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Whitlock Autohelm Rotary Drive mjbusher at 10:33am 01.10.13 Big Boats 2/2682 I have a failed Whitlock Model DU 145 rotary drive for the Autohelm system on my 1999 Hunter 420. I
holding tank, plastic or flexible? Monty VM at 10:03am 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1373 I am replacing the corroded aluminum holding tank mid ship on my 430. Ronco makes a plastic one that
Looking to rent/borrow a fixed keel trailer! (2) rejjr7 at 7:47am 01.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1072 Hi All, I just purchased a fixed keel C22 in Baltimore and I need to move it to my backyard lift
New lifelines dj2210 at 6:25am 01.10.13 Catalina 30 9/2495 Time for new lifelines on my C30. Has anyone used the Catalina Direct double deluxe kit? I priced ou
Chartplotter with or without a sounder Beartrap at 4:56am 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1146 Gang, Any thoughts or preferences on whether to use a combined chartplotter/depthsounder or keep t
Nigal Calder Miami Seminar CYQK at 3:49am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1222 Hey Nigal Calder is set to put on an electrical seminar at strictly sail in Miami in a few weeks.
campbell sailor prop / H356 sailmaster39 at 8:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 6/2410 I`m sure this has been addessed before but I would like feedback regarding the campbell sailor prop.
Window covering ideas (3) BrokeNotBroken at 7:57pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1463 I tried to make some window coverings for my Mac and thought I had a pretty good idea. However, the
New (old) H27 owner...and a REALLY dumb question... puddlejockey at 6:48pm 01.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/2359 Hi all, My wife and i are (probably) picking up an '82 Cherubini H27 that we found in pretty good
Centerboard Pin replacement O'dat 25 danlisa0529 at 6:19pm 01.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4214 What is the usual time frame for having to change out a centerboard pin, wedges, and plates on an O'
sea water pump Jacques C at 6:08pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 25/3572 I recently replaced the impeller in the seawater pump and its v belt. (1983 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gm30f
Sirius 21 Cockpit Decking (3) rspeers at 5:12pm 01.09.13 Sirius 21/22 0/5013 Check out this custom Sirius 21 Cockpit Deck. It fits like a glove, and is one Sirius improvement.
new headsail for the Morgan 28 Jim 5757 at 5:04pm 01.09.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3671 Well folks, it's high time to replace the headsail on our Morgan 28 OI. The original 135% Morgan sa
Did Water Colors sell? Kermit at 4:32pm 01.09.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2305 There was a boat listed for sale in NY State named Water Colors. Do y'all know if it sold? Dang th
Reattaching Forward Reverse Cable to transmission BillCat30 at 3:23pm 01.09.13 Catalina 30 0/1116 The cable that runs from the binicle to the transmission came loose where it was attached to the tra
Vee Berth Delamination Help david_deland at 1:44pm 01.09.13 Catalina 22 16/3129 I Recently purchased a 1972 Catalina 22, and after restoring the inside about 50% I'm ready to tackl
40.5 anchor locker Marco Garcia at 1:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 9/1543 Hello All, Happy new year... Hope all your projects come true!! My 93 40.5 (40513) does not hav
galley box - cross link MrBill_FLL at 1:14pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/922 nice for small boats: http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=148634
Wrench for water/waste tank inspection plug, "+" shaped (2) NorthStar at 12:36pm 01.09.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2985 Is there a source for the "+" shape wrench that fits the plastic access bungs in the aft water tank
Flexofold on our H466 (3) Mikem at 12:35pm 01.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1092 Our H466 on the hard at Yachtfish Marine, Port Orchard, Wa., with its new bottom paint and three bla

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BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Hollyberry at 9:32am 01.18.23 Hmm, I wonder about Jeanneau-owners.com Yeah... same parent company, I believe..
B361 Sail Inventory GDanko at 9:23am 01.18.23 Thanks for the feedback. I should have thought to capture the sails while sea trialing but overlook
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Alan Gomes at 9:01am 01.18.23 I would agree. I would recommend a Tiller Clutch if the OP's new boat doesn't come with wheel steer
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? (1) william24424 at 8:57am 01.18.23 "The most expensive way to go someplace, very slow, and for free." = Sailing. Maybe an Island Packet
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 8:28am 01.18.23 That is not a commercial ladder It's a folding ladder, and the center pivots aren't facing the rig
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Project_Mayhem at 8:15am 01.18.23 And finally, I'd say the absolute most mission-critical piece of gear for a single hander is an eff
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JBP-PA at 8:15am 01.18.23 Hmm, I wonder about Jeanneau-owners.com
B361 Sail Inventory BigEasy at 8:08am 01.18.23 Good idea to have sails checked out; however, I would hold off on replacing them for now. You are
Replacing Boat windows dlochner at 8:02am 01.18.23 Salvon, welcome to SBO. I'm sure you will get a bunch of suggestions. To make the suggestions more r
B361 Sail Inventory Marmalade at 8:00am 01.18.23 Inspection is not a bad idea, that can evaluate the condition for sure. But you shouldn't discount
Iron in saildrive oil FastOlson at 7:59am 01.18.23 All that I know about this is that the more I learn about sail drives, the happier I am to have a s
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 7:16am 01.18.23 I assume the open center pin is to allow one to solder the solid core of the cable? The center is
Iron in saildrive oil Hayden Watson at 7:12am 01.18.23 All that I know about this is that the more I learn about sail drives, the happier I am to have a sh
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Alan Gomes at 6:51am 01.18.23 Some thoughts on single handing: I'm 67 and single hand most of the time. Some suggest that a small
VHF Cabling and Connectors (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 01.18.23 I assume the open center pin is to allow one to solder the solid core of the cable? le to reuse PL 2
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month kloudie1 at 6:34am 01.18.23 Maybe if a BeanyToe owner's group got a petition together to ask the law folks to give a solution th
Corrosion On Engine kloudie1 at 6:28am 01.18.23 In industry, we've rebuilt faces of flanges in low temperature, low pressure service using epoxy com
B361 Sail Inventory kappykaplan at 6:10am 01.18.23 I'm planning to have them inspected by a sail maker This first before you make any decision on pur
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young shemandr at 5:42am 01.18.23 To live on and sail shorthanded a Nonsuch 30 comes to mind. Spacious accommodations for the size an
Corrosion On Engine dlochner at 4:24am 01.18.23 The Heat Exchanger looks too corroded to repair. Try Niemiec Marine. I've found them to have the bes

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