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Painting battery compartment sailcapt340 at 3:52pm 09.16.17 Big Boats 2/619 On my 2000 340, my 4AGM Group 31 batteries are now out. They died! But now I have a very dark an
Cast iron keel p.david at 12:22pm 09.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/6442 I have a Beneteau sailboat with a cast iron keel. It has rusted. Can someone tell me how I would f
Started a winter home for my C22 Megaro76 at 11:25am 09.16.17 Catalina 22 22/1965 I took the plunge today and started plans for building a storage garage n my backyard. Rented a sod
Alternator Cooling jsalley at 7:59am 09.16.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2948 Hey RC - I am having a problem with my alternator overheating any time my batteries drop below about
Pacific Hurricane Norma & Dead Max JamesG161 at 7:05am 09.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/460 TS Max was born and died quickly into South Baja California. :clap: _______ Hurricane Norma is bein
NY East River closure All U Get at 5:59am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/274 Hi all, Just a little warning for sailors heading south through Long Island Sound the East River is
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEGGIE HALL woodster at 5:33am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1350 just wishing you a happy birthday...hope all is well with you.and thanking you for all you do on SBO
Transition from Raymarine to B&G jviss at 3:16pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1036 With the transition from the C36 to the T3800, I'm also transitioning from Raymarine to B'G. I just
Pictures of Hunter 212 rudder please? JimInPB at 2:46pm 09.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/602 The rudder on my 212 appears to have been "beefed up" by some well-intentioned former owner. It look
Smith Mountain Lake shemandr at 2:25pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2461 We are planning a trip there for the purpose of re-con for a retirement area. My wife already has e
Christened our Aye Pod today ;) (1) RussC at 2:11pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 4/469 I liked the old name (Mosey) of our newly acquired V17 ok, but it was kind of like marrying the gal
rain water leak Al Turner at 12:47pm 09.15.17 Sirius 21/22 4/1602 I have rain water leaking thru deck to hull seal. what is the best way to re seal?
keel of Sirius 21 Al Turner at 12:45pm 09.15.17 Sirius 21/22 1/1619 how do I remove the keel and replace?
pop top Al Turner at 12:45pm 09.15.17 Sirius 21/22 5/2265 does the boat sail fine with the pop top up?
rpd has a quest rpd at 9:43am 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 8/840 I would like to hear experiences of sailors who have sailed or under power on 26x Macgregor and have
New Oceans for Future Sailors JamesG161 at 8:24am 09.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/447 The Cassini Spacecraft did it final plunge into Saturn today.:( But... Two of its moons have WATER
New Pearson Website - PearsonYachts.org sailodr at 5:59am 09.15.17 Pearson 2/1579 We have been working to restore archived Pearson boat information to an active website as a "Pearson
Hitch, bend, or knot to a ring jviss at 6:49pm 09.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/678 I'm re-rigging my single line reefing system this weekend. The specification drawing shows the tack
Invest 96L now Hurricane Maria JamesG161 at 5:26pm 09.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/1442 This storm is now being tracked and closer to landfall potential. Located about 5 days from the Les
Invest 97L & TD 14 & TS Lee JamesG161 at 5:18pm 09.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/672 A new Investigation storm has now kicked in the Tracking models. First blush showing 97L following

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Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 11:15am 01.03.24
Towing options dlochner at 11:07am 01.03.24 If the "rudder bolts" are at the top of the rudder post, it is likely a stuffing box for the rudder.
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 10:58am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you t
Towing options JoeWhite at 10:35am 01.03.24 Need more info on the type of boat. Do you mean 45 foot saiboat? If so it is likely that it's proble
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months (1) Nichole340 at 10:30am 01.03.24 I read where you said you ordered the part, but your not that confident about getting it. Did you tr
60 best Boats 30' and under (1) jon hansen at 10:17am 01.03.24 there is only one winner on "your" list Ta Da. ke michigan
C25 new mainsail Stu Jackson at 9:53am 01.03.24 You could also ask at the C25 forum, if you don't know them you should :) https://catalina-capri-25
C25 new mainsail Steve_Catalina at 9:30am 01.03.24 National Sails is a quality company like hundred of others. There were / are close to 6,000 Catalina
C25 new mainsail Steve_Catalina at 9:26am 01.03.24 Any sail maker will deliver a better sail than a 40 year old one. So you are a price shopper. So
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months kloudie1 at 9:09am 01.03.24 I just sold a 2005 4 HP 4 Stroke Merc for $200 .. It was given to me . I could not find parts from M
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 LakeShark at 8:25am 01.03.24 @Gene Neill Don't forget we need pictures once it's installed too. You are a bit of a fiberglass gu
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 (2) Gene Neill at 7:35am 01.03.24 Here's the new hold down bracket for the Thetford 550P:
H34 boom kloudie1 at 6:30am 01.03.24 I am not near the boat, but I don't think the pin is as big as 1/4. Mine is a pin with a hole throug
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. RoyS at 6:21am 01.03.24 I have had one of these seals for 18 years. Mine never had the vent hose and had to be burped every
Yanmar parts Scott T-Bird at 6:06am 01.03.24 @NCBrew I bought so many parts from Niemiec that I probably can find the part numbers for what you n
Its funny Friday! (4) JamesG161 at 5:53am 01.03.24 222307 222308 Jim...
C25 new mainsail dlochner at 5:49am 01.03.24 I like to have sail numbers. As former RC I didn't like when a competitor didn't have them. But tha
C25 new mainsail shemandr at 5:28am 01.03.24 One reef is fine for the sailing you describe. How deep should the reef be? That depends on the wi
C25 new mainsail dlochner at 5:21am 01.03.24 Might I suggest right here at SBO? New sails will make you feel like you're sailing a new boat. F
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months Terry Cox at 4:09am 01.03.24 Has anyone else run into this issue with Mercury outboard parts? Yes, sort of. Our 1990s 5HP two c

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