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replacing sanitation hoses sailor5017 at 9:14pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 5/2658 I am going to have to replace the sani hoses on my boat soon, boat is a 2006 model and the original
Battery Combiners SailMaster at 8:25pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/968 Heelo all. I am looking to remove our battery switch and automate a bit. Any thoughts on the best
Transient slip? Bah! Give me an anchorage! (5) Erieau at 7:02pm 09.10.12 Day Sailers 2/1465 I've had up my sleeve for some time a cruise to Pelee Island from my home port of Erieau. It's a mi
Bulkhead/interior unit creak/squeek with hull flex Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 2/2472 I have a problem. My h40.5 is 15 years old and for the last couple of years (I'm not exactly sure wh
Water lift muffler Sanfelice at 6:16pm 09.10.12 Catalina 30 7/9462 My muffler has a leak from the pipe which goes to the exhaust manifold. After researching the issue,
Anyone rework their companion way hatch? SailH37 at 6:03pm 09.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2341 I have to trash it and rebuild it when I replaced the bulkheads because they wouldn't fit below othe
Winches/Lewmar 30-2 speed self tailing gholker at 5:40pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1746 im looking to replace my Lewmar standard 2 speed winches with self tailing winches. Any suggestions
Forward Hatch Leak rpwillia at 5:28pm 09.10.12 Catalina 310 4/1624 I have a very slight leak in my forward hatch that appears to be coming from the hinges. Has anyone
Exhaust Gremlins! (3) Scott T-Bird at 5:27pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1551 Earlier this season I posted about my engine woes. It seems I had two issues ... whitish gray smoke
The last of the interior mods.... (7) Sumner at 5:05pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3286 ...well at least the last for now as we are home and the boat is in FL. Not much to these mods but
fuel flow shadowthecat at 3:36pm 09.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1163 I have a 1977 27ft hunter that was sitting for three years before I bought it and I just recently go
Weather Helm tom flatley at 3:32pm 09.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1326 Have a 14 ft Javelin- have a wather helm- tried giving the mast some rake- sit father forward- but s
High thrust propellers Mikem at 3:18pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1073 Is there any advantage in swapping out the existing three blade prop on our Mariner 9.9 hp two strok
Fiberglass Trilogy Bill Roughton at 2:57pm 09.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1226 How do I find the link to Jim Willis's Fiberglass Trilogy?
zincs iwindance at 2:45pm 09.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1553 I am going through my prop zinc in 60 days at my own dock, and believe it is my boat. The other boa
sailboat rescues Bob 04 H260 at 1:59pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1682
Rig a 26X for single handed sailing Doc Fred at 1:16pm 09.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1010 Can anyone cite a source for rigging a Mac 26X for single handed sailing to a senior with 200 hours
Bebeteau First 310 normanm at 12:37pm 09.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/9451 I am looking at at First 310, 1993, can anyone give me their comments on this boat please?
Jib Reefing on Hunter 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 11:29am 09.10.12 Big Boats 4/957 Just wondering if there is a way to get the Jib furling line on to a winch for reefing of the sail i
anyone have supersailmaker sails Hollyweirdos at 11:23am 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1093 Looking at getting new sails from super sailmakers in fort Lauderdale. Anybody have experience wit

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Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 02.16.23
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to SBO. Some rigs are designed to have a back stay, some not. Hunter used a B & R rig on a
Question on Teak Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 02.16.23 This is one of those religious topics where there isn't a right answer, just personal preferences.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 5:53pm 02.16.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The loc
Dockside water connection (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44pm 02.16.23 Kind of an over -simplified diagram but it shows the proper connection point
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 5:41pm 02.16.23 One word - Starlink
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 5:39pm 02.16.23 Tony The answer is general... Maybe. I have several different brands of winch handles on the boat an
Dockside water connection Capt Robbie at 5:37pm 02.16.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 5:28pm 02.16.23 213026
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:52pm 02.16.23 I trust yours is the same gasket that looks like it's made from toilet paper Yup. Tissue paper thi
Question on Teak TimFromLI at 4:34pm 02.16.23 I used Cetol with great results for exterior. If you want to use a gloss be sure to read the label,
Question on Teak dmax at 4:19pm 02.16.23 I've used SEMCO - my experience was that it didn't last that long, needed to be re-applied after 2-3
Towing a pram shemandr at 4:05pm 02.16.23 We're going to need pictures, you know!
I have come to the conclusion DaveJ at 4:04pm 02.16.23
Dinghy repair follow up Ken13559 at 3:48pm 02.16.23 Thank you. I suppose it'll work for PVC Dinghy as well. I've been using HH-66 PVC Cement for ages an
I have come to the conclusion RussC at 3:39pm 02.16.23

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