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Rudder repair (9) blakslee720 at 3:17am 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2788 Hello all. My sister and I were recently offered a free 83 Bruce Roberts 34. We have some experience
H 28.5 Cabin top winches Hope'sAnchor at 9:33pm 07.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1747 Anyone have any info on the original manufacturer and size of the cabin winch for the main and head
Synthetic Rigging for a Trailer Sailer theluckyone17 at 7:06pm 07.01.19 Trailer Sailors 34/6997 There's a couple of dinged up standing rigging bits on my O'Day 19... a crimped backstay tail, a ben
Taking on water thetone at 5:56pm 07.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 36/3170 Hello, I just purchased a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It's taking on water when sailing on a port track. I c
1988 O'Day 192 Restoration (10) GSBNY at 5:02pm 07.01.19 Day Sailers 69/12407
Mast Light for Isomat mast on a Hunter 31 (1) Galind at 4:44pm 07.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1108 Looking for a mast light for a Isomat mast. Mast has two slots on each side and not sure why they a
Epoxy clay as reinforcing filler sreidvt at 11:24am 07.01.19 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1030 I am in the process of adding a teak beam (for a traveler) that will mount at the far ends (port and
Freshwater Anode Magnesium Daron at 10:53am 07.01.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/940 Hi, my 82 Hunter 27 with a yanmar 1gm is on a freshwater lake in NC. Does anyone have ideas to use
Failing headliners. Tomandaly at 8:04am 07.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/880
H26 V Berth leak: anchor locker, drain or worse? JimSails at 7:57am 07.01.19 Smaller Boats 19/1760 Found 2 gallons of water in my v berth the other day. Trying to pinpoint: Did not have this last s
Advice on Selling Alden Challenger 949C Bo Huhn at 7:29am 07.01.19 Alden General Chat 12/9252 I'm planning to sell Spring Tides, 949 C. I haven't been an active follower of the forum, since I a
stepping mast on beneteau 461 sgiarc at 7:17am 07.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/971 Just recently purchased a Ben 461. The marina stepped the mast but didn't adjust the rig. I started
Icebox Drain pump (1) Bama Boy at 5:53am 07.01.19 Pearson 2/903 My icebox/refrigerator drain pump is on its last legs. I've have searched every site I know of but c
Hunter356 Sump pump issue (5) star302 at 5:02am 07.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/576 Hi, Our sump pump is not working. If we turn sump pump switch on, on control panel and push down o
Tow Boat US sailnoproblem at 5:01am 07.01.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2544 Yesterday I was helping a friend with a new to him purchase of a 1988 Pearson 27'. We decided on a e
Replace Jib Traveler Blocks (1) dgottfeld at 4:04am 07.01.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/927 I have a 95 Hunter 27. The jib travler blocks are cracked and beyond useable now. They are Shafer br
fuel guage problem brad minda at 12:30am 07.01.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1115 85 Catalina 30. My fuel gage always reads full. It has worked in the past. when the key is off th
Looking for a Furling Jib for a Catalina 30 Newbie3 at 10:48pm 06.30.19 Parts Search 3/796 Anybody have a spare furling jib they're willing to part with? Or know where to source a used jib wi
Aft pumpkinpie at 8:08pm 06.30.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/482 .
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Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 7:34am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Dufour 500 GL jssailem at 7:34am 05.20.24 I am giving serious thought to acquiring a Dufour 500 GL. I would value any insights or experience
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:34am 05.20.24 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:29am 05.20.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. I don'
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:23am 05.20.24 What @dlochner said! I highly recommend getting the pick-up buoy. I used to keep a previous boat o
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 05.20.24 The Hunter 260 came with a mast raising system as part of the original equipment that even a 11 year
Fabric search JBP-PA at 6:34am 05.20.24 Close, but not quite. Courtesy of Google image search. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174943109140 htt
Mosquitoes and Other bugs kloudie1 at 6:31am 05.20.24 Welcome !! Inside the cabin, I use No Pest Strips. (big box or Amazon or Ace) They pretty much kill
Mosquitoes and Other bugs shemandr at 5:48am 05.20.24 The short answer is no. There are measures you can take but if the bugs are on the boat more than yo
Dufour 500 GL shemandr at 5:38am 05.20.24 ..Seemingly, the boat reviews provide optimistic praises regarding the boats sailing performance.
Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 5:28am 05.20.24 Yes. Just drop the pennant and go sailing. Attaching some kind of float to the pennant will make p
Dufour 500 GL PaulK at 4:39am 05.20.24 Hi and thanks. Seemingly, the boat reviews provide optimistic praises regarding the boats sailing
Fresh water pump dlochner at 4:29am 05.20.24 Johnson makes some similar sized pumps, don't know if they are drop-ins. I've had an Aqua-King pump
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 4:18am 05.20.24 Spiders are a fact of life in a freshwater marina. After 40 years of Great Lakes boating and a decad
Raymarine wind instrument wiring fred1diver at 3:47am 05.20.24 Cool, thanks everyone for the answers, I ended up using a waterproof cable clam for this year, might
Oceanis 343 In Mast boom assembly BigEasy at 9:30pm 05.19.24 Appears to be a US Spars make Yes! I suggest contacting US Spars for advice on how to repai
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:26pm 05.19.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to mov
Mosquitoes and Other bugs jssailem at 8:16pm 05.19.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to move
Replacing exhaust hose (2) Sutric at 7:16pm 05.19.24 I finished replacing the hose yesterday and what a PITA! I had to cut a 14" by 18" hole in the aft c
Raymarine wind instrument wiring (1) Dalliance at 7:12pm 05.19.24 I installed my RayMarine wind instrument with a five pin waterproof connector at the mast base. Bou

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