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Capt Tom capt tom at 12:43pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 5/1301 Looking into cockpit cushions for our 222 and/or a helmseat or two....any ideas?
Dry Tortugas sailaway78 at 12:27pm 03.01.09 Destinations 16/4763 Planning a trip to Key West, Dry Tortugas in late March or early April. Being this is a no discha
bow anchor roller set up jdgrnt66 at 10:23am 03.01.09 Big Boats 4/1277 anyone know who the manufacturer or know where to get a new bow roller set up for a 93 40.5? would l
wheel to sale robertgallagher at 9:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1571 I have a 36" stainless wheel I am wanting to sale. I thought about ebay but then wondered how the he
2 heads better than 1? Bad Obsession at 7:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2992 I have noticed that a lot of the newer designed boats that are 38 feet or better have 2 heads. What
Seacocks, Thru-hulls & Ball valves. 10 to replace:( luvitt at 7:10am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 35/7485 Ok, I know this is not an area to skimp on. I have 10 below the waterline, that are probably origi
O'Day 26 Compression Post Questions by Keith Shoaldrafter at 5:00am 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1131 Keith, When posting to a board like this it helps to clearly identify boat and issue in subject li
Barrier Paint? SeacretSailor at 4:59am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2639 I have a quick question for the southern warm-waters sailors. My area will be the warm brackish wat
Glassing in backing plates for through hulls Hermit Scott at 6:53pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4917 I am ready to fix the backing plates tomorrow(sunday) to the hull. I bought a new drill, all the apr
Installing a Raymarine S1 AutoPilot rpwillia at 6:49pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 10/3401 Anyone ever done the install themselves? Any tips or tricks I need to know about?
C400 Replacement Rudder Andy H at 4:51pm 02.28.09 Big Boats 4/2254 Hello All New to the forum today but a lurker for the last year. Very much enjoy the site with th
Who made this sail boat? (1) paulj at 4:36pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1941 Just noticed this boat from Montana at the dock today. What a nice looking boat and fantastic riggin
Fuel for the new season scolil at 3:49pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2105 As the season gets closer, I was wandering through the autoparts store and wondered what things I sh
Prop rotation for a Yanmar 2GM Engine??? morgantheship at 3:35pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/7497 I am in the process of repowering my H27. The old engine was a Renault and the new engine (new to m
My S2 bit me BobM at 3:29pm 02.28.09 S2 4/1626 Working on the boat today. Tightening up the boom tent so it will shed snow better. A nor'easter i
Measurement Compression Post 83 Hunter 27 keithsail at 2:49pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1111 I was looking for a couple of you guys with Hunter 27 foot 1983 models to give me a measurement from
What You Don't See! (1) oreana123 at 2:15pm 02.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1462 Mast Boot I am making mast covers for my customers in Boise. Here is a fully rigged 26D with a full
1974 O'Day 20 Architure at 2:02pm 02.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/8589 I'm looking for technical or owners manuals of my boat na O'Day 20 that would have developed when t
New Engine Parts for Repower Project morgantheship at 1:26pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1884 I am repowering my H27. I have removed the original Renault 8 Hp engine and have purchased a used (v
Shaft Zincs and the Bee Bee Witzend at 12:43pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 0/1155 What's the deal with the Bee Bee, and why don't they have them anymore? At least not at West Marin

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West Marine Sold (again) DougM at 6:54am 06.20.21 West Marine has become a joke over the years. While they used to cater at least somewhat to the sail
Traveler car replacement for Newport 17' Joe at 6:19am 06.20.21 You must first identify your existing track. Standard 1" T-track, like that shown in Ward's picture
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 6:03am 06.20.21 I recently mounted the Garmin Steadycast heading sensor, which I believe may be a similar device as
West Marine Sold (again) DAVA390 at 5:36am 06.20.21 Pricing reply tan earlier comment, shore power adapter plug 45 bucks at my marina,exact same item 7
Wooden blocks for my Keel shemandr at 5:10am 06.20.21 Sell those stands and buy used shorter ones.
West Marine Sold (again) dlochner at 4:59am 06.20.21 I find it strange smaller businesses like Defender and Hamilton can afford to print catalogs but gi
H240 Compression Post Water Ingress caverun at 4:50am 06.20.21 I had this problem last year on my previous '98 240. I first noticed the leak at the base of the com
UPS must hate sailors RoyS at 4:48am 06.20.21 Bottom paint is heavy. Some disgruntled employees tasked with handling heavy objects react by droppi
West Marine Sold (again) njlarry at 3:45am 06.20.21 I find it strange smaller businesses like Defender and Hamilton can afford to print catalogs but gia
So yeah, bought a sailboat... Will Gilmore at 2:46am 06.20.21 Nice looking boat. Welcome to SBO, where the best sailors are. They are also friendly enough to le
Joker valve substitute for Thetford Headmate justsomeguy at 12:21am 06.20.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/joker-valve-substitute-for-thetford-headmate.1249929973
Looking for a good mainsail/Luff 35' Foot. 13'-16' RussC at 9:41pm 06.19.21 http://thesailwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi?page=storeframe.html
Looking for a good mainsail/Luff 35' Foot. 13'-16' sail sfbay at 9:13pm 06.19.21 Do an internet search on "used mainsail" and you will find many suppliers, then match your dimension
Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' sail sfbay at 9:10pm 06.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Do an internet search on "used sails" and you will sources of used sails whe
Garmin in-hull transducer location on a 26M? Ralph Johnstone at 7:43pm 06.19.21 See post #7 to test your proposed location: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/depth-transdu
Garmin in-hull transducer location on a 26M? sail sfbay at 7:28pm 06.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread: transducer location \| Sailboat Owners
Wooden blocks for my Keel 31seahorse at 7:05pm 06.19.21 Out here we have a few pieces lying about on the beach that could be cut down and repurposed. Beac
Wooden blocks for my Keel 31seahorse at 7:03pm 06.19.21 Could 4 X 4 or 6 X 6 blocking be stacked in a log cabin style to attain the height you want? As Sai
Joker valve substitute for Thetford Headmate Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33pm 06.19.21 Can anyone give me some first hand knowledge? I can... First a little background on your toilet.
West Marine Sold (again) dlochner at 6:00pm 06.19.21 That used to be the case for me too, but now their shipping delays have grown and their S&H costs h

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