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Taking a break from the forum: I guess I'll be shoving off too. (1) TomY at 6:20am 01.20.19 Ask All Sailors 2/481 160435 Hahahaha! Just kidding. A couple distractions from the sailing forums for me come from acros
Wolf Moon (1) JamesG161 at 5:31am 01.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 18/1714 160433 Full eclipse tonight. 1/20/2019 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/1/11/how-to-watch-th
84' Hunter 37C Yanmar 4JHE CTsailordan at 5:01am 01.20.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/840 Does anyone have in information on rebuilding a Yanmar 4JHE? I'm looking to do it myself but I can't
AUTO PILOTS? drewsyntax at 3:32am 01.20.19 Smaller Boats 37/2969 Hi All! Winter storm going in the northeast - has me dreaming about my shrink-wrapped H23 down by th
Robert Perry designs (3) jssailem at 10:01pm 01.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/1650 @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 8/992 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 37/2204 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 8/693 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 25/2299 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 222/34403
The mystery of rig tuning (1) Phil Herring at 11:22am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 68/13570 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 1/1323 At anchor 2016s Cove, Ma
Work continues on Wind Song (4) TaborKP! at 11:13am 01.19.19 Alden General Chat 4/2025 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 88/8158 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 10/1520 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 70/10859 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 47/4386 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 46/6725 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 5/736 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 16/2535 My H260 "survived" Hurricane Michael with major damage to hull. See picture. Is this a repair that

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What is this stuff on my hull? illusion1024 at 4:44pm 10.23.24 There is this possibility... Anton Shkaplerov, who will return to the ISS next month, says cotton
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table Reverie2016 at 4:42pm 10.23.24 Thanks shemandr I guess we've been lucky to not have too many collapses (also dont have dogs aboard)
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:32pm 10.23.24 propeller shaft bracket dropping down as seen the attached picture. Finally figured out what this
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? BigEasy at 4:15pm 10.23.24 how the heck does one get it out without serious destruction of the cabinetry around it? It clea
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 Ralph Johnstone at 4:13pm 10.23.24 Can you supply a shot from a little further back to help us understand what we're looking at ?
DS II Very Sticky Centerboard (2) Sunbird22358 at 3:21pm 10.23.24 Adding info about how I ground a little off the top corner of my centerboard to reduce some of the s
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification sailcapt340 at 3:16pm 10.23.24 Probably a wrong choice of wording on my part. I mean using the handle to get the antifreeze throug
What is this stuff on my hull? jssailem at 2:53pm 10.23.24 There is this possibility... Anton Shkaplerov, who will return to the ISS next month, says cotton s
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Tally Ho at 2:49pm 10.23.24 I never mentioned exactly how many gallons but I'd guess ~10-15. It is a very unique shape and as p
What is this stuff on my hull? shemandr at 2:42pm 10.23.24 What stumps me is the material survived power washing apparently retaining a bulbous shape. Even ta
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 2:26pm 10.23.24 Len. Great story. It seams that many of our boat challenges are dealing with convenience items.:big
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:18pm 10.23.24
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 1:45pm 10.23.24 Len. Great story. It seams that many of our boat challenges are dealing with convenience items.:bigg
35.5 running rigging jssailem at 1:39pm 10.23.24 From the link provided by @kappykaplan, Page 48 of this pdf. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloa
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 1:27pm 10.23.24 One needs to approach such dilemmas from a positive view point. Like after the showers there will b
What is this stuff on my hull? jssailem at 1:22pm 10.23.24 No idea. Looks like you sailed through an oil patch.
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Ralph Johnstone at 1:18pm 10.23.24 That is really a decent length of time to get out of a marina and put the sails up. Example of a
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 1:07pm 10.23.24 For possible suspects, I like: the Fuel Vent Line Fuel pick up tube screen Don't you just love a g
Adding cabin top winches jssailem at 12:58pm 10.23.24 There is a high probability in your favor that you will find a plate. The light technique should be
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Ralph Johnstone at 12:53pm 10.23.24 OMG To good to be true or not, I have just sent off my order for one of these devices. I has so ma

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