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Water damage sole 11.0A Tobeng at 6:14am 09.08.09 S2 1/1528 I have refinished the teak veneer floor on the 11.0a several times to remove the water discoloration
First 210 Spirit andrea at 6:13am 09.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1089 hi, i'm Looking For A boat Cover For My First 210 Spirit. thank You andrea
Suggestions for leading Lines to Cockpit ? MrBee at 5:50am 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2660 We have an Irwin 10/4 with Wire/rope halyards and all lines are controlled at the Mast. I would lik
Hunter 40.5 windless Capt Steve at 10:02pm 09.07.09 Big Boats 9/4075 Well I messed up an tried to pull my anchor loose with windless - I know dumb... Now all I get is a
3YM30 Tacho Problems nick at 10:00pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 22/9462 After running the motor for around 4 hours the tacho cuts out on my 3YM30 Yanmar. If you switch off
new mac diegokid at 4:20pm 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1693 The wife and I are looking at buying our first sailboat. We have looked and sailed a Catalina 30ft,
Front Rail Interfere w/ Jib ? Deck the boat mntjohnson at 9:41pm 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1517 I have a Mac 22 and a small jib and jib seems to never go beyond the outline of the deck - - could o
engine stalls John Howitt at 8:19pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 25/5649 My Hunter 29.5 has a 2 cyl yanmar engine that will not idle. I checked the fuel and it was really ug
disconnected propeller shaft C-27 boosiml at 7:35pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1559 I have owned a 1989 Catalina 27 since 2001 and have had few significant problems until last week. A
Charge Light on all the time when engine running Marybeth and Rip at 7:33pm 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1084 While on a two week cruise, the Charge Light on our Yanmar engine panel came on and has been on ever
cutlass bearing replacement? pethia at 7:23pm 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1693 1978 hunter 27 w/ yanmar sb8. I think I need to replace my cutlass bearing. Is it possible to remo
Considering to buy a Cat 30.... Need advice... Capt.JDavis at 5:22pm 09.07.09 Catalina 30 5/1864 Hi guys... I've found a 1978 Catalina 30 and owner is willing to give it to me for $10k. Boat ha
In Hull Transducer Joe Mullee at 5:19pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3575 I'm almost finished installing a new Raymarine ST60 depth finder with an Airmar P79 in-hull transduc
Yanmar Key position ? MrBee at 4:41pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 23/5615 I'm pretty new to Diesel engines. A few times while motoring, due to the bad location of the Engin
H260 Rudder Bracket Weakness (2) MikeH at 4:19pm 09.07.09 Smaller Boats 1/1212 I wanted to get this posted so you can check your own rigs. Our 1998 H260 completely broke off th
Need GPS recommendation Kenlee at 4:05pm 09.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1133 I'm getting back into sailing (San Francisco Bay) after a 20 year hiatus and have been told that a
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Leak colmitch71 at 3:27pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2263 The rear exit port on the high pressure fuel pump of my Yanmar 2GM is leaking fuel. I can't get a wr
Mainsail deployment - Hunter 31 asmits at 3:17pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1756 When deploying the mainsail on my 2006 Hunter 31, I'm not sure how much sail to deploy. The outhaul
West Marine higgs at 2:56pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2914 There have been plenty of posts panning WM, but they have served me well over the years. Today brou
Stop The Boat Don Guillette at 2:54pm 09.07.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/5156 A Tucson sailor told me yesterday everyone seems to fixate on keeping the boat going forward but the

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Drain/holding tank for small shower rickortega at 10:11am 08.04.21 Wow, very cool what he did. I don't see where he's going to run the drain hose from under the shower
Mary E (1) capta at 10:06am 08.04.21 Moving off the boat has its perks. I haven't seen it in years, but up it pops right when we are disc
Smoke detector mount JoeWhite at 10:06am 08.04.21 I would take a piece of 3/8" starboard slightly larger than your new device and drill holes to matc
It's Curtains! Crazy Dave Condon at 10:03am 08.04.21 Ron, shame tha t your ticket was pulled. You are in the class of wise old men who could help the yo
Chain snubbers sesmith at 10:02am 08.04.21 Curious if there is a rule of thumb on your snubber length? Here's the Practical Sailor take on
Looking for 260 in Canada Crazy Dave Condon at 9:58am 08.04.21 The genltman bought a Hunter 260 with heat and air, shore power,, roller furling, etc.. Found out
Mary E jssailem at 9:58am 08.04.21 I wish they would have actual sailors proof those stories Where is the fun in that? How can they p
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 08.04.21 Yes, the solution was indeed brilliant. However, as much as I'd like to bask in your adulation, the
Chain snubbers capta at 9:54am 08.04.21
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 jssailem at 9:51am 08.04.21 Top of the morning to your Scallywagger. There is a calculator here on the site. Input your boat man
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 08.04.21 I see where the water enters the cabin from but I don't know where it enters the hull from. Perha
entry hatch slider joetr1955 at 9:47am 08.04.21 954-568-2002 Cesany I bought a new lexan slider from Cesany Plastics in Oakland Park FL. Gave Alan
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! SFS at 9:40am 08.04.21 If it's really a screw, just install another screw. If it is a bolt and nut combo, and you can't fi
New to the forum! Hello! jssailem at 9:37am 08.04.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum and congrats on your new to you boat. The 27 is a great boat and ideal fo
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Mike Oldak at 9:36am 08.04.21 Old rule of thumb, when you first think about reefing-- DO IT!
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? duality at 9:32am 08.04.21 get about 5' of old style light pull chain, the metal type thats made up of balls. attach it to nylo
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? jssailem at 9:31am 08.04.21 I'd pull that out the top of the pulley, tape the new halyard Use a small line as a messenger atta
Chain snubbers jssailem at 9:26am 08.04.21 Curious if there is a rule of thumb on your snubber length? Funny you should ask this question.
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? jssailem at 9:12am 08.04.21 Your Hunter 38 is a Fractional rig. S.A. Fore: 281.89 ft2 / 26.19 m2 S.A. Main: 420.85 ft2 / 39.10 m
Chain snubbers Bob S at 9:08am 08.04.21 I have been using a soft shackle for the past three seasons and it will pass through my windlass if

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