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Mainsail for 36 Lancer S/V Honu at 12:06pm 10.16.20 Parts Search 7/908 Looking for serviceable mainsail $400 or less, about 36 foot luff, 11' foot, at least 2 reef points,
Point Pleasant Canal PJacobitti at 11:16am 10.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2169 Greetings! Brand new to the forum.... We will be bringing our new to us 1978 Bristol 35.5 home the
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? wsconner at 7:26am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 40/14146 Hi - Coming back to this group after all the great advice helping me upgrade our 12V and Autopilot
Drop-in Lithium batteries CarlN at 7:20am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5329 How are you feeling these days about drop-in Lithium batteries on boats? I'm thinking of changing a
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:34pm 10.15.20 Big Boats 11/1423 I have a Bauer Capitano that I would like to mount on deck of our 450 Passage. But, the only way I
Stainless cleaner seadaddler at 8:39pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1026 What product is brush on to clean stainless and rinse with garden hose what is it called. Nick
Neglected boats (2) SailingLoto at 6:40pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 64/5463 If not allowed, delete please. It is winterizing season. I am on the water 8 hours a day right now
Customs Decal Renewal Time dlochner at 6:37pm 10.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1830 For those of us who live on the US/Canada border and like to sail across the border we need to a "Cu
Furler suggestions Pagan Baby at 6:36pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/577
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel (2) Terry Cox at 3:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 43/7180 Our 1991 P42 came with an anchor swivel that has held up well over the years. Since taking possessio
27 Edge in NY Area MarcB at 1:37pm 10.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/446 I am looking to see a 27 Edge before deciding to buy one that is not near my home. Does anyone have
Transport recommendation stevec22206 at 1:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/903 I have no affiliation with this company but wanted to share this with anyone considering a boat relo
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Catsail at 12:36pm 10.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/978 Hello, can I run my spinnaker halyard from the top of my mast if a sheave is available? I believe i
seaward fox plug mikeepp at 12:26pm 10.15.20 Seaward 0/10 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Seaward Fox plug? mikeepp at 12:25pm 10.15.20 Seaward 2/1734 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 9:30am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 16/5929 There is a local guy offering to sell his mooring buoy for $900. If you set a buoy do you "own" i
Parting out a Mac 23, Venture Newport rgranger at 9:17am 10.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/776 Hello forum-ites I have no affiliation with this person but thought I'd point people here to this.
Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/1415 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? HubertMagni at 7:56am 10.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1691 Any ideas on where I can get a boat-cover for an O'Day 22? Its sitting on a trailer - mast/rigging o
Locating small seawater leak on Yanmar 4JH2E (1) smokey73 at 4:38am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1708 As you can see I have an obvious seawater leak somewhere on the starboard side of my Yanmar 4JH2E.

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Sailing Tender MFD at 8:36am 04.08.25 C,mon, guys -- it's photoshopped. Look closely -- there's no mast on the dinghy. (Also for what it
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? dlochner at 8:27am 04.08.25 Hello, I own a 2011 e36. This "e" is for the "fold-down transom" swim platform. They also made a
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? Bin Voyage at 8:25am 04.08.25 Hello, I own a 2011 e36. This "e" is for the "fold-down transom" swim platform. They also made a
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? PNWE36 at 8:03am 04.08.25 Hello, I own a 2011 e36. This "e" is for the "fold-down transom" swim platform. They also made a h
1984 30-2 questions Naitaka2 at 8:01am 04.08.25 Thanks! I will have a look at that. This boat hasn't been in the water for 10 yrs, but has been well
Mainsail Question dLj at 7:50am 04.08.25 Like everything else on a boat, sails are a compromise. Start with the intended use, ocean crossing
Mainsail Question Joe at 7:24am 04.08.25 Hi all! I am just wondering if a Hunter 23 mainsail will work on an O'Day 25.?.? I know the size i
Mainsail Question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:18am 04.08.25 The Hunter 23 wing keel was the last trailerable sailboat with a backstay as the ones following afte
Mainsail Question dlochner at 6:52am 04.08.25 I have to agree with this. The problem for me, lies in the term "best". What does that mean? How do
Deck Painting Joe at 6:50am 04.08.25 I refinished my worn, molded non-skid area with Kiwi-Grip. The molded surface had developed many sma
Wisps of blue smoke dLj at 6:39am 04.08.25 Do you have a surveyor? Have you considered having a diesel mechanic take a look at the engine? Any
Mainsail Question dLj at 6:26am 04.08.25 I've posted before and others have posted that having quality sails is not just for racing. It is
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (1) william24424 at 6:24am 04.08.25 I asked AI to make fit an outboard engine into the stern of a sailboat....
Mainsail Question kappykaplan at 6:24am 04.08.25 I encourage sailors to buy the best sails they can afford. :plus:
Mainsail Question shemandr at 6:15am 04.08.25 I've posted before and others have posted that having quality sails is not just for racing. It is a
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? kloudie1 at 5:52am 04.08.25 Hunter did make a couple of electric powered boats that had "E" in the model , like E 27. There were
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? smokey73 at 5:41am 04.08.25 @Urban Hermit Sorry, I see you are not the original poster and just providing prospective, so disr
Wisps of blue smoke jssailem at 5:22am 04.08.25 Welcome George. Congrats on your first post here on SBO. Smoke on a diesel engine always creates a
Deck Painting jssailem at 5:07am 04.08.25 Hi Rod. Congratulations on your first post. Have you looked at the offerings by TotalBoat? What
1984 30-2 questions jssailem at 4:57am 04.08.25 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on the boat. The stuffing box for your boat is pretty universal

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