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Replace Dorade cowl vent with solar vent? GaryE at 1:08pm 06.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1887 I suffered an unusual whip of the genoa sheet that cleanly lifted out one cowl vent and tossed it ov
Darwin award candidates Tim R. at 12:45pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2683 Small Ericson trying to get out a channel in HI where large waves are breaking. No lifejackets and
PYI Flexible Coupling Jim Seamans at 12:42pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1483 Purchased here on SBO - of course. Think I've had the coupling for about two months and this last w
Difference between 1980 and 1983 Catalina 25 Oregonworld at 12:16pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 2/2410 Hi- I've planning purchasing my first Catalina, a 25 or 250. I want a swing keel and am looking
20 HP on a Catalina 25 too big? Oregonworld at 12:12pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 12/5572 Hi - I am considering purchasing a Catalina 25 for my first boat. The one I'm looking at has a 2
Furling Main John Ehricht at 11:42am 06.29.09 Big Boats 1/1163 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a furling main. We have now discovered that the luff on the main has
stay tensions rob Friedstein at 10:51am 06.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1184 hi all I'm trying to find out the proper mast stay tensions for my 81 Hunter 25'. Can anyone out th
Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? We2Sail12113 at 10:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6597 Subject: Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? I bought a used 2004 Avon 310 Rover, and all the PO
Marine Airrrr components in a complete system? luvitt at 10:02am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2343 I have a 16k btu main unit--the part with the compressor. I am buying a seawater pump today. what
Solenoid replacement edroc at 9:15am 06.29.09 Catalina 30 2/1722 Bonjour I'm new on this forum, I read a lot of article on starting problem, I think I have a problem
feed back o superfurl blackford21 at 9:13am 06.29.09 Bigger Boats 1/1528 my wife and i just purchased a 84 34' oday,it does not have a roller furling syster,am looking at th
How to avoid backwind genoa when reef furling NorthStar at 9:12am 06.29.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5366 Beneteau 423, roler fuling 140 Genoa with foam luff and in-mast furling Main sails with vertical bat
Oday 28 foward Chain Plate Repair JoeAllison at 9:02am 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4880 Foward chain plates are only fasented into the glass bulwalk and the glass/core is soft from previou
Splitting Halyard restrainer, hardware replacement needed (1) Royal Flush at 8:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1961 Climbed my mast and inspected the pulleys and lines on Sunday, Noticed a 3/4" split in my jib halya
opening port size Mike4116 at 7:55am 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1230 My 28 O'day is one of the few 28's built with opening ports in the salon. My question is: does anyon
Fynspray galley pump rebuild jibes138 at 7:20am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2928 My boat has a Fynspray pump in the galley to drain the icebox. I picked up the "rebuild kit" and too
window trim alanliebnick at 7:08am 06.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1054 I recently broke the white trim that goes around the black plexiglass "fixed" window. Where can I ge
Tiger GPS and "Good Deals" Roger Long at 6:56am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1202 Another example about "Good Deals". When I bought my Garmin 3205, I asked Hamilton if they could m
Pearson 10 M, w/ farryman R30 diesel engine skellowaype at 6:47am 06.29.09 Pearson 1/1794 I am looking to hear from anyone with a Pearson 10 M equiped with the R30 Farryman diesel. This boat
NEMA information orion at 6:02am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1429 I recently purchased a Raymarine ST70. It is capable of displaying engine information. Does anyone k

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Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 kappykaplan at 2:41pm 03.25.22 I now biocide after every fueling and have never had any issues after that. :plus:
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 ice breaker at 2:32pm 03.25.22 I had a similar problem when I first purchased the boat. Aggressive sailing in rough water, stirred
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 Tom J at 2:25pm 03.25.22 Why not run a continuous line from the end of the boom to a cleat near the main halyard winch? That
Another Doc. Scam Tom J at 2:18pm 03.25.22 I get the same notice every year about the time my vessel doc is due for renewal. Thanks for postin
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) rgranger at 2:11pm 03.25.22
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 2:06pm 03.25.22 Here's a great view of the construction details of another wooden boat. while pulling on the ancho
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! brockangelo at 1:53pm 03.25.22 I definitely will start asking here before purchasing elsewhere. The collective knowledge here is pr
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:26pm 03.25.22 While anything is possible, if you find the screen in the tank you would have your answer. The PO
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:23pm 03.25.22 It sounds like the sludge is in the bottom of the tank. I had this problem on my previous boat and
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:19pm 03.25.22 Sounds like the tank vent is stopped up creating a vacuum and starving the engine of fuel. Take the
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 1:10pm 03.25.22 Next up for the Pacific NW Sailors... Looks like there may be breaks in what feels like endless rain
Hunter 260 clamcleat CL257 for rudder downhaul SkookumZac at 1:05pm 03.25.22 For my clamcleat install I switched my downhaul to 1/4" line. You can stick a stainless washer unde
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 fox9988 at 12:19pm 03.25.22 I blew hard into the fuel line and could hear the bubbles in the tank. As soon as I did that fuel c
Vernazza, Italy (1) Will Gilmore at 12:04pm 03.25.22 203792 This is the view from our AirBnB in Monterosso Del Mar. The statue carved into the cliff was
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 DArcy at 12:04pm 03.25.22 It sounds like the sludge is in the bottom of the tank. I had this problem on my previous boat and w
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 DArcy at 11:54am 03.25.22 I wouldn't trust a black water tank that has duct tape on it. It looks like you have pretty good acc
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Hayden Watson at 10:51am 03.25.22 I really liked the reeving eye. It made a very easy transition through the blocks at top and bottom
No clue LloydB at 10:42am 03.25.22 Webbing slip lock or strap buckle works for me. But just out of curiosity is Colets' phone number al
Sealing Deck Fittings LloydB at 10:25am 03.25.22 I had a similar problem with my trailer sailor and tried the temporary fix by covering it up and the
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 (1) jssailem at 10:18am 03.25.22 Is it possible I blew the screen off. While anything is possible, if you find the screen in the ta

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