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Close-hauled -- how close? ShawnL at 2:17pm 08.03.25 Catalina 22 9/784 Took the boat out today (1972 swing keel) in 7 gusting to 20 mph. We have a new main sail this year
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 08.03.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/2314 I picked up a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. We splashed and found some black
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 duncan14 at 9:02am 08.03.25 Ask All Sailors 5/410 Hi All, My inboard recently died and I decided to put an outboard temporarily to get at least some
H340 main sail batten lengths (1) TRS80sailor at 8:14am 08.03.25 Mid-Size Boats 3/392 I lost the 3rd batten from the top.... ugh Anyone have the lengths for the 4 battens? Thanks in adv
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 (3) ghsmindy at 7:56am 08.03.25 Big Boats 7/668 Finally isolated the source of a leak into the alcove at the head of our bed in primary cabin. It is
What is this loop thing on the deck? (4) mattm007 at 8:50pm 08.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/553 233412
Removal of Yanmar 4jh3e from Hunter 420 Passage Fgard at 12:27pm 08.02.25 Big Boats 3/411 Has anyone removed and replaced this engine?
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space (1) dkinzer at 10:50am 08.02.25 Big Boats 12/898 In the forward cabin, I removed the aft drawer under the bunk. I was surprised to find a relatively
Pumps thetone at 9:13am 08.02.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1106 Hello, I am having trouble with all of my plumbing pimps. They just don't turn on. This includes the
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! jackhart at 6:56am 08.02.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1178 I saw a post recently where the guy said he was going out on 'the Sailish Sea!' I thought that he wa
2010 Hunter 39 Air conditioners Induna at 2:09am 08.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/378 The previous owner of my 2010 Hunter 39 removed the rear air conditioner for some inexplicable reaso
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 12:48am 08.02.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/1052 Hi all! I'm new to boat life and trying to figure out what MSD porta potties to install on my live
For Axiom 9 plus addition do I need an iTC-5, Seatalk ng adapter or both (1) pilot1995 at 9:48pm 08.01.25 Ask All Sailors 7/572 I'm adding an Axiom 9 (replacing a Raymarine Dragonfly) and adding a Vesper Cortex. I believe I need
1977 Chrysler 22 - Mice Habitat? (1) theluckypenney at 4:17pm 08.01.25 Trailer Sailors 3/845 Hi, Recently came into a free Chrysler 22. Was really excited about it, but after significant cleani
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! (4) Tally Ho at 1:36pm 08.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1073 Went out for a sail today in the remnants of a small craft advisory. Seas were very lumpy at 2-4 fee
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. (1) n0where at 8:10am 08.01.25 Big Boats 20/1757 Hello All, I have a 1994 passage and I am re-doing the binding system, etc. There are two black wi
Please Delete BAD ORCA at 7:53am 08.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 0/21 Nevermind. Please delete mods. Figured it out.
rotten deck under the helm wildegroot at 6:57am 08.01.25 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1173 Has anyone here ever had to deal with a rotten deck under the helm? We have an Oday 35 and I'm thin
New rigging for 222 Mhertz at 5:07am 08.01.25 Ask An Oday Owner 3/89 I have new rigging for 222 from DRMarine. If anyone can use this, text me at 917-287-8174.
1983 C&C Spreader Wobble thetone at 7:59pm 07.31.25 C&C 4/528 Hello, I noticed a wobble in my port side spreader today. My rigger said it may be that some of the

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AI and the SBO Forums Stu Jackson at 10:02pm 11.12.25 Rationale: right now I'm able to figure out how much trust to put into forum members and threads. A
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 11.12.25
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (1) Paceship.org at 7:03pm 11.12.25 Catalina moved from 3/8" to 1/2" pintles at some point in the manufacturing run, and the switch to
AI and the SBO Forums DaveJ at 6:22pm 11.12.25
Mast Stays chainplate? jssailem at 6:16pm 11.12.25 West Systems did a great video on how to install hardware while protecting the core material of your
AI and the SBO Forums jssailem at 5:34pm 11.12.25
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? AaronD at 5:28pm 11.12.25 ...If its on a Cat22, wouldn't the original pintle be 3/8" ?... Catalina moved from 3/8" to 1/2" p
Extendable Mast Crutch Joe at 4:03pm 11.12.25 The best ones I've seen have an extendable crutch that stores easily in the lazerette. You only nee
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 (1) JRacer at 3:13pm 11.12.25 As @Davidasailor26 mentioned, you can check on the spare parts sight to determine what fixture was
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 VinceR at 3:12pm 11.12.25 I am seeking the standing rigging tension specifications for my 2011 Catalina 309. Can anyone provid
Lucky Boys kappykaplan at 2:58pm 11.12.25 Could you please tell me where it happened as I can't get Fox. "According to the Coast Guard, watc
Lucky Boys capta at 2:56pm 11.12.25 Could you please tell me where it happened as I can't get Fox.
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 1:11pm 11.12.25 What gear allows you to go up? I am ignorant as a new 323 owner about mast climbing but assume you
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 1:05pm 11.12.25 I think the best responses to any question are the ones where the respondent provides their own expe
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 tewilso at 1:01pm 11.12.25 What gear allows you to go up? I am ignorant as a new 323 owner about mast climbing but assume you s
Extendable Mast Crutch Project_Mayhem at 12:11pm 11.12.25 Have you considered a winch mounted to your trailer? It worked well for two boats, including my O'Da
AI and the SBO Forums Dave at 11:49am 11.12.25 My understanding of this question. The scenario is that an AI bot or a programmer signed up as a s
AI and the SBO Forums jssailem at 11:08am 11.12.25 My question is simple, how should the SBO community handle posts generated by AI? My understanding
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics Lothar4550 at 11:07am 11.12.25 Thanks Dave. I may give that a shot.
AI and the SBO Forums degas at 10:58am 11.12.25 If you'll let me get further into the weeds with this, I'm glad that SailboatOwners is being transpa

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