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Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! roowhyduh at 6:03am 11.25.24 Ask All Sailors 7/671 I'm an instructor with outward bound and looking to co-instruct sailing courses with them in Maine.
Replacement counter top Timm R Oday25 at 5:23am 11.25.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1654 I spent quite a bit of time redoing the vanity and head in our boat last winter . I chose a formica
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. (1) garymalmgren at 6:22pm 11.24.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1154 About 4 months ago I came across a link for a smartphone app that will run nav equipment. I have a d
Parallel or buss bar Bob S at 9:37am 11.24.24 Ask All Sailors 11/2149
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 williwaw at 6:02pm 11.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1331 My friend is new to sailing and I am helping them winterize their US-built 2005 Beneteau 323. Does a
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy (2) Jughead135 at 2:37pm 11.23.24 Day Sailers 4/1470
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:32am 11.23.24 Weather and Forecasting 29/2831 At the request of member @DRhoads im going to make an attempt to provide some thoughts about the fut
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 5:30pm 11.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/3623 My 1985 O'day 28 was re-powered with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The engine has a DOM of 1994, so I'm thinking
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 11.22.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2142 Which do you prefer for getting rid of gelcoat blemishes?
Bilge pump install location (1) GreggS at 7:18pm 11.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/896
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Mandack at 3:53pm 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 39/2924 I have a 1993 Cat 30 MKII and it has a heat exchanger that uses the engine cooling/exhaust water to
Universal M18. 1985 Moose1958 at 3:37pm 11.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/598
Loos gauges accuracy at low end yelkenli at 2:20pm 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 9/955 This youtube claims that PT Loos gauges are not accurate at the lower end of the scale. true false?
Replacement sink (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:18pm 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 24/2725 I hate my galley sink. The double basin is useless thinking about this for replacement. It's less
Vision 32 Mast that could be for sale TangoXray at 11:25am 11.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/475 My friend and I have been trying to buy a V32 slipped at our marina. Now the salvage company with th
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging Ksks at 8:39am 11.21.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/902 I am looking for standing rigging detailed specifications.
Why is there silicone in my furler? Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 7/680 When I pulled apart the extrusions of my hood furler, I found that someone or maybe Catalina had use
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:16am 11.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 24/3306 I need to cut off a couple inches of muffler hose in a confined space. What's your preferred tool to
Companionway leak Hunter 410 JohnEh at 7:26am 11.21.24 Big Boats 1/512 I acquired a 410 in 2020 and there was no leak in the companionway into the galley. Now for some tim
Exhaust elbow Rich 35.5 at 4:57am 11.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/397 On a Legend 35.5, what is the best way to access the exhaust elbow? The wooden panel at the back o

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Can you identify this little sailboat? Cest La Vie at 6:40am 11.22.25 Not a clue, but be reminded that free does not necessarily mean inexpensive
How can I update topic title to include "[SOLVED]" Indysailor at 6:10am 11.22.25 I was under the impression no issue is ever "solved" on SBO :p
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:06am 11.22.25 Sweet...sounds like the lap of luxury!! :) Thanks for taking the time to write this up. I wouldn't
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:05am 11.22.25 Isolating the house bank as part of a LifePO4 upgrade is quite common as it reduces both initial ex
AI and the SBO Forums dLj at 5:38am 11.22.25
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock TimFromLI at 5:15am 11.22.25 I'd wire a solenoid valve into the system. Turn it off when leaving the boat. My boat already has a
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar GeneraiT001 at 4:15am 11.22.25 Hahaha - it happens... You aren't going to replicate my system. But the basic philosophies of how
EFOY Fuel Cells - Thoughts? danstanford at 4:00am 11.22.25 I have seen quite a few on ocean race boat listings. If you are running lots of load over a multi-da
AI and the SBO Forums Cap'n Deke at 3:23am 11.22.25
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 9:48pm 11.21.25 On a boat as small as the Hunter 24 you should never use the 6' tether outside of the cockpit. It w
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing MFD at 8:25pm 11.21.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar MFD at 8:16pm 11.21.25 Isolating the house bank as part of a LifePO4 upgrade is quite common as it reduces both initial exp
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 7:31pm 11.21.25 On average a solar panel will provide about 3x the nominal power of the panel. A 100w panel will pro
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Richard19068 at 7:11pm 11.21.25 According to Nigel Calder and my own experience, you can expect on average to get 3 times the nomi
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing Richard19068 at 6:55pm 11.21.25 To me, a PFD offshore is only a certainty of a long and tortuous death, so I won't wear one. Proba
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 5:35pm 11.21.25 Uh ... pretty much every time, if the wind hits 10 knots. (I'm pretty sure the OP means the wind s
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 5:31pm 11.21.25 Well for starters , if you can get your sailboat to to 10-15 knots .. my hats off to you sir !...
Jammed pole topping lift skunther at 4:58pm 11.21.25 You might try pulling it upward on the forward side by putting it through a jib halyard shackle the
Seaflo Dry Bilge System Project_Mayhem at 4:54pm 11.21.25 Put a vacuum and damp sponge in your bilge to get rid of water and things growing in damp environmen
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 11.21.25 For now, I rebedded it and added a G10 Backing plate. I'm really starting to like G10. It's super st

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