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1980 Hunter Cherubini 30 - Roller Furling Drum EdWard3 at 4:06pm 07.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1590 The plastic drum base broke today on my furler. Pretty sure it was the original headsail furler.
teak handrails on 9.2a SailingaS2 at 3:04pm 07.06.14 S2 6/1576 has anybody replaced the teak handrails on the cabintop the 13 foot long ones if so where did you
carbon monoxide detector mikej21 at 2:24pm 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1426 My V berth carbon monoxide detector is beeping each time I arrive at my boat to sail. The engine is
Old sailors and new sailors (2) GeorgiaBII at 1:56pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 Got a chance this weekend to give my 73 year old uncle another chance to have a tiller in his hand.
26D Newby engine and rudder questions 1qikboy at 1:46pm 07.06.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2734 Sailed my 26D for the first time a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed the sailing part but frustration
Chain/line rode down hawse pipe? David in Sandusky at 1:20pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3051 Last year, we added an anchor roller to our '77 h27. It's a great improvement for stowing, deployin
Has anyone bought a new trailer recently? Gene Neill at 12:19pm 07.06.14 Trailer Sailors 35/7708 Or even just priced them? I know there are many, many variables. I'm just wondering what the ballp
Which Royce's Sailing Illustrated? Ward H at 12:14pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 1/851 I have seen several suggestions to buy Royces Sailing Illustrated book. I looked it up on Amazon an
H31 shaft diameter and stern tube diameter wufibugs at 11:59am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/858 May need to replace the dripless shaft seal and both are necessary to order proper part.
new (to me) Beneteau, lots of questions jonbeneteau at 11:53am 07.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3669 Hi all. I'm Jon. I just bought a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40 which I sail out of Long Beach, Ca. My
Ship's Bell project (7) cephius (Dave) at 11:46am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 10/1193 I have bronze bell from my first boat. This was purchased in the 70's. I just don't see new bells
Bow Pulpit Removal - O'Day 28 (1) Pafb at 11:31am 07.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1471 I need to remove my bow pulpit and re-bed it. Will use "Maine Sail's" method for rebedding deck har
Boom Track & Boom Downhaul Question (1) Ward H at 11:25am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/4213 My O'day 25 has a boom track that gives it about 8" or so of movement up and down on the mast. Whe
Marine Head project (3) cephius (Dave) at 11:18am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 7/1131 The pump on my JABSCO was sticky, so I disassembled it to lube the 'O' ring. On reassembly, I could
To Leave or Take Them? robfmcc at 9:05am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 53/9241 Noticed that a few boaters/sailors have different approaches to untying from the dock, some leave th
Seal Trying to Sink My Boat (3) wufibugs at 8:43am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3826 What I believe to be the shaft seal is leaking where it enters or connects to the metal ring to the
Water tanks lake city at 8:32am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1125 I own 28' Catalina with water two water tanks. Can you leave both tanks "on" (valve open) or only o
all is good trainmanjess at 8:13am 07.06.14 Morgan 2/1078 hello all all s good with my boat... I live 13 hours away and could not check on it... I have bee
new owner Siedelmann 24 sharty mcwierdears at 6:50am 07.06.14 Seidelmann 1/2852 Picking the boat up friday, just kinda getting a feel for what I'll have room for on board, spare g
Wid Scoop Recomendations? McIntoshUSA at 6:39am 07.06.14 Newport 3/1509 We purchased our Newport 30" three months ago and have been enjoying it. We have notice that we do g

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rolex fastnet race is on, too PaulK at 6:18pm 08.18.23 Looks like it got bouncy after the tide changed. Several boats seem to have too much sail up -- shou
Fabric for boom tent? dLj at 5:54pm 08.18.23 You can also do an inexpensive structure where your use two light weight nylon tarps with an airspac
Tide Clock (1) Tally Ho at 5:49pm 08.18.23 Who knew :huh: I learn something new here at SBO every day ;-) I am once again happy I sail on th
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes stageboss at 5:44pm 08.18.23 Mine is a Dometic CruisAir STQ16-410A Air Conditioner with reverse cycle, and a Dometic CruisAir QH
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes Davidasailor26 at 5:36pm 08.18.23 Mine is a Dometic CruisAir STQ16-410A Air Conditioner with reverse cycle, and a Dometic CruisAir QHT
Stowing Winch Handles (2) Tally Ho at 5:34pm 08.18.23 I have 3 vinyl pockets, each with a chrome handle winch. One is mounted in the cockpit bridge deck
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes stageboss at 5:32pm 08.18.23 On my Dometic / Cruisair thermostat HI/PS means high pressure shutdown. See page 15 of the attached
Battery charger JoeWhite at 5:30pm 08.18.23 Need more info about your setup. I just installed 100 watt flexible solar panel with 30Amp Victron s
CL14 Dinghy jon hansen at 5:09pm 08.18.23 well, now that you've practiced capsizing, no need to do that again. get a plastic bucket with a lan
DIY Furler Fly4rfun at 4:50pm 08.18.23 Thank you very much for the reply, I do have a downhaul, but don't use it like you proposed, great I
Battery charger Tally Ho at 4:35pm 08.18.23 Hello all. quick question, what do you all think about Victron Blue Battery chargers? looking to up
Fabric for boom tent? jon hansen at 4:30pm 08.18.23 white plastic tarp under $20.00 tarps direct. com mines 30 years old and in good shape not yacht
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) MikeHoncho at 4:30pm 08.18.23 Evening concert and steaks after the big Win
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Tally Ho at 4:30pm 08.18.23
Watches MikeHoncho at 4:27pm 08.18.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) FDL S2 at 4:27pm 08.18.23 219002
Port Running Light Captain W at 3:59pm 08.18.23
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes WayneH at 3:50pm 08.18.23 That code appears on my dometic when the seawater strainer gets fouled. Not enough cooling water to
Port Running Light jviss at 3:46pm 08.18.23 I would get an LED replacement for the BA9S bulb. Available all over.
Stowing Winch Handles curtdo at 3:34pm 08.18.23 Double sided glue Velcro. I have two available right by the winch when sailing. Holds heavy handles

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