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tiller pilot for the 27 Doug at 11:54pm 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/964 can anybody give me feedback on the simrad tp10 tiller pilot? I am interested to know if it works we
Solar Cell Charging Warren at 11:42pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1452 I plan to be on a mooring next season. As such, I'm thinking of buying a solar panel to keep my two
DIY Shrink Wrap Derek Rowell at 11:33pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1098 A friend and I are thinking of investing in the Dr. Shrink kit and shrink wrapping our Pearson 422's
boat identification Paul at 10:21pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/999 Hey everyone i just got a sailboat to fix up during the winter time except there was one slight prom
yard power polarity and ground Tom Chastain at 9:29pm 11.22.03 Big Boats 1/1280 Aquarian2 in on the hard and when I plugged the yard power into the boat the reverse polarity lite*
VHF Antenna George H260 at 9:20pm 11.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/910 Found a great deal on a Polaris VHF/wireless Ram mike and Shakespear 5212 Antenna. Thanks for the ti
How to remove H 340 ruddder bearings ? Alex at 8:52pm 11.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 Has anyone replaced the plastic rudder bearings on the Hunter 340? What is the most practical way to
All-Sail Boat Shows John D at 8:32pm 11.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1042 Is there a listing with dates and locations of all-sail boat shows this winter for the Mid West. I w
Green surface color wearing off......... David Guthridge at 2:25pm 11.22.03 Other Sailboats 0/767 My boat is a 1972 model and the hull is white and the deck, cabin , and cockpit is light green. The
Tiller specs for a 26D Jack Kuhlmann at 10:31am 11.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1073 As a new owner of an older Mac, I would appreciate some advice on what the original tiller looked li
Cat 28 Hurth transmission problem steve lowe at 9:23am 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1020 Iin the last 4 years I have relaced the Hurst HBw-50 Transmission,then pulled it and had it factory
336 dining table Art Schwab at 8:50am 11.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/981 I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter 336. The compression post has a line coming out of the top with
Remote Oil Filter o Jack Bollinger at 8:09am 11.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1105 Hello All,After looking in the Archives, (Stu, I honestly looked :)), I am wondering if anyone has*
Standing Rigging Question Gary Peaden at 6:26am 11.22.03 Ask An Oday Owner 8/953 Maybe it's my imagination, but it seems that when on a starboard tack, I can't sail as close hauled
Leaks, leaks, leaks! George Kornreich at 6:26am 11.22.03 Big Boats 7/842 There's leakage from somewhere on the deck of my H430 which runs down both sides of the cabin wall,
Rigging a preventer George Kornreich at 6:13am 11.22.03 Big Boats 19/3215 If anyone has experience rigging a preventer to the bow with controls led to the cockpit on a larger
White buildup on Prop John at 5:25am 11.22.03 Other Sailboats 0/1979 We are having a problem with the MARTEC prop that came with our new H356. We sail on Lake Ontario. F
go-fast small cruiser steven f. at 4:23am 11.22.03 Trailer Sailors 13/2123 I've looked into this before but I'll try it again. I'm looking for a small boat that can actally g
lock down bolt for mac 25 swing keel Dave N at 2:01am 11.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1323 when a storm washed me up on shore my keel which had the lock down bolt in place was push back up in
Gear For Sale Section Don Guillette at 1:24am 11.22.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1558 I've always known the sailboatowners.com site is pretty big but I didn't realize how big. Normally,

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Tombstone was Interesting Kings Gambit at 8:43pm 12.06.20 Been there cool town, remember seeing a vintage dentist tool kit purported to have been owned by Do
new to forum Terry Cox at 8:35pm 12.06.20 Hi Joe, welcome to SBO and all the fun we have. Noticed there is an H333 listed in Boater Info with
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? joker460 at 8:28pm 12.06.20 The wing sail was in development back in 2014 by Beneteau for general distribution but it seems it n
Tombstone was Interesting Kings Gambit at 8:23pm 12.06.20
Tombstone was Interesting jssailem at 8:19pm 12.06.20 We had fun in Tombstone as a grad adventure with my daughter. Walking down main street the locals c
Hunter 2004 386 LE Calibrate tank monitor? Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 12.06.20 We'll need the name and model of the readout instrument as found on its face or a photo of same. If
Identify this boat Benny17441 at 8:06pm 12.06.20 You want a serious advice, don't touch it even if they offer it for free. Once you take it the prob
Coolant Smoke or more? kloudie1 at 8:00pm 12.06.20 Another thing to check is the exhaust hose close to the elbow. Without water to cool the exhaust gas
Tombstone was Interesting Benny17441 at 8:00pm 12.06.20 Been there cool town, remember seeing a vintage dentist tool kit purported to have been owned by Doc
Tombstone was Interesting justsomeguy at 7:57pm 12.06.20 The morning we visited it was cold; the coldest day of the week Sorry about that. Land of extremes
Coolant Smoke or more? Benny17441 at 7:50pm 12.06.20 Change the engine oil: not related to your smoke but heat is the #1 enemy of oil viscosity. Have
it's a big sky WayneH at 7:36pm 12.06.20 You see cell phone video all the time. How come we don't see UFO videos any more? But then again,
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed (1) WayneH at 7:33pm 12.06.20 Did all of my lifelines in '16. Mis-measured the starboard gate splice so it sagged a bit. But on th
it's a big sky dlochner at 7:27pm 12.06.20 Didn't see it, heard it. The flight path was about 10 miles south of me. Made the house shake and wi
it's a big sky (1) Hunter216 at 7:02pm 12.06.20 Perhaps you might see one on the water ;)
it's a big sky Tom J at 6:40pm 12.06.20 Not recently. I've seen a couple of fireballs fall into the ocean here in Hawaii, but that's a fair
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 6:30pm 12.06.20 Ah, so you only replaced your gate. What you describe about your splices meeting almost in the middl
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 6:29pm 12.06.20 yes! this is some of the hardware I'm planning to use, after going down a rabbit hole of looking at
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 6:15pm 12.06.20 Yes - stitch it with waxed thread to make sure it doesn't slip. It's a good idea anyway, with some
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed jssailem at 6:15pm 12.06.20 I used pelican gate hook, did buried splices on each end, and lock stitched the buried splice. The b

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