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40 ft O Day winterizing water system captcrly at 7:56am 10.05.22 Bigger Boats 6/1363 40 ft O Day How do you winterize water system? I presently use a lot of antifreeze after flushing wa
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? (2) HeelBoy at 7:55am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1569 209769 Have any of you worked with these lovely things? Nuts and studs of various sizes, 316 stainle
Precision 185K Advice Sawyers Island at 5:25am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2325 Hi-I'm new to this forum and looking for some input on a sailboat with the following criteria: Days
Merit 22 trailer Smitty99 at 4:19am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 6/583 I am looking for a trailer for this boat. Since it has a retractable keel can a regular boat trailer
Trailer Woes AEarnshaw at 10:00pm 10.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/974 Live in rural British Columbia and am having a devilish time finding a trailer to beg/borrow/rent/st
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 5:43pm 10.04.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2220
Buy now or wait for recession? Nunami at 12:44pm 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2616 I've been shopping for C-25 or similar for about two months in California. The prices seem a bit h
Cruising Water and Land (4) JamesG161 at 11:11am 10.04.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/1942 This is the weekend we finally finished our 1961 Bentley and will participate.:clap: As a reminder
I need to make a mooring. nothingventured at 10:08am 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2238 So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enoug
Invest 91L ---> T S Julia --> Hurricane Julia (2) JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 10/1819 A new Tropical Wave is destined for the HEAT full Caribbean. gle is best model for next 96 hours 2
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (4) Simon Sexton at 7:04am 10.04.22 Racing 10/1849 Hey Y'all, Greetings from Galveston, TX, where we're finally getting some cooler weather
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 3:48pm 10.03.22 Trailer Sailors 18/1913 On my old boat, the tie down straps when the boat was on the trailer didn't touch the sides of the h
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (4) brien rahilly at 2:18pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1493 just purchased this boat.. it came in a pile.. it appears that everything is mostly here.. however
port light lock Rick.johnson at 12:59pm 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/547 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the windows t
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 12:20pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1531 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Torx bit size for selden bow sprit HD74 at 11:16am 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/379 Does anyone know the size torx bit that is used to tighten the bolt that holds the ring on a selden
PORT AN STARBOARD WINDOWS TURN LATCHES Rick.johnson at 8:46am 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/703 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the window
Weather Forecast is depressing me! john6206 at 7:58am 10.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1367 It's been a long summer of lots of work and not much sailing. I took a personal day from work this
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 9:24pm 10.02.22 Catalina 310 8/2190 I am planning to rebed my stanchions in addition to my chainplates when on the hard at the end of th
Aqua Lift Muffler water leak (5) tym2 at 7:29pm 10.02.22 Catalina 30 4/1130 I have found water pooling by the port aft corner of my aqua lift muffler. The water is not coming f

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Megayacht Bayesian sank Project_Mayhem at 10:30am 08.20.24 Dont fck with nature. It will own you*
Putting a hole in the transom Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 08.20.24 Yes. Also, consider the use of premium ethanol-free gas. I've been using it in my small equipment f
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base hunter240 at 10:06am 08.20.24 My guess is the forestay needs to be shortened if you can pull it level with the jib halyard. My for
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:48am 08.20.24 You're describing a strong indication of a blocked holding tank vent. When air replaced by incomin
Distress Call Bob S at 9:47am 08.20.24 Hi there. What time was that? I was anchored in Block Island. We had wicked t-storms at night, but
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 9:30am 08.20.24 246 foot tall mast.. Yeeowsa! Quite a tragedy.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 9:30am 08.20.24 Your post was great. It sounds like you did a good job of covering all the basics till the issue of
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage kloudie1 at 9:17am 08.20.24 Quick note: the fuel pickup tube in the fuel tank sometimes has a little screen on the tip.. If the
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine jssailem at 8:54am 08.20.24 Good morning JB, and Welcome to the SBO Forum. The thread about the Tiller Pilot on a Catalina 27 o
1983 H34 Refit Claude L.-Auger at 8:48am 08.20.24 Kloudie is right about the T-P Valve. Other possibilities around the water heater could be a small l
Distress Call jviss at 8:38am 08.20.24 I was out on Rhode Island Sound Thursday afternoon and got a Coast Guard severe thunderstorm warnin
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Scott B at 8:20am 08.20.24 Stepping can be tricky, but doable once you get used to it. Main thing to watch is to keep the mast
Which jib car to use on a Hunter 33 Scott B at 8:13am 08.20.24 Upper ones on top of the cabin were stock installation and will allow you to sail closer into the wi
Raw water strainer for the air conditioner pump Moon Dytuck at 8:12am 08.20.24
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage ManicFarmer at 7:46am 08.20.24 It doesn't take much of an air leak in the fuel system to bring the engine to a sputtering halt. It
Megayacht Bayesian sank dmax at 7:43am 08.20.24 Crazy that a boat that big could be sunk at anchor.
Faucet replacement HELP JRacer at 7:41am 08.20.24 Could you use a dremmel tool to enlarge the problem side of the opening to allow the faucet removal
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage mermike at 7:30am 08.20.24 It doesn't take much of an air leak in the fuel system to bring the engine to a sputtering halt. It
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks (1) william24424 at 6:58am 08.20.24 Excellent thread. If I may summarize... 1- Racing around Navigation buoys is legal 2- Be careful on
Which jib car to use on a Hunter 33 Joe at 6:17am 08.20.24 The two track locations offer the sailor options with the headsail's "tack angle". The tack is the

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