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Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 LouiseS at 6:33pm 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 8/573 We recently purchased a Sirius 21 and are trying our best to get her cleaned up and ready for sailin
Tank Sizes Hunter 49 tkwhalen at 6:30pm 08.23.20 Big Boats 15/1692 All the specs I see list capacities in total. The boat holds 200 gallons of water in three tanks and
new dodger loose and floppy ice breaker at 6:27pm 08.23.20 Big Boats 18/1761 I hired a reputable firm to make me a new dodger/bimini set for out 2004 AC 41. This was not a disc
Prop shaft seal "alignment", can it be corrected? SoSound at 6:23pm 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 4/359 I've been chasing the source of water entering my bilge for a while now. I think I may have found i
Reefing the Main! O'day 22 (4) Capri at 6:19pm 08.23.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1020 Hi, everyone. Please see photos. I'm trying to sort out the reefing system in my 1981 Oday 22. The f
Water pressure/volume problem Sefuller at 5:33pm 08.23.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/951 Our new-to-us Oday 39 suffers from very poor water flow both in the galley and the head. Initially
Simple head plumbing (1) thelilnauti at 3:16pm 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1279 Hello everyone, With my boat finally on the hard and having its bottom done along with all new thru
Standing Rigging JdubO'Day19 at 2:40pm 08.23.20 Day Sailers 3/811 Warning newb question ahead... So I am very new to sailing and apologize for not being able to figur
Windlass on a Catalina 350 pmhutter at 1:33pm 08.23.20 Big Boats 2/1010 After having trouble securing my anchor using the windlass on a Catalina 350, the motor stopped work
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE Stormalong at 1:21pm 08.23.20 Alden General Chat 10/8369 Hi Gang, I came across a new-to-me Alden Challenger by the name of COMPASS ROSE located in Stoningt
New Sails Gary Ryan at 11:58am 08.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1728 We're looking at replacing our Hunter 386 sails. They're original, 2002. We've been told that our
Mackinac Island (and Hessel) john6206 at 11:09am 08.23.20 Trailer Sailors 9/1106
What is the best non skid deck paint? markwbird at 10:17am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1613 In researching this subject I have come to realize that it is all about compromise. My H-34 has the
GFCI Needed? Ran-Dee9229 at 6:56am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2315 I have a 1984 ODay 28. My GFCI is next to panel of circuits in the galley directly below the compan
Motor dies and lacks its normal luster performance-wise Ran-Dee9229 at 6:46am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 12/651 I have a new problem - engine mysteriously dies (3 times in A 30 minute trip). We are thinking wate
Lost My Raw Water Intake (1) LakeOntario270 at 6:41am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 7/621 I was about to pull out of the dock when I noticed my engine sounded different. I looked over the s
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? (1) berner73 at 6:08am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1185 I'm trying to run wire from below decks up through the vertical stern rail tubing, to a hole I've dr
O'Day 40 Blocking / Cradle Plan DonEvans at 6:48pm 08.22.20 Ask An Oday Owner 1/429 So went to the marina today to find they dont have any availble stands to rent this season and got t
electri/butane stove verdiales at 6:09pm 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1663 Hi, i'm new in this forum, just bought 2005 Hunter 27, would like to know the brand or type of stove
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot (1) stm11 at 5:03pm 08.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/5757 I own a Hunter 336 sailboat. I have a Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot brand new in box and have had it

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Portlight help dlochner at 6:26am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help.
Bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13am 12.10.23 How do u get to the bilge pump in a35 island packet I assume you mean how do you reach down far en
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim thinwater at 6:07am 12.10.23 Most of the time when I go sailing, I don't turn the instruments on. Sailing is an anachronism, and
Bilge pump Sailor Sue at 5:30am 12.10.23 I guess I'd start by looking in the bilge. If there's no pump there will hopefully at least be a hos
Cockpit Locker Size? Codybear at 5:13am 12.10.23 Perfect, exactly what I needed and saved me a trip to Wisconsin. I'll certainly need to ask for the
Bilge pump jssailem at 2:36am 12.10.23 There should be 2 possible ways to find it. Follow the electrical wire that powers the pump Follow
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 12:46am 12.10.23 Hayden, I'm sure you understand that regulators only control voltage and that without battery sense
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 9:18pm 12.09.23 Any voltage regulator should be able to reduce output to 0 amps otherwise it cannot regulate voltag
Beneteau 323 holding tank - is it full?? CapitalistSailor at 9:13pm 12.09.23 I have a similar problem and installation with the holding tank on my Beneteau 311. I have found tha
Width of wing on wing keel Art12050 at 6:56pm 12.09.23 The OP is looking for the widest dimension of the wing at the aft of the bulb. We have the same issu
Beneteau Spare Parts e_costin at 6:26pm 12.09.23 No connection to U.S., except for maybe sailing west next year. I'm in German, boat in the Netherlan
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 (3) SeaTR at 5:04pm 12.09.23 RPOLLITT01 My boat, a 1981 H22, did not come with a rudder when I bought it in 2008. It was a salva
Missing aft cabin door on 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl Astrochip at 4:58pm 12.09.23 Hi all I picked up a 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl that is in really good shape. I have done a complete ser
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 (2) Tom J at 4:28pm 12.09.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 3:58pm 12.09.23
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 3:26pm 12.09.23 The funniest thing about that sign is, there was a very real litigious complaint that caused that s
Width of wing on wing keel Sailor Sue at 3:01pm 12.09.23 I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter Legend 35 with wing keel. The boat is in the water and not acce
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 2:46pm 12.09.23 Do you think the internal regulator is enough to dial beck the amperage? No, most likely not. Why
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:38pm 12.09.23 The funniest thing about that sign is, there was a very real litigious complaint that caused that si
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 12.09.23 The longer fetches which align with the prevailing winds result in much larger seiches. That's the

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