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just saved 90$ fred1diver at 3:38pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1041 went to the boat yesterday morning and finally found the shore power plug, it bugged me not knowing
Acrylic slider over companionway decktosser at 2:44pm 06.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/4125 I'm betting that this topic has been discussed before but my search has not turned anything up that
Life lines and padding G0ri11@ at 2:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2699 I installed the stanchions on my J24 yesterday, with some old vinyl coated lifelines that are servin
Father's day Sailnobroblem at 2:17pm 06.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/691 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all. Supprised no one posted this earlier
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Revv up at 12:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1200 Got a Garmin Striker plus 4 to act as a depth finder, the plan is to mount the transducer in a seale
Roller furler Jrtauber at 8:59am 06.21.20 Big Boats 8/1514 My 1993 Hunter Legend 375 has a below deck furler and original UK 130 Genoa. It is near impossible t
Hunter 376 salon string lights behind teak strips in salon? ghsmindy at 8:53am 06.21.20 Big Boats 4/788 I need to replace the string lights on the port and starboard side of the salon in my Hunter 376. Th
Hunter 26 replacement battery recommendations? CDGannon at 8:47am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/384 I've got an 8hp Johnson outboard. I'm hearing good things about AGM's. Any suggestions?
Mast spreaders for '94 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat mast (1) CDGannon at 8:44am 06.21.20 Parts Search 1/615 I've got a 1994 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat Mast. One of the spreaders is cracked at the mounting b
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 goetz305 at 8:36am 06.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2694 Hi I just bought a Venture 25 and have it in my back yard doing some repairs. Has anyone found a wa
Battery issues Petunia at 7:02am 06.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2087 This is our first year with our new beneteau we are on a mooring and are having trouble with keeping
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode Ran-Dee9229 at 7:00am 06.21.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2576 What size Zinc Anode do I need for my ODay 28 that has a heat exchange model 298633?
Blocked through Hull fittings Gary Ryan at 6:56am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/949 Guys, my fresh water overflow and I believe my Sump Pumps through hull fittings are blocked. I susp
H31 main sheet Flip Rutledge at 6:55am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1342 does anyone off hand know the length of the main sheet on a 1986 H31. I need to replace mine,but unt
Raymarine radar / Chart plotter removal NYSail at 6:06am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1591 Hello all.... So just purchased an ais (Garmin 800), a new radar (Garmin) and will be installing my
Nice Run... sailme88 at 5:22am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/984 As a follow up to the post last week about my friend's acquisition of a boat from the original owner
G'Day from Down-Under-Sean (1) seanslife at 10:42pm 06.20.20 Catalina 310 4/1450 G'Day SBO C310ers Just a quick post to introduce myself as a new member of SBO. I'm Sean, currently
New Owner (4) Beardedoneder at 7:39pm 06.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1366 Hey Folks, My partner and I finally found the right upgrade from the Cat22 we sold last year. Pictu
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 7:30pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 22/7323 I have a 16 year old Furlex 100S which is sticking pretty badly. I would say it worked fine for the
Hunter 310 fridge Tim22 at 5:12pm 06.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1411 My fridge is now over 20 years old and not as cold as it should be. Has anyone opened up the cabinet

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Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 6:38am 02.25.25 The tabs are guides that keep the sheaves and halyards in their place - if it's not bent, it should
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 6:06am 02.25.25 High-quality pop rivets. Aluminum or Stainless. Drill and replace. Going back to your other post,
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:52am 02.25.25 I don't see the part on the sbo store but you can order it directly from US Spars: https://www.ussp
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing eherlihy at 5:48am 02.25.25 Move the halyard to the sheave on the port side? I would do this before grinding anything.
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 smokey73 at 5:43am 02.25.25 Check your jib halyard for damage after you replace the assembly. A turn like that is certain to da
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:42am 02.25.25 Looks like just the exit plate/sheave is broken. The pieces are probably down at the bottom of the
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 smokey73 at 5:39am 02.25.25 Something looks really wrong there in your picture! It looks like your jib halyard is turning direc
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 5:22am 02.25.25 Reasonable approach. The carbon ring introduces an additional variable. When the coupler is disconne
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question smokey73 at 5:13am 02.25.25 It would help if you tell us which model Yanmar you have?
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question dlochner at 5:09am 02.25.25 On our fly wheel driven tach the sensor failed. The sensor should have 1.6 +/- 0.1 Kilo ohms resista
Alignment after engine mount replacement smokey73 at 5:04am 02.25.25 Thinking about your situation. You followed the normal process of alignment. Then testing the free
Bottom Paint - the right way ? sailme88 at 4:43am 02.25.25 ONE MORE THING....I try to sail 4-5 times a week...The water over the hull tends to keep it clean. C
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 4:05am 02.25.25 Thinking about your situation. You followed the normal process of alignment. Then testing the free r
Refridge and freezer Terry Cox at 3:51am 02.25.25 Different model boat, but our 1991 units have about four inches of insulating foam around the outsid
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? colemj at 3:47am 02.25.25 I've always done my own rigging, but I'm also pretty experienced with it. There is nothing at all d
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 02.25.25 What Yanmar engine is it? Some of them have tachs driven by the flywheel, some are driven by the alt
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Will Gilmore at 3:14am 02.25.25 @Don S/V ILLusion - I would most likely take on the installation and hire a rigger to inspect and f
Antifreeze Leak john2 at 2:38am 02.25.25 Thanks for the reply, the bracket connects the motor mount to the engine. If I remove it, do I have
Sailing courses in Thailand (1) Will Gilmore at 1:01am 02.25.25 I am now an IYT certified skipper. Sorry about the lack of communications, but my phone burned out
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 8:25pm 02.24.25 It is a tricky thing to try and do in the water, but you need to have the shaft centered in the shaf

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