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H450 staysail dehler25 at 7:09am 10.07.15 Big Boats 4/1158 My 450 has a staysail (sort of), the inner forestay is in place and the sail itself appears to have
Hunter 35 refrigeration unit fwilmeth at 7:00am 10.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/592 We have a 1990 Hunter 335 and I want to change over the current ice box to a built-in refrigeration
Oday 30 hatch and slides cookcwayne at 6:12am 10.07.15 Ask All Sailors 0/269 Anyone know where I can locate replacements for these? Thanks
Cleaning cushions rachelmackenzie at 5:51am 10.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/499 We have an upholstered cushion on our boat that needs to be cleaned. I have tried multiple home-use
Hunter 260 lower rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:50am 10.07.15 Smaller Boats 6/1017 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Hunter 260 rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:48am 10.07.15 Trailer Sailors 4/1000 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Wind vane - angle of reference tabs batami at 11:24pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/7296 I am a sailing Newbie. I have a 12m Tahiti Ketch. There is no Wind Vane fitted so I have purchase
Knot meter Slider at 11:09pm 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1365 I sail a Beneteau 37. When I remove the sending unit for the knot meter for cleaning The gush of wa
Boat name doh! jonjbfx at 6:34pm 10.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3499 I just launched my 79 V25 and had a very intense naming ceremony with all harbor friends attending.
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 5:37pm 10.06.15 Smaller Boats 3/1612 just got boat the upper part of the rope is not looking good at all. got boat without trailer motore
Old bottom paint never in water Tripaddle at 2:57pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/327 PO bottom painted (black), said best paint made but has been out of water for years. Soapy rag turns
Ww11 planes, nsr sailaway78 at 2:23pm 10.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 4/798 In a couple of weeks there will be an big WW11 aircraft expo in New Orleans. Planes scheduled to b
Weather instruments Corlis West at 1:32pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 6/682 I'm looking for weather instruments (wind direction and speed) to mount on top of my mast. Any sugge
Cockpit drain Norge at 11:14am 10.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/580 I have a leaking cockpit drain that floods my bilge. The drain is made of plastic at both ends. I as
Reverse polarity light. Perfect Excuse at 10:46am 10.06.15 Big Boats 6/1405 A puzzle to me is that when I plug my my Honda 2000i into my shore power, the reverse polarity light
1998 310 hunter purchase windspeed56 at 8:58am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/367 Looking at my first big boat purchase and wondering if anyone has opinions on this boat. strengths
Asym with no bowsprit? markwbird at 8:50am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 21/11901 I recently sailed with a friend on his J-105 and I really like the simplicity of the asymmetrical sp
My newest goofy project just for fun allen-deckard at 8:10am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 8/1219 Ok this is a goofy project and I just wanted to know if it would work. Well it did believe it or n
Multiple charging systems capta at 8:06am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2806 It has always been my understanding that it is best to take the charging leads directly to the posit
New owners (finally) and plenty of questions marchem at 7:59am 10.06.15 Catalina 310 22/3204 Well, all the negotiations, inspections, paperwork, and financial work is done. We're the happy own

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Too many ads Tally Ho at 7:18pm 11.27.23 It does beg the question of how much control SBO or any website host has over the types of ads. I p
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Tally Ho at 7:14pm 11.27.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 7:13pm 11.27.23 I would think a long sleeve made from Dacron or Nylon cloth might work, whatever diameter would easi
When does a screw become a bolt? shemandr at 6:26pm 11.27.23 A brace and bit was the name we knew for that tool. Very powerful tool. And a timeless classic. I
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 6:21pm 11.27.23
Manual Bilge dlochner at 6:02pm 11.27.23 Welcome to SBO. We're going to need some more information. Can you post some photos of the bilge pu
When does a screw become a bolt? Terry Cox at 5:28pm 11.27.23 There are manually-powered drills common in wood-working shops but I doubt they are or were used to
Too many ads dlochner at 5:02pm 11.27.23 Greg, You might want to take a closer look. I don't think SBO sell T-shirts that say "I lick.. swa
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Tally Ho at 4:57pm 11.27.23
Too many ads (2) Tally Ho at 4:53pm 11.27.23
Hunter 326 Running Rigging shemandr at 4:32pm 11.27.23 ... go by the specs.
When does a screw become a bolt? PaulK at 4:31pm 11.27.23
Too many ads kappykaplan at 3:02pm 11.27.23 if just moving the ads to a new position was within my powers, I would do that, but it is not. No
Too many ads Dave at 3:01pm 11.27.23 It's already full screen on my laptop. OK, so I'm spoiled by my 27" screen. Reducing the font siz
Too many ads (1) kappykaplan at 2:59pm 11.27.23 It's already full screen on my laptop. If i make the window smaller, the ads are forced to the sid
Too many ads kappykaplan at 2:55pm 11.27.23 Try making the window larger, that may force the ads off to the side so they don't interfere with v
Too many ads Dave at 2:54pm 11.27.23 rgranger, I see ads specifically on the boat info page. ing the window larger, that may force the a
Too many ads (1) kappykaplan at 2:51pm 11.27.23 rgranger, I see ads specifically on the boat info page. cipating in the discussion. :beer:
When does a screw become a bolt? (1) steve_d at 2:45pm 11.27.23 Sailors seem to be folk that get hung up on using the correct terms. i.e., lines, sheets, halyard,
Too many ads Dave at 2:30pm 11.27.23 First, let me be clear, I won't do anything to stop ads from appearing. It takes volunteers and mone

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