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Dinghy Chaps (8) MikeHoncho at 3:17pm 12.07.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1879 Started out with building a cover for my aging dinghy and ended up making chaps. All materials are r
FCC: I Must Be Really Slow... Rick D at 2:27pm 12.07.19 Ask All Sailors 11/730 I just spent an hour and forty five minutes on the FCC site(s) just renewing my ships radio license
Extra Bilge Compartment Purpose? (1) AlastairLC at 12:40pm 12.07.19 Ask An Oday Owner 14/7127 Does anyone know the purpose of the extra bilge compartment just aft of the main bilge? p with a pip
Engine Raw Water Lines rpwillia at 6:59am 12.07.19 Catalina 310 3/739 Does anyone know how much raw water hose I need and the best type? This is to go from Thru hull to s
Dashing through the snow,... (2) TomY at 4:47am 12.07.19 Alden General Chat 13/7517 172809 ...In a one horse open sleigh,... 172810 Winter waits for no man, or cover.
Spinnaker Sock. wanted ChillyWillie at 9:35pm 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1158 Hey team, I finally got my standing rigging in good shape and had the spinnaker halyard pulled down
Centerboard winch in my S2 8.0C Rangerick at 8:03pm 12.06.19 S2 0/687 I'm now ready to reattach my centerboard winch which sits on top of a stainless steal pipe under the
Jabsco Main Fresh Water Pump constantly running Big Red at 7:10pm 12.06.19 Big Boats 16/6553 I'll be replacing the original Jabsco Sensor Max 14 Fresh Water Pump, model 31750. It is running co
Removing rudder on my Hunter 44DS Jim22907 at 5:33pm 12.06.19 Big Boats 4/1027 Hope I'm placing this message in the proper place. I have a small delamination on the top of my rudd
Beneteau 423 battery question Jeffinjax at 4:05pm 12.06.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/4496 We are the proud new owners of a 2004 423 and are getting it in shape for some fun sailing. I am tr
We need your help! Phil Herring at 2:56pm 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 0/133 We're considering a couple of policy changes in the forums for 2020 and need your input. Please take
Ridiculous boat ad photos (1) rgranger at 11:26am 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 49/4694 Every now and again you see these really ridiculous boat ad photos.... This one made me laugh out l
Raymarine SPX-30 autopilot repair SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:45am 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/651 Anyone know where I could get my autopilot computer repaired? Raymarine wants a fortune.
Catalina 30 Tachometer Engine Hours Meter (1) DaniEastburn at 7:46am 12.06.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1768 On the port engine instrument panel on a 1985 Catalina 30 I am unable to read the engine hours. The
Seeking - Autohelm, Raymarine ST50 masthead wind speed and direction transducer Chewy at 7:44am 12.06.19 Parts Search 1/557 looking a new or used, provided it is in better shape than the one currently in use. 1997 or newer R
Cold weather (non) starting Franzcat at 5:19am 12.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1262 My Universal 25XP has been starting and running like a champ all summer and fall...until now. The t
The very best trick.....EVER artboas at 12:44am 12.06.19 Big Boats 4/1152
No access to WM Ken13559 at 9:35pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/962 Hello, I've no access to West Marine website. Looks like Singapore is blocked. Could someone help c
Spare Parts (1) Brian D at 9:12pm 12.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/990 Maybe we can get SBO to stock some spare parts...
Lighting protection when on the hard question? Capt Robbie at 9:12pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1011 So long story short, my boat has been struck by lightning three times over the past 30 plus years. T

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Fuel locker and propane john6206 at 4:50pm 02.21.24 Thanks for the input. The solution might be mounting the gas can to the stern rail. safe, effective
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 02.21.24 Replacing all those parts is significantly more than just maintenance, so I think regular maintenanc
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 02.21.24
Western L.I. Sound marina dLj at 3:54pm 02.21.24 And can you think of any better place to spend the kid's inheritance? ;) :beer: I've told my kids
Bilge Wire Size Question. Jan11 at 2:41pm 02.21.24 Relating to this discussion, and many others, we should be aware that the standards for electrical e
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Ward H at 1:59pm 02.21.24 I had a xl long shaft Yamaha 9.9 with power tilt and electric start on my O'day 25. Something like
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina PaulK at 1:56pm 02.21.24 Hitting the keel could also knock out the mast step or the floors near it.
YANMAR replacement MitchM at 1:05pm 02.21.24 it's not just the engine cost. it's new exhaust hoses, new engine bed, poss
Looking for seal reference Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 02.21.24 Al or Mike At SBO can help you. V
Seaward 25 taking on water. MitchM at 12:49pm 02.21.24 what year is the boat, what year is the PSS and what year and hours on the engine ?
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Will Gilmore at 12:36pm 02.21.24 Among other things this part puzzles me. Usually a grounding damages the bottom of the boat, not th
removing trailer from boat in driveway Benny17441 at 12:32pm 02.21.24 What kind of work? I once rented a slip at a marina to keep the boat for two days while we recondit
No holding tank options? Benny17441 at 12:26pm 02.21.24 Does anyone just use the head solely as a urinal, and pump directly overboard (or just pee off the
New Engine for 23 foot O Day rgranger at 11:58am 02.21.24 I had a 9.9 on a Hunter 26 and it was too big. I down sized to the Tohatsu 6 and it was more than
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Dave at 11:55am 02.21.24 This thread has long since served its purpose, so I'm closing it. After rereading the offending Ama
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 dlochner at 11:47am 02.21.24 I'm talking about Kuuma and the Parts Pac (false advertising) ad I'm not sure why a question wou
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 11:44am 02.21.24 1. See there right in the advertisement? Yes, I clicked on your link, thanks. Here's what it sqa
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 02.21.24 The link in Post #1 is a link to a low quality image of the Kuuma water heater, it is not a link to
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Stu Jackson at 11:03am 02.21.24 See there right in the advertisement? It is shown exactly as Stephen posted it. It is long past the
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 02.21.24 I have had difficulty finding a Kuuma stainless steel heater on the web, using a Google search. A

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