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oh oh, the anode broke! odaydokay at 11:42am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2766 Nice NE weather has me out doing my mechancial work. Removed the pencil anode from the heat exchang
raymarine ST4000 autopilot conversion luken7 at 11:29am 04.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5439 Old day all. We have an ST4000 wheel autopilot which I think is grossly underpowered for our Bene361
Kickup Rudder Pulley charmlt at 9:55am 04.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2445 I bought a 85 Hunter 23 at the end of the season last year and only now have I learned what's wrong
Yanmar 3GMF Transmission Oil Question Joe Mullee at 9:44am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2064 I'm using the same oil in the transmission that I use in the engine, Shell Rotella T 15W-40. The "fu
Daydreamer gets a face lift. (4) Daydreamer at 9:04am 04.19.14 Day Sailers 1/694 Here are a few pics of the latest project. The old paint was just getting to be too much of an eyeso
Balmar Smart Gauge setup nautikaljeeper at 8:55am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/2260 I am still a bit confused on the type of battery to select for the setup of the smart gauge. I have
Running rigging colors roundtable (1) $tingy Sailor at 8:02am 04.19.14 Catalina 22 15/5759 It's an old and often debated topic: running rigging colors. Do they matter? If so, why and is that
Looking at purchasing a 1977 O'day 23 (1) StaceyL at 7:43am 04.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1341 Hi there. I am looking to purchase a 1977 O'day 23 in Puerto Rico to do some island hopping. It see
Glad I took y'all's advice... Kermit at 6:01am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1737 Looking at my emergency tiller, I wondered what could be so difficult about a simple design. The des
draft difference wing or shoal sailorsteve1 at 5:58am 04.19.14 Smaller Boats 3/1609 in 89 catalina made a change on the capri 18 from a shoal keel to a wing keel. is there a difference
did i just fry my new garmin 740s?!!??! Jared1048 at 2:20am 04.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1242 I just got this thing and have been installing it. Power was good and the unit turned on just fine.
Rudder Problem on a 37' Ranger (3) SDRanger at 1:47am 04.19.14 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/4780 1973 Gary Mull designed 37' Ranger---I love it, but am having trouble finding information about the
No access to repair bow on my Widgeon. sneakypete at 8:29pm 04.18.14 Day Sailers 8/2067 I cut and put a removable panel in the interior bow of my boat to repair the bow eye. The panel went
New Member introduction braol at 8:15pm 04.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1006
porthole screens trainmanjess at 8:13pm 04.18.14 Morgan 0/1027 hello all I have a 1971 Morgan 35 ... I recently bought it, and I am looking for screens for the
CDI furling line jblersch at 7:49pm 04.18.14 Smaller Boats 5/1057 It's time to replace my CDI FF2 furling line on my H240. I've found information on recommended diam
Mast head diagram John Danz at 7:04pm 04.18.14 Catalina 22 6/4161 Does anyone have a diagram of the masthead for a 1982 Catalina 22?
condensation dripping trainmanjess at 6:33pm 04.18.14 Morgan 9/1933 hello all I just spent 5 wonderful days and nights on my mew-to-me 1971 Morgan 35ft sailboat... t
Elongated Line to Chain Splice (2) Windborne at 4:16pm 04.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3350 Went to anchor out a couple of weekends ago and found that the stainless steel thimble the line was
st4000 not reading data from garmin 740s Jared1048 at 3:55pm 04.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/2623 Hello, I've taken an nmea 0183 port and connected it to the nmea input on the autohelm st4000 but

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Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack dlochner at 5:43am 04.14.23 Can you see the area from the inside? If so, what does the fiberglass look like? Is it solid? It ma
Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack (1) wilschmidt1 at 5:29am 04.14.23 The crack isn't from a collision or other impact, there is a similar though less pronounced crack on
Anyone know how to get this cheek apart sailme88 at 4:43am 04.14.23 kloudie just gave several great options..might I also suggest using a vise. The pin is most likely p
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 4:40am 04.14.23 Thanks Henry! I'm on it!! Jack
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 4:39am 04.14.23 Don't be afraid to shop the Sail Loft right here at SBO. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains dLj at 4:39am 04.14.23 I've no idea where to get used curtains for your boat. But in the past I've put on curtains without
Anyone know how to get this cheek apart kloudie1 at 4:21am 04.14.23 It looks like that keeper plate is what holds the axle in lace. Looks like there was a screw in the
Leave the refrigerator on or off? shemandr at 4:05am 04.14.23 A partial answer to the where is my compressor question is that, since refrigerator is often install
Shakey in gear dlochner at 4:04am 04.14.23 Angle misalignment Has the shaft and coupling been fit and faced?
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 04.14.23
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 3:06am 04.14.23 I'm going to get an automatic bilge pump, but it's going to take some searching to find on that wil
Boom Vang (5) lakesurfsailor at 2:28am 04.14.23 Thanks for that info Dave! Here are some photos of the boom. It does look to be a Zspar boom. Are yo
Leave the refrigerator on or off? NYSail at 12:57am 04.14.23
Beneteau 423 Refrigeration unit location and access NYSail at 12:41am 04.14.23
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice NYSail at 12:32am 04.14.23 Hello friends. Cat 27, 1980, new owner. Not sure how old the paint is, hence how thick. It looks "n
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice BigEasy at 9:55pm 04.13.23 Hello friends. Cat 27, 1980, new owner. Looking for advices on the type of compound, wax etc. Thx a
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina (1) TAJ at 9:45pm 04.13.23 214628
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 9:37pm 04.13.23 Thanks all for your help. Watching popeye vids to learn the lingo;) Thanks again Hollyberry , Ward
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (5) zinahewitt at 9:31pm 04.13.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wir
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Hayden Watson at 9:31pm 04.13.23 Last year I started using Total Boat, Total Buff. Like it much better than the 3m products I had us

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