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Can rollers be replaced on old Schaefer genoa cars? (1) mark_swart at 11:18am 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1740 My 1986 S2 has what I'm guessing are the original Schaefer twin sheet genoa leads (similar to curren
Towing a Hunter 26 weight and trailer Questions... abk at 10:35am 04.25.12 Trailer Sailors 9/10278 I may buy the boat listed in the post title (1994 Hunter 26 wb). I have a 1999 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 L s
Deadrise Angle on a Hunter 410 DAVID BLOCH at 10:20am 04.25.12 Big Boats 1/1091 Anyone know the Deadrise Angle of this hull? I'm adding a digital sonar transducer and they have 2
Hunter 376 Whitlock steering cable Hoomalie at 9:21am 04.25.12 Big Boats 4/2029 Yesterday I broke a link in the Whitlock steering cable chain. Access seems limited for repair or re
Re-routing condensate from bilge jackzimmerman at 8:42am 04.25.12 Big Boats 9/2103 I have a 1999 H380 and the thawing freezer/refrigerator water and the Air Conditioner condensate dra
replacing companionway sliding hatch CNein001 at 6:43am 04.25.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/10417 Please offer any wisdom. I need to replace my companionway sliding hatch. I have looked around, an
in hull transducer, 1979 O'day 23 Alex Sosangelis at 6:16am 04.25.12 Day Sailers 11/2756 Good morning: My first post, just picked up the boat. Found a faria sounder with in hull transduc
Sailing under bare poles Trinkka at 5:26am 04.25.12 Day Sailers 5/5231 Has anyone ever experimented running downwind in a strong wind with no sails up? You may be surprise
Packing - Stuffing Box Long Story at 4:18am 04.25.12 Catalina 310 3/2261 I have stayed with the traditional stuffing box, for reasons we could debate till the cows come home
Stuck stuffing box hose hugeone at 3:39am 04.25.12 Newport 4/5317 Hello, I've got my 79 Newport 27 on stands in the yard. Needed to cut out my drivetrain which wa
Mainsail trouble on Beneteau First 33.7 Paul Chung at 3:38am 04.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2325 I cannot hoist the mainsail right to the top of mast. The clew of the mainsail is only attached to t
Dinghy Questions (not again) Towing on a C22 Nbot at 11:21pm 04.24.12 Ask All Sailors 10/5963 I searched around and found some good info, but am looking at buying one of two dinghies to occasion
Spinnaker rigging... (1) Eman at 9:29pm 04.24.12 Catalina 22 0/1084 Hey Gang, As I plod along replacing and rebedding deck hardware on my '76 C22 I'm thinking of upgra
Cutting up my V224 topcat0399 at 9:08pm 04.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1970 ....today on our V224. Ever sit in your boat for hours on end and just stare at things? Anyway it
Prop Shaft Bracket loose PeterHoelzel at 8:26pm 04.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1698 There is about 7 millimeter sideway play on my prop shaft bracket (First 310, 1992 vintage). Seems t
Stowe Navigator2 Windspeed display Mskoki at 7:39pm 04.24.12 Parts Search 5/3343 I am looking for a Stowe Navigator2 windspeed indicator display either to replace my faulty one(numb
Stowe Nav2 Anemometer repairs Mskoki at 7:01pm 04.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1157 I have a stowe Nav2 anemometer that needs a new display, the numbers are barely visable,all else wor
traveler collie at 6:22pm 04.24.12 Smaller Boats 1/945 i have a rutgerson traveler on a 1986 25.5ft hunter. Has anyone had to replace one yet, and what br
Pointing issues with a 85 swing keel Diamondjet at 5:06pm 04.24.12 Catalina 22 17/3091 I'm interested in hints and personal experiences with pointing capabilities on the Catalina 22. Las
Sailing Seadragon ed stack at 5:03pm 04.24.12 Pearson 0/1289 For anyone who might like to see a nice P36 site. I've benefitted from this site and thought for tho

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Raymarine Axiom SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 01.02.23 David, can you provide more details? Not sure I fully understand exactly what is a Rasberry Pi.
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck (3) jssailem at 10:57am 01.02.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Pictures are helpful. These are the parts available here on the SBO websi
Older sailers higgs at 10:51am 01.02.23 My father sailed until his early 90's, When he was in his late 80's he was still winning sailing co
Older sailers jssailem at 10:48am 01.02.23 The look on their faces when the "Coastal Grandma" at the wheel waved while ducking under them and
Older sailers Calif. Ted at 10:40am 01.02.23 Time does help teach one how to sail.... Warmest memory of the holiday season for me was passing a
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:36am 01.02.23 Thank you, @Terry Cox, @MFD, @jssailem, @BobH57 for all your thoughts and suggestions. We intend to
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 10:26am 01.02.23
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 10:25am 01.02.23 curious if reusing the bolt and insert new zing instead of whole assembly will make this more or le
Happy new year to all jssailem at 10:18am 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 01.02.23 I think it is as lean as 35:1 at idle and closer to 12:1 at WOT. Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bmadan at 10:14am 01.02.23 I wanted to say "thanks" for this post. I'm replacing my HWH in my Beneteau 36.1 and this was the p
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:07am 01.02.23 No fiberglass. The coating a penetrating epoxy sealer from Total Boat. You did varnish on top of t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:37am 01.02.23 Thank You for the videos! That is exactly my next project for this morning.
Any sailor peppers out there? Tin Kicker at 9:31am 01.02.23 Sounds like entertainment for Walter Mitty dreams but the reality is that wherever you want to go -

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