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No access to WM Ken13559 at 9:35pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1107 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 6/1068 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 15/1203 So long story short, my boat has been struck by lightning three times over the past 30 plus years. T
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? Capt Robbie at 5:27pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1648 I have had this ray marine smart pilot st6002 for the past five or six years now and has worked perf
Modifying the H23 galley (2) decktosser at 5:16pm 12.05.19 Smaller Boats 14/1774 I spend most weekend in the summer months on my Hunter 23 and it has occurred to me on several occas
Question about roller reefing davidmhull at 1:08pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3217 Good morning. I have been having some issues with my roller reefing for some time now and am at a lo
remote monitoring scuba201 at 1:07pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1162 Anyone use a remote monitoring system to check on your boat? Shore power, battery, bilge, etc?
ALICE'S RESTAURANT COMES TO MIND (1) twodzusfittings at 11:25am 12.05.19 Bigger Boats 11/1675 After a few mishaps with the Diesel Fuel, crud and water in my boats fuel tank, I decided to go ahea
New tactical device (1) Jackdaw at 10:32am 12.05.19 Racing 45/7988 Throwing their hat into the tactical device/compass ring is high-end gear maker SailMon, who's kit i
H31 H34 sliding cabinets dasreboot at 9:42am 12.05.19 Mid-Size Boats 8/1427 I like the siding door cabinets, but the boat looks untidy with all my junk in there. I saw someone
Smart Plug- Yea or Nay Alansails at 8:07am 12.05.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 34/4383 I have been thinking about upgrading to a smart plug-with the new plug in the boat and cutting the h
House Bank..... Batteries not all in same place NYSail at 6:53am 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/443 Hello all, I am looking to increase my house bank size however am space-challenged. I have space f
Electrical box all-in-one for beneteau oceanics and Zinc Isolator (1) Flammpz at 2:09am 12.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1511 Hi all, This question is about the electrical box to connect the boat to shore. The box is from "A
Stuffing Box Beneteau 323 Oceanics Clipper. (1) Flammpz at 1:43am 12.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3096 Hi all, This is the photo of my stuffing box. As you can see it has a pipe to a seacock that I gues
Sir Alex Rose came down to wave us off garymalmgren at 12:46am 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1455 -1mIHX53GRA
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units Clydo at 10:40pm 12.04.19 Catalina 310 3/751 My gauges don't work on level of liquid in holding tank and water tank. Has anyone replaced "sendin
Convert mini fridge into boat refrigerator -DIY? (1) Kmoerbe at 10:38pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 9/5030 I have a Catalina 27 with a chest cooler in the galley. Would it be possible to take the hardware fr
Need to delete thread Kmoerbe at 10:36pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 0/45 My apologies, I accidentally double posted originally. I am not sure how to delete this thread.
Rope Cutters Ken13559 at 4:40pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1751 Skippers, what do you think of prop shaft rope cutters? Came across a simple UK made (~US$80) rope c
Rodkicker Issue Stephen M at 1:59pm 12.04.19 Big Boats 7/1474 Our 2001 420 Passage has Seldon Inmast Furling. The Rodkicker do not seem to have a gas shock, as it

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Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Windpilot at 8:36am 06.18.24 I would have recommended getting rid of the plastic slides and go with something like the Tides Trac
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:31am 06.18.24 Awesome, thank you!
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 (1) Hello Below at 8:28am 06.18.24 Its for a Hunter 340, Force 10 Propane 2 burner stove with oven- need a replacement for the small b
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 8:07am 06.18.24 Got some feedback, correcting my statement, looking back at docs from earlier cruises this was a Fle
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 8:06am 06.18.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 7:35am 06.18.24 Always open all hatches. You never know what you will find in a 20 y/o boat
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised weihenstephan at 7:23am 06.18.24 Hopefully soon. Haven't pulled the trigger quite yet and deciding between the 35.1 w/ lifting keel
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 7:15am 06.18.24 Another question, in front of the table there is a hatch, but it has been glued to the floor. You c
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 7:13am 06.18.24 Thanks for the feedback and ideas. I'm familiar with the plastic ammo boxes and that's a great idea
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack (3) ThomNL at 7:07am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22
Reconditioning circuit breakers Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 06.18.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet... Thanks all. Dan That is a very worthwhile upgrade. I wou
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 6:59am 06.18.24 Thank you everyone for the advice.
Salvaging Sunken Boat dLj at 6:55am 06.18.24 Raising boats is kind of an art. Using bladders is the current method used by pros, but you'll be ha
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 6:54am 06.18.24 Thanks for the replies. I really like the tutorial above. Having the plastic sheet taped on to hold
Salvaging Sunken Boat rgranger at 6:50am 06.18.24 According to sailboatdata.com, the Bristol 24 has a displacement just shy of 6K lb. On this forum
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 6:48am 06.18.24 Thanks for the replies. I really like the tutorial above. Having the plastic sheet taped on to hold
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised (2) jssailem at 6:32am 06.18.24 Welcome to SBO. Congratulations on Beneteau 35.1. The question about stability and righting moment
Battens Ward H at 6:26am 06.18.24 In the boom was my first thought but not really feasible on a C30 as the boom end caps are sealed.
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack jssailem at 6:09am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22 i
Engine Overheating SV Watercolor at 5:46am 06.18.24 Hi All - the 2GM has ~.75 gal of coolant total. I think the HE itself will hold much less - maybe a

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