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Help Finding Kanzaki Marine Gear Oil Seal GorillaToast at 1:06pm 12.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1898 Im in the process of rebuilding a Kanzaki KM2A marine gear. The last thing I need is to get a new ou
Need a Barrier Coat? Warren Milberg at 12:07pm 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3582 I know I'm swimming upstream with this post, but ask yourself if you really need a barrier coat? My
Advice on choosing next boat Mike H. at 10:49am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4612 We sold our 94 Hunter Vision 36 last month. We're banking money and starting to shop for a new boat
Testing my anchor and mast lights while mast is down fourwhitesocks at 9:12am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 33/5970 Ok so my mast is down for the winter, how can I test (after installing new bulbs of course) the ligh
Eboat All U Get at 6:58am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/538 Hi all, Has anyone got a hang of how to use Active Captains Eboat cards? Sounds like a great idea b
Dear Santa.... Curious Sailor at 7:51pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 33/2826 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Dear Santa... Curious Sailor at 7:47pm 12.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/97 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Pearson 33 discussion isesseg at 7:14pm 12.16.15 Pearson 8/7848 Hello Pearson 33 owners... I would like to get your impressions on the 33 (circa 1972)... Particul
Oceanis 400 Fuel Tank Replacement Steve Day22178 at 6:43pm 12.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1577 Well, it's happened. It has been 20 years since my Oceanis 400 was built and I recently discovered a
Standing Rigging/Taking down the mast - help a newbie out... (1) lovetorenovate at 3:23pm 12.16.15 Big Boats 8/3069 I guess I'm way over my head in this boat purchase (1986 Hunter 34), perhaps I should have heeded th
1986 Catalina 30 TR JohnVTX at 3:07pm 12.16.15 Catalina 30 2/809 Should there be a slight forward rack in the mast?
Main Sheet setup for Javelin (2) John Stevens at 2:11pm 12.16.15 Day Sailers 11/6535 Is this the correct way to rig the main sheet for the Javelin? Also, what are the cleats for just f
What to do with extra halyard davidmhull at 12:49pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2452 When my boat was first sold it had a conventional halyard for the main and the jib. A Harken roller
fuel hose ID on 3GM30F, 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 12:42pm 12.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/811 Anybody know the fuel hose ID typically used on this engine? Want to order some to have on hand for
Choosing GPS Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 53/6518 How do you do it? The choices seem endless. Model numbers go on forever and it seems difficult to
Barrier coat.....time between coats kito at 5:17am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 2/379 I am looking for advice. My project boat came with 2 coats of barrier coating but was never painted.
Lagoon 1998 410 part needed (1) unrille at 7:27pm 12.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/430 the latch to open the windless hatch.
Painting inside the cabin mark rocco at 6:46pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 7/3839 At the end of the month i will be pulling my boat out of the water. So for the next two months i wil
Outboard Options Cincy020 at 5:52pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 35/3831 After this past summer, considering buying a new outboard. Started the summer with a '93 long shaft
New Owner 1985 Catalina 30 JohnVTX at 3:20pm 12.15.15 Catalina 30 1/706 Well today I moved up from my Sirius 21 to a Catalina 30 tall rig. Biggest boat I have owned is a Ca

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Bottom Paint JBP-PA at 6:43am 10.30.23 Not the issue here. This is about weather it is necessary to remove the kiel for this work to be do
Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 6:08am 10.30.23 Not the issue here. This is about weather it is necessary to remove the kiel for this work to be
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 5:04am 10.30.23
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 4:58am 10.30.23 Not the issue here. This is about weather it is necessary to remove the kiel for this work to be don
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 4:31am 10.30.23 Reminds me of Mr. Bean do it yourself painting https://images.app.goo.gl/wvvsrqD2nnhCwZmQ9
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 4:21am 10.30.23
Help a beginner jssailem at 4:18am 10.30.23 What a pretty boat! :plus: I thought she had elegant lines. Roomy cockpit. Canoe shaped hull. Per
Help a beginner Will Gilmore at 2:54am 10.30.23 I found a reference to the Vineyard Vixen 29 having a Westerbeke 4-60 in her. 4-60 - Westerbeke Wha
Its funny Friday! SFS at 11:49pm 10.29.23 I'm definitely not green with envy.
Help a beginner SFS at 11:47pm 10.29.23 Awesome post, John.
Help a beginner jssailem at 10:40pm 10.29.23 Welcome @rayinfe to SBO. sailboat data might help. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/vineyard-vixen-
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 9:12pm 10.29.23 it turns out I was completely blind. I guess I assumed it was a nameplate like appears elsewhere on
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Richard19068 at 8:20pm 10.29.23 What JSailem said. And if you are worried about the pump, they are not that expensive. Mine is well
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 10.29.23 So, this is basically Teflon grease or similar.. certainly ok with temperature. The only reason I
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Davenport at 7:33pm 10.29.23 Docking loop is genius, I always mean to do that with a rope. But tide here can vary 3 feet. But wo
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Dalliance at 7:32pm 10.29.23 This reminds me that I was a beginner once too. Fenders on the dock would be an improvement. Bet
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Davenport at 7:31pm 10.29.23 I think all should reevaluate and all get bow fenders!! This bias against em seems weird. Some pub
Fuel lift pump feels hot question jssailem at 7:30pm 10.29.23
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Tally Ho at 7:25pm 10.29.23
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Jacktar at 7:18pm 10.29.23 If you like the cheap fixes try https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/commissioning-tasks-and-

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