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Robert Perry designs (3) jssailem at 10:01pm 01.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/1141 @LeslieTroyer and I took the opportunity to hear Robert Perry discuss boat design this evening. The
Helsen 22 pop top water seal. Cape Daysailor at 9:56pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 8/846 Hi everyone, I recently bought a 1976 Helsen 22. I am wondering if anyone can help me with a questi
Project Creep results in new DC Panel (5) Ward H at 7:07pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 37/1930 In early December I posted about one of my winter projects, Instrumentation. That project would requ
Spreaders H26 Big Rog at 5:04pm 01.19.19 Smaller Boats 8/625 I t appears that one of the spreaders on the nightwind has been repaired. The weld looks good but I
Posting pictures "Selah" at 12:55pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 25/1983 Hey all, thanks for all the encouragement and advice/suggestions. I have been trying to figure how t
Show us your boat name! (1) Phil Herring at 11:40am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 222/29067
The mystery of rig tuning (1) Phil Herring at 11:22am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 68/11711 Somewhere between a steaming cauldron and the wizard behind the curtain is the dark art of rig tunin
Wind Song at anchor (1) TaborKP! at 11:17am 01.19.19 Alden General Chat 1/1236 At anchor 2016s Cove, Ma
Work continues on Wind Song (4) TaborKP! at 11:13am 01.19.19 Alden General Chat 4/1897 Just sharing some pictures of work ongoing this winter 368 160369
The dogs of SBO, 2019 edition (1) Phil Herring at 11:06am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 88/7183 Its been a few years since we posted pics of the boat dogs we love, so lets do it! Cats, birds, fer
Universal m-18 Glow Plug Switch wont disengage on 1985 Catalina 27 sailing11 at 10:54am 01.19.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1318 Hello, I have a Universal m-18 and I have noticed that recently the glow plug switch that I push in
heat gun/torch for heat shrink terminals? Gene Neill at 10:49am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 70/9295 I had assumed that a tiny butane torch would be the best tool, but the one I happened to purchase (B
Stop thief! (1) Phil Herring at 10:39am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 47/3950 We get calls now and then to replace parts that were stolen off boats in a marina. Once, we made new
Cockpit speakers and anchorage noise (1) Phil Herring at 10:21am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 46/5980 Just about every boat built with a radio has speakers in the cockpit. Do you use those speakers? Do
Anyone in Florida have a Hunter 356 for my wife and I to look at? Heli_fixer at 8:30am 01.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/675 Hello all, I am in the market for a Hunter 356 but not finding any for sale in Florida at this time.
Hurricane Michael damage repair question (1) Tom Beitzel at 6:10am 01.19.19 Smaller Boats 16/2166 My H260 "survived" Hurricane Michael with major damage to hull. See picture. Is this a repair that
Yamaha 9.9 high thrust motor for 1994 23.5 Hunter? Al-hunter at 4:28am 01.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/3459 Yamaha 9.9 20 inch shaft high thrust motor for 1994 23.5 Hunter? Any opinions on this motor? Is the
Sealant (2) markwesti at 6:43pm 01.18.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2872 I have been using BoatLife , i'm over it . What stuff do you people use ? i'm looking to seal up stu
Hunter 460/466 front cabin matress Jkool at 6:38pm 01.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/612 Anyone have the dimensions for a hunter 460/466 front cabin matress?
globes finish looking tight jon hansen at 5:49pm 01.18.19 Racing 0/493 https://goldengloberace.com/news

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I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 7:50am 06.11.24 Moving a boat through the water under sail power is one of those activities that can grab the soul
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 7:49am 06.11.24 Decision by cruise coordinator at natl org.
My propeller has worn out rgranger at 7:46am 06.11.24 I did a search for a 75 hp Yanmar prop specs and it popped right up.:beer:
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:37am 06.11.24 Looks great so far!!
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) jssailem at 7:34am 06.11.24 Chris. It is possible that once you remove the frayed line and the chafe left behind you will be abl
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) BrianQ at 7:17am 06.11.24 Unfortunately, according to Hood Yacht Systems and Pompanette, the parent company, parts are no long
Catalina 34 MkII Log jssailem at 7:06am 06.11.24 Congrats Clive and welcome to the SBO Forums. The Catalin 34 is a great boat. Enjoy the ownership ex
What might this be.... (1) jssailem at 7:01am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz jssailem at 6:55am 06.11.24 Going to boat shows in the Pacific NW, you see 10 to 1 Power boats over sailboats being marketed. No
Newport 28 batteries jssailem at 6:26am 06.11.24 Congrats on finding a new boat to look after. Have you told your Neptune 24 there is a new girl in t
Cat310 Engine bed Good Vibes at 5:47am 06.11.24 Hull 63 from 2001 no plate :)
Halyard line (1) Tally Ho at 4:58am 06.11.24 Which one did you get from SBO? I think I went with XLS3
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 4:47am 06.11.24 That's an impressive garbage can!
Cat310 Engine bed Afraal at 4:34am 06.11.24 Hull 23, no plates either! @SwanSong qq: where did you purchase the blue hose from the thermostat?
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice LakeShark at 4:11am 06.11.24 The furler is pretty simple. You feed the sail into the foil and use the halyard on the foil to pull
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW east coaster at 4:06am 06.11.24 I was involved with solving the seaplane problem in Victoria harbour. The end result was a dedicated
Cat310 Engine bed east coaster at 3:35am 06.11.24 Hull no 166 from 2002 no plate such as shown.
Newport 28 batteries Davidasailor26 at 2:28am 06.11.24
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW SFS at 1:26am 06.11.24 According to the recordings of the radio transmissions that I have heard, the "tower" cautioned the
Cat310 Engine bed john2 at 12:47am 06.11.24 we have hull 58 and is without the plate. we have original engine and transmission.

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