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Interior cushion color identification (2) Slipin Away at 6:11pm 09.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/496 I need to have my interior cushions recovered. I know they are Ultra Suede or Ultra leather. Cou
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 (1) Simon Sexton at 5:38pm 09.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2084
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:35pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 50/4595 Short version: observed unusual engine vibrations (2GM20F, front of engine bouncing up and down) whe
Clevis Pin Forestay (2) Li_sound_cat at 4:53pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1567
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Rmalko at 12:45pm 09.13.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1640 A 1988 Catalina 30 MKll is listed for sale. The owner says the toe rail is cracked and that reflects
CNG Filling Station Terry Cox at 12:24pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1108 Filling a CNG tank around here has been crying for a solution. Our boat came equipped with CNG for c
Unknown part on my 18.5 abouttime at 9:47pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/736 Found an a simple object on my recently acquired 18.5. It is a short piece of cable with a loop on
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 7:59pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1129 I am looking for sail numbers to put on my mainsail. I checked with Defender Marine but they only h
How to raise a one-piece mast? SkipperW at 7:56pm 09.12.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1026 I just bought a 1973 Javelin. It has a one-piece mast (23 ft) that apparently is to be set through a
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:24pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1335 Met a new sailor with a Jeanneau 34.2 and Yanmar engine. Says the transmission or prop shaft sing/
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer flightlead404 at 4:56pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/764 In preparation for heading south again this winter I'm starting to plan adding some jacklines and a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP (1) Harle000 at 2:41pm 09.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1232 I have a 461 built in 1996 in France. The Water Lift Exhaust Muffler is now defunct and leaking. Ple
Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 2:11pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 12/929 Hi, I am wondering what this spring-loaded handle on the trailer does. It doesn't seem to be attache
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race Leeward Rail at 1:49pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 2/569 Golden Globe Race is on again! The Golden Globe Race, is a single handed, race around the world. It
Leaky Hull? Marc Ridenour at 1:28pm 09.12.22 Day Sailers 4/1372 I have a DS22. We recently left it moored for 5 days and when we pulled it, there was a tremendous a
Hatch handles Fudsdad at 12:47pm 09.12.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1010 Does anyone know where I can get hatch handles for my Catalina 36 please?
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues (3) jonelli at 12:19pm 09.12.22 Catalina 30 24/4548 I'm sure this has been beaten to death, and I've already had the lectures from others "never use pla
Bavaria Rail Tracks - New vs Old CruiserS at 12:08pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 3/351 Hi good evening, I have a question regarding the Bavaria NC-Series rail-tracks. Currently I own a
New mast came with wrong base (1) novodka44 at 11:54am 09.12.22 Smaller Boats 8/1001 My Hunter 235 mast arrived and the base is not the same as the old mast. The smaller base came with
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 11:13am 09.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/864 Does anyone know a good Volvo Penta mechanic for my 1993 Beneteau sailboat engine in the Sarasota/Ve

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ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 8:58pm 12.24.24 cdnmurse, The rubber bushings might be a press fit. You might need an auto or machine shop to help
PREVENTERS garymalmgren at 8:29pm 12.24.24 When the weather turns winter foul, do you? A. Immediately start packing your foulies and head to
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 8:26pm 12.24.24 Test 3 Under power. Still not right though. haSpwXAJu70:32
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive (2) fstbttms at 8:20pm 12.24.24 Yeah, that's not gonna work
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 7:24pm 12.24.24 Turning tables... On Sunday 22 DEC Lazartigue tore the tack of their gennaker and determined that th
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 6:59pm 12.24.24 Will, I'm copying my friends response below: Hi Dave ... Merry Christmas to you and yours ... I su
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 4:37pm 12.24.24 Lilburn GA 27 degrees tonight. 72 degrees with 8 mph wind Sarasota Florida.
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 11:43am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a
Fresh Water Tank Replacement FastOlson at 11:10am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a s
Fresh Water Tank Replacement (1) zinahewitt at 10:56am 12.24.24 You didn't answer any of my questions about your original tank. I gave you good advice as did othe
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 10:39am 12.24.24 I'd bet there is a tank fabricator near enough for you to have a custom tank made at an affordable
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hayden Watson at 10:04am 12.24.24 ... For example, we used 407GB of data on SL last month. When we use cellular for the exact same t
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 9:54am 12.24.24 I'd bet there is a tank fabricator near enough for you to have a custom tank made at an affordable p
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 9:34am 12.24.24 Didn't realize that, Beneteau seems to use nonstandard wiring, like the switch on the DC-. I certa
Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 9:14am 12.24.24 @shemandr its been exciting. I still wonder what will happen to the leaders as they head north. if
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 8:59am 12.24.24 The way Beneteau wires the pump (at least on the 37 of similar vintage) it could still be a fuse. B
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Captain Larry-DH at 8:56am 12.24.24 Hi Larry, hope your day is going well. Boats being boats, the shape of the area where the tank sit
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connectio
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48am 12.24.24 Wishing all my sbo.com friends a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah (whichever floats your boat)
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 8:48am 12.24.24 I do exactly the same thing with McLube and luff tape.. The bushings definitely are the cause of my

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