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Anyone heard of or planning to follow the Mini Globe race for 20 foot boats! LakeShark at 12:14pm 12.27.24 Racing 1/769 Just found out about a new round the world race in a 20 foot or 5.8m one design self built plywood c
How to remove Whitlock/Lewmar engine kill switch handle (1) FulmarCT at 10:57am 12.27.24 Ask All Sailors 2/378
Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? (1) Fernweh_Hunter37 at 9:53am 12.27.24 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2179 Hi all, I am pondering removing the inner forestay on our 1981 Hunter Cherubini 37, simply to make t
Back stays on my 26d Von Clipper at 8:45am 12.27.24 Trailer Sailors 6/1757 Stepped my mast for the first time the other day and the 2 stays for the back are approx 6 ft to sho
1984 Hunter 27 - Looking For Pictures/Measurements of OEM Emergency Tiller Hunter Enthusiast at 8:19am 12.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/565 Merry Christmas to all sailors!! I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 27. After a thorough search of
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 5:48am 12.27.24 Engines and Propulsion 21/2535 Whats the difference in construction between packing shaft hose and exhaust hose? Has anyone torn bo
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step (2) SeaDogGo at 8:53pm 12.26.24 Mid-Size Boats 13/1576 Looks like I have cracks in the mast step ring. Am looking for a new or salvaged ring, or the dimens
Puerto Rico (1) rgranger at 1:10pm 12.26.24 Ask All Sailors 5/589
fisher 30 1976 ketch needs mast track gates and any building yard technical manuals. Chief Jim at 9:15am 12.26.24 Ask All Sailors 2/385 Ahoy Fisher folk. Any system or layout drawings would be highly appreciated. Internal tank arrangeme
USCG Documentation Services dlochner at 7:19am 12.26.24 Ask All Sailors 0/457 A reminder for all who have USCG Documented boats, documentation can be renewed online at: https://
DC To DC controler (1) Voyager1 at 2:46pm 12.25.24 Ask All Sailors 11/800 229094 Not that familiar with DC to DC controller, verifying the solar will charge both batteries
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 (2) Newhouse1969 at 1:15pm 12.25.24 Smaller Boats 8/2552 Hello, I was finally able to get my new to me Hunter 23 into Claytor Lake in Virginia earlier this y
Hunter 290 Tater somewhere at 9:21am 12.25.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1226 I am completely new to the idea of sailing so please be kind. I have a ton to learn. When I retire I
Santa Cruz pier JoeWhite at 4:46pm 12.23.24 Hurricane Season 2/1461 150 feet of far end of Santa Cruz Warf broke away and fell onto the ocean. It was being repaired. It
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring (2) Ken13559 at 4:26pm 12.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/425 My Furlex 100S Tack Ring broke at where the Jib tack is mounted. I had bought a replacement Tack Rin
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hello Below at 8:08am 12.23.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 20/3276 Twice in the last 5 years we have found ourselves sailing in areas where there was virtually no comm
Bump damage on the stern. How severe is this? (1) kornacle at 8:07am 12.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1239 I am looking at a Hunter 26 that is in otherwise decent aesthetic condition. It looks like someone
Fresh Water Tank Replacement (1) zinahewitt at 10:30pm 12.22.24 Ask All Sailors 12/2097 Hi All, Happy Holidays, I have a water tank, it has started leaking some water from the top spout.
Aqua signal series 33 Captain Ron 27 at 2:53pm 12.22.24 Ask All Sailors 1/425 I have to move my Stern light from starboard to Port and I can't remember how it goes together. Can
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive Pieter Einthoven at 2:34pm 12.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/1132 Have a sailboat (Beneteau 393) with 52 hp diesel and shaft drive to fixed pitch 18" 3 bladed propell

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Depth sounder replacement on C30 (2) Indysailor at 12:59pm 11.24.25 I couldn't find a replacement and just did this instead. My transducer shoots through the hull, just
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 12:26pm 11.24.25 I had that same depth gauge on my C30 but went a different direction. I replaced it with a Garmin G
Water under cabin sole (2) joelescoulie at 11:51am 11.24.25 Does it look like this?
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 11:36am 11.24.25 I'm also not sure about the ramp times, but was of the impression it is programed into the Wakespee
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 11:33am 11.24.25 The Balmar alternators use voltage as a proxy for the SOC. Wakespeed and Zeus measure amps, they re
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay dmax at 11:03am 11.24.25 Pictures? Bristols are special boats.
Introduction DRhoads at 10:55am 11.24.25 Welcome and what an introduction. Look forward to hearing more. Cheers
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay kappykaplan at 10:30am 11.24.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Buying and cutting G10 Dalliance at 9:46am 11.24.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 9:19am 11.24.25 My confusion was how the alternator output mattered to the regulator. The regulator doesn't see or
AI and the SBO Forums Driver50x at 9:15am 11.24.25 Hmm... How do we know "Hal 9000" isnt moderating the forum now and uses the name "Dave" to throw us
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 9:14am 11.24.25 I run twin alternators that each can produce 120 amps so 120 x 2 = 240 amps - not sure what I'm mis
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 9:12am 11.24.25 We are going to sail on the Chesapeake Bay which has rapidly changing depth and is often shallow so
Buying and cutting G10 Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 11.24.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 8:14am 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 2
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Benny17441 at 8:09am 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 20
Can you identify this little sailboat? Benny17441 at 7:47am 11.24.25 Check the hull and see if it is in good condition. If it is, it might make a good little cabin cru
Depth sounder replacement on C30 dmax at 7:36am 11.24.25 My experience with Signet is they are not worth the price.
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 dmax at 7:34am 11.24.25 "Contrary to popular belief, the 94 C30 has wood in the bilge" Yes, but just under the mast, it does
Buying and cutting G10 FastOlson at 7:14am 11.24.25 When laminating layers, should filler be added to the epoxy so it's not so brittle? No need. Remem

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