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In response to seeing all these this guy just up and bought a boat and sails the world posts at var
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Wax Or Poly Its been covered by some of the Gurus I see but old school, Its that time of year as we
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We have a 2012 Oceanis 50, and are wanting to fit grey water tank(s) as this seems to be a growing r
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I'm restoring an old 24 foot pocket cruiser that sleeps 4. I'm told that to get good ground, the bat
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Hi fellow Beneteau owners, in relation to a 361, 2002 french built with 30HP Volvo Penta drive, what
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Mast broke during huricane Sandy, need a suitable replacement. Kenyon B'R rig 46' tall, double swept
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I have a 1988 432. When I bought the boat the owner decided to remove the reefing lines. I was just
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Solar Wire: I have a quandary involving the wire used to wire my solar panels. I did hours of rese
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Back again! Read the other day an article about having a clean engine, and I thought I should do the
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Does anyone know the Jib luff length and or forstay length on the Mac 26D/S? I can't seem to find th
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My (somewhat new to me) H33.5 needs new Lewmar Port Light (old style) screens. These are the ones Le
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Hello All, We are planning on doing our first bit of Maine cruising this summer. Specifically, th
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Almost Ready - Pivot Pin Removed The P.O. glassed over the pivot pin so I need to get out my chisel
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The new Old Boat has glassed in tanks for fuel ' water. (It's a 1979 Gulfstar 37) Physically clean
teacher63 at 6:38pm 03.12.13
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I am adding a winch to my Hunter 23 for the main halyard. I am leaving the one on the mast. What s
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So when I was looking at my boat the broker was quick to point out the Wallas diesel heater and said
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Cut the step off my deck due to rott in the core. Plan on using the gray transom board material for
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The joint between the exhaust flange and mixing elbow failed on my Yanmar 3HM35. I want to replace t
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I need two of the rectangular-shaped plywood closeout panels that cover the storage areas in the aft

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To lead lines aft or not?
Ward H at 7:08am 03.10.23
Proper prop size tartan 33   (2)
jssailem at 6:44am 03.10.23
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini   (1)
john2 at 6:36am 03.10.23
Wel, we have lots of starlings and when our boat became the highest one (our neighbour sold his boat
does anyone can tell me what is that for?
Brian D at 6:15am 03.10.23
3 Air conditioners on a 34' boat? Good grief. Sure this isn't a floating refrigerator?
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection?
jssailem at 6:11am 03.10.23
Welcome to the SBO Forum Steve Nice video. Touching on many of the practical issues involved is saf
To lead lines aft or not?
jssailem at 5:47am 03.10.23
I need a windfall first. Like winning the Lottery?
does anyone can tell me what is that for?
jssailem at 5:44am 03.10.23
allowed a tiny flow of water to run through the hose whenever the engine was running. When I read
TOO MUCH WIND?
dLj at 5:42am 03.10.23
To lead lines aft or not?
RoyS at 5:41am 03.10.23
Nice to have but a costly installation. You will likely want to take the mast down and install an or
To lead lines aft or not?
jssailem at 5:36am 03.10.23
Venture 25 bulkhead   (2)
THECUSCUS at 5:28am 03.10.23
It doesn't attach to the ceiling. There is an "L" shaped bracket at the bottom (3 bolts in picture)
To lead lines aft or not?
dLj at 5:23am 03.10.23
Personally I like controlling my fore sails completely from the cockpit, but I prefer to go to the m
New to me purchase of Hunter 34
Davidasailor26 at 3:35am 03.10.23
Congratulations on your purchase! LED bulbs right here on the site store. MarineBeam is also well
New to me purchase of Hunter 34
kappykaplan at 2:55am 03.10.23
6. Batons - where is a good place to find the right sized batons? You can purchase battens at you
TOO MUCH WIND?
Joe at 8:31pm 03.09.23
Reef???? :banghead: Too much wind, cancel the race to avoid the carnage. But you'll never see ree
To lead lines aft or not?   (2)
Tally Ho at 8:29pm 03.09.23
does anyone can tell me what is that for?
Benny17441 at 8:14pm 03.09.23
Standard safety procedure to have all hoses double clamped, but no need to wait until one breaks to
To lead lines aft or not?
Benny17441 at 8:07pm 03.09.23
If you sail single handed, then there is a good case for leading the lines back to the cockpit, othe
Water Tank
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:39pm 03.09.23
<LOL> Happens all the time...I've seen add-ons to threads a lot older than this one. Some that hav
Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter?
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:33pm 03.09.23
The holding tank in my last boat was under the v-berth. I removed the mattress and the plywood under

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