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VHF Antenna twodzusfittings at 8:28am 02.19.16 Smaller Boats 8/695 If you have two fixed VHF radios on your vessel, do you need to have two antennas or in the case of
Mounting handrails to cabin top davidmhull at 7:37am 02.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5440 I have reached an age where I think handrails on top of my cabin would be a good idea. My question i
Brace Yourselves... (2) Jtcf78911 at 6:25am 02.19.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1238 Hi all. Having a tad of bit trouble finding a "like" replacement stanchion brace for my 1985 O'Day
Healing the Sole... (2) Jtcf78911 at 6:14am 02.19.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1314 Newbie back. Trying my hand at a little kindergarten level cabin sole repair this winter, working a
OC 351 Water heater Problem sailrj at 6:14pm 02.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1034 The water heater on our 1996 Oc 351 stopped heating while we are motoring. Checking the hoses conne
Prop shaft paulj at 5:14pm 02.18.16 Catalina 310 3/915 Has anyone remove the prop shaft without removing the engine or the rudder ? paulj
Back To My Roots okawbow at 5:13pm 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1130 My first sailboat was a MacGregor 25, I bought 20 years ago. Since then, I've had a Bristol 24, a Sa
Hunter 26 trailer Kendall Morris at 4:22pm 02.18.16 Smaller Boats 21/4960 I have a 1995 Hunter 26 water ballast that needs a trailer. I can only find a manufacturer who has t
Out of the Cave... JamesG161 at 3:45pm 02.18.16 Destinations 4/895 This is the first perfect weekend since December to hit the Gulf.:clap: Winds 5-10 Seas 1-2 Temps
Using furler cable as forward line in mast raising method (1) Windtherapy at 2:25pm 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4002 Is this a no no? I don't see why not and see others using it but see most not and just connecting t
Considering Catalina 320 purchase. SBinNSB at 12:32pm 02.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 29/6966 As previous owners of a Catalina 30 and 310 we are now considering a 320....don't want to go any lar
Why in the world--- Windtherapy at 9:40am 02.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 21/3278 ....didn't O'day weld the slotted deck piece to the chain plates? Why would you have chain plates r
Ideas for boat maintenance area Kermit at 9:05am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1995 I'm on my club's committee to upgrade our boat maintenance area and I need ideas for what would be g
Sailing a C & C 30 to Cuba: Conch Republic Cup 2016 cb32863 at 7:56am 02.18.16 Racing 2/669 Nice vid and read; http://www.sailingworld.com/video-sailing-to-key-west-onboard-cc-30
Island Girl Hull Restoration Product Reviews Bob4203 at 7:11am 02.18.16 Catalina 30 10/3080 I am getting ready for my haul out next month (Lake Lanier, Georgia) and need to restore my faded ge
Celestial Navigation Warren Milberg at 6:54am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2263 I see that the US Naval Academy is, once again, teaching cadets the art of celestial navigation. How
Spring Launch is Coming! Alansails at 6:35am 02.18.16 Catalina 310 0/561 Spring Launch is not far away for those of us in the Northern Latitudes! At least in my mind anyway-
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 5:48am 02.18.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/2895 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
Instruments Ninsar at 4:55am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2135 Can anyone tell me if this item (hunter number) 160100 Airmar number ST800/P120 speed/temp transduce
venture 224 safe limit sailnewbie at 3:35am 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1147 experienced on lake erie and else where on a crestliner 20' deep v. dealt with some pretty good weat

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Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. garymalmgren at 2:04am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? That would be a
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Mark Maulden at 11:35pm 09.15.23 Why dont you just get rid of the current topping lift of rope to wire and replace it with Samson 1/2
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:58pm 09.15.23 Welcome to the site. p your (+) and (-) lines from the original panel most likely with the (+) afte
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (2) mikeracca at 9:15pm 09.15.23
Problems Accessing the SBO Forums Stu Jackson at 8:44pm 09.15.23 https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/recent-fx.php Use that ^^^ instead until it's fixed.
Monoceros 37c continues monocerosin at 8:20pm 09.15.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 7:45pm 09.15.23 Thinking outside of the box a little for the interim until I can get up the mast or install the rodk
Where are these blocks used dlochner at 6:41pm 09.15.23 Snatch blocks are extraordinarily expensive. Take good care of them. The side of block can open so
Monoceros 37c continues Dave at 6:34pm 09.15.23 There seems to be an issue with part of the SBO website. That may be the cause of your issues access
SBO Off Line??? Dave at 6:28pm 09.15.23 There appears to be an issue with the generic sbo.sailboatowners.com url. We are investigating the p
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles (2) Tally Ho at 6:21pm 09.15.23 My surveyor noted that the sewage discharge system should be permanently disabled and the thru- hul
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 6:16pm 09.15.23 How do you know where to start? All of the prop manufacturers will give you a recommendation based
Monoceros 37c continues Tally Ho at 6:12pm 09.15.23
SBO Off Line??? Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 09.15.23 Paging @Dave in case he can help.
SBO Off Line??? Tally Ho at 6:09pm 09.15.23
Where are these blocks used Tally Ho at 6:07pm 09.15.23 I assumed that was what it was for. That makes sense, the Genoa came from an s2 with aluminum toe
Where are these blocks used SailingLoto at 6:04pm 09.15.23 Those are snatch blocks which can serve various purposes. If they were in the genoa bag the PO migh
SBO Off Line??? Rick D at 5:59pm 09.15.23 tried it. No luck either. Just curious since I have a question pending in the orders with no respon
Where are these blocks used Richard19068 at 5:58pm 09.15.23 Those are snatch blocks which can serve various purposes. If they were in the genoa bag the PO might
Sewing Cushions and Bimini lehighsail at 5:56pm 09.15.23 The Sailrite LSZ machine with the walking foot and the monster wheel are well worth the investment .

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