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battery charger captcrly at 6:57am 06.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/514 1986 ODAY 40ft. Does anybody know where the onboard battery charger is located on the boat? The prev
Is tuning the rigging necessary? DeliriousSailor at 6:54am 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1005
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? (3) JakePlisken at 8:19pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/667 New to sailboats so hopefully someone can tell me what these are. They are threaded and dont go all
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 7:57pm 06.13.21 Catalina 30 27/2764 Hey all, I'm brand new to sailboats, having done just enough research to know what a Catalina 30 is
How-to tip: Replacing a Racor Gas Filter - issues with water separating bowl. Captain Larry-DH at 6:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/375 I've had issues removing the plastic bowl from a Racor water-separating filter on my dinghy. It beca
U-bolt Chainplates shank at 6:55pm 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1677 Hi, I was reading an article on Practical Sailor about the most common issues and problems with Cata
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. mjsb at 6:11pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3746 Gotta ask a question as I am so confused with the Chartplotter / GPS deal. I have Raymarine equipmen
Here's something you don't see everyday (1) Calif. Ted at 6:07pm 06.13.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/819 195151Saw it in the distance and couldn't figure it out until it got close enough, new one on me, ne
1979 Hunter 25 rudder for a shoal keel Gohawking at 5:56pm 06.13.21 Smaller Boats 4/576 I recently bought a 79 H25 that has a bent rudder that I didn't see before I bought it. I have acces
1972 Irwin 28 Plymouth Sailor at 4:43pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 3/777 Does anyone happen to know what the cabin headroom is on an Irwin 28? Can't seem to find it among t
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull (3) swshogren at 3:45pm 06.13.21 Big Boats 7/1290 So it's trading real hard today on the Columbia River and! I heard to the boat to do some more repai
Hobie 1. Holder 12 (1) Whatfiero1 at 3:43pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/959 Does anybody have a Hobie 1 or Holder 12 and interested in racing my local Yacht club require 3 boat
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 1:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3713 There's a 1973 Albin Marin Vega 27 for sale, and I was looking for some opinions on the boat.
Waste System - How does it actually work? rpwillia at 1:37pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/685 So I replaced my joker valve on my boat and two complete head pumps on a friends boat. While doing t
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? jssailem at 11:24am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 20/1500 Many of us here on SBO sail on lakes and inside passages. The concept of a Rogue wave, out there in
Venture 222 interior painting (1) JustinP at 11:09am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 7/501
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 9:39am 06.13.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/3493 A topic posted by dreadpirath caught my attention. It was titled "steering cable fell off". What hap
Missing Mooring Monterey385 at 9:23am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 5/662 About 18 months ago, something, likely a commercial vessel, cut my winter stick from my chain. Sinc
Solar Sailors-I need help... Jimongee at 8:45am 06.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/702 Hello, if there are any sailors out here that have personally installed solar panels (owner installa
Mystery Electrical Fire on 320 (5) TheLouie at 7:10am 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1313 I own a 1995 Catalina 320. I was sailing to Catalina Island this weekend, totally under sail with th

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Can you ID this shifter? (1) Dave at 9:05am 02.25.24 They are all pretty much the same. Remove the handle, pop off the cover and the mechanism will be th
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification (2) Hello Below at 9:01am 02.25.24 Thank you! The 2006 Hunter 38 seems like its a "Cherry" interior, so I guess its Teak wood, with a
Outboard Transom Mount w4swk at 7:12am 02.25.24 Good ideas and thank you! Since I began this thread, a new boat has arrived on the horizon...The 22
Oh so dirty bilges dmax at 7:01am 02.25.24 You might be able to fit something along the lines of what this guy did, keeps your bilge perfectly
In search of bailer for Javelin kloudie1 at 6:35am 02.25.24 Probably best to post a picture of the bailer.. There were a few manufacturers over the years and on
Cockpit table - how to secure it JBP-PA at 6:00am 02.25.24 How those those stretchy rubber hasp things? https://www.amazon.com/T-Handle-Flexible-Elastic-Absor
In search of bailer for Javelin rgranger at 5:42am 02.25.24 https://www.amazon.com/SeaSense-Hand-Bilge-Pump-Self-Priming/dp/B004XACSIU/ref=asc_df_B004XACSIU/?ta
In search of bailer for Javelin kappykaplan at 5:37am 02.25.24 what is a good sailing supply store. Defender, Hamilton, to name a couple. Welcome to the forum!
In search of bailer for Javelin wendi darting at 5:36am 02.25.24
Obligatory log-in? kappykaplan at 5:35am 02.25.24 I just logged out of SBO, verified I could see/read posts (with ads), then logged back into SBO.
Oh so dirty bilges Timm R Oday25 at 5:35am 02.25.24 Project Mayhem , no I'm not referring to the fiberglass tube . On our 25 , 1981 ,there is a step on
In search of bailer for Javelin rgranger at 5:33am 02.25.24 Kayak bailers are very effective
Obligatory log-in? Dave at 5:32am 02.25.24 It should be fixed. At least, I can read posts when I am logged out. If someone else could check, I'
Oh so dirty bilges Tally Ho at 5:30am 02.25.24
Obligatory log-in? Dave at 5:13am 02.25.24 I'm not sure why that happened, I'll look into to it. We do vet new member registrations to reduce
Obligatory log-in? kappykaplan at 4:58am 02.25.24 Jim, does your browser give you the option to stay logged in for SBO?
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? gt Ken at 2:26am 02.25.24 I think Sail Care is very good for most all your needs.
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 10:10pm 02.24.24 I have had the V700 for a couple of years. Plenty of power for my size boat and rode. Never had i
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 10:08pm 02.24.24 That was my conclusion. You should use the boat to move to the anchor not drag it to the anchor wi
No holding tank options? BigNickMontana at 9:09pm 02.24.24 My boat did not have much room for a tank, I wound up building a custom fiberglass tank that sits ab

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