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Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler (7) GearWhore at 1:52pm 04.13.21 Ask All Sailors 17/3300 I have a 2000 Hunter 240 that has developed a leak at the stern. There was just a trickle of water c
Replace standing rigging H49 ScottySailor at 1:33pm 04.13.21 Big Boats 12/2523
Antenna ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:25pm 04.13.21 Catalina 310 3/1200 Shakespear 5215 Classic OR Glomex Stainless Steel Sailboat Antenna Any suggestions (experience wit
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) DeliriousSailor at 10:43am 04.13.21 Smaller Boats 41/6017 How do you remove the wood insert on the deck in the cabin? New to us boat. Went away for a few d
310 Polar Diagram Frank H at 9:15am 04.13.21 Catalina 310 2/971 I'm looking for a Polar Diagram for my 2000 310 (No Tippy) with a 135 Genoa, wing keel, and an in-ma
Oceanis 38.1 mast bend mxwmxw at 8:40am 04.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2608 My mast not only has an aft rake it is not straight, it clearly bends backward. There is no turnbuck
New Whisker Pole - Mast Ring Location DaveJ at 8:37am 04.13.21 Catalina 310 4/1189 I've been looking for a whisker pole for a while, placed an ad at our club and now I'm the 'proud' o
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Chris Patterson at 7:15am 04.13.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1735
A4 to a M-35 on C-30? pdevlin at 5:22am 04.13.21 Catalina 30 0/22 Will the M-35 work on C-30
A4 to M-35 on C 30 ? pdevlin at 4:33am 04.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/1390 Would a M-35 work on a C 30 that had an A4 ?
Cabin Mods for Hunter 35 (3) Andrew Dobson at 4:24am 04.13.21 Big Boats 1/451 Found the perfect fit for a small Refrigerator and Bar My watch keeping Husky always with us sailing
Trailer for rent? MN or WI? ConvoyCatalina at 9:27pm 04.12.21 Catalina 30 1/647
Well, that was surprising! Orbweaver at 8:12pm 04.12.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2338 I made an appointment to get my boat buffed and waxed at a local detailing shop. When I called the l
Not a good start to this season (3) BMercer at 6:48pm 04.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/817 The Marina where I had my boat moved it in the cradle then set it down without suporting the center
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? cristoslc at 5:56pm 04.12.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2209 I've been reading a bunch of forums/blogs/etc. with an eye to installing jacklines on our '84 Hunter
How would you patch this? (2) withintheruins14 at 4:49pm 04.12.21 Ask All Sailors 29/2766 There's a hole where the previous owner had placed an outboard. I want to close it back up. Would yo
H41 stern tube diameter and pss dripless shaft seal Valerio at 4:11pm 04.12.21 Big Boats 1/521 Hi to all on page 56 of h41 manual say that the stern tube diameter is 60 mm or 2 3/8, is ok to purc
location of seatalk course computer sabbatical88 at 2:27pm 04.12.21 Big Boats 8/1682 Aloha, I'm a new owner of a 2003 hunter passage 456. The raymarine navigation system with installed
How does the "Lift Top" work on the 1973 23' O'Day matatooie at 1:55pm 04.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1434 So I want to buy a 23' O'Day and it has the "Lift Top" option. The current owner has no idea how it
kanzaki KM4A2 miguelgdelrey at 12:21pm 04.12.21 Big Boats 1/1071 What is the difference between KANZAKI KM4A 2 and KANZAKI KM4A 1 gearbox for yamnar 4JH4-HTE? Thanks

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Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 12:30pm 09.13.24 It's actually how they are classified. But -generally- the current "proponents" like the term compo
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BAD ORCA at 12:17pm 09.13.24 How easy / hard is it to remove the wheel when you need some room in the cockpit for guests while i
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? shaant01 at 12:16pm 09.13.24 If it were my boat . I would install a 'rams horn in front of the boom Thank you! I will look int
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Richard19068 at 11:48am 09.13.24 How easy / hard is it to remove the wheel when you need some room in the cockpit for guests while in
(2) Richard19068 at 11:41am 09.13.24 Cleaning all the connections is a good start There are some starting issues addressed in the attac
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing (1) sailcapt340 at 11:07am 09.13.24 Got the adapter to drain the oil easier today. Looks like it will make it cleaner and easier. The
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 10:56am 09.13.24 Wow. Thanks for the report. Happy you and your family were safe. Counting the days til the end of th
snowmoe113 at 10:15am 09.13.24 I'm late to this thread, but found it after an identical experience with my Westerbeke/Universal M-1
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 10:00am 09.13.24 How close were you to the storm? Any stories to tell? John, This storm was really uneven
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? BAD ORCA at 9:45am 09.13.24 I don't really buy that argument. Compression posts transfer the load to the keel or grid anyway a
PREVENTERS dLj at 9:39am 09.13.24 I am not an engineer, and didn't sleep at a ..... , but I don't see the need to run the preventer t
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? JoeWhite at 9:27am 09.13.24 Keelstepped is suitable and safer for ocean crossing, since there is less chance of loosing the mast
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Apex at 9:18am 09.13.24 racing oriented boats still have some keel-stepped models...
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot (1) BAD ORCA at 9:16am 09.13.24 Your installation is very similar to mine, however I have a 42 inch wheel and a binical hung table
Tropical Depression Seven jssailem at 8:51am 09.13.24
Goose Neck jssailem at 8:38am 09.13.24 Welcome to SBO. Interesting choice of boats. Your fiberglass trailer-able boat was built in 1980.
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower Scott T-Bird at 7:31am 09.13.24 I put a Yanmar 2YM15 in my Starwind 27 that weighed 5700 pounds. It was an excellent choice for the
Prefer to trailer pgandw at 7:20am 09.13.24 I feel blessed to have been limited by the dock and boat lift at the house we bought. The lift is l
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 09.13.24 Or that 3 well known designers were designing for coastal cruising and never intended for their boa
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 09.13.24 Not true. Keel-stepped masts are easier to design (in my opinion). The deck structure can be a lot

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