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U-bolt Chainplates shank at 6:55pm 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2258 Hi, I was reading an article on Practical Sailor about the most common issues and problems with Cata
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. mjsb at 6:11pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 16/4781 Gotta ask a question as I am so confused with the Chartplotter / GPS deal. I have Raymarine equipmen
Here's something you don't see everyday (1) Calif. Ted at 6:07pm 06.13.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/961 195151Saw it in the distance and couldn't figure it out until it got close enough, new one on me, ne
1979 Hunter 25 rudder for a shoal keel Gohawking at 5:56pm 06.13.21 Smaller Boats 4/689 I recently bought a 79 H25 that has a bent rudder that I didn't see before I bought it. I have acces
1972 Irwin 28 Plymouth Sailor at 4:43pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 3/966 Does anyone happen to know what the cabin headroom is on an Irwin 28? Can't seem to find it among t
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull (3) swshogren at 3:45pm 06.13.21 Big Boats 7/1591 So it's trading real hard today on the Columbia River and! I heard to the boat to do some more repai
Hobie 1. Holder 12 (1) Whatfiero1 at 3:43pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/1158 Does anybody have a Hobie 1 or Holder 12 and interested in racing my local Yacht club require 3 boat
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 1:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/4677 There's a 1973 Albin Marin Vega 27 for sale, and I was looking for some opinions on the boat.
Waste System - How does it actually work? rpwillia at 1:37pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/880 So I replaced my joker valve on my boat and two complete head pumps on a friends boat. While doing t
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? jssailem at 11:24am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2060 Many of us here on SBO sail on lakes and inside passages. The concept of a Rogue wave, out there in
Venture 222 interior painting (1) JustinP at 11:09am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 7/734
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 9:39am 06.13.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/4543 A topic posted by dreadpirath caught my attention. It was titled "steering cable fell off". What hap
Missing Mooring Monterey385 at 9:23am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 5/812 About 18 months ago, something, likely a commercial vessel, cut my winter stick from my chain. Sinc
Solar Sailors-I need help... Jimongee at 8:45am 06.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/793 Hello, if there are any sailors out here that have personally installed solar panels (owner installa
Mystery Electrical Fire on 320 (5) TheLouie at 7:10am 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1816 I own a 1995 Catalina 320. I was sailing to Catalina Island this weekend, totally under sail with th
Steering cable fell off! dreadpiratk at 6:21am 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1080 We had a bit of an adventure yesterday- about 1/2 mile out from our mooring we suddenly lost all ste
Main sheet diagram DanMaine at 5:59am 06.13.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1305 I've got a H37C and am not sure of the main sheet path. there are two sheaves port and starboard an
Anchoring systems (2) dLj at 5:24am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1882 As I'm in the midst of rebuilding my entire anchoring system, I went to the ABYC Standard H40 "Ancho
C310 Head Mirror (1) Tomusa at 8:29pm 06.12.21 Catalina 310 4/1254 So, the factory mirror on the head cabinet sliding door is angled so low I have to bend over to shav
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 (5) nikki4296 at 8:13pm 06.12.21 Ask All Sailors 5/911 Hey guys, I'm looking at buying a Hughes 40 but have some major concerns surrounding the engine. It'

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Dominic escapes the social calendar jssailem at 8:29am 12.02.24 He is a real adventurer, like how he adapts the gear to his boat. No, "I have to find the manual and
What is the black plastic/rubber screw on ball ? (1) GeorgeC at 8:07am 12.02.24 The ball is the base for a Forespar Motor Mate Hoist used to lift your outboard on and off your ding
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' gabecoker at 7:55am 12.02.24 Thanks to all for the advice, it certainly narrowed my research targets. Will update with photos whe
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. pgandw at 7:45am 12.02.24 Not a Precision owner, but my neighbor owns a 14ft Precision, and we've worked on it together. In a
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 7:24am 12.02.24 The mast is deck stepped. There should be a metal (probably aluminum) fixture on the cabin roof wher
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system Musetta at 7:01am 12.02.24 P.s. -- would you explain what you mean by an inside connector?
P42 engine sump HoosierSailor at 7:01am 12.02.24 on our 41 there are limber holes on each side of the pan under the stuffing box. I wonder if they
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system Musetta at 7:00am 12.02.24 Thank you. I was wondering if there were any intermediate fittings and whether it would be possible
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 12.02.24 I could not find anything on Precision's website that mentions any kind of foot, or "cushion" for t
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35am 12.02.24 Call the SBO store and speaks with either Al or Mike. In fact, Mike use to order r everything for H
P42 engine sump ice breaker at 6:30am 12.02.24 on our 41 there are limber holes on each side of the pan under the stuffing box. I wonder if they w
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor Crazy Dave Condon at 6:23am 12.02.24 @seadreamers2 As a former Hunter dealer who sold the and serviced the Hunter 26.5, the transom was
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor Golden Roo at 5:28am 12.02.24 Hi everyone, The 9.9 hp that came with the Hunter 26.5 doesn't work, and we can't seem to find a u
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 5:19am 12.02.24 I assume that you are aware that a 50A shore power connection is two legs at 50A each for a total of
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup (1) Hayden Watson at 5:07am 12.02.24 If you thought the alternator adjustment bracket is wimpy on the XPB you should look at the XP. The
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup east coaster at 4:15am 12.02.24 To Afraal I am a bit late to the game. Regarding your penultimate paragraph when you state "... sho
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. dlochner at 3:58am 12.02.24 Precision boats were designed by Jim Taylor who is noted for designing boats that are fun to sail, f
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system chuckwayne at 9:58pm 12.01.24 Our 2004 Hunter 356 has developed a leak somewhere in the non-pressurized part of water supply syst
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' Dalliance at 9:33pm 12.01.24 Those are Gray Enterprises portlights. Like for like replacements are available on this site.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Straycat22296 at 9:04pm 12.01.24 I ordered a Power Energy Panel Meter. I will install it and see what I have going on. Thank you for

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