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First post. New C22 owner (5) boulevardtalonman at 7:33pm 05.03.25 Chrysler 5/5675 I just picked up a 1977 C22 and am looking forward to learning how to sail. I have a lot of questio
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 Dzzz at 7:09pm 05.03.25 Trailer Sailors 5/502 Looking at a CDI FF2 for Hunter 23.5. How long is just the actual Luff Extrusion piece? Thanks!
Battery recommendation - anchor windless NotCook at 12:14pm 05.03.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1561 I need to replace my 2 12V batteries, to make 24V, and wanted to see what the current thinking is ab
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BAD ORCA at 9:15am 05.03.25 Ask All Sailors 13/881 If you have a quarter berth and two long couch/settee's with lee cloths, which do you prefer to slee
Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 SheetHappens at 5:16am 05.03.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/720 Pondering doing a prop upgrade from factory fixed to folding. Beneteau seems to have undersized the
Rudder bearing (or packing gland?) bolt tightness (1) max_sailing at 10:19pm 05.02.25 Catalina 310 5/932 Hi Folks, I recently noticed that these bolts, which I assume are holding a race on the rudder bear
H49 New Sails Boiler at 7:36pm 05.02.25 Big Boats 14/1220 My boat, a Hunter 49, is in need of new sails. The boat is a tall rig version, with a furling mast
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling (5) duck21 at 5:39pm 05.02.25 Ask All Sailors 8/403 Hi all, I measured and determined a split coupler would fit on my Hunter 376. Today I attempted an i
Z-spar boots Justin_NSA at 10:26am 05.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/272 Has anyone found a source for boots for the oblong shaped z-spar spreader tips? Mine are old and wor
Non binary boaters (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 10:23am 05.02.25 Sails Call Lounge 43/3628 I know that this might not be politically correct but I couldn't resist. Someone sent me a picture
Shipping 373 Beneteau Lfarquhar at 7:26am 05.02.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/397 I'm contemplating shipping my 373 Beneteau north to Lake Erie for the summer or taking her up myself
what's this bronze fitting with a screw (1) LydieBP at 6:35pm 05.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1593 Hello fellow sailors, I'm still discovering new things in this old, but new to me Westerly sailboat
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 12:28pm 05.01.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1549 Ok, I thought there had been some discussions on the pro's and con's of putting a one-way or check v
Unpressurized Alcohol Stove or Cooktop Wanted TrapperJohn at 7:22pm 04.30.25 Parts Search 2/394 My Morgan 321 was OEM'd with a pressurized alcohol stove. It was removed many years ago leaving a ga
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 6:18pm 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/607 Anyone have tips/instructions on how best to disconnect the heat exchanger hoses? I have a Hunter 29
Looking for W58 fuel return line Hawynsailorbabe at 10:30am 04.30.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/448 I have been hunting this obsolete part for months and I'm almost at the point of getting a fabricate
Mystery block (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:19am 04.30.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/509
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 9:37am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 11/717 SBV-1250-P 1-1/4" Flanged Seacock with Side NPT Port\| GROCO I'm thinking about doing an install of
Replace or repair O'Day, Daysailer 3 boom Keith Hoovler at 9:20am 04.30.25 Damage Repair 4/1484 Yesterday, while sailing in some strong winds, the boom on my Daysailer 3 snapped in half right at t
Boat aground in Queensland Australia (1) garymalmgren at 1:20am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 7/486 A lot to comment on in this one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/sailors-rescued-after-runnin

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From a Catalina 22 to a 310 Stu Jackson at 10:52am 07.26.25
Urgent : Probl�mes graves sur notre Sun Odyssey 440 (2019) Dave at 10:49am 07.26.25 While we at SBO are sympathetic to your plight, we hesitant to allow the forum to be used in a campa
Sailboat Salvage Shopping Spree Richard19068 at 10:30am 07.26.25 After many years of putting it off, we finally went out to look around Lynden Sailboat Wrecking Yar
Catalina 22 refurbishing morbidfollower at 10:20am 07.26.25 I want to refurbish my 1986 Catalina 22. Where is the best place to buy interior curtains etc. I'v
Urgent : Probl�mes graves sur notre Sun Odyssey 440 (2019) kappykaplan at 10:18am 07.26.25
Urgent : Probl�mes graves sur notre Sun Odyssey 440 (2019) kappykaplan at 10:15am 07.26.25
Urgent : Probl�mes graves sur notre Sun Odyssey 440 (2019) kappykaplan at 10:11am 07.26.25
Electrical charging problem Dave at 9:55am 07.26.25 Let's give @Ted10028 a bit of a break. It may be hard to believe, however, some SBO members do have
Help identifying this grease BAD ORCA at 9:08am 07.26.25 It appears that it has separated. Put it in a pan of hot water for an hour and see if it becomes li
Help identifying this grease BAD ORCA at 9:02am 07.26.25 I just bought a $12 bottle of "I'll Never Use This Again" oil. I'm installing new refrigeration and
Help identifying this grease BAD ORCA at 9:00am 07.26.25
Sailboat Salvage Shopping Spree PaulK at 8:47am 07.26.25 You are lucky to have such a resource nearby. The closest we have to that is a metal scrap yard whe
Urgent : Probl�mes graves sur notre Sun Odyssey 440 (2019) PaulK at 8:39am 07.26.25
Help identifying this grease dlochner at 7:03am 07.26.25 Lanocote has a funky, nasty aroma. Lanacote is lanolin, aka sheep oil. It is derived from raw woo
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 BigEasy at 7:02am 07.26.25 Congrats, and I am sorry you caught that sailing virus. I have heard it is very hard to get rid of
Help identifying this grease jssailem at 7:01am 07.26.25
Help identifying this grease BigEasy at 6:49am 07.26.25 . It may be Lano-cote. Smell it, if it smells like kashmir it is lanocote. Joe, I have no idea
Purchasing a B-373 jssailem at 6:47am 07.26.25 Congrats on your new family member. :biggrin:
Hunter 326 bilge set up smokey73 at 6:39am 07.26.25 I agree with Greg. I have a very similar bilge arrangement (3 compartments) and they are interconne
Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 6:31am 07.26.25 Do yourself a favor.. Don't run the engine anymore until you've had the fuel polished. 2 yrs of in

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