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H260 Centerboard up-haul lower line diameter Tom2909 at 7:57am 05.23.17 Smaller Boats 3/480 Hi All, I need a new line for the lower section of the centerboard up-haul rig and want to verify th
H260 roof softness Mathieu Fortin at 7:39am 05.23.17 Smaller Boats 5/536 Hello everyone I've owned a 260 with my dad for the past 2 years. I always felt a soft spot on the
New outboard motor (1) Dionysis at 6:49am 05.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/384 Guys, I have a problem... I recently bought a new Mercury 15 hp 4 stroke outboard for my 14' john bo
1984 Beneteau 345 RIDAVIDK at 6:26am 05.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/528 HI all I am new to the forum, so hello. I have been sailing a 1975 Pearson 28 for the last 4 years
Hatch drop boards Dimensions (3) tempest1964 at 6:25am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/657 I have been reading a lot of the old posts on here regarding drop board dimensions and couldn't find
Time management - Fog LeslieTroyer at 6:07am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 58/2010 For those of you who travel in fog - what percentage of the time is spent looking at AIS and RADAR
Nyloc brass prop nut or not ?? Brahmany at 3:46am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2396 Currently undertaking an opportunistic antifoul and am changing the cutlass bearing while on the har
Outboard stand (3) kimelmore at 10:29pm 05.22.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/556 I used some scrap lumber I had around the garage to make this outboard stand. I thought I would shar
Hunter 29.5 SL Coastin at 9:00pm 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/407 Looking at a 29.5. I have a few questions regarding the boat. What are the trouble spots to look fo
Attempted Shaft Sleeve Remedy For Leaking Jabsco 2760-003 Seawater Pump (2) rardiH36 at 8:55pm 05.22.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/860 In a recent thread, Kloudie1 shared that SKF makes a product called Speedi-Sleeve. It is a very thin
Fresh Water Pump on O'day 28 tlv1231 at 7:17pm 05.22.17 Bigger Boats 10/2001 Doing some research and figured I'd reach out to see if anyone here had any knowledge about this...
Already to go cruise... then FOG... Then (3) jssailem at 7:10pm 05.22.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/724 It started out simple and got very complicated... I am attaching my story of a fateful event as I wa
Free to a good home BAT SAVER 8 Charger (2) bawlmer at 4:17pm 05.22.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/426 This is an 8 amp 2 bank charger that came with my Catalina 270. I am sure it is original equipment (
Webasto hydronic issue Tricky at 4:05pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/360 Hi there! So we have a Webasto S90 hydronic heater onboard that hasn't really work since we bought
Sail Trim Forum Don Guillette at 3:58pm 05.22.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/1626 Today I received a phone call from a FL sailor. Normally, it's about a sail trim question but this c
Tach quits when battery full gettinthere at 3:27pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/270 When the battery bank is totally charged up full, my tach gets a bit wonky and then quits. I believe
S2 6.8 PrairieSailor21 at 2:55pm 05.22.17 S2 8/1940 Hoping to connect with other 6.8 owners or those that have sailed on them. I picked up the shoal dra
Changing keel cable and lifting boat. pulsewave at 2:41pm 05.22.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/870 Hi, I have a macgregor 22 and will be changing out the keel cable soon. A friend has a way to lift
Upgrade Origo 3000 to heater? (3) Jackdaw at 1:32pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3321 Last weekend was COLD here in Minnesota, windy, rain and in the upper 40s. And we sailed. It starte
Has anyone replaced a rub rail? Leatherneck at 12:30pm 05.22.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/813 Had to do some fiberglass repair on a 10 inch section under the rub rail. That portion of the rail w

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Too many ads (1) kappykaplan at 2:59pm 11.27.23 It's already full screen on my laptop. If i make the window smaller, the ads are forced to the sid
Too many ads kappykaplan at 2:55pm 11.27.23 Try making the window larger, that may force the ads off to the side so they don't interfere with v
Too many ads Dave at 2:54pm 11.27.23 rgranger, I see ads specifically on the boat info page. ing the window larger, that may force the a
Too many ads (1) kappykaplan at 2:51pm 11.27.23 rgranger, I see ads specifically on the boat info page. cipating in the discussion. :beer:
When does a screw become a bolt? (1) steve_d at 2:45pm 11.27.23 Sailors seem to be folk that get hung up on using the correct terms. i.e., lines, sheets, halyard,
Too many ads Dave at 2:30pm 11.27.23 First, let me be clear, I won't do anything to stop ads from appearing. It takes volunteers and mone
Hunter 326 Running Rigging shemandr at 2:23pm 11.27.23 If I remember for my H356 the specs for running rigging were mostly Yacht Braid or some other double
Too many ads (1) rgranger at 2:04pm 11.27.23 ... and here it is again when I log out ... I see ads. within the profile on the SBO server and no
Too many ads (1) rgranger at 2:01pm 11.27.23 When I go to Boat Info, the page shows that I'm logged into SBO, but I still get ads to the left, r
Too many ads kappykaplan at 1:53pm 11.27.23 When I go to Boat Info, the page shows that I'm logged into SBO, but I still get ads to the left, ri
Too many ads ggrizzard at 1:37pm 11.27.23 Yeah, I've signed up for 6 sailing/repair creators on patreon, so I get the ones I wanted there.
Too many ads rgranger at 1:33pm 11.27.23 Only thing worse is a member not in good standing i.e. telling bad jokes, not answering to replies,
Too many ads dlochner at 1:28pm 11.27.23 A little off topic but related... YouTube has now blocked me from viewing any videos until I disabl
Too many ads ggrizzard at 1:20pm 11.27.23 A little off topic but related... YouTube has now blocked me from viewing any videos until I disable
Just purchased C30 MKII! Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 11.27.23 Congratulations on your new boat. Catalina 30 Groups Link Subscribe at the web forum: Catalina30
Just purchased C30 MKII! Ward H at 12:05pm 11.27.23 Congrats on purchasing your C30!
Too many ads (1) Dave at 11:58am 11.27.23 If you are not logged in you will get ads. SBO is a small business and every revenue stream matters.
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 11:53am 11.27.23 The pricing is interesting. Here in Ozy the Raystar 150 (seatalk) is about $350aud while the Digital
Too many ads Scott B at 11:11am 11.27.23 The other day looking under boat information, there were too many pop ups and ads. Trying to x o
Too many ads Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 11.27.23 I guess it is the penalty for not being a member.....:biggrin: Only thing worse is a member not i

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