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Mast Stolen acordb at 6:55pm 01.27.14 Balboa 0/1342 [f
sheaves for Kenyon spars alallen1 at 6:27pm 01.27.14 Big Boats 5/1334 I have been unable to locate sheaves for the Kenyon boom on my 37 cutter. A company named Rig-Rite
Alternator wiring question THECUSCUS at 5:56pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2040 From what I've read on this site, it seems most prefer to run the alternator output to the house bat
Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/906 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1342 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/863 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2685 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/2851 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s
raptor visit Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 01.27.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/1684 We had an amazing show of bald eagles at our lake this weekend! They tend to spend time out there du
Mast/Boom issues bxdobs at 11:40am 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 3/2512 We have 2 issues with our mast: 1) the triangular pivot on the mast that the boom attaches to
Boat show Meriachee at 10:30am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/597 We just returned from the Vancouver boat show, and had a very nice walkabout of the in-water boats.
East Coast Trip Bonzai at 10:06am 01.27.14 Destinations 10/4940 I am loosely planning on heading up the coast from Brunswick, Georgia sometime late March-ish. Any s
size boat for single handed dlewis812 at 8:37am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2030 thinking about "upgrading" from my cat 30. by upgrade meaning size and quality are both considerati
O'Day 322 Bilge Question Patronus322 at 6:59am 01.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1139 Greeting, If I understand the engineering behind the bilge layout, my packing gland drippings will
323 air conditioning wrbeglin at 6:52am 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2151 Considering adding A/C to my 323. I would prefer to have the unit in the main cabin vs. in the cockp
Leaky 26m Bilwlsn at 6:48am 01.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/759 Help. 26M. I'm collecting water in the starboard hatch -- the hatch under where the radio is---under
JRC 1500 Radar Install Euphoria2011 at 5:54am 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 10/1562 Hello, this past weekend while I was installing 2 Interstate GC2-XHD-UTL 6 volt batteries as my new
silly question about gps Ken13559 at 5:51am 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2448 Was trying out my newly installed Standard Horizon AIS-VHF with an old Garmin 12XL mounted on port s
Gel Coat Spider Cracks brsch at 4:47am 01.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1069 Is there any way to fill in spider cracks and somewhat cover them up?:neutral:
The On-Going pain about trying to sell Bad Obsession at 7:45pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 44/4559 I am thinking that some advise would be good. I put my boat on the market back in June of 2013. I

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GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 5:07pm 09.10.22 Putting aside the diversions about boat systems, this ^^^ is your question. You should do some res
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - (3) jssailem at 4:49pm 09.10.22 anyone know the standard equipment ? Steaming/anchor light combo, anchor light needs replacement la
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? jssailem at 4:26pm 09.10.22 Where is the "Grid" located?
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 09.10.22 (why am I always the only one to ask questions before offering advice?) For the same reason we N
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (4) Eric E at 3:07pm 09.10.22 So, had a visit to the to the tidal grid. No Drama. Boat seemed quite stable (fore and aft) and see
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. (1) jssailem at 2:39pm 09.10.22 You can reach them right here... Send them a PM (private message) Use the little envelope in the up
Stuffing box repack Cat 310 #1 in GA at 2:12pm 09.10.22 It's interesting that the drawing is from 1994. Didn't Catalina 310's came out until 1999. Yes 199
Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 2:08pm 09.10.22 The cleats in the cockpit use a rivet or threaded plate. I'm hoping the traveler does the same. Le
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? Stu Jackson at 1:57pm 09.10.22 I'm looking for a GPS chart plotter which can have Baja CA (No. part of Sea of Cortez, not the Paci
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 1:03pm 09.10.22 Hi All, I'm just beginning to do some research on this device and thought I'd ask if others have an
Stuffing box repack Stu Jackson at 12:55pm 09.10.22 for some reason it states 3/16" x 3/16" That's because the flax is square. :yikes::biggrin:
Stuffing box repack Richard19068 at 12:36pm 09.10.22 It's interesting that the drawing is from 1994. Didn't Catalina 310's came out until 1999.
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. Richard Walker at 12:33pm 09.10.22 What are the phone numbers or email addresses to reach Dave Groshong and Phil Herring at the SBO war
H36 2008 holding tank issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:17pm 09.10.22 You haven't had time to do more than scan the 400 drawings in the Ronco catalog, George! Most lik
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 12:06pm 09.10.22 I think you will find the original traveller for the staysail (Schaffer brand, I believe) is just sc
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:06pm 09.10.22 Hi...welcome aboard sbo.com! el of your toilet? If you don't know, post a photo of it taken from
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Calif. Ted at 12:04pm 09.10.22 Didn't you intend to say "replace my 12 YO Jabsco" ? Nope, This Raritan replaced the Jabsco 12 yea
Stuffing box repack (1) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 12:03pm 09.10.22 Was able to check the original owners manual from 1999 and on page 57 it states that the packing sho
Exhaust leak dlochner at 12:01pm 09.10.22 A common place for leaks and ultimate failures on all diesels is the injection elbow. This is where
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. Richard Walker at 11:58am 09.10.22 I have already ordered the upper assembly of the Boom Vang from Rigrite. It is supposed to ship fro

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