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Increasing house battery capacity on MH40 (1) Phantom154 at 8:44am 07.17.17 Big Boats 1/405 I wanted to increase my house battery capacity from the original 420 amp-hours (2 Fullriver DC-210 b
Newbie Genoa Question (1) Capri at 8:39am 07.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/408 138812 Hello, All. This may be specific to O'day owners, but not sure. I have 2 questions. Bought my
Connecting mast with CDI fuller to front of boat Patbrogan at 8:22am 07.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1024 Our 26M has been with mast down for months and when we went to step it, the built in forestay won't
Cleaning Seat Cushions dhjawor7 at 8:15am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/348 I'm not sure how old or how clean the covers are on all of the seat/birthing cushions in my boat (I
Hunter 28.5 Rigging Specifications (1) fhp3 at 6:21am 07.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/2448 I dug this up on the internet and compared it to my original rigging. It comes very close. The line
Passage 42 Aft Transom Lockers 1mcarlson at 5:53am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1459 Any Hunter 42 Passage owners experience water in the aft transom lockers? I had to motor over to a
Hunter 23.5 D/C switch panel needed Mike in Cape Cod at 9:00pm 07.16.17 Smaller Boats 2/388 Anyone know if the original D/C switch panel is available for sale anywhere ? I have 12 volt powe
A.C. Freezing up..Why? Pat at 7:26pm 07.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1640 The 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272 freezes up and ceases to cool the boat....did it twice th
What is this thing on my Mac 26c? (1) Leatherneck at 6:15pm 07.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2357 Can someone tell me what this thing is? Thanks
Early Hunter 25 mainsheet help pk66 at 6:05pm 07.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2595 Hi, I finally raised the mast on my 1974 Hunter 25. After attaching the boom to the goose neck I am
need a Great Lakes chart cartridge DStegs49 at 5:48pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/246 Does anyone have or know where I can get a "western great lakes" cartridge that will fit my NorthSta
PH II rebuild Mark Maulden at 5:04pm 07.16.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/560 I rebuilt the whole pump assy and new joker valve. When I pump in the dry mode, water does not leav
Cold drinking water on-board (2) RussC at 4:23pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/796 I usually post in the Mac section, but I think a lot of folks use the same blue jugs for drinking wa
Widgeon Rigging Question (4) John From Maine at 4:09pm 07.16.17 Day Sailers 11/7722 138790 138791 1972-73 Widgeon that I bought last year. First relates to the boom out-haul for the m
chi mac is on jon hansen at 2:59pm 07.16.17 Racing 20/1894 20 to 30 k wind on the nose right now, oh boy. al ' bob declerq in the lead for the mac cup again,
Pointing higher? LakeShark at 2:51pm 07.16.17 Racing 30/6304 So this weekend my children and I participated in our first ever race. I have a set of twins that a
parts for Marlow 23 winches Dan Donaldson at 11:46am 07.16.17 Catalina 30 15/1263 Is there any place out there that I can order parts to repair my Marlow 23 self tailing winch?
Replacing Companion Way Main Hatch (H31) (1) SeanP at 11:26am 07.16.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/3028 Apologies if this has been covered before. I did try the advanced search but did not manage to find
Can I hoist H23 by cleat bolted to top of Keel? leftcoastpj at 10:24am 07.16.17 Smaller Boats 19/1086 There is a cleat bolted to one of the keel bolts under the floor of my wing keel 86 Hunter 23. It is
Right size for a Asym Spinnaker for a 97 Oceanis 351? jpeac2 at 8:37am 07.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3104 All - Owned the boat 10 years an finally getting very motivated to pickup a spinnaker of sorts.

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Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 12:55am 12.13.23 Use threaded rods for the replacements. Then you avoid cutting the holes in the cockpit liner.
Compass deviation Viktor Eysselein at 10:26pm 12.12.23 Looked it up at the internet. The srew fpr correcting E and west is at the stern side of the compass
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 12.12.23 Hi Ken, System three is what I have always used from glass repairs to waterproofing balsa core mate
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 7:08pm 12.12.23 Saturate the raw balsa with neat epoxy. Then it will probably be necessary to replace the fiberglas
Swim platform question dlochner at 6:46pm 12.12.23 Okay last post about this swim platform question. I've found a platform with detachable sides (pict
Swim platform question thinwater at 6:23pm 12.12.23 Back to the OP's question. The problem with mounting an outboard on a swim platform is that moving
Re-installing the shaft coupling Tally Ho at 5:51pm 12.12.23 I put a little Lanocote on the shaft and coupling when I last removed the coupling to install a Volv
Swim platform question (2) ian260 at 5:12pm 12.12.23 Okay last post about this swim platform question. I've found a platform with detachable sides (pictu
Portlight help Crazy Dave Condon at 4:30pm 12.12.23 @Believe H46 and @Rasselas36 The phone number 878-932-7245 is the number for SBO forum store. A
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support RitSim at 3:25pm 12.12.23 Gas springs would be a solution but you will need closed dimension. open dimension, spring force whe
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support danm1 at 3:12pm 12.12.23 Perhaps a gas lid support strut, similar to those used on refrigerator lids.
Synthetic Rigging Davidasailor26 at 3:06pm 12.12.23 2 Issues during Construction: Construction Stretch: Lines may experience a one-time stretch when
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams kandrzejczyk at 2:46pm 12.12.23 I am in the process of re wiring my entire 9.2C : new breaker panel, all wires are being replaced an
Swim platform question dlochner at 2:30pm 12.12.23 i will probably keep it in the water if i am traveling as the spinning prop will recharge the batte
Swim platform question ian260 at 2:14pm 12.12.23 i appreciate everyone's input. i would love to have a sugar scoop but alas she came without one. So
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS ggrizzard at 1:41pm 12.12.23 Grant6290 Did you mean "BOW" tanks? There are so many acronyms out there theses days I can't tell
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 1:08pm 12.12.23 Do you 1. Do you know what an interference fitting is ? 2. Can you have the interference fit fl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Straycat22296 at 12:43pm 12.12.23 Thank you for all the information and opinions. This is why I enjoy this site so much. I will have t
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 12:07pm 12.12.23 The OP's question dealt with anti-seize on a straight coupling. FULL STOP. Nothing about coupling
Swim platform question (3) rgranger at 11:46am 12.12.23 ...like the sugar scoops ... Same! I had a walk off transom on my H26 and used it ALL of the time

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