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Oops we did it again (2) The Rabbit at 2:37pm 05.13.19 Smaller Boats 3/660 Good times in Miami
Splicing Tiny Dyneema (5) AaronD at 12:32pm 05.13.19 Ask All Sailors 4/4395 I've been using single-braid dyneema (Amsteel, Endura 12, etc.) for a variety of applications. It's
Solids in the water tank (1) Oceanis 440 NY at 12:30pm 05.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1281 Hi All, Cleaned out the water tanks (to the best of my ability) and found these pieces of ??? In th
Hurrisheet? WayneH at 10:35am 05.13.19 Weather and Forecasting 2/707 I ran across an interesting website while doing "research". flhurricane.com with a tag line of "Hu
The 170 and an Asym Spinnaker..... Shorefun at 10:18am 05.13.19 Day Sailers 4/622 My boat came with the asym spinnaker which I doubt has ever been used. The hull did not get all the
Easier to replace a Jabsco head than to fix it? limbodog at 7:21am 05.13.19 Big Boats 21/4304 I've got two heads. One goes to a cracked holding tank. We won't talk about that. The other goes t
Leaking Water Tank On Port Tack-O'Day 34' Windchime2 at 4:22am 05.13.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/853 On out last 2 outings one of the bilge pumps kept cycling on, but strangely only when we were on a p
Prop Stuck on Shaft Steverhnm at 11:49pm 05.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1833 After great pains and exhausting all manner of contraptions I finally cut the nuts off my prop shaft
Perkins 4-108 Injector Pump Troubleshooting MrMoses at 10:58pm 05.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/4976 Perkins 4-108, Delphi Injector Pump... Over the last month, it took more and more cranks for the e
50 foot Challenger Ketch CPT Ron at 9:15pm 05.12.19 Big Boats 0/1014 Yearning to learn more info on the Challenger Yacht Corporation. I understand the President passed
Main Sail What type? (2) pumpkinpie at 7:41pm 05.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/722 I took a couple pictures of the main sail on the boat that I'm in the process of purchasing I don't
Catamaran Q :) sbcwolff at 6:50pm 05.12.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1871 We are used to monohauls, and have recently picked up a Star Cat 5.6 from someone who wanted to give
Midship Cleat Placement VT Fitz at 6:02pm 05.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/811 I've posted a question about midship cleat placement on my '07 Hunter 27 on Ask All Sailors, but I w
Midship Cleat Placement (2) VT Fitz at 5:58pm 05.12.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3863
95 Evinrude 9.9 battery cable hookup kenr74 at 4:51pm 05.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 10/1379 Anybody happen to have one of these outboards? My boat came with the motor detached. I know it has
Rudder bearings Cal 27 astevens at 4:17pm 05.12.19 Parts Search 0/393 any source for rudder bearing for a cal 27? Thanks
Anode size Bluenose at 3:19pm 05.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/701 Hello all, I am having a problem getting a 25mm anode. can I use a 1" one instead? The difference do
1980 Catalina 30 Newbie With Transmission Questions Bruce K. at 3:07pm 05.12.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1635 This is my first boat and I am trying to learn. It is a standard Universal 5411 and I have the info
Projects Update on my 88 Wing Keel (7) SV_GALATEIA at 2:09pm 05.12.19 Catalina 22 11/927 LED Lamp Upgrade - Replaced all navigation lamp bulbs with LED bulbs from Catalina Direct. In the pr
Air filter.... (1) Ozpilot414 at 10:58am 05.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/754 Glad I checked that! Left is new one.... right is old one....

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Window unit AC install Tally Ho at 1:49pm 05.10.24 All good: g on that search page. Greg
Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 12:41pm 05.10.24 kiss our collective arses goodbye only if you store your cell phone there :laugh: This does affe
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 12:09pm 05.10.24 I added lewmar 16st winches on my 88. Put them basically where the 6's were (they were actually not
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Timm R Oday25 at 11:51am 05.10.24 Good afternoon. We also have an Oday 25 . We installed a boom kicker brand rigid vang and that alllo
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:31am 05.10.24 Acetone should work, too.
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:26am 05.10.24 Maybe Acetone? That I got by the quart,
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:23am 05.10.24 Nail polish remover or WD-40 should do the trick.
Major Sun Storm Alert ! jssailem at 11:16am 05.10.24 It has the NOAA folks anxious
Major Sun Storm Alert ! ggrizzard at 11:08am 05.10.24 So James, what you're telling us is that we should all bend over and kiss our collective arses good
Connecting bilge areas LloydB at 10:13am 05.10.24 Seems to me that you should verify the easiest weep hole to test with a half quart of water and go f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? cymeyer at 10:11am 05.10.24 I have a 2023 Oceanis 34.1. Due to the location of the shrouds, I am extremely limited in how far
Window unit AC install cymeyer at 10:08am 05.10.24
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? JamesG161 at 9:05am 05.10.24 For continuing updates look here... Major Sun Storm Alert Jim...
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 8:54am 05.10.24 Thin water, you are making too much common sense, less is indeed more. Here is where I have left the
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 jssailem at 8:37am 05.10.24 First... Welcome to SBO. Annd congrats on your new boat. I have used a variety of adjustable tensi
Rudder crack jssailem at 8:12am 05.10.24 Accidents happen. The challenge is to do a thorough inspection and not try to slap a little fibergla
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:50am 05.10.24 Sent you a private message Crazy Dave
Stove Cover thinwater at 7:45am 05.10.24 When is an upgrade not actually an upgrade? Sometimes we just want to "do something for the boat."
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 7:42am 05.10.24 There is a fluid dynamic reason the part you chipped off was placed there. Rudders can produce drag
Window unit AC install Ward H at 5:44am 05.10.24 I installed a 10k btu Webasto FCF unit in my C30. Put it in a hanging closet with minimal need for d

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