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U-bolt Chainplates shank at 6:55pm 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2356 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 16/5042 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 2/982 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 4/712 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 3/993 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 7/1672 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 0/1221 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 18/5326 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 8/924 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 20/2238 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 7/760
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 9:39am 06.13.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/5044 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 5/828 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 4/815 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 5/1943 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 4/1108 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 2/1351 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 19/2081 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 4/1312 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 5/995 Hey guys, I'm looking at buying a Hughes 40 but have some major concerns surrounding the engine. It'

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O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 1:47pm 02.11.25 I'll have to do it tomorrow.
O'day 272 parts FastOlson at 1:33pm 02.11.25 Can you post up a picture -closeup- of the cap?
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access blowboat2001 at 1:05pm 02.11.25 I have a 93 27' and I was just going to answer your question, but you found it. My wife lay inside t
Motorhome Mariners (1) Will Gilmore at 12:33pm 02.11.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you only use cringles on Christmas.
O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 12:11pm 02.11.25 Actually, they said there was no Rudy there. Do you have a number for him?
O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 12:09pm 02.11.25 I found the number online. thanks.
O'day 272 parts Tally Ho at 12:02pm 02.11.25
O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 12:00pm 02.11.25 I assumed there is an ANSI standard to the caps just like bottle caps and nuts and bolts. Unfortunat
A few fixed rudder questions. Chuck_FLA at 11:57am 02.11.25 When previously using a solid rudder i always pinned it to make sure it would not fall off when lau
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 11:52am 02.11.25 I used an electric plug in heater most of the time working on Tally Ho over the winter. If it was r
O'day 272 parts Tally Ho at 11:42am 02.11.25
Safety Tether (1) thinwater at 10:59am 02.11.25 I can quote chapter and verse from the "conservative" book. I've break-tested a lot of gear. , but I
A few fixed rudder questions. Chuck_FLA at 10:31am 02.11.25 I've seen a rudder without a pin come loose once or twice. Rare but it did happen on my foam rudder
Keeping warm for winter boat work Timm R Oday25 at 9:49am 02.11.25 As a long time survivor of winter ,don't discount the use of electrically heated clothing
Motorhome Mariners jssailem at 9:35am 02.11.25 in the galley. or in the Laundry.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) jssailem at 9:34am 02.11.25 Thanks. A search for a Beneteau diagram did not turn up anything. The one posted was to help with
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 9:32am 02.11.25 If your chafing gear is in the galley.
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 9:31am 02.11.25 You might be a motothome mariner if you've never anchored or even practiced anchoring.
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature (1) PNWE36 at 9:25am 02.11.25 Attached is a picture of a mechanical thermostat temperature sensor attached to a cold plate. This i
A few fixed rudder questions. kappykaplan at 8:26am 02.11.25 oarrible with my pitiful paddle I see what you did there!

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