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Fiberglas Thickness - 1987 - Hull and Deck Repair PatrickA7 at 7:11pm 01.10.20 Tartan 5/2636 Hi all. Does anyone know what the thickness of the FG is on the deck? I'm about to do some deck/core
Head plumbing (3) fred1diver at 9:41am 01.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2727
Deka battery uses water fast Skipper at 7:15pm 01.09.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2109 Basic 1/2/both setup with 2x Group 27 batts. Rotate the switching every few weeks. The Intersate (Co
Rudder tilts/stores out of water? (1) gtg at 3:40pm 01.09.20 Smaller Boats 1/1027 It seems the rudder would pivot to 90 degrees and come out of the water completely while in the stor
New Mac 25 owner (5) Maz413 at 3:25pm 01.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2302 Thank for the add. This is my second Macgregor 25. My first one I had to sell because I was moving.
Water Evidence inside at anchor locker Digger54 at 2:36pm 01.09.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/864 I just noticed last month that my 36 Hunter has water in the V berth on the wood covering the anchor
Hunter 37 Legend 1986 stanchions installation Marek Jadczyk at 1:01pm 01.09.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1166 Hi All, I am considering to add a stanchions to create side gate for boarding of the dock. Has anyo
Is this how it begins? john6206 at 9:32am 01.09.20 Smaller Boats 5/1104 Forget three foot itis, I think I may be contracting ten foot itis! i Love trailer boats because I
V-berth hatch replacement sailme88 at 9:19am 01.09.20 Big Boats 3/1595 Contemplating the replacement of the solid glass v-berth hatch on our 1986 C-34. Have any of you c
On the Mainsail (1) stanirish at 8:17am 01.09.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1850 Hey, what do the insignia's mean on this mainsail of mine? Thanks.
Seeking feedback or validation on DC design (1) wsconner at 3:49am 01.09.20 Musings With Maine Sail 16/2325 New to this forum with a new to me boat since Nov. My old C'C had much simpler systems, so I'm just
Hunter 40 Legend auto-pilot Nosmo King at 6:44pm 01.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1757 Looking for advice on auto-pilot for boat being purchased. The EV-100 does not seem to meet the nee
Blue liquid instead of seawater came out of my cooling system ... AlanRothenbush at 4:26pm 01.08.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1624 One of my fall winterization tasks is to empty the seawater from the Yanmar's heat exchanger. I ru
Funny Christmas gift.. (1) rgranger at 3:38pm 01.08.20 Sails Call Lounge 12/1375 My wife gave me this for Christmas. Warning, only persons of a certain age will find his hilarious.
Stepping mast Jimmy at 10:40am 01.08.20 Smaller Boats 6/1926 What is the most wind you will step the mast in?
Sunshine and blisters (2) Stratus3 at 8:46am 01.08.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1217 Hi all newest of the new. Blisters on the out side of the cabin, we turned the boat around yesterday
Changing TV and Electronics-- Using Tablet for TV and Navigation? pjb13 at 8:16am 01.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2301 We just bought a 2001 Hunter 420 and brought it from LA to SF. The chart plotter and TV system are o
Wanting to check out a 450 Passage... Marlo at 3:45am 01.08.20 Big Boats 6/823 I have been looking into Hunters for years now, and have settled on wanting to purchase a 450 passag
Headsail sailboatracer at 9:34pm 01.07.20 Big Boats 0/508 I don't know if any of you big boat owners look at the classified ads but I just saw a new genoa lis
Sanity check before I tune my rig... brett_howard at 8:27pm 01.07.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1763 So I've got a new to me 1989 Newport 33. I've got Brion Toss' tuning explanation DVDs which I've wa

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New Hand Held Nationwide Radios ggrizzard at 8:58am 08.12.24 Thanks for the responses. Ah yes, semantics. "No monthly fees ever"... Just yearly. "Coast to Coa
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:56am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems jssailem at 8:34am 08.12.24 Hi, and welcome to the SBO Forums. As @shemandr shares, cockpit drains are intended to drain all wat
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 8:33am 08.12.24 I have hydronic heating on my boat. The unit was initially designed to heat sleeping space on a tru
Solar Voltage (1) Johann at 8:24am 08.12.24 This is two of the 335W Panasonics in parallel. Partly/Mostly cloudy days back in May.
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 8:24am 08.12.24 Welcome Jorob, to the SBO forums.
Anchor, dock, or buoy? jssailem at 8:22am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
Solar Voltage Johann at 8:10am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:06am 08.12.24 ~$25/ft?!?!!!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!? Keep in mind that Ralph pays in Canadian currency so that converts to
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 8:03am 08.12.24 there appears to be a recessed area under the locker (where the red funnel is), where you can drill
Solar Voltage (1) Hello Below at 8:01am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 7:56am 08.12.24 Is that locker vented? Important question. How of you plan to address the accumulation of gas vapo
Putting a hole in the transom American_Mainsail at 7:32am 08.12.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pe
Putting a hole in the transom BigEasy at 7:21am 08.12.24 Does anyone have experience of running fuel lines through the transom? What is best practice/equipm
Solar Voltage dLj at 7:04am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach th
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 08.12.24 I think this is a pretty common problem. One of my two cockpit drains cracked at the threads, and w
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 08.12.24 Why not just abandon the Whale stuff and go to NPT stuff that's compatible with Scanvik? I have S
Putting a hole in the transom (1) Jorob at 6:29am 08.12.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pea
E-scooters jviss at 6:21am 08.12.24 Lock: Why I Use This Lock On My Bicycle - Kryptonite Evolution Chain Lock (Series 4) Kryptonite E
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Joe at 6:13am 08.12.24 If it's socal coast....... a dock. Pretty much your only choice.... I understand Florida has evolve

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