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Considering Purchasing 2000 Hunter 380 Bacchanal at 11:36am 05.18.10 Big Boats 7/4449 I currently own a vintage sailboat that is requiring too much of my time to maintain. I'm looking a
portlights lancerlot at 11:19am 05.18.10 Lancer 1/1573 I have a lancer powersailer built in '85. I need to replace the portlight gaskets. Does anyone know
Troubleshoot the shower drain MVAschenbrener at 11:06am 05.18.10 Big Boats 9/3228 My shower isn't draining and I'm not sure where to start the troubleshooting. Any thoughts or sugge
scuppers mikemo at 11:00am 05.18.10 Catalina 22 14/5056 We had a bit of rain this weekend, and I found my boat and trailer pointing up to the sky! There was
Shower isn't draining MVAschenbrener at 10:54am 05.18.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1307 My shower isn't draining and I'm not sure how to troubleshoot this? Thanks
Need a used Lewmar 7 winch dscribner at 10:45am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2954 My winch popped its top and needs replacing so I'm looking for a used Lewmar 7 (approx 4" base). I
Finally got her into Portlan Harbor on Sunday. dscribner at 10:39am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1289 OK, first time stories. We got to the ramp a little later than I planned. The wind was gusting. T
S2 22 rigging tension daddde at 10:33am 05.18.10 S2 2/2090 I purchased my S2 3 years ago and want to set the tension of the stays to the correct value. Does an
Wanted, forward port side portlight. 1988 Mac 26D joeco33 at 9:55am 05.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1127 Have broken forward port side portlight on 1988 Mac 26D. Any help locating a replacement will be gre
Florida & East Coast get ready sailaway78 at 9:42am 05.18.10 Sails Call Lounge 37/7805 As if things were not bad enough already, they are now predicting that the oil spill will get into t
Anchore roller. geehaw at 9:26am 05.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1797 One thing my boat seems to be missing that really needs corrected soon is there is no anchor roller.
Rudder Post Play Witzend at 9:12am 05.18.10 Catalina 310 10/5259 Sailing this weekend, BTW it was great in the upper Chessy!! appears to have reviled some minor play
United Sailing Yachts USY27 lobstercrawl at 8:51am 05.18.10 Other Sailboats 0/1108 Hi, I just bought a USY27 that is powered with a Volvo MD5 7.5 hp diesel. It came with a 3 blade b
Interior cushions skipquant at 8:43am 05.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1419 I am a new member. I have an O'Day 25. Can anyone recommend a source for getting new interior and V-
Gulfstar rudder post bearing NassauSailor at 8:30am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1967 Hi- I'm looking for rudder post bearing for a 53' Gulfstar motorsailor. Does anyone know where to fi
Signet Scientific Wind Instrument MK254 ussatd45 at 8:12am 05.18.10 Bigger Boats 1/3476 I have a 1985 31' O'day Sloop. My Signet MK 254 wind instrument was destroyed when my neighbors mast
diesel lub questions dlewis812 at 5:26am 05.18.10 Catalina 30 4/1573 diesel lube questions first time with a diesel (universal 18HP). checking lubricants: - oil l
Mainsail Overlaps Backstay Ducati at 5:06am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 10/6073 Other 36.7 owners tell me that the mainsail (just at the top batten) gets caught on the backstay.
questions for bubba da boat cat thereisabelle at 3:00am 05.18.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2314 are you happy to be back home? everything all secure? will you be donating some furballs to help sop
New Found Metals Ports (1) med2463 at 11:24pm 05.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/704 The boat that we bought a few months ago has 6 New Found Metals ports. Some swing all the way up and

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Funny Friday!!! shemandr at 4:59am 09.25.21 I want to know who weighed the bear! Maybe the same guy who first tested bear repellent spray?
Hunter 34 Bass Control Panel Indicator lights Don Reid at 4:54am 09.25.21 Allan 12210 SailboatOwners to the rescue again, Thank you for your help. Stay safe, Don
Toe rail carriage bolts RoyS at 4:53am 09.25.21 Question: What about a nylon washer under the carriage bolt head?
Help remembering small cruiser name shemandr at 4:50am 09.25.21 Flicka got a lot of press. Pacific Seacraft got an award for their quality - I think it was the _
Help remembering small cruiser name dlochner at 4:35am 09.25.21 Pacific Seacraft built several small boats that were intended for long distance cruising. One of th
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:56am 09.25.21 I want to know who weighed the bear! Don't they weight things that big by satellite now? -Will
Best caulk for deadlight? AndyBC at 10:35pm 09.24.21
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 9:48pm 09.24.21 Yes, it was a specific boat. I just remember reading some articles about it that sounded interesting
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 9:46pm 09.24.21 low bending moments or Shear resistance True comparison is shear modulus... Aluminum 3900 ksi
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known mermike at 9:40pm 09.24.21 Will, thank you for sharing your dad with us. My sincere condolences for your loss.
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch jssailem at 9:30pm 09.24.21 Dave. There is a product called Remove. It helped me to remove the window frames on my boat. The sea
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter nightowle at 9:28pm 09.24.21 Looks like nice work, however, I suspect it was a pricey job.
Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 9:24pm 09.24.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @PaulH2504 You sound like your searching for a specific boat. Is there a
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known nightowle at 9:12pm 09.24.21 Thank you for sharing the tribute and story of your remarkable father. Those are such great memorie
Cabin/Salon Light Replacements jssailem at 9:11pm 09.24.21 I am suspecting you purchased the Amazon lights as sealed units. You might explore replacement led b
Toe rail carriage bolts (2) dLj at 9:06pm 09.24.21 You would win your bet. Aluminum Bolts have very low bending moments or Shear resistance. Opps @d
Maine Sail update nightowle at 8:47pm 09.24.21 I've been on this site 15 years. Back when I started my knowledge of both sailing and boats was so
Cabin/Salon Light Replacements Rjm st.petersburg at 8:33pm 09.24.21 Have you thought of putting film over the lens?
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Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:31pm 09.24.21 who weighed the bear! Good question. Check out the story in the link. Sounds to me that the bear w

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