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Chainplates for Drogue invictus301 at 5:17am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3555 Hi all, I own a '73 C'C 30 MK1 with a weight of 9700 Lbs loaded. I would like to put a set of chainp
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) anastas at 4:48am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2919 Hi all, I am working on a custom 24:1 backstay adjuster. The important constraint is that I want t
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Lkarrh at 3:51am 07.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1238 We have been tasked with removing and replacing a Kanzaki model KM4A1 transmission on an '04 Hunter
Bow ladder for First 35 (2) LKMN00 at 12:46am 07.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/974 Hi, Would anyone have any recommendations for a bow ladder for a First 35? The bow is quite high so
How tall? Shadowwalker at 10:15pm 07.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2364 How tall is a Catalina 25 swing keel on the trailer? Will she slip through a 10ft door?
Hunter 146: Is there a backflow valve in the cockpit drain? If so, I need the name of the part. drumlish at 8:03pm 07.26.22 Day Sailers 2/1331 This is an odd one. I'm not even sure this feature exists. What I'm referring to is the little val
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 3:30pm 07.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 39/4242 I have been getting HPF error from my a/c seawater pump in a 2005 Hunter 33.... hard to read but i t
We are back... w4swk at 3:07pm 07.26.22 Catalina 22 8/1362 After a long hiatus that included restoring 2 airplanes and building another (plus that little healt
Spreader Adjustment + Seizing Help on Baba 30 SV Blue Moon at 1:59pm 07.26.22 Ask All Sailors 3/660 The seizing on my spreaders to the shrouds is shot and needs to be redone. The spreaders have "slipp
Neptune 24 CB forward hatch.... ISO Scubajeep at 12:47pm 07.26.22 Parts Search 1/686 My brother is trying to find a forward hatch for a Neptune 24CB. His blew off during IDA. We are l
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade adamv at 6:38am 07.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/4232 My M18 alternator tends to clock around, fouling the port teak. I tried tightening but it always ret
Leaky head (1) 4Winds at 6:03am 07.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/866 While it seems that there is no blockage and water manually flushed from the head flows through to t
Replace faucet in head tips (2) smokey73 at 6:03am 07.26.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1972 1994 Hunter 40,5 Does anyone have any tips for removal and replacement of the faucet in the head? I
Taking On water SueAndScott at 4:21am 07.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1057 My Hunter 22 is taking on water. I think it is coming from around the drop keel. It seems worst w
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 9:23pm 07.25.22 Catalina 30 32/3962 I am adding an additional outlet for my AC circuit and it will be a standalone (GFCI 20A). I plan on
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 8:38pm 07.25.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1662
What to do about missing inboard motor? (1) Shaun R. at 7:18pm 07.25.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3270 Recently acquired a 1981 Sovereign 7.0. The boat had the option inboard motor, but as you can see i
Boat Swag (2) Ward H at 5:00pm 07.25.22 Ask All Sailors 4/907 Just sharing what my wife and I did this past week when the current heat wave kept us off the boat..
DS II Very Sticky Centerboard mikeval at 4:08pm 07.25.22 Day Sailers 3/1429 New to me boat and went for a first sail Saturday. All is good but the centerboard is very very stic
Catalina 320 exhaust water hose lengths (2) Lorrie at 4:02pm 07.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 5/2480 The exhaust water hose coming out of the muffler is leaking. It's the original hose from 1997 so we

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Mast base rgranger at 1:11pm 08.11.25 Most likely a Z-Spar and they sell the base right here on the SBO site (ask me how I know... :(:r
HOOD FURLER CONTINUOUS LOOP MODEL 915 BrianQ at 1:10pm 08.11.25 Here is a video on how to make a continuous loop splice in double braid. vGtJh4lEE90
Mast crack hunter 23 (1) rgranger at 12:54pm 08.11.25
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 12:48pm 08.11.25 Update My WattsCycle battery in my boat has been doing great. The shore power hadn't. But my fridg
HOOD FURLER CONTINUOUS LOOP MODEL 915 dLj at 12:20pm 08.11.25 Sa-kmsIYLxU There are a lot of other options, but I kind of like the simplicity this one has. I use
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct LakeShark at 12:12pm 08.11.25 @Matt Parfitt I too have a wing keel and a fixed blade rudder. I would not mess with a kick-up unle
Complete Novice Orientation Stu Jackson at 11:58am 08.11.25 If you go out alone, you are only putting yourself at risk. So, if you have a heart attack out on t
Recommissioning head and holding tank Richard19068 at 11:55am 08.11.25 I am confused about Muriatic Acid strengths and dilutions. if I get a bottle of muriatic acid that
Complete Novice Orientation Richard19068 at 11:17am 08.11.25 Isn't this sentence a contradiction? If you go out alone, you come back, don't you? Why should ta
Complete Novice Orientation Foswick at 11:17am 08.11.25 Isn't this sentence a contradiction? If you go out alone, you come back, don't you? Why should ta
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement (3) Tucker67 at 10:52am 08.11.25 So I pried up the glued down floor in the galley now have good access and will secure it with screws
Complete Novice Orientation Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.11.25 As a rule, our boat doesn't leave the dock for any duration unless there is one person, in addition
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 9:52am 08.11.25 233630 Jim...
Before and after Timm R Oday25 at 9:52am 08.11.25 I've always been amazed what a pressure washer and twenty minutes can do . Looking forward to seeing
Rub rail making noise JamesG161 at 9:40am 08.11.25 This is not how the 50 is constructed. I can help, you...maybe Jim...
Monday Moon Shots Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 08.11.25 With all this talk of colonizing the Moon in the next 20 years, Right now I'm studying for my Lun
Recommissioning head and holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:33am 08.11.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress First, thanks for being such a great source of information for so many ye
Electrical panel rebuild BigEasy at 9:31am 08.11.25 Nice!. Initially thought that you had burned outline of the boat on the panel. Look forward to se
Holding tank replacement BAD ORCA at 9:04am 08.11.25 Search ronco-plastics.com the only tanks suggested by Peggy Hall. Search this site. After 12 years
Electrical panel rebuild fred1diver at 9:00am 08.11.25

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