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Electric windlass for 1987 Pearson 33 obdoor at 12:29pm 12.31.15 Pearson 9/3116 Has any Pearson 33 owner installed an 12 volt electric windlass , if so which brand and model
Finding sailors 201 25yearslater at 11:32am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/632 A while back I inquired how some folks were finding crew. One of our group here at SBO suggested Me
Happy New Year! Curious Sailor at 9:18am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/890 As the winds of time carry us into the New Year, I wish you the courage to face every storm, the str
Re-bedding Stanchions on 1989 33.5 Rich T at 7:18am 12.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/569 Hi, Just bought a 1989 hunter 33.5 and some of the stanchions are lose. I want to re bed them but c
Edson pedestal video-documented failure Skipper at 6:23am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 0/627 Am posting specific to an actual Edson steering failure: I have read warnings here and elsewhere abo
Hunter 44DS holding tank Deformed Grant6290 at 8:32pm 12.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/830 I have a 2005 Hunter 44DS, we purchased it new and have really enjoyed the last 10 plus years. While
Columbia 23 owners manual lbcatcher at 8:11pm 12.30.15 Columbia 3/2763 I have a copy in PDF. Columbia and Coronado are the same boat. However it is to large to upload. If
Thought you would enjoy this... (1) Brian D at 3:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2366 Went to AAA to register my yacht (LOL) and dinghy and I got this... So what kind of questions would
Yanmar vs Universal druid at 2:32pm 12.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/9156 I'm looking at repowering my Ontario 32. The Universal M-25XPB I put in my Catalina 36 (years ago) w
Dry Bilge in Winter? chrisyse at 2:26pm 12.30.15 Big Boats 11/2515 Has anyone experienced hull or keel bolt damage due to one or two inches of water which froze? One t
What should I use to remove rust from Anchor Chain? McIntoshUSA at 2:07pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 27/27807 I have read allot of suggestions. Use CLR, use pool hydrocloric acid, vinegar, drag it behind a truc
Sailing World Boats of the year cb32863 at 12:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/428 Sailing World has released their Boat of the Year winners. http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/b
Beneteau 40CC bilge pump not automatic? MrNoSmiles at 9:20am 12.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4090 Hey all! I just took the plunge and moved aboard a Beneteau 40CC with my girlfriend, and we are lo
Access hatch to engine cooling valve marchem at 9:17am 12.30.15 Catalina 310 19/2437 I've seen pictures of an access hatch to the engine cooling valve (and possibly the macerator thru h
Sensor wiring to battery compartment marchem at 9:07am 12.30.15 Catalina 310 12/2254 Those of you who have added a battery monitor shunt and/or a temperature sensor for your battery cha
34 Lazarette dimensions Yellowjeepman at 8:48am 12.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/606 I live in Tn. and my 34 O'day is in South Florida(pretty sad). I was wondering if anyone knows where
Autopilot/Chart Plotter Integration Robb at 4:01am 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5546 I'm buying a Hunter 31 footer with bare bones electronics and will be looking to completely re-outfi
What I've learnt from sailing.... Ken13559 at 11:53pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/368 Sailing of course but also: Sewing- repair bimini, sew hatch covers and fender socks, mend spinnaker
Bolt rope to loose footed main? marke14 at 10:01pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 21/5708 I am considering a new set of sails for our boat, and I was at our local (Costa Mesa, CA) Doyle loft
Weaver Snap Davits Full Circle 473 at 9:36pm 12.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4104 Has anyone used Weaver Snap Davits to hang their dinghy off the stern? I have a Beneteau 473 and I w

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Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 01.22.24 222695
Rub rail Pearson 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 01.22.24 D and R marine. Call or email them. Rudy should be able to tell you if its original. One warning - B
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:52pm 01.22.24 To prevent hull slapping make a diaper out of noodles and cloth. I never had the problem but that's
Noisy boats dLj at 4:48pm 01.22.24 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabine
Noisy boats Jan11 at 4:47pm 01.22.24 My experience with boat owners who say they enjoy the halyards slapping are the ones who go home at
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 01.22.24
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24 Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
Noisy boats Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24 Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
Noisy boats OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24 My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24 I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in
Is separation for the best? rgranger at 4:15pm 01.22.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? jfgy at 3:55pm 01.22.24 I couldn't attend this year. Too bad it was lacking. How were the seminars? At one time it was a goo
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( gusmuller at 3:45pm 01.22.24 Please feel free to call me at 248 890 8779. I have done extensive work on it ! Mine actually faile
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 3:42pm 01.22.24 The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small
Acoustic guitar and boats. Capt Robbie at 3:34pm 01.22.24 I have a Taylor gs mini that I normally keep on the boat in the quarter berth and never had any issu
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 01.22.24 Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!! Better still, tell us who he is so
Noisy boats jssailem at 3:10pm 01.22.24 What some call noise, I call the boat singing to me. And I love the song. Even some music needs to
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel dyelaine at 3:07pm 01.22.24 I co-own a Catalina 25 with a fixed keel. The draft of the boat is 4 feet. The boat weighs about 4,5
Noisy boats Bruce Conron at 2:58pm 01.22.24 The day I took delivery of my H27 years ago, the dealer showed me how he tames the main halyard at d

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