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Remove Edson wheel? Good Vibrations at 9:58am 06.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1405 Hi All, I have an '87, O'day 272LE. I was given as a gift a leather wheel cover that needs to be
Hunter Traveler stops cementhead at 9:40am 06.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/994 I want to replace the traveler Rubber (nylon) stops as they are deteriorating. I am not sure where
Motor recommendation for Cat 22 mbohman@aol.com at 8:56am 06.03.09 Catalina 22 9/8257 We just purchased a 1975 Catalina 22 swing keel and need to find an outboard motor. We will be using
Replacing Sail Slugs and Shackles r.oril at 7:46am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4899 I had a big knockdown last week on my Mac 26D. All of the sail slugs except the top one broke. The
Summer Cruise Started sailaway78 at 7:33am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1400 Hey all, Summer cruise has finally started. After a bunch of sailors meeting up at my house, and h
problem with furler tomholland at 7:06am 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/880 have a cdi ff2 furler on a hunter 26. furlering line has started to snarl and stick do we change t
Reefing configuration Hal B at 6:04am 06.03.09 Catalina 30 8/2041 On our "95" Cat 30 MKIII we have the standard single line reefing system. Problem is that it is a pa
Leaking Diverter valve from Head Hal B at 5:53am 06.03.09 Catalina 30 0/1051 We replaced our head and all hoses on our Cat. 30 MKIII this spring. I took apart all valves and cle
New used owner of 1977 Macgregor Whitey012 at 5:26am 06.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1549 Hey looking looking for any ideas or changes for my sailboat. Any help will be great!
O'Day 28 outboard ombskid at 4:32am 06.03.09 Bigger Boats 3/1564 I bought an O'Day 28 that originally had a saildrive. It has been removed and a 9.9 HP Mercury insta
Assymetrical or Whisker pole for 35.5 Hugh4753 at 4:25am 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1144 First sail of the season this week and became reaquainted with the poor downwind performance of my b
Engine Size on new Beneteau 46 Keystone at 11:59pm 06.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1309 I am considering purchasing a new Beneteau 46. I'm trying to decide if I should order the larger 76
Autohelm ST50 Tridata - reset total log Andreas T at 11:25pm 06.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/4287 How can I reset the total log on the Autohelm ST50 Tridata ?
Which Cal Sailor Moon at 10:46pm 06.02.09 Cal 0/1519 Ahoy Maties, I was trying to use the CAL boat section, and it seems the google menu now sits a top
Battery Charger For H27 morgantheship at 9:50pm 06.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1403 I have a H27 with dual deep cycle batteries. It has been suggested by the marina that I keep the boa
Anchor rode Mark H at 9:25pm 06.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1145 I will be sailing in Table Rock Lkae Branson Mo., my hometown, next week.The bottom is basiclly all
Boom tent regor-123 at 8:56pm 06.02.09 Catalina 22 3/3903 Does anyone have plans/drawings/pictures to make a boom tent?
Reefing the main b.nelson at 8:12pm 06.02.09 Catalina 310 3/1695 We just bought a 2001 310 with single line reefing. The main sail slot has a sail stop screw just ab
below deck autopilot rbarter at 8:12pm 06.02.09 Big Boats 10/5217 I have a Raymarine wheel-steer autopilot with an ST4000+ head that has never worked worth a darn on
S2 11.0 Transmission Problem SVStar at 7:58pm 06.02.09 S2 1/1506 Need to locate a repair kit for the tranny on my 1982 11.0, but can't locate the specs on the tranny

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Dark Days PaulK at 1:25pm 07.11.21 Paul... Sidewinder? Do PWC's put our enough of a heat signature to make that even practical? They
Hunter Stainless Arch ScottySailor at 1:17pm 07.11.21 Thanks George I can see up in there I drilled a hole you definitely helped me head on the right dire
Hunter Stainless Arch Georgedoyle at 1:15pm 07.11.21 There is probably a hole in the arch on either side for running wiring. You will probably need to us
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow (2) MikeHoncho at 1:13pm 07.11.21 I pretty much did the same thing previously but opposite. I made the bulkhead into two pieces and ma
Casting dLj at 1:11pm 07.11.21 Hi all, Anybody ever do any bronze casting or other metals? I was attempting to get into a class
Casting sail sfbay at 12:58pm 07.11.21 Sounds like new hobby!! This is a class on Bronze Casting for Boatbuilders - The process of pattern
Question about Jib Furling System Jaxn at 12:48pm 07.11.21 I was worried about the ability to maintain tension the first time I swapped headsails on my CDI. I
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow ggrizzard at 12:35pm 07.11.21 FYI, I made several amendments to previous post.
Dark Days dLj at 12:29pm 07.11.21 I am a bit surprised to hear so many negative comments on the jet ski - they look like a major blas
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow ggrizzard at 12:26pm 07.11.21 When I repowered, I removed the port side, quarter berth rear bulk head. I think it was 4 screws. T
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 12:12pm 07.11.21 Going off of my "while it's out" theme.......I'm considering lapping the drive cones on the transmis
Yanmar 3jh3e rpm's up and down sail sfbay at 12:08pm 07.11.21 In 6 ft swells with the prop coming out of the water it does not surprise me that the diesel engine
Yanmar 3jh3e rpm's up and down kloudie1 at 12:02pm 07.11.21 I think you are correct that you are seeing the classic symptom of plugging in the fuel system. Firs
Legend 45 1986 mast wiring Brett Seiders at 11:49am 07.11.21 Brett, who is your rigging guy. I have dealt with one of the best in Everett. If your running new
Wanted Used PWC Dock Mike M. at 11:44am 07.11.21 Thanks This was very helpful.
Wanted Used PWC Dock Mike M. at 11:43am 07.11.21 Thanks
1989 C&C Mk2 Bow Roller and Windlass jssailem at 11:29am 07.11.21 Welcome @tfletche to the SBO forums. Congrats on your boat. Looking at the space in your anchor Loc
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. BigEasy at 11:26am 07.11.21 My next question is how I determine the health of my batteries? They look like large lead acid,
Swing Keel Question Aquarius 23 sail sfbay at 11:18am 07.11.21 toddfather..........please be VERY careful and maybe use 2 slings and ensure the sailboat is safely
Diesel fuel question jssailem at 11:07am 07.11.21 I've drained a diesel is one time Once you've drained a diesel the smell sticks with you a life ti

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