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Replacing shift & throttle cables on 2003 Hunter 386 Capt JimF at 8:22am 01.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/540 Hi SailboatOwners, hope your day is going well. Anyone experienced replacing the shift ' throttle c
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement frimi_captain at 8:19am 01.07.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2473 I have an Autohelm ST30 with direct connections to the depth and speed sensors. I would like to repl
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) Zom-B-Land at 6:39am 01.07.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1982 Hi All I am looking for the arms for my Barlow self tailing winches size 27 Can anybody help please?
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer Richardd at 11:26pm 01.06.23 Smaller Boats 4/1037 Does anyone know who is the manufacturer of the hunter 25 2008 Mast ? is it selden ? I am having som
Rain water through the mast jonelli at 6:04pm 01.06.23 Catalina 30 20/4857
H26 Main sail rigging Chiriqui at 10:05am 01.06.23 Smaller Boats 5/1273 Does someone have a photo of this sails rigging at the end of the boom? After many months refurbish
Macerator panel breaker cover buddybear at 7:22am 01.06.23 Catalina 310 9/1542 On my 2001 310 there is a cover which folds over the macerator breaker on the panel. I guess it is
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement (2) Karl T at 6:23am 01.06.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3432 Greetings all, I could use some advice. I'm a new owner of a 2009 Beneteau 37 and this is my first
The Great Consolidation Continues dlochner at 5:33am 01.06.23 Ask All Sailors 3/596 Last year we saw Brunswick Corp purchase Navico, the marine electronics company that had earlier pur
Electrical panel for my 2005 Beneteau Cyclades 43 (2) josemartucci at 8:40pm 01.05.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1000 Good day, I'm looking for a VDO TEP-206-112 Electrical panel. Do you have this product, and if not,
Think your PO made mistakes? Gene Neill at 5:05am 01.05.23 Catalina 22 28/2892 https://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_kMG5TjK7Ab0z_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg Catalina 22 1981 SK White Edson
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Lfarquhar at 7:20pm 01.04.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1492 Does anyone know where I can find rig tension/tuning specs for Beneteau 373?
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! georgetheleo at 6:20pm 01.04.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1042 My 41S has a poor (impossible ) drain for any leaks of proppane from the tanks shell locker. The dra
Hunter 26 outboard engine Marc the army sailor at 3:32pm 01.04.23 Smaller Boats 9/2260 Looking to replace my outboard. Anyone know: What is the Max HP rate for H26? Does it need to be
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Arctic Hawk at 2:48pm 01.04.23 Yamaha 20/3161 Well, the tittle is the question. Any one know?
Teak Trim Cleaner John Marrone at 9:22am 01.04.23 Catalina 22 3/983 I have replaced all our exterior Teak Trims and oiled the new products. I am not interested in seali
Trying to find matching Mahogany plywood Oday to Gallivant at 6:02am 01.04.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1130 Does anyone know where i can get some plywood or veneer to match the interior wall panels of a 2006
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 8:53pm 01.03.23 Parts Search 17/1907 I have a 1972 Pearson 30, and one of the Bow Chocks ripped loose in a storm on a mooring. They are f
The cycle of life Phil Herring at 1:27pm 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 43/3560 When Bly Berken and I launched this site in 1996, Amazon was a fledgling bookstore, Bill Clinton did
Dingy conversion dLj at 12:11pm 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 32/2726 Lot's of dingy threads, but here's a question I've not seen asked. I met a guy who had gotten his i

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Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 1:39pm 01.09.25 I have a deck stepped mast. I know water seeps down the inside of the mast. There are weep holes on
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 1:36pm 01.09.25 Sodebo now off Australia & heading in (to Reunion?) having lost their rudder. They'll have to try a
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? Foswick at 1:00pm 01.09.25 It really is not right for anything but sails. For every suggested application so far, there is a
C25 question Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 01.09.25 Those features were OPTIONS. https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3
Pulling new cable up Mast (1) jssailem at 11:52am 01.09.25 I have a deck stepped mast. I know water seeps down the inside of the mast. There are weep holes on
Powering starlink Hello Below at 11:17am 01.09.25 Perhaps it's a typo in the manual? For sure when you get the unit, let us know what it is.... dj
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 11:17am 01.09.25 Welcome @Night Watch to the SBO Forum. Going through the deck will be problematic if your Catalina
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 01.09.25 However, if the shaft is bolted up to the transmission, free of any encumbrances, and then the ster
Self launching anchor JoeWhite at 10:30am 01.09.25 My solution https://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?album=Windlass%20And%20Anchor&image=PB0
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Tally Ho at 10:17am 01.09.25 Thank you for the informative link . I understand that it is rather important. However, if the shaf
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 10:12am 01.09.25 229324 229325 229326 There are lots of how-to sites for skin-on-frame boat construction, and numerou
Rust inhibitor dlochner at 10:10am 01.09.25 long ago I watched a friend (and boat yard owner) de-rust an iron keel. After he removed the old ru
Rust inhibitor dLj at 10:04am 01.09.25 Without getting to in-depth - the majority of the iron oxide forms are a porous oxide. Think open ce
Self launching anchor DArcy at 9:57am 01.09.25 That would be a challenge to change. Yes, but it is very robust. I added a tack point for my asymm
Self launching anchor jssailem at 9:44am 01.09.25 my roller is welded to the headstay chainplate. That would be a challenge to change.
Pulling new cable up Mast jssailem at 9:42am 01.09.25 Welcome @Night Watch to the SBO Forum. Going through the deck will be problematic if your Catalina
Self launching anchor DArcy at 9:34am 01.09.25 I have a similar process to @dlochner for anchoring solo which works well. It can get more exciting
Rust inhibitor FastOlson at 9:33am 01.09.25 long ago I watched a friend (and boat yard owner) de-rust an iron keel. After he removed the old rus
Self launching anchor jssailem at 9:31am 01.09.25 From your explanation, it sounds like the shaft of your anchor is pulled snugly onto the bow roller,
Self launching anchor kloudie1 at 9:03am 01.09.25 Remove the aft (upper) roller.. and try it.. you may have to drill and move the roller further aft ,

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