Serving sailors online since 1997
 
 

Recent Topics

Setsail51 at 7:36pm 09.13.16
6/1298
Agreed to price on an '85 Hunter 22, all in all seems very solid and well taken care of. Yet did no
tomasv at 5:12pm 09.13.16
10/1492
Hello Beneteau owners, we're in process of buying a 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443. We are in north ame
51RD55 at 4:49pm 09.13.16
6/1472
Hello All, My husband recently purchased a used set of STOWE instruments for our boat. The boat curr
Brian D at 2:58pm 09.13.16
0/446
Received an email from my YC regarding weather information. Thought it should be posted here as well
OS2Dude at 2:54pm 09.13.16
0/817
After researching many sites, I made my own Mast Gate covers. I need to perfect the fit a little, b
Eļone at 2:44pm 09.13.16
8/3678
Hello all, We have a 2012 Hunter 39. Whenever we run the engine the bilge ends up with pink coolant
Capri at 1:15pm 09.13.16
3/548
Hello. My previous boat didn't use a head sail. My O'Day came with a small head sail (not sure what
The Irish Wake at 1:00pm 09.13.16
2/379
I have water between the inter hull (salon package) and the outer hull. I have dried the bilge and f
seasthemoment at 12:59pm 09.13.16
2/586
Hello, My boat, a 1988 Hunter Legend, has lost its original seats in the cockpit (see catalog photo
sailorskier at 12:05pm 09.13.16
5/1569
I have a 2004 456 Passage and interested in installing an anchor wash down pump and hose. I have a
cb32863 at 11:51am 09.13.16
7/1288
Definitely gets one's full attention.... 1121955454551620
Kent P at 11:29am 09.13.16
24/3921
First time on the forum and glad to have the resource. I run a youth sailing program at my yacht cl
cb32863 at 11:10am 09.13.16
17/2690
Wish I could have swung this when she was for sail last year but..... I have met the previous owner
alexco38 at 10:49am 09.13.16
13/1010
pMsJ3v4QzxU They comes in all sizes.
CptnRn at 9:45am 09.13.16
10/2246
I went sailing this last weekend, for the first time in several months. I encountered significant
forbin at 9:07am 09.13.16
10/2007
I finally finished the video! This is three weeks in seven minutes round trip from Seattle up throu
Bill19233 at 9:02am 09.13.16
1/626
Racing our Hunter 340 on Galveston Bay after a thunderstorm had just passed last Saturday. rnPBGjhF
ROSE at 8:53am 09.13.16
6/559
I just bought a 1970 Ericson MK1, it is ready to sail although I do not have a motor at the moment.
Michel C at 4:45am 09.13.16
1/585
Hi there. Love my boat. My only wish is if the cockpit tables could extend to accommodate comfortabl
Sambo420 at 1:24am 09.13.16
22/7869
I got a really good deal on a Cal 20 that is sail ready! Hooked up my old trolling motor now just wa

Recent Replies

Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55pm 03.13.24
@kappykaplan thank you for mentioning what I have advocated on how to find topside leaks crazy da
Lombardini marine engine
garymalmgren at 4:48pm 03.13.24
One question. Does your Yanmar gearbox bolt straight onto this engine? gary
Found a 2003 C310
leo310 at 4:38pm 03.13.24
I change out to 4 lithium batteries and stayed with 1 agm starter (the agm is 7 years old) so far n
Simple Anchor rode markings
dkinzer at 3:34pm 03.13.24
Before my trip to the San Juans last year, I marked my anchor chain and rope every 25 feet using fou
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
kappykaplan at 3:28pm 03.13.24
Seal the companionway with a piece of plastic with a hole in it to accept the nozzle of a leaf blowe
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points
spadaforaj at 3:23pm 03.13.24
Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
Crusty Ol Salt at 2:32pm 03.13.24
In my industry we do blower door testing on houses and buildings and duct testing on HVAC ductwork.
Simple Anchor rode markings   (1)
thinwater at 2:22pm 03.13.24
Yes, many sailors over-mark the rodes. We're not the US Navy. Just a few markings will do, since mo
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
justsomeguy at 2:13pm 03.13.24
Any suggestions ? Yeah, @Crazy Dave Condon would advise sealing up everywhere with plastic, then b
Found a 2003 C310
JRT at 1:57pm 03.13.24
Not much to update, have had only a couple of sail days and honestly feel bad about RoseLeigh sitti
Rudder Sensor
mjsb at 12:38pm 03.13.24
Here is what I did in my H-34; similar but not identical to the setup on the 31: it is mounted inve
Jib car assembly replacement
Stu Jackson at 11:11am 03.13.24
Garhauer
Venting Battery Compartment
FastOlson at 9:59am 03.13.24
I have always found their customer service nonexistent. If you have a telephone number that someone
Battens or no battens?
Davidasailor26 at 9:54am 03.13.24
Neil Pryde claims an unbattened in mast furling main loses about 15% of its sail area versus traditi
House Battery Upgrade Help
gouldx at 9:49am 03.13.24
Venting Battery Compartment
dlochner at 9:37am 03.13.24
That's a good question, but since our boats are over 20 years old, the previous owner made modifica
Venting Battery Compartment
Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 03.13.24
I have always found their customer service nonexistent. If you have a telephone number that someone
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina?
BAD ORCA at 9:27am 03.13.24
if by chance you had pictures of the outboard mounted to your 36 ' boat I would love to see them.
Venting Battery Compartment
dlochner at 9:25am 03.13.24
I am surprised the battery compartment is not sealed off with vents leading outside? Apparently ca

Copyright 1997-2025 SB Owners, LLC
All rights reserved.

is not endorsed by or affiliated with any sailboat manufacturer.