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SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner (1) Phil Herring at 10:20am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2560 After 25 years in Seattle, SailboatOwners.com is pulling up stakes and moving to... wait for it... F
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Hans Baart at 9:37am 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/860 I have a Trident model #1300-7761 propane sensor and Control module. It is going into fault mode aft
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? rgroothuis at 8:13am 06.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1563 Hi Beneteau Owners, In my Beneteau Oceanis 37 sailing boot from 2009 there is a 12 volt air pump i
Spar Height Sailing Know Return at 5:32am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/495 Previous owner was tall, and raised our boom a foot. The boat is Bristol 41.1 center cockpit. The bo
2005 Macgregor for sale in WI Rbmolatore at 8:38pm 06.06.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/685 I saw this boat for sale. Registered to this site so I could try to get more information. If you do
Friction on CDI Furler DanMaine at 6:52pm 06.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1074 I have what I think is an original CDI furler on my Hunter 37, Cheribini. It is hard to turn. I've
Catalina 25 electric lsavocchi at 5:30pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 6/873
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? (2) Unwinder at 3:41pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1700 I am having trouble finding any wood to match my current cabin interior. When I've bought "teak" se
Remove galley faucet Aqua Touch 7811 (2) skunther at 3:28pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/565 It seems the manufacturer put fittings that snap into the hot and cold hoses after running them thro
H 41 CUTLASS BEARING REMOVAL and SHAFT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE Valerio at 2:47pm 06.06.22 Big Boats 1/555 I would like to share my troubles that I have encountered while I was on this. First after 17 years
79 C&C hatch cover (1) Wm. Gill at 2:29pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/522 One of this year's projects is to fix the drip in my hatch that's ruining the laminate floor (also t
1977 S2 Yacht 8.0 Mast type? I really need a step! Sonofthesea77 at 2:17pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/761 Hello Sailors, I've got a 77 S2 Yacht 8.0, that I can't find any info anywhere about what brand/ typ
Hunter 22 keel roller pin (1) Michael K at 10:32am 06.06.22 Parts Search 1/596 My 2013 Hunter 22 with swing keel has a pin to support a roller for the steel cable to lift the keel
Fuel gauge / sender issues NYSail at 8:30am 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1238 So have the traditional sailboat fuel sender with a float. Two wires attach to sender that lead back
Trailer extension rusted in place (2) Scott300 at 6:20am 06.06.22 Catalina 22 5/1376 On my trailer for my Catalina 22 is a pole that extends to allow the trailer slide back into the wat
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? Tally Ho at 6:20pm 06.05.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1552
Helm seat on 280 chp at 5:20pm 06.05.22 Mid-Size Boats 9/1326 Just curious of how people are storing their helm seat when they remove it to access the aft platfor
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings PlaneTom at 2:07pm 06.05.22 Catalina 310 5/1502 Many may already be aware of this, but for those who aren't I'll post the info anyway. Our 310 furle
Oday 35 keel bolts bonding allen lofland at 2:07pm 06.05.22 Ask All Sailors 2/311 Cleaning the bilge on our new to us Oday 35 I found several keel bolt plates (washers) that had susp
Rigging Question (1) Tedd at 2:06pm 06.05.22 Ask All Sailors 9/928 I've been fooling around with Sailaway, a sailing simulator, and I noticed a rigging element that I'

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1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question dlochner at 3:33am 12.05.24 Booms are engineered to withstand the forces applied to it. Shifing from mid-boom to end boom sheeti
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) colemj at 3:23am 12.05.24 I was thinking of adding one of these at mast base. https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-536-4
What is this mystery line? sailme88 at 2:58am 12.05.24 could be a preventer...
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 12.05.24 Handy site with weather buoys from around the bay: Home \| Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System M
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:10am 12.05.24 And here's Cove Point's history. I find it interesting that the wind gusts don't seem to be as high
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:06am 12.05.24 Here's some overnight history from the Solomons Wx Buoy - winds have picked up some, but will be hig
What is this mystery line? nightowle at 8:17pm 12.04.24 I suspect the line will be strong enough. You need a solid clip to attach it to the dog's harness.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 7:48pm 12.04.24 But in my experience, only two of those options are common at marinas in the US. You either get 30A
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question shemandr at 7:32pm 12.04.24 The Newport 30 is a Masthead rig. Which means the mainsail is smallish by comparison to a fractiona
Best stronger jack plate mount egreen024 at 6:58pm 12.04.24 I had an outboard on a 15ft sailboat. It was a small 2-cylinder on a fixed mount. The issue was get
Best stronger jack plate mount egreen024 at 6:52pm 12.04.24 That design appears to have been designed and built for a shaft-drive 11 hp diesel. The transom was
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 12.04.24 Welcome! Do you have any pictures of the current setup? That might help inspire ways it could be imp
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question (1) jssailem at 6:45pm 12.04.24 Welcome to the forum. Here is an image with the mainsheet rigging mid-boom. tions while gaining mor
Dead engine panel. danooxnard at 6:30pm 12.04.24 This forum is amazing!!! Dano
Dead engine panel. jssailem at 6:29pm 12.04.24 Welcome Mark, to the forum... You may have set a record. Joined the forum today, fixed the problem t
Helm cover jssailem at 6:25pm 12.04.24 Welcome to the Forum. Certainly, the cover will keep the helm looking better than if it were exposed
What is this mystery line? Captain Larry-DH at 6:19pm 12.04.24
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (4) sailcapt340 at 6:18pm 12.04.24 I have considered my forstner bits because they do stay in place, but the center will enter the spac
Best stronger jack plate mount jssailem at 6:13pm 12.04.24 I had an outboard on a 15ft sailboat. It was a small 2-cylinder on a fixed mount. The issue was gett
What is this mystery line? Captain Larry-DH at 6:08pm 12.04.24 It is a really bad idea that was once employed as a tether for a harness. The bad idea was there wa

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