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AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Dave at 6:55pm 12.10.25 Ask All Sailors 0/0 Thank you all for your thoughtful comments on the SBO and AI thread. I started the thread to get a s
AHOY MARYLAND BOATERS twodzusfittings at 5:31pm 12.10.25 Ask All Sailors 1/17 Got my registration renewal for the 8' 6" with a 2HP Motor Dinghy, yesterday. It used to be free af
S2 Graphics for sails/hull H_O_Leopard at 12:14pm 12.10.25 S2 0/25 I rebuilt the full S2 sailboat insignia and number glyph set from scratch as accurate SVG vectors. E
Macgregor 25 forestay Chuck Powell at 7:24am 12.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/69 What is the length of the forestay required for a CDI FF2 furler on a 1982 mac 25
Smoothing/Leveling data from BEP Marine TS-1 to a Czone COI geoffschultz at 4:34am 12.10.25 Ask All Sailors 1/40 I have multiple BEP Marine TS-1 ultrasonic tank level monitors connected to Czone COIs. The tank le
WHY DO WE DO THIS? twodzusfittings at 9:19am 12.09.25 Bigger Boats 15/237 Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? (1) Viasatmatt at 8:57am 12.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/204 My Alerion 28 is new to me (just finished my first season with her) and noticed these chips in the b
Secondary bow roller on 2004 H41 spadaforaj at 2:14am 12.09.25 Big Boats 1/180 Hi. Was wondering now that it is winter in the NE how or if people use this. The port to the chai
Why is my stove working? Project_Mayhem at 3:50pm 12.08.25 Ask All Sailors 10/291 My Hillerange/Seaward stove has never worked before. I've played with it a few times in the past wit
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? MikeH at 4:36am 12.08.25 Smaller Boats 8/216 When I sailed smaller boats, Lightnings and Rebels, we sometimes replaced the center boards with sta
UN-glorious end? jmczzz at 1:54am 12.08.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 22/457 It seems I have stepped into a pile of insurance poo. The Mariana, the great old classic 1973 Pearso
check your exhaust (4) john2 at 1:17am 12.08.25 Catalina 310 4/185 This summer i noticed some black dots next to the engine, a small leak in the exhaust elbow. all o
Adding an alarm to Oil sender (1) zinahewitt at 7:14pm 12.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/160 Hi All, I have an old boat from the 70s, 1975 Dufuor 34. The boat has an MD2B engine. The engine h
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 12.07.25 Ask All Sailors 25/384 I restitched my mainsail cover and it went OK considering how little experience I have in recent yea
Hunter 34 asymmetrical spinnaker Randy Church at 2:58pm 12.07.25 Big Boats 0/157 Hello, Any hunter 34 owners out there flying an asymmetrical and if so can you tell me the dimension
Main sheet Routing help (1) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:09am 12.07.25 The Cherubini Hunters 6/276 235774 This is how the previous owner had the main sheet routed. I can't believe this to be correct.
What causes color variation varnished teak? (1) BAD ORCA at 4:46pm 12.06.25 Ask All Sailors 8/287 I'm finishing up some repairs in the head area. I decided to scrape off all the old varnish in the
How far can a C350 go? Howard Jones at 4:11pm 12.06.25 Big Boats 12/395 What's the farthest someone has sailed around 350? I'm curious as to what people have done with the
A fun project that just came across my desk (7) dLj at 12:11pm 12.06.25 Ask All Sailors 11/330 A friend of mine has an old converted Chesapeake work boat - it's really lovely. Old wooden hull rea
Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats Crazy Dave Condon at 11:11am 12.06.25 Smaller Boats 4/318 As a former sailboat dealer, there were times sailboats would still bang against the piers, docks an

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Replacing ALL of the plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:44pm 12.10.25 When you say "ALL" the plumbing, are you including the sanitation plumbing or limiting this project
AHOY MARYLAND BOATERS kappykaplan at 5:51pm 12.10.25 Here's a link to a Chesapeake Bay Magazine article on the topic: https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.c
WHY DO WE DO THIS? twodzusfittings at 5:50pm 12.10.25 Ok, I think I get the message. Guess I will continue to pull them down and put them up each season.
Question On Battery Charging TimFromLI at 5:18pm 12.10.25 A lot of great information here. I am in the process of upgrading componects so I can convert to LFP
WHY DO WE DO THIS? dmax at 3:49pm 12.10.25 All sails must be removed before entering my yard.
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Project_Mayhem at 3:21pm 12.10.25 I remember a boat yard from long ago that would not do a haul out unless roller furled headsails we
AI and the SBO Forums dLj at 3:10pm 12.10.25 Neither of those points is really relevant to what I posted. Maybe you are responding the whole of
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Tally Ho at 2:51pm 12.10.25 Almost no build up with VC17. It goes on almost like water (ok, not quite that thin, but very thin)
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size artboas at 2:48pm 12.10.25 Hello. When I bough the boat, back in late 2022, it was equipped with a Raymarine actuator and I t
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Johnb at 2:16pm 12.10.25 I remember a boat yard from long ago that would not do a haul out unless roller furled headsails wer
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size (2) Gianni65 at 1:21pm 12.10.25 Hello. When I bough the boat, back in late 2022, it was equipped with a Raymarine actuator and I th
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 12:42pm 12.10.25 I'm still not sure what to do for my last/final paint coat thought..? I'd do some anti-fouling bot
WHY DO WE DO THIS? BarryL at 12:36pm 12.10.25 Hello, Here in NY on the Long Island Sound the off season is closer to 6 months. I also remove the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 11:27am 12.10.25 At this point the most important step is getting the rust treatment on, either the TotalBoat produc
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size artboas at 11:18am 12.10.25 Sure. I've 4 arms (draglinks), 2 from manual steering (port and starboard) and two from to autopil
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Arrgh at 11:12am 12.10.25 Fuel polishing has varied results. Even after the filtering there could be gunk in the tank that ge
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Kings Gambit at 10:55am 12.10.25 Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Replacing ALL of the plumbing BAD ORCA at 10:15am 12.10.25 15mm Pex tubing is available in the US. I get it here, along with all of the push-on fittings I ne
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 10:07am 12.10.25 Hey everyone - Thanks for the advice. I'm oddly intimidated by starting new boat projects, but I ca
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Scott T-Bird at 9:47am 12.10.25

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