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main sail trim mm2347 at 8:20am 07.30.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2832 Help! Last week I could not get my main trimmed. My boat is a 222, the wind was at about 7 to 9 an
Counter Top Replacement in '85 Catalina 30 MkI OS2Dude at 8:12am 07.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/4817 The counter tops in our 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I were stained by a PO. Nothing seems to be able to get
Upgraded Battery Selector Switch, Installing an Inverter and (5) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:58am 07.30.15 Catalina 310 0/1780 As we push towards our departure date, we have been doing a lot of upgrades to the boat. Here is a
Compass Cover Replacement (1) rs8684 at 7:48am 07.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2280 I am looking for a compass cover for the one pictured. I believe it is standard for a 1979 23' O'da
3D Printer and expensive screens PGIJon at 7:40am 07.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/622 I was wondering if it would be possible to use on of the new 3D printers to print those expensive po
restoring holiday 19 (4) spectret2 at 6:20am 07.30.15 Newport 15/5417 well after three years of buying new parts and paint we are restoring sonictide, our Newport holiday
Mast profile rogjack2 at 6:19am 07.30.15 Day Sailers 1/740 Oday 23 1980 owners-- Do any of you know the Kenyon mast profile of the boat--I am thinking C1 or C2
Westerbeke 10/2 lower alternator mount Mickstr6 at 6:37pm 07.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/726 I have an '87 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2. One recent morning, when I started the engine, the lower
Oil Pressure Light on??? All seems OK?? Universal 25 XPAC mytime at 5:57pm 07.29.15 Catalina 30 6/1471 I have a Catalina 30 1994 Universal 25 XPAC with 900 hrs. Occasionally my oil pressure light would c
Boom Furling - Do you like it? BayMan at 4:19pm 07.29.15 Ask All Sailors 7/4454 Im considering a boat that has a boom furling main. I am familiar with in-mast furling but not boo
Swing keel Stratus3 at 3:42pm 07.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1632 Question, what holds the swing keel in the down position on a 26s
Swag off All U Get at 3:19pm 07.29.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1462 Hi all, I've been busy with little projects and came across a roadblock. Pearson used a swag on
Yanmar Engine Heat Exchanger schooner39 at 2:21pm 07.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1210 Hello All, Last weekend I was changing the oil in my Yanmar 4JH2-TE diesel engine on my sailboat
Recent developments for JC2 DianaOfBurlington at 2:12pm 07.29.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2033 For those who have not heard-- http://dianaofburlington.blogspot.com/2015/07/press-release-for-gene
jib down haul mm2347 at 12:39pm 07.29.15 Day Sailers 1/822 Thank you Brian for the jib down haul tip. Tried it and it works great. Im also having trouble w/
hunter vision 32 battens boatboy34313 at 10:41am 07.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/644 Where can i get them?
new outboard Member 131497 at 9:47am 07.29.15 Bristol 1/900 Hi Would a long shaft 6hp Tohatsu be at least the minimum(required) to move a B24(thru the marina in
1972 venture center board release location Balac at 9:41am 07.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1473 I know this sounds like a dumb question but Where is the Release for the centerboard? I had a light
How much antifreeze to protect engine John T1594 at 9:01am 07.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4121
Air Void in Gel Coat (1) MyBrownEyedGirl at 8:35am 07.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1837 I have a 2014 hunter 33.5 that is out of warranty. It is used in a fractional share program by peopl

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Lewmar windlass drum removal Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 02.05.23 Lewmar website will have the user/service manual for your windlass once you have identified it. J
Meet your new Forum Administrator jfgy at 11:17am 02.05.23 Thanks Phil for your excellent work. All the best to Dave for carrying SBO forward. Excellent choic
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 11:16am 02.05.23 Glad to see some progress!
Missing boom LloydB at 10:52am 02.05.23 My keel boot sits in the middle of my boat and the top of the cavity of the boot is about 16 inches
Lewmar windlass drum removal Hello Below at 10:30am 02.05.23 Although I cannot identify the model of your windlass from your pics, I believe the more recent ones
Lewmar windlass drum removal dlochner at 10:05am 02.05.23 What is the brown stuff inside the handle socket? There may be a screw beneath it that screws into t
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:56am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
mooring pendants Will Gilmore at 9:56am 02.05.23
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 9:35am 02.05.23 i have a brake on my shaft. custom made i suspect. goes around the coupling. locks the 2 bladed pr
Evaluating a South Coast 26 PaulK at 9:35am 02.05.23 Just a boat handling point-- the side decks seem quite narrow, which might make going forward to hoi
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:34am 02.05.23 Also, the the rigging runs thru the same drain. Would have never thought of that
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:31am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
Perko vs. Vetus shell ventilators dLj at 9:28am 02.05.23 I have no experience with the Perko but looking at the Perko web site for these, they are doing the
Missing boom kappykaplan at 9:27am 02.05.23 Water seeks its own level. My sink drain is below the waterline. Water doesn't back up, even when
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:18am 02.05.23 Can anyone explain " the sink drains thru the keel, how would it drain just sitting still in the wat
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 9:18am 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Battery starter ... Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 02.05.23
Battery starter ... shemandr at 8:19am 02.05.23 Yeah, that.
mooring pendants jssailem at 7:53am 02.05.23 Welcome to the SBO site. It is tough to make these decisions. Money. Will it be a calm water experie
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:49am 02.05.23 Have had a 3blade Maxprop for years which feathers reliably. Prop walk is minimal and reverse thrus

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