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GPS and compass read differently davidmhull at 8:07am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 46/9301 Good morning. I went sailing yesterday and one of the things I wanted to do is check out my new dept
Fresh water pump problems jkeaton at 5:55am 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1198 The fresh water pump on my 320 seems to "burb" every 30 seconds or so when the water is not in use.
Hypothetical go or no go (1) 25yearslater at 3:31am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1615 I am curious as to how one would depart or approach this harbor with a North wind at 25 Knots and wa
UV strip repair Syversens at 8:50pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2419 Hey all, so last sail trip I noticed the radar and spreaders have now worn a slit in the UV protecti
Jib sheeting angles on a Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 7:43pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5359 I have a Beneteau 311, Footloose, and I have been working on getting better tacking angles when goin
Breaker for electric head. Zeus2012 at 6:04pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/531 Found it.
Visiting my new boat this weekend! Justin_NSA at 6:02pm 09.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/846 Going to be spending the weekend sailing and checking out my soon to be new boat this weekend. It's
What is a blower jveatch at 5:10pm 09.11.15 Big Boats 13/3072 I know this is a really dumb question, but what is a blower? On our 2005 Hunter 41DS's 12 VDC circu
Can you do this? Kermit at 5:08pm 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1442 https://vimeo.com/133833096
Bimini Leopotter at 3:25pm 09.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1503 Does anyone know if the small metal brackets on the outside of the cockpit on my Mac 26D are for a b
Seatalk NG Power pins on i50 display? chrisyse at 7:03am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1664 Hi, Which are the 12V power and return pins on the Seatalk-ng 6 pin connectors on the display? Sa
1989 jeanneau 42 voyage 12.5 Casagf66 at 5:54am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1812 Hello gang, I'm intrested in putting an offer on what seems to be a nice1989 jeanneau 42 voyage
How do I remove swage fittings for replacement? Anonymous member 131 at 5:44am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 56/12854 Ok, new to this game and no search results on this but I know it has to have been discussed a millio
Slots for clutches MORNING LIGHT at 4:27am 09.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2365 Hi Want to install 1 or 2 clutches on my Catalina 28 MK 11 1996 to bring some lines back to cockpit.
Value of stove burnswelds at 1:49am 09.11.15 Catalina 30 5/1387 Good morning , What's a good price for a working clean factory stove for a 1980 catalina 30? Kind r
rigging for 1981 magregor 22 lost jigger o salt at 11:24pm 09.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2794 just got a 1981 macgregor 22 ft sailboat .does anyone know where I can get a rigging diagram or eve
anyone have experience with the sunbird 16? Zu13 at 9:21pm 09.10.15 AMF 0/3234 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
extension ladder for 37 Hunter e Bryan Rucinski at 8:29pm 09.10.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1358 just purchased a 1984 Hunter 37 cutter rig. I hope I can get some wisdom from other owners for sever
Whale Gusher in bilge--anybody? (1) Windtherapy at 5:52pm 09.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/650 So has anybody installed a Whale Gusher Supersub in their bilge on their O'Day? I am just curious w
Hunter 23 Carling Toggle Switches dhaberman at 3:37pm 09.10.15 Smaller Boats 19/1905 Can anyone recommend where I can get replacement carling toggle switches for my Hunter 23 distributi

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't WayneH at 8:02am 07.29.23 Are there replacements for the Sherwood? I get my Sherwood parts here: Sherwood Pumps and Parts
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) dlochner at 7:36am 07.29.23 The shift lever on the transmission is a simple cam. If you release the cable from the shift lever a
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 7:33am 07.29.23 Ward, Perfect explanation that is exactly the way I thought would have to be done, but of course yo
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) Ward H at 7:29am 07.29.23 when I push the lever in forward on the edson pedestal I want to confirm that the cable would get p
87 hunter 34 value kloudie1 at 7:23am 07.29.23 I have seen a few sell in the mid to high 20's depending of course on condition. I know of two that
87 hunter 34 value Tally Ho at 7:17am 07.29.23
87 hunter 34 value BigEasy at 7:03am 07.29.23
H 29.5 flat top main kappykaplan at 6:56am 07.29.23 If you have a local sail loft, I'd start there. :beer:
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 6:34am 07.29.23 Thanks for all the responses. I have talked with boatyard and we will haul out again. He said is pos
Hunter 376 Recessed Lighting Rich Stidger at 6:10am 07.29.23 How about LED Strip lighting? https://www.amazon.com/Water-Resistance-Waterproof-Flexible-Cuttable-L
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level dLj at 6:06am 07.29.23 Welcome to SBO, one of the best sailing forums you can be on for free. Lots of very knowledgeable fo
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level stickinthemud57 at 5:49am 07.29.23 Very good to hear of your positive experiences with boat owners. It's an instant fraternity and with
Batten Lengths H26 patbratton at 5:14am 07.29.23 My H240 takes 5/8" battens. I ordered a seven foot section with caps from Sailrite. I had issues w
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks patbratton at 4:59am 07.29.23 The Garhauer blocks arrived yesterday. I will install them this week end. They look perfect for spi
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 4:53am 07.29.23 I had a starting issue last week and I disconnected the propane line from the outboard. I pulled it
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Project_Mayhem at 11:19pm 07.28.23 I used a couple of bungees for my Starwind 19. I loved it
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 11:17pm 07.28.23 It appears that replacing gaskets on a yearly basis might be a must for this engine. It ran pretty w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 11:07pm 07.28.23 On the Universal M25 series engine, most owners with the Sherwood pump replace it with an Oberdorfer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 10:52pm 07.28.23 Are there replacements for the Sherwood?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 07.28.23 Yes the issue has been identified as the lip seal. That's good news. Now you know what it is and

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