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This is classic! Brian D at 7:55pm 06.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/793 You must watch all the way to the end. Just the sound effects will have you in stitches. e-qflm0APT
Replacing anchor & steaming lights with LEDs (1983 H31) Ohana Island David at 7:47pm 06.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/542 Does anyone know what anchor light LED bulb will replace the non-LED bulb on an '83 H31? Also, has
Rudder Raising question Marty at 7:01pm 06.15.17 Day Sailers 2/607 I'm new to the 170. Am wondering if I have the rudder rigged wrong or something. I find it very di
"Line Caddy" Don Guhr at 5:14pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/595 The arm of my "Line Caddy" broke. On the advice of two tech reps of plastic rods company I bought a
O'Day 23 battery size CharlzO at 4:39pm 06.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/612 This might sound like a silly question, but bear with me please! (TLDR - what's the largest physica
Honda 9.9 2001 - Quick Question (1) BrianW at 3:38pm 06.15.17 Smaller Boats 4/438 137689 Hi All: I have a quick question to help me order some a replacement gaskets. I have a very s
3GMF HE gasket/seal question (1) CoastLife at 3:00pm 06.15.17 Big Boats 8/975 So today I took off my heat exchanger cap to see how it looked. Turns out there is a piece of old
A Great DC current - measure clamp - on meter.. MitchM at 2:15pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2776 i use an ac - dc clamp on multimeter for a lot of electrical repair work. the dc cur
Who has cushion patterns for out of production sailboats? brevell at 1:37pm 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 4/991 I have made quite a few cushion patterns by climbing aboard privately owned boats but would like to
Hunter 170 bow deck fitting repair (3) WiscoSailor at 1:19pm 06.15.17 Day Sailers 7/1399 Hi fellow Hunter enthusiasts, Unfortunately, my 170 had a run in with a low branch (can't believe i
counter weight in mast for table stuck redunculous at 9:46am 06.15.17 Big Boats 7/1339 Mine is apparently stuck somewhere - I think its at the bottom as when I raise the table the line is
Turnbuckle Question kclancy at 9:04am 06.15.17 Catalina 22 10/1904 Hey Gang, after sailing last week for a couple of hours I notice that my shrouds had become loose by
Cockpit Leak bart at 9:04am 06.15.17 Big Boats 5/739 On My 2008 H41 DS, I have a rainwater leak that is allowing water from the cockpit into the aft cabi
TECHNODRIVE Twin Disc TMC 40 P transmission - ZF10 Replacement (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:46am 06.15.17 Catalina 310 2/6603 Beta Marine West is the distributor of this Transmission. Have any members had any exposure to this.
Is 4HP Outboard Good for a Catalina 22? econnors at 7:42am 06.15.17 Catalina 22 7/1268 Hello. I'm looking at buying a used 2013 Yamaha F-4 outboard. It's a 4 HP motor. It would replace
Making patterns for cushions brevell at 7:02am 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/603 Sailrite has some excellent videos to help you make your own cushions. On one of their videos I got
oily film on the hull at intake Daddio417 at 6:48am 06.15.17 Engines and Propulsion 8/561 All excited(!) to add the new bottom paint, being a good sailor, prewashing the hull to avoid pointi
Cushion foam sources brevell at 6:20am 06.15.17 Ask All Sailors 4/834 I have been making boat and RV cushions for the past couple of years and part of the process is find
Trailer supports distance O'Day 272 HillbillyWanderer at 6:11pm 06.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2237 Proud new owner of a new to me O'Day 272 LE! I currently have a Cat22 and have been wanting a bigger
Jib and lifelines interference teqmod at 1:35pm 06.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/5054 Hi All, as you may have seen from prior few posts I am extremely new to sailing but I am getting out

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Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 Joe at 1:03am 06.06.23
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) Screen Saver at 11:38pm 06.05.23 Firstly thankyou to all those that contributed. You did lead to me finding the problem. Effectively
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 10:26pm 06.05.23 Keep in mind that a 16ft wayfarer dinghy can and has crossed the Atlantic. The 22 is fine as long
Check my wiring diagram? captcoho at 8:31pm 06.05.23 Hi there! New boat owner here...we inherited our sailboat, and are redoing the wiring. I have made
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 7:42pm 06.05.23 US Navy thought they had the right away, The Container ship was not held course and we were in the
Daysailer 3 roller furling Sunbird22358 at 7:34pm 06.05.23 There should be a shackle on the jib halyard to connect to the piece on the right in your photo. I
Newbie shemandr at 7:33pm 06.05.23 Age is a big issue with insurance companies. It's cheaper to insure a newer boat than older one eve
Daysailer 3 roller furling (3) Sunbird22358 at 7:29pm 06.05.23 The upper swivel was originally spliced to the jib halyard, there is no other attachment to the mast
Does anyone own a Widgeon??? (1) Sunbird22358 at 7:22pm 06.05.23 I don't have one now, but I did have one from 1988-96, a 1970 Model. Do you have questions? Because
Newbie Tally Ho at 7:21pm 06.05.23
Hunter 38 Fixed Portlight Shade jemill at 7:07pm 06.05.23 If you are referring to the white mesh covers that snap over the portlights in the main deck, they
Newbie Don S/V ILLusion at 7:07pm 06.05.23 44 year old 44 ft boat. I admire your guts but you might want to reconsider both.
Newbie Davidasailor26 at 7:02pm 06.05.23
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 7:01pm 06.05.23 Thank you again:)
1976 Santana 21ft Winter Hawk at 6:37pm 06.05.23 I realize this is an old post, but as a former S-21 owner I would be interested in seeing photos of
Newbie Dalliance at 6:26pm 06.05.23
2004 Raymarine C80 Display artboas at 6:25pm 06.05.23 No power supply issues yet. I am inclined to bite the bullet and go new. Thank you When I referr
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 6:17pm 06.05.23 No power supply issues yet. I am inclined to bite the bullet and go new. Thank you
2023 Catalina Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina - July 7-9 Hollyberry at 6:02pm 06.05.23 Cool.... we'll probably drop by too!
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 5:47pm 06.05.23 I'm definitely listening. This is why I came to SBO. I really appreciate all of the advice. Thank

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