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Honors at the prom! (7) Jackdaw at 11:24am 11.21.19 Racing 17/2232
Need new Genoa? Which one? Garymadhatter at 8:29am 11.21.19 Catalina 310 14/2363 Hi all. I am a new member having purchased my Catalina 310, Mischief, last July. I am very happy wit
Shifter stuck in forward on my Yanmar 2GMF Tom Fritz at 8:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1097 My shifter occasionally get stuck in forward. It easy to get out of gear by working the leaver at th
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. Tom Fritz at 8:12am 11.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1912 I'm experiencing saltwater leak from the stern of my 84' Hunter 31. It appears to be coming from whe
Mast Exit Block Replacement (2) IanA22 at 7:02am 11.21.19 Catalina 22 5/2238 Hi, first time on here. Looking for some advice. I've recently bought a 1987 Catalina 22. In the UK
WATER PUMP twodzusfittings at 6:46am 11.21.19 Bigger Boats 7/1256 Rebuild Sherwood or a new Oberdorfer raw water pump? That's a good question. Sure a new Oberdorfer w
Battery isolation? (1) Nick Philips at 6:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2314 We are having problems with our batteries. Last night we drained all the batteries and couldn't sta
New Cracks in my 170 Shorefun at 5:09am 11.21.19 Day Sailers 3/824 So I pulled the cover off to place a spacer to keep water from pooling. In the rear port side top (s
Can't get there from here... Brian D at 7:45pm 11.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/781 (It's winter and you know that means I start playing the games!) Assume for this discussion that th
Mohawk spray varnish for 2002 hunter Passage 456 discovery at 7:23pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/548 Can someone point me to the Mohawk varnish product to touch up the interior varnish in my Passage 4
Seeking a leak on Hunter 23 (1) Mac Bentley at 6:30pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/465 I've got water dripping from the rear of the sliding dark plexiglass (?) on the cabin roof. I'd like
been seaching for info on installing raymarine rudder position sensor on my 34 sailor832 at 6:16pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 6/1077 I am wanting to install a RPS on my boat but I cannot see a good way to mount it to the quadrant I
adding a bypass and pex to polybutylene fresh water setup (3) cdnmurse at 5:43pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1141 hey all; I will be running pex after the water pump to a three way pex tee, then to a pex shut off
Hot Prop gfrazzle at 3:44pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 11/1515 My diver cleans and inspects my hull every month. Last week he reported that I had a hot prop- sever
Idle to high when cold but too low when hot Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 11.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/580 I have a two cycle 1996 Evinrude Yachttwin 9.9. The PO said it had been sitting around a while befor
Preventing Rope Mould And Rot Riptide at 9:00am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 9/4021 Have had issues for years with mould on lines / ropes, especially on the ends. Synthetic ropes it is
Sun Cat vs WWP19 CharlieRN at 8:56am 11.20.19 Trailer Sailors 12/6414 Greetings all. I started a thread a while back asking for advice on trailerable cruisers and got so
A Bunch of Free Service Manuals for Download Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 11.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/755 Looks like a mix of outboard and motor boat inboard manuals manuals
Hunter 340 brand of the packless shaft seal (1) ger123 at 7:29am 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/933 Hi! I am looking for a maintenance kit for my dripless shaft seal on my hunter 340 (2001). The dea
O'Day 22, 1976. Free. Tandem axle trailer the boat is on will be $200. Boat sat outside with water inside the cabin. Solid hull and hardware. (3) Capt. Joe King at 7:11am 11.20.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4 Interior moldy and cushions are junque. Good jib and genoa, but main was pretty weak when boat was

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Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? dLj at 8:18am 09.29.24 Lot's of great suggestions above. I'll add in another suggestion on a somewhat different tack, so to
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 7:36am 09.29.24 MANY of these used boats are VERY old - like 40 years old. Is there a point where these "age out"?
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:22am 09.29.24 I'm noticing MANY of these used boats are VERY old - like 40 years old. Is there a point where these
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:15am 09.29.24 Yeah, the 420 is a performance boat used extensively for youth sailing programs. Sometimes it's a
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:09am 09.29.24 Unstepping the mast to get under a bridge underway is essentially a nonstarter unless the boat has
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:05am 09.29.24 ...There were approximately 20,000 manufactured, so they are ubiquitous! Owners have modified & co
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:58am 09.29.24 Welcome @ScottBHome Some good suggestions above. I noticed you listed a Hunter 15 with your profil
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? shemandr at 6:31am 09.29.24 Yeah, the 420 is a performance boat used extensively for youth sailing programs. Sometimes it's a b
CNG Refill or Exchange? smokey73 at 6:11am 09.29.24 When was your tank last certified. No one will refill, even if you can find a place that does refil
Catalina 27 Deck ends Joe at 5:42am 09.29.24 Thanks, I had not see the eyebolt retrofit kit, but I did see the u-bolt...I think I may replace al
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? PaulK at 5:38am 09.29.24 Unstepping the mast to get under a bridge underway is essentially a nonstarter unless the boat has b
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? BigEasy at 5:09am 09.29.24 Scott, Welcome to SBO! You will get a variety of replies, so here is mine. There are sever
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Captain Larry-DH at 4:58am 09.29.24 Welcome @ScottBHome Some good suggestions above. I noticed you listed a Hunter 15 with your profil
Starter motor burned up? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 09.28.24 This is not exactly the most informative item I have ever read. Taken from the Engine Wire Harness U
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 8:34pm 09.28.24 Check out the Small boats in Port Townsend. This boat and others can handle motoring easily. http://
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? higgs at 8:03pm 09.28.24 Look into Marshall cats. I just bought an 18' Sanderling. It took me a bit of time to learn her id
Catalina 27 Deck ends Dazmainian at 7:27pm 09.28.24 The original eyebolt "chainplates" were prone to failure due to undersized 3/8, CD makes a beefier
Catalina 27 Deck ends dLj at 7:13pm 09.28.24 Now's there's an original piece of work... dj
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:06pm 09.28.24 On a lake, if sailing was not on the agenda, you could splash the boat and motor about. This boat
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 6:48pm 09.28.24 With a trailer boat like the Mongomery, I solo sailed her on many of the lakes, rivers, and bays of

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