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Alloy or chrome self tailing winches Pete Albright at 1:04pm 09.16.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1210 On new self tailing winches, Harken or Lewmar, is there a significant downside to aluminum alloy ver
Halyard winch size question Pete Albright at 1:01pm 09.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/806 I am looking for advice on sizing halyard winches.Please use the link below to my post on the Cher
Halyard winch size question Pete Albright at 12:58pm 09.16.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1473 I am bringing all the mast lines back to the cockpit. I am going to install Garhauer rope clutches a
Two engines on one fuel/water separator? Henry Rozanski at 12:44pm 09.16.02 Big Boats 9/1297 My P42 has 2 Yanmar engines, one 4JH2-TE 70hp main engine and one 3GMF to run the 9KW generator. Eac
waveheight DJ Answine at 12:12pm 09.16.02 Smaller Boats 5/2090 My C22 sailing experience has been limited to small inland lake sailing where the highest winds migh
Battery hookup on Johnson 6hp engine Ed at 12:11pm 09.16.02 Smaller Boats 4/968 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 with a Johnson 6hp engine. There is a 2 wire lead to the engine area that
Water, Water, Water Chris Achtschin at 11:59am 09.16.02 Smaller Boats 3/885 Thanks All for your help!!!!!!!!!!Well, last night we got 1 1/2 " of rain (wow we DID really need
Wheel steering on 22-foot Capt NJ Marinaro at 11:52am 09.16.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 I usually have a lot of kids on my boat and would like to free up some cockpit space by adding wheel
Dinghy Davits for C30 T.J. at 11:37am 09.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/2418 I am interested in getting dighy davits for my C30. The dink is a Watertender 9.3 -- rigid hull. I
Owner's Manual Gerry at 11:21am 09.16.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1977 I have a MacGregor Venture 17. Anyone know where I can get more information on this model? Maybe th
Checking the transmission Bill Hatter at 11:20am 09.16.02 Big Boats 1/1214 I recently decided to check the my transmission fluid on my Catalina 34. The transmission was serv
C30 prop Al at 10:37am 09.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1099 Where (who) can I get to spec a new prop for my Catalina 30 (1988) that is equiped with the M 25 die
30' centerboard lesson Chris at 10:26am 09.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/856 FYI - I replaced the cable on my centerboard at the beginning of the season and did fine until we di
Manual vs. Electric head? Chris at 10:12am 09.16.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1444 I have a 30' O'Day with plumbing problems. After trying to figure out what is the problem without s
426 - comments? Ahbee at 10:10am 09.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1043 About to close deal on hull # 1 426 - anyone else see it at the newport show? Any thoughts on the b
Another water question? Mark Covington at 9:47am 09.16.02 Smaller Boats 2/827 I was reading in the manual for my 87 C22 when I ran across an illustration of the fresh water syste
Mariner 2 + 2 mainsheet rigging Tim Daley at 9:37am 09.16.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1674 Does anyone have a photo that they can email me that shows the correct rigging for the mainsheet on
Excessive weather helm Ray Lewis at 9:37am 09.16.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1350 I have installed CDI furler on my 1978 Catalina 27 using the existing forestay. The furler works gr
coast gaurd requires what? lee at 7:54am 09.16.02 Smaller Boats 1/986 i have had a 1971 cat. sailboat at dock here for 6 months and have sailed the bay several times.i
Hard tacking Jerry at 7:32am 09.16.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1393 I have a 1993 26' Classic with wheel steering and a 150% genoa. I'm not very experienced.Recently

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Sailing and restoring #9874 (9) AaronD at 10:00am 07.11.20 Case for Tension Gauge and Windex (after a lengthy detour) I know you all have much better shop hab
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Rich Stidger at 9:54am 07.11.20 <snip> Now the only symptom seems to be when you let it idle for a minute then give it WOT, it dies
Introduction and first question rgranger at 9:52am 07.11.20 Maybe because there isn't much snow in Charleston or Alabama? And you took up sailing instead? I m
NPS threads question jviss at 9:47am 07.11.20 From Groco's document on this topic: https://www.groco.net/media/file/file/i/b/ibv-fbv-tech-blltn.p
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? (2) sail sfbay at 9:38am 07.11.20
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights jviss at 9:37am 07.11.20 As for changing the steaming light, where's the plus in that as your engine is running and theoreti
Introduction and first question Kings Gambit at 9:17am 07.11.20 ...or your smart phone's flashlight app will suffice. I must disagree. Attempting to use an expen
Introduction and first question BigEasy at 9:16am 07.11.20 Last but not least, some items taken from my list when I used to charter several years ago. Chap st
Engine repair online course BigEasy at 9:06am 07.11.20 US Power Squadrons have an engine maintenance course that is available for a nominal cost. You may
Introduction and first question jssailem at 9:02am 07.11.20 Welcome Salty. As you can see our groups is full of helpful hints. We all hope your first experienc
Introduction and first question BigEasy at 8:52am 07.11.20 Hi Salty Cracker, Welcome to SBO, and congratulations on your plans! As for personal gear useful on
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights capta at 8:43am 07.11.20 Interesting. My boat has Hella 2984-series lights. I consider these "commercial quality." If not
How does a roller furler work? jssailem at 8:42am 07.11.20 John G, Congrats on your new to you boat.
How does a roller furler work? jssailem at 8:42am 07.11.20 Tedd As Claude has shared, there are different types of furler designs. You will need to explore the
Introduction and first question Kings Gambit at 8:37am 07.11.20 Hi Salty Cracker, Welcome to SBO, and congratulations on your plans! As for personal gear useful on
How cool? Jackdaw at 8:30am 07.11.20 Make/model #? Racegeek D10 https://racegeek.ie/d10
NPS threads question (2) jssailem at 8:23am 07.11.20 @jviss, you make a good point. In NPS plumbing around my house and rentals, I have opted to use a pr
Is a Cape Dory Typhoon a good first sailboat for 2 families? (1) jon hansen at 8:06am 07.11.20 i had the same consideration as your friends when buying a vessel for my kids to sail without me. i
Introduction and first question dlochner at 8:03am 07.11.20 Oh SNAP! I made that mistake. It ended in tears... it was on our honeymoon. Somehow we are sti
NPS threads question jviss at 8:02am 07.11.20 Interesting, I found the Groco instruction sheet from which @pbknowles excerpted the figure, and it

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