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Need A Place For The Winch Handles DaveJ at 9:29am 05.29.14 Catalina 310 13/3569 Entered my first official race yesterday and part way through realized that I do not have a convenie
driveshaft strut brent r at 8:19am 05.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/762 I have a 79 raider 33 by Cherubini and have managed to break the strut and possibly bent it in the p
new 222 oday owner redmackc at 7:48am 05.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1122 Does the 1984 222 boat have equal stability on heeling with the center board down or up?
A neat thing I saw Winkfish at 7:44am 05.29.14 Ask All Sailors 24/9333 Two weekends ago, I crewed for a friend of mine, just the two of us, on a Rhodes 19 in a regatta at
Watermaker experience rlamb at 6:59am 05.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1796 Am planning on installing a watermaker on my 466 before I take it to Mexico next year. I have analy
Hunter 140 cracks repairs wildrp at 6:40am 05.29.14 Day Sailers 1/2041 We purchased a 2000 Hunter 140. It is in great condition overall, but the deck and the cockpit has c
galley benchtop AndyR at 2:54am 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1125 Hi everyone long time since I posted guess that means we havnt had many problems (dismasting asid
Stanchion legs...again weedstomper at 11:34pm 05.28.14 Smaller Boats 3/860 I bought last year a '98 H 260. Soon I noticed the screws of one of the stanchions' legs were loose
Raymarine ST50 tridata depth and speed indicator Remivan at 9:59pm 05.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/827 Own a Beneteau Oceanis 281 (1995) equipped with the subject equipment. The previous owner put a pas
Poll on dock lines NiceBeny at 9:04pm 05.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/831 I look around my dock at how other people tie there boats, I have fore and aft lines with spring lin
Rigging question for 23-2 keatser at 7:45pm 05.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/630 Just raised the mast on my O'Day 23-2 and have a question about bow. At the chailnplate on bow there
We got a leaner! Cat22alexandria at 6:01pm 05.28.14 Catalina 22 4/943 Hello everyone. Perhaps someone can answer a question for me: On a scale of 1-10, 10 being very w
Larsen's in Waukegan... braol at 6:00pm 05.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1258 Anyone work with this company before? The reason I ask is I was wondering if they allow owners to w
Elbow riser (1) hummingbirdbassist at 5:46pm 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/705 I just picked up a high riser mixing elbow, after chiseling out rust and other things it leaves me w
Really Really Bad Hunter Smile :( (2) PGIJon at 5:13pm 05.28.14 Big Boats 49/8874 I found what appeared to be a real bad hunter smile. See Pictures they tell the rest of the two tho
Riding sails LJ LeDrew at 5:07pm 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/986 I am contemplating on buying a anchor riding sail (FinDelta #2 Anchor riding sail - Banner Bay Marin
It's A Small World Doug in Lakeview at 4:46pm 05.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3420
New Newport Venture 23' Owner MastBandit at 4:14pm 05.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1582 Hi, I just got a 79' Newport Venture 23' and needed help with the original wiring and rigging set
spreader attachment mmsailor at 3:27pm 05.28.14 Smaller Boats 3/938 It appears my spreaders are attached to the mast with a small bolt and nut on the top of the brack
Mast light keary N at 2:32pm 05.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2050 As anyone run new wire for the mast? I have a 1981 22 and the wire broke off at deck level. In an a

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Windows Hello Below at 9:28pm 07.21.23 Both Portside and Starboard side windows have cracked. Is there somewhere I can get replacements?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 07.21.23 Use a bottle of the sealant you put inside of it and roll it around. It works really well. Same conc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:18pm 07.21.23 My tubes have a target pressure of 3.8 psi, and I would be very hesitant to go much higher in fear
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 07.21.23 Thanks everyone! It looks like the most economical route for this will be to acquire it locally sinc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable shemandr at 6:42pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice isaksp00 at 6:14pm 07.21.23 I'd consider using your main halyard attached to one of the bow cleats and then tightened enough to
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) RitSim at 5:40pm 07.21.23 If the scratch is deep enough, the seal may not fully block the oil or water side. Since this is no
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 5:04pm 07.21.23 Okay, here is over thinking for you! "... (b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length may exhibi
Ignition panel replacement Tally Ho at 4:51pm 07.21.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 4:44pm 07.21.23 I also think you have a misplaced negative in your last sentence. Take a look. :facepalm: Oh t
Windows Badger Dolphin at 4:36pm 07.21.23 Thank you all for your comments and advice. I'm not planning to do the work myself but it's helpful
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 4:18pm 07.21.23 It is nuanced. And I do have a tendency to overthink things:). Just curious that if what you had
"Portable" Anchor Light? jaysweet at 3:14pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:12pm 07.21.23 And, for the record, I have often hung a Mega-Light from my boom as an anchor light since the all ar
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:08pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
Ignition panel replacement jssailem at 3:07pm 07.21.23 Welcome to the SBO forums. I'm with Ralph on this one. The S2 9.2C was "Last Built in 1987" accordi
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 2:49pm 07.21.23 Not sure what nuance you are going for here. The fixture should state it, I guess, as well as the
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 2:44pm 07.21.23 You must be an engineer I am. :)

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