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Spring is right around the corner! (1) pclarksurf at 3:24pm 02.17.19 Catalina 22 6/737
Help me choose a new trailer tongue jack Gene Neill at 2:11pm 02.17.19 Trailer Sailors 21/2540 I've never bought one by itself before, so it's not something I have ever given much thought to, or
Modifications, that worked. (4) TomY at 12:15pm 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 30/4563 Soon after buying this boat I decided it needed better access to the engine, primarily to service th
1GM10 Engine Wire Harness (3) jamieFL at 10:02am 02.17.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/2054 I cleaned, derusted, painted, and replaced routine maitenance parts on my 1GM10. I took photos of ev
Hose Clamps Solstice at 9:41am 02.17.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1035 I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on Scandvik non-perforated hose clamps as compared to AWAB?
411 steering console SVPardonMyFrench at 9:22am 02.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/799 Hi all I don't understand why the steering console in the 411 is so big and bulky, taking so much o
O'day Widgeon Rigging and Centerboard video CentralMich. at 7:28am 02.17.19 Day Sailers 0/1889 Here is a Video I made where I go over the rigging and a few other things including how the centerbo
Self tailing winch conversion hook at 6:16am 02.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/12360 Barton Marine makes a self tailing winch conversion that they call "Winchers". I have a Mac 25 and s
Electrical upgrades in process (7) Sefuller at 5:28am 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1757 Working on some electrical and aesthetic updates on our recent acquisition. At some point in it's h
Documentation question Sefuller at 4:55am 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1253 In the process of applying for documentation for a boat not previously documented. CG-1258, section
Used Westerbeke 30B mhberinger at 7:45pm 02.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5219 Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a used Beneteau 361 which came with a Westerbeke 30B that had 1,8
Raw water cooling question edgarcia2002 at 7:06pm 02.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/716 Hi everyone, While performing routine maintenance on my Atomic 5411 I noticed hose between the the b
88 Hunter legend chart table chair riversloth at 4:59pm 02.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2306 I Bought a 88 hunter legend and It does not have the chart table chair. There is an Air Conditioner
New galley sink for O'Day 34' Windchime2 at 4:06pm 02.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/649
Thruhull backer blocks dakno at 11:36am 02.16.19 Big Boats 11/1175 Hello all. I have a 08 H41 and the plywood backer blocks for the genset and engine thruhulls are in
new oday owner sailherr at 10:51am 02.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1232 Just purchased a 1976 Oday 28. Boat is in very good condition but needs some updating on running ri
Reefing and outhaul Rxsail at 9:52am 02.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1203 For some reason the original owner removed the reefing system and outhaul from my 30T. I have Cunni
Broken Dream Treyolsen at 9:19am 02.16.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1889 Does there really come a time when a man with a dream should step back and say to himself "just give
Quick question about mast step for 146 KeukaSailer at 8:08am 02.16.19 Day Sailers 2/770 Hello all! Bought my 146 last year and with alot of advice from here, got her all fixed up and out o
Navionics vs C-Map Deleted member 117556 at 6:26am 02.16.19 Catalina 310 7/2711 Was wondering if anyone has experience between these two charting software? I will need to choose on

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Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 11.29.24 The document is very helpful. What's even better with that document, if you're having trouble fal
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Stu Jackson at 9:27am 11.29.24 Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. And if your home slip only has 30A then all t
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 9:11am 11.29.24 For anyone that needs this information, the center-to-center dimension of the rails is 9-1/2". The
Battery reconditioning? dlochner at 8:52am 11.29.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or salt
Battery reconditioning? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 11.29.24
Battery reconditioning? jssailem at 8:22am 11.29.24 You said: " boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time." I am going to sug
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (3) jssailem at 8:14am 11.29.24 It is Friday. Lets try to create an outlook... Cold series of weather fronts interspersed with cold
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (2) jssailem at 7:52am 11.29.24 It is Friday... Forecast for the PacificNW is all about the Pacific High Pressure cell that has take
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel marcham at 7:42am 11.29.24 If you add a 2nd panel, get one that has 2 power sources. One for shore power and the 2nd one to par
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:34am 11.29.24 Sigh.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:33am 11.29.24
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel dLj at 5:22am 11.29.24 You should also consider where you sail. Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. If you
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 4:46am 11.29.24 If you do this, could you please report what your readings are as I have not been able to find any
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel colemj at 4:04am 11.29.24 What jssailem said, but also consider just adding a second 30A inlet and splitting the panel breaker
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 3:51am 11.29.24 Hexiax cable defeats the purpose of a light weight carbon fiber mast. And LMR 400 has an aluminum j
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Ward H at 3:08am 11.29.24 Are you sure about that? I've been running forklifts most of my life, they're always one their side
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel jssailem at 10:12pm 11.28.24
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 (1) jssailem at 10:03pm 11.28.24 Welcome to SBO. It comes as no surprise that finding information about the C&C designed Newport 41 i
Monoceros sailed today! justsomeguy at 9:32pm 11.28.24 get professional help. We can all use that.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 11.28.24 If I can get it apart and put it back together I might go ahead. I figured I could check the alignm

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