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Multi state fishing licences ?? suttonwt at 4:46am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2105 Hello, We are planning to fly into Ft Lauderdale, pick up a boat and sail her north up the east coas
2000 Hunter 340 Furlex sailcapt340 at 3:51am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/842 I have just finished replacing all my lines on my 2000 340. Most were just getting to hard to the t
Large well just aft of nav station johnm5858 at 10:41pm 05.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/629 I have a 1982 Hunter 27 and am curious to know of a good use or purpose for the large well inside th
Rubber hooks (1) Leatherneck at 8:37pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 11/947 Greetings sailors. The PO of my boat had these rubber hooks installed in the cabin. I want to buy mo
What type Ritchie compass for O'Day 322? Mickstr at 8:15pm 05.16.16 Bigger Boats 1/644 Got myself a new-to-me '87 322 that needs a compass. PO placed a bulkhead Ritchie in the binnacle. L
MMSI ? lost radio JohnShannon at 7:52pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2500 Well I was sailing along out by the Farallone Islands grooving on the new situational awareness that
Wood rotting in cabin of 1978 Catalina 27': How to fix??? Charrob at 7:41pm 05.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/984 We've had our 1978 Catalina 27' for a few years now. This is our first boat and are learning as we
Kid in a candy store-West Marine San Diego Texas Gun-Man at 6:50pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 13/752 This Texas boy's working in San Diego this week. I couldn't resist but to use my off hours to visit
Ok woodworkers - what the heck is on this teak? (1) Chris & Lenore at 6:11pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 8/896 The pic shows where the finish stops. I want the bare teak to look like the finished teak. I have tr
Wood rotting in cabin of 1978 Catalina 27' Charrob at 6:02pm 05.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2162 We've had our 1978 Catalina 27' for a few years now. This is our first boat and are learning as we
Shower Sump filter kimelmore at 5:16pm 05.16.16 Big Boats 3/880 Thanks to all that offered advice on my shower sump filter. I found the filter beneath the sink and
OH NO MR. BILL! kimelmore at 5:14pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 34/1636 So I go buy a new steaming light bulb from WM. They don't have a regular bulb but oh look, an LED fo
Bulkhead compass recommendations for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 5:05pm 05.16.16 Day Sailers 4/1460 Hi all, I have an O'Day 23 and need to replace the bulkhead compass. The old compass had a 4 inch d
Replacing plywood below the cockpit fiberglass on Oday 28 suggestions please jeff23clayton at 4:27pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1160 I have a Oday 25 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. Got the motor out for repairs and de
What is this ? (1) Kopite at 4:23pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 5/413 I've been keeping this piece of metal since it came with the boat, thinking that one day its purpose
Yanmar problems higgs at 3:22pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 31/3261 It is a one cylinder GM Yanmar that last year fired right up, like most Yanmars do. Once running it
VENT COVER replacement (1) Ciarabc at 2:51pm 05.16.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/827 I need to replace our vent cover and found that is costs $250. Is it imperative that I get the exac
Water-based bottom paint DianaOfBurlington at 2:11pm 05.16.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/6226 This is a newish matter so I didn't look if it's been addressed somewhere else in the boards. Curre
Mac 224 turning up wind sailnewbie at 2:01pm 05.16.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/1304 Let's pretend the wind is blowing South and I'm sailing South and wanted to go north what am I doing
When Reading and Comprehension Collide Kermit at 1:32pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1273 My First Mate and I had a great day sailing yesterday. The forecast was for little to no wind but we

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AITA? Racing situation that came up Leeward Rail at 6:42pm 04.05.23 No, I got that, but I was also sensing a bit of "Why take a perfectly good hobby and turn it in to
Zinc on strut? heritage at 6:23pm 04.05.23 I had to replace the shaft log because of corrosion. I connected a bonding wire internally from the
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 6:17pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when
Yanmar 1gm questions dlochner at 6:15pm 04.05.23 Welcome to SBO. The first, easiest and cheapest fix is to track down and clean the terminals on the
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages heritage at 6:10pm 04.05.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:04pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who provided input and answers to my post. Special thanks to Crazy Dave who I cau
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 6:00pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who responded, particularly jssailem for the super-quick response. I was able to
Troubleshooting wind display Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54pm 04.05.23 Could be many causes but start with the easy (read - cheap) stuff. Remove all connectors, clean and
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? MikeHoncho at 5:52pm 04.05.23 I got the one on my ski boat out (same set up) by cutting the inside of the bearing until I was just
Zinc on strut? MikeHoncho at 5:46pm 04.05.23 Mine had one when I bought it. After 5 days of ownership I replaced it this year. It has a hole, 5
Compression Post--1978 30 foot MikeHoncho at 5:43pm 04.05.23 Wow, quite a job and supremely helpful! Your posts and pictures are exactly what I've got going on
Shaft Alignment Tally Ho at 5:37pm 04.05.23 When I aligned my prop shaft (1" shaft in 1 1/2" log), I disconnected the coupler and used a couple
Zinc on strut? Terry Cox at 5:16pm 04.05.23 Any recommendations or best practices? Every year since we purchased our boat in 2002, I've instal
Head Floor Non Skid Terry Cox at 5:00pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when n
Compression Post--1978 30 foot rdalessio at 4:45pm 04.05.23 feel free to reach out with any questions. You will notice that the compression post is not centere
Compression Post--1978 30 foot MikeHoncho at 4:28pm 04.05.23 You can easily do the job while keeping the mast stepped. I propped up the step with a couple 2x4s a
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 4:23pm 04.05.23 Got down to the boat and the mounts are maxed out so I had to scrub the day and fab up thicker shims
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? Matt DV at 3:36pm 04.05.23 Thank you mucH!!!
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please JamesG161 at 3:08pm 04.05.23 What I said was that at night you may not be able to see what the color is. And you need to know wh
Furling Line Options thinwater at 2:43pm 04.05.23 Another options is to strip the cover, and leave the core.. you get the reduction in diameter with

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