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Requesting pictures of v berth keystone cushion. (3) jradasaurus at 4:53pm 01.25.17 Catalina 30 1/985 Hello! First post on the forum! I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am in the process
Marine diesel engine repower solution alex166 at 3:51pm 01.25.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/47 Recent marine engine overall project published by TransDiesel, new VM Motori with 80 more hp... wort
Auto pilot wing15601 at 11:34am 01.25.17 Bigger Boats 32/4914 I sail my O'Day 28 out of St. Joseph, Michigan, mostly solo. I'm trying to set the boat up so my tri
So what is your understanding? RWSlater at 9:33am 01.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1003 I was involved in a discussion the other day about bridge clearance, and I'm interested to hear what
New V222 Owner and New to the forum Todd Atchison at 8:50am 01.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1676 I was recently given a V222 (I believe it's a 1978) though I'm not sure. The boat has been dry for y
Grounded (1) jetboatn at 8:49am 01.25.17 Smaller Boats 23/2817 I own a 1995 h26. Can damage occur from being beached during low tides as in the pic posted? I used
Replacement LED Bulbs (2) womble at 7:16am 01.25.17 Catalina 30 10/2456 I have searched ALL forums for this and was unable to find anything!!! I contacted the folks at supe
Calling all C-22 owners in the Inland Northwest $tingy Sailor at 6:55pm 01.24.17 Catalina 22 4/710 Even though the snow is still falling here in the Inland Northwest, it's not too early to begin plan
Trailer Sailing a 25' Full Keel Persistence at 5:10pm 01.24.17 Trailer Sailors 28/15413 Is anyone here trailering a 25' full keel boat and launching from boat ramps? If so, how long should
zincs on 1995 351 Beneteau billk53 at 3:22pm 01.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/670 I know there is a prop zinc but is there any on the heat exchanger? Perkins M30 engine
Cal 2-25 - Mast Compression (4) Grato at 2:16pm 01.24.17 Cal 6/3346 Hello everyone, Sorry to be dominating the forum lately, I sure appreciate everyone's input and exp
guppy 13 D mast shoe (1) sailorforever at 2:00pm 01.24.17 Guppy 0/987 working on deck lines, and fitting. i tapped into my mast shoe with some #10 x 24 machine screws, s
TV replacement project (3) RWSlater at 12:50pm 01.24.17 Big Boats 20/2736
Cast iron keel? sailnewbie at 8:14am 01.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2337 I purchased my mac224 dec. 2015 and while talking with the po he mentioned the keel may be getting w
Fridge not working NigelW at 8:09am 01.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1147 I have a new to me 1995 Oceanis 400 with top loading freezer (which works) and top loading fridge to
Deck color question gkmoore at 6:55am 01.24.17 Catalina 22 9/2157 I'm about to paint the deck on my boat, have already bought Interlux Brightsides White, I think I wo
More Catalina 22 Regattas EditorC22NSA at 4:25am 01.24.17 Catalina 22 0/449 The list of 2017 Catalina 22 Regattas is growing, and NORs for the following regattas have been adde
423 anchor locker NYSail at 2:12am 01.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1746 hello all. Cleaning and found the anchor locker full of mud and water... empties the chain and rode
Help Get Control Of Ethanol kloudie1 at 7:14pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2688 OK not anything like the rum posts.. This is a petition to sign that gives weight to the Boat US lo
How to remove cabin door hardware--1999 B 411 Tim Downing at 5:03pm 01.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4763 Hello! I just bought a 1999 Beneteau 411. The boat had a minor electrical fire in the main cabin and

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Stuffing box mount repair Mark Maulden at 4:36pm 05.09.24 congrats for your new boat! I have two questions. 1) did you have a survey prior to purchase? If s
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 3:53pm 05.09.24 I think you are going to have to clean out the boot to get rid of the old fiberglass and glue, and r
Whale Manual Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 3:50pm 05.09.24 Or you can make your own O-Rings with this kit. https://www.amazon.com/Buna-N-Ring-Splicing-Duromet
Rudder crack (1) mbefus at 3:44pm 05.09.24 Cut into the rudder and the entire stainless steel frame was corroded, and as the original commenter
O'day 23-2 Topping lift (1) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 05.09.24
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 3:36pm 05.09.24 Got the rudder off, had to chip away at the skeg boot for about 4 hours. Used a heat gun, chiseled,
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 3:33pm 05.09.24 You can find a lot of info on the H40.5 here H40.5 Manual and Owner Mods too Jim...
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 3:23pm 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 3:20pm 05.09.24 In defense of OP, berth was spelled right in the early part of the post. The second birth I'm going
trailer my boat to florida Tally Ho at 3:18pm 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Marmalade at 3:10pm 05.09.24 We have a Legend 37 with the centerline/pedestal bed in the rear cabin. I loved the idea when we pu
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 3:09pm 05.09.24 waking up the outside person is very likely. With the right person in the proper (or improper) moo
Connecting bilge areas jssailem at 3:07pm 05.09.24 Welcome to the SBO forums.. Congrats on finding your boat at a discount.:biggrin: Boats are built to
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 2:59pm 05.09.24 I second @Rick D opinion. Making up the berth is a total PITA. And depending upon the size of the
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 2:34pm 05.09.24 After 25 years with our 40.5, the issues with the aft berth are 1) making the bed and 2) one person
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Windpilot at 2:20pm 05.09.24 Lol, nothing says newbie like asking how the bedrooms look and work. No worries, that's how I starte
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 danm1 at 1:49pm 05.09.24 At dock or anchor the transverse berth is not really a problem, except perhaps for the person aft. A
Whale Manual Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 05.09.24 Call the manufacturer. They've helped me identify the correct part for my pump in the past
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 rgranger at 12:42pm 05.09.24 Thanks! Nothing says newbie like confusing a bed in a boat with bringing human life into the world
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 12:39pm 05.09.24 If WANKI means the trailer starts to sway... you need to move some weight forward in the boat and ge

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