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Fiberglass crack by winch (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 10.17.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1988 This crack seems to be really deep. I did not take a close look but there's no noticeable damage on
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle (9) Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 10.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 10/1624 I discovered a buckled crack in the floor liner of my 94 C30 next to the nav station. Upon further i
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Crazy Dave Condon at 11:51am 10.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/450 If anyone has a Marlow hunter 31 manual, would you please advise as I am trying to post it here unde
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 10:26pm 10.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/900
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads risingSailor23 at 8:10pm 10.15.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1079 I recently bought my first sailboat, a Columbia 27 that has been sitting on cradle for 2 years. As a
Nav table Don Crowther at 4:47pm 10.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/720 I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 the nav table top has received water damage to the veneer. Does anyone kno
Teak black spots ? (2) BTC1984 at 2:10pm 10.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/693 May of 2023 I sanded all my teak to bare wood and then applied 3 coats of Sikkens Cetal natural teak
2qm20 tach question. (2) monocerosin at 11:42am 10.15.24 The Cherubini Hunters 1/460 228022228023 Where does the blue wire go? I have the white wire on the ground going to my negative
Changing from wheel to tiller steering on Ben First 36s7 John12643 at 10:53am 10.15.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/360
mainsheet block change bob45 at 10:32am 10.15.24 Ask All Sailors 7/898 Hi all! I currently have a 5:1 with dedicated cabin top winch and clutch mainsheet set up. I would l
SBO STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 10.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/331 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 4/684 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 3/503 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 0/369 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 15/1819 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 6/565 Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends!
Spin-Tec furlers cokomo at 10:50am 10.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/588 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 8/924 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 12/3062 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 3/656 Hi all I'm in somewhat of a desperate need to find a trailer (new or used) for my 1980 Catalina 25 s

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Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 8:46pm 10.11.25 I as well.the cable in there runs through to a pulley in the belly/butt of the boat up to a winch on
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon Billleathen at 8:43pm 10.11.25 I did the same repair you need to do on my H23 Rudder. Removed damaged glass. Rebuilt using west
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box termitec4 at 8:43pm 10.11.25 What's it for? What's the cable for? Just curious.
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 10.11.25 I'm not seeing any evidence that the Irwin 23 ever had an inboard so I'm a bit stumped on what the s
Delrod suffing box termitec4 at 8:41pm 10.11.25 Ok but my boat doesn't have an inboard motor so what is that/those on mine? Any idea? I haven't had
Delrod suffing box jssailem at 7:56pm 10.11.25 A Delrod stuffing box is a specific type of marine stuffing box (also known as a packing gland or sh
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box jssailem at 7:51pm 10.11.25 Hello @termitec4 and welcome to the SBO forum. Yes you have a stuffing box. It is made up of two nut
Irwin 1970 23ft shemandr at 7:20pm 10.11.25 Does this boat have a centerboard in the keel?
Roller furling question Timm R Oday25 at 6:49pm 10.11.25 No . it's referred to luff tape size .Number 6 I believe is the most common . This is based on the b
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box (2) termitec4 at 6:34pm 10.11.25 Is the stuffing box on these normally sealed with packing or is there a compression nut type of thi
Irwin 1970 23ft (2) termitec4 at 6:28pm 10.11.25 I have better pics now.not sure what this these are but any help is appreciated. The cable runs to a
Merit 22 owners (2) RussC at 6:24pm 10.11.25 Someone do me a huge favor and see if your Merit 22 has this rough "seam" in the inner liner alongsi
Electrical Project Almost Complete Timm R Oday25 at 6:17pm 10.11.25 I appreciate the time and effort . When you get to the eastern part of our state, I highly recommend
Broken prong on shore power cord rgranger at 4:30pm 10.11.25 That looks like a fun boat. Your dagger board truck is probably not the leak. If it were my boat,
Engine Rod Knock Hayden Watson at 3:35pm 10.11.25 Great thanks guys...here is a short video (Youtube link hopefully works) of the sound. I still ca
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 12:51pm 10.11.25 Apropos of Whatever, I replaced our high-hour Universal M25XP, in 20218. While I could have removed
Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? dlochner at 12:46pm 10.11.25 Ward, Thanks for the almost invite. I was presenting at 1 pm so I would have declined the invitation
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 12:39pm 10.11.25 Last year I replaced all the tubing with PEX, using off the shelf PEX and fittings. No fancy marine
Engine Rod Knock FastOlson at 12:33pm 10.11.25 Apropos of Whatever, I replaced our high-hour Universal M25XP, in 20218. While I could have removed
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 11:29am 10.11.25 The obvious strategy would be to replace it run by run, because someone else already figured out th

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