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Big breeze mayhem! Jackdaw at 1:24pm 01.05.17 Racing 18/2162 Couple of years ago a big WYC J/24 fall regatta was held in 25 knots of gusty, shifty breeze. As exp
Cutless bearing replacement questions AXEL at 11:12am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 43/6877 I am planning to replace the cutless bearing this season on my 2000 Catalina 30 MKIII. I have starte
Gensun GV-10 Flooded Battery Question PGIJon at 10:50am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 1/263 I'm adding solar to my boat and am about to install a GV-10-pb-12 Lead Acid Battery Controller. The
Cabin Hood Modification For Access (2) Rick D at 10:34am 01.05.17 Big Boats 8/1035 So, my 40.5 is a 1994 and I needed to get access to change what I thought must be ratty turning bloc
T-99 days.... (1) Jackdaw at 8:47am 01.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1185 Working from the yacht club today; peace and quiet with decent Wi-Fi. Outside air temperature: -5F.
"Normal" Oil Usage by Diesels? Kings Gambit at 7:28am 01.05.17 Engines and Propulsion 38/8049 Is it normal for diesel engines to consume engine oil, and if so, at what rate(s)? What would be co
Fuel filter. recomendation frankies56 at 5:32pm 01.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1310 Hello all, I just changed my fuel filter a racor water seperator. I went to napa not thinking about
Need advice on lifting boat to paint (1) sasjzl at 5:01pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4405 Hi, I am looking for any and all advice I can get on getting to all the hull bottom on my Venture 1
Inspection camera heritage at 4:57pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/869 Thinking of getting one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J88PD10?psc=1 I would use it to chec
2007 Hunter 33 Hour meter Caspurr at 4:39pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/968 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The Engine Hour Meter is no longer working. Has anyone experienced this and
Manual bilge location Victor Maylon at 12:56pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2436 Can anyone tell me where on a 1993 Hunter 33.5 sail/sloop rig where the manual bilge is located???HE
Black stains in gel coat. What is best solution to remove Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/11668 Friend of mine who does a lot for my church, I offered to remove stains from the fiberglass which is
Getting Access to our boat bottom swing keel Seahorse24 at 1:50pm 01.04.17 Trailer Sailors 16/3413 Our sailboat is a 24 foot Yankee Seahorse that was manufactured in 1972. In the sales brochure, they
SW Florida New Year's cruise Gene Neill at 1:47pm 01.04.17 Catalina 22 10/720 Well, this year we couldn't duck out for the Admiral's entire Christmas vacation, but we got lucky w
Panel - What is this switch (1) DLB at 12:43pm 01.04.17 Bigger Boats 16/6609 131592 I purchased my O'Day 322 May 2016. Love the space! Great cabin. I have had to do some upgr
Running cabin-top mainsheet to cockpit on C30 MK1? (2) patrickkidd at 11:08am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 7/5892 Hi there! As a frequent single-hander, I am constantly trying to figure out a way to run my mainshe
Suggestions for GPS Babette04 at 11:02am 01.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/746 My 2004 Beneteau 323 did not have a Chartplotter GPS when I purchased her and I was using the Navion
Insulating Infloor Storage Bin on 41 DS DayDreamer41 at 9:51am 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/406 On our 41 DS there is a storage bin in the floor in front of the refrigerator, its a fairly large an
M25XP Electric Fuel Lift Pump (1) womble at 6:43am 01.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/5818 Here is a photo of the lift pump on my M25XP engine. As you can see, it looks like it is mounted on
Nigel Calder - Toronto Boat Show Scott B at 6:31am 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/285 Nigel Calder is at the Toronto Boat Show this year doing 3 all-day seminars. I'm signed up for the

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Elk Grass focus group discussions jaysweet at 5:13pm 11.04.23 For the Chesapeake it was the Strippers disappearing. For us it is Salmon. Pretty sure the strippe
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 FastOlson at 5:13pm 11.04.23 The Ericson is in a much higher category of basic construction than the Newport. After all these yea
Engineering Help Needed kappykaplan at 4:48pm 11.04.23 Looks pretty nifty, Tater! :beer:
Thru Hull Replacement? NYSail at 4:46pm 11.04.23 Also..... you said the other was brass? Or do you mean bronze? Brass is no good for salt water and w
Engineering Help Needed (1) Tater at 4:36pm 11.04.23 OK, for those interested. I still have some refinements to do, mainly, cutting the upright pipe. Tha
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) Tater at 4:32pm 11.04.23 I remember the crash at Fairchild AFB. I have often wondered if the pilots of these planes felt chea
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 shemandr at 2:37pm 11.04.23 There is such a thing as a buyers broker. That relationship works best, like in OP's case, when the
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? pipedream at 2:16pm 11.04.23 I changed out an old two burner with a Wallas diesel stove/ heater. Very happy with the results.
Low voltage connectors brazenarticle at 12:57pm 11.04.23 I have had very good luck with both of these low voltage connectors when used in specific projects.
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 jssailem at 12:47pm 11.04.23 Hi @MapleBaySailor , welcome to the SBO forum. Good luck with your boat search.
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. Capricornus at 11:42am 11.04.23 Tom, this is an amazing documentation of your repair, thank your for recording it so well! Four yea
Low voltage connectors dlochner at 11:28am 11.04.23 For connecting hair-thin NMEA wires. What's your favorite? What is the application? NMEA 2000 or
Low voltage connectors (1) Stu Jackson at 11:20am 11.04.23 I've used these. There are also telephone wire connectors available, worked great.
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Davidasailor26 at 11:18am 11.04.23 Those regulations specify minimum requirements but do not address specific maximums other than the
Engine Sensor ID sailcapt340 at 11:01am 11.04.23
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Caboteur at 10:47am 11.04.23 Most of us carry gas and propane aboard and they can go boom. Most power boats have gas engines. Saf
2gm20f water heater circuit Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 11.04.23 That's the difference living on the equator versus the Great White North. => Very true. @Ken1355
2gm20f water heater circuit Allan12210 at 9:40am 11.04.23 I can't imagine any civilized person intentionally wanting to go without hot shower water. I can
Low voltage connectors Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 11.04.23 I typically double-up the wire and use the red (18-22 g) connectors. I also tend to use a terminal
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Hayden Watson at 9:11am 11.04.23 Most of this has been covered but here is what I did when I rewired my mast. It should be noted tha

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