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Stanchion for 1999 Beneteau 311 Mart3833 at 8:16am 10.09.14 Parts Search 0/1795 Does anyone know where I can get a new stanchion for my boat in UK or Europe and who were the manufa
Floppy Spreaders texoma22x at 8:06am 10.09.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2646 I've seen some dumb questions on here. Here's another. Are spreaders supposed to be ridgid, fixed
a couple of rigging questions gitpicker2007 at 8:01am 10.09.14 Catalina 22 9/1594 Please bear with me, as I've sailed Hobie's for years, but this 22 is new. I've been having a blast
Question for Furling Mast Owners Mulf at 6:28am 10.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1159 I have a 41 foot Hunter with a Selden in mast furling main. Two of my non-furling Hunter owner frien
Boom Flood SettleMeDown at 4:14am 10.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1037 New to us 473: After rain we start up and head out. Water comes running down the boom and gushing i
A bit of prop talk Philip_Oceanis 361 at 2:36am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1904 If a 16X9 3-blade fixed propeller can load an engine to maximum 3050rpm, and is replaced with a 15X1
Suggestions on a first sailboat, azsailing at 1:01am 10.09.14 Ask All Sailors 43/5135 I am looking for some advice on selecting my first sailboat. I have had a 22 foot powerboat for yea
Shaft brake clausjepsen at 11:53pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2722 I have an Oceanis 361 with af Volvo Penta and a 3 blade non folding propeller. Going for sail the d
Anchor windlass Beneteau 36 cc tomfoolery at 9:40pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3414 Can anyone tell me why the electric anchor windlass is set up so it only works when the engine is ru
Auto Tuners Brian D at 8:46pm 10.08.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/4819 Is anyone using something other than an Icom Auto Turner on their boat? Maybe a SGC, or LDG, MFJ, or
Which of Three Upgrades to Buy First? CapitalistSailor at 8:13pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5159 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 with a new mainsail but the original OEM jib. I am pondering which of thr
is this group active? willsnow at 3:05pm 10.08.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/11090 Hey folks! I just joined the group, in preparation of moving to Seattle area in the spring. I've ha
Diffifcult Re-Starts Coyote at 1:04pm 10.08.14 Bigger Boats 18/2749 On our Oday 28, we have a Universal M-12. NEVER an issue getting it started. The last couple of sail
Port Lens Replacement ifundum at 11:18am 10.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1578 We are replacing the lenses on the cabin ports. They are the larger Grey #715 ports in the aft cabi
Insurance sailorsattic at 7:42am 10.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1697 I am looking for an insurance company that will write on a boat that is live aboard in Florida. Any
Cal 33-2 Too much weather helm Moonraker687 at 6:59am 10.08.14 Cal 2/2491 My Cal 33-2 have a very heavy weather helm. To reduce this weather helm, I have moved my mast forwar
Fiberglass boat building (3) albinfinity at 9:43pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2633 I am thinking taking on a project that it could be way to much to handle for me. So I thought this i
Total Eclipse of the Moon tonight Brian D at 9:17pm 10.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 10/3089 Starts around 4:16a Wednesday morning ET. 1:16a on the Left Coast. Totality (Blood Moon) hit at 6:24
Keel crack Dirk Pitt at 8:45pm 10.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1065 Ahoy all, found a small crack line in the keel in a boat I just bought....frig.....is there an easy
Ultimate Restoration (1) caguy at 7:11pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2770 My sister texted me a heads up on a new series (new to me) about some major restorations. The show i

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Electric Sailboat Drives kloudie1 at 6:06am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little ba
Another What is It? jviss at 5:57am 07.24.23 It should lead into a chain locker, not the cabin, no?
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 5:56am 07.24.23 Ah, that makes perfect sense. It appears the screen is to keep bugs out of the cabin? I need to take
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:53am 07.24.23 I'm waiting to see some dude with a portable Honda generator charging up his electric drive daysaile
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:51am 07.24.23 They will sprout solar panels. I thought that, but I don't think you could deploy enough solar on
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 5:51am 07.24.23
Another What is It? jviss at 5:50am 07.24.23 That is a deck pipe, typically for an anchor chain or rode, 'though yours looks turned around, and t
Electric Sailboat Drives dlochner at 5:49am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats pop
Jub roller furler setup dlochner at 5:47am 07.24.23 Welcome to SBO. The Tanzer 22 is a great little boat. I had one for 14 years and sailed all over Ea
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Ward H at 5:11am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 5:11am 07.24.23 Mine drops in double drop in. Hunter 38 sink, galley, rectangular You can secure the sink to the
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 4:32am 07.24.23 I also have a Shuffle Aqua King, it one cycles when there is a leak in the plumbing system. Otherwis
Removing Treadmaster decking (1) rgranger at 4:30am 07.24.23 That sounds like it would be an Enormous job. I think I would try to soften the adhesive with heat
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ward H at 4:26am 07.24.23
ISO Mast tabernacle for 1978 O'day 23-2 w/deck stepped mast. rgranger at 4:18am 07.24.23 A picture would help a lot. I suspect your tabernacle is commercially available
Wrapping my boat question Morgan donor at 4:15am 07.24.23 Consider it a temporary solution that, in my opinion, would be a significant deterrent for resale.
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual kappykaplan at 2:50am 07.24.23 De nada!
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual Kevin&Karen at 2:50am 07.24.23 Thank you Kappy, Happy Sailing !!!
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual kappykaplan at 2:35am 07.24.23 On this site: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_27_75-84_91044400.pdf Or here: https:
rolex fastnet race is on, too danstanford at 2:23am 07.24.23 7hR40fzTN_w 35 knots on the nose is tough no jib?

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