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Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit (2) Not Too Shabby at 12:35pm 03.25.24 Catalina 22 2/553 My 76 didn't come with a stern pulpit so I bought the two-piece pulpit from CD. I wanted to modify i
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 G Newboat at 7:43am 03.25.24 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1235 My boat always takes on a little water in the bilge just sitting there at the slip. What are some ty
Boom AngelM at 8:33pm 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1042 Looking for a boom replacement , Ericson 35-1.
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) (1) mavexe at 6:54pm 03.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/634 Figured some might appreciate this. This boat had a leaky window that destroyed the cabin sole and
Replacing a frozen autopilot Nauti Laopo at 5:01pm 03.24.24 Big Boats 3/718
Simpson/Lawrance Horizon 1500 Windlass (3) LIAH20 at 2:23pm 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/495 Hello all, I have a S/L Horizon 1500 windlass on my 2000 Hunter 460. I need to purchase new chain
Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 10:23am 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 3/549 Someone gave me a Power Plate (used) It "gurgles" when I rotate it. How would I determine if this i
1999 450 salon table pin AKlight at 9:55am 03.24.24 Big Boats 4/518 On my 450 there was, at one time I assume, a pin that helped the clamp hold the table in place. See
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 8:45am 03.24.24 Catalina 310 12/1852 There are two flat fuses bolted to "floor" of battery compartment. Battery cables red one connected
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 8:44am 03.24.24 Catalina 310 0/22 There are two flat fuses bolted to "floor" of battery compartment. Battery cables red one connected
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Seadoc at 7:25am 03.24.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/726 I have an '85 Mac 25. I'm considering changing my forestay deck attachment to a C.S. Johnson Quick R
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 7:23am 03.24.24 Destinations 11/2348 I'm planning to retire in 10 or so years and would like to start spending more time in Florida towns
Sirius 21 trailering dimensions. Gopher11 at 8:44pm 03.23.24 Sirius 21/22 0/1297
Morgan 34 prop shaft removal tilla at 7:58pm 03.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/34 Does anyone out there know if the rudder has to be removed on the Morgan 34s to be able to slide the
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 7:53pm 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 9/711 Hey out there does anyone know if the rudder has to be removed to get the shaft out of the Morgan 3
Eight bells for Roadking Larry SycloneDriver at 7:25pm 03.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/1156 I've been putting this off for as long as I could, but the sail club had an event in his memory toni
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 5:20pm 03.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/708 I know I've posted previously about the challenge of lee helm on our beloved in-mast furling H306. S
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. Daveinet at 8:28am 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/796 Just watched a very interesting video that is a great demonstration of hull speed on a displacement
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Mackpappy at 7:50am 03.23.24 Yamaha 4/1840 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Floor plan to make new wood flooring for Oday DS1 afrattalone at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Day Sailers 0/465 Hello! My boat did not come with any wood flooring inserts. I thought about tracing it out with ca

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Non binary boaters Davidasailor26 at 5:51pm 05.02.25
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 05.02.25 Non binary would just use whichever is empty .................... ...............................
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 5:45pm 05.02.25 Should there be a third for transgender/non-binary? Non binary would just use whichever is empty.
what's this bronze fitting with a screw heritage at 5:07pm 05.02.25 I had a Westerly 36 center cockpit with the Mercedes 636 engine. Very few problems with the engine
Point No-Point Marina (1) jssailem at 4:56pm 05.02.25 The water is deep up to near the beach. A strong eddy circles through the bay on the south side. It
1985 Catalina 40 Standard Rig - What furler to use with Hayn Hi-Mod fittings jssailem at 4:46pm 05.02.25 My Mark IV Harken Furler is above my HiMod fitting on my headstay. Is that what you are trying to fi
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 4:30pm 05.02.25 Regardless of one's gender identity, bathrooms are designed for either Penis, or No Penis. No bea
what's this bronze fitting with a screw (1) LydieBP at 3:04pm 05.02.25 The two black wires that have been disconnected and held by their terminals with a zip tie in wait o
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 3:00pm 05.02.25 I have used the traditional jack lines that run from stem to stern along the boat's sides. We tried
Brass Shaft Log repair Foswick at 2:10pm 05.02.25 I'm rarely reluctant to give an opinion, but this is one of those times. There is just no way to giv
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 2:05pm 05.02.25 So in this instance, is it possible that as Marcham says, the + wire coming to the starter switch is
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 1:56pm 05.02.25
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? jssailem at 1:22pm 05.02.25 Living in Racine you have to consider that LiFePo4 batteries do not like the cold winter months. You
Manual Bilge Pump jssailem at 1:16pm 05.02.25 Whale pumps are popular for the described situation. The Urchin Pump by Whale can be configured so
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 1:13pm 05.02.25 On mutihulls the run is never more than 8 feet or so. Curiously, the AC discharge hoses generally j
Brass Shaft Log repair jssailem at 1:08pm 05.02.25 Welcome to the SBO forum. You are on pretty big water (the SF Bay with access to the Pacific). You a
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 12:51pm 05.02.25 Formica laminate is usually installed using contact cement on both surfaces. Evidently contact cem
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 12:48pm 05.02.25 Nice design! Interesting that steps are detaching from dado joints in risers; that's a hazard. P
Non binary boaters David in Sandusky at 12:35pm 05.02.25 My wife is more direct. Regardless of one's gender identity, bathrooms are designed for either Penis
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dmax at 12:23pm 05.02.25 Now on to the next weird problem:huh: I cut the laminate for the sliding counter and the fridge do

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