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Battery installation - Any suggestions El Jeffe at 3:40pm 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 10/3064 I'm a brand new owner of a 2001 C16.5. Can't wait to get it in the water. I'm interested in any ad
Locals Only! surfforce 1 at 2:36pm 05.21.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/565 Anyone out there in the Long Beach California area who wants to go sailing this week? I'll host! Cap
Sea Lion grabs young girl Brian D at 1:56pm 05.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 28/2075 People feeding the Sea Lion, little girls sits on the edge, and then... wpDPvq81sC4
Rules question? (1) Ted at 1:20pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 19/801 Just wondering who would have the right of way, a sailboat or a building?
shroud replacement gblankinship at 12:55pm 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/750 I bent the threaded end on the upper shroud of my o'day 23. Does anyone know where I can order a rep
Engine RPM's fluxulating thaeni at 12:25pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1124 While mothering in heavy seas (6to8') my rpm's would fluxulate from 2800 down to 2000. This went on
H23.5 transducer placement and install Chris Flanagan at 10:18am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 23/1503 I was following an earlier post by Dave Congdon and still having no luck getting a reading. I chose
Broken Seacock - repair options? (2) dph123 at 8:36am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 18/4001 I went down to the boat to diagnose an overheating problem. I started at the seawater intake. I st
Outboard motor oil RWSlater at 8:31am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/625 Do y'all use synthetic oil in your 4 stroke outboards?
2007 Beneteau 343 aft cabin bed sheets Ciarabc at 8:05am 05.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/862 Can anyone provide solution for bed sheets in our aft cabin?
Unstepping an O'Day 25 Quick help needed Nevada Mike at 7:17am 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1062 I have a new to me O'Day 25 and was able to step the mast with much more worry than actual drama. T
New style shroud retainers (1) Tony_Furst at 5:07am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 14/1507 Replaced the original rubber shroud retainer plugs on my 23.5 with the new style retainer covers fro
Lifting Rings for dinghy Solstice at 4:38am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3997 Just received my PVC Zodiac and as I suspected I need to add lifting D-Rings to my bow as it will li
Small sail repair azsailing at 10:41pm 05.20.17 Trailer Sailors 4/738 Hi guys, My boat came with a genny on a rolling furler. Most of the sail is in good shape, but it h
Catalina 22 Swing Keel restoration (1) Harley at 10:24pm 05.20.17 Catalina 22 16/3274 So I bought a Catalina 22 and want to restore functionality of the swing keel but as you can see fro
Bottom Paint surfforce 1 at 7:21pm 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/1240 Hello all! Seriously, what happens if I don't haul out and paint bottom? If I have to paint bottom h
Hunter 27-3 No Hot Water Pressure VT Fitz at 7:05pm 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/804 We have finally found time and congenial weather here in New England to recommission our new-to-us,
Small rudder disorder :( what should I do about that. (1) CoastLife at 4:55pm 05.20.17 Big Boats 9/1027 We bought this 1983 hunter 34 this January and have been in deep in refit work. So it turns out
H27 Bow Pulpits? TooCoys at 2:27pm 05.20.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/975 Has anyone ever added a bow pulpit to their H27, or other Cherubini? I'd like to add one to mine to
Hunter 34 - Easiest way to route wiring from starboard to port jwerkjr at 2:17pm 05.20.17 Big Boats 10/1394 I am looking to run wiring from the head to the DC panel. I've attempted to snake a feed through the

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Too many ads rgranger at 10:19am 11.27.23 I've seen that before but that only happens to me if I am not logged in. I guess it is the penalty
Too many ads jssailem at 9:02am 11.27.23 I would think it falls to the "Forum Admin, Gen II" but that is strictly a guess. I also did a searc
Hunter 326 Running Rigging jssailem at 8:42am 11.27.23 A length of rope generally can't be too long, but it can be too short.. :biggrin: THAT IS SO TRUE.
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos jssailem at 8:26am 11.27.23 Welcome George to the SBO Forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. Will look forward to pictures of
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib (1) rburt at 7:53am 11.27.23 First, I've got to say how impressed I am with the friendly and helpful advice I've received here fr
CLosed must be postponed. Dave at 7:35am 11.27.23 After 20 or so years Beneteau objected to SBO's use of the BeneteauOwners.com url. They sent a cease
CLosed must be postponed. (1) Thaniel at 6:54am 11.27.23 Thread still works. See in url bar "forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/closed-must-be-postponed.124
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) kappykaplan at 6:41am 11.27.23 And here is an image of the mounting for the drive unit:
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) kappykaplan at 6:16am 11.27.23 Here's what I did on my Pearson. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Just purchased C30 MKII! Hayden Watson at 6:08am 11.27.23 Welcome. I will not tell you that the C30 is a great boat. I will say that I have owned mine for t
Hunter 326 Running Rigging kloudie1 at 5:54am 11.27.23 Welcome aboard the group! That table in the manual would list lines for factory options so ya might
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 5:19am 11.27.23 Yes, the heading data is from the autopilot heading sensor. The AIS antenna works fine. I ordered th
Hunter 35.5 24jmanley at 4:17am 11.27.23 We actually own hull#1 of the 35.5s. We have had her since 2016 and have put over 4k nm under her ke
Just purchased C30 MKII! shemandr at 2:41am 11.27.23 Since there are many Safe Harbor Marinas across the country, could you be more specific about your l
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 11:39pm 11.26.23 That is the published efficiency. Actually they claim 98.5%. The claimed max efficiency of the 12-1
1991 H42 with Heart interface Freedom 20 inverter charger- I think i have a problem! JamesG161 at 11:08pm 11.26.23 You might check the 12VDC batteries it charges. A Bad Battery will cause similar problems. Jim....
Captiva 240 bbriley at 9:58pm 11.26.23 The clearance is normal and does not create issues. No centerboard keel is great upwind, but off the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 9:11pm 11.26.23 Great info. The Orion XS isn't out yet though. Is the efficiency rating a published number? As an a
2GM20F engine issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 11.26.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 7:38pm 11.26.23 If it helps, the current batteries should dictate what gets replaced when. If the current batteries

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