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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
Has anyone repaired Cross beam crack On Hunter 34 (2) Capt Robbie at 11:39am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2256 136849 I have had what I thought was just a delaminated gelcote section on the forward fiberglass cr
Why Those Troublesome "Rubber" Impeller Type Pumps? rardiH36 at 11:25am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1012 I've often wondered but haven't been able rationalize an answer why the seawater pumps for our small
Yoga on land is hard enough... (1) Brian D at 10:54am 05.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 18/1072 I was at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad, Ca., on Saturday and saw this lady doing Yoga on a p
Irwin 25 - boom vang and bilge pump seansports at 10:53am 05.22.17 Irwin 0/1109 Does anyone have experience with an Irwin 25? I have two main questions (and 100,000,000 other quest
Vision 36 Solar Panel Replacement Donald6433 at 9:44am 05.22.17 Big Boats 15/1131 Has anyone replaced the solar panel on the Vision 36? The wiring has to be upgraded for the new pan
Stern rail cushions wflowe2 at 9:31am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/288 I have vinyl (formerly BottomSider) cockpit cushions on my 2008 Catalina 320. The straps that hold t
Condensation AWW at 9:10am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/734 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Moisture has been accumulating around the lower part of the teak that fra
Be sure to check electrical system before towing (1) Walt Carper at 8:40am 05.22.17 Trailer Sailors 9/741 I was prepping my Macgregor 25 for spring sailing and taking it to the reservoir when tragedy struck
Help With Nasty Odors when Flushing jeff356 at 7:01am 05.22.17 Big Boats 33/4688 Experiencing unwanted nasty odors in the aft cabin after flushing the head although I can see or fin
Hunter 26 and marine head jbreland at 6:15am 05.22.17 Smaller Boats 1/855 Can you put a marine head in a hunter 26 water ballast. They claim they raised the floor in the new
Cleaning the inaccessible? Ned Ludd at 5:52am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 6/707 I've been working on my '76 Newport 28 and have cleaned every space I can reach. There was lots of g
Post Maine Sail Great Buff & Wax problem - Grey streaks in wax - advice please (1) tmjb at 4:57am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 8/925 Last Spring I used Maine Sail's procedure to restore the gelcoat on my '81 Hunter 36 with what I tho
Lynch Mob Coming Soon! RoyS at 4:37am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 11/882 Moved to a new marina. Several boats down from us is a newish Catalina 40. That boat sounds like a c
Antenna missing part on Legend 35.5 (2) Michael-Louis at 3:47am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/411 The Legend from 1992 and the technician made this picture. Anyone has a clue what is missing and whe
380 Rollers For Running Rigging Under Turtleshell planoron at 10:43pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/454 Thanks in advance. I am finishing a refit and while restepping the mast I found that the nylon(?) r
Straightening Rolling furler track azsailing at 9:45pm 05.21.17 Trailer Sailors 11/2773 Anybody have any ideas about how to straighten a plastic rolling furler track that has a bit of an s
looking for heavy-duty mast cleaner njlarry at 8:47pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 3/325 About to pull our mast and among the many tasks planned is a good cleaning. It is really dirty espec
Parts I can't buy (1) Ken Cross at 6:08pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 53/2735 I broke a small clamp that holds the autopilot ring on the wheel. I didn't find a ready supply of pa

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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
Too many ads rgranger at 10:19am 11.27.23 I've seen that before but that only happens to me if I am not logged in. I guess it is the penalty
Too many ads jssailem at 9:02am 11.27.23 I would think it falls to the "Forum Admin, Gen II" but that is strictly a guess. I also did a searc
Hunter 326 Running Rigging jssailem at 8:42am 11.27.23 A length of rope generally can't be too long, but it can be too short.. :biggrin: THAT IS SO TRUE.
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos jssailem at 8:26am 11.27.23 Welcome George to the SBO Forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. Will look forward to pictures of
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib (1) rburt at 7:53am 11.27.23 First, I've got to say how impressed I am with the friendly and helpful advice I've received here fr
CLosed must be postponed. Dave at 7:35am 11.27.23 After 20 or so years Beneteau objected to SBO's use of the BeneteauOwners.com url. They sent a cease
CLosed must be postponed. (1) Thaniel at 6:54am 11.27.23 Thread still works. See in url bar "forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/closed-must-be-postponed.124
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) kappykaplan at 6:41am 11.27.23 And here is an image of the mounting for the drive unit:
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) kappykaplan at 6:16am 11.27.23 Here's what I did on my Pearson. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Just purchased C30 MKII! Hayden Watson at 6:08am 11.27.23 Welcome. I will not tell you that the C30 is a great boat. I will say that I have owned mine for t

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