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Combiner / isolator ? markwesti at 10:39am 07.24.18 Ask All Sailors 2/497 This is embarrassing , 25 yrs. ago when we first got our little Westsail it needed a bunch of stuff
New Catalina 22 Mainsail epsails at 10:33am 07.24.18 Catalina 22 5/667 no message
Rocna on CQR anchor roller Hayden Watson at 10:05am 07.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1619 I currently have a 35 pound Genuine CQR anchor mounted on a bow roller made for it with the captive
Mack Pack or Other Brand? shavdog at 9:59am 07.24.18 Big Boats 10/4280 We have a 1994 35.5 hunter legend with new sails and it has created a problem for us to the point w
Clean and waxed time (1) All U Get at 9:55am 07.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/731
creating lift X 3 jon hansen at 8:36am 07.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/386 _iJpzsbsD2M
Reduce Drip From Drive Shaft Seal (1) FlimFlamII at 7:09am 07.24.18 Ask All Sailors 7/775 Until I can pull the boat, any ideas how to reduce the amount of water leaking from the seal? This s
Pocket cruiser recommendations for family of 3 (1) Joe the Sailor at 6:29am 07.24.18 Trailer Sailors 100/18359 Hi all. I've found this forum really helpful when researching boats, so I decided to register and ma
Hunter 426 Electrical - and Alternator hatchmick at 4:25am 07.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/847 Does anyone have a electrical diagram/schematic of a 2004 Hunter 426 sailboat showing the alternator
Roller Furling Line Excess on O'day 25 supercub at 2:59am 07.24.18 Bigger Boats 10/2230 My 25 has a 9.9 on a transom bracket. My furling line is long enough to get sucked into the prop whe
Fickle Columbia-- finally pclarksurf at 12:00am 07.24.18 Catalina 22 11/907 9SQpzGbYj80 Jealous of everyone getting their early starts this year-- finally got a schedule windo
Tapered vs. Non-tapered Battens (1) Sailavie1 at 8:54pm 07.23.18 Smaller Boats 3/2254 Wondering if there are any performance benefits with tapered vs. non-tapered battens on a full batte
Proper Through Hull for Sink and Cockpit Drain rustyw007 at 8:22pm 07.23.18 Catalina 22 1/1062 I have an 80s era Catalina 22, and I'm not at all impressed with the thru hull fitting for the sink
Boat electricians in central Florida? Gene Neill at 8:15pm 07.23.18 Ask All Sailors 3/442 Need to do a complete rewire on the Albin Vega. I'm considering doing it myself, but I'd like to buy
Seaward Products Mark Maulden at 7:56pm 07.23.18 Ask All Sailors 2/517 I need some info and/ or parts for my princess stove. Seems Seaward is no longer around? Someone e
Beneteau 361 refrigeration problems361, John Dibb at 6:46pm 07.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/6654 After several weeks of the refrigerator system tripping the breaker occasionally we arrived on the b
Benetea Oceanis 400 - problem furling Main Sail Go For It at 6:02pm 07.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3270 I have always have difficulty getting my main sail furled all the way into my mast. It unfurls fine
Size of the slug on my out haul main. Tommy 12 at 5:33pm 07.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/836 I'm purchasing new sails for my 1979 hunter 27. I have all my measurements for the sails, slider, et
Why confuse the issue... rgranger at 2:37pm 07.23.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1175 ... with so many pesky details? This has to be the worst Craigslist ad I've seen in years. https:/
If it walks like a duck rgranger at 1:55pm 07.23.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1072 Just saw this video of the CG raising of the duck boat that went down in Missouri. Sad and unnecess

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ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig Captain Larry-DH at 1:51pm 08.12.24 facebook group sounds interesting but I've made it this far with out a facebook account That decis
Anchor, dock, or buoy? degas at 1:05pm 08.12.24 In order of preference, most to least: anchor, mooring, dock. Unless I'm working, then it's dock, mo
Dinghy Lights dLj at 10:58am 08.12.24 I run an 8 foot rowing dinghy. The only requirement for lights is to have a flashlight available. I
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator LloydB at 10:55am 08.12.24 When connected to shore power the source is the shore panel providing AC, Neutral & Ground to the bo
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 10:51am 08.12.24 When one considers the science of eelgrass in Puget Sound and the players who have claimed dreadful
Plastic stuffing box? BigEasy at 10:30am 08.12.24 We've just got our hands on Fjord MS33 (1970s vintage). PO mentioned that the stuffing box would li
Plastic stuffing box? jssailem at 10:05am 08.12.24 Andy, the plastic (most likely nylon) part is inexpensive. It will have a shorter life than bronze b
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 9:55am 08.12.24 Part of my report is to give a heads up to anyone who might want to use the state park facilities.
New Hand Held Nationwide Radios ggrizzard at 8:58am 08.12.24 Thanks for the responses. Ah yes, semantics. "No monthly fees ever"... Just yearly. "Coast to Coa
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:56am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems jssailem at 8:34am 08.12.24 Hi, and welcome to the SBO Forums. As @shemandr shares, cockpit drains are intended to drain all wat
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 8:33am 08.12.24 I have hydronic heating on my boat. The unit was initially designed to heat sleeping space on a tru
Solar Voltage (1) Johann at 8:24am 08.12.24 This is two of the 335W Panasonics in parallel. Partly/Mostly cloudy days back in May.
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 8:24am 08.12.24 Welcome Jorob, to the SBO forums.
Anchor, dock, or buoy? jssailem at 8:22am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
Solar Voltage Johann at 8:10am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:06am 08.12.24 ~$25/ft?!?!!!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!? Keep in mind that Ralph pays in Canadian currency so that converts to
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 8:03am 08.12.24 there appears to be a recessed area under the locker (where the red funnel is), where you can drill
Solar Voltage (1) Hello Below at 8:01am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 7:56am 08.12.24 Is that locker vented? Important question. How of you plan to address the accumulation of gas vapo

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