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Battery Fuses (2) Weasel at 8:38am 03.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1111 S 134074 134075 134074
Another rigging question... C22BC at 6:38am 03.11.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/4360 I've have been working on tuning my rigging on my newly purchased C25 and can't seem to get any rake
Registration Number Recommendations for Dinghy (1) BlowMeAway at 5:43am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/10045 134063 Good morning all, we recently received our Lehr 5HP propane outboard and need to get the ding
Removing Old Deck Block Advice Bad Obsession at 5:37am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/527 One of the deck blocks at the base of my mast has bit the big one and I will probably need to replac
9.8 up outboard for Mac 19? PleasantDane at 2:30am 03.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/837 I have sailed my Mac 19 with a 40 hp outboard since I bought her in 1993. The motor is now well past
Auto reverse monitor ronald.hudson1 at 11:33pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 10/723 I was thinking of buying an auto reverse monitor to look under my foresail while sailing to windwar
Deck recore material: Balsa. divinycell, plywood, or something else? lost soul at 7:30pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1316 I just removed my the foredeck top skin as it was delaminated and bouncy and soggy. I am trying to
Rudder rebulid: what to use as filler instead of foam? lost soul at 7:28pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 16/5799 I have my rudder of and am about to open it up for a rebuild job. The standard procedure is to use
My new electric sail drive (2) Skipperdan at 5:57pm 03.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 39/7427 The weekend started out pretty good. I just put a rack and pinion in my wife's car so I thought I wo
Shim the prop-shaft flange by 1/8" alexco38 at 1:41pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/780 Hi folks, I need an extra 1/8" between the propeller hub and the cutlass bearing face in order to pu
Onboard generators are they worth it? Bob S at 1:12pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3579 We've been looking at boats and have seen some that have generators. I'm not sure how reliable they
Dink Question (1) RWSlater at 12:53pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1390 I have a West Marine 310 inflatable (yes I know the PVC dinks are pretty much junk, but I got it for
Davis Instruments Anchor Snubber Richard Bayle at 10:28am 03.10.17 Big Boats 8/2259 Quick to complain, quick to praise. I bought an Anchor Snubber last May from West Marine and regre
LPG gas tank for Force 10 stove Jerry21707 at 10:17am 03.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/569 2007 H-31 equipped with a Force 10 stove. The 11 lb. LPG tank is dated 2006. There is no rust and
Swimming platform Beneteau First 41S5 repair (1) MartinBruin at 9:48am 03.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1253 Hi all, I would like to repair the swimming platform. It's attached with hinges at the back of the
Pearson 33 Gross Tonnage surfer929 at 9:45am 03.10.17 Pearson 7/2875 Does anyone know the Gross Tonnage of the Pearson 33? Thanks Will
Battery Bank Internal Failures/Shorts (5) Maine Sail at 8:14am 03.10.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/4871 Note: I broke this topic out of the "Multiple House Banks vs. One" thread because it's important and
Dinghy and motor choice redhead78 at 7:04am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 36/3102 Happy early spring all,hope all are well. I am going to buy a dingy and motor at defender spring sa
New to sailing and just got my first boat (3) PirateMiMi at 6:21am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2231 Everyone else has advicertainly and I need as much help as I can. Engine is blown gonna pull it and
What's he doing? (1) All U Get at 12:10am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1305 134026 What's he doing? A. Looking for shells. B. Going for gas. C. Listening to the wife. D. All th

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Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 10:11am 06.11.24 Forget buying a "start" battery. Get a Group 24 marine deep cycle there will be plenty of cranking p
Cat310 Engine bed (1) ToddL214 at 9:31am 06.11.24 No plates under the engine mounts on Hull 18.
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 9:03am 06.11.24 You can still set one up like a local Regatta, doesn't require a national's endorsement but their ad
Welcome, Harbor 20 Sailors (3) LennyR at 8:52am 06.11.24 I have only owned my H20, #305 RHAPSODY in Blue, since last August and got to sail it a few times in
Cat310 Engine bed SwanSong at 8:30am 06.11.24 Thanks guys. I'm suspecting (hoping) the HBW50 tranny was replaced by the M12 which needs the engine
Cat310 Engine bed (1) SwanSong at 8:24am 06.11.24 Hull 23, no plates either! @SwanSong qq: where did you purchase the blue hose from the thermostat
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) rgranger at 7:53am 06.11.24 It has made sail management a breeze. hehe :
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 7:50am 06.11.24 ... and milk crate:biggrin:
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 7:50am 06.11.24 Moving a boat through the water under sail power is one of those activities that can grab the soul
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 7:49am 06.11.24 Decision by cruise coordinator at natl org.
My propeller has worn out rgranger at 7:46am 06.11.24 I did a search for a 75 hp Yanmar prop specs and it popped right up.:beer:
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:37am 06.11.24 Looks great so far!!
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) jssailem at 7:34am 06.11.24 Chris. It is possible that once you remove the frayed line and the chafe left behind you will be abl
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) BrianQ at 7:17am 06.11.24 Unfortunately, according to Hood Yacht Systems and Pompanette, the parent company, parts are no long
Catalina 34 MkII Log jssailem at 7:06am 06.11.24 Congrats Clive and welcome to the SBO Forums. The Catalin 34 is a great boat. Enjoy the ownership ex
What might this be.... (1) jssailem at 7:01am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz jssailem at 6:55am 06.11.24 Going to boat shows in the Pacific NW, you see 10 to 1 Power boats over sailboats being marketed. No
Newport 28 batteries jssailem at 6:26am 06.11.24 Congrats on finding a new boat to look after. Have you told your Neptune 24 there is a new girl in t
Cat310 Engine bed Good Vibes at 5:47am 06.11.24 Hull 63 from 2001 no plate :)
Halyard line (1) Tally Ho at 4:58am 06.11.24 Which one did you get from SBO? I think I went with XLS3

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