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Adding Lewmar Folding Wheel to 86 H31 Dfisher at 4:41pm 12.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/1176 I'm taking the jump and treating myself to a folding wheel. I'm thinking about going as large as 40
H34 compression post mast wiring hunter healer at 1:48pm 12.20.16 Big Boats 12/1195 I have a H34 84 that I de masted and I changed the rigging and mast lites and wiring. I decided to c
Weather for Winter (1) Stu Jackson at 1:26pm 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1534 Hello Below sent me this. This is the first time my boat has ever seen snow. She acted like a new
How to create a cockpit drain in Venture 17 sasjzl at 12:53pm 12.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2185 I am looking for anyone who might have experience in putting a drain into the lowest point of the co
Going for Forty-Seven Nights on the Hook in 2016 Kings Gambit at 12:19pm 12.20.16 Destinations 6/1050 By New Year's Eve we could make 47 nights on the hook in 2016, mostly anchored at the California Cha
Sarasota Fla to Chesapeake Bay claugerbaum at 3:55am 12.20.16 Destinations 64/10285 what is the shortest route from Sarasota Fla. to the Rappanock river on the Chesapeake? If possible
2 vs 3 blade prop flyingcr at 10:19am 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 20/11116 Whats better? 2 or 3 blade What is the best prop for 2001 volvo penta Its on a beneteau 265
impeller type sdstef at 9:19am 12.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/829 Anybody know if the Yanmar 2GM20F has a "keyed" impeller or straight bore? Boat is over an hour awa
1981 S2 8.0B - Columbus Ohio - Totalling Out sailorcarin at 8:34am 12.20.16 S2 10/2024 It's a sad, sad day, but, I've decided to total out my S2 8.0. I'm in Columbus, Ohio and will be bre
Brown sludge in overflow tank (1) buddybear at 7:54am 12.20.16 Catalina 310 5/1308 Have hull#57 with 25xpb engine. Recently noticed brown sludge in the bottom of the antifreeze expans
Solar panel directly driving a thermocouple cooler walt at 7:07am 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/888 This was brought up earlier in another thread which I didnt want to hijack so started this.. Chief
V25 Motor Mount Tsatzsue at 6:35am 12.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1895 I'm looking to give the TsatzSue a Christmas present. A new motor mount. I have the stock mount. I
Best NMEA0183<->NMEA2000 converter for AIS/DCS/GPS (VHF<->Chartplotter) OS2Dude at 6:52pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/6457 We have an older Standard Horizon GX2150 that uses NMEA0183 to transmit/receive AIS,DSC/GPS data wit
Seeking fresh water from salt water help Coddiwomple at 2:44pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 41/3296 We are a family of three on a 40 hunter sailboat heading from Ontario Canada to the bahamas and furt
AIR HEAD TOILET IN CATALINA 309 jamesplatz at 2:37pm 12.19.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1592 I am considering replacing the Jabsco toilet in my 2008 Catalina 309, with an Air Head composting to
Draw Bridge Etiquette Windborne at 1:56pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 53/8152 John's Pass Bridge spans two Florida barrier islands in west central Florida along busy Gulf Bouleva
Christmas present for Sailor father who has everything. patrickkidd at 1:00pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 32/2710 Hi there! I need Christmas present suggestions for a J/35 and Oceansport 35 owner who already has ev
Chalky residue on sail forbin at 12:08pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1168 Hey, In November I took the jib off the furler in preparation for a storm that never materialized,
Block Replacement (1) jen passos at 10:55am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1280 Hi, We bought a 1999 36cc and are in need of replacing blocks. I have bought two that had to be ada
Anodes wyctoronto at 9:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 5/603 I'm hoping to get to salt water mid-season 2017. What to do about bottom paint and anodes. Was think

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Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested jssailem at 12:54pm 05.04.24 Congrats on your new boat. Welcome to the SBO forum. @Siamese has identified the way to make your t
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards Rick D at 12:51pm 05.04.24 I saw one of the harbor employees in Catalina Island had one of these. Like he said: "I can buy one
Locking yourself from the inside (2) Rick D at 12:42pm 05.04.24 224574224573224574
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:26pm 05.04.24 Good morning, Peggie. Like most all P42s, Hunter built them using Jabsco electric macerator pumps t
Wood Refinishing hornjb at 12:24pm 05.04.24 Thank you for the information. I will look at that brand as well. Cheers, Jim
Locking yourself from the inside JamesG161 at 12:06pm 05.04.24 What do you recommend ? 1) An alarm on entry and Cell phone 911 2) Alternate Escape Hatch if you
Window unit AC install DRW400 at 12:04pm 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside (2) Allan12210 at 11:47am 05.04.24 Hi All, I have a sailboat, it has a companion way. I want to lock it from the inside. The reason is
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs (1) SDS3 Sailors at 11:47am 05.04.24 2005 H36. My ballasts work just fine and the fixture was more complicated than some, so I just boug
Locking yourself from the inside Caboteur at 11:42am 05.04.24 For all sorts of safety at sea reasons my washboards and hatch were lockable and could be opened fro
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating kbgunn at 10:58am 05.04.24 I had a similar issue on a 2005 Hunter 38. The table top veneer was peeling off the base material. T
Window unit AC install jssailem at 10:40am 05.04.24 Welcome to SBO. Congratulations on finding your boat. Seems like already you are making plans to mak
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Sailgunner at 10:00am 05.04.24 Is the ball valve bad? Just had to replace one on my A/C.
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating Sailgunner at 9:58am 05.04.24 Make a new one from solid wood. I replaced mine with cherry years ago.
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged JamesG161 at 9:54am 05.04.24 I wonder if any one clicked on my link which was posted by @Phil Herring about this issue. :facepal
Rub rail (1) JamesG161 at 9:47am 05.04.24 This will clean the EDPM + Flexible Vinyl Rub Rail. that it is working!!:cool:
Rub rail (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 05.04.24 Unfortunately, many cleaners will destroy the finish on that suspected aluminum insert yours shows
Prop Install with a stop? Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 05.04.24

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