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OMC Saildrive schenckd at 5:54pm 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/3244 Any idea on how long the gasket or main seal (where sail drive passes through the hull) should last.
hole in transom (1) TerryAnne at 5:24pm 03.08.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1613 While admiring photos of your boats, I noticed a flanged hole in the transoms of some 21s. Found out
Galley maid 3 burner alcohol stove/oven sdstef at 2:45pm 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5626 I am moving up to a new to me 87 Newport 30 mk 3. It has an alcohol stove/oven with 3 burners and i
Steering System 1983 Hunter 31 HMT2 at 2:08pm 03.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/860 Can anyone confirm that the steering system on the '83 Hunter 31 is an Edson? or is it some other br
Mac Sailors in San Diego Izzy at 1:39pm 03.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1237 Guys, Can anyone in the SD area recommend a low cost place to get some time on a sailboat at the en
Hunter 340 Bottom Painting smoothsailing at 12:14pm 03.08.15 Big Boats 2/902 Hey all you happy 340 owners, Spring is almost here in the Northeast and the ugly job must be don
REmoving mbaker269 at 12:02pm 03.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/880 My Catalina is actually a 380. I am trying to remove the prop, probably for the 1st time. Its a 199
O'day 39 toe rail replacement Panta Rei at 11:20am 03.08.15 Bigger Boats 3/3286 As noted in a earlier Thread, Crest aluminum has sections of toe rail and rub rail for the O'day 39
Universal Kubota experts - water pump (2) Skipper at 11:02am 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 25/11087 This is related to previous post pump failure. I've found about 4 different Kubota part numbers to
Yanmar panel rebuild - indicator and alarm questions... (1) holdech at 11:00am 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/7485 I'm building a custom engine panel for our Yanmar 3GM30 and wondering if I should mount the alarm un
Hatch seals! (3) ttac at 10:33am 03.08.15 Big Boats 2/892 Hello all. I am looking for some new seals / gaskets for the hatches on our 1991 42 Passage. If some
Old through-hull holes brand name model? (3) steveinusa at 9:55am 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1574 The Through-hull holes have dummy plugs in them where the old transducers went. Are there new replac
rudder shaft noise wolf at 9:52am 03.08.15 Pearson 2/966 our 1967 Pearson Coaster developed a grinding noise in the rudder shaft assembly after a severe stor
No Joke All U Get at 9:36am 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/4413 Hi All, I've been thinking about the Joker valves in the head and pose this question. During eve
What an eye opener dale4643 at 9:17am 03.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2278 Not a question here, just food for thought. I dropped of my main at Kerr Sailmakers to have 1 reefin
New Owner......Harpoon 5.2 D B at 9:06am 03.08.15 Trailer Sailors 2/2490 Found One! Harpoons are rare on the West Coast and I've been looking for one for almost a year. I
New to Hunter 23- Any advice on supply retailers? Monoceros2 at 8:01am 03.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1454 All- We just picked up our 1985 Hunter 23 yesterday. While we have previously only owned 1 othe
Oracle Team USA- America's Cup Ron20324 at 7:50am 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1240 Sad news in this morning's paper: The boat was being prepped to move to Bermuda for the Americas' Cu
New Engine Lizzies Teau at 7:00am 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/2513 We have a 1982 "First 38" and we need to replace our engine. Does anyone have any suggestions. Che
Coming to Oceanside Looking for day charter Izzy at 6:37am 03.08.15 Destinations 8/3156 Guys, Can someone recommend a day charter. I really need a reasonable price.

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Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. garymalmgren at 2:04am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? That would be a
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Mark Maulden at 11:35pm 09.15.23 Why dont you just get rid of the current topping lift of rope to wire and replace it with Samson 1/2
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:58pm 09.15.23 Welcome to the site. p your (+) and (-) lines from the original panel most likely with the (+) afte
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (2) mikeracca at 9:15pm 09.15.23
Problems Accessing the SBO Forums Stu Jackson at 8:44pm 09.15.23 https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/recent-fx.php Use that ^^^ instead until it's fixed.
Monoceros 37c continues monocerosin at 8:20pm 09.15.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 7:45pm 09.15.23 Thinking outside of the box a little for the interim until I can get up the mast or install the rodk
Where are these blocks used dlochner at 6:41pm 09.15.23 Snatch blocks are extraordinarily expensive. Take good care of them. The side of block can open so
Monoceros 37c continues Dave at 6:34pm 09.15.23 There seems to be an issue with part of the SBO website. That may be the cause of your issues access
SBO Off Line??? Dave at 6:28pm 09.15.23 There appears to be an issue with the generic sbo.sailboatowners.com url. We are investigating the p
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles (2) Tally Ho at 6:21pm 09.15.23 My surveyor noted that the sewage discharge system should be permanently disabled and the thru- hul
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 6:16pm 09.15.23 How do you know where to start? All of the prop manufacturers will give you a recommendation based
Monoceros 37c continues Tally Ho at 6:12pm 09.15.23
SBO Off Line??? Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 09.15.23 Paging @Dave in case he can help.
SBO Off Line??? Tally Ho at 6:09pm 09.15.23
Where are these blocks used Tally Ho at 6:07pm 09.15.23 I assumed that was what it was for. That makes sense, the Genoa came from an s2 with aluminum toe
Where are these blocks used SailingLoto at 6:04pm 09.15.23 Those are snatch blocks which can serve various purposes. If they were in the genoa bag the PO migh
SBO Off Line??? Rick D at 5:59pm 09.15.23 tried it. No luck either. Just curious since I have a question pending in the orders with no respon
Where are these blocks used Richard19068 at 5:58pm 09.15.23 Those are snatch blocks which can serve various purposes. If they were in the genoa bag the PO might
Sewing Cushions and Bimini lehighsail at 5:56pm 09.15.23 The Sailrite LSZ machine with the walking foot and the monster wheel are well worth the investment .

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