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Sailboat show... which one? Allowishish at 10:46am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1215 My wife and I are planning on attending the Annapolis Boat show next year. The October one is really
Rudder replacement 93' Legend 37.5 hj5150 at 10:45am 11.11.19 Big Boats 12/1895
Radiator cap orientation..... (1) NYSail at 10:10am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/551 So I replaced my cap When I first bought boat as the old cap looked original and was all rusty. So I
Metric pex tubing with imperial fittings Coolwhip at 9:19am 11.11.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5700 Hi, sorry not a boat owner but I had a question I figured you guys would have ran into this the most
Problem with jib halyard (1) riversloth at 8:58am 11.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 63/4533 I have a 88 hunter legend 37. I had the boat moved right after purchase and after the marina put th
Hunter 216 CharlieTodd at 8:44am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1432 I purchased a Hunter 216 this past spring, and have found I am getting a large amount of water insid
THANKS sailme88 at 3:12am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/552 Ahoy all Veterans...... THANKS
Head faucet drip Clydo at 10:12pm 11.10.19 Catalina 310 13/1657 Have small slow drip from faucet in head with switch off at panel. At home usually replace intern
Mac 25 Genoa upgrade Ccfarm5 at 8:43pm 11.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1200 Hello, I have been sailing a 1982 Macgregor 25 for a couple years now, and my only foresail is a ha
W�rstfest wrapup (2) Jackdaw at 5:47pm 11.10.19 Racing 6/831
Best place to buy new B&G Instruments grboregon at 12:05pm 11.10.19 Parts Search 3/718 Just bought a 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 41.1. It had all the instruments stolen before I bought it. I
B 24 jib tracks Member 131497 at 10:50am 11.10.19 Bristol 3/730 Hi... Anyone has an idea if the jib lead tracks are screwed directly into the fiberglass ir if they'
244 Strong! (1) Brian D at 7:51am 11.10.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/511 Happy 244th Birthday, Marines. And a Happy Birthday to our former Marines here on SBO! Semper Fi, Ma
What ever happened to all forums forum njlarry at 6:44am 11.10.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/656 There used to be an all forum forum that posted all recent posts that did not require searching ever
Rechargeable Rail Light. BillyK at 6:35am 11.10.19 Catalina 310 12/1025 anyone give one of these a shot? https://www.mantusmarine.com/mantus-snap-on-light seems like a go
Gear ads. njlarry at 6:29am 11.10.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1116 Anyone know how to access the previous year for sale ads on this site?
O Day parts njlarry at 6:23am 11.10.19 Parts Search 7/965 Looking for the food molded deck box propane locker liners. Also a.c. electric panel or parts.
Scenes from Frenchboro, Maine, 2019. (8) TomY at 5:41am 11.10.19 Destinations 13/1618 These scenes could easily be from any year in this decade. Things don't change much on Maine islands
ducting for 411 HVAC bugbitten at 5:20am 11.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/675 I've looked at a ton of 411s and have narrowed my search to two boats. One does not have HVAC, and i
Pulling prop shaft Hunter 340 ger123 at 1:09am 11.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1521 Hi, did someone pulling the prop shaft of a Hunter 340? Have I to remove the rudder too? Have someon

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Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 5:42am 10.10.23 I love the scientific answer. Thank you @thinwater. :beer: Better living through chemistry
P42 Watermaker Install Jim_H42 at 5:38am 10.10.23 Neffilicious - beautiful install! I didn't realize there was so much space behind the seatee backs
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? thinwater at 5:20am 10.10.23 Oxiclean and many dish washing powders contain percarbonate, which generates peroxide when dissolved
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 jssailem at 5:03am 10.10.23 Yes. :plus: They are original hard points on the boom. With the forces on the mid boom when you use
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top sailme88 at 4:52am 10.10.23 Winter lay up with the mast stepped is always an invitation to water. More so with a keel stepped ma
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching jssailem at 4:46am 10.10.23
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 4:13am 10.10.23 @Ralph Johnstone. Installing the knew injectors certainly helped, but its not how it used to be. A l
Remote shifting of outboard twalker H260 at 9:17pm 10.09.23 If you want it done right what you want to look for is something like this: https://www.crowleymari
Is metal bar with loops 3 ft long the H260 gin pole? twalker H260 at 8:49pm 10.09.23 That is your emergency steer mechanism. Do you have wheel steering? The loops are to allow you t
Lines for Hunter 33 jssailem at 8:46pm 10.09.23 The company I use is WesTech Rigging. Bishop Lifting - Rigging Supplies, Slings, Fabrication & Renta
Is metal bar with loops 3 ft long the H260 gin pole? rgranger at 7:59pm 10.09.23 That is definitely not part of your gin pole
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? rgranger at 7:57pm 10.09.23 How/ why would the water in your ballast tank be any different than the water your boat is floating
Lines for Hunter 33 rgranger at 7:54pm 10.09.23 SBO also sells line.
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 7:28pm 10.09.23 i know its funny Ward, but sitting is ok. so its not too bad.
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? Davenport at 6:34pm 10.09.23 Thanks for saying water that high ain't abnormal. I wouldve bet otherwise. I think my boat has b
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? (1) twalker H260 at 6:20pm 10.09.23 The level of the water in your photo is not unusual for our boat - depending on how many are aboard,
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 6:19pm 10.09.23 Any advice on batteries or thoughts on our current setup much appreciated! Hi Kupe. I just finishe
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:06pm 10.09.23 There are many battery options and none of them is universally good. The right battery matches the o
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 5:47pm 10.09.23 They were wired two different ways from the factory depending on hull number. Some had solenoids fo
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 5:38pm 10.09.23 By Xmas or by next February I plan on the purchase. From practical sailor and sailboat data the firs

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