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Stem Fitting Puzzle (5) 31seahorse at 6:42pm 04.29.22 Ask All Sailors 0/487 Hello SBO Forum Readers/Contributors, I know that we all enjoy puzzling about boats and boat parts,
1989 Hunter 33.5 boom make sbailey64 at 6:32pm 04.29.22 Ask All Sailors 1/368 Hi everyone, I own a 1989 Hunter 33.5 that is in need of new boom end sheaves. Does anyone know who
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Autopilot Drive Unit Manufacturer? Jeff Tirey at 8:58am 04.29.22 Bavaria 4/2324 I am upgrading the autopilot system on my 2002 Bavaria 40 sailboat. It originally had a Raymarine S
1967 Bristol Corsair 24 project... (2) LooseScrews24 at 6:21am 04.29.22 Trailer Sailors 2/728 Finally was able to get to Marina and look it over and felling love right off the bat... Lol Therr a
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Hull number vs. sail number ...3TacksontheWater at 6:17am 07.29.25 I'm not sure what your sail number has to do with conversing at the dock but if you want your hull
Atomic 4 strange behaviour kappykaplan at 6:07am 07.29.25 Did the bottom and prop get cleaned while y'all were working on the engine?
Mud dauber wasp idea Hello Below at 6:06am 07.29.25 There are yellow jackets in the August/September time frame. And when they come out, they come out
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? thinwater at 3:27am 07.29.25 Was the anchor ready to run (there was enough room)? Why not? Engines do fail between jetties (it's
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 07.29.25 We had a leak in the tank of our 28 which is a pretty similar boat. In our case there was a copper b
Lake of the Woods Project_Mayhem at 10:02pm 07.28.25 Look out for idiot motor boaters
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:48pm 07.28.25 Im sure there's a dye tracer for diesel to confirm that's the source
Mud dauber wasp idea jssailem at 9:24pm 07.28.25 It is true we have but a few insects to disturb our lives. There are yellow jackets in the August/Se
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Tim Murphy at 8:36pm 07.28.25 After looking at your post I realized I could go up and over the Bimini and lead wires through a hol
All Storm Action is currently in the Pacific jssailem at 8:23pm 07.28.25 Thanks for sharing.
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Project_Mayhem at 8:06pm 07.28.25 I honestly don't know how you'd run that between the skins of the deck and headliner without turning
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 7:51pm 07.28.25 I guess we were poor but we didn't realize it. All true. Now people can likely pay big bucks for t
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? dlochner at 7:45pm 07.28.25 And why did they not drop the anchor? There is no anchor locker on a J24, the anchor, if they had
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? JoeWhite at 7:35pm 07.28.25 Yes, just as mentioned above, why at least the main sail was not put up before they went out to the
Mud dauber wasp idea thinwater at 6:49pm 07.28.25 This actually works! I do the same thing. Mothballs also repel spiders, and the chemical (naphthale
Mud dauber wasp idea Foswick at 6:46pm 07.28.25 Fortunately, we do not need to worry about this. We do not have insects or spiders of any variety an
Mud dauber wasp idea (1) twodzusfittings at 5:22pm 07.28.25 My interior cabin walls are cedar lined. Twice a year I freshen them up with cedar oil. I haven't se
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? FastOlson at 5:12pm 07.28.25 Odd that no sails seen rigged up in the video. I wonder whether they could have quickly deployed an
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? kappykaplan at 4:57pm 07.28.25
Funny Friday!!! smokey73 at 4:52pm 07.28.25 When I was growing up in Indiana, my Mom would make "cold bread pudding" She'd put sugar in a glass

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