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Installing vhf antenna thru deck and connectors? jmczzz at 4:11am 07.14.15 Catalina 22 47/11034 What is the best way to get the coax thru the cabin top? I am using rg8x coax. I need to go from m
Bulkhead Door? rritter2000 at 9:11pm 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 sailboat. There is a curved entrance-way in the bulkhead between the salon
Trailerable Catalina Richie50 at 6:40pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/4866 What is the largest Catalina that is able to be towed short distances for launching once a year and
should there be water coming in the boat? jefbme at 5:10pm 07.13.15 Smaller Boats 4/721 1983 hunter 20 / water coming in where keel lock slot
What? Another engine smoke question? Skipper at 4:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/992 Yep. But I've never seen this one asked before. Universal M18. When I'm motoring during the day, n
replace foam in engine compartment Dream Weaver at 3:04pm 07.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1207 I have a 1987 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. There is a lot of foam insulation attached to th
Integrated Stern Rail Seat for Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 3:01pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808 On another site I saw an article about someone who had custom made stern rails for an older Catalina
Halyard lengths Crystal_RPAYC at 2:36pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1934 Does anyone know the lengths of the halyards on a 309?
Tacho intermittent open circuit Crystal_RPAYC at 2:32pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2163 The Tacho on my 2007 309 has just started to intermittently drop to zero whilst the motor is running
Editing Mod Articles heart of gold at 1:33pm 07.13.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/802 I would like to do some editing and add a few more pictures in the mods section of one of my article
No Upper End RPMs kenvail at 12:35pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2186 I was on a two-week trip around Long Island recently and developed an engine problem with my Yanmar
Yanmar 4JH5E Impeller replacement Gerard Betsch at 12:29pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/6997 My Yanmar Series 4JH5E Engine has reached 900 operating hours. I feel it is overdue for a sea water
Stop Lever difficult odaydokay at 12:22pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1638 The engine is a Universal M12 in an O'Day 28. It almost takes two hands to pull the stop lever. Gre
What a GREAT six days on the boat (1) Jim Seamans at 12:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/934 First good sail since we got home from the Keys.. We are home... What a great six days on the boa
Stainless sink stain help (1) mtenzer at 11:31am 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/644 In a bozo move :doh: , I topped my batteries off and rested the turkey baster that I used in my sink
Yanmar ignition switch part jmkinsfbay at 11:03am 07.13.15 Parts Search 8/5086 I have a Yanmar ignition panel with ignition switch 127412-91250. The ignition switch got kicked whi
New Cabin Grab Rails (1) PGIJon at 10:48am 07.13.15 Big Boats 7/1070 The grab rails on my cabin top needed replacing. At first I purchased a pair of railing that didn'
Installed Bimini 272 (1) MaritimeTees at 9:21am 07.13.15 Bigger Boats 10/1943 Recently I got a quote for a custom bimini which would have cost me 1100. I thought to myself why do
Ice Box Drain 30Hunter 1980 wtaylor at 9:18am 07.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/761 Will not drain have looked for drain line in bilge but not see one. To get to box wood have to take
Precision15 marshsailer at 9:14am 07.13.15 Trailer Sailors 6/6585 Any experience with sailing and owning the Precision 15 CB ? Characteristics sailing into the wind

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Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:51am 11.28.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:49am 11.28.23 I would think a long sleeve made from Dacron or Nylon cloth might work, whatever diameter would eas
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:49am 11.28.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard. N
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:40pm 11.27.23 One other thought on the transmission - do you have a feathering prop? If so it could just be that
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:34pm 11.27.23 Ralph, 1. I've taken out the SS U Mixing elbow and it's full bore! No fouling or rust or carbon cru
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 11:29pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Will Gilmore at 11:19pm 11.27.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard. T
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out marcham at 10:00pm 11.27.23 Do you have a stng network as well? I recall the p70 head will work with st1 autopilots.
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 9:56pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale f
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out Rich Stidger at 8:25pm 11.27.23 I suggest that you post your request for a used unit in the Gear Wanted classified section. Did you
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches eianm at 8:17pm 11.27.23 I replaced mine with rubber T handle pulls- they are very robust , cheap and work perfectly- can sen
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Stu Jackson at 8:15pm 11.27.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib rgranger at 7:53pm 11.27.23 What about adding a Solent stay? http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeSolentStay.htm
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

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