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SBO STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 10.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/303 Recent hurricanes have little affect and is open for business
SBO STORE Crazy Dave Condon at 7:46am 10.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/641 The store is open for business with little affect from the hurricanes
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 GeeBeeMe at 5:51pm 10.14.24 Smaller Boats 3/446 I have a 2006 Hunter 25. B and R rig, with shoal draft keel. Trying to find location of the keel b
Below Deck Autopilot Randy Bolander at 2:51pm 10.14.24 The Cherubini Hunters 0/339 Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while, but we've been sailing our 37 (Shadow) about every weekend
C30 start battery recommendation (1) lunasea6 at 12:25pm 10.14.24 Catalina 30 15/1592 Have a '86 C30 repowered with a Yanmar 2GM... currently Interstate lead acid start and house banks.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends! Richard19068 at 11:09am 10.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/510 Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends!
Spin-Tec furlers cokomo at 10:50am 10.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/552 Does anyone have any experience with Spin-Tec furlers? Our newly purchased boat has one and we are
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 8:30am 10.14.24 Ask All Sailors 8/836 Recent trouble with air conditioning unit solenoid chattering (constant buzzing). Voltage at unit i
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 6:19pm 10.13.24 Catalina 310 12/2850 Looking to replace my original windlass with one that will take chain. I want to put it in the same
Looking for a trailer for my Catalina 25 swing keel chimowoody at 5:09pm 10.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/554 Hi all I'm in somewhat of a desperate need to find a trailer (new or used) for my 1980 Catalina 25 s
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. (1) BAD ORCA at 3:38pm 10.13.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1000 Im getting ready to haul out in a few weeks and drop keel and install some good backing plates. In
Leaking around Mast DanMaine at 12:06pm 10.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1590 My HC 37 leaks between the mast and the deck. There is s neoprene gasket there. The water seems to
winter Cover DanMaine at 11:50am 10.13.24 Parts Search 1/410 Looking for a winter cover for a 37' sailboat. I can modify it if need be.
Put-in-Bay and the Great Lakes Comment (1) Kings Gambit at 7:19am 10.13.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/1016 Just completing a 10-day visit of western MI and western OH with much exposure to eastern Lake Michi
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (7) jssailem at 4:50pm 10.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 37/3594 227979 Oh yes. Foilage. 227985 Weather is cooperating.
Thinking of downsizing waterman30 at 2:20pm 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/726 I am thinking of letting my 23.5 go and getting something in the 16' range. Any suggestions for a go
Conversation with a Catalina 22 dlochner at 7:57am 10.12.24 Catalina 22 0/905 Cat 22 owners might enjoy this article. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/q-and-a-catalin
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Schwarz633 at 6:18am 10.12.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1907 I just purchased an old sailboat with fairly new instrumentation and am wondering if there's a way t
How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') (1) FLsail at 5:46am 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/657 Hi, I am helping a friend fix his Capri 18' and we can't get the rudder to lock down. I was told we
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 7:00pm 10.11.24 Big Boats 10/1154

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Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? BAD ORCA at 6:38pm 09.02.25 Yeah, that's kind of interesting. Here are some thoughts, in no certain order, some better than oth
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? danooxnard at 6:32pm 09.02.25 I have 2.5 Honda Starts pretty easy no kick back ever.. I shut off the gas and run the carb dry and
Down wind Genoa RussC at 6:29pm 09.02.25 We boat owners often spend money experimentally on our boats in an effort to create a better boati
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? BAD ORCA at 6:29pm 09.02.25
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? BAD ORCA at 6:28pm 09.02.25 Hey thanks everyone for the ffedback and suggestions. My friend scheduled a diver to come by and ch
Constrictor Clutches fred1diver at 6:08pm 09.02.25 I am wondering if this type of system would be good for a furler line?
Genoa head not wrapping lfcsi at 5:48pm 09.02.25 Just wanted to circle back. At the end of our last sail we definitely got a good wrap and the sail h
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred skrause at 5:36pm 09.02.25 Thanks I wondered how to match the faded white.
How to sell my O'day 23? Timm R Oday25 at 5:18pm 09.02.25 Pictures help just as much as the sizzle
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? Timm R Oday25 at 5:14pm 09.02.25 Rich , I also have collection of small engines both four and two strokes .I run ethanol free gas in
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? Rich Stidger at 5:06pm 09.02.25 The carbs on small engines (under 10hp), and particularly on the 4-cycle engines have very small jet
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? Timm R Oday25 at 4:48pm 09.02.25 We have been using a 2.5 Yamaha for the past few summers . Absolutely faultless . No bucking ,easil
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? Timm R Oday25 at 4:45pm 09.02.25 Jssailem ,The CDI furlers do not come with their own wire luff . Dave ,why would he need to cut his
Fuel usage Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.02.25 When I got back from my sail today, I asked my 2 power boater neighbors if they wanted to see someth
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? jssailem at 4:35pm 09.02.25 If you know (or believe) the sound is coming from outside the hull, you could probably set up a test
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? Captain Larry-DH at 4:32pm 09.02.25 I had a Suzuki 2.5 that had the kick back - it was brutal on my fingers when it grabbed. That reason
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? Foswick at 4:17pm 09.02.25 Yeah, that's kind of interesting. Here are some thoughts, in no certain order, some better than othe
Down wind Genoa jssailem at 4:16pm 09.02.25 If the sail can be made into triangular pieces of sailcloth. If they fit the forward triangle and yo
Fuel usage Foswick at 4:05pm 09.02.25 We did a lot of cruising with mostly powerboaters from the club. I delight in saying things like, "I
Control panel Beneteau Slider at 4:00pm 09.02.25 Well folks the brightness does not work the values are correct but hard to read. holding a button d

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