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Adler/Barbour cooling systems mbaker at 9:17am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 4/616 I need to replace the power module from my 1993 Adler/Barbour refrigeration system. I replaced it f
Lifesling2 on sale today (1) Justin_NSA at 6:50am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1434 West Marine has a today-only sale on the Lifesling2 for $99. Do a lot of you keep them on board? Wou
Current Charts thetone at 2:10am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/672 I am looking for a current prediction chart of Martha's Vinyard Sound. I remember having one a long
Experience with Electromaax External Voltage Regulators Bob R. at 6:55pm 08.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/5887 Does anyone have any experience with the performance and durability of Electromaax E-MAAX Basic or E
Hunter 375 (94) ALL fixed portholes cracked and 3 leaks.. (1) ari at 6:49pm 08.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/662 I went to see a 1994 Hunter 375 and there were 3 leaks below deck (and delam below the portside chai
1984 Oday 25 Restoration (5) noreaster222 at 1:22pm 08.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1372 Greetings SO. I'm new to sailing and I'm doing a restoration on my first sailboat. I have another th
Battery operation carriemeaway at 10:21am 08.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2416 My question is is it recommended to leave main battery and start battery activated while under power
Automatic Anchor And Chain Washdown jviss at 10:05am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4209 I recall seeing, usually on larger vessels than we have, a couple of spray nozzles on either side of
MYOG lillia28 at 7:51am 08.17.17 Mariner 0/1581 Tory Salvia of The Sailing Channel has resurrected the Mariner Owner's Group. Check out http://marin
How to Furl Your Mainsail bob_pattison at 7:24am 08.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3021 As an offshoot of the presentations and lessons I have been doing at various Beneteau Rendezvous for
Upgrade to my V-berth area (4) Slartibartfass at 5:38am 08.17.17 Catalina 22 5/2029 On my Capri 22 i rearranged things for overnighting in the future and converted the V-berth area int
Lost Virginity Last PM... shemandr at 5:37am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/571 ...That is my J24 virginity. In 30 some odd years of sailing I had never sailed on a J24 for whatev
Projects (1) All U Get at 10:40pm 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 7/627 Lot of projects on the boat. Here's another my wife did recovering old cushions and a cover for the
New Macgregor 25 owner with lots of newbie questions GSmith116 at 10:14pm 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2360 I am thrilled to be a new owner of a 1982 mac 25. I have taken her out twice single handed and I ha
Skins and trim, screwed and glued? David Kelsh at 6:26pm 08.16.17 Catalina 30 3/1066 Quick one for you guys before I go destroying anything this weekend. ... Anyone know if the teak pl
Bilge filling with water sockemdog at 5:53pm 08.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3992 I have a 1987 O'Day 272 that is suddenly collecting water in the bilge. It fills slowly...takes a c
Hurricane Harvey JamesG161 at 3:53pm 08.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 31/3409 I have been watching 3 storms leaving West Africa for 5 days. The first is a wimp, disorganized sto
Portlight screen sizes O'Day 34/35? jibes138 at 3:38pm 08.16.17 Bigger Boats 4/742 i measured my portlights thinking they were Beckson and the lenses are 4.75 x 11.0. None of the Bec
Bilge pump hose (3) Terry Houwerzyl at 2:54pm 08.16.17 Big Boats 9/3063 Last weekend my Hunter Legend 40 had a problem with the bilge pump. While attempting to correct the
Fixed side portlight loose - needs rebedding? (1) Vegas at 2:09pm 08.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/902 Just noticed the aft half of the port side fixed portlight is loose. The plastic window has pulled

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Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 7:50am 06.11.24 ... and milk crate:biggrin:
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 7:50am 06.11.24 Moving a boat through the water under sail power is one of those activities that can grab the soul
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 7:49am 06.11.24 Decision by cruise coordinator at natl org.
My propeller has worn out rgranger at 7:46am 06.11.24 I did a search for a 75 hp Yanmar prop specs and it popped right up.:beer:
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:37am 06.11.24 Looks great so far!!
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) jssailem at 7:34am 06.11.24 Chris. It is possible that once you remove the frayed line and the chafe left behind you will be abl
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) BrianQ at 7:17am 06.11.24 Unfortunately, according to Hood Yacht Systems and Pompanette, the parent company, parts are no long
Catalina 34 MkII Log jssailem at 7:06am 06.11.24 Congrats Clive and welcome to the SBO Forums. The Catalin 34 is a great boat. Enjoy the ownership ex
What might this be.... (1) jssailem at 7:01am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz jssailem at 6:55am 06.11.24 Going to boat shows in the Pacific NW, you see 10 to 1 Power boats over sailboats being marketed. No
Newport 28 batteries jssailem at 6:26am 06.11.24 Congrats on finding a new boat to look after. Have you told your Neptune 24 there is a new girl in t
Cat310 Engine bed Good Vibes at 5:47am 06.11.24 Hull 63 from 2001 no plate :)
Halyard line (1) Tally Ho at 4:58am 06.11.24 Which one did you get from SBO? I think I went with XLS3
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 4:47am 06.11.24 That's an impressive garbage can!
Cat310 Engine bed Afraal at 4:34am 06.11.24 Hull 23, no plates either! @SwanSong qq: where did you purchase the blue hose from the thermostat?
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice LakeShark at 4:11am 06.11.24 The furler is pretty simple. You feed the sail into the foil and use the halyard on the foil to pull
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW east coaster at 4:06am 06.11.24 I was involved with solving the seaplane problem in Victoria harbour. The end result was a dedicated
Cat310 Engine bed east coaster at 3:35am 06.11.24 Hull no 166 from 2002 no plate such as shown.
Newport 28 batteries Davidasailor26 at 2:28am 06.11.24
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW SFS at 1:26am 06.11.24 According to the recordings of the radio transmissions that I have heard, the "tower" cautioned the

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