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should I be concerned ? (2) loganmx107 at 8:38pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1188
Loose Strut Repair Question tym2 at 7:22pm 06.28.22 Catalina 30 8/1002 Just finished a pre-purchase survey for a 1986 Catalina 30 and the survey found the strut to be loos
Covers for Dock Pilings? dmdiehl64 at 6:16pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 10/586 The pilings on our slip are unfinished 6x6. The issue is that in using spring lines, they get all sn
Cabin recessed light wiring diagram KXL at 5:43pm 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/474 We have a 2005 343, and one of the cabin lights is not working. I swapped the fixture with one that
Furler ID (1) Okiedopey at 2:24pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/659 Could someone identify this furler for me please? It's pretty old, was on the boat when I bought it
WHERE TO INSTALL EXTERNAL ALTERNATOR REGULATOR H41 ? Valerio at 12:38pm 06.28.22 Big Boats 8/642 Have you installed this electronic part inside the engine room, if not were ?
Rudder noise stevec22206 at 11:33am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 1/631 92' Hunter 33.5. I'm hearing a noise originating from the rudder stock when steering. With the cockp
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 11:04am 06.28.22 Catalina 30 17/2270 Does anyone have the manual for this, or can instruct me how to use it? I need to know what kind of
Clamcleat replacement for jib sheets chriscampbell at 9:06am 06.28.22 Smaller Boats 9/874 I know lots of people recommend Spinlocks for the jib sheets, but I saw a post here about using thes
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:49am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1618 Yes, another post on air conditioning, but I am out of options and everyone here always comes throug
Grounding plate..... NYSail at 7:12am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 3/736 Is there any reason / benefits to keep a grounding plate? My boat came with an Onan genset that was
2008 Oceanis 43 cabin eyebrow windows Hanrahan1 at 6:49am 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/411 I have two cabin 'eyebrow' windows that I am trying to get someone to install. They have a special
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:22am 06.28.22 Weather and Forecasting 5/1130 A small LOW pressure cell appeared in the Gulf of Mexico. It is now being tracked as it moves slowl
Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion sebastko at 7:37pm 06.27.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1086 Hi, I'm considering converting from wheel steering to a tiller (I had been considering that even bef
Mercury 4hp 4stroke oil leak out the propeller. TimFromLI at 6:04pm 06.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/939 I had my 2006 mercury 4hp stroke stored in the garage over the winter and noticed a fair bit of oil
Spinaker sock Belgian Chris at 2:08pm 06.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/758 Good afternoon, I just bought a 1984 Beneteau First 29. To my surprise the boat came with a spinnak
Need to figure out what model Universal diesel sheardc at 1:35pm 06.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/739 Just bought a 1990 C'C 30' MkII fin keel and having looking for diesel information. The engine looks
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) (3) Muttondressedaslamb at 1:30pm 06.27.22 Catalina 310 35/3643 Last week, I went out to my boat at its mooring in Staten Island's Great Kills harbor. Discovered w
Replacement bow rail pmichener at 11:12am 06.27.22 Ask All Sailors 2/285 In search of bow rail for Pearson 27. Any info or suggestions welcome.
Fridge/freezer use danm1 at 9:48am 06.27.22 Big Boats 25/2290 I am (hopefully) acquiring a 356 and had a question about electrically frugal use of the fridge free

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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. BigEasy at 9:34am 08.07.24 People often come to internet forums to seek answers and solutions to problems they are experiencin
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. duck21 at 9:33am 08.07.24 I'll keep this mostly SBO/sailing oriented, but at a higher level I think this is a fair (and philos
Are These Davit Mounts? (1) Foswick at 9:20am 08.07.24 After some time out in the islands, I am finally getting around to giving this some more thought, as
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 8:43am 08.07.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Giving a good old boat a renewed life takes patience and perseverance.
Hunter 34 Refit Help jssailem at 8:15am 08.07.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Giving a good old boat a renewed life takes patience and perseverance. W
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 jssailem at 8:10am 08.07.24 Taking a mast down is not an unusual practice. Use a rigger's trick to make it easy to set the mas
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jssailem at 8:06am 08.07.24 the house bank and starter bank are disconnected during engine cranking. This is true. A special w
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 7:55am 08.07.24 The directions aren't great... I agree! But also reference the pictures in the Amazon listing... t
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 7:45am 08.07.24
Yanmar electrical problem. Marmalade at 7:44am 08.07.24 The directions aren't great... I agree! But also reference the pictures in the Amazon listing... th
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 jdrutten at 7:40am 08.07.24 Here's a link to the Selden "Hints and Advice" rig tuning guide: 595-540-E.pdf (seldenmast.com) B&R
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (1) jviss at 7:39am 08.07.24 Hey @jviss - yes, I do see exactly what you're saying. I did some research on this (I didn't fully
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (1) American_Mainsail at 7:26am 08.07.24 Hey @jviss - yes, I do see exactly what you're saying. I did some research on this (I didn't fully
Cracked stringer on project boat jssailem at 7:21am 08.07.24 Repairing a boat can be done. Mark spent several years rebuilding his Hunter 40 after it was damage
Hunter 34 Refit Help Tally Ho at 7:20am 08.07.24
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 7:11am 08.07.24
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 6:58am 08.07.24 In other words, based on the cost to repair and the value of the boat, it's "totaled." That doesn't
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 6:55am 08.07.24 Dude.......saying... "I heard".... regarding a product, person or event.... is just not cool. Eit
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . thinwater at 6:53am 08.07.24 Overprice, not-really-marine stuff in a chandlery. Who would have thought? Got one of their lamps o
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 08.07.24 @Chiriqui @twalker H260 has given you additional information to consider as well. Thank you t wa

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