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Got a boat! Flyindiver at 8:32am 05.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1409 I finally signed the paperwork and now own my first boat, a 1989 Beneteau first 235. The previous ow
motor size martnj32567substitute at 8:02am 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/730 Is a 15 HP longshaft to big for an oday 23
Norcold Model SCQT-6407 Fridge temp control (83 Oday 28) (2) Euphoria2011 at 6:46am 05.26.13 Bigger Boats 1/1410 I have the Norcold Model SCQT-6407 icebox and the temp does not seem to respond to the temp adjustme
Cockpit cushions bugaloo at 6:29am 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4212 I'm looking at cockpit cushion sets for sale at the Hunter owners store and want to know if any one
Cutlas Bearing chenders at 4:12am 05.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1163 Having to replace cutlass bearing on a Oceanis 350, anyone have this done? What did it cost you and
lock bolt out - need info on trunk repair jmczzz at 12:59am 05.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1442 I got the bent bolt out, ground off the head, punched it out. It had a regular nut on the starboard
Oceanis interior floorboard care? jpeac2 at 9:21pm 05.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2971 All Pre season cleaning time and floorboards are on the agenda. Was curious if you use anything ot
Electrical Circuit Protection System Checkout Captain Ag at 5:56pm 05.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1070 The Beneteau I'm looking at was recently in the boatyard and was in the vicinity of a lightning stri
identify boat emlem please (1) ElysiumVT at 5:24pm 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1395 I have been looking at a boat, but cannot find any manufacturer identification other than the emblem
Nasty...... (2) Maine Sail at 4:53pm 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 25/4142 So for the first time ever, I think, we are the only boat at one of the most popular anchorages in C
my sail shape... airshac at 4:02pm 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1596 I have a Mac 22 and I bought a main sail off ebay that is dimensionaly the right size and it only co
Rigging for a Asymmetric for Catalina 36 mfredson at 3:02pm 05.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/901 trying to rig a Asymmetric ( Geneker) sail for a 36' catalina. Where to place the Foot on the forede
forestahy javelin at 2:13pm 05.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1089 Just bought a mac 26 m and I am just learning how things work. Okay, I got the mast up alright usin
Glueing overhead carpet DAVA390 at 1:05pm 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1938 In recent electrical repairs I had to pull down (or pull back, actually)some carpet to access the wi
Bent Furler (2) rgranger at 11:49am 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4400 So I need some help finding a part... I have a bent Harken Roller Furler. I'm not 100% sure but
Best wood for rudder Phyrexii at 9:22am 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 13/14540 I'm currently working on a design for a transom hung kick up rudder for a 25' boat (specifically a V
Help ideas to drying a wet hull Harry at 9:10am 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1873 MY boat has been out of the water for two years, then it was in the water from December to May9th wh
Beneteau 265 hard-a-ground at 8:33am 05.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1732 Folks, I am looking at a Beneteau 265 as an upgrade to my S2 sailboat. What are some things to wa
Bottom Prep for Painting firehoser75 at 8:15am 05.25.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1334 I have a few areas along the waterline where the bottom paint has chipped (flaked) off. The largest
V222-V225 sink free local Timo42 at 6:55am 05.25.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/36811 I have the original sink out of my boat sitting in the back yard, tried listing it in the free to a

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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
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion (2) Ken13559 at 3:04am 02.20.23 I've converted a spare injector as adapter for Compression Tester. The plug on the side I use is sta
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ken13559 at 12:31am 02.20.23 Glad to report that I finally managed to replace the O-ring on top of the Fuel Injector Pump and sol

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