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Broken Mast block alternative (1) carlyzahrt at 3:58pm 10.29.25 Ask All Sailors 12/816 Previous owner of my boat seems to have attached two wooden blocks to lead the halyard from the mast
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? knotimpossible at 8:31am 10.29.25 Newport 5/533 Does anyone know what size spreader end cap (boot) to order for a 1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot, before I
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 10.29.25 Catalina 30 9/681 We're about to make the trip back to the yard. It's roughly a 38 mile trip. We're expecting 2' seas
Morgan 382 nharalambides at 11:40am 10.28.25 Parts Search 1/161 I am looking for an Owner's Manual for a Morgan 382
LifePo4 in winter Bob S at 11:28am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 7/969 Getting ready for winter in New England. I will be removing my 2 batteries to bring inside. I came a
Hunter 212 Mast Step Replacement (1) JT_Fulkerson at 8:57am 10.28.25 Smaller Boats 3/345 I recently purcahsed a Hunter 212 sailboat and upon purchasing it I knew there was a large crack in
Cracked gel coat below the waterline (2) Don Crowther at 8:56am 10.28.25 Mid-Size Boats 16/898 Good Morning I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 This fall when loading it onto the trailer one of the pads f
Rudder fiberglass repair (4) bob45 at 4:10am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 1/216 Hi! I dropped my rudder because it looked like the top, flat edge had delaminated. But upon further
gelcoat unclejack3 at 1:51am 10.28.25 Ask All Sailors 11/624 Sorry to sound stupid but if i mix epoxy resin with hardener is that not called Gelcoat? Because the
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose (3) zinahewitt at 9:27pm 10.27.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/732 Hi All, I am looking for a thru-hull 1 inch diameter 1/2 inch pipe 2 inch length NPT I can't handl
H26 Mast not sitting flush (2) dinosound at 6:31pm 10.27.25 Smaller Boats 14/748 I noticed my mast was nit sitting flush on my new to me H26. After the Season was over, I took a ver
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:27pm 10.27.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1678
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? (1) FWBpilot at 10:59am 10.27.25 Smaller Boats 8/551 Last night a storm did some damage to the Hunter 23.5. It was tied to a dock with 4 large inflatabl
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... Leeward Rail at 3:35am 10.27.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/517 How many of you were members of the "Online Yacht Club" ? Hint.. it wasn't on the typical website o
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Doug on Long Island Sound at 6:23pm 10.26.25 Catalina 275 10/1011 I don't have the maintenace history on the 275 (hull #18) I recently purchased, so I changed the imp
Older Z SPARS UK Genoa Furler parts (2) therealbrianf at 6:07pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 2/230 Hi, Need some advice please. The Foil End Cap (21 in the diagram) has come loose on the water and
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 2:51pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 65/3852 I'm sure this is going to unleash a flurry of comments about me being foolish, but nonetheless, I ne
Cupboard door latches sandpiper10471 at 2:19pm 10.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 0/169 Latches is an incorrect word here. Most of the opening cupboard doors on my H30 are held closed by p
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 1:14pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 14/649 I purchased a Hunter Legend 35 that had a Spin-Tech Triumph 2000 roller furler already installed. We
Rudder packing gland (1) bob45 at 2:06pm 10.25.25 Ask All Sailors 9/746

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How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point dlochner at 8:05am 12.20.25 i want to install center-line padeyes on foredeck of my B323 for hacklines with interior backing pl
AI and the SBO Forums Maine Sail at 7:10am 12.20.25 I own multiple private boating groups on Facebook with over 250K members. If we catch you using AI t
Bad Weather for Sailboat David in Sandusky at 7:02am 12.20.25 What jssailem said. Clearly, the crew were overwhelmed by the dismasting and couldn't develop and
Need input. (1) kloudie1 at 7:01am 12.20.25 Here is a picture of the starboard tie rod attachment/anchor that I mentioned earlier, in the cubby
AI and the SBO Forums Dave at 6:32am 12.20.25
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) Tally Ho at 5:43am 12.20.25 I would check with any manufacturer before applying another paint over VC17. If I knew my boat has
AI and the SBO Forums Foswick at 4:51am 12.20.25 David is right on this. It "feels" like plagiarism but fails to meet that definition, on a technical
old man sailor jmczzz at 12:32am 12.20.25 A lot has happened in the past 10 days. The seller did get some of his "stuff" off the boat. He man
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 8:45pm 12.19.25 Unfortunately the accuracy of programs to detect AI generated text is no sufficient to flag posts.
AI and the SBO Forums Dave at 7:37pm 12.19.25 I agree and had a similar thought. Maybe have some bold marking system on a suspected AI generated
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) Captain Larry-DH at 6:55pm 12.19.25 I was considering cleaning the 80% of the keel that was still "good" and then scuff sanding and re
AI and the SBO Forums Foswick at 6:54pm 12.19.25 Maybe have some bold marking system on a suspected AI generated post/conversation. Would such a sy
Raw Water Pump Leaking Advice JoeWhite at 6:54pm 12.19.25 UPDATE: since my original post above #6 post, I was able to find equivalent seals from Granger, part
Adding port light into hull side. PaulK at 5:34pm 12.19.25 You will notice that the title of the video is "Making big holes in the hull..." and that the porth
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) (2) SailingLoto at 3:40pm 12.19.25 Looks like the slings go under the first and last stanchions.
Macgregor 25 forestay Project_Mayhem at 1:32pm 12.19.25 Don't give any published numbers to a rigger. They're almost always different. The best thing to do
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 12.19.25 Sad to see, but not surprising. There has been a gradual shift from the late 80s to today from sail
Macgregor 25 forestay SteveHughessails at 12:13pm 12.19.25 Awesome!
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) ShawnL at 10:12am 12.19.25 I have my '74 on a mooring in a small bay in Lake Superior. The bay doesn't get much water movement
Catalina Yachts website is gone? marcham at 10:01am 12.19.25 I seem to recall that it was said that the boats in contract prior to the sale would be delivered by

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