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Climbing aboard a Center Cockpit atrometer at 5:06pm 11.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/945 we will be cruising with our newly acquired 1998 Beneteau 36 CC. It came with a 3 step set of stairs
Chainplate Backing Plate Viking23 at 1:30pm 11.18.16 Smaller Boats 14/3789 1977 Catalina 25 Standard Rig. Preparing for annual haul out/ bottom painting/maintenance. Have noti
Looking for an O'Day 37 manual onlyluc at 10:17am 11.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1088 Hello all ! Currently shopping to hopefully find a good condition O'Day 37 sailboat. While browsin
Electrical cleanup (1) Justin_NSA at 8:34am 11.18.16 Ask All Sailors 10/925 I've begun my holding tank monitor installation and into the wiring layout design. Probe and panel s
Mastervolt Mass 24/100-c Battery Charger Marc14857 at 5:47am 11.18.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1618 Was wondering if anyone has any experience with the above battery charger? I am asking on behalf of
Decoding old hardware (3) Gene Neill at 5:27am 11.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2283 My Albin Vega has some cockpit hardware on the starboard side, the purpose of which is at least larg
Replacement Cabin Lights for Hunter 336 dkerphunter at 1:39am 11.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1977 I need to replace a brass 12V cabin light on a 1995 Hunter 336. Does anybody know where to source th
Plastic (composite) prop - Questions (3) SFS at 5:19pm 11.17.16 Ask All Sailors 1/376 When we bought the boat, it had a two-bladed plastic prop. While the boat was getting a new bottom
Battery and Charger Installation (1) kimelmore at 4:19pm 11.17.16 Ask All Sailors 20/6376 Several weeks ago my charger quit. It was installed in the aft lazzerette and my feeling is that it
Cleaning Rudder Assembly (2) shank at 12:45pm 11.17.16 Catalina 22 6/3270 Hi, I have an 87 model and I would like to clean up the rudder/tiller assembly. I'm not sure what t
360 Degree Views Along Paradise Lake In Arizona City, AZ Britt Adam Wallace at 11:14am 11.17.16 Destinations 1/12 Monaco-012 by Britt Adam Wallace posted Nov 17, 2016 at 12:09 PMAerial-032 by Britt Adam Wallace pos
What's wrong with this picture.... (1) cb32863 at 7:28am 11.17.16 Ask All Sailors 47/3469 Saw this yesterday.,....
CATALINA-22 TECH MANUAL UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE (1) CaptDon01 at 8:09pm 11.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/3768 The new Catalina 22 Technical Manual Update 2017 is now available at: www.catalina22.org Over 100 p
Boat US Insurance question.... Capn D at 6:15pm 11.16.16 Ask All Sailors 31/3181 I need a bit of advice concerning an insurance issue we are having. Our boat took a lightning strik
40.5 Owners with DYI Electric Forward Head Rick D at 4:26pm 11.16.16 Big Boats 10/793 Hey, guys: to anyone who pulled wire for an electric head install in the forward head; how did you r
New Sailer: Need Advice on Purchasing tstelz at 3:26pm 11.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1150 Hello, I recently began my hobby of sailing. In the last two months, I completed a beg/intermediate
Wiring issues with 12v electrical system on Hunter 30 sailboat ripperbone at 2:25pm 11.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2997 I'm a new boat owner and my first foray into boat electrics was to try to install a battery voltage
St Croix - Christiensted Liquorice at 12:57pm 11.16.16 Destinations 2/701 I'm cruising from the BVI's to Christiansted/St Croix next month. Anyone out there entered Christian
Some pics as promised jlillie at 11:07am 11.16.16 S2 5/1704 Thanks all for the the advice and comments in my previous thread. As promised i posted some pics in
using transom mount transducer jdub tn at 9:32am 11.16.16 Catalina 22 10/8339 I am considering buying a garmin echomap 53dv chartplotter/fishfinder. I probably don't need it, bu

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Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dLj at 9:18am 05.27.24 Which would you prefer? A slow and fiddly to heat (and less child friendly, potentially smelly) dic
The falling c - Clip dLj at 9:11am 05.27.24 Looks to me like you would be better served by replacing it. dj
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? jssailem at 9:08am 05.27.24 I've never had a halyard jam with the sail up, usually gravity is in your favor, While your think
Swim step lanyard dLj at 9:08am 05.27.24 Why not just use stainless cable replacing the original? dj
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dLj at 9:05am 05.27.24
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 9:03am 05.27.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! dLj at 9:01am 05.27.24 By the way the Mac 26S is the boat that I have the goal to own after I learn on this one. I like yo
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? dLj at 8:53am 05.27.24 Bridle-rigged snubbers make sense when used on beamy powerboats that are wide near the bow, and on
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup AldernyRace at 8:37am 05.27.24 Thanks John
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 05.27.24 Release the traveler, release the main sheet and let it flog, head into the wind and sea under power
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Calif. Ted at 8:25am 05.27.24 Of course, that leaves the follow up--if my main halyard were to jam, in the mast, or perhaps on th
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? SimonHGR at 8:08am 05.27.24 Well, all that sounds like a pretty convincing "no" :) Thanks all for the input; yes, I wasn't at a
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup (2) jssailem at 8:02am 05.27.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Congrats on your new sailing boat. I suspect you are looking at a fiddl
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail JamesG161 at 7:59am 05.27.24 thing to be concerned about given proximity to the hull to deck joint. No. These Spider type crac
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue (1) jssailem at 7:46am 05.27.24 I assume this is the area of concern. e issue. It looks more to me as running aground damage or the
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 (3) Windpilot at 7:41am 05.27.24 This is my installation
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Don S/V ILLusion at 7:34am 05.27.24
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator jssailem at 7:32am 05.27.24 What does a bar indicator indicate? Direction to the nearest adult beverage facility...:cowbell:
Old bilge blower wiring question. jssailem at 7:30am 05.27.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutra
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail jssailem at 7:21am 05.27.24 I agree with Dennis about the nature of the cracks. The boat is 23 years old. Use and some UV damage

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