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Holding Tank for Beneteau 411 VCristi at 1:42pm 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1465 I purchased my 411 approximately one year ago. I absolutely love her. However there are few winter
Another concern about the compression post (1) Ye old salty captain bob at 10:57am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/458 I am a new owner of a 1994 Hunter 29.5. I am concerned about the bottom of the post: it looks like i
Air Conditioner in Beneteau 311 DOCKHAND at 10:41am 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2733 I have a 311 without AC and in my manual it only shows a 331 on where to install it. Also in my manu
Renault RC8D & Salt Water Kilojolts at 10:28am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/676 Hi, I'm a newbie to diesel and was "gifted" a Hunter H27. The boat's in good shape but it came with
Yanmar valve adjustment swank at 10:04am 11.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/10016 I'm adjusting the valves for the first time on a 2gm20f the book says align the 1t Mark for first c
Newbie Hunter 260 Headstay Foil Extrusion & Winterizing h2o_snow at 9:59am 11.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1334 Idaho greetings - brand new H260 owner - just towed up from CA this weekend (1,045 miles w/ 20mph cr
Stepping 35.5 Mast stevemac at 9:44am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/543 Hi All... I have a 1994 35.5 that the stick has never been removed. Getting ready to haul out and w
Universal Atomic Diesel - Transmission Oil Dipstick (Picture?) will.smith.312 at 8:48am 11.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/1233 I recently purchased an '85 Cat27 Tall Rig (first sailboat), and it's time to put it up for the wint
Engine knocks at Idle john mendolia at 6:55am 11.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 11/1382 Hi All, I own a 2003 Hunter 306 that i just purchased in September. My Yanmar 2gm20 is idling rough
Some people are way too trusting... and clueless (2) rgranger at 6:38am 11.28.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2650 So, I was at my marina yesterday doing a little cleaning on my boat.... and a guy on the neigboring
Must be a story here... (2) rgranger at 6:26am 11.28.16 Sails Call Lounge 37/2635 I was at the marina this afternoon and saw this....Im guessing it sunk and was floated but I don't k
Black Friday/Cyber Monday boat deals? (1) Justin_NSA at 6:04am 11.28.16 Ask All Sailors 2/360 Anyone find any? I picked up a new Little Giant 22' ladder on sale. It's going to help me on my proj
Found Crack in Internal Hull (1) Lu Sea at 5:28am 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/812 I'm not sure I am describing the location correctly, but it is in the cavity aft of the bilge at the
Leak in head Lu Sea at 5:23am 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/396 Our boat is being winterized. We lifted up the floorboard at the foot of the companionway to find ab
Looking at a 27 Penceler at 4:48am 11.28.16 Pearson 0/682 I'll be taking a long hard look at a late 80's 27 in a few days. Anyone know of specific areas I sh
First Sailboat and first post (1) Bryan L Collins at 8:47pm 11.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1393 Wanted to post and say thanks to all of the previous posts and posters that have helped me in gettin
Finally. A final sail! (4) Jackdaw at 8:33pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 10/698 After 4 sunday sails in November, half of them in shorts, we head out for a final trip across the la
Port side.... DaveJ at 6:41pm 11.27.16 Catalina 310 3/578 I was at my Dr last week for a checkup, I complained about a sciatica pain, he said which side, I sa
outboard kickup gbrian at 5:49pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/283 when in reverse gear, my 9.9 mariner outboard wants to kickup to the point where the prop will come
jump starter packs njlarry at 5:47pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 5/660 Looking to buy a new jump start power pack for both my bow rider and tow vehicle. Local true value s

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Proper shroud tension pgandw at 1:13pm 10.14.23 The Mariner (ODay/Stuart 19) racing tuning guide suggests 180# for the 1/8" upper shrouds as a start
H356 Engine compartment fresh air intake Patrikh at 12:57pm 10.14.23 I guess this link is what you are looking for. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_356_7
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (6) Ward H at 12:35pm 10.14.23 For an outhaul, I set up double blocks (IIRC) between the clew and boom end and ran the line forward
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 12:26pm 10.14.23 After some deep diving, I located what I hope is the LAST of the keel bolts, just beneath the main s
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 12:09pm 10.14.23 I can not recall seeing a 3 stack of the image you posted. Yes 2 but not 3. There is a concern, I
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 11:03am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 11:02am 10.14.23 Your challenge, @capta, began to happen to me on my Profurl. It is why, when I could, I switched fro
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 11:00am 10.14.23 Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the right way to do it.. If not, then you'd want your jib
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Stu Jackson at 10:50am 10.14.23 It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (2) jssailem at 10:47am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Stu Jackson at 10:46am 10.14.23 (headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast) Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the r
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 10:30am 10.14.23 Is this what you are looking for? I thought about a deck organizer like that. This is what is on
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:19am 10.14.23 Capta, I will have a pontoon on each side. My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them l
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. capta at 10:09am 10.14.23 I agree with jssailem on this one. We only had it happen once, (we only dropped the sails once a yea
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support argentum at 10:00am 10.14.23 I am in Missouri and I do not have a Beneteau dealer here. Do you know any dealer that would sell th
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:58am 10.14.23 We'll hold you to it. Nah, never happened. More "Life" got in the way of this happening. Maybe nex
Precision 23 dock size LloydB at 9:20am 10.14.23 I say go for it. You are a close distance from the slip and it is a trailer sailor if conditions get
Legal Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 10.14.23 . Thank you for asking that question. I'm sure many have wondered the same thing. I am a "newbi"
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 9:07am 10.14.23 Welcome @JohnnyP to SBO. Really no way to address the issue other than going up the mast and helping
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 9:05am 10.14.23 I assign my NOAA ENC and RNC charts each to their own chart group. I also have my Canadian O-charts

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