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Potable water tank access panel (1) Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 11.12.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/789 Can't seem to find the discussion on this. After I cleaned the sludge out of the intake side screen
Gear shift issue cabin boy at 10:57am 11.12.20 Bigger Boats 1/583 Hello. Just picked up an 86. 272 with the inboard westerbeke when we ran the engine we found it wou
C&C Mast astegall11 at 8:02am 11.12.20 C&C 2/1078 Anyone know who manufactured the masts for the C'C 44? Mine is a 1988 and I need to make a new baby
Moon, Venus, Mercury (1) Brian D at 5:52am 11.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/363 Today, the Moon, Venus, and Mercury were visible. Mercury is the faint object just above the tree li
The "Gambits" Kings Gambit at 7:54pm 11.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 22/3813
Can you help me find this boat??? Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 4:30pm 11.11.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2635 I know that this group is about sailing...but boat people pay attention to all boats..and I've been
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) berner73 at 3:32pm 11.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1078 Thinking about having our winches re-chromed in the off season (Barient). Does anyone have direct/r
Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines HarryvdMeer at 2:03pm 11.11.20 Big Boats 14/2532 We recently installed a full enclosure and loving it. Only problem we have is when it rains, water
Sureflow Blaster pump problems michaelapk at 1:17pm 11.11.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/904 I'm looking for advise as I try to troubleshoot a freshwater plumbing problem. Was intending to win
Source for brackets to mount poptop bows for 1985 MAC 25 Seadoc at 10:20am 11.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/544 HELP! Does anyone know of a source for the "fairlead-like" items that fit around the 1 inch diameter
'96 336 Lewmar portlight sizes Techstyle at 10:19am 11.11.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/721 I am trying to Identify the Lewmar portlight for the '96 336 bathroom and Bedroom from Lewmar's size
Leaking on trailer ggdoby at 9:47am 11.11.20 Smaller Boats 4/969 My 1987 Catalina 22 has stayed dry through many rain storms while tied up at a dock. No setting on a
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers Jammins2 at 8:43am 11.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1457 Bought an Oday272 a couple of months back and we need to replace all of our cabin cushion covers. Th
First 345 Mast question bob_pattison at 7:57am 11.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/529 Reaching out to 345 owners...looking to see what mast section was used on these, as I think it could
A Good Year for Astronomical Sights Kings Gambit at 7:51am 11.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 16/933 For folks out on their boats this summer at early evening, e.g, twilight and later, there was lot to
Leaking into bilge ggdoby at 7:30am 11.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1248 I have a1987 Catalina 22 that has spent 4 seasons tied up to a dock when not sailing, and never had
Selden Mast Gary Ryan at 7:11am 11.11.20 Big Boats 1/698 Looking at doing some repair on our Selden mast. Our boatyard shut down for the winter. Need to di
Steaming, Anchor and Deck Lights (4) Gary Ryan at 6:26am 11.11.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2041 Guys, we had to step the mast this autumn. Figure might as well change out those old bulbs and repl
The USS Chicago garymalmgren at 5:01am 11.11.20 Ask All Sailors 5/542 The USS Chicago was moored in Sydney harbour when 3 Japanese midget submarines snuck in. https://ww
Veterans Day, 2020 Brian D at 4:56am 11.11.20 Ask All Sailors 24/1256 On behalf of the staff and moderators of SBO, we wish to say Thank You to our Veterans. Without your

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Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 10.17.24 This is on my new to me 94 Catalina 30. The O'Day coamings are built like a tank. It was tested one
Towing a 260 SteveHughessails at 7:43am 10.17.24 I have a 2019 Ford F-250. I pull a Hunter 240 with it. I can just imagine your 260 is a bit more boa
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 7:24am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume? I can tell you once I've determined h
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 10.17.24 Socratic method - how much fuel/hr does your engine consume?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:14am 10.17.24 Well all I can say is a father and son team with no idea was successful in unstepping the mast :) We
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 6:35am 10.17.24 I installed the EZJax, LazyJacks system, shown by @Hayden Watson on my boat. They work exceedingly w
Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 6:34am 10.17.24 Is that winch on the O'Day 25? What's the year of production? Lots of early boats used quite thick
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:33am 10.17.24 It looks like you dream of sailing on your own boat in the Salish Sea is moving forward. Make plans
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 6:31am 10.17.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point..... I've definitely learn
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 6:14am 10.17.24 Winches need adequate backing plates. Not all installs are completed with adequate backing.:facepalm
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle jssailem at 6:06am 10.17.24 First, as a new to you boat owner of a mature boat, I have been there and have winced at the discove
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 10.17.24 There was an article about a guy that drove a million miles with his old Volvo. He preached about fo
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:47am 10.17.24 I am interested in this project also. Right now I use the original Maxwell 500 windlass to assist re
Roller Furler quirky ? Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.17.24 Thanks for following up with the solution!
How do you initiate an owners information page? dlochner at 4:33am 10.17.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 2:16am 10.17.24 Despite all of the setbacks, I've definitely learned a lot about my boat so far, and the advice in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SJN at 10:30pm 10.16.24 Hello Mark. Where is the 2x4? I do not see it in photos. Stephen Nielsen 310 number 260
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:38pm 10.16.24 Terry, I meant to thank you as well for the heads up about the left side edits. How could I have mis
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:32pm 10.16.24 Thanks everyone. I found the edit prompts on the left side of the page as you noted Jim--thanks.
Iphone Sat-phone feature? dLj at 8:18pm 10.16.24 This post is a few months old, any updates? I'm thinking of upgrading, even though my iphone works

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