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Procuring of a Rudder and Tiller cobis2798 at 7:53pm 03.17.13 Catalina 22 3/1016 So my friends and I (all teenagers) recently salvaged a (1985?) Catalina 22 foot sailboat in the are
AM / FM Antenna Ted at 7:42pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/10021 I would like to add an AM / FM antenna to the music system on my boat. I would like to have somethin
Stuffing Box leaking (1) kingsailor at 7:33pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 4/2045 62240.vBThe locking nut on my stuffing box is frozen in place and I have a leak while standing still
What do you do with a broken keel ? (1) AnchorDragger at 7:07pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 23/13165 On Saturday my Wavelength 24 went aground on rocks. Wave action pounded the keel until about 12 inc
'87 Oday 272 fuel system cbourne200 at 7:06pm 03.17.13 Bigger Boats 29/8002 Saturday we powered out of marina, but when wind died later in afternoon, Westerbeje 10-2 wouldn't s
B361 and Volvo Shaft Seal grease and burp? (1) luken7 at 6:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/8943 Evening all. I've been searching across the web regarding the Volvo shaft seal and the need to greas
port windows trainmanjess at 6:02pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1414 hello all i was out on my Mac25 today.. i was taking measurements and looking over the hull and de
new windows glenn and Ina hanson at 5:47pm 03.17.13 Catalina 30 6/2035 I bought new windows for my cat 30 last spring. I got the idea from this forum. I love the new windo
Catalina 36 mkI hull to deck joint. sails at 5:45pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 1/2174 i'm considering purchasing a 1983 Catalina 36. There is several feet of cracks in the gel coat on t
Racing a 1985 Hunter 23 with a code zero hi1cotton at 5:34pm 03.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/972 I bought this boat 2 years ago. I race it in Colorado. The first thing I did was sand the bottom smo
Hunter 37.5 legend Mast Georgieboy at 4:58pm 03.17.13 Parts Search 1/1671 I just wanted to mention to all - I am looking for a mast and boom for a 38 ft Hunter. If anyone kno
Hanging Out in Portsmouth, VA. (4) Roger Long at 4:40pm 03.17.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5309 I ran down to Portsmouth on Friday and discovered a great town where I had a nice dinner before head
thru hull plug stevieb at 3:52pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3644 I am restoring a 24' sloop. I removed the old toilet and would like to plug up the thru hulls. Rathe
forestay length? mac 25... centerline at 3:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/873 what is the original forestay length on a mac25? I am going to replace it with 5/32 and it needs t
Halyard line Keith3981 at 2:48pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1308 I have a 22' Catalina, I am getting ready to change the main sail halyard line. Does anyone know the
Size Boom Tent BLue Dream at 2:13pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1031 Could someone give me the measurements -length and width- for a boom tent for a Beneteau 50. Hav
Retirement: boat or condo? Pat T at 2:06pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 34/6040 Contemplating retirement with the Admiral which is a few years away. Will probably stay in Illinois
Difference between 1977 and 1978 oday 20 Sastevenson at 1:00pm 03.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 20/6239 Hello all, I have a 1977 oday 20 and it currently has a 26.5' hobie 16 mast and sails. It has bee
Vented Loop Mark15051 at 11:43am 03.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/735 Does anyone know how to access the vented loop for the head on a 2005 Hunter 38? Thanks, Mark
Met up with so e frinds in Florida a few days ago. (2) holdech at 11:29am 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1196 This really helps us "northerners" get through the winter. Friends of ours (trailersailors too) have

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To lead lines aft or not? Dalliance at 8:56pm 03.10.23 I have all lines led back to the cockpit. Most of the pros and cons described above are valid. I s
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Leeward Rail at 8:54pm 03.10.23 There was no breach, no Russians, and no Chinese balloons involved. As you were, gentlemen. Appare
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 03.10.23 Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer or somewhere on your network. Some antiviruses
Galley fiddle touch up (3) hvac&r tech at 8:38pm 03.10.23 I finally got back up to my boat to do this. Went to the Bellingham Sherwin Williams store and they
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? garymalmgren at 8:34pm 03.10.23 Why are you thinking of Dyneema over normal, cheap, easy-to-handle 8mm double braid? A topping lift
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Justin_NSA at 8:12pm 03.10.23 Okay. I can stand down. All is well. :biggrin:
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Phil Herring at 7:51pm 03.10.23 The certificate expired at 4pm Pacific and has been replaced. It looks to me like there was some con
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Tally Ho at 7:44pm 03.10.23 What you're seeing isn't the SBO cert at all. Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 7:39pm 03.10.23 Any decent web browser today would block access due to the Certificate having expired or being issu
My Malware protection is blocking SBO (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:37pm 03.10.23 All back to normal.
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 7:32pm 03.10.23
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Tally Ho at 7:28pm 03.10.23
Hunter 320 holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 03.10.23 Hi Will...welcome to sbo.com! 'Twould be helpful to know the year of the boat. If it's pre-1990s,
Check valve in head plumbing? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16pm 03.10.23 No...there should not be a check valve before or after the joker valve in any toilet. And after loo
Proper prop size tartan 33 jssailem at 7:05pm 03.10.23 I do not know the pitch. I can check the diameter. It is stored in my garage. I was thing of using i
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Tally Ho at 7:05pm 03.10.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 7:00pm 03.10.23 213640
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Tally Ho at 6:57pm 03.10.23
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? Tally Ho at 6:56pm 03.10.23 Maybe an access hole to suck all that gross water out with a shop vac. Many boats trap water under
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Dave at 6:56pm 03.10.23 The certificates do have an expiration time and date. It appears that the SBO certificate did expire

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