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Weight of centerboard (2) stanirish at 3:51pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/502 Have an 1983 Islands 17. I recently removed the centerboard since it is very pitied and need refurbi
Yanmar Single Cylinder Engine Running Rough FlimFlamII at 2:16pm 06.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 13/1578 I have an 8hp Yanmar. It was running fine and then after about five minutes the rpm's began to drop
guppy 13 d new bimini (4) sailorforever at 1:38pm 06.13.17 Guppy 0/5148 the guppy, shrimp has a new bimini, used when electric motoring, impressive sailboat for it's size,
Legend 37.5 air conditioning ddrewry at 12:17pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/487 I'm looking for good ideas to install a 16000 btu unit in my Hunter. The unit would fit under the s
Aerator for Barka galley faucet mswatsonmd at 10:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/447 I am looking for replacement aerator for galley faucet, Barka is the Brand. 40 Beneteau 2007
Wind vane steering part? (2) justsomeguy at 8:30am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 0/294 137601 137602 Going through all the little stuff stuffed deep in our new-to-us boat, and came across
Mast Tune. (1) bob_pattison at 7:30am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/621 All, Every spring we get quite a few calls regarding mast trim. Our friends at Selden Mast have this
Starter Battery Switch & Charger Issue Murray16764 at 7:28am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2435 I recently had a power windlass professionally installed on my Ben 352. It was fairly simple instal
Purchase of Hunter 26 Cincy020 at 7:26am 06.13.17 Smaller Boats 2/969 I will be looking at a 1994 Hunter 26 as a potential purchase for use on inland lakes. The boat wil
Oday 240 Stanchion leaks and repairs Marlow Currie at 6:26am 06.13.17 Day Sailers 6/1170 greetings I am a new owner of a 240 and took her on a maiden season break in sail last week. winds w
423 Freezer / Refrig. NYSail at 5:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/723 Hello all, I am trying to calculate power usage on boat and was wondering if anybody knew the model
New Member has a Question The Shadow Knows at 5:00am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/498 Hey guys, I'm a new member ' still finding my way on SBO. Quick question: When I open my mail when
More sleep All U Get at 4:28am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3212 Hi all, Just finished up our return trip to Maine from the winter south and had found a way to impr
Loose rudder Tree Frog at 9:47pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2659 I have a 1965 Cal Jensen with a loose fitting rudder shaft in the tube that runs from cockpit sole d
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Filter Change, no Bleeding SirMichael at 7:07pm 06.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5641 I purchased our '88 Hunter 28.5 last year, and the 2GM20F has run very well. But I figured that I s
1987 Cat30 running lights. pzmaria at 6:53pm 06.12.17 Catalina 30 2/784 Just wondering if anybody has a list of bulbs for 1987 Cat30 running lights. Bow : green/red - bulb
Here Is My Story And I'm Sticking To It (2) Terry Cox at 6:45pm 06.12.17 Big Boats 6/789 Two years ago we were in Princess Cove on Wallace Island, BC in a blow. Stern tie was called for so
Running rigging jimma4191 at 6:38pm 06.12.17 Pearson 4/1126 Does anyone know of a database for the running rigging on my 1987 Pearson 33-2? Mainsheet, traveler
Broken Danforth Anchor JerryA at 5:25pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1944 Hi Folks, I was anchored out this past weekend in a sandy bottom. Wind was blowing 15-20mph overnigh
Gennaker: forward of forestay or aft? AlastairLC at 5:21pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 27/4944 How do you rig your gennaker - with tack line to block forward of the forestay or aft? Forward gets

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Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. SFS at 4:19pm 06.26.24 Sending you a PM.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:55pm 06.26.24 Pulling the cable will stop all fuel, making it impossible to start, Been there, done that! :beer:
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) kappykaplan at 3:54pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Davidasailor26 at 3:54pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Also, i
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:49pm 06.26.24 Does anyone know the part number for the engine choke cable for this model Beneteau and a source?
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) GreggS at 3:28pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) JoeWhite at 3:19pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull i
Best Place to post " boat for sale" danm1 at 2:46pm 06.26.24 Similarly, at my last boat sale, I met the buyer at his bank. He had a bank check cut for the purcha
Best Place to post " boat for sale" Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.26.24
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Steve_Catalina at 1:36pm 06.26.24 Sunfish / Sailfish, I bet there are a few around. Good luck
Yanmar 20gm starting issue jssailem at 1:22pm 06.26.24 The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so they shouldnt be the issue. Batttery c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Tally Ho at 1:15pm 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as mu
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:13pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable.
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 12:54pm 06.26.24 If the old pins are nylon and are going to be replaced, why the concern?
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 12:28pm 06.26.24
Furler woes bob45 at 11:38am 06.26.24
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Dalliance at 11:17am 06.26.24 OK. I will try 1/8 next time. I didn't notice any white smoke though on startup BUT I wasn't lookin
Small Boat to teach Grandchild rgranger at 11:14am 06.26.24 There are so many good choices.... I would not get too hung up on a specific brand but ... Since y
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 10:51am 06.26.24 I'll do in and out of gear at WOT That will be hard on the transmission, etc.
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:27am 06.26.24 Sailor Sue, Good idea. I will try that. The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so

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