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"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? Steve L22188 at 7:50pm 11.14.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2063 Went to the boat to winterize it this afternoon. After just two days shy of 9 years my two 12-volt
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 3:12pm 11.14.22 Catalina 310 3/1598 For the recently delivered C315 owners can you confirm the yanmar engine model number (21hp) and th
Selden / Furlex 100s - "Outer Hub" (Part B14) rhiggins at 11:13am 11.14.22 Parts Search 4/1143 Fortunately this plastic part failed at the dock. I found one website (Mauripro Sailing) that appea
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 9:52pm 11.13.22 Ask All Sailors 57/6697 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anothe
Mystic to Quincy Russell26 at 4:18pm 11.13.22 Destinations 15/3047 Planning a maiden voyage from Mystic to Quincy Ma. Any suggestions on course. Have 4 days to do this
Garhauer sale Cederholm at 1:32pm 11.13.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1361
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 7:14am 11.13.22 Big Boats 29/5722 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my plan
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (2) AllenC57 at 3:17am 11.13.22 Catalina 310 7/2909 The latest addition to my boat was this 560 Ah LiFePo4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate ) battery build. It c
C310 Vertical Windlass Refit (6) AllenC57 at 2:26am 11.13.22 Catalina 310 2/1408 The windlass that came with the 310 was nearly useless to me (only slightly better than not having o
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 8:40pm 11.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 33/5511 Hey all, I'm trying to figure out the coolant on our new to us Westerbeke 42. I want to do a coolant
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 2:42pm 11.12.22 Catalina 22 16/2243 Does anyone have part numbers for the gas struts?
Old Barient winches binding Frankoxc17 at 2:28pm 11.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2913 Hi folks, I recently purchased two used two-speed self-tailing barient 19 winches. When I snug down
Catalina 320 diesel? Ben Ingebretson at 11:35am 11.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 11/1798 My 320 is hull #307 and I cannot determine if it is the Westebeke 30B (3cyl) or 29B (4cyl). Anyone
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 8:31am 11.12.22 Ask All Sailors 12/3575 Has anyone had experience with the Selden system 20 self tacking jib system? Old age and a torn rota
O'Day Javelin Larger Jib Sail? kgray9 at 6:29am 11.12.22 Trailer Sailors 6/2472 Hello everyone! I have an O'Day Javelin 14 (SailboatData.com - JAVELIN 14 (FOX) Sailboat) that
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? Salty Jack at 6:26am 11.12.22 Catalina 22 12/1721 ,I'm looking to buy a 1986-1991 C22 soon. I live in upstate NY and have the northeast to find a boat
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:07pm 11.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2099 Hi all! I am looking at a 1991 Hunter 30T to possibly purchase. It has several age related issues, o
Need Catalina 34 MKII bow and stern pulpits PSA_Tenney at 12:17pm 11.11.22 Parts Search 3/1128 Need bow and port side stern pulpits for damage repair; Catalina Direct Part #: A8247 AND Part #: F8
Veteran's Day Soundoff (1) Brian D at 9:07am 11.11.22 Sails Call Lounge 10/1712 Every year SBO does a shout out to our veterans. So, if you served (length of service is irrelevant)
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 7:45am 11.11.22 Ask All Sailors 19/2857 I've got a 1986 Hunter 25.5 with a roller furler. I've blown out an old sail and need to replace it.

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Preventing a hood furler housing from rotating Project_Mayhem at 9:26pm 08.22.25 A piece of line attached to the stem. There's a lot of distance between the stem and furler. Pics to
Sail Slides Hayden Watson at 8:53pm 08.22.25 I put allslips at each of my full battens. They have a external slide that helps with sliding once
Sail Slides Project_Mayhem at 8:41pm 08.22.25 We want pics It technically doesn't exist yet ;) RE: I'm trying to reduce friction without breaki
Sail Slides (1) garymalmgren at 8:04pm 08.22.25 RE: I'm trying to reduce friction without breaking the bank on an external system. I currently have
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? Davis Ladd Scharff at 7:11pm 08.22.25 sorry about the poor photo
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? (1) Davis Ladd Scharff at 7:10pm 08.22.25 I have one that was made by a sail loft shop in Clear Lake Texas before I bought the boat . It's re
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? Brian Hope at 6:24pm 08.22.25 Ah; I will have to look closer to see if those sheaves are on the boom. Presently, the only line in
What we all think sometimes about boats Michael Davis at 6:02pm 08.22.25 Oh so true!
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island dLj at 5:58pm 08.22.25 Spectacular! I bet you wish the images captured all you can see! (They never do...) dj
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (6) Michael Davis at 5:55pm 08.22.25 Where we are in the world. 233950
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 dLj at 5:55pm 08.22.25 Let us know if this helps and if you have more questions. dj
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) dLj at 5:53pm 08.22.25 Tale the image yo have of what this wood piece should be and print it out. Then use it as a diagram
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) dLj at 5:42pm 08.22.25 I believe from what I can see, this is what the different parts of your existing rudder are. dj
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation Michael Davis at 5:12pm 08.22.25
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 kappykaplan at 4:47pm 08.22.25 What is the hole in the top of the rudder blade for? Should be where the tiller is attached.
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) cybrdweeb at 4:32pm 08.22.25 Thanks everyone for helping a newbie! Here is what I have and my dad is an accomplished wood worker
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 4:26pm 08.22.25 Ah - sorry - so you do have both pintals and gudgeons? Do you also have the metal straps that would
Galley table jssailem at 3:50pm 08.22.25 the finish is deep, like a bar top. There are no short cuts to what they did. There are alternativ
Sail Slides fred1diver at 3:37pm 08.22.25 We want pics
Sail Slides Project_Mayhem at 2:42pm 08.22.25 Nice! The things I had to tweak on my early designs were: I added a little spray hood to really d

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