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Stringer repair GEB at 10:55am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/748 Have a 1986 Hunter 31. The aft stringer is damaged(cracked). Since this is part of the grid system (
Shore Power breaker popping off when plugging in jack6878 at 10:03am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1836 Last year my marina "upgraded" our electrical service. Ever since I can not plug into a post (any po
What Is This Part Called? (1) GorillaToast at 9:56am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1180 Does anyone know what this ring at the top of my rudder post is called so I can search for one? Hun
What Is This Part Called? (1) GorillaToast at 9:43am 05.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2042 Does anyone know what this ring at the top of my rudder post is called so I can search for one? Hun
C-22 North Gulf Coast Cruise CaptDon01 at 9:22am 05.21.15 Catalina 22 1/753 Posted a bunch of photos from the first couple days of the annual C-22 "North Gulf Coast Cruise" on
Dedicated Start Battery? jsalley at 9:17am 05.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2868 RC -- I'm planning to reconfigure the DC supply side of my boat, a 2012 Catalina 355. Current setup
External raw water strainer HBBIS at 9:13am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/526 Has anyone added an external strainer for water input to engine? I have a continual problem with clo
H-34: When to deep reef YVRguy at 9:07am 05.21.15 Big Boats 13/2046 So, I need to cross the Georgia Strait today and the forecast is for 20kt winds. I'm curious about
Positive Foam Floatation JPM01100 at 8:13am 05.21.15 Day Sailers 2/1212 I am removing the positive foam from "Loose Lucy", my O'Day DS II. Does removing the foam material
Tilting trailer? (1) Drinkmilk at 7:13am 05.21.15 Catalina 22 6/1253 Bought our C22 last year and sailed her a bunch of times. Loved it! However, we skipped sailing a
Tecsew sprayhoods in England (5) jhastie at 6:24am 05.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1351 Does anyone know who can do these in the US?
Gelcoat Polishing FlimFlamII at 5:57am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/985 I used a finishing sander with 440 grit paper on the hull and had excellent results. Any suggestion
Yanmar 3gmf a65sailor at 5:36am 05.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/1803 Have a Yanmar 3gmf and just replaced all fuel lines. Added a Racor filter and changed the the engine
Glasses Gatch30 at 4:12am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 52/9886 What is the best eye wear to reduce sun glare off the water. I'm not looking for specific brand, unl
split shaft coupling paulj at 2:18am 05.21.15 Catalina 310 2/783 Truckman In mainsails directions he says not to hit the shaft towards the transmission when i
Rudder mount (1) FlimFlamII at 9:04pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/655 Any suggestions on what's the best material to use under the rudder mount?
Rudder specs 37 legend Newmoon at 7:56pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 4/926 Hey guys I'm new to this. I just got my first boat, a 37 legend. Really killer. It has a small probl
window sealant eianm at 7:42pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 3/1263 We had horrendous wet weather a few weeks ago that exposed a new leak! It is one of my main side win
E series vs a series dkaplan308@aol.com at 6:51pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 0/836 Does anyone have a good synopsis of the major differences between the new touch screen raymarine E a
What's a Season Ken13559 at 6:14pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/954 I'm always confounded by mention of "a season" in boat maintenance. So what is it? 3 months? 1 year?

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Running lines aft on Oday 25 Stu Jackson at 10:46am 10.14.23 (headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast) Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the r
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 10:30am 10.14.23 Is this what you are looking for? I thought about a deck organizer like that. This is what is on
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:19am 10.14.23 Capta, I will have a pontoon on each side. My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them l
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. capta at 10:09am 10.14.23 I agree with jssailem on this one. We only had it happen once, (we only dropped the sails once a yea
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support argentum at 10:00am 10.14.23 I am in Missouri and I do not have a Beneteau dealer here. Do you know any dealer that would sell th
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:58am 10.14.23 We'll hold you to it. Nah, never happened. More "Life" got in the way of this happening. Maybe nex
Precision 23 dock size LloydB at 9:20am 10.14.23 I say go for it. You are a close distance from the slip and it is a trailer sailor if conditions get
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 10.14.23 . Thank you for asking that question. I'm sure many have wondered the same thing. I am a "newbi"
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 9:07am 10.14.23 Welcome @JohnnyP to SBO. Really no way to address the issue other than going up the mast and helping
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 9:05am 10.14.23 I assign my NOAA ENC and RNC charts each to their own chart group. I also have my Canadian O-charts
Legal Question Raymus at 8:55am 10.14.23 I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in na
Engineering Help Needed LloydB at 8:53am 10.14.23 "My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them low as the Scouts taught me" Be careful that
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) jssailem at 8:53am 10.14.23 triple cheek block Is this what you are looking for?
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 8:21am 10.14.23 It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of t
Engineering Help Needed (1) kloudie1 at 7:53am 10.14.23 Think of it as torque or righting moment; with both pontoons out of the water, everything is balance
Columbia keel question James River Sailor at 7:36am 10.14.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try JBP-PA at 5:59am 10.14.23 I experience the same behavior. I think you can compound this issue if you have both the ENC Charts
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 5:06am 10.14.23 I experience the same behavior. I think you can compound this issue if you have both the ENC Charts
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Apex at 4:49am 10.14.23 do the VHF with AIS (receive or Tx) require a separate antenna. For the PO, a separate antenna moun
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:27am 10.14.23 I'm there probably daily. We're very aware of dry times and there is another wider dock I could move

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