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Ocean Air inflatables with aluminum hulls? Kings Gambit at 8:50am 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 1/1012 Hi, Any of you PNWer's own, or have owned, one of the Ocean Air aluminum-hull inflatables? They are
Hunter 26/260 Stern Rail Attachments (3) Ian M at 7:43am 03.16.18 Smaller Boats 7/1706 Gentlemen, before I tear out the rear panel, take out the holding tank and/or the starting battery a
Hunter 23.5 Shackles to use with halyards Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 03.16.18 Smaller Boats 4/587 If anyone has the specific brand and size shackle used for both the main and jib halyards, please ad
Medicine names Brian D at 7:58pm 03.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/909 Did you know that if you take the letters xi- and -yz and add them to your name, you have a medicine
Spring Break On The Horizon (3) Terry Cox at 7:00pm 03.15.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 53/3742 April 7-15 spring break offers an opportunity here to jettison the hard and reach for some water tim
AED onboard? njlarry at 9:03am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 40/3393 Having just replaced the pads on my clubs AED I wonder if anyone keeps one onboard. They cost about
1984 Hunter 34 prop shaft to tranny coupling markwbird at 8:42am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/413 It looks like I will need to replace the coupling flange that bolts the prop shaft to the transmissi
Oceanis 45 water tank exchange for fuel one Opty at 8:11am 03.15.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/944 Has anybody tried to exchange the aft water tank for fuel tank? Does it need replace or can be it b
Looking at 1990 Catalina 22...new to sailboat buying. What should I look for? gcarmack14 at 7:37am 03.15.18 Catalina 22 18/3902 I'm 22 years old and have spent each summer on the water as a powerboater. My dad has always loved s
Portable electric winch handles seadaddler at 7:00am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 4/2184
Engine Shut Off T-Handle KZW at 6:59pm 03.14.18 Catalina 310 10/1614 OK, new one on me. Pulled up on the T-handle to shut down the engine this evening. The T-handle brok
Finally! The adventure begins! SFS at 6:53pm 03.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 104/7890 Well, the boat is ready, and provisioned, and we are ready, so in the morning we leave the dock and
Adrift... Official Trailer weinie at 6:02pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1167 ZKWDCyVbnoM
Alcohol rx for seasickness ?? MitchM at 6:00pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 33/3114 no, not the kind you drink....! new york times health section just had an article abo
HEAD DISCHARGE Valerio at 4:59pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1907 I would like to know if every boat sold in america the head will discharge to the holding tank with
Xmas in March..Kinda/Grunert Refrigerator (1) JamesG161 at 3:14pm 03.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1377 I thought I had done a "dumb" thing during the Winter Freeze, which I assumed caused the loss of my
The "new" SBO store kudos. RussC at 2:51pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 7/593 When I came here a few years ago I tried out the SBO store and found that it wasn't at all Macintosh
Chain to rope splicing ? Valerio at 12:58pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3033 In my windlass i cannot jump the chain when i get to the joint between the chain and the rope with a
HOW TO GET TO THE TOP OF MY MAST ? Valerio at 12:53pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3321 In my hunter 41 the halyard of the spy (the only unused) and the halyard of the genoa came out the m
Vessel Documentation Notice Terry Cox at 12:37pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 9/621 Each year since we owned the boat the Coast Guard sends us a notice that it is time to renew our ves

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Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 02.16.24 previous owner was doing a short cut to close to shore and the boat stopped dead and the mast went
Black Butyl tape? Sutric at 5:24pm 02.16.24 Check out McMaster-Carr. I seem to remember that's where I found mine.
Removing Fischer Panda 8 Mini-DP from Hunter 45CC (4) kbgunn at 4:50pm 02.16.24 Pictures would help. The genset should have a lift point (a ring?) on top that can carry the weight
Sunwind 311 - question about hull jssailem at 4:18pm 02.16.24 You have a challenging project. Rather than tell you some of the ideas, I am attaching a source of k
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) BAD ORCA at 4:01pm 02.16.24 Follow up: yes, confirmed. On mine, because of the way the plus bus is attached to the breakers, o
Sunwind 311 - question about hull PaulK at 2:40pm 02.16.24 Ouch! Take Dave's advice (above). We were quoted $5000 (USD) for a new rudder. That did not include
Bilge pump fuse question? BAD ORCA at 2:10pm 02.16.24 No need for me, I understand what you're doing. Thanks, after re-reading your first post, i think
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Dave at 1:42pm 02.16.24 I edited the thread's title because it was misleading. The information in the OP's post is good to k
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. dlochner at 1:30pm 02.16.24 Glad your bank was on top of this! In general when selling a boat, it is the buyer who is responsib
Kirie Elite 29 kappykaplan at 1:26pm 02.16.24 Hat trick, the OP hasn't been seen since 29 Nov 2022. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Removing Fischer Panda 8 Mini-DP from Hunter 45CC capta at 1:07pm 02.16.24 The gen set was installed before the floor was put down so you are going to have to either take apar
Bilge pump fuse question? dlochner at 12:10pm 02.16.24 maybe i can do a wiring diagram if im describing it in a confusing way. No need for me, I underst
Sunwind 311 - question about hull dlochner at 11:48am 02.16.24 Repairs are generally better made with epoxy resin rather than polyester. Epoxy has much better adhe
Bilge pump fuse question? BAD ORCA at 11:45am 02.16.24 maybe i can do a wiring diagram if im describing it in a confusing way.
Sunwind 311 - question about hull (4) Kostas Metaxas at 11:39am 02.16.24 Thank everybody for the reply. My boat got some damages to rudder and rudder tube securing in hull
Bilge pump fuse question? BAD ORCA at 11:36am 02.16.24 I assume this is the switch: https://d2pyqm2yd3fw2i.cloudfront.net/files/resources/instructions/98
Bilge pump fuse question? BAD ORCA at 11:32am 02.16.24 I'm not sure why you would want to do that. I wired mine the way the manufacturer's wiring diagram
Bilge pump fuse question? BAD ORCA at 11:30am 02.16.24 I'm not sure why you would want to do that. I wired mine the way the manufacturer's wiring diagram
Sunwind 311 - question about hull jssailem at 11:18am 02.16.24 Welcome to SBO. The question is interesting. It is unlikely that a production boat would be constru
new mulitbank battery charger experiences dlochner at 10:54am 02.16.24 No I don't have a switch on the House bank. That's what I was saying here: I would have to disconn

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