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Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. (1) artboas at 3:41pm 10.26.21 Big Boats 25/4256 OK, I've been working on this for awhile, and wanted to get it running perfectly before discussing i
Old Salts yappasailing at 3:20pm 10.26.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1460
Another Battery Inquiry rpell1@msn.com at 1:43pm 10.26.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1306 Hi all, I know there are several posts regarding Battery choice but, since everyone has their own is
170 Gooseneck Repair Tater at 1:06pm 10.26.21 Day Sailers 5/1437 I just bought a 170 and as expected there are several areas needing repair. The gooseneck where the
Replacement Fresh Water Pump c130king at 5:32am 10.26.21 Catalina 310 5/1404 Any suggestions on replacing the fresh water pump under the sink? Mine leaks pretty hard. Thanks
Loose stanchions - is there a simple solution? Bogart at 10:16pm 10.25.21 Big Boats 4/1622 On my 2007 Hunter 45CC the stanchions are attached to the bases by a bolt/nut fitting which passes r
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. (3) KZW at 7:25pm 10.25.21 Catalina 310 8/2116 Long story. Get something to drink and sit back. In August my Oberdorfer raw water pump started leak
Bent mast (1) Annamarie at 5:45pm 10.25.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1363 Has anyone tried to fix a bent mast on a Mac 25? I have a slight bend to starboard above the spreade
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. mjsb at 5:45pm 10.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1484 I have (2) 3/4" hoses that are sitting underneath my Yanmar 2GM20F on a Hunter 31. They are not hoo
Tabernacle replacement (4) Annamarie at 5:33pm 10.25.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1248 Due to an accident involving mast and pole, I have to remove the tabernacle and try to pound it back
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 3:57pm 10.25.21 Ask All Sailors 50/5373 This is new but it didn't seat right on the outside hull. It's recessed and none of my tools can g
Sailboat agreement with dealer AwwShucks at 3:47pm 10.25.21 Catalina 310 14/1932
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area (1) coldaddy at 2:39pm 10.25.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1158 Hello, I'm new to the forum and have just purchased a 1987 Catalina 22. The hull needs some work be
when does cordage typically go on sale? SBO COMES THROUGH Apex at 12:49pm 10.25.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1145 Does this site have sails on cordage annually? When do sales typically occur (here or elsewhere?)
New Pop Ups cb32863 at 12:30pm 10.25.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 24/2228 So just since a minute or two ago when I come to SBO, I get a couple of pop ups in the right corner
Does anyone know what type of primary fuel filter would be installed on my 2009 Beneteau 37? kodiak1120 at 11:23am 10.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1029 I am going to be doing an engine service this weekend so I want to order everything I will need but
Engine Issue snoopy_ at 9:59am 10.25.21 Catalina 30 13/2124 Well, I think I blew up my engine Friday. I went to the boat yard to winterize my boat. Last year
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 9:20am 10.25.21 Engines and Propulsion 20/4667 I have a 1979 Pearson 32 with an Atomic 4 engine. On a recent trip we motored for about 30 minutes w
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 7:10am 10.25.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2224 I learned a "new" trick this fall when removing the main in very strong winds the day before crane-o
Wood Battens install (2) william24424 at 6:52am 10.25.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1354 I'm looking to rip out the fabric in the bow berth and install a similar light colored wood strips t

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Is this crackling sound normal shemandr at 5:18am 05.05.25 That's a lot of creaking. Do you want to buy that?
Tight furler Terry Cox at 4:15am 05.05.25 Is there anything I might want to do to give it a tuneup? Do you have a Hood double line system? I
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 2:14am 05.05.25 young men who only cared about girls, fast cars, and drinking cheap beer. As opposed to old men wh
Tight furler garymalmgren at 1:57am 05.05.25
Tight furler jssailem at 9:35pm 05.04.25 If you adjust the back stay you tighten the forestay. It is the way adjustable backstays work. Adjus
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dLj at 8:46pm 05.04.25 I like AGM's for start batteries and AGM's for my bow thruster and windlass. I prefer Lifeline AGM's
Tight furler skunther at 8:40pm 05.04.25 You may have a slack forestay. If the forestay has a lot of play this can cause the extrusion to be
Bench testing alternator Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.04.25 I'm looking to get this bench tested at an auto parts store...I'm guessing that to test this altern
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Screen Saver at 8:19pm 05.04.25 Yea the above views are not uncommon, and I readily admit that for most I am possibly of a different
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 7:56pm 05.04.25 I did some searching and can't find anything saying horlacker died due its name. Apparently, in th
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 7:11pm 05.04.25 Update - Goodness, I hate Silicone! Between April Showers and work related travel (which is a good t
Battery recommendation - anchor windless American_Mainsail at 6:50pm 05.04.25
Bench testing alternator jssailem at 6:22pm 05.04.25 I took an alternator to an auto electric shop. He put the unit on his test equipment. Spun up the al
Battery recommendation - anchor windless jssailem at 6:15pm 05.04.25 For most of my windlass usage I am running the auxiliary with the alternator providing a charge to t
Tight furler jssailem at 6:10pm 05.04.25 You may have a slack forestay. If the forestay has a lot of play this can cause the extrusion to be
Tight furler JoeWhite at 6:08pm 05.04.25 I roll up the jib while going downwind and the main blankets the jib. This takes the load off of the
First post. New C22 owner boulevardtalonman at 5:59pm 05.04.25 Here is a video of the motor I got with the boat running
First post. New C22 owner boulevardtalonman at 5:57pm 05.04.25 Thanks for the replies, I found a good drawing to make bridals, but am still fuzzy on how they attac
Traveler car/track as tether? jssailem at 5:54pm 05.04.25 (like a catapult broach) C7OwVBz2JlE Then there are some events that it is difficult to plan for.
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 5:31pm 05.04.25 Here is a link to a company that deals with Yanmar parts. You can see where the fuse is located on

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