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Annapolis Sailboat Show Sunday?? Ward H at 8:28am 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 6/401 @lehighsail and I were at the boat show yesterday (Friday) Late in the day we heard a rumor, from a
Bottom rudder bearing Beneateau Oceanis 40 Goodvibes at 3:33pm 10.10.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/342 Hi all i live in Western Australia I own a Beneteau Oceanis 40 year 2010 having trouble trying to fi
Mast and boom specifications Mutney bay ranger 12 at 12:13pm 10.10.25 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/275 I recently was given a Ranger 12 dinghy minus the sails, mast, boom, and rigging. I contacted Dwyer
Removing wall of toilet room (head)? gwoolverton at 6:26pm 10.09.25 Catalina 310 8/659 Hi, I'm planning to replace my motor mounts and it seems like that aft port one will be easier to ge
Remote access for OpenPlotter SV Temenos at 2:26pm 10.09.25 Ask All Sailors 11/653 For those using OpenPlotter what do you do for remote access to your boat such as from home? I woul
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 9:05am 10.09.25 Ask All Sailors 35/1365 What other engine problems could cause a sound in a diesel that sounds the same as engine rod knock?
Waterlogged DolphinNewbie at 8:54am 10.09.25 Ask All Sailors 22/873 I just brought home on old Silverline Dolphin Senior 14.5 that is severely waterlogged (weighs about
Broken prong on shore power cord Allowishish at 9:21pm 10.08.25 Ask All Sailors 15/736 One of the prongs on our shore power cord broke. Logic seemed to be to cut that head off and install
Outboard transom board dimensions HunterKid at 12:54pm 10.08.25 Smaller Boats 2/359 Does anyone know the dimensions of the Hunter 23.5 outboard transom board. I need to replace mine an
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Swabby Third Class at 7:35am 10.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1053
Run Silent, Run Deep (1) TrapperJohn at 9:57pm 10.07.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/507 This was recently posted on LinkedIn. Being a former submariner myself, I had to take notice. In 198
Hatch and lens restoration with wood (5) trevoratlarge at 5:02pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 5/352 Hi folks. I bought my boat in April and the previous owner was in the early stages of refurbishing t
Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward (1) mesmith1122 at 2:58pm 10.07.25 Big Boats 7/531 Just had my Kanzaki KBW20 tranny rebuilt. Shift lever is facing towards the stern of the boat with t
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards Hayden Watson at 12:36pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 7/427 I recently got some Samson MLX3 line to make new halyards with. This is a moderately high-tech core
Tropical Storm Jerry (1) JamesG161 at 8:42am 10.07.25 Weather and Forecasting 8/533 234774 Dammit Jim...
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 7:35am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 9/449 Anyone have experience with this boat? Thanks in advance.
SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 Dave1act at 7:00am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 2006 Hunter 36 SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 My name is Dave, I am interested in your boat. You
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (2) skunther at 6:02pm 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1339 I recently replaced the joker valve, and the outlet connector and hose adapter facets are bowed towa
Shower drain on 1993 Legend 35.5 skunther at 5:51pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/231 I modified my shower drain to pump overboard via the galley drain (https://defender.com/en_us/whale-
Reefing lines jamming (2) skunther at 5:39pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/605

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Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Clutch Cargo at 3:07pm 11.25.25 I had a huge problem with the fuel tank on my O'day 28. I've only had it since August 2021, and th
Replace Main or Jib first SailingCal21 at 2:53pm 11.25.25 Thanks for the replies. I was leaning more toward the headsail as the first to replace. Weather he
Raider Cherubini 33 FastOlson at 1:43pm 11.25.25 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/raider-33 Nice proportions; nothing radical. A "look" that ages be
portlight Spring Ralph Johnstone at 1:11pm 11.25.25 Yep! That's the ones. Gray Enterprises. Gray Enterprises would be an after market installation an
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor JoeWhite at 12:38pm 11.25.25 Thanks fir posting this info. My M35B has this type of connector.
AI and the SBO Forums thinwater at 12:37pm 11.25.25 a. AI generate content tends to have commercial influence. Advertisers. b. You cannot check the sou
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? thinwater at 12:21pm 11.25.25 Dear all, Which anti-fouling paint do you suggest for the mooring of 3 bouys in a shallow harbour?
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? Project_Mayhem at 12:04pm 11.25.25 VC17 dries in less than 5 minutes. Why does a buoy need bottom paint?
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor Project_Mayhem at 11:59am 11.25.25 You're fortunate. This connector kinda sucks
Can you identify this little sailboat? LLoyd B at 11:58am 11.25.25 Trying to figure out the responses on this posting as I seem to be more dense than most of you knowl
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? Blue Horizon at 11:55am 11.25.25 My note may not have been clear. I thought the wiring would be better if it was tinned as you expe
New or used mast for a 2003 ComPac 23 jssailem at 11:54am 11.25.25 Reach out to Dyer ( Dwyer Mast & Rigging - Quality Sailboat Parts and Rigging ). If they do not have
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor Richard19068 at 11:40am 11.25.25 Got it. Thanks. My Universal M18 sender just has a spade connector so I was curious.
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? jssailem at 11:33am 11.25.25 It does use zincs quicker That is an interesting statment. It leads to the question Why? Zincs are
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? Blue Horizon at 11:23am 11.25.25 Satori, yes I have the vberth model. Orientation is the same as the YSM12. So in some respects acc
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? FastOlson at 11:20am 11.25.25 Based on the desire for extremely fast drying, you might look into VC-17, if it's still on the marke
portlight Spring DanMaine at 11:06am 11.25.25
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? dLj at 11:03am 11.25.25 I don't know the answer - but I've never seen anti-fouling paint used that way. Especially not on th
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 11.25.25 I think it was @dmax that had replaced his teak toe rail on his O'Day with Plasteak. Same configurat
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:52am 11.25.25 The temp sensor wire looks like a button. A spade connector would not work well and would fall off a

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