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Jib blocks chuck at 8:15am 09.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1014 Am fairly new at sailing. Have 23' oday and there are jibs blocks 1(1 per side) with a series of hol
Tek-Gel vs. Tef-Gel Jack Tyler at 6:54am 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2618 I thought sailors would appreciate hearing this story of Tef-Gel and the new imposter (Tek-Gel...did
426 Hull Number 3 John Richard at 6:47am 09.28.02 Big Boats 0/781 I just returned from the Long Beach, CA boat show. Hull number three was there in all its glory. I
426 John Richard at 6:45am 09.28.02 Big Boats 0/801 I just returned from the Long Beach, CA boat show. Hull number three was there in all its glory. I
426 John Richard at 6:39am 09.28.02 Big Boats 0/706 I just returned from the Long Beach, CA boat show. Hull number three was there in all its glory. I
Seaward Eagle Paul at 6:06am 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1186 Has anyone sailed a Seaward Eagle? There are 2 keels. A winged keel drawing 3' 6" and a retractable
Datamarine Depth have erratic readings Bob Early at 4:31am 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1973 I inherited a sailboat with a good set of Data marine instruments.Lately the Depth meter readout i
WEMA Gauges To Give Away Roy Mosteller at 4:03am 09.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/754 I am replacing the WEMA gauges on my 30T (1991) with a new Acugage system. I have removed the WEMA
Speedometer Problems jsilva at 1:23am 09.28.02 Big Boats 8/1680 I'm relatively new to sailing and just purchased a 1988 Hunter 35.5 which I cruised this summer in t
Would you rather have... Mark Preston at 1:15am 09.28.02 Ask All Sailors 3/891 All other things being equal, would you rather have:Cockpit center or aft? Why?Owner stateroom f
Surviving...boat design David Foster at 12:51am 09.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1898 Olivier's story excited a lot of comment, including several that a 27 foot boat is "too risky" for a
depth finder Steve at 12:51am 09.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/999 Where do I mount a depth finder {really a fish finder} thats both out of the way and easy to see on
Topping Lift MarcP at 12:18am 09.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 11/1224 Has anyone modified their topping lift to a halyard style. I spoke with the folks at Dutchman and th
Teak Companion way Hatches Charley Jensen at 5:05pm 09.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1157 Ihave been looking for the company that custom builds one piece companion way hatches with a split d
V17 Dwane at 4:35pm 09.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/918 I new to sailing and have a 72 V17 with the usual keel problem, going in to the shop this week end!
27 convertable big bear at 12:30pm 09.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/894 what does the convertable mean and or does it do?
Deck Sheaves Ed at 12:17pm 09.27.02 Smaller Boats 5/741 Has anyone out there had a problem with the deck sheaves for the main and jib halyards? Ther eis a
companionway cover larry at 10:03am 09.27.02 Smaller Boats 4/772 Just bought companionway cover for 260. I have to put snaps on it, but that"tool" they give you is p
Lazy Cradle Chuck at 9:47am 09.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1024 Am seriously considering a UK Lazy Cradle system for my H336. Doyle Sail pack is too expensive, and
Optimum location for fluxgate compass? Don McIlroy at 8:22am 09.27.02 Bigger Boats 2/993 With all the specifications that Raymarine gives for locating the fluxgate compass for an autopilot

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Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? Ron20324 at 10:49am 07.13.20 Three more marina restrictions at my marina in the SF Bay: 1. Electrical Power and Water: Electri
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? h2o_snow at 10:49am 07.13.20 Opening Pandora's box here. As @thinwater eloquently mentions - there are a lot of variables to co
tricolour Trip switch jviss at 10:48am 07.13.20 If it trips you have a resistance (HEAT) building up in the wire. Heat would lower the resistance,
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? marke14 at 10:48am 07.13.20 Hey KG and everyone - it's been a while since I've been here at SBO, and I'm sorry to hear that the
Wind Instruments Barnacle Bill at 10:47am 07.13.20 Mast head units are not interchangeable with other brands. Cory of SR Instruments was still fixing
Furling drum (3) sail sfbay at 10:45am 07.13.20 Welcome to the forum!! So you need part #3001 from the attached parts manual shown on page 8? One
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 10:40am 07.13.20 For a genoa from North, I recommend you consider either the 3Di or NorDac Radian. You will definit
Help with cooling system jibes138 at 10:37am 07.13.20 Put the HX back in. Pull the raw water hose off where it connects to the exhaust. Stick it in a bu
Slab reefing Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 07.13.20
tricolour Trip switch Johnb at 10:31am 07.13.20 It is also not impossible that the breaker has become faulty. That has happened to me with symptoms
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? sail sfbay at 10:27am 07.13.20 Three more marina restrictions at my marina in the SF Bay: 1. Electrical Power and Water: Electric
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga Hunter216 at 10:20am 07.13.20 Kids can likely still have fun with it. Anchor it in water deep enough to jump off it and they coul
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga sail sfbay at 10:09am 07.13.20 I assume it has a fin. Maybe use it as a paddle board?
Wind Instruments sail sfbay at 10:08am 07.13.20 Might find this Sail Magazine article helpful on sailing instruments: Sailing Instruments Might al
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga Fredwin at 10:04am 07.13.20 Thanks for your help and time. I have searched the internet but have not come up with much. I bought
Deck Layout - Template or Drawing (1) sail sfbay at 9:59am 07.13.20 Simplest and lowest cost is to get a hold of your local SeaDek suppler, Launch Marine Products in Ha
Wind Instruments Johnb at 9:56am 07.13.20 I remember reading advice from a dinghy racer that one should shave ones earlobes before a race to i
Slab reefing (1) wyctoronto at 9:56am 07.13.20 Pic of end result of hardened reef line.
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? dLj at 9:54am 07.13.20 Dave. I can decipher the cryogenic technology, but for us looking to find a quick technique to bett
ODay Mariner Interior shemandr at 9:34am 07.13.20 I don't recall that there was much of an interior. The one I sailed on had mostly stowage in there.

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