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Odd Outboard issue Bad Obsession at 5:52pm 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1930 At the end of last season I was having issues with my outboard. On the last day of my trip she stop
My Main Frog Kermit at 5:41pm 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/736 http://www.today.com/pets/kermit-newfound-species-frog-looks-awfully-familiar-t16211
Centerboard Pendant Tube Repair Question (1) Ward H at 5:40pm 04.20.15 Day Sailers 6/1203 A few times I've posted about my issues with my centerboard getting stuck in the up position. 1st y
location of self tailing winches rmilavsky at 5:38pm 04.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1013 Hi. I am looking at buying a Catalina 270. i do alot of solo sailing. A dumb question, but it app
oday 25 d what is the difference? mzych at 5:22pm 04.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1039 I recently bought an oday 25, but im trying to buy a new mainsail and I was told by previous owner t
Catalina 22 racing captain chaos at 5:19pm 04.20.15 Catalina 22 9/1274 Catalina 22s, Iron Mountain Yacht Club (IMYC) is trying to develop a fleet of Cat 22s for our racing
Mast loose at foot escape42 at 4:20pm 04.20.15 Seafarer 1/2542 I have a Seafarer 24. The mast seems to me loose at the foot. When I jiggle the stern facing side th
HAPS Blake Island, Wa., Rendezvous Mikem at 2:50pm 04.20.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2856 What a great rendezvous to start the season. Twelve boats showed. First off, a very special thanks
Catalina 27 mast MichelP at 2:14pm 04.20.15 Parts Search 1/928 Hi All, We would like to restore an old catalina 27 from 1975, with a broken mast. It looks lik
New Catalina Owner (3) shaubby at 1:53pm 04.20.15 Catalina 22 14/1301 87234.vB 1168 miles later, I am the new owner of a 1986 Catalina 22, Sail #13577. After about 6 mon
opening ports anchorron at 12:43pm 04.20.15 Catalina 30 2/836 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 and I am trying to replace the o rings on the opening ports but cannot fin
Lewmar port latches - not (2) mystery117 at 11:57am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/651 I have 7 Lewmar snap latch ports on my Beneteau. The latches on one starting releasing yesterday. Af
NY to Maine in October? eugenesdream24 at 11:27am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2187 It is looking like after this summer I am going to be relocating to Portland, Maine. My life is pret
Laugh Rick D at 11:19am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 30/4285 I had to smile today when skimming my new Sail mag. Ads for $500K to $3.5MM boats.... and an article
Mast Step sinking - O'Day 26 (1985) Golden Road at 11:11am 04.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4126 I am looking at an O'Day 26, 1985, and one of the problems is subsidence of cabin top under the mast
Foresail furler (4) paulj at 10:37am 04.20.15 Catalina 310 1/758 Found an extra part............ paulj :troll:
engine issues Jeff Kirkpatrick at 10:35am 04.20.15 Big Boats 4/1737 Have a Catalina 380 and when motoring there is white steam coming from the exhaust. Is this normal?
New-to-me Mac 26 Leatherneck at 10:16am 04.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1472 Greetings fellow sailors. I have many questions and look forward to joining in
Hunter 50 heads Allamerican at 9:57am 04.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/457 Hello I would like to know what make of pump the forward head has on a Hunter 50. I am currently
Newport - Volvo Ocean Race Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 04.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/703 I'm thinking about going to Newport for the weekend of May 15th thru 17th. I was looking at things

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Think your PO made mistakes? Hollyberry at 6:08pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke: Not originally..
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 5:53pm 01.06.23 ASI NDB1L-32C-32-120V DIN Rail Mount Ground Fault Circuit Breaker, UL 1053 Ground Fault Sensing, Lea
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:31pm 01.06.23 Right up my alley. The water ballast tank lid slopes down in the rear of the boat Anywhere behi
The cycle of life Captain Larry-DH at 4:24pm 01.06.23 1996, wow, Phil! It must have been around 2000(?) that you rescued the whole lot of us from the cl
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:58pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something. It is called a Speedy Stitcher
Think your PO made mistakes? Gene Neill at 3:32pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke:
First time sailboat owner (1) hatchclan at 3:27pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:26pm 01.06.23 got the lights changed out...much better. happy wife = happy life.
The cycle of life WayneH at 2:53pm 01.06.23 Phil, Thank you for all you've done for SBO and TSBB, also. :clap::clap::clap: Both sites have been
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 01.06.23 Paging @Crazy Dave Condon who might have some insight on the ballast tank location.
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Orbweaver at 2:25pm 01.06.23 One thing that I've noticed during my searching is that not all manufacturers put adequate thought/p
The cycle of life Tally Ho at 2:04pm 01.06.23 Best of luck Phil. I have really enjoyed SBO as an information resource, some fun banter (and the F
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Tally Ho at 1:45pm 01.06.23 So the extinguisher I "traded" in wasn't filled with Halon (which is now no longer used in these ap
Hunter 26 outboard engine patbratton at 1:28pm 01.06.23 There was an 8 HP Honda on my H240 when I purchased it a year and a half ago. It did feel strong and
Single handing WI Rigger at 1:10pm 01.06.23 In my Hunter 19, is there a means by which I can ascertain the outline of the ballast tank? I want t
Teak Trim Cleaner (2) watercolors II at 12:41pm 01.06.23 Hardware or lumber store, deck cleaner, it contains oxalic acid even if it does not list it. 1/2 t
Seaward Hot Water Tank Hayden Watson at 12:26pm 01.06.23 I needed to replace the Seaward 6-gal on my 1988 in 2006 so you have gotten a good long life out of
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin sailme88 at 12:15pm 01.06.23 Often times leaks involving stepping/compression posts are because something has moved.. Usually it
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin Terry Cox at 11:32am 01.06.23 A couple inches in and then does the weep hole turn vertical? No. A stiff bristle clears the weep
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 11:19am 01.06.23 Thanks John!

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