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Defeat of the latest scammer... MitchM at 9:04am 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 0/331 So i'm looking for a little late- model com-pac 'horizon catboat' w/ IBD, and posted on a f
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 8:41am 08.31.20 Big Boats 15/1554 So, the specs out of the manual on my H49 call for 170 ft of 9/16" line for my main sheet. I got th
H41 power routing solar panel help Valerio at 8:23am 08.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/315 I need to connect my solar panel array with my mppt that will be located under the chart table, how
Oceanis 37 companion way top step removal? (1) Rob Heath at 8:07am 08.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1345 Does anyone know how to remove the top step on the companion way on an Oceanis 37/Beneteau 37 please
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct reneward01 at 6:28am 08.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/890 On my BO 323 I had to remove the waste holding tank because it was crushing the duct that ran to the
Help needed with new product! Jamos.Tan at 4:06am 08.31.20 Ask All Sailors 0/31 Hi all! My name is Jamos and I have developed a type of "boat computer" for sailing and motor boats
hull speed, what it means. jon hansen at 11:02pm 08.30.20 Ask All Sailors 28/5867 so i'm reading on a post by benny17441 and he writes that 'hull speed' is an old formula used when b
Main sheet cleat location (1) jonelli at 10:03pm 08.30.20 Catalina 30 16/2388 Hey all, just curious, but I realized after fixing a lost shackle on my main sheet cleat, that my se
Stripper Rings (1) higgs at 8:55pm 08.30.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2364 I had no idea what a stripper ring was until one broke apart on my Lewmar 40 self tailing winch. Th
ST6001 Doesn't Track Under Sail mdibella at 3:14pm 08.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/718 I've got an Raymarine ST6001 on my First 36.7. It seems to track the course well enough under auxi
Starting a B331 Bluenose at 2:58pm 08.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1213 Hi folks, 2 years ago when I pressed the starter switch it would not work right off the bat. If you
Reupholster Cushions jbrock at 2:55pm 08.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1754 Hi everyone. Can someone tell me how many yards of fabric I would need to create new covers for my M
Docking cleat ripped off deck in storm (2) Revv up at 1:49pm 08.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1913 On my Hunter 18.5, big storm rolled through while we were tied off at the dock, luckily my wife noti
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension allanb at 1:42pm 08.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1816 What should the shroud tension be on a 1978 Hunter 27?
Windward sheeting cars Drinky Crow at 1:13pm 08.30.20 Racing 5/989 Worth it? Me, I am not knowing how one lets the car down in a puff w/o leaving the rail? Tug on wind
Interior light replacement Beneteau 311 (1) Pollock at 12:56pm 08.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2483 I am trying to track down either a replacement fixture or a replacement bulb in my 2001 Beneteau 31
raymarine cable R69074/R38024 (5) thetone at 12:17pm 08.30.20 Parts Search 2/1055 Hello, I can't seem to find the cable for my Raymarine RC 435i. The new/old part numbers are R69074/
When and Where is the Sale, Sale, Sale DonEvans at 9:21am 08.30.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1577 when and where are the best sales from marine supply store websites ??? New to sailing with a recen
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 7:31am 08.30.20 Big Boats 35/5359 I have 1994 Hunter Legend 37.5 The holding tank has corrosion in the top corner with a 1 inch cra
Attaching flexible solar panel to non skid TimFromLI at 7:07am 08.30.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2267 I am trying to figure out a way to attach a flexible solar panel to the non skid between the mast an

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Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 8:49am 09.30.24 In The Cisco Chain of Lakes, on Thousand Island Lake on the MI/WI line, and I also could sail Table
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? stickinthemud57 at 8:37am 09.30.24 I sail a MacGregor 26S (water ballast, centerboard) and LOVE it. You mentioned stability as one cr
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? LloydB at 8:31am 09.30.24 There are other forums on the SBO site that you can also post this question on and get good answers
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 8:21am 09.30.24 I replaced the exhaust elbow last spring, and turned a relatively easy project into a debacle. I lea
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Shorinsean at 7:18am 09.30.24 Thank you all; I'll look into setting up the LJ's into the top of the stackpack rather than the bott
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 6:59am 09.30.24 Sorry Art, was offline this weekend. So you can charter in Italy & Greece with a US Coast guard char
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Ward H at 6:36am 09.30.24 In @Shorinsean s photos you can see that his sail is not sewn into his pack. In @jssailem s photo
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 kappykaplan at 6:08am 09.30.24 my Mack Stack Pack is not sewn to the sail, so I can remove the sail easily even with the jacks and
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Tally Ho at 5:44am 09.30.24
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 sailme88 at 5:12am 09.30.24 I have a stack pack built by a local sailmaker. Works great. A friend recently bought a slightly ne
Amalfi Coast Sail Joe at 4:41am 09.30.24 I enjoy vids that are simple to understand, interesting in subject matter and exhibit good camera an
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (1) Caboteur at 1:47am 09.30.24
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup john2 at 11:51pm 09.29.24 that takes care of the squeaking at idling , nice!
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 10:08pm 09.29.24 Where in Upper Michigan? In The Cisco Chain of Lakes, on Thousand Island Lake on the MI/WI line, a
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Leeward Rail at 9:59pm 09.29.24 Siren 17 may be an option.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Leeward Rail at 9:33pm 09.29.24 Doesn't look like the flange has room for a nut behind it. @Ralph Johnstone if you look at the phot
Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel shemandr at 7:02pm 09.29.24 With wing keels it's good if the rudder is not longer than the keel. Maybe Lake Michigan is deep en
Sea-Fire system Dan_Y at 5:56pm 09.29.24
Starter motor burned up? heritage at 5:11pm 09.29.24 I agree with what David said. Instead of having two cables from the battery run into the engine com
2999 Hunter 310 rudder kappykaplan at 4:41pm 09.29.24

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