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SBO Police Bot LIKE!!!!??? JamesG161 at 11:13am 07.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 27/3074 Ok which one of you Jokers, and you know who I am talking about, gave the only and first LIKE to the
First impressions: FarEast 28r (1) Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.10.16 Racing 2/1790 Well after a month or so of waiting, I finally got down to drive the FarEast28r in a regatta. I was
Making a tiller. LordNelson at 8:41am 07.10.16 Ask An Oday Owner 14/8893 I lost my tiller when I sold a dingy and apparently is was in the dingy. (guy who bought it would no
Under cockpit cushions.. Karyon at 7:50am 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 13/978 Any one tossed out their under cockpit cushions on there 23.5 or 240? or 26 or 260? I pulled my boat
Cabin lighting issues? (4) scottdube at 7:39am 07.10.16 Big Boats 4/989 I did a few searches and didn't find a thread on this so I thought I'd share my info. Over the yea
Replacement rubber window seals - Newport 28 Mozz28 at 9:34pm 07.09.16 Newport 1/1595 I have a 1983 Newport 28 MKII. The rubber seals around the windows need to be replaced. I know they
Tachometer installation method found! dailytrek at 6:54pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 22/11342 I found installing a new tach to be quite challenging with not enough info on line to make it simple
Marine battery and solar panel questions fred1diver at 6:03pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 37/4644 hey everyone, I'm looking at marine batteries, but I'm stumped at different group size, what is the
Fresh water motor in saltwater? Budman57 at 5:54pm 07.09.16 Trailer Sailors 8/1399 I just bought a Minn Kota Endura 30 lb thrust motor for my new (to me) Capri 14.2. Now I just reali
Deck hull joint on a jeanneau (4) Casagf66 at 5:24pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 0/639 Hey all, Hope everyone is enjoying there summer so far. I know I am. Weather has been excellent in
motor size gbrian at 4:47pm 07.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/903 How large a motor can I use on a 1994 s?
VHF tones Mark Maulden at 1:12pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 37/3055 Raining here in the Broughtons so I have another question..I have SH GX-1600 vhf. Every so often, i
Data Marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instruments SailingGestalt at 12:29pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 0/6 Just wanted to pass along that there are a set of Data Marine instruments on eBay this morning. Thou
Replacing hand rails. (1) LeisureLee at 12:15pm 07.09.16 Catalina 22 11/1798 Newbee 1982 22. Removed and cleaning up handrails. Two of the caps were missing and total rust out o
Data marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instrument Pack SailingGestalt at 7:49am 07.09.16 Parts Search 0/22 For you folks out there with Data Marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instruments I wanted to let you k
Beneteau first 305 starter switch? GregorLuv at 1:23am 07.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/906 So I was sail training today and although the battery was good my engine would not kick on after we
Fuel squirting out vent Mark Maulden at 9:46pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 28/6441 I have been having an issue with fuel squirting out the vent when refueling. It squirts out the ven
Sail modification. NYSail at 7:55pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/451 so was wondering...... Can a sail be cut and perform well? Say a 145 cot to a 130......
Foot slug Meriachee at 5:00pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/461 We removed the bolt rope from the boom. There's a white plastic slug at the aft end that is in the
MaineSail quoted in Latitude 38 Skipper at 4:00pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/619 July issue of Latitude 38, a diverse and unique sailing magazine. In the Letters section, a writer i

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Access to windlass east coaster at 12:34pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker wa
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 12:15pm 04.23.24 M-25's had numerous pulleys from the factory. You need the one with three tapped holesley was that
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open Ringydingydo at 12:14pm 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 12:03pm 04.23.24 Yes
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open shemandr at 11:44am 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Maine Sail at 11:39am 04.23.24 If anyone with an M25 or M25XP is near their engine, can you measure the outside diameter of the cr
Windlass and thruster Battery question Maine Sail at 11:32am 04.23.24 The only batts we installed for thrusters are Odyssey TPPL AGM's
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (2) Hayden Watson at 10:54am 04.23.24
Instead of PropSpeed (1) Rich Stidger at 10:48am 04.23.24 Hows about this? Or? Or? https://www.rustoleum.ca/-/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Product/RustoleumCA/P
Instead of PropSpeed Drinky Crow at 10:27am 04.23.24 ok never mind https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/bronze-prop-treatment.198841
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 04.23.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. My windlass is powered from the house
Windlass and thruster Battery question Mark Maulden at 9:55am 04.23.24 What are your house/start batts?
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 9:00am 04.23.24 H49 Jim... PS: You might use the 2 x 10K BTU units since the 18K BTU looks tough to install. Fans
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 8:59am 04.23.24 This is going to be challenging You will need to remove all the headliner material for a start Are
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage smokey73 at 8:37am 04.23.24 As far as stepping the mast I am not sure there is a place in Savannah proper that does that kind of
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 8:24am 04.23.24 The problem for the person in the water is that the antenna has to be clear of the water to function
Adding a new rope clutch (1) Calif. Ted at 7:44am 04.23.24 Surprised and dismayed to hear the plate was off Chris, I thought all the pieces involved were uncha
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains (1) Commodore Billy at 7:00am 04.23.24 Welcome to SBO. It is not unusual for water to come in through cockpit drains in smaller boats. As
Windlass and thruster Battery question BarryL at 6:28am 04.23.24 Hi, I was in a similar position back in 2021. I bought my 2011 boat, sailed her home, and quickly f
Adding a new rope clutch (5) Team118 at 6:20am 04.23.24 I ordered those plates from Garhauer after reading your post Ted. I never liked the clam cleat set u

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