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recommendation for new sails for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 1:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2240 Shopping for new sails for a 2004 323 with in-mast furling. I have two questions: (1) can I put a m
Hello! Buying a 22... (1) Love and Luck at 1:16pm 09.25.16 Day Sailers 11/2814 Hello, everybody. New here, thought I'd say hi. I'm acquiring an O'Day 22 on a trailer, for very
Bow U-Bolt Wooden Block Replacment (2) MSN-Oday at 11:34am 09.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1803 128474 128473 While inspecting my new 84' O'day 26' I found the wooden block in the very forward in
Beneteau 38s5 Keel Ropeburn at 8:01am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1183 We are looking at a Beneteau 38s5, with a short shoal draft keel. Want to do club racing, but the ru
Keel Crank Handle Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:19am 09.25.16 Catalina 22 16/3966 Does anyone know where I can get a new handle for the keel cranking handle. The mechanism itself is
Running Rigging Daigrams Anyone? kupskius at 6:05am 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/4012 Hello! I'm new to this forum and new to the Hunter Cherubini family. Just purchased a 1980 Cherubi
Oven starter not sparking.... NYSail at 5:38am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3064 hello all, I have a tasco propane oven...... starter quit this season.... still works but needs a li
What MacGregor is this??? (1) Kevin Drelich at 4:30am 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2006 Hey guys, Long story short, I just got this sailboat for free! I was told it was a macgregor 23,
Stuffing box..... 423 NYSail at 6:44pm 09.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2400 hello all. Looking to buy a 423. Saw a beneteau "dripless" stuffing box on shaft. Have always had tr
Adding a main sheet traveler finefurn at 6:08pm 09.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1972 I just purchased a 1984 H27, has anyone ever modified the main sheeting system to use a traveler, o
Big Time Newbies Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:33pm 09.24.16 Catalina 22 3/597 My wife and I just bought a 1979 C-22 and are excited. We live in Belize and a guy we sort of knew i
Auto Pilot Slider at 3:58pm 09.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/763 The Simrad NSS8 chart shows GPS position and speed. The Simrad IS20 speed and depth will sometimes
Hunter 19-2 sliding trailer tongue? Denodurango at 3:40pm 09.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/985 Just got a '94 Hunter 19-2, and have NO prior sailing experience. (Figured this would be a GREAT boa
Equalizing batts when echo charger installed Mark Maulden at 3:23pm 09.24.16 Ask All Sailors 7/812 The boat has four 6V batteries in two banks wired to a batt switch. Standard way of wiring back in
Repair/Replace floorboard over storage compartment DoveHunter at 3:22pm 09.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/587 Looking for guidance on the following: 2013 Hunter 36, in the galley area, a piece of flooring cover
Adjusting MaxProp pitch smokey73 at 2:39pm 09.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/2744 My current Wide Open Throttle on my Hunter 40.5 is 3200 rpm (Clean hull, clean prop). Spec for the
Virgin Gorda to St. Martin Southpaw at 2:38pm 09.24.16 Destinations 5/1944 Has anyone sailed From Virgin Gorda to St. Martin in October? The plan is to sail to Gorda sound and
Mast crutches for hunter 33 Boby_Hunter33 at 1:13pm 09.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/571 I need to demast my boat and travel the canal. What is the best way to build/install crutchs on this
Bent Bomar Hatch pin Ilanortho at 11:09am 09.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/415 Hi; Have a Bomar deck hatch with a pin bent in one of the hinges. Tried to drive it out with variou
Water heater only luke warm from engine heat. (1) donvanv at 10:56am 09.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 28/5789 My Beneteau 36cc has a Seaward (brand) water heater that gets very hot with shore power, but only lu

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Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? BAD ORCA at 8:38pm 04.09.24 Try and get the old piece of acylic out without breaking it into smaller pieces. Bring it to a loca
Pacific NW Weather (2) Screen Saver at 7:16pm 04.09.24
2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 04.09.24 Sorry, I had a c34. If you haven't yet checked try also c36ia.com good luck
Starting Engine on pallet (1) TimFromLI at 7:11pm 04.09.24 If you want to start the engine without the alternator try using a "link belt" temporarily. I used o
Lewmar winch #40 Scott T-Bird at 5:47pm 04.09.24 It is frustrating that there is absolutely nothing in their product descriptions that even gives you
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon George Braun at 5:13pm 04.09.24 any canvasmaker should be able to fit new for you
Dodger mold stain (1) JoeWhite at 4:57pm 04.09.24 224058 This is what I used from west marine. $24.00. I washed , scrubbed with soft brush and rinse
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon JamesG161 at 4:40pm 04.09.24 Check your PM's Jim...
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon JamesG161 at 4:20pm 04.09.24 Does anyone know I do and I can have it made for you. You should have my phone number. Jim...
Dodger mold stain Clydo at 3:34pm 04.09.24 Clyde, the Sunbrella site has the answer. Thanks Stu. They give good directions. Will give it a
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 04.09.24 Our 2004 Hunter 36 had a Nova Cool R3800 which died a couple of years ago. We replaced it with an
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? dlochner at 1:21pm 04.09.24 The acrylic can be replaced. Contact Bomar they may have on precut and drilled. Or you can go to a l
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement AndyL at 1:02pm 04.09.24 Our 2004 Hunter 36 had a Nova Cool R3800 which died a couple of years ago. We replaced it with an i
3GM30F Service Issue NCBrew at 12:58pm 04.09.24 I recently had my engine serviced to see if the source of mild but persistent light bluish white sm
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 12:45pm 04.09.24 I assume there are set screws, do they penetrate the stanchion and are they threaded? Here is a lin
CS22 in the Thousand Islands dlochner at 12:39pm 04.09.24 Perhaps the most important thing to remember on the St Lawrence is the gross tonnage rule. ;) As
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 12:29pm 04.09.24 It will be fine. The river is well protected, there are plenty of anchorages to explore and there i
CS22 in the Thousand Islands dlochner at 12:08pm 04.09.24 Thanks for this. I have all of that in hand. I am mostly interested, to be as clear as possible, in
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 11:18am 04.09.24 Welcome to SBO, @DMD. Congrats on your CS22. Sounds like you are thinking of stretching your sailin
Dodger mold stain Stu Jackson at 9:35am 04.09.24 Clyde, the Sunbrella site has the answer.

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