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Any Sea Pearl 21 sailors in the Pine Island Lee County area. videorov at 7:12pm 09.30.18 Other Sailboats 0/805 Just wonder if anyone is sailing one of the Sea Pearls 21 in that area I will be moving to in the fu
Last Rum Race of 2018 on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 5:53pm 09.30.18 Racing 3/859 Weather cleared up enough for us to race in the last GBCA Rum Race of 2018 yesterday. Figured out ha
DC Ammeter Identification (4) Monterey385 at 3:23pm 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/530 My 500A DC Ammeter suddenly started providing current readings as high as 900 Amps with no decimal a
It is a sad, sad day flynhi4u at 2:57pm 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/931 Today was the end of our sailing season, if it can really be called that. The state run docks shut d
More 170 Notes. Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.30.18 Day Sailers 3/693 So I was just doing some basic clean up, no time to get more involved today. Found the peeled up an
Anyone know where to ge a BUZZ BEER jssailem at 11:17am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/679 Right on the heels of "Drink a Beer Day" :beer:we see National Coffee Day 29 September and InterNati
Any golfers on this board? Rick486 at 11:08am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 39/3550 Did you follow the Ryder Cup competition? I was so disgusted by the American golfers performance I j
Stainless Steel Rivet Size for boom cap? jjsbiggs at 11:08am 09.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/609 Does anyone know what size stainless steel rivets I need to secure the cap on the end of the boom on
Sherwood Pump "weeping" water odaydokay at 10:44am 09.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/2248 This summer I put an impeller in this old style Sherwood pump (OE on my Oday 85) after seeing weak w
Battery Water Level Randall Schmidt at 7:20am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 28/5296 I had my local shop (Zimmerman Marine at Herrington Harbor North in Deale MD) replace two batteries
Water Pressure Problem jviss at 6:31am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 30/5081 Summary: Jabsco 36800 pump won't always shut off. O.K., guy and gals, put on your thinking caps! (
Pop-top hatch dog issue (3) Hardhead at 6:17am 09.30.18 Catalina 22 4/1163 I'm having an issue where the bottom clasp of the forward starboard hatch dog on my 1987 is flexing
Newbie here RNC725 at 5:54am 09.30.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/817 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
O'Day 272 Rubrail cbourne200 at 7:48pm 09.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/648 On the recent Gordon hurricane non-event, my stern doc line parted and allowed my boat to swing into
Engine stall donniebaird at 7:19pm 09.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 16/1170 Good evening. I have a Catalina 28, over Labor Day Weekend, I took my fiancee and her sister and a
2002 Catalina with M35B Universal bertram at 7:12pm 09.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1063 My engine has started to stall for no apparent reason. The waterfuel separator is clear, other inl
Rounding sequence (5) Jackdaw at 6:58pm 09.29.18 Racing 22/2897
Newbie here RNC725 at 6:57pm 09.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/694 Just have purchased a 2002 Hunter 326. Previous boat was a 1967 Cal 30. Looking forward to all the w
Passage 42 keel joint crack (1) Wanderwind at 3:48pm 09.29.18 Big Boats 18/2800 Hello everyone, Two years ago I posted about a crack in the keel joint of a Passage 42 I was consid
Finally crawled under my hull... Shorefun at 3:28pm 09.29.18 Day Sailers 2/672 I just got some time today to crawl under the hull of my 170. The hull looks great. Just the 3" lon

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Stray current in the water (3) jssailem at 9:49pm 07.16.24 To provide clarity, my diver is a professional. He works commercial boats. He shares that diving to
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? Project_Mayhem at 9:12pm 07.16.24 I have a 100w Renogy panel with two very basic PWM MorningStar controllers. Batteries are always top
GOB Gone? thinwater at 8:59pm 07.16.24 ... So why can't GOB and other publishers dump the huge printing, warehouse and shipping costs and
Stray current in the water Leeward Rail at 8:53pm 07.16.24 It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that
GOB Gone? Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 07.16.24 Sorry. Late to the news. I had wondered why my local bookstore couldn't fulfill my standing order fo
charging problem with new batterie artboas at 8:21pm 07.16.24
Stray current in the water marcham at 7:53pm 07.16.24 It is very possible that there is more than one issue. Electrical is not something that can be troub
Looking for replacement turnbuckles capta at 7:34pm 07.16.24 You are going to find a huge variety of sizes and configurations in the used boat parts stores like
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System Tally Ho at 7:30pm 07.16.24
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System Blitz at 7:00pm 07.16.24 I have a similar issue as the original poster. Question: how does it lock in or is it just a gravit
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue Rolihlahla at 6:20pm 07.16.24 Welcome to the forum and SBO sailing in the Pacific Northwest. Have you made any changes to your al
Looking for replacement turnbuckles dlochner at 5:54pm 07.16.24 Do you need just the barrel or the stud and barrel? The Hunter store here at SBO probably has the tu
Stray current in the water dlochner at 5:49pm 07.16.24 If the current is from galvanic action, it is a very low DC current and not particularly dangerous.
Does your 315 naturally list to port? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:43pm 07.16.24 Water and sewage weigh 8.333 lbs/gallon so even a full 10 gallon holding tank would weigh 83 lbs--pl
Stray current in the water shemandr at 5:26pm 07.16.24 It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:16pm 07.16.24 @Brinky63 you are welcome
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Tally Ho at 4:47pm 07.16.24
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (1) Tally Ho at 4:33pm 07.16.24
Looking for replacement turnbuckles SFS at 4:27pm 07.16.24 Sending you a PM.
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue jviss at 4:26pm 07.16.24 I found that my tach doesn't read well when my batts are fully charged and on shore power.

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