem at 1:51pm 11.24.20
You got a great start Rich.Now you just need to track the vent line down and clear the line.
Preventors do I need one
kappykaplan at 1:43pm 11.24.20
How do you rig a preventor. I have a mid-boom shackle that I clip the preventer on, then it's run
Transom to hull crack
joker460 at 1:23pm 11.24.20
The transom is molded as part of the deck and is attached to the hull with Goop (as Ron20324 indicat
Funny Friday!!!
SFS at 1:21pm 11.24.20
:rolleyes: I am confused by those words. How can you love a beastie that will leap into your lap se
problems filling diesel tank   (1)
richk at 12:57pm 11.24.20
Well, I've made some progress on sorting out the original problem. It took having the boat on the h
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch
Akathy3 at 12:55pm 11.24.20
Yahoo! Bacon had two out of packaging ones of them. Thanks everyone for hanging in there w me

Copyright 1997-2025 SB Owners, LLC
All rights reserved.

is not endorsed by or affiliated with any sailboat manufacturer.