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1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 6:04am 10.07.23 Smaller Boats 19/2192 My c25 sits maybe 4" off her boot stripe, almost at the water at the bow, but the stern is above the
C-28 - what to look for? john6206 at 5:49am 10.07.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1062
Need Rudder for a Javelin Michael Bicks at 11:11am 10.06.23 Day Sailers 0/648 Does anyone have one--mine sunk
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 10:33am 10.06.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1241 The head sail came detached from the halyard swivel and now it sits up top. Suggestions on how to ge
Dingy Davits and air floor boats spadaforaj at 9:33am 10.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/658 Hi - moving to an air floor - need to have something lighter Most don;t have any provisions for di
Damage to Keel (2) igillerman at 9:26pm 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 9/805 When I was hauled out today, the yard messed up and to make a long story short, the backside of my k
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 (2) Al Stewart JM at 3:46pm 10.05.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/638 Hello! Looking for good pictures / details / specs for the correct original setup of the backstay ad
Water in the bilge Kjstanc at 2:31pm 10.05.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1610 I have an 87 Hunter 23 that I keep on a lift in Eastern NC. After Hurricane Ophelia I found that I
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 2:20pm 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 11/723 My Achilles Hypalon Dinghy needed a real good cleaning. It was awful. Mainly due to deflating it,
Second Triton2 Dr. D at 2:07pm 10.05.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1380 My 35.1 has the standard setup: Zeus3 to starboard and Triton2 to port. There have been several time
Rudder Post & Bearings for Hunter 45cc (3) John Benson at 1:21pm 10.05.23 Parts Search 2/731 Having run aground, the rudder post for my 2010 Hunter 45cc has been damaged beyond repair. Any sugg
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Presbrou1 at 1:11pm 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 11/699 We have a 34 Hunter - year 2000 with a Dometic air conditioner - VTD12K-410A. Basically, the A/C i
Racing Rule Question on capsizing LakeShark at 8:48am 10.05.23 Racing 11/1317 So, I had a random thought today and was wondering what the ruling would be for a windward mark roun
unknown sailboat (1) trumannoawakowsi at 7:31am 10.05.23 Ask All Sailors 2/610 Does anyone know what this sailboat is it is 20 feet long and is said to be from 1964 thanks
Electrical connector for 2007 Hunter 33 (1) 2007Hunter33 at 10:00am 10.04.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/928 I am having trouble locating a 20 amp connector for the AC electrical panel on a 2007 Hunter in orde
Molex 19045-30 connector for 2007 Hunter (1) 2007Hunter33 at 9:58am 10.04.23 Parts Search 5/1957 I am having trouble locating a 20 amp connector for the AC electrical panel on a 2007 Hunter. The ex
Traveler maker info sought (2) Skip Gundlach at 3:36am 10.04.23 Parts Search 2/564 These are found on Morgan 46, and Endeavour 40, and likely other sailboats. Who made them?
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 10:46pm 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1116
Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 I'm interested in installing some speakers in the cockpit of my O'Day 25. I've seen many different l
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 10:48am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 10/706 Having read about the exciting upcoming expedition to map the length of the Amazon, in which the boa

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The little things.... Aft locker catch Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 02.25.25 It's heart warming stories like this one which keep me coming back to SBO year after year. It seems
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions azambella at 7:29pm 02.25.25 Zincs? Are there zincs on the GMF?
The little things.... Aft locker catch (1) markymac1961 at 7:17pm 02.25.25 Okay due to overwhelming interest I'll come clean. My 'bad day' involved sitting on Pt side transom
Upgrading Inverter/charger Terry Cox at 6:41pm 02.25.25 Thoughts? Several. Our 1991 P42 came with an original Heart Interface 1600 charger/inverter when w
Installing chocks on the bow Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.25.25 Use this guide as your bible for sealing. Do not use silicone. It will fail. 4200/5200 will fail in
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 3:04pm 02.25.25 Thanks George. I found it there shortly after posting the question. My problem is I'm 6'5" and 250
Upgrading Inverter/charger mermike at 2:08pm 02.25.25 The engine compartment is one of the worst places you can mount an inverter/charger. They all produc
Upgrading Inverter/charger kbgunn at 1:48pm 02.25.25 Depends on the bells and whistles you are wanting for your install. I've had good experience with Re
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 1:11pm 02.25.25 It is always a challenge when I think about adding bling to my boat. Do I really need it? Where will
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 12:49pm 02.25.25 Victron has become the default standard for electrical system monitoring. That's a huge plus in the
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 12:24pm 02.25.25
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:11pm 02.25.25 OK, thanks for the help
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 11:58am 02.25.25
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (4) jssailem at 11:52am 02.25.25 It depends on the type of jammer. Some use clutches that they term jammers. These have a range of li
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question dlochner at 11:45am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel. Use the test numbers I listed earlier. I really doubt that
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 11:40am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length o
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 11:28am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 10:24am 02.25.25 It does have to be a minimum thickness to lock into halyard jammer, right?
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 10:16am 02.25.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of ali
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 10:03am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length of

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