Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Plastic Bonding for o/b fuel tank Don s/v Tellico at 12:09am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1020 Trying to find a temporary fix for the internal plastic fuel tank on my Tohatsu outboard. The threa
Truecharge 40 question dwain6805 at 12:46am 07.26.06 Big Boats 2/983 I purchased a TrueCharge 40 to replace the original Guest unit before it packs it in and takes the b
Throttle Cable busted! Rick at 12:54am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1136 Was looking for some short cuts in research from the wealth of info out here! The other day, I crank
DC Electrical problems DreamBoat at 1:44am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1303 I have been having numerous problems with my electrical system, so I am interested in rewiring the D
Jib and rudder for Javelin (14') RA Schroeder at 1:29am 07.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1339 Does anyone know where I could locate a new rudder and jib sail for a 14' Javelin sailboat? I have
Panel buzzing Jack W at 2:03am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/912 I have a 2005 H36. My master electrical panel (in the cabin) buzzes everytime I turn the panel backl
Compression Post TxSkipper007 at 1:51am 07.26.06 Other Sailboats 5/1166 The mast step is lowering and I would like to replace the compresion post and strengthen the boat.
forward head sucks air on pumpout Art6035 at 2:32am 07.26.06 Big Boats 4/871 Unable to pump-out forward head, sucks out only air. I haven't looked at the hose and accessibility
U.K. Visitor Isnibs at 2:50am 07.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/988 Message to Steve the visitor from U.K. in August.The e-mail system for the S.B.S.C. was down in Ju
Stern raised...boat out of balance...ideas? (1) flyhop at 3:02am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2780 We have an Oday 28 slipped at Lake Guntersville, AL, a smallish freshwater lake. The previous owner
Maintenance question Brian D at 3:04am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/923 In a few more months, it will be time for me to haul the boat and put on a new coat of bottom paint.
deck/hull whitening Dayan at 3:19am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 9/4240 I've bought a Hunter 22 1984 and the deck/hull looks really dirty (old looking). I've tried to use b
Mast Post compression gwynedd192 at 3:43am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/911 I have a 27 foot 1980 Hunter that shows signs of mast compression into the cabin roof. I need to mak
Essential Tips For A Great Buff / Wax (17) Maine Sail at 3:57am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 8/4602 It seems it's that time of year again so I'll pre-post before the questions begin flying: Buff Pol
Mooring whips - good experience tweitz at 1:07am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1498 Since we always hear about problems with vendors and products, I thought I would share a good experi
To buy or not to buy-343 Information jane5097 at 6:20am 07.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1155 I'm looking at buying a 343 but I can't find much info about them. I'd appreciate any comments, opi
Looking at a Ranger 33 gulfsailorp323 at 4:51am 07.26.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/2343 I am taking a look at a 1976 Ranger 33 next weekend. The boat has a good sail inventory, and appear
Leaky Fixed Port Glenn G at 8:34am 07.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1047 I have an '89 Beneteau OC350 that needs to have the center panel of the black plexiglass/Lexan/??? r
painting suggestions wanted beeryboats at 8:27am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1086 I'm a week or two away from painting an old Hobie 16 I bought off ebay. I've used poly paints on air
AMF Alcort Puffer sailboat value question Paula at 8:35am 07.26.06 AMF 5/21847 I am a new owner of a used AMF Alcort Puffer sailboat. It is used, but I do not know its age. Eve

Recent Replies

Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Capn Vinny at 10:07am 07.11.21 In my 37.5, there is a removable panel at the head of the v-berth under the chain locker. I believe
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. jssailem at 9:29am 07.11.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @sunlover .. Congrats on your boat. Would encourage you to post each of y
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 9:09am 07.11.21 Hi all, II did manage to drill up in the centre of the front starboard arch leg, it was hard going,
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:08am 07.11.21 I question why there is more load on the engine. Can you still reach your max RPMs? If not your pro
Running Rigging sail sfbay at 9:08am 07.11.21 WOW... That is a pretty listing of the various systems and design features.....They have come a long
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. BigEasy at 9:08am 07.11.21 Is there a good manual? more like a auto owner's manual where every last button and knob is docum
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:07am 07.11.21 I have a similar boat. Have you considered removing the plywood enclosure surrounding your engine?
Running Rigging jssailem at 9:03am 07.11.21 WOW... That is a pretty listing of the various systems and design features. They have come a long
Topping lift required or suggested for a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5'2 JohnShannon at 8:57am 07.11.21 Back in the day when I sailed these size of boats, no topping lift. At the end of the day the sail
Running Rigging sail sfbay at 8:56am 07.11.21 Look at page 12.9 in this link for running rigging on a Hunter 27: H27 4.21 Deck Hardware 6-18-07.in
Topping lift required or suggested for a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5'2 Broo at 8:49am 07.11.21 I installed a Boomkicker on my 5.2 a few years ago, it works great.
Dark Days shemandr at 8:38am 07.11.21 I have a relative who has become a nuisance jet skier. He is in a group of similar guys who buy hig
Dark Days Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:10am 07.11.21 I've never understood why people have jet skis. It looks so boring. No roads to follow, courses to
fun weekend so far Michael Davis at 8:02am 07.11.21 and we all have a fine layer of ash on our boats this morning. There are so many wild fires burnin
Running Rigging shemandr at 8:01am 07.11.21 From this Website under owner resources tab and "Downloads by Brand." There is a lot of information
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Stu Jackson at 7:47am 07.11.21 and the batteries went about 4 month without being charged. You murdered the batteries. Get new o
fun weekend so far capta at 7:45am 07.11.21 Our first venture into taking my mother-in-law sailing was a dismal failure. Unthinkingly we picked
Diesel fuel question sail sfbay at 7:41am 07.11.21 Agree with the posts above.....I will add that I started up my sailboat and truck diesel engines aft
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter jssailem at 7:40am 07.11.21 Pretty boat. Nice flag on the stern quarter.
Dark Days jssailem at 7:39am 07.11.21 Just a big, expensive, boring, bothersome toy. A bit like having a drag racer in your garage?

Contact
About
Terms of Use