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Roller furler line dimensions? Sublime at 1:01pm 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 2/1777 I have a CDI furler on my h260 bit I don't know which one as it came with the boat. Can anyone tell
How Much water stays in your bilge? zigracer at 12:52pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 8/1398 Every time I use the bilge pump on my H36, it pumps out completely, but back fills about an inch of
Remove 1984 First 42 Rudder shaft ? (2) Mitch Witt at 12:29pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/881 Anyone have experience dropping the rudder on a 83-84 First 42 ? Appears there is an upper "collar"
Stanchions hunter 30 wrn at 11:29am 06.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/810 The backing nut off one of my stanchion plates has gone missing, looks like a nut was tabbed on the
272 traveller car (1) agprice22 at 11:16am 06.30.14 Bigger Boats 11/1842 Anyone replace the traveller car on a 272? I was just told that I would have to send the track to ha
Hairdryer for boat?? Have 1500 Watt inverter.. star302 at 11:05am 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1357 Suggestions please on hairdryer for boat..I know many will say let it air dry..But if someone could
Changing Mast lights to Low voltage daveg43 at 10:38am 06.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1397 Hi All, we have a Hinter 33 2009 and want to change out the mast lights to low voltage. How do y
Alternator belt MickP at 10:26am 06.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/767 Hello, Just come back from a weekend anchored out just N of Charleston. 3 soft groundings going N up
Yanmar Yse 12 transmission Manureva at 9:40am 06.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1616 My trans has a coui coui, any common problem with yse12 tranny, i have a fresh rebuilt engine. So fi
Topping Lift Length and Type Boatalec at 9:39am 06.30.14 Catalina 30 4/4552 I acquired a Catalina 30 that has its mast lying on top of the boat. Time to step the mast and I am
Trailer Surge Brakes Bad Obsession at 9:34am 06.30.14 Trailer Sailors 14/4131 How painful (costly) will this be? I have a 1989 Performance dual axle trailer for my Compac 23. I
Rudder Question Bad Obsession at 9:31am 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2933 On the Compac 23 the previous owner told me that the after-market rudder started to crack a while b
Hydraulic actuated keel question Joetul at 9:30am 06.30.14 Day Sailers 1/946 So on a 216 or 22 daysailer, once you drop the keel, do leave the valve in the "open" or "closed" po
Tragic Keel bolt failure donvanv at 9:19am 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/6136 The recent loss of s/v Cheeki Rafiki (a Beneteau 40.7) on May 23 in the middle of the Atlantic shoul
Bahamas cruise winter 2014 Bob 04 H260 at 8:57am 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/806 We went to the Abaco's this winter on our H356. I put up a photo album on my profile page if anyone
Rub Rail Insert Available for Cal 3-30 SailorJ at 7:32am 06.30.14 Cal 3/2947 Rub Rail insert available for Cal 3-30 and other Jensen Marine rubber rails are direct from manufact
Drop in replacement AC H36 zigracer at 7:23am 06.30.14 Big Boats 6/843 Does anyone know of a direct drop in replacement for the factory a/c (Sea Match) came on my 2008 Hun
Pictures, drawings or plans for cuddy door mdobson1 at 6:59am 06.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2825 Hi, I purchased an O'Day Javelin a couple of years ago. From the hull number, I believe it is a 19
Teak plywood source geek_guy at 6:41am 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2703 I would like to do some wood boat projects. Does anyone know how to get teak plywood reasonably. T
Broke my mast foot... (2) jBlaze3000 at 6:12am 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 25/3885 First time sailboat owner here. Realizing that maybe I shouldn't have picked the windiest day of the

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:05am 08.24.23 So, anyway, I'm back in my home port, having completed the cycle. I sailed onto the mooring in We
Do you use bumper boards? JBP-PA at 7:45am 08.24.23 Mine are fairly short, perhaps 4 ft. so they are easy to stow in a cockpit locker. Definitely nice
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice jssailem at 7:08am 08.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Sounds like a divergence of expectations. You wanted details and the brok
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice tfox2069 at 6:52am 08.24.23 Brokers can be very much hit or miss. The seller should have fired his broker, and you were right t
Do you use bumper boards? jssailem at 6:38am 08.24.23 :plus: Depends on the waters you sail and the piers you tie up to. Having them can be a real plus to
Exhaust for Cat 34 jssailem at 6:29am 08.24.23 Congrats on your first posting. Is this a source? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/cat
Do you use bumper boards? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:25am 08.24.23 You forgot to include bathrooms. --Peggie
Exhaust for Cat 34 RitSim at 6:14am 08.24.23 try Googling "unversal diesel exhaust flange". match the pics to your situation
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice shemandr at 6:11am 08.24.23 That's a long post which has a lot of detail that may or may not be relevant to the broker's compete
Deception Pass. Terry Cox at 5:09am 08.24.23 Good morning, Mike. Ditto my chart plotter. I tend to use published paper tide table predictions, su
Anchors Gene Neill at 5:06am 08.24.23 Where does your forestay attach in this pic? Also do you think there is clearance for my roller fur
Regarding a 1987 ODay Sailor 1 17ft in Length. chuckwayne at 4:55am 08.24.23 the DS 1 doesn't have a mechanism - the pivot on the lever handle just goes into a square cutout in
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice RoyS at 4:55am 08.24.23 Which broker?
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 4:29am 08.24.23 The topping lift is the short cable hanging from the backstay and attached to the boom. The primar
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:01am 08.24.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:00am 08.24.23
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help garymalmgren at 11:54pm 08.23.23 Hi Canception. I am not familiar with the Kant Ranger, but...... I will go through a few of your poi
Deception Pass. MikeHoncho at 9:41pm 08.23.23 I went through two weeks ago of which my plotter said there would be a opposing current of 2.4 knots
Do you use bumper boards? Stu Jackson at 9:06pm 08.23.23 a stickler for correct terminology. I used to "pull her chain" by saying things like "I'm going dow
Deception Pass. Terry Cox at 8:44pm 08.23.23 Nice writeup, Hayden. thank you. Been through the pass many times and have found the slack water tid

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