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Remote Outboard Key Panel BreakingWind at 7:41am 05.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/524 1st I have a 2001 H260 with mercury 9.9 bigfoot outboard motor. Installed is a Panel the houses the
Beneteau First 325 Keel Ron Toivonen at 7:16am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/414 Can anyone tell me if a 1986 Beneteau First 325 has an iron or lead keel?
28.5 Shaft Removal leahcime at 7:02am 05.07.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/732 While trying to replace the bellows on my my PSS system I noticed a plastic retention collar had a c
Cables in the mast and mast head completed. Just sharing photos. (9) tipsyravensailing at 6:53am 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 8/386 149891 149892 149893 149894 149895 149896
Cradle dimensions for 1986 First 405 ABOUT TIME 3 at 6:49am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/299 After 10 yrs in Bahamas with our boat we brought the boat back to Canada and are keeping her in Gore
Second hand transmission Hunter 31 1986 SeanP at 6:02am 05.07.18 Mid-Size Boats 18/2369 Hi, It turns out that the chatter I am experiencing underway is due to a worn transmission (so the
water line obstruction tbilyeu at 5:52am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/418 I just opened my boat this past weekend. We have a 2014 OC 45. I could get no fresh water from the
Replacement mattress for Beneteau 40 aft PaulGinger at 5:14am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1117 We recently purchased a 2007 40 2 cabin and are thinking of replacing the aft mattress. I sent a not
Magma Grill Protection Plymouth Sailor at 4:40am 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1244 Dear Fellow Sailors: I have a Magma grill I love using however I don't keep it permanently fixed to
N28 progress (2) CharlzO at 8:52pm 05.06.18 Newport 36/5639 Spent the weekend on the boat, and finally, FINALLY got through the whole thing! I started the weeke
Dropping keel on MacGregor 23 JohnP51 at 7:30pm 05.06.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/726 I'm doing a restoration on a MacGregor 23 and want to drop and remove the keel to inspect it and ref
Dropping keel on MacGregor 23 JohnP51 at 7:28pm 05.06.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/541 I'm doing a restoration on a MacGregor 23 and want to drop and remove the keel to inspect it and ref
CORONADO 15 JACOBJOHNSON at 6:03pm 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 10/6946 I recently found a Coronado 15 for sale near me that I am quite interested in. One of my requirement
Breaker Panel Illumination spadaforaj at 4:14pm 05.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/617 Have a hunter 41, and now when I turn on the toggle switch to illuminate the breaker panel labels do
Volvo Boats in Newport shemandr at 3:59pm 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1124 I'm kind of mulling over going up to Newport on Wednesday to see the boats - do whatever. Did anyo
Simpson Lawrence Hyspeed 510 (1) japtenks at 3:33pm 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/310 Anyone have a tip to remove the chain from the gears in a hyspeed 510. I've gotten the rest taken a
Repair of My '79 O'Day 19 theluckyone17 at 3:00pm 05.06.18 Day Sailers 32/5965 Figured I'd keep a running log of the repair and rehabilitation of my recently purchased/rescued '79
1987 Westerbeke 10-2 Diesel air filter ?????? Chuck Powell at 1:43pm 05.06.18 Bigger Boats 1/417 My 1987 O'Day 272LE has a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. As we all know, a diesel needs clean fuel, compre
!987 Westerbeke 10-2 diesel air filter????? Chuck Powell at 1:20pm 05.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/608 My 1987 O'Day 272LE has a Westerbeke 10-2 diesel like many of us . As we all know, a diesel needs cl
Another silly question from a new sailor. HanBan at 1:15pm 05.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1082 Hi again guys, I took my 323 out the other day, and unfortunately I seem to have done a little dama

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Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 11:47am 07.19.23 Take the old belt to a NAPA. They will match the belt. Gates makes NAPA belts. I don't think it is
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jssailem at 11:37am 07.19.23 I use a 9ft inflatable for the PacificNW waters. 6hp Yamaha. Is satisfactory in waters similar to t
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? MikeHoncho at 11:27am 07.19.23 Check out Newports. The tubes are alot larger in diameter that typical inflatables and they are spec
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement dlochner at 11:24am 07.19.23 Take the old belt to a NAPA. They will match the belt. Gates makes NAPA belts.
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 11:16am 07.19.23 I would really like to see a documented case of a winch freely spinnin while under load without the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 11:14am 07.19.23 It looks like this is what you have. https://www.gates.com/us/en/search.html?searchType=product&te
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? xavpil at 11:09am 07.19.23 Just remember, if you get a small, underpowered inflatable, you are going to get soaked going into
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 11:09am 07.19.23 Thanks, Ralph. I strive to create unique problems in whatever project I undertake. I had a feeling
Let's Buy A Sailboat Calif. Ted at 11:02am 07.19.23 We were motoring past Huntington Beach to Long Beach. Somehow I found myself in an area where the w
Against the wind - in the docks capta at 11:00am 07.19.23
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? capta at 10:53am 07.19.23 Just remember, if you get a small, underpowered inflatable, you are going to get soaked going into t
Against the wind - in the docks capta at 10:49am 07.19.23 How does that work with a 20 mph wind pushing the boat into the dock? Pretty well. It's not like e
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? Sail22Capri22 at 10:35am 07.19.23 Wow, I'm not even in the market for a Dinghy and this has me intrigued! My wife had been talking abo
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 07.19.23 217950 If it's any consolation, you may be the only owner to ever experience this problem. Braggin
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position jonelli at 10:19am 07.19.23 You're right. Talked w Edson. They also put a washer on the outside of the Snap Ring to distribut
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jonelli at 10:14am 07.19.23 Nice!!! Where do you use it? How does it behave broth with some small waves and wind ? As if we had
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 07.19.23 I have 3 Spinlock deckvest Lites and 2 of them went off after more than a year. I replaced the cart
Let's Buy A Sailboat Skipper J at 9:55am 07.19.23 Well, it's good that your boat didn't end up in the paper! Sometimes two heads are better than one.
Mainsail foot mod question jssailem at 9:49am 07.19.23 Welcome to SBO Backwaterdog. Congrats on the wisdom in choosing a Lapworth designed boat. Looks l
Bus B - no output Cap_Barb at 9:43am 07.19.23 Thank everyone, the problem was my fault. The H380 has a manual transfer control and I did not notic

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