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SBO Free Classified Adv's Service Don Guillette at 12:13pm 02.02.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2530 In all the years I've been involved with SBO, and there have been many, I've never once visited that
Main Sheet line holder (1) lmddmc at 11:21am 02.02.22 Day Sailers 11/1616 Hello I have a 1965 widgeon that has a standard Horn cleat tie off for the main sheet that sit on t
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 Gold70 at 9:46am 02.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1915 Anyone have issues with leaks on the main salon overhead windows. Thanks in advance...
Fuel tank Hunter 28 (2) Growl at 8:04am 02.02.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/666
To oil or varnish?! (2) Growl at 6:48pm 02.01.22 Mid-Size Boats 16/1243 My teak is looking very weathered! After sanding I am afraid there might not be a lot left would you
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated (2) Thomas Meade at 2:59pm 02.01.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1080 I have not been able to find a supplier for a new, used or place to repair hatch cover for 23 ft oda
Hunter 35.5 Dingy Davits shawanaga at 2:42pm 02.01.22 Big Boats 3/1959 Has anyone installed davits on their 35.5? What do you recommend? Did you have any issues with the d
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) fjcattleco at 10:43am 02.01.22 Parts Search 23/2779 I have a 1981 Macgregor Venture by Newport (23). The pulley wheels for the mainsail on the masthead
Aft head shower tiffricco at 8:53am 02.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/487 Hello. I have a Hunter 41 DS. Has anyone taken off the door to the aft head shower and replaced with
2022 Apostle Islands Cruise! Want to Come? LakeShark at 8:34am 02.01.22 Catalina 22 4/851 Hello my fellow Catalina 22 sailors. This year I am working with the Catalina 22 National Sailing A
beneteau spare parts Mike8193 at 8:19am 02.01.22 Ask All Sailors 6/838 I searched the archives and this was addressed before. I can not sign in to the beneteau spare parts
Screw clamp port lights Growl at 8:12am 02.01.22 Mid-Size Boats 19/1148 My forward port lights (4) are leaking, I was thinking about opening them all and cleaning the black
Tiller (1) Tater at 4:45am 02.01.22 Day Sailers 10/1696 I wanted to pretty this up before sharing, but who has the time? Some think I am cheap. I prefer "
Hunter 336 mast cable runs Techstyle at 8:07pm 01.31.22 Mid-Size Boats 0/341 I have a 1996 Hunter 336 and I am wondering if anybody knows how easy would it be to run a cable in
"Forum Search" is Dead Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 01.31.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/1589 Is it just me, or does anyone else have problems when accessing "Forum Search" ? When I click on it
Ceiling lights RNC725 at 6:08pm 01.31.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/604 Looking for affordable replacement lights for salon. Any thoughts?
Waste Halvern at 5:04pm 01.31.22 S2 8/1218 I had PM'd Mark Malden a question about Holding Tank on my 1979 S2 11A, and I apologize to all, it
Jumping Cursor Tater at 4:45pm 01.31.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/625 Does anyone have an unstable cursor? Mine jumps around while I type. I'm using Edge on Win11.
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover (2) T J Furstenau at 12:01pm 01.31.22 Big Boats 19/1381 For those that have, or have been on, a H49/H50, you're probably aware of the rear part of the cockp
Blue Water Insurance Big Mack at 12:01pm 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 7/742 I just bought a1996 Alubat Ovni 43 in Martinique. I'm having a hard time finding an insurer. Too ol

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Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:31am 04.01.24
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 04.01.24 As a surveyor once told me : "no good comes of water inside a boat!" ESPECIALLY when it's in your
Stem Fitting marchem at 8:16am 04.01.24 The one on our 310, hull #31, from 2000 is the new version. But it may have been replaced when the b
Not understanding stop solenoid function (2) Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 04.01.24 Hi Scott, I installed the Trombetta 610 on my 3GM30F 2 years ago. I wired it such that the Hold wire
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 04.01.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable fun
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 04.01.24 The drawing on the first page shows the plunger in the retracted position when on and extended whe
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (2) Jim Legere at 7:36am 04.01.24 In my town (Halifax, Nova Scotia) we have two suspension bridges that those behemoth container ships
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (2) Scott NIelsen at 6:49am 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wit
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jssailem at 6:20am 04.01.24 In less than a minute one can get a glimpse into the money decisions made in Baltimore and Maryland.
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 04.01.24 just rolled didnt tip. I used the small diameter foam rollers they have at the hardware store. I en
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . smokey73 at 6:01am 04.01.24 So true. As ships have gotten bigger and bigger what was a "reasonable risk" then (when this bridge
"No Step" decals Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 04.01.24 Who steps on hatches and acrylic sliding hatches?:banghead::facepalm::huh::yikes::thumbsdown: Newb
New to me Cat 22 mashmaster at 5:59am 04.01.24 Probably great advice
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log mermike at 5:32am 04.01.24 This is an old thread, but I'm curious too.
Mooring line...... NYSail at 5:24am 04.01.24 Hi Greg. Happy Easter. Rather prefer three strand nylon mooring line over polyester double/triple b
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.01.24 I beg to differ...My dynama mooring pennants easily go under and bend over my fore deck cleats...
Not understanding stop solenoid function dlochner at 4:25am 04.01.24 Here's a link to the installation instructions. If I am understanding this correctly, the manual
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 4:01am 04.01.24 This is a key point. It is hard to believe that at some point in time since this bridge was put in
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? ArnoldAlden642 at 3:10am 04.01.24 I think with a few minor adjustments that she is sail worthy, but I can't be sure. I doing this rese
Mooring line...... sailme88 at 2:42am 04.01.24 Dyneema would not be my choice for dock or mooring lines. This is a place where you want stretch to

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