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Teaching Roger (9) Neto Nomad at 3:22pm 09.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/3055 I guess you can say Nick and I are new to the sailing way of life, ok ok, we launched our first sail
Bedding Compound Reccomendation Dadrider at 2:57pm 09.21.12 Catalina 30 4/1705 Hello All, I just bought a 1981 Catalina 30 this summer, and one of my winter projects needs to be
Whats min length hunter to accomdate Generator fwhaughton at 2:57pm 09.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1271 What's min length hunter that will accommodate a gen set.
Wade fwhaughton at 2:49pm 09.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/765 I'm in search for another vessel. Has anyone installed a gen set on a hunter 37 or is it possible. I
C&C 30 mast step deterioration archiekay@rogers.com at 2:05pm 09.21.12 C&C 1/3132 the mast step on my 1980 C'C 30 has deteriorated and must be replaced. there are 3 thwartship wooden
26M trailer bhinkel at 1:28pm 09.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1415 I am looking to get a used 26M and I intend to do a lot of long distance trailering as I explore wit
O'day 20 Stove? Sastevenson at 12:03pm 09.21.12 Day Sailers 12/4889 Hello, I am curious what stove came originally in the o'day 20. I have seen in some old photos th
This Just In Roger Long at 11:04am 09.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 18/4630 Engine passed dock trials running an hour near maximum power that can be developed without moving th
Freedom 25 Charge/Inverter Marc14857 at 9:25am 09.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/12745 Lookes like my Freedom 25 Charger/Inverter may have died after 6 years of trouble free operation. Th
The Nuclear Option Levin at 8:12am 09.21.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5954 Hello All... So I wanted to get people's opinion on a step I took to finally control the odor in my
Grunert Cold Plate System Owners. Bowedtoothdoc at 6:52am 09.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1835 This was originally posted in the Hunter Owners section will little response. My boat came with Grun
venture 25 mast sheaves (5) David M at 6:00am 09.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3647 I am new to a Venture 25 that I bought and have various questions. I am hoping for information from
New Engine Mounts (1) kloudie1 at 5:57am 09.21.12 Ask All Sailors 40/7715 Finally got time to replace the engine mounts on my Yanmar 3GMF. haven't run it yet but I suspect so
83 H34 Refinishing rsears54 at 5:37am 09.21.12 Big Boats 4/1406 I have a 83 H34 and am in the process of some inside rehab. I am in the process of replacing the ent
Fuel Filters: Change In The Fall Or Spring Ducati at 4:37am 09.21.12 Ask All Sailors 7/4067 I actually love to work on my boat almost as much as sailing...go figure. This fall before we put
Looking at a 23' and 25' O'Day. What to look for? Ward H at 4:22am 09.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 25/11956 We have been sailing in the Barnegat Bay this, our first, sailing season. We are hoping to move up
Mast head 22 ft venture johnb15 at 3:13am 09.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2507 I have a venture 22 I bought in 08 to lean to sail then had physical problems and it sat in a field
oil smell and wet bilge jhs-Legend40 at 9:44pm 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 22/8100 i recently purchased a hunter legend 40. i am trying to get rid of an oil smell coming from the bil
Since there was talk of a knock down... OldCat at 9:31pm 09.20.12 Catalina 22 24/5630 Since there was talk of a knock down, I'll tell a story. Two weeks ago my son and I made quick time
Windlass Picture Lost Parent at 9:21pm 09.20.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1115 Does anybody have a picture of a vertical windlass on a Catalina 30 with a single door on the anchor

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deck latch Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 02.20.23 Chances are this is a generic boat part made by a third party manufacturer. Looking at pics online,
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 7:42am 02.20.23 Great idea. I have unfortunately already gotten a thru hull that has the nut fitted from underneath
Reefing Sail Trim Morgan donor at 7:33am 02.20.23 Agreed that one is more likely to pull the undersized reefing blocks off the boom of a production bo
protecting deck and nonslip PJL at 7:22am 02.20.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during su
Water system leak Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 02.20.23 I'm assuming your boat is in the water over the winter on Lake Texoma? If that's the case, I have a
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose Tally Ho at 6:54am 02.20.23
New England Boat Show 2023 dlochner at 6:49am 02.20.23 That's been the trend in regional boat shows for a while. There's no money in showing big sailboats
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement seadaddler at 6:48am 02.20.23 Yes I also am interested in LCD screen replacement where to get.
Oven Repair Tally Ho at 6:46am 02.20.23 Welcome to SBO. Eno ovens are now owned by the same company that owns Force 10 stoves. On the Forc
New England Boat Show 2023 Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 02.20.23 Lesson learned ... stay away from Bahhhhston! It would be interesting to attend a boat show that wa
Water system leak Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 02.20.23 If you don't like the idea of potentially dyeing something with food coloring, you can buy non-toxic
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 02.20.23 "Failure" may be a little too strong a definition for what I am referencing. I'm not sure what the
Summer dreaming (1) DaveJ at 6:03am 02.20.23
Summer dreaming (1) jssailem at 5:43am 02.20.23 This winter has been more wet that snow. But I remember the Christmas of 2021.
Oven Repair Caboteur at 5:26am 02.20.23 Please find the parts page at the site below. From the technical drawing and my own two burner ENO:
1984 ODay 34 keel shemandr at 5:26am 02.20.23 I think that for an iron keel a little rust is like for a women being a little pregnant.
1984 ODay 34 keel Arrgh at 5:02am 02.20.23 Thanks for the article. Lots of good info in there!
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 4:26am 02.20.23 Thanks all! I am probably going with a VDO replacement tach once I get back to the boat and determi
Oven Repair dlochner at 3:56am 02.20.23 Thanks dlochner, I'll take out the oven and give it a try. If you hear of a sailboat on fire in the
1984 ODay 34 keel Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 02.20.23 Thanks for the reminder that the 34 did go back and forth between lead and iron over the years. So i

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