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My next task (1) RWSlater at 11:29am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 36/1751 Jumping into the unknown soon. I need to replace my leaking macerater pump with a new one. Any insig
Main Sail (1) thaeni at 11:11am 09.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/890 Can't seem to get the wrinkles out. It won't go any higher, out haul it tight. Could it be cut wrong
Topping Lift with Dutchman flaking system CaptKimble at 11:02am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2584 I have a problem with my Dutchman system in that when I release my topping lift to allow for better
Temporary sailboat headlight Hayden Watson at 10:48am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 7/575 On a recent cruise I needed to return to my home port after dark due to big adverse currents (6 knts
Hunter 380 Linear or Sprocket Drive Autopilot Tucsonsailor at 9:57am 09.25.17 Big Boats 13/1851 I have just purchased a Hunter 380 and have had three electronics folks seem to come up short with t
Simple Green is not simple. It is EVIL! Hayden Watson at 9:39am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 26/18869 Most of us do not read the fine print on product labels and get much of our product recommendations
Perplexed Randy Church at 9:15am 09.25.17 Big Boats 4/880 Hunter 34 owners, Racing my 1984 34 here in Rhode Island for years now and also crew on a J-24 in N
Confusing electrical problem Bob James at 8:58am 09.25.17 Catalina 310 27/3491 This problem raised its ugly head this past weekend - the buzzer on the key switch would not shut of
Lake Lanier sailing -- seeking opinions Vegas at 7:48am 09.25.17 Destinations 7/3041 Am looking at Lake Lanier as a possible new sailing location. My 37 Beneteau draws 4 ft. 10 inches.
Gel coat Amos Cape at 6:45am 09.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/7041 i have some hear line cracks I need to repair. I haven't been able to find a color on the Spectrum w
Identifying SBO Members lehighsail at 6:36am 09.25.17 Ask All Sailors 45/3349 Have the SBO posters ever tried to wear some type of identifying mark at the Annapolis Boat show so
Non-Slip Tape Owen Kelley at 5:55am 09.25.17 Day Sailers 3/673 Does anyone know where you can get the 6 inch wide Non-Slip Tape in the cockpit of the Hunter 170? I
Payoff (3) pclarksurf at 10:44pm 09.24.17 Catalina 22 8/833 This is a completely worthless post-- no sanding, no construction, no engineering psuedo or otherwis
Black plastic on Lewmar winch getting chalky Hayden Watson at 8:05pm 09.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/763 My 1988 C30 has a pair of ST40's and the black plastic on cap of the winch is getting chalky. Is th
Need help understanding Bilge setup in '71 Cal 25 (3) Nick B W at 7:40pm 09.24.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1767 I've not found much previous online regarding my question... This has 3 through-hulls on each side
My Hunter 36 lists to the port side Tim Mills at 7:35pm 09.24.17 Big Boats 10/1373 I have a 2004 H36 (new to me this season) and it lists slightly to port. Just a few degrees mind you
Awesome weekend regatta (1) Jackdaw at 7:12pm 09.24.17 Racing 11/1201 Team BlueJ take a 1st and a 2nd in today's two WYC Fall Regatta races, and we manage to finish 3rd o
Inspecting standing rigging john6206 at 5:23pm 09.24.17 Smaller Boats 3/782 It's easy to see what is wrong - knowing what needs to be replaced requires experience that I don't
Tongue weight on trailer? jackhartjr at 5:15pm 09.24.17 Ask All Sailors 19/4820 Hi folks, I have an Oday 22, I have a chance to buy a trailer. My question is this; what is the maxi
Autopilot for Hunter 380 Tucsonsailor at 10:06am 09.24.17 Big Boats 6/1376 I just purchased a Hunter 380 and wish to put an autopilot in it. Have gotten ridiculous prices from

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Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. rgranger at 2:03pm 05.10.24 Citrus strip! Sand paper!
Window unit AC install Tally Ho at 1:49pm 05.10.24 All good: g on that search page. Greg
Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 12:41pm 05.10.24 kiss our collective arses goodbye only if you store your cell phone there :laugh: This does affe
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 12:09pm 05.10.24 I added lewmar 16st winches on my 88. Put them basically where the 6's were (they were actually not
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Timm R Oday25 at 11:51am 05.10.24 Good afternoon. We also have an Oday 25 . We installed a boom kicker brand rigid vang and that alllo
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:31am 05.10.24 Acetone should work, too.
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:26am 05.10.24 Maybe Acetone? That I got by the quart,
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:23am 05.10.24 Nail polish remover or WD-40 should do the trick.
Major Sun Storm Alert ! jssailem at 11:16am 05.10.24 It has the NOAA folks anxious
Major Sun Storm Alert ! ggrizzard at 11:08am 05.10.24 So James, what you're telling us is that we should all bend over and kiss our collective arses good
Connecting bilge areas LloydB at 10:13am 05.10.24 Seems to me that you should verify the easiest weep hole to test with a half quart of water and go f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? cymeyer at 10:11am 05.10.24 I have a 2023 Oceanis 34.1. Due to the location of the shrouds, I am extremely limited in how far
Window unit AC install cymeyer at 10:08am 05.10.24
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? JamesG161 at 9:05am 05.10.24 For continuing updates look here... Major Sun Storm Alert Jim...
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 8:54am 05.10.24 Thin water, you are making too much common sense, less is indeed more. Here is where I have left the
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 jssailem at 8:37am 05.10.24 First... Welcome to SBO. Annd congrats on your new boat. I have used a variety of adjustable tensi
Rudder crack jssailem at 8:12am 05.10.24 Accidents happen. The challenge is to do a thorough inspection and not try to slap a little fibergla
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:50am 05.10.24 Sent you a private message Crazy Dave
Stove Cover thinwater at 7:45am 05.10.24 When is an upgrade not actually an upgrade? Sometimes we just want to "do something for the boat."
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 7:42am 05.10.24 There is a fluid dynamic reason the part you chipped off was placed there. Rudders can produce drag

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