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Noflex Experience? Rick D at 8:26pm 07.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/911 Curious what your experience has been with Noflex Digestor (See Jetvac Inc.)? I have used it for ab
Hood Double Line Furler Terry Cox at 7:56pm 07.28.16 Big Boats 0/504 Two weeks ago something happened to the original 1991 150 genoa Hood furling system on our P42. At t
ICOM 718 and 120 Tuner Rick D at 7:25pm 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 5/1834 Was at the boat the last couple of days and looked at the old 700 SSB I have. Thinking I should repl
Beneteau First 38.5 RA/CU Ropeburn at 7:14pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2531 Need help. Regaurding the Beneteau First 38.5 .....Is this a decent club racing boat or a true dog.
1993 macgregor 26X. Pam at 6:58pm 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3214 Looking for someone that owns a 1993 26 X. I just purchased this as my first sailboat. Please if any
Topclimber Ken13559 at 6:21pm 07.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1216 I've bought a Topclimber several months back, now I'm going to use it for the first time on my H326.
Anti-Siphon for 5411 lpbosch at 2:19pm 07.28.16 Catalina 30 9/1308 Does anyone know where (or have a pic) of the location and configuration of the anti-siphon valve fo
Drilling into the deck at the mast John Rushing at 1:54pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/597 Has anyone put pad eyes at the base of the mast? What would I be drilling into on a Hunter 34 from
H34 Battery Bank Overhaul - tips and recommendations SV My Luv Too at 1:07pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1994 The battery bank on our 1985 H34 needs an overhaul. Current batteries work but look old, wires are a
Hunter 50 Impeller change SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:34pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/632 I am in the middle of changing the impeller on my Yanmar JH4-HTE. It is a very tough job, as the pum
Main Sheet Tackle Block size question Ward H at 10:34am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5354 I plan on upgrading the fiddle block on my main sheet tackle. Currently it is a Schaffer 4-1 system
Looking for plywood Sunfish plans kito at 9:54am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/6199 I know this is a long shot but back in 1976 when I was a senior in high school I built a Sunfish clo
Hunter 28 Rudder Bearing Replacement Beck at 9:40am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2702 I have a 1990 Hunter 28, and am considering replacing the rudder bearings. The boat is on the hard,
H36 sea hood removal Ken Honeycutt at 7:18am 07.28.16 Big Boats 1/428 Has anyone removed the sea hood on an H36 (2008). I need to access the wiring for the speed and dept
Can Racing Improve Your Sail Trim Skills? Don Guillette at 7:01am 07.28.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 42/6429 Recently, I had a phone conversation with a Aussie Catalina 30 owner. He wanted to know if I thought
Balancing the boat with additional ballast trim Bfranchini at 6:15am 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/6372 In all my readings about sailing, most skippers seem to prefer a boat that is heavier in the stern,
Zero power on transmit PeterBld at 2:41am 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 16/1619 We bought "Wild Turkey". She was renamed "Marionette" and was moored in Panama in Gatung Lake for ab
drinking water from holding tanks brad minda at 10:46pm 07.27.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 41/8948 I owned a Catalina 25 for 27 years and never once drank the water from the holding tanks. it was use
boat shakes in slip. brad minda at 10:23pm 07.27.16 Catalina 30 13/4251 I know this may sound strange but if any wind is blowing the boat will shake. This shaking sometime
Hunter 25.5 yes or no? (5) SeanTX at 6:29pm 07.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 28/4168 Looked at a Hunter 25.5 today. He is asking 3700. Most of the hatches leak. Also all cushions that n

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Yanmar parts Scott T-Bird at 6:06am 01.03.24 @NCBrew I bought so many parts from Niemiec that I probably can find the part numbers for what you n
Its funny Friday! (4) JamesG161 at 5:53am 01.03.24 222307 222308 Jim...
C25 new mainsail dlochner at 5:49am 01.03.24 I like to have sail numbers. As former RC I didn't like when a competitor didn't have them. But tha
C25 new mainsail shemandr at 5:28am 01.03.24 One reef is fine for the sailing you describe. How deep should the reef be? That depends on the wi
C25 new mainsail dlochner at 5:21am 01.03.24 Might I suggest right here at SBO? New sails will make you feel like you're sailing a new boat. F
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months Terry Cox at 4:09am 01.03.24 Has anyone else run into this issue with Mercury outboard parts? Yes, sort of. Our 1990s 5HP two c
Adding Outboard Tilt Control (actuator) To Hunter 260 (1) MaryEllaRose at 9:28pm 01.02.24
Adding Outboard Tilt Control (actuator) To Hunter 260 MaryEllaRose at 9:22pm 01.02.24 I experienced a similar issue after rotator cuff surgery and solved it with a power trim and tilt un
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 9:12pm 01.02.24
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 9:06pm 01.02.24 Are you a wooden boat lover?
Classic wooden boat owners S/V Valiant at 9:02pm 01.02.24
Classic wooden boat owners garymalmgren at 8:55pm 01.02.24 Can you please tell us about Valiant. gary
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 8:03pm 01.02.24 Update: I just ordered one of 2 "in stock" at marineengine.com. We'll see if that turns out to be
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months tfox2069 at 8:00pm 01.02.24 A 20 year old 4 hp Mercury/Tohatsu outboard would not rate space in my garage. Especially if I had
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months (2) tfox2069 at 7:59pm 01.02.24 What's the part number? I have an extensive mercury/mercruiser parts department. I will gladly ch
Yanmar parts JMR at 7:36pm 01.02.24 Check out the TOAD Marine Supply website. They sell Yanmar parts, including current parts #, and cro
C25 new mainsail SailingLoto at 7:17pm 01.02.24 Any sail maker will deliver a better sail than a 40 year old one. So you are a price shopper. So
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months dlochner at 7:01pm 01.02.24 A 20 year old 4 hp Mercury/Tohatsu outboard would not rate space in my garage. Especially if I had
Mercury outboard parts unavailable for months shemandr at 6:16pm 01.02.24 A 20 year old 4 hp Mercury/Tohatsu outboard would not rate space in my garage. Especially if I had
C25 new mainsail shemandr at 5:59pm 01.02.24 Any sail maker will deliver a better sail than a 40 year old one. So you are a price shopper. So s

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