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Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 12:56pm 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1217
Rudder post / sleeve leaking near hull (3) tylcole at 12:49pm 04.25.20 Catalina 30 2/1895 I've got a 1982 Catalina 30 that I've been slowly working on over the past year. When underway recen
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? smokey73 at 9:38am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1531 Does anyone know of a reliable place to send an Webasto Air Top 5000 Diesel Heater to for inspection
Luff tape All U Get at 6:24am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 11/5538 Hi all, We have a Hood Yacht Systems furler called Seafurl and would like to know the size of the e
Gelcoat or paint? (1) jaysweet at 6:11am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2436 What would you use to finish raw fiberglass in the bilge: gelcoat or paint? And if gelcoat, what par
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 6:09am 04.25.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2258 Some not so good news may have sped up my return to sailboat timeline. After I sold the Compac 23 (
Hunter 380 tb_gb at 4:33am 04.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/557 Does anyone have the specs on the 3 bladed option of the propeller? Also, did anyone replace theirs
Where's the looney bin on this boat? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2656 Every boat, from a ferrocement kit built by lizards to a Swan 54, has its quirks. So, what is it ab
The first thing you'll do when you can sail again? Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2219 Some owners have been separated from their boats due to closed marinas, stay at home orders, or no a
Looking for Hunter 340 owner help (1) looking2buy at 3:35pm 04.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/3373 Could another 340 owner please verify that the top of the rudder post at the cockpit deck should be
Mapping Electronics Wiring Stephen M at 11:59am 04.24.20 Big Boats 5/1030 I have a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage. We have Raymarine Seatalk wiring for instruments, wind, depth, spe
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (4) TomY at 10:50am 04.24.20 Ask All Sailors 60/7646 5 years ago, while our son was in college in Rome, I sprung for $1 to buy him an old boat. SKAL is a
Boom Vang knotbusy11 at 10:24am 04.24.20 Sabre Sailboats 6/2304 Good afternoon, I own a 1978 Sabre 34 and last season the boom vang strap on the boom busted. The b
Wooden Flag Staff Mzlldr at 9:27am 04.24.20 Sabre Sailboats 9/2152
Looking for sails, Hunter C37 DanMaine at 9:05am 04.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/530 I purchased an '83 Hunter Cheribini 37 last summer and am excited! She came with a well worn staysa
Line bags Witzend at 8:20am 04.24.20 Catalina 310 11/2635 Time to replace, anyone have any suggestions?
Propane tank on the stern rail- ideas (8) George_NJ at 5:03am 04.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5719 Hi gang, Wanting hot and cold running water on my 26S for our week-long excursions, I mounted a smal
Precision 21: Light wind foresail recommendations wanted. Ach616 at 9:25pm 04.23.20 Trailer Sailors 24/4238 Hello folks. We have a newly aquired P21 sailing on inland lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada. She sails
Recommended Genoa or Spinnaker for Precision 21? Ach616 at 9:21pm 04.23.20 Precision 1/1776 Hello folks. We have a newly aquired P21 sailing on inland lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada. She sails
Id like to thank the Board of Governors... (4) gtg at 7:58pm 04.23.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1050 For attending my cribway completion project. Thank you. Thank you. Without this forum's support this

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48am 12.24.24 Wishing all my sbo.com friends a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah (whichever floats your boat)
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 8:48am 12.24.24 I do exactly the same thing with McLube and luff tape.. The bushings definitely are the cause of my
PREVENTERS BAD ORCA at 8:46am 12.24.24 I wonder if it would be possible to make a self contained gear type configuration that absorbs and s
PREVENTERS jssailem at 8:21am 12.24.24 These wet, cold days, I'm not on the boat, so I'm rereading old magazine articles and drinking cups
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations CapitalistSailor at 8:07am 12.24.24
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 7:42am 12.24.24 cdnmurse, I replaced the upper swivel with the one I got from a friend of a friend of a friend that
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 7:31am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connection
Automatic bilge pump question Tally Ho at 7:29am 12.24.24 Oh yeah. Plenty of water in the bilge after a water tank hose failed. The pump was covered, as we
Vendee Globe 2024! jssailem at 6:23am 12.24.24 Nice review
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring jssailem at 6:16am 12.24.24 I have not disassembled a furler100s. The manual looks to be similar to others as in the ProFurler (
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 6:08am 12.24.24 Interesting routing decision at hand: First, the leaders Richomme and Dalin have done a horizon jo
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring Joe at 5:42am 12.24.24 Hi ken, I took a look at the Furlex 100S manual to compare it to my 20 year old ProFurl and the d
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 4:00am 12.24.24 I have this exact issue and have been muscling up the jib in the spring with the winch, fearful i'm
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Jim Legere at 3:56am 12.24.24 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes from Nova Scotia!
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive colemj at 3:43am 12.24.24 All saildrives are splined shafts. There is no way a prop hub for one can be fitted to a tapered sh
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:32am 12.24.24 I think that is the same price starlink is being offered in the US right now too. Or at least is wa
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Davidasailor26 at 8:31pm 12.23.24 He picked up a Starling Gen 3 I prefer pigeons for my avian communications needs.:poke: But beca
Santa Cruz pier dLj at 8:23pm 12.23.24 Wow - lucky no one got hurt! dj
Automatic bilge pump question DaveWants2Sail at 8:21pm 12.23.24 Not trying to dumb this down, but do you have enough water in the bilge to trip the float? The On
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:30pm 12.23.24 +1 for the suggestion to explore a Ronco Plastics rigid tank. They're top quality, reasonably priced

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