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Help, im buying a Bene 473 snadd1s at 2:34pm 08.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1696 Hello all, im buying a 2003 Bene 473. In that regards, is it anything special i should look for?
Maine shark All U Get at 1:08pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2341 Hi all, Got this from a friend, little area where a lot of people sail and swim (like us). I guess t
Good Evinrude Repair/Info Link carboman at 12:44pm 08.18.12 Smaller Boats 0/791 http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_info/OMCinfo.htm
Removing compression post on 1978 Oday 25 Mad Dog at 11:55am 08.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3466 Hey guys, So I think I will be replacing my bulkheads this winter but I have not been able to figur
Tachometer Viktor Eysselein at 11:34am 08.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2072 My tachometer works intermittently. My mechanic could not find any defect since it was working then
Hunter 22 with no mast? Littoral at 11:00am 08.18.12 Smaller Boats 4/2179 I just purchased a Hunter 22 in decent shape, and I'm wondering if it's possibleadvisable to remove
Wanted O'Day 34 Ron10215 at 10:11am 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1320 I'm sad! Sold our O'Day 28 "Wild Flower" and am boatless. Earnestly looking for an O'Day 34 good con
Motor mount for 170 fastdoc98 at 9:37am 08.18.12 Day Sailers 3/1897 Well, I've been able to enjoy my new-to-me '03 170 for a number of weeks now, and I've worked my way
Thru hull fitting (centerboard trunk) bc3737 at 9:29am 08.18.12 Catalina 22 5/1656 My 22 ft baby has an older style thru hull for the cockpit scuppers. Old, as in, like a house sillco
Proper way to attach jib sheet larry7072 at 9:12am 08.18.12 Catalina 22 15/12123 I own a 1986 Catalina 22 with a 135 furling genoa. I have not figured out a way to attach the jib s
What is this outlet for? (1) paddy4699 at 8:08am 08.18.12 Catalina 22 10/1893 http://www.wisflyfishing.com/typeofsocket.jpg This outlet is located aft on the battery locker an
How to clear the Holding Tank Vent Hose KennyBene at 7:59am 08.18.12 Catalina 30 8/10829 I have a 1990 MkII and am pretty sure the holding tank vent hose is clogged. After a search I f
Norcold not so cold. mogade at 9:57pm 08.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1566 I have a Norcold dual voltage conversion on my boat. I don't know how old it is, boat is an 89, but
Cabin top cowl vents????????? engdude62 at 9:57pm 08.17.12 S2 5/2303 Can any S2 9.2c owner tell me what seems to appear as a built in vent on my interior cabin ceiling i
Marine A/C for 9.2c? engdude62 at 9:51pm 08.17.12 S2 6/2052 Are there any S2 9.2c owners that have marine A/C intalled? If so could you please share some info
New to sailing H J J at 7:44pm 08.17.12 Other Sailboats 1/1559 Has anyone ever heard of Westcomarine? I have a 13.5 ft daysailer.
H34 bonding &lightning PGIJon at 7:43pm 08.17.12 Big Boats 7/1441 I've now been the proud owner of our 1986 h34 for 5 months now. Living on the Gulf in Florida and it
Rudder Inspection (1) Styx at 7:29pm 08.17.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2947 I have a rudder that has a V crack approximately 1/16 inch wide and 1/8 inch deep on its leading edg
Looking at a Columbia 8.3. Any advice? AirBooss at 6:53pm 08.17.12 Columbia 13/14157 Hi. I am looking at buying a 1979 Columbia 8.3. I'll be looking at her next week. Any advice on w
pvc pipe on side stays sabine river minnow at 6:11pm 08.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1374 im new to sailing , but i have seen something like pvc pipe covering lower part of side stays , what

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Chainplates LakeShark at 7:18am 03.07.23 @kclancy the bend occurs when raising the mast because someone forgot to check the turnbuckles durin
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps dlochner at 7:12am 03.07.23 A photo would help. Centerboard/swing keel boats often have a gasket running along both sides of th
Engine control panel modification (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.07.23 Replacing the rim is the crux of the problem ... first off, it's been butchered and the biggest prob
MPPT controller location dlochner at 7:05am 03.07.23 I will be installing the MC4 connector fuses right after the solar panel. Fuses always go close t
Knock off that racket! JBP-PA at 7:04am 03.07.23 A previous owner of my boat used pool noodles. They were horrible to remove. Despite being inside
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.07.23 Not exactly that easy. Open end wrenches fit, couldn't get a full socket ratchet in there, the kee
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:02am 03.07.23 I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any experience with anything other than SS c
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 6:56am 03.07.23 Welcome to SBO. The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of t
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.07.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 6:35am 03.07.23 Thanks to some sage advice from jsailem; I found the slot. He told me to look up and there it was!
Loose Stanchions MT28.5 at 6:30am 03.07.23 Not a bad thought jdrutten, I will check that this weekend.
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 stickinthemud57 at 6:10am 03.07.23 Thank you, I really appreciate that! I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any ex
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:07am 03.07.23 I can see you dilema. Our local rigging guy is good, but old school, and I am not sure if he has an
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 6:05am 03.07.23 We are probably 50% done at this point. I have ran the wire from the bimini top, down the backstays
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 03.07.23 No issue here as well with nylon cleats from '84 when I sold the boat 3-4 years ago
Cleats?????? rpludwig at 4:51am 03.07.23 Timely question! I have an '84, in a slip year round, no moon tide but occasionally a significant
Knock off that racket! dlochner at 4:49am 03.07.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:16am 03.07.23 *enough so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:15am 03.07.23 Also, a heat gun on lowest setting; very lightly applied works pretty good on getting the old letter
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII Apex at 3:16am 03.07.23 there are several sources online with graphics. But you have a masthead double spreader rig with in

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