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Goiot Portlight ID (1) TimFromLI at 4:53pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/565 Does anyone know what model Goiot portlight this is? Rigrite said it was a Cristal but I think the
House bank bus bar for 2009 45DS seanmadian at 4:38pm 11.23.20 Big Boats 6/1183 Hi all -- My 2009 Hunter 45 DS has three AGM house batts with multiple leads attached to each positi
Catalina 25 questions. SailingLoto at 4:36pm 11.23.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1352 hello! I stumbled across an older fella with a 1985 c25 with a swing keel. He bought it years ago
Transom to hull crack (2) sven7 at 3:20pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1376 just found this crack in the transom to hull joint of 2007 343. crack is about 14 inches overall a
Status of the Big Lagoon JohnnyMac at 1:15pm 11.23.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1117
Salt Water Foot Pump = Broken/Spun Impellers jonelli at 9:52am 11.23.20 Catalina 30 12/1397 This was an interesting phenomenon. In the last year and a half, I've been in the middle of a weeke
Anchor Chain Catenary. Anchor Test Video by SV Panope Captain Larry-DH at 8:48am 11.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1183 I follow this YouTube poster, and find his real world anchor testing interesting. I think this episo
Install Yanmar GM10 in Oday 27 - experience or advice? Wully Draigle at 7:59pm 11.22.20 Bigger Boats 10/1570 I have an O'Day 27 and the previous owner removed the original Atomic 4. I am wondering if anyone h
Catalina 38 owner's manual Naftaki20 at 7:19pm 11.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1052 Hello fellow Catalina owners and sailors! Does anyone happen to have a Catalina 38 owner's manual (i
H31 - Input on servicing original stuffing box IH82BL8 at 5:43pm 11.22.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1163 I think this stuffing box uses 1/4" square packing? What size and type hose is used to connect the
Storing boat in yard? Koltar at 3:33pm 11.22.20 Big Boats 19/2261 I was thinking in the next few years of getting me a Hunter 38. I have been saving to get something
How to replace eyes on pulpits (1) pmbuck at 12:49pm 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1915 187495 We have four of these badly corrupted beauties on our boat, two on the pulpit and two on the
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Tedd at 10:11am 11.22.20 Smaller Boats 31/3914 What are the relative merits of an anchor winch as opposed to a windlass, for an H260? I guess my qu
Chrysler 26 Cabin gutting/rennovation (3) myChrys26 at 10:04am 11.22.20 Chrysler 2/3558 I just purchased a 1977 Chrysler 26 swing keel. it was in decent shape up top and sail worthy. docke
Wowza. these AC75 boats have become spaceships RussC at 9:57am 11.22.20 Racing 11/1730 Great article on the new Kiwis boat design https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sail-wo
Small snaps for interior portlight blinds Jim/Tango at 9:28am 11.22.20 Parts Search 1/433 We have pleated blinds on our 8 portlights. Over time the small stainless snaps that hold them both
Muffler petcock rotted rpell1@msn.com at 9:03am 11.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/801 Hi all and Happy Thanksgiving in advance. Boat now on the hard for the winter and I'm starting to pl
1999 Hunter 340 Questions duck21 at 8:59am 11.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1108 Hello all, We looked at a 1999 Hunter 340 yesterday. The boat needs a little bit of work (the gall
Sailboat surveyors near Annapolis mmlspace at 8:49am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 5/626 Hello Anyone Near Annapolis. I'm looking at a Cherubini Hunter 27. It looks to be in good shape an
Yanmar SB-8 Owen at 7:22am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/411 Does anyone know if a Yanmar SB-8 has a drain plug for the transmission? Owen

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Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? (1) markymac1961 at 1:24am 12.25.24 UPDATE: Okay so I've been pretty busy with this over the Christmas break, (Oh yeah... Merry Christma
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 8:58pm 12.24.24 cdnmurse, The rubber bushings might be a press fit. You might need an auto or machine shop to help
PREVENTERS garymalmgren at 8:29pm 12.24.24 When the weather turns winter foul, do you? A. Immediately start packing your foulies and head to
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 8:26pm 12.24.24 Test 3 Under power. Still not right though. haSpwXAJu70:32
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive (2) fstbttms at 8:20pm 12.24.24 Yeah, that's not gonna work
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 7:24pm 12.24.24 Turning tables... On Sunday 22 DEC Lazartigue tore the tack of their gennaker and determined that th
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 6:59pm 12.24.24 Will, I'm copying my friends response below: Hi Dave ... Merry Christmas to you and yours ... I su
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 4:37pm 12.24.24 Lilburn GA 27 degrees tonight. 72 degrees with 8 mph wind Sarasota Florida.
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 11:43am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a
Fresh Water Tank Replacement FastOlson at 11:10am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a s
Fresh Water Tank Replacement (1) zinahewitt at 10:56am 12.24.24 You didn't answer any of my questions about your original tank. I gave you good advice as did othe
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 10:39am 12.24.24 I'd bet there is a tank fabricator near enough for you to have a custom tank made at an affordable
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hayden Watson at 10:04am 12.24.24 ... For example, we used 407GB of data on SL last month. When we use cellular for the exact same t
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 9:54am 12.24.24 I'd bet there is a tank fabricator near enough for you to have a custom tank made at an affordable p
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 9:34am 12.24.24 Didn't realize that, Beneteau seems to use nonstandard wiring, like the switch on the DC-. I certa
Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 9:14am 12.24.24 @shemandr its been exciting. I still wonder what will happen to the leaders as they head north. if
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 8:59am 12.24.24 The way Beneteau wires the pump (at least on the 37 of similar vintage) it could still be a fuse. B
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Captain Larry-DH at 8:56am 12.24.24 Hi Larry, hope your day is going well. Boats being boats, the shape of the area where the tank sit
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connectio
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48am 12.24.24 Wishing all my sbo.com friends a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah (whichever floats your boat)

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