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Lone Star 13 by Chrysler? Breaking wind at 12:43pm 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/11110 So I picked one of these up for a song, all the rigging is good, the sails look to be brand new! and
Boat's name change Wicho at 12:26pm 07.23.08 Smaller Boats 3/1562 OK! I would like to change the name of my boat, and some people tell me that "it s bad luck", other
Purchasing a new Catalina 375? ptgrin at 12:23pm 07.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1000 I'm seriously considering purchasing a new Catalina 375 (also looking at a Hunter 38). Anyone have a
A new Hunter 38 or Catalina 375? ptgrin at 11:28am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 18/5622 My husband and I currently have a Catalina 34 (1987), and are very interested in either a new Hunter
356 Anchor shemandr at 10:56am 07.23.08 Big Boats 8/1134 Last weekend after anchoring in sustained 20 Kts. overnight my Danforth 22 came off the bottom with
outboard mounting calamitas at 9:25am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1174 Am finishing a transom rebuild on an O-Day 25 from 1976 and getting ready to remount the outboard mo
Finally Ken at 9:09am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1160 FINALLY -- COMMON SENSE PREVAILS In a remarkable display of bipartisan support for recreational boa
portable generator on sailboat Syversens at 7:59am 07.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2214 hey all, we just got a portable generator on the boat, a 2000W from ebay and it works well... howeve
Hunter 260 Gray molded portlights (Pieces of crap) Replacement Lindsay at 7:41am 07.23.08 Smaller Boats 0/1162 Does anyone have any info on a good replacement for my Gray molded portlights (total junk)on my Hunt
Taking my boat home TFrere at 7:19am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1400 I just bought a 1978 Hunter 27 from Long Beach, MS. I will be moving it to Lake Pontchatrain this w
Mounting Speakers???? MoonSailer at 6:58am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 1/999 The two speakers mounted in my cockpit cubby holes are buzzing so I bought two new speakers. The ol
any members here that are form Onatario-Help Please! sailorKevan at 6:43am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1181 hey ppl: just looking for any members that are from Ontario-preferably out of the hamilton yaught cl
Waterproofing.... Warren Milberg at 6:40am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1729 I got really pounded in a thunderstorm yesterday (a whole other story). In the process, I found my
Rail diameter for 25.5 Dwayne Robinson at 6:16am 07.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/779 Can anyone tell me what the rail diameter is on a 25.5, not the stantions just the rails. Thanks Dwa
Rigging for a YAMAHA Y36A Scott at 5:50am 07.23.08 Yamaha 0/1751 I am trying to find out if anyone has sources for used Yamaha 36 parts, in particular, a mast, boom,
Honda 9.9 ? HAL at 4:52am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3517 What to do? We have a Honda 9.9, 2005 long shaft ,with Power Thruster that will reach only 4500 r
Marking documentation number permanently in boat jviss at 4:41am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/6223 Just wondering how other owners of documented vessels mark the documentation number inside, in a tru
Marking documentation number permanently in boat jviss at 4:41am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1108 Just wondering how other owners of documented vessels mark the documentation number inside, in a tru
M25 Glow Plug Power Rob at 3:04am 07.23.08 Catalina 30 5/1824 I recently took ownership of a 1995 Catalina 30. The engine is hard starting and I have found that t
What make of portlights are they? Victoria28 at 11:06pm 07.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1244 The bug screens in the 5x12 ports are beyond repair. these ar ethe two ports located forward in the

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O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 6:39pm 01.05.22 Thank you everyone for the warm welcomes, comments and suggestions! I read the boat reviews, very he
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... jssailem at 6:31pm 01.05.22 Daryl, Congrats on your boat, Welcome to the SBO Forum. You say there are cleats and O rings. Is t
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? dlochner at 6:31pm 01.05.22 Looks pretty clean...what is the purpose of the fuse on the ground circuit? Is that normal or calle
Catalina 320 start problem Ken13559 at 6:12pm 01.05.22 It will get progressively worse with time. It is a common malady as the wiring between the starte
Shroud Protector Installation jssailem at 6:03pm 01.05.22 Sir Michael. I was not thinking about pulling, but pushing, feeding the plastic around the wire and
Does any body recognize this and where to replace (1) BlowMeAway at 6:02pm 01.05.22 We replaced the above starboard cup holder with this:
What size fuse for automatic charging relay? jssailem at 6:00pm 01.05.22 Battery wiring positive wires and negative wire are consistent with the information being provided b
Jibing The Mainsail Sailfanatic at 5:58pm 01.05.22 n8XbktY0KgQ
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Sailfanatic at 5:53pm 01.05.22 For the dock ring, use a round-turn-and-two-half-hitches, as shown in the referenced video. Do not
Does any body recognize this and where to replace (2) BlowMeAway at 5:48pm 01.05.22
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 5:36pm 01.05.22 I have heard...
Does any body recognize this and where to replace BlowMeAway at 5:25pm 01.05.22 unfortunately I broke this one during winterizing it mounts to pedestal guard and my cockpit table
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc dLj at 5:19pm 01.05.22
Does any body recognize this and where to replace DArcy at 5:07pm 01.05.22 I would not be surprised if that was a home made or custom piece since it has your boat's name on it
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc shemandr at 4:48pm 01.05.22 On my Ranger 29 the cockpit drain thru hull was only inches below the water line. If the boat was l
Cloth bag for my Garmin (1) sail sfbay at 4:35pm 01.05.22 This is an option from Garmin Garmin Universal Carry All Case 010-12101-01 - Best Buy
Does any body recognize this and where to replace sail sfbay at 4:30pm 01.05.22 Please post a photo of your pedestal guard, if you have one, to mount the cup holder. You can buy cu
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Tally Ho at 4:28pm 01.05.22
Custom full boat cover (1) Tally Ho at 4:14pm 01.05.22
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Tally Ho at 4:04pm 01.05.22

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