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New Hunter 40 cymeyer at 1:30pm 12.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 Curious if there are any owners out there of the new Hunter 40. Looks like a great boat. Just curi
Edson Wheel Shaft size 1990 Legend (1) Steverhnm at 1:20pm 12.25.13 Big Boats 4/1016 I am hoping someone could give me the shaft size for the Edson Wheel. My boat is in MX and I don't
Christmas in Tennessee (1) russlmiller at 12:42pm 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1863 Merry Christmas from East Tennessee Donna ' Russ 1973 Oday 22. Tying the Knpt
Merry Christmas everybody! Phil Herring at 10:57am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 6/997 Hope you're all having a great day of family, friends, and loot.
TransAt Jacques Vabre: Chemin�es Poujoulat breaks up in Atla finding41 at 9:21am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1267 I just came across this on another site. http://www.sail-world.com/Canada/TransAt-Jacques-Vabre:-C
Yanmar 2qm15 starts hard jim_s_szalay at 8:09am 12.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/9068 I regularly see this problem posted in forums. I have this engine and hard starting was a real probl
Paint Motor Mounts 7sailing7 at 7:47am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4941 My Yanmar mechanic suggest that I paint the motor mounts on a 3ym30. I should of asked for some spec
How much insulation on Capri 26 MORNING LIGHT at 7:42am 12.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/752 Would like to improve insulation on icebox in Capri 26 1991. Spending severals 3 days or more in a r
Throttle / Shifter Teleflex Morse info Mike D at 7:14am 12.25.13 Big Boats 1/1047 We are in Exuma Bahamas. Our single lever shifter / throttle broke. The gear broke that engages the
Furler line All U Get at 5:17am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 23/3341 Hi all, I was doing some reading and came across a tidbit and wondered if anyone might have tried
self tacking genua HR-39 alette at 3:57am 12.25.13 Hallberg-Rassy 2/17893 I have a HR-39 and want to convert my foresail to a selftacking sail. Anyone have experience?? What
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays! Jim Legere at 3:49am 12.25.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/845 All the best to the rest of the Cherubini crew and wishing you a happy, heathy and prosperous new ye
Mounting a transducer Hobartwoodworks at 3:41am 12.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/1128 We are shopping for a depth sounder for our 1981 Hunter 22, and are considering a Hummingbird. Any a
Hull Schematic Ganzerb at 2:16am 12.25.13 Big Boats 5/1343 I am trying to find a schematic of the interior bare hull of a Passage 42 which shows all of the pat
how to patch a 2-3mm hole below water line? Ken13559 at 1:20am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/6698 Some months back while helping a friend mount his batteries I drilled a 2-3mm hole through the hull,
Short Shaft outboard on sailboat boevi8 at 8:30pm 12.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5281 I have a 1986 Hunter sloop and it came with a 1986 Yahama 15 hp with a 15" shaft....mounted on a rig
Merry Christmas y'all kpgraci at 8:13pm 12.24.13 Ask All Sailors 7/967 ...or seasons greetings, whatever floats your boat. ;) Wishing everyone a great year to come.
Switching sides with the main halyard and jib Dodsonn at 4:48pm 12.24.13 Catalina 22 15/9994 I have a 1989 C22 that has a #6 Lewmar winch on the port side cabin top. I'm sure this is for the ji
a tartan 34 or a cal 34.. suggestions?... centerline at 3:32pm 12.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/7869 a tartan 34 and a cal 34, both 1977 ... both are affordable, the cal is in need of some elbow grease
Cal 34, 2-34, 3-34.. whats the difference? centerline at 3:12pm 12.24.13 Cal 4/7518 I am looking at a cal 34 that has recently came up for sale and all the available information at thi

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1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 7:33am 09.05.22 O'Days can/do have issues with moisture in the deck core - they didn't seal the core at the opening
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 7:28am 09.05.22 Hello K. Welcome to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. While it is natural to shout
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 7:04am 09.05.22
Battleship Texas (1) Bill19233 at 7:01am 09.05.22 Monument Inn was my favorite. Could never decide between the chicken fried steak or a seafood platte
Windlass Power Source JamesG161 at 6:51am 09.05.22 On my boat, the Start Battery is used for... 1) Windlass 2) Electric hoist 3) Bilge pump 1 & 2 us
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sail sfbay at 6:45am 09.05.22 Nice post on ValveTech certified fuel (information may be found here: Marine Fuels (valvtect.com) ..
Swing Keel questions JTarka at 6:38am 09.05.22 AaronD - thanks so much. That's good information; I thought it was a much more involved job. I'd a
Battleship Texas JamesG161 at 6:29am 09.05.22 The USS Texas it the only existing Battleship to have fought in WWI and WWII. Read that link for he
Battleship Texas kappykaplan at 6:29am 09.05.22 old San Jacinto Inn Very fond memories of their smorgasbord! :plus:
Battleship Texas kloudie1 at 6:25am 09.05.22 Spent some time touring the Texas myself.. then having a meal at the old San Jacinto Inn
Battleship Texas kappykaplan at 6:10am 09.05.22 As a "misplaced" Texan, I have fond memories of touring USS Texas while growing up.
S2 8.5 hull and deck plans sail sfbay at 6:10am 09.05.22 Scanned by local Seadek dealer. Check this video out ooATo-FNguc.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer jnorten at 6:01am 09.05.22 Huh, really interesting. I'm still using the bottle that came with my boat four years ago. HOWEVER
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. jnorten at 5:55am 09.05.22 Not too long ago, I bought some genoa track hardware from your new pile of Catalina goodies--thank y
Shroud and forestry tension Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 09.05.22 Sailing is an art which you have to practice at like an artist on canvas. You have to be more care
Windlass Power Source dlochner at 5:35am 09.05.22 This is my battery isolator. It takes power from the alternator(when is running) and distributes to
Autopilot for 26X Wade Gizzy at 5:10am 09.05.22 EV-!00 it is! Thanks. Just wondering what other people were using. Thanks again!
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 4:56am 09.05.22 Hi @SycloneDriver thanks a lot for your pictures!
Windlass Power Source (1) Lee Hadjiosif at 4:28am 09.05.22 This is my battery isolator. It takes power from the alternator(when is running) and distributes to
Y-33 Running Rigging Davidasailor26 at 4:12am 09.05.22 Part of the consideration is also the feel of the line. A thinner line might be strong enough to han

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