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FAA's Survival Video Educational Programs PGIJon at 6:38am 09.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1075 Also being a pilot, I ran across the following Educational Videos from the FAA. I haven't watched t
Foot-block (1) ole sloth at 4:45am 09.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1395 Hi All I need some help to identify this Foot block W/lock it is placed on a Beneteau 461 Year 1998
irwin fuse panel arelic1949 at 7:57pm 09.19.13 Irwin 0/3368 need old flat blade-style screw in fuse holder. flat style ONLY. thanks<.>
Proper forestay for hank on jib chinesebandit at 6:29pm 09.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4538 Hello, I'm a novice who's been lurking around here for a couple of years. This site has already bee
H 37 Cutter Water Tanks lingerfeltja at 5:56pm 09.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1000 The tanks on my recently purchased H37 Cutter are leaking. They are the original tanks. What is my
Do I need water ballast? Triple Point at 5:32pm 09.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1292 As I continue the restoration project on my 1972, 22' Macgregor and learn more about the boat I'm w
Swing Keel Measurements ncbyrdman at 4:04pm 09.19.13 Catalina 22 4/1653 I got my hanger bolts out and dropped the front of the keel, only to find that the keel is rusted ba
1990 Hunter 28 rudder problems nautikal at 4:01pm 09.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2058 My Hunter 28 has been suffering from a lower loose bearing problem. Now I am beginning to find out t
Yanmar YSM8 looking for a used motor azscoutn at 3:52pm 09.19.13 Other Sailboats 1/3523 I have been looking for weeks on the internet looking for a used in good working order a Yanmar YSM8
Clorox Coruption of port windows Ralph Theriault at 3:16pm 09.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1440 While removing mildew from my port windows I have hazed the visability. Is there a fix for this uni
Help with some rigging questions-17' spindrift bnnauti at 2:14pm 09.19.13 Day Sailers 4/2073 new to this and could use some advice. just purchased a spindrift sailor 1 and have stepped the mast
Oday 28' Prop Shaft jeff23clayton at 2:03pm 09.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1147 Has anyone purchased a prop shaft for a 1983 Oday 28' - do you have the specs so I can order one? It
Looking for a Catalina 30 Manual Ron Allen at 11:29am 09.19.13 Catalina 30 19/7672 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 #5528 and am looking for an owners manual.Just purchased the boat and am u
Water in the head Bob6891 at 10:35am 09.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/961 I have a 1982 Hunter Cherubini 33. When the boat heels to port I get a puddle of water that comes ou
Removable Cup Holder (1) Hydro Therapy at 10:27am 09.19.13 Day Sailers 6/1493 I've been thinking of making one and then I read about one that another member had made. I figured I
Adding generator to 28.5 Burceh at 9:36am 09.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1947 I am considering adding a marine generator to my H28.5 but the specs give a weight of 450 lbs and am
h34 mast removal letsgo at 3:19am 09.19.13 Big Boats 7/1680 l need to inspect my h34 mast and make improvements so l need to take it down. Can l use the gin pol
hinged mast step Ronbelvidere at 9:51pm 09.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/934 I am wondering if anyone has a hinged mast step on their 285? And if so was it a factory option? I w
Keel Questions (1) ShaggsV21 at 8:46pm 09.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 53/5754 hi just bought a venture 21' a week ago and when I've gone out I've just cranked the keel down a goo
winch teacher63 at 6:49pm 09.18.13 Smaller Boats 5/1227 I had a Marina mount the hardware to run my main halyard to the cockpit on a Hunter 23. I gave them

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deck latch Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 02.20.23 Chances are this is a generic boat part made by a third party manufacturer. Looking at pics online,
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 7:42am 02.20.23 Great idea. I have unfortunately already gotten a thru hull that has the nut fitted from underneath
Reefing Sail Trim Morgan donor at 7:33am 02.20.23 Agreed that one is more likely to pull the undersized reefing blocks off the boom of a production bo
protecting deck and nonslip PJL at 7:22am 02.20.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during su
Water system leak Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 02.20.23 I'm assuming your boat is in the water over the winter on Lake Texoma? If that's the case, I have a
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose Tally Ho at 6:54am 02.20.23
New England Boat Show 2023 dlochner at 6:49am 02.20.23 That's been the trend in regional boat shows for a while. There's no money in showing big sailboats
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement seadaddler at 6:48am 02.20.23 Yes I also am interested in LCD screen replacement where to get.
Oven Repair Tally Ho at 6:46am 02.20.23 Welcome to SBO. Eno ovens are now owned by the same company that owns Force 10 stoves. On the Forc
New England Boat Show 2023 Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 02.20.23 Lesson learned ... stay away from Bahhhhston! It would be interesting to attend a boat show that wa
Water system leak Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 02.20.23 If you don't like the idea of potentially dyeing something with food coloring, you can buy non-toxic
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 02.20.23 "Failure" may be a little too strong a definition for what I am referencing. I'm not sure what the
Summer dreaming (1) DaveJ at 6:03am 02.20.23
Summer dreaming (1) jssailem at 5:43am 02.20.23 This winter has been more wet that snow. But I remember the Christmas of 2021.
Oven Repair Caboteur at 5:26am 02.20.23 Please find the parts page at the site below. From the technical drawing and my own two burner ENO:
1984 ODay 34 keel shemandr at 5:26am 02.20.23 I think that for an iron keel a little rust is like for a women being a little pregnant.
1984 ODay 34 keel Arrgh at 5:02am 02.20.23 Thanks for the article. Lots of good info in there!
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 4:26am 02.20.23 Thanks all! I am probably going with a VDO replacement tach once I get back to the boat and determi
Oven Repair dlochner at 3:56am 02.20.23 Thanks dlochner, I'll take out the oven and give it a try. If you hear of a sailboat on fire in the
1984 ODay 34 keel Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 02.20.23 Thanks for the reminder that the 34 did go back and forth between lead and iron over the years. So i

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