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First Boat!! tyr4nt at 11:25am 09.05.25 Trailer Sailors 4/1017 I just got a Widgeon 12 for free from a neighbor that is missing a mast ' rudder. It came with sails
Bent furler remedy jwhaddad at 9:30am 09.05.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1036 Hi. My son and I are new to sailing. We bought a 1990 O'Day 240. While lowering the mast to repla
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? (5) TheMastiff at 6:17pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 8/973 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 and have identified essential repairs, such as a window leak, for i
Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 5:19pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 36/2777 I'm installing a pump that dumps into the sink drain. Since the drain is open, I assume no vent is n
Access to water heater ( C 320) john6206 at 2:42pm 09.04.25 Mid-Size Boats 14/2290 I spent a little more than 24 hours on my boat trying to do projects and got remarkably little done.
Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 1:50pm 09.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 11/1525 234225 This one will be a Hurricane soon. Dammit Jim..
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 1:06pm 09.04.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/2224 I know one of the criticisms here is that people come for advice and then run away without feedback.
Furler top swivel blowout (4) cshawnwilson at 9:22am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 10/988 Sailing along nicely on a perfect day in New England, when all of a sudden my jib starts dropping ou
Hunter 30: Running new cables from mast step to electrical panel? Kurt K at 7:50am 09.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1085 Hello, I am looking to run new electrical cables ' coax from the mast step to the electrical panel o
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Feodoros27 at 2:32am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1956
Motoring mast (1) morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25 Catalina 22 4/735 Just made up a better small motoring mast, it's a modified version of a previous one I had. Wired up
Looking at 82' Catalina 25 Aksaildog at 5:37pm 09.03.25 Smaller Boats 5/1396 New to boat ownership and some community advice would be appreciated. $3000, never been in salt wate
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 2:46pm 09.03.25 Day Sailers 20/1790 We have an '84 Oday 23-2, and last summer I noticed that I was having issues keeping the standing ri
Tether Pocket Foswick at 2:02pm 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 12/740 I was just getting ready to make one, but I figure they must already exist, somewhere ... When wear
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount BlueberryHill at 1:03pm 09.03.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/617 Looks like I need to replace my engine mounts, they are 5 inches on center with a 5/8 inch stud. Rep
Marine grade wire ferrules NYSail at 11:42am 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 2/537
More on the Catalina Acquisition dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/1034 Consolidation continues in the American yacht building industry. Tripp Designs signs on to design a
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? azambella at 4:09pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 13/783 Does anyone use a Honda 2.5 hp (4. cycle ) outboard? Does anyone else have thee issues? It has let
Fuel usage (5) Tally Ho at 3:13pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 10/887 So I am going out for a few days on the hook next week, and decided to fill my diesel tank since I w
Rusted Trailer Extension ddox at 11:32am 09.02.25 Smaller Boats 14/698 Hi, I just purchased a 1987 Capri 18, the boat is in good shape but the trailer is a bit rusty. In p

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Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? Tally Ho at 6:44pm 11.25.25 VC17 dried extremely fast (minutes on a warm breezy day), but not sure it works well in salt water.
2004 Beneteau 331 Tally Ho at 6:37pm 11.25.25 Next time, remove the hose from the tank, and stick it in a gallon jug of AF. I have a little pigta
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? PaulK at 6:26pm 11.25.25 Norwalk Island Sharpies seem to have good reports on long hauls offshore: https://www.nisboats.com/p
Seaflo Dry Bilge System marcham at 6:10pm 11.25.25 Here's the DIY version, if you're into tinkering and saving a few bucks... https://lifeempirically.
Seaflo Dry Bilge System Rjm st.petersburg at 6:09pm 11.25.25 On my boat the only thing that was putting water in my bilge was the condinsate from my AC units. I
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? dlochner at 5:49pm 11.25.25 The only small off shore capable boat I know of is the 20' Flicka built by Pacific Seacraft. I wou
Buying and cutting G10 jibes138 at 4:59pm 11.25.25
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM jibes138 at 4:35pm 11.25.25
AI and the SBO Forums DaveJ at 4:25pm 11.25.25 Above, nicely said.
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (2) Mikes 87 at 3:52pm 11.25.25 I have an 87 Catalina 30 whose signet instruments gave up the ghost. For the panel instruments I cu
Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? (Practical Sailor Magazine) Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 11.25.25 Paging @thinwater as he might have some insight :)
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 11.25.25 Can you provide a description of how you removed the tank? Tried to send a PM, but was told it's n
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Clutch Cargo at 3:07pm 11.25.25 I had a huge problem with the fuel tank on my O'day 28. I've only had it since August 2021, and th
Replace Main or Jib first SailingCal21 at 2:53pm 11.25.25 Thanks for the replies. I was leaning more toward the headsail as the first to replace. Weather he
Raider Cherubini 33 FastOlson at 1:43pm 11.25.25 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/raider-33 Nice proportions; nothing radical. A "look" that ages be
portlight Spring Ralph Johnstone at 1:11pm 11.25.25 Yep! That's the ones. Gray Enterprises. Gray Enterprises would be an after market installation an
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor JoeWhite at 12:38pm 11.25.25 Thanks fir posting this info. My M35B has this type of connector.
AI and the SBO Forums thinwater at 12:37pm 11.25.25 a. AI generate content tends to have commercial influence. Advertisers. b. You cannot check the sou
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? thinwater at 12:21pm 11.25.25 Dear all, Which anti-fouling paint do you suggest for the mooring of 3 bouys in a shallow harbour?
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? Project_Mayhem at 12:04pm 11.25.25 VC17 dries in less than 5 minutes. Why does a buoy need bottom paint?

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