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Garmin Data Card Programmer for older chartplotters (2) Rich Stidger at 4:10pm 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2629 Has anyone successfully installed the old Garmin proprietary Data Card Programmer software with eith
Replacing Sanitation Hose on 2004 Hunter 36 (3) johnstillo at 4:06pm 11.12.17 Big Boats 12/4459 I own a 2004 Hunter 36. Before attempting to replace my head and sanitary hoses, I searched SailBoat
23.5 Thru-hull fitting sizes/upgrades BranThomps at 3:45pm 11.12.17 Smaller Boats 13/2297 Hi! New owner of a 1993 23.5 and I'm going through the boat to make it ready to launch. I was cleani
DeWalt 18V Power Tool Batteries jviss at 1:47pm 11.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/1829 My son's two batteries won't charge. I was about to apply a rejuvenation therapy to them, but then
Engine raw water siphon break (1) Skipper at 12:01pm 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2312 I'm troubleshooting a reduced raw water flow issue - other thread. Started wondering again about the
Hunter 41DS Shower Drain (2) gfrazzle at 10:54am 11.12.17 Big Boats 7/1086 I think I have a loose connection or split hose on the drain under the aft shower floor. The shower
Can the 50.1 meet USCG Criterion for inspected vessel? JoeRickard at 9:48am 11.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1237 Has anyone out there looked into having a Beneteau 50.1 meet USCG Criterion for inspected vessel?
"Anti-Osmosis Protection Paint" Lee Hadjiosif at 7:44am 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 8/965 Looking to buy a 7 year old 42' Jeanneau Sun Odyssey. One of the comments in the listing is "Anti-os
Covering boat for winter NYSail at 5:51am 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 33/4802 so with new boat I am getting ready to put her to bed. Figure I will have a cover made next year so
LIPO BATTERIES SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:42am 11.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3137 Hi Folks, Question on using LIPO's for house bank. Anyone have experience they can share?
Barlow winch designations/model numbers Robert Weiss-Malik at 7:58pm 11.11.17 Cal 4/6405 My Cal 24 T/4 has a pair of Barlow winches that are stamped with the number "18" designation. These
Artistic Flair to Companionway Hatch Boards: Very lengthy project post (20) Will Gilmore at 6:58pm 11.11.17 Day Sailers 34/6515 New Companionway Boards Repost from the Mariner Class Association Web site's Maintenance and Restor
1982 Newport fixed portlights (2) MitchK at 5:18pm 11.11.17 Newport 0/625 Got a question for you owners of N28's. The fixed portlight on mine leak a bit, and I would like to
How long mixing elbows last/reduced flow (1) Skipper at 4:54pm 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1642 -update 11/13 below- How long do mixing elbows last? Mine in 6 years old. About 300 hours. Looks new
Steaming light Pompadi at 4:51pm 11.11.17 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1433 Our Steaming light has blown, does anyone know the size of the light bulb for the steaming light on
Raritan PHii pump rebuild Sefuller at 3:13pm 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 27/5904 I needed to rebuild the pump on our PHii, and was surprised that I could not find any videos documen
Keel bolts (2) Voyager1 at 12:58pm 11.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1089 when my boat was hulled out for the winter I noticed a 1/8 inch or so crack around the keel. I torqu
Marking jib sheet position danstanford at 11:14am 11.11.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/4556 Having never done this, I am thinking through the implications of marking my jib sheet for a beat so
Tarp v. Custom Canvas Winter Cover Tyler Rippel at 10:59am 11.11.17 Smaller Boats 22/6938 I am behind schedule on getting a couple things fixed and covering my boat for winter, but I recentl
Today is Veterans Day, 2017 (1) Brian D at 10:58am 11.11.17 Sails Call Lounge 22/1487 In honor of today, I want to thank all the Veterans here on SBO. And also thank their significant ot

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Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. jssailem at 8:35am 03.21.24 What do you think? I think you can stumble along picking up stones to see if there is one that is
Backstay Connection to Mast jssailem at 8:11am 03.21.24 They criss-cross at the very top, but I'm pretty sure this isn't right. You are correct. Just not
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 8:09am 03.21.24 Anchoring in Desolation Sound is no different than anchoring anywhere else. Many of my favourite an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:05am 03.21.24 that was great. Convinced me I don't want to mess with lithium batteries. I think I'll just go to A
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? JeepN3RD at 8:04am 03.21.24 Just wanted to "WATCH" this thread and ask you / folks responding, when you launch I assume they wil
Hunter Propeller Anode jssailem at 7:58am 03.21.24 stray current corrosion in marinas being an issue in fresh water. Simple answer is Yes. It can be
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 7:58am 03.21.24 The YouTube channel "Emily and Clark's Adventures" has some really good info on lithium batteries a
No core?? dmax at 7:51am 03.21.24 Agree. my previous boat was a 1989 Catalina 30 and I feel my current boat is of equal quality and ha
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Stu Jackson at 7:50am 03.21.24 I don't think I have the time to try to figure out which Chinese Amazon lithium batteries are good
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility American_Mainsail at 7:30am 03.21.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compat
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. kloudie1 at 7:25am 03.21.24 The YouTube channel "Emily and Clark's Adventures" has some really good info on lithium batteries an
No core?? Arrgh at 7:08am 03.21.24 I have a few stancions to rebed too I think. On the 34 there is wood trim that goes all along the t
Backstay Connection to Mast G Newboat at 7:08am 03.21.24 Just seems odd they didn't make the backstay connection a centered spot.
Hunter Propeller Anode dlochner at 6:56am 03.21.24 Is stay current corrosion something that you see commonly in fresh water? I was under the impressio
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 6:55am 03.21.24 I normally drop in under 30' of water with 110' of rode (chain plus rope) in normal weather and 14
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 6:51am 03.21.24 There's a lot of very good info on Lifepo4 batteries in these forums. Do some research and you'l
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ward H at 6:45am 03.21.24 There's a lot of very good info on Lifepo4 batteries in these forums. Do some research and you'll
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 6:22am 03.21.24 Offers an 80% Depth of Discharge (DoD). No. As a rule, AGMs are should not be discharged below 50
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 6:17am 03.21.24 According to others on this website weight is a useful metric to compare batteries to tell true dee
bow stemhead 351 JCSail at 6:15am 03.21.24 Have you looked for a good stainless shop in your area? Might be worth getting a quote on a custom o

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