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Choosing a hybrid wind/solar charge controller patrickkidd at 7:58pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 45/8202 Hi there! I am looking at wind and solar power, to power a NorCold 2.5A icebox conversion kit (frid
Starting When Start Battery is Dead? DayDreamer41 at 6:54pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 48/7678 We purchased a DS 41 last year in September, sailed her some 500 Nm's to the home port and shortly a
Atomic 4 carb replacement sailnoproblem at 5:53pm 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/549 I should know this but I am having brain freeze. I have a early model Atomic 4 w/early model carb.
Git-Rot Ken13559 at 5:41pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/823 I've some part of rear berth wooden bulkhead rot due to water ingress/leaks. After repairing the lea
Electronic equipment recommendations for San Juan Islands Joseph6510 at 3:25pm 04.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3116 We just moved to Orcas Island (one of the San Juan Islands) of Washington from central Nebraska. We
Bimini for 23.5 with stern rail seats Boatnic at 3:22pm 04.27.17 Smaller Boats 7/1743 I've owned a 23.5 for 5 years and want to install a bimini. It seems the custom made biminis go und
Hood furler rjarrell at 3:14pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3700 My 37.5 has the factory installed Hood furler. It has not worked as it should since I bought the boa
Urgently need threaded shroud stay adjuster for Beneteau First 310 grandview846 at 2:46pm 04.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/476 Damn, oh yea winter winds ! LOST ABOVE Part. Any source greatly apreciated.
CATALINA SMILE NICK1951 at 2:19pm 04.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3006 Hello all, I visited my 1984 Catalina 36 on 4/25/17 which is on a cradle in Michigan. There is a h
Anyone in the SD, Oside, Dana Point area with an IC-M710 Radio (1) Brian D at 2:16pm 04.27.17 SSB and Ham Operators 0/683 I am trying to put together a document that lays out how to add ham frequencies to the IC-M710. Alth
8.0A Teak Winch Bases (3) BuckeyeMark at 1:03pm 04.27.17 S2 5/1107 I replaced the Teak boards under my winches, port ' starboard. Anybody want the old ones? They need
Re-bedding/sealing chainplates on Beneteau Rosetta Stone10263 at 11:24am 04.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3437 I see on my deck what look like SS covers over the chainplates where they enter the deck. How do I r
Automac Replacement (2) higgins at 11:15am 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/1775 Hi, I searched the forum including the 101 basics about electrical topics, but I'm left with one que
Anyone in the SF Bay area with an IC-M710 radio? Brian D at 10:46am 04.27.17 SSB and Ham Operators 0/567 There is a boater on the Icom IC-M710 Yahoo Group that is trying to program his radio. If you have a
West Marine sale Justin_NSA at 10:29am 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1372 All New England 'rope' 40% off this Friday. I'm looking at their Sta-set polyester yacht braid. I ne
Fresh water manifold connection loose (1) Pat Hooyman at 8:19am 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2003 135823 My 2007 Hunter 38 fresh water connection for the vanity has come loose from the manifold. I p
Meth-heads set their Beni ablaze (1) Jackdaw at 7:42am 04.27.17 Sails Call Lounge 8/1066 This happened last October, but I didn't see anything about it then. Two meth-heads set their (what
switching to synthetic oil gregorybross at 7:30am 04.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/1926 I have a 1996 Catalina 30 mk III with a universal 25xp. The engine has about 2000 hours on it and
A word about windytv rjarrell at 7:25am 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1450 Planned an offshore overnight from St Augustine to Ft Pierce. A 34 hour trip. A week prior I began c
Adding freshwater faucet to O'Day 25 sPk at 7:12am 04.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/799 I am considering adding another faucet to the galley of my O'Day 25. I sail on Lake Superior so th

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2GM20F engine issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 01.14.24 Do you figure the wooden structure which built the dam has dried out yet. Looks pretty miserable f
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 7:27pm 01.14.24 [QUOTE="dlochner, post: 1807893, member: 123499 There are knowledgeable folks here on SBO, however
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning BigEasy at 7:24pm 01.14.24 [QUOTE="dlochner, post: 1807893, member: 123499 There are knowledgeable folks here on SBO, however t
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose dlochner at 6:54pm 01.14.24 I've a brand new length of 2"ID soft exhaust hose (dual layer). Just wondering if I could cut to ri
Service Kits for "SKIPPER Type 7&8 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:42pm 01.14.24 Thetford bought Wilcox Crittenden 10+ years ago for the sole reason that W-C was the US importer for
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ken13559 at 6:03pm 01.14.24 I've a brand new length of 2"ID soft exhaust hose (dual layer). Just wondering if I could cut to rig
2GM20F engine issue (3) Ken13559 at 5:59pm 01.14.24 I've used plastic glue-gun to build a retainer as temporary fix till i get hold of the West System o
Vision (freestanding) Mast holding water jssailem at 5:58pm 01.14.24 I do not have a boat mentioned. So you can ignore this if you care to. All boats with hallow masts
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 heritage at 5:04pm 01.14.24 After your bulkhead is installed, I recommend you build the table like the original h27 has. Can't i
Engine and H20 heater question (2) Tally Ho at 4:05pm 01.14.24
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 3:31pm 01.14.24 bilge gymnastics are the best.... seriously though , i havent seen the lazarette in the boat yet. t
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 rgranger at 3:27pm 01.14.24 What @David in Sandusky said and maybe Jack the area right under the mast about an 8th inch before
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 3:22pm 01.14.24 dave, yes i saw that... however with the relatively small size of the compressor unit , i may be ab
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 3:14pm 01.14.24 dave, yes i saw that... however with the relatively small size of the compressor unit , i may be abl
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 2:48pm 01.14.24 this is what im working with here. was thinking about tucking it next to the water heater (building
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning (3) domer94 at 2:16pm 01.14.24 this is what im working with here. was thinking about tucking it next to the water heater (building
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning dlochner at 2:03pm 01.14.24 i think this is my only option is with the 12k btu split system. compressor stbd under the cockpit
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 1:55pm 01.14.24 i think this is my only option is with the 12k btu split system. compressor stbd under the cockpit a
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning kloudie1 at 1:43pm 01.14.24 Connecting lines are copper.. usually 12-15 feet is OK..It is preferable that the lines and system b
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 1:35pm 01.14.24 so looking at these split systems, what are the lines made out of that connect , and how long of a r

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