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Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching pvisich at 4:42pm 10.07.23 Ask All Sailors 14/919 I installed the Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot this year and I noticed lately when the unit is not on, w
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 8:52am 10.07.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2469 Hello Sailors, The other day we were sailing on Lake Champlain with a pretty good wind: 12-14 knot
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 (1) Hamish_s at 10:17am 10.07.23 Big Boats 9/991 I am the newish owner of a 386, still learning all the optimization steps. The boom came with an em
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 6:04am 10.07.23 Smaller Boats 19/1802 My c25 sits maybe 4" off her boot stripe, almost at the water at the bow, but the stern is above the
C-28 - what to look for? john6206 at 5:49am 10.07.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/900
Need Rudder for a Javelin Michael Bicks at 11:11am 10.06.23 Day Sailers 0/604 Does anyone have one--mine sunk
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 10:33am 10.06.23 Ask All Sailors 18/980 The head sail came detached from the halyard swivel and now it sits up top. Suggestions on how to ge
Dingy Davits and air floor boats spadaforaj at 9:33am 10.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/587 Hi - moving to an air floor - need to have something lighter Most don;t have any provisions for di
Damage to Keel (2) igillerman at 9:26pm 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 9/674 When I was hauled out today, the yard messed up and to make a long story short, the backside of my k
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 (2) Al Stewart JM at 3:46pm 10.05.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/563 Hello! Looking for good pictures / details / specs for the correct original setup of the backstay ad
Water in the bilge Kjstanc at 2:31pm 10.05.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1210 I have an 87 Hunter 23 that I keep on a lift in Eastern NC. After Hurricane Ophelia I found that I
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 2:20pm 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 11/611 My Achilles Hypalon Dinghy needed a real good cleaning. It was awful. Mainly due to deflating it,
Second Triton2 Dr. D at 2:07pm 10.05.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1249 My 35.1 has the standard setup: Zeus3 to starboard and Triton2 to port. There have been several time
Rudder Post & Bearings for Hunter 45cc (3) John Benson at 1:21pm 10.05.23 Parts Search 2/611 Having run aground, the rudder post for my 2010 Hunter 45cc has been damaged beyond repair. Any sugg
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Presbrou1 at 1:11pm 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 11/572 We have a 34 Hunter - year 2000 with a Dometic air conditioner - VTD12K-410A. Basically, the A/C i
Racing Rule Question on capsizing LakeShark at 8:48am 10.05.23 Racing 11/955 So, I had a random thought today and was wondering what the ruling would be for a windward mark roun
unknown sailboat (1) trumannoawakowsi at 7:31am 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 2/520 Does anyone know what this sailboat is it is 20 feet long and is said to be from 1964 thanks
Electrical connector for 2007 Hunter 33 (1) 2007Hunter33 at 10:00am 10.04.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/725 I am having trouble locating a 20 amp connector for the AC electrical panel on a 2007 Hunter in orde
Molex 19045-30 connector for 2007 Hunter (1) 2007Hunter33 at 9:58am 10.04.23 Parts Search 5/1580 I am having trouble locating a 20 amp connector for the AC electrical panel on a 2007 Hunter. The ex
Traveler maker info sought (2) Skip Gundlach at 3:36am 10.04.23 Parts Search 2/515 These are found on Morgan 46, and Endeavour 40, and likely other sailboats. Who made them?

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Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking TimFromLI at 7:01pm 10.04.24 I assume you are getting good water flow out of the exhaust. I had the same engine, the cover plate
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 6:42pm 10.04.24 I would like to add a couple more questions please. boat has 2 new agm batteries. The boat actually
New 310 Owner geoks59 at 6:26pm 10.04.24 Thanks! I read your book!! Winterization has been sorted by the marina (part of the sale). I'll t
New 310 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:17pm 10.04.24 Welcome aboard sbo.com! There are a few things you need to do to prep for winter layup...you'll fin
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Project_Mayhem at 4:58pm 10.04.24 Ask the stand manufacturer?
Winter Wet Storage Prep dLj at 4:57pm 10.04.24 All great tips so far. What about the exhaust, I have read something about ice build up there when
Winter Wet Storage Prep Calypso413 at 4:42pm 10.04.24
Winter Wet Storage Prep shemandr at 3:36pm 10.04.24 Be mindful that the big blows in the fall, winter and spring are from the North East. Usually boats
Winter Wet Storage Prep Art12050 at 2:46pm 10.04.24
Are new keel hangers necessary? David W at 2:46pm 10.04.24 my insanity contained here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/the-many-stages-of-keel-a-ph
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. (1) jssailem at 2:41pm 10.04.24 My boat requires engine and shaft removal to replace the cutlass bearing....... Any thoughts? Your
Are new keel hangers necessary? pclarksurf at 2:06pm 10.04.24 my insanity contained here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/the-many-stages-of-keel-a-ph
HELP! with outhaul line replacement shemandr at 1:04pm 10.04.24 Did this or something like it on my Ranger 29. Different boat of course. I agree the mast boom end
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? Mika1 at 1:01pm 10.04.24 I found this in another forum on this site. I wonder if the Dennis Sapp is still around? Maybe the a
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. dlochner at 12:38pm 10.04.24 Cutless bearing are not repairable. And they can be a PITA to replace, but replacement is what is ne
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. Ralph Johnstone at 12:35pm 10.04.24 Has anyone tried to use nylon or Teflon squares in three places (every 120 degrees) around the shaf
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW nightowle at 11:28am 10.04.24 We will be heading from Lake Union to Des Moines this Saturday and returning on Monday. Nice weathe
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? (1) shemandr at 11:15am 10.04.24 Mud Hen?
HELP! with outhaul line replacement BAD ORCA at 10:58am 10.04.24 Even with the end caps off I am not sure how the block that is apparently attached at the mast end
HELP! with outhaul line replacement smokey73 at 10:46am 10.04.24 Even with the end caps off I am not sure how the block that is apparently attached at the mast end o

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