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Replacement Brackets for hatches (1) boris2point0 at 8:09am 08.08.25 Yamaha 6/425 Hello Everyone I am very exited to have found this owners group. We just purchased a new to us 1984
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct Matt Parfitt at 7:30am 08.08.25 Catalina 22 12/964 My Mark II (1997) Catalina 22 needs a new rudder and tiller, and I'm considering buying the "C-22 St
50,000 kilometers........ in a kayak! garymalmgren at 6:00pm 08.07.25 Ask All Sailors 9/537 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/oskar-speck-world-wars-kayak-germany-australia-loveday/105558
Emergency tiller needed for Beneteau 373 wsm at 3:38pm 08.07.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/426 Advice needed please! I purchased my 2005 Bene 373 last year and have spent the past 12 months gett
Remove Princess Oven Door Foswick at 3:28pm 08.07.25 Ask All Sailors 4/314 We have a Princess gimballed 3-burner propane oven/stove. The metal trim at the top and bottom of th
To have or to have not Engine Hours stanirish at 11:18am 08.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/649 I see some inboard engine sailboats for sale some as old as 45 years posting engine hours, for examp
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue (2) SailingKD at 9:12am 08.07.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1359 I have a 2005 Beneteau 393 and cannot read what this is. I was out today and the red light came on
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit hozpypr at 8:00am 08.07.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/734 Has anyone routed their mainsail halyard to the cockpit and how well did it work. Pictures and list
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 08.07.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1489 I've been looking into making or buying a boom tent or sunshade to help keep our deck cleaner. We ha
Mast crack hunter 23 doctrwhy85 at 8:02pm 08.06.25 Smaller Boats 11/680 Hello! I recently acquired a Hunter 23, and I was taking things apart to do some maintenance, and no
Fuel Transfer Switch - replace ? (2) spadaforaj at 2:56pm 08.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/467 2004 Hunter 41. This is the switch for transferring fuel from the auxiliary tank to the main tank -
Fischer Panda oil sensor replacement . Important !! artboas at 2:37pm 08.06.25 Big Boats 2/506 My FP mini 12 has very low hours. Having said that, I always try to run it for 10-15 minutes wheneve
Dodgy propellor or something else? (3) adamv at 2:02pm 08.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/563 Hi, I've always felt my boat is under powered. The hull is clean and it will happily reach hull spee
Better Lifeline Gate Design? (1) Foswick at 12:36pm 08.06.25 Ask All Sailors 7/421 I'm sure I'm not the first person to want this. - just a single strand of wire rope across the top
Lost reefing line in the boom - Hunter 410 - Selden Boom stackwalker at 10:37am 08.06.25 Big Boats 2/427 Next problem and question! I had the whole boat re-rigged standing and running. They put new reefi
Legend 40 bolt under engine clubmech at 8:54am 08.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/292 What is the approx. 3/4" bolt for under the engine? It isn't a keel bolt as too far aft. Perhaps i
Boatex 12 dingy Chupacabra at 8:04am 08.06.25 Ask All Sailors 1/266 Does any one know where to find specs for a Boatex dingy? Boatex was a Canadian company that is long
Raymarine ST6002 Locks up boatbrain at 7:01am 08.06.25 Ask All Sailors 4/306 so having this very bizarre issue with my Autopilot that has me perplexed. Sometime I'll set a cour
O'Day 20 1974 Mainsheet block Lubberdink at 7:35pm 08.05.25 Day Sailers 3/428
Catalina 310 New YouTube video series North Texas Sailor at 5:24pm 08.05.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/565

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Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open StuartSailor at 5:30am 11.13.25 When you say it is over flowing, I imagine your tank vents drain into the bilge? (Rather than ventin
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dlochner at 4:30am 11.13.25 Thank you for this help. The batteries are Platinum Marine Plus - a lead acid type according to goo
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open kappykaplan at 4:24am 11.13.25 Do you have a manifold that controls which tank you are drawing water from? You should only pump wa
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 3:43am 11.13.25 Are you located just North of Gibraltar in Southern Spain? Just curious. All intermittent noises c
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 3:38am 11.13.25 How old are the batteries? What type of batteries are they, flooded lead acid, AGM, Gel? How long h
AI and the SBO Forums garymalmgren at 2:59am 11.13.25 RE: The concern is the number of posts on SBO that appear to be the product of AI and are not identi
AI and the SBO Forums Stu Jackson at 10:02pm 11.12.25 Rationale: right now I'm able to figure out how much trust to put into forum members and threads. A
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 11.12.25
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (1) Paceship.org at 7:03pm 11.12.25 Catalina moved from 3/8" to 1/2" pintles at some point in the manufacturing run, and the switch to
AI and the SBO Forums DaveJ at 6:22pm 11.12.25
Mast Stays chainplate? jssailem at 6:16pm 11.12.25 West Systems did a great video on how to install hardware while protecting the core material of your
AI and the SBO Forums jssailem at 5:34pm 11.12.25
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? AaronD at 5:28pm 11.12.25 ...If its on a Cat22, wouldn't the original pintle be 3/8" ?... Catalina moved from 3/8" to 1/2" p
Extendable Mast Crutch Joe at 4:03pm 11.12.25 The best ones I've seen have an extendable crutch that stores easily in the lazerette. You only nee
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 (1) JRacer at 3:13pm 11.12.25 As @Davidasailor26 mentioned, you can check on the spare parts sight to determine what fixture was
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 VinceR at 3:12pm 11.12.25 I am seeking the standing rigging tension specifications for my 2011 Catalina 309. Can anyone provid
Lucky Boys kappykaplan at 2:58pm 11.12.25 Could you please tell me where it happened as I can't get Fox. "According to the Coast Guard, watc
Lucky Boys capta at 2:56pm 11.12.25 Could you please tell me where it happened as I can't get Fox.
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 1:11pm 11.12.25 What gear allows you to go up? I am ignorant as a new 323 owner about mast climbing but assume you
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 1:05pm 11.12.25 I think the best responses to any question are the ones where the respondent provides their own expe

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