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Battery issues Petunia at 7:02am 06.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2086 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 10/2575 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 8/1587 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 10/979 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 4/1448 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 22/7316 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 8/1410 My fridge is now over 20 years old and not as cold as it should be. Has anyone opened up the cabinet
macgregor 26x keel repair. alllrite at 4:18pm 06.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/809 So my keel fell off a few years ago and I decided that I would build a new one. need a new car, dau
Clamp or strap shape? AllBetsGo at 3:27pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/604 Hi, I am putting this out for some thoughts from the group. I have a Hunter 33 sailboat. I just inst
VHF Radio easy question (2) Anchor Lady at 3:24pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1066 Hey Gang, I have a very old Standard Horizon VHF Radio. It is probably 20 years old. Antenna is on
Replacing Jabsco Potable Water Pump...Again... Nichole340 at 2:36pm 06.20.20 Big Boats 20/6115 On my 2000 340, this is going to be the 4th Jabsco Fresh Water Pump I have to replace. This one las
Does anyone know a good Diesel Mechanic in Connecticut? Marianaipf at 2:03pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/699
Locking the CB Tarkus at 1:41pm 06.20.20 Catalina 22 18/2163 Does anyone lock the CB when sailing?
Starting an engine that sat for 3 years JDE at 1:17pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 24/4597
Hunter Legend 45 alankeene at 1:00pm 06.20.20 Big Boats 5/1627 Im looking at installing a new prop on my 1987 Hunter Legend 45. Its powered by the standard issue
'81 Hunter 36 cockpit drain hose question (H37 similar?) tmjb at 8:10am 06.20.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/835 The hoses from the cockpit drains to the fiberglass tubes that serve as thruhulls on my '81 H36 appe
On Single-handing Kings Gambit at 8:03am 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2652 Skippers should be prepared and able to single-hand their yachts, in my opinion, b/c they may unexpe

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Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Cyb3rSail3r at 10:00am 02.23.25 Had the motor checked out this weekend, all good to go and have it docked by Fort Myers Beach. Just
Looking to crew in Charleston area Claude L.-Auger at 9:36am 02.23.25 Hi Richard Putting such a request on the site never worked for me. So I can't help you other than of
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Jacktar at 9:34am 02.23.25 Yep rivers and bays there are mile wide and inch deep in places. Personal experience.
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Michael Davis at 9:19am 02.23.25 Beneteau has a funny way of measuring boats. My First 38 is actually 40 feet 3 inches.
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? (3) Steeli at 9:17am 02.23.25 I didn't not own this boat. I am on the search for one in the 12-13m range. Oceanis 43 is one of the
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Gene Neill at 9:00am 02.23.25 Nice boat! Yes, you will definitely need Navionics, or similar chart plotting capability. A depth s
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? Kings Gambit at 8:40am 02.23.25 When crossing channels, or generally making sea passage along shore, the dink (inflatable RIB) is se
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? Kings Gambit at 8:03am 02.23.25 Obviously your choice but now you have a soaking wet cover to stow. But your boat's a lot bigger t
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? dLj at 7:53am 02.23.25 Also.... since you asked the question with no other background info, can we assume that you have al
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? dLj at 7:50am 02.23.25 I agree with @marcham Looking closely at the picture there are a few things to note. It's been m
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? FastOlson at 7:19am 02.23.25 I just bought a Hunter 23.5 a few weeks ago. Today I noticed the mast is cracked where the spreade
Hydro for CNG tank Terry Cox at 6:41am 02.23.25 But I must ask - since you've done this numerous times - what was the standard you had your tank re
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! shemandr at 6:29am 02.23.25 I always towed my dink (A 7' pram) and it didn't have a cover. Only once did I have a problem with
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? JBP-PA at 6:23am 02.23.25 My friend with a similar Hunter mast failure (for different reasons) said his insurance company just
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help colemj at 5:55am 02.23.25 The two helm pumps should be connected with a non-pressurized fill or compensation line. This norma
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? smokey73 at 5:18am 02.23.25 I agree with @marcham Looking closely at the picture there are a few things to note. 1. It looks
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Tally Ho at 4:59am 02.23.25
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? smokey73 at 4:58am 02.23.25 On Sailboatdata the Oceanis 43 specs LOA at 13.11m, as you noted. HOWEVER for many boats (not sure
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? danstanford at 2:22am 02.23.25 Is it possible to make it hinging? Stow the anchor in the locker and hinge the anchor roller up when
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? marcham at 10:34pm 02.22.25 Given that spreaders are a high stress point, a rigger would likely recommend replacing the mast tub

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