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Pictures from Boatpix.com RREgge at 6:46am 10.21.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1358 Just got a notice from Boatpic.com that they took a picture of our boat while we were sailing near N
"To dodge or not to dodge?" That is the question. Bob at 6:42am 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 15/1263 We have a Hunter 285 and now that the season is almost over we've been thinking about having a dodge
Trent-Severen Waterway Stephen at 6:26am 10.21.02 Destinations 1/1531 Has any one gone across the T-S waterway? Timeframe for crossing listed on website was 5-7 days. Is
Need owners manual for Catalina 25 Chris G at 6:24am 10.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1640 I bought a 1986 Catalina 25. It was shipped from NY to NC and the rigging was completly stripped. th
Cleaning the fuel tank? Bruce at 5:55am 10.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/1560 Anyone clean their fuel tank out? After pumping the old fuel out of my H34 tank because of its age,
What happened to the House bill to legalize MSD1 andy at 5:34am 10.21.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1344 in no discharge zones? I e-mailed my rep but got no response.
Yanmar oil filters Neil Ferris at 5:32am 10.21.02 Other Sailboats 14/2174 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. Spares are difficult and expensive to get down
"Clear" weatherboard polishing Tony at 5:05am 10.21.02 Big Boats 1/1093 My weatherboards are no longer clear due to rubbing against each other when removed, stowed , etc.
Dodger Installation Kenneth Pfaff at 4:17am 10.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1019 With the cooler weather comming I have seen a lot of talk regarding Dodgers. Well I am in the proces
Looking for information about Elite Yachts 324 Skip at 3:39am 10.21.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1588 I am considering a purchase of an 1986 Elite 324, built by Kirie in France. Does anyone have any inf
Whisker Pole Ron at 3:36am 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1233 Has anyone installed a whisker pole on the C320? If so, can you share your experience (how to, prod
Water Got In! Bert Schmidt at 1:46am 10.21.02 Big Boats 5/946 I own a 1991 35.5 Legend. My boat was on its slip with other boats to its starboard side. Last week
Transom Locker Drainage John Bannister at 1:46am 10.21.02 Big Boats 13/1243 Anybody out there know if there is a drain to the bilges from the Transom Lockers. I have tried in v
Cabin windows C30 - 1981 Ron at 1:28am 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1037 Hi All,Like most C30s of this vintage, a couple of my windows leak. I would like to upgrade them a
Mainsheet Rigging for Mac 25 Richard Abineri at 1:25am 10.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1205 I just bought a 1986 Mac 25. I have not had it in the water yet. Can someone advise on the best ma
Hunter 33 Muffler Bob Hutchison at 12:38am 10.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1492 I need to replace the stainless steel muffler on my 1980 Hunter 33. I can't find a fiberglass repla
Transom strength? Tom at 12:38am 10.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1408 2000 - 2002 Macgregor 26XDoes anyone have experience using a motor larger that 50 hp? A 2-Strok
Compression post questions?? Fred G at 12:21am 10.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1197 I hear a lot of folks talking about checking the mast compression post. I don't know anyting about
Filling the fuel tank Tom Madura at 11:39pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1148 Having just gone through the annual ritual of filling the fuel tank prior to winter storage, I'm won
Seacocks & Thru-hulls Brent Headberg at 11:30pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 40/6930 This past weekend I was re-plumbing my head/holding tank system with a macerator pump and y-valve.

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Rat tail swimming odaydokay at 10:59am 08.30.20 Much obliged, Roy. Not sure how I missed those on their site. Will wait until end of season and ha
Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 10:56am 08.30.20 Runs sweet now and that's what really counts...............
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale rgranger at 10:46am 08.30.20 Over the years I have settled on checking right here first. It is usually within a few dollars of t
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale Lazy1 at 10:37am 08.30.20 Create accounts with the big vendors and they will email you when they have sales. Finding stuff tha
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? rgranger at 10:29am 08.30.20 Might be a little out of the box but what if you put 20 pounds of salt in the ballast tank to offset
Guidance jon hansen at 10:24am 08.30.20 oh yeah, i am a trained and certified US Sailing instructor. what i described is what we were taught
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale Stu Jackson at 10:19am 08.30.20 I understand you are trying to learn. But your question is like my son asking, "Dad, when's the bes
local knowledge point pleasant canal current flow jssailem at 10:18am 08.30.20 Congrats Dil. It is great when a plan comes together. Getting into inlets is often easiest when you
Attaching flexible solar panel to non skid Stu Jackson at 10:10am 08.30.20 Wouldnt expect that to happen on deck; however, insulation that helps to ventilate the bottom of th
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale BigEasy at 10:07am 08.30.20 Defender marine has a labor day sale thru September 8th.
Guidance Hunter216 at 9:54am 08.30.20 @Berkay As you now know SBO is a source of lots of opinion and knowledge.:) Great that you are kee
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale jssailem at 9:50am 08.30.20 Welcome Don...hope you enjoy the forum. I have found Binnacle.com to have good buys sometimes. Fish
Guidance jon hansen at 9:50am 08.30.20 i'm 6'5". allot of small sailboats are designed for little people. get a vessel designed to fit a p
Guidance Meriachee at 9:49am 08.30.20 If you get yourself a beat up 14-16 foot something, you may just find that you keep this boat a lot
Attaching flexible solar panel to non skid BigEasy at 9:42am 08.30.20 How do you plan on leaving enough space for air to get under the panel? I think that sailrite has
Guidance jon hansen at 9:37am 08.30.20 on day one of small boat sailing class. first we have the students (kids, teens, adults) do a short
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale sail sfbay at 9:36am 08.30.20 My 2 cent.... there is NO ONE marine supply stores and websites for the BEST sales (prices). Some h
Anybody know if there's a master "reset" for a Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm? BigEasy at 9:33am 08.30.20 Calibrating/syncing the autopilot compass and controller is essential to the system working properly
O' Day 20 outboard size twistedskipper at 9:27am 08.30.20 I don't think many of the boats typically discussed in this forum can exceed the old historical hull
Honey, where are the shrunken kids? SoSound at 9:22am 08.30.20 @Captain Larry-DH, that's a good idea. Might still not completely solve the problem of the length o

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