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Rudder packing Gland failing (1) boris2point0 at 2:02pm 10.06.25 Yamaha 6/417 Hi Sailors. I am looking for some advice form other Yamaha owners. I have a Y30 there is signifi
Catalina 30 Stanchion issue DPotter at 1:37pm 10.06.25 Catalina 30 0/169 Hi all - 1994 Catalina 30 here. I have a loose stanchion that looks to have been bent at one point.
H50 generator Laid-back at 11:04am 10.06.25 Big Boats 3/379 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my opt
Splendide WD2100 - F13 Error on Hunter 460 FatSteveTheBoatCat at 9:10am 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/291 We have a vented Splendide washer dryer combo WD2100 that came installed on our 2002 Hunter 460 in t
Teak/ Holly woodworking question. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:03am 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 19/596 I had to cut away a chunk of floor to get access to the forward part of the bilge/keel bolt in recen
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:15am 10.06.25 Catalina 30 26/1258 My stuffing box seal packing nut has bottomed out, I think. it feels like the nut has bottomed out
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves buddybear at 8:47pm 10.05.25 Catalina 310 1/322 Normally the aft cabin is used for storage we call it the garage. Has anyone put cabinets or shelvin
Electrical Project Almost Complete (4) AP0196 at 3:33pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/736 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I ha
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 2:56pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 7/441 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i
Hunter bow and stern seats, and helmseat teak strips in Digital Dumpster Dive (3) PAC3142 at 1:43pm 10.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/23 Hi, I just posted free Hunter bow, stern, and helmsman seat items in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum
Hunter Bow and Stern seat router template (5) PAC3142 at 1:30pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/132 These are the templates I made from 5mm plywood to cut 1/2" thick Starboard bow and stern seats for
Hunter helm seat teak strips (3) PAC3142 at 1:03pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/139 These are the teak strips from the helm seat of a 1994 Hunter 37.5. They may fit other Hunters from
Hunter stern and bow seats (6) PAC3142 at 12:57pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/826 Stern and bow seats from a 1994 Hunter 37.5. These probably fit other Hunters from that generation.
Bottom Barrier (3) Voyager1 at 10:56am 10.05.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/428 I have oday 302 sail in Lake Michigan and use VC 17 as anti fouling, When pressure washing the bott
Surfed our '72 yesterday ShawnL at 9:12am 10.05.25 Catalina 22 12/736 We went out in what was supposed to be 7-10 gusting to 19 mph yesterday. Thinking that, since it's
Honda 2.3 HP Outboard Propeller Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 8:34am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 17/913 I have a 2 year old Honda 2.3 HP Outboard. This season I hit the silt and mud at the dinghy dock.
If any of you are going to the Annapolis sailboat show... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1166 Raritan has invited me to be in their booth all day Friday and Saturday to sell signed copies of my
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems (1) Schwarz633 at 3:18pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 17/809 I've had my Tartan 33R for a little over a year now and the wind instrumentation has worked well unt
Plastic boats capta at 2:38pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 15/806 From the start, when fiberglass boats came on the scene, I've always felt that they just didn't have
Any alternatives to H41 fridge? Nova Kool R3809 12v Nachismo at 2:37pm 10.04.25 Big Boats 1/352 Nova Kool is kinda pissing me off. Kept icing over. I kept chipping instead of defrosting because

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Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing JBP-PA at 8:04am 11.22.25 I can see it, though phrased differently. "A PFD will not save you in the middle of the ocean and on
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Rick Webb at 7:54am 11.22.25 There is lots of inconsistency between what people say and what we do: Never test home potable wat
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing dLj at 7:41am 11.22.25 That is an interesting statement. You could always take off the PFD after falling in, if you decid
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing JBP-PA at 7:28am 11.22.25 To me, a PFD offshore is only a certainty of a long and tortuous death, so I won't wear one. That
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

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