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Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post (1) wilburleft at 10:16am 11.19.24 Big Boats 23/1759 The fiberglass cross beam under the compression post has a crack. Anybody seen this before?
Hunter 34 - how big are these issues? (4) Marauder at 3:19am 11.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1591 Hi All, Back in June I looked at a mid 80s Hunter 34, in New Zealand, which is still on the market,
Adding Electric Bilge Pump (1) zinahewitt at 10:30pm 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1736 Hi All, Hope your week is going well. I have an old Dufour 34 from 1975. It came with a Manual Bilg
Good Evening bbuucckk at 2:51pm 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 6/545 Thank you for being here and allowing me to ask a LOT of questions.I have a Roberts 25 kit )fibergla
New member--where to start? Jughead135 at 2:22pm 11.18.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/3077 This site seems like a great resource, so I just registered. I'm not yet a sailboat owner, I'm seek
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger (1) HoosierSailor at 10:55am 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1272 228551 I have a Heart Freedom 20 with the remote panel. A few days ago while at the dock I noticed
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (1) jssailem at 8:52am 11.18.24 Weather and Forecasting 19/1884 Since returning to the PacificNW from my New England LeafPeeping experience, I have been prepping fo
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump (2) wilburleft at 6:09am 11.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/883 Hello forum, Newish boat owner. Thinking of installing a shower sump pump on my 1995 Hunter 35.5. S
Removing battery shelf (2) Driftin II at 5:48am 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 0/4 My battery shelf is delaminating and needs replacing. Any tips or tricks to removing. My current tho
Recommendations for the tension of the mast stays Chuck_FLA at 5:53pm 11.17.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/876 So I've almost got my new to me Venture 21 ready to put on the water. I'm having some questions abou
Decking project (6) Grotto at 3:10pm 11.17.24 Catalina 22 10/1915 Decided to put some EV decking on the ole C22 wife hated the feel of awlgrip and the deck seem to ge
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 2:27pm 11.17.24 Big Boats 17/3466 So, we got the Catalina 42! yeah! We want to change the name. It's USCG documented. The regs say (f
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 (1) Budward at 12:53pm 11.17.24 Ask All Sailors 4/672 I was looking at a friends 1994 Beneteau First 210 and found a 4' x 7' area aft of the keel that fle
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish (6) ltfzsolt at 12:08pm 11.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/858 Hello sailors! This is my very first post on this forum, so please excuse any mistakes I make here.
S2 9.2a new owner JPonHudson at 7:28am 11.17.24 S2 3/1165 Ahoy there, I have just purchased 1978 S2 9.2a with a 2GM20F Yanmar. The boat is in a great shape. I
Battery shelf Driftin II at 5:08pm 11.16.24 Ask All Sailors 5/528 My 1995 29.5 plywood battery shelf has delaminated to the point it needs replacing. I can't get the
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? Mike Oldak at 7:29am 11.16.24 Big Boats 16/2458 I'm about to replace my old Raymarine wheel drive with the Linear Drive. Apparently the new autopilo
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 7:18am 11.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/766 Reaching out to all Hunter 410 1998 boat owners. Our new to us 410 came with little to no extras and
DIY proyects The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:16am 11.16.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 Hello again This time i mean to start and finish myself some proyects while staying in the boat with
Hull sag problem seadreamers2 at 9:27am 11.15.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1481 Recently acquired a 1988 Hunter 26.5 which has been sitting on its trailer for 23 years. The sole i

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Protecting wires at the mast step (1) sailme88 at 4:00am 10.15.25 It's not a bad solution. Pretty elaborate for something used for less than a couple of hours per ye
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? colemj at 3:58am 10.15.25 Are you using Navionics charts on a plotter or with the Navionics app? If a plotter, those often co
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 Carl Wonderful at 1:48am 10.15.25 If the shrouds are the correct length and both sides are of equal length the turnbuckles should hav
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 Carl Wonderful at 1:44am 10.15.25 Can anyone tell me if there is a specific problem with taking 1" off of the mast in order to repair
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video dLj at 12:19am 10.15.25 Very nice! I love the short! Only suggestion is to make the last bit where you say go sailing just a
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! dLj at 11:58pm 10.14.25 Awesome work! And yes - @dlochner is a super resource with a ton of experience and knowledge! Nice
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? dLj at 11:49pm 10.14.25 Navionics is now owned by Garmin. When did you buy your subscription? What chart plotter do you have
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! BigEasy at 11:46pm 10.14.25 Great job! Did you do all of them Or only one?
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? dLj at 11:34pm 10.14.25 @dLj recently completed a trip across the Atlantic and back. I'm sure he'll have some tips. Thank
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows Ralph Johnstone at 8:14pm 10.14.25 https://www.boatworkstoday.com/videos/installing-new-fixed-portlights
Replacing injectors follow-up - Racor filter upgrade? Blitz at 7:21pm 10.14.25 Check those connections between the RACOR and the low pressure pump. If there is air leaking in bef
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? dlochner at 7:02pm 10.14.25 I guess what I am wondering is: I already paid for the subscription to Navionics, which is a yearl
1976, S2 7.0 Restore dlochner at 6:41pm 10.14.25 Welcome to SBO. There are a few YouTube channels that may be helpful with your project. First Boat
Dipstick troubles on MD11D dlochner at 6:24pm 10.14.25 That happens on a lot of engines. The oil forms sort of a big U on the dipstick, just read the botto
Dipstick troubles on MD11D JoeWhite at 6:23pm 10.14.25 I can not answer your question, but the dip stick tube is very close to the alternator output lug.
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed dlochner at 6:21pm 10.14.25 While very expensive (especially at some unnamed marine chain stores) fits the description of Sani-f
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed jaysweet at 6:12pm 10.14.25 I had a the same problem when I installed a new PHII a few years ago. If I tighten the fitting too m
Remote access for OpenPlotter (2) marcham at 6:08pm 10.14.25 I'm running version 2.91 of the cerbo. I don't see the screen you have. How do you navigate to it
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar (1) Laid-back at 3:14pm 10.14.25 The N2K backbone from the engine module ends at the MAS display. The splitter (or T) for it is in th
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? kappykaplan at 3:03pm 10.14.25 @dLj recently completed a trip across the Atlantic and back. I'm sure he'll have some tips.

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