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Make of pedestal on catalina 30 1988 Boatalec at 7:57am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 7/1531 Hello, The nut holding the wheel is missing on the cat 30 I recently purchased. There is no label
White Smoke Question Pat at 7:24am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1814 Had a great sail yesterday...that is the good news...The bad news is when I started the Westerbeke 1
trident Don Crowther at 6:52am 08.13.14 Big Boats 7/1167 I'm thinking about changing my sanitation hoses on my H 34. Does any one know how much trident hose
Another Smart Plug Question Kermit at 6:40am 08.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/5475 I'm considering having a shore power outlet added to our dock. I've read about the SmartPlug but don
Dumped the Sherwood for an Oberdorfer pump Bob4203 at 5:45am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 13/3623 Geez, what's with these Sherwood Raw water pumps? I started up my M-18 only to find I had no water c
Diesel fuel question - marine or auto? holdech at 5:03am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/7522 Once I get more familiar with diesels I'm sure this will be obvious but it's often best to ask. Is t
Dexron II or III? Jongleur at 7:37pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 1/903 The diesel place sold me Dexron III. Is this okay? Everywhere I read that you should only use D
Impeller housing Jongleur at 7:35pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 8/1598 A couple of impeller questions: Why were 2 bolts longer than the other 2 bolts on my oberdorfer im
Location of main dc fuse - 1985 hunter 40 todturner at 7:30pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/1293 I have a hunter 40 I have owned for 20 years. I was changing the 4d batteries under the aft berth,
Adjustable backstay for a 355? TommmD at 7:29pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/851 Anyone have an adjustable backstay? Is it worth it on a fractional rig? I'm still sorting out rig
South shore of Manitoulin Island (pics) (5) ed on manitoulin at 6:57pm 08.12.14 Destinations 10/5070 Not the most popular area to sail, but close to home for me! A few pics from last weekend....spent a
Transducer question (2) repawn at 6:06pm 08.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/810 Time for another ill informed question. I followed the cable from my depth gauge to this: ound thi
Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/839 The crew and I had a great trip from Baltimore to Block Island . The boat did great too.
Take apart window Air Cond. and converted it for Marine use? abk at 3:51pm 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 29/11777 I was talking to an HVAC person some time ago and she said it would be easy to convert a room ac by
forward weatherboard on sliding hatch. CCrane2299 at 1:40pm 08.12.14 Catalina 22 4/1060 I have three screw holes in the front of my sliding hatch. I have also noticed that if I pull it clo
Pull Ignition Replacement Ima90sJezus at 1:11pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 3/957 Quick question for all you out there... I have an '84 C30, M25 engine, Hull #3687. My electric
1985 H31 Mast Support Beam morich at 11:07am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1463 Can anyone tell me whether the molded mast support beam running across the cabin top has wood or met
Ongoing saga with intermittent starter scevrog at 10:19am 08.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 19/3858 First of all, I have written about this in the past. Since then, I have investigated and addressed s
vacation time Justin_NSA at 10:16am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1382 Anyone know of a reasonable place in Destin or Ft Walton beach FL to rent a sailboat for the day? 4
Walkabout rescue North of Hawaii Joe Snuffy at 10:02am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1008

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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 .
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Tally Ho at 5:55pm 09.15.23
SBO Off Line??? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:01pm 09.15.23 I have not been able to access the site in a couple of days. Others? Are your dues paid up ? Mem
Monoceros 37c continues Ralph Johnstone at 4:56pm 09.15.23 I'm trying to do work on my boat, not try to figure out how best to format my images. Agreed. Fo
SBO Off Line??? JamesG161 at 4:41pm 09.15.23 no response here https://hunter.sailboatowners.com
SBO Off Line??? kappykaplan at 4:37pm 09.15.23 The only issue I've had is with the home page (https://sbo.sailboatowners.com) - get an HTTP error 5

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