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Leak Around Mast Base jimlay at 11:22pm 09.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4951 Curious to know if any of you have come across this. I have a Hunter 450 Passage (Center Cockpit). W
This past weekend cb32863 at 8:04pm 09.27.15 Racing 4/782 A snip from the GoPro video from race #2 of our 50th anniversary fall regatta. 6kts boat speed in ab
Securing the mast on and O'Day 23 for trailering Chart Guthrie at 7:17pm 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1925 I just bought an 1980 O'Day 23. It is still in the water. It doesn't have a trailer, so I will be hi
Mast Wiring Diagnosis/help shanker at 6:22pm 09.27.15 Smaller Boats 9/1725 This is a continuation from my compass light post and a previous mast wiring post. I am looking for
Shake and Break Part 14 - August 15, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 4:51pm 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 0/563 Shake and Break Part 14 - August 15, 2015 We left you as we were enjoying (Little) Grand Cay, whe
Spreader bracket Flakeypuff at 3:20pm 09.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/556 We just got our mast down for the first time on our 1981 hunter 22 and noticed a crack on the bracke
Rudder re-hab advice sought (3) tim_kd7jz at 3:15pm 09.27.15 Trailer Sailors 10/2038 So, I bought a M22 this year. It started life on the salt, but has been freshwater sailed for a long
C-22 1973 #2353 "Not-A-Restoration" resto thread (4) Zach Grammon at 3:09pm 09.27.15 Catalina 22 37/5266 So after posting the thread about blisters above the waterline, I realized I'll have enough question
Raritan electroscan question rudyturner at 2:37pm 09.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3271 Did I see somewhere that the Electroscan is not legal on inland lakes? BH
Replacing 1994 26C Keel Cable Perew at 2:33pm 09.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1265 My Keel raising cable broke, Got a new cable, but now the challenge is to raise the boat enough (saf
Fuel tank sender unit Richard19084 at 2:31pm 09.27.15 Catalina 310 3/913 My current fuel gauge permanently reads minus empty with or without the ignition turned on. Does any
Finished control panel (2) Windtherapy at 10:51am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/884 Just finished running all new wires every where, adding a few goodies and now just have to hook up t
2 questions (2) Windtherapy at 10:32am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1059 By the photos attached, I have a few questions. 1. Water fill hose--how does one get those specia
Trimmer's nightmare (1) Sublime at 9:57am 09.27.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1670 There was a race Saturday. Here is the path of one of the boats due to incredibly shifty and variabl
Interior cushion specs1985 27' Cat jwarrenlaycock at 9:56am 09.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1118 Can anyone help me find out where the actual measurements of my cushions are located? I need to reup
Java to Retire (1) Jim Seamans at 9:53am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2048
A4 exhaust leak - Hot side Forrest15112 at 9:19am 09.27.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1010 I have a fresh water cooled A4 that I recently discovered has a leak in the hot side of the exhaust,
Tunes on board Karyon at 9:06am 09.27.15 Smaller Boats 10/1359 I would like to install a stereo on our 23.5, I was just thinking of going to walmart and get a $50.
Roller furling twist on hoisting.. Kopite at 8:29am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4054 Hi, I have a harken roller furling on my Catalina27. It works perfectly, and has been nicely s
Super Moon 25yearslater at 7:17am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2404 Who is heading out tonight to view the Super/Blood/Eclipse of the moon tonight. Let's see the pictu

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ODay 34 chain locker drain Robert Strickland at 9:30am 02.20.23 The photo from Tally Ho looks like my older 30, 1979 O'Day 30. In repsonse to all the negative comm
Engine leaking diesel Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 02.20.23 I finally managed to replace the O-ring on top of the Fuel Injector Pump Great minds sometimes do
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 02.20.23 and what sensing mechanism it uses. The VDO Vision Series 333-163 will run off anything that's at
New England Boat Show 2023 william24424 at 9:13am 02.20.23 https://improvesailing.com/tips/reasons-why-sailing-is-better-than-powerboating I will send this ar
Summer dreaming Wyo George at 8:29am 02.20.23 I live on a small mountain in Wyoming and hate the winter. My hobbies are boats and motorcycles and
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Hayden Watson at 8:14am 02.20.23 "Failure" may be a little too strong a definition for what I am referencing. I'm not sure what the
New England Boat Show 2023 Mark Maulden at 8:11am 02.20.23
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement Calif. Ted at 7:55am 02.20.23 I've purchased new screens from a guy named Dan (?) on Ebay in Durango, CO. mtnsail970 on eBay
Summer dreaming (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 02.20.23 When I'm in Montana in the winter, I can't think of any reason why I would be thinking about sailing
deck latch Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 02.20.23 Chances are this is a generic boat part made by a third party manufacturer. Looking at pics online,
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 7:42am 02.20.23 Great idea. I have unfortunately already gotten a thru hull that has the nut fitted from underneath
Reefing Sail Trim Morgan donor at 7:33am 02.20.23 Agreed that one is more likely to pull the undersized reefing blocks off the boom of a production bo
protecting deck and nonslip PJL at 7:22am 02.20.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during su
Water system leak Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 02.20.23 I'm assuming your boat is in the water over the winter on Lake Texoma? If that's the case, I have a
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose Tally Ho at 6:54am 02.20.23
New England Boat Show 2023 dlochner at 6:49am 02.20.23 That's been the trend in regional boat shows for a while. There's no money in showing big sailboats
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement seadaddler at 6:48am 02.20.23 Yes I also am interested in LCD screen replacement where to get.
Oven Repair Tally Ho at 6:46am 02.20.23 Welcome to SBO. Eno ovens are now owned by the same company that owns Force 10 stoves. On the Forc
New England Boat Show 2023 Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 02.20.23 Lesson learned ... stay away from Bahhhhston! It would be interesting to attend a boat show that wa
Water system leak Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 02.20.23 If you don't like the idea of potentially dyeing something with food coloring, you can buy non-toxic

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