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Replacement companionway boards bffatcat at 9:58am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 16/12350 My original 1975 vintage companionway boards made out of marine plywood with a mahogany veneer need
sym spinnaker question- pls forgive my ignorance LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:23am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1561 I am getting ready to experiment with using a sym spinnaker on an O'Day 23. The sail has a single "h
Lightening Dangers? Skipper62 at 9:12am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3321 I am a coastal sailer in SE Texas. We have storms come up quicker than I can get off of the water so
21' Macgregor - 1969: Broken Mast, What to Do? Sail77 at 8:44am 07.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3207 New to the site... My Dad and I bought a 1969 Mac 21' from a family friend about 12 years ago. Hav
Costa Rica - Panama anyone? destinationcostarica at 8:39am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 Hi all, I'm not sure if this is where i should be asking this sorta question. I'm actually looking f
Oday 25 Centerboard Mec. itsagoodthing at 7:31am 07.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2296 I just purchased a 75 ODAY 25 CB, the cable line is located in center of the boat, in a post that
Tach does not work at start up Mike G. at 6:47am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2007 The last two times out, the tach did not work at engine startup (Yanmar 3GM30). It operates fine af
Composting toilets Icetug at 6:22am 07.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2222 Does anyone have any experience with a Sun-Mar Mobile composting toilet? It may be nice to not worr
Batteries and power in general BobM at 5:59am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2302 Forgive me if this brings up a lot of stuff that has already been said. Lost my house battery, an I
Possible Battery selector switch/charger problem Hugh4753 at 4:45am 07.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1581 Just replaced my old AGM group 24 batteries with AGM 31's. Since the boat had the original "frytech
Weather in SW Florida seadaddler at 4:06am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1217 Hey what's the weather like in Port Charlotte like these days. Been raining like crazy here on Long
Help Identifing a sailboat (3) dan8089 at 1:55am 07.24.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1750 Can someone out there please tell me what kind of boat this is. Thanks sorry the pic's are crappy Da
drill it dont chuck it (1) AndyR at 9:58pm 07.23.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/966 Hi guys I havent posted in a while we obviously havnt had had too many problems lately or esle I sol
Catalina 25 Keel Leak Paulpit at 9:06pm 07.23.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3187 I am new to sailing and have been restoring a 1979 Catalina Fixed Keel boat. Took her out today for
Replace Uni-Solar Battery Charger mosella1 at 8:13pm 07.23.09 Big Boats 3/5261 I have a 1999 Hunter 410 and the Uni-Solar Battery Charger which came standard with the boat is brok
Main Sail will not go up all the way Mougly at 8:07pm 07.23.09 Ask All Sailors 19/9036 Hello again I seem to be having difficulty lifting the main sail all the way up, it lifts up easi
Dropping the forestay-norseman fitting-short halyards (2) Hermit Scott at 7:55pm 07.23.09 Ask All Sailors 33/5344 I went up the mast today to drop the forestay. A dock friend helped crank me up to there but the wi
Crab cakes Broke Sailor at 7:07pm 07.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1719 I'm in St. Michaels, Md. and my wife wants to know where to go for the best crab cakes. Please help
Fridge is Over Cooling bnort3 at 7:04pm 07.23.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1755 Got a used Beneteau 361 with a top loading fridge/freezer and a front door fridge, both of which qui
fuel lines legacychris at 5:48pm 07.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1288 My 1993 Hunter 40.5 has the original equipment fuel lines for the diesel engine. I inspect them regu

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what are these? sunlover at 4:45pm 07.25.21 thanks all. good thing I didn't toss them.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement MFD at 4:40pm 07.25.21 I don't use it much in the winter, but my understanding primary use case is ensuring a touch of cold
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 4:39pm 07.25.21 The arrow shows the location of the damage due to the rudder hitting the spacer.
New Rudder? (1) DeliriousSailor at 4:39pm 07.25.21 196517
what are these? Tally Ho at 4:36pm 07.25.21 Keeps your pots from falling off the stove. As @Stu Jackson said, the clamp on the bar at the front
what are these? kappykaplan at 4:35pm 07.25.21 Pot holders?
what are these? Stu Jackson at 4:35pm 07.25.21 They are pot holders. You clip them onto the front flat piece of the stove.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement gfrazzle at 4:30pm 07.25.21 Our blower has worked since we bought the boat in 2009 but we have never used it. What do you use it
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm Ken13559 at 4:05pm 07.25.21 Hi Jake, thanks for that. I will check the temp and perhaps get someone to have a look at the heat
Refrigeration lines Ken13559 at 4:01pm 07.25.21 I don't think its normal. My refrigeration lines doesn't sweat. No idea what could cause this. Ken
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement Georgedoyle at 3:37pm 07.25.21 We had a non-working blower when we bought our 49. Turned out to be the relay. Blower was fine and i
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 07.25.21
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis RitSim at 2:58pm 07.25.21 You can pull off the hose on at the back of the stove (tanks off) and have a second person open the
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. senang at 1:26pm 07.25.21
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. sunlover at 1:09pm 07.25.21 Welcome to SBO & congrats on your new boat. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help! Jus
Weeds in the prop? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 07.25.21 Get a Hook Knife. It is an amazing tool! It will fit on extendable handles too. It has saved me s
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging dlochner at 12:20pm 07.25.21 You need to stop the rain storms. Can you please do it before we head back down toward our Lake Eri
Any problems with sailing a 2.92 feet draft winged keel on the Great South Bay on Long Island NY BarryL at 11:57am 07.25.21 Hey, Listen to Ted. He knows his way around the bay! Barry
Refrigeration lines Don S/V ILLusion at 11:47am 07.25.21 common problem - pipe insulation solves it.
Lewmar port lights Xstream at 10:55am 07.25.21 Thank you. I think my model literature mentions the what size the portlights are. I know they are

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