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Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 (1) RiazDan at 3:27am 03.28.24 Ask All Sailors 4/799 Hello, I would like to change my saildrive propeller due to some damages on the old one. I came acr
NMEA Drinky Crow at 8:12pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1347 Basic, basic question. Do I have to run an individual drop cable to every single device on the netwo
Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 7:28pm 03.27.24 Pearson 2/765 How should I remove the dodger from my P31-2?
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 4:51pm 03.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/629 Can I please have a suggestion as to the best refrigeration to add to my 1999 Hunter 380? I would l
Replacing Injector Return Hoses (3) dkinzer at 1:50pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/612 When we bought our 2007 Hunter 41AC (with a Yanmar 4JH4E) about 2-1/2 years ago, the surveyor's repo
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 11:42am 03.27.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/875 Hi Folks. I have a 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig used in fresh water only.My (adult) nephew is consideri
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 11:41am 03.27.24 Com-Pac 4/1774 Hello, friends! I have been wanting a Com-Pac 16 for a long time and had one finally come up recentl
Stem Fitting (4) Deleted member 117556 at 10:44am 03.27.24 Catalina 310 6/1300 Has anyone had to replace their stem fitting on their 310? I became aware that this is a potential
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. (1) jssailem at 10:07am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1243 The other day, my friend with the slip next to me came wandering down the dock with 2 new batteries
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS jssailem at 9:29am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 4/881 Frequently, multiple times a year, there are questions about surveyors and boat surveys. New promi
Switched back to hank on sails morbidfollower at 7:52am 03.27.24 Catalina 22 1/831 Ive been running a 130 on a cdi Furler since I got my boat. Aside from the 130 being a little oversi
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (1) SV Maverick at 12:06pm 03.26.24 Big Boats 28/4715 I have been putting this project off for three years now. The only original problem was the failure
Companion way H26 Marc the army sailor at 11:28am 03.26.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/492 Has anyone successfully replaced the washboards with barn doors? Pictures?
Best place for a fire port? danb2k at 8:45am 03.26.24 Big Boats 4/817 Hi All, I want to install a fire port on the wooden engine cover in my 2003 Catalina 36. I'm lookin
Fridge: 12V or DC xavpil at 7:43am 03.26.24 Ask All Sailors 26/2482 Hi all. My new fridge can be powered with AC or DC I am off the grid I need to save any power I ca
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . MitchM at 5:59am 03.26.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2587 1:30 am. early am Baltimore MD news: huge Sri Lankan flagged cargo vessel, rented by
Balmar sg200 problem mobilesport at 6:14pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1490 Note , I couldn't find a electronics section to post this in. Anyways I bought a Balmer sg200 state
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine BTC1984 at 5:50pm 03.25.24 Mid-Size Boats 14/2695
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) colb218 at 4:29pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2427 My marina has a fairly lengthy entrance/exit that requires going first between an island and the sho
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 3:57pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1080 What would cause this white ring around the welds on a motor mount? It's all stainless and arrived

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Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? (1) jssailem at 8:44am 08.13.25 Hi Mayhem, Here is how one Catalin Owner has his system wired. The bilge pump looks connected to the
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 08.13.25 I was hoping someone could tell me how catalina wired this from the factory as the manual states th
Genoa head not wrapping jssailem at 8:17am 08.13.25 Welcome to the SBO Forum.
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:56am 08.13.25
Genoa head not wrapping lfcsi at 7:53am 08.13.25 Thank you everyone for the amazing responses. At the weekend I'll be experimenting with all the idea
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Scott T-Bird at 7:14am 08.13.25 Ward's upgrade makes the most sense. The biggest problem with the intake isn't that the hose has li
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? kappykaplan at 7:00am 08.13.25 Yes, I can trace the wiring but I was hoping someone could tell me how catalina wired this from the
Progress on the H40 refit... Tally Ho at 7:00am 08.13.25 Yes. I don't believe that pressure treated would be all that advantageous as the floor shouldn't be
Replacing injectors Scott T-Bird at 6:58am 08.13.25 This sounds pretty typical of diesel bug getting stirred up and blocking fuel supply. Could there b
Fridge top insulation Tally Ho at 6:53am 08.13.25 a bigger piece of Reflectix, to cover the whole fridge top? Greg
Replacing injectors Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 08.13.25 If I was in my own slip I might consider more investigation into the actual condition of the injecto
Fridge top insulation dmax at 6:52am 08.13.25 You need to add some foam like you said, as much as you can tolerate. Use closed-cell foam (a little
Fridge top insulation fred1diver at 6:39am 08.13.25 The opening is not having any condensation, it is behind the opening, on the counter itself that is
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Tally Ho at 6:37am 08.13.25 Could you take the pos wire off one battery bank, and see if the pump turns on (lift the float to te
Fridge top insulation Tally Ho at 6:32am 08.13.25 I keep a piece of Reflectix, cut to snugly fit in the top of my fridge opening (actually a bit large
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 08.13.25 Putting the straps at the location of a bulkhead is another good place but this is a fairly lightwei
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 08.13.25 Yes, I can trace the wiring but I was hoping someone could tell me how catalina wired this from the
Hunter 340 - correct mast rake shemandr at 6:03am 08.13.25 Does the boat in question have weather helm to an excess degree?
Soft spot & gelcoat repair questions (1968 Highlander 20) daniel.kringer at 5:59am 08.13.25 The video only shows a difference in sound, not a soft spot. The hull sounds different at a bulkhea
Soft spot & gelcoat repair questions (1968 Highlander 20) JBP-PA at 5:54am 08.13.25 The video only shows a difference in sound, not a soft spot. The hull sounds different at a bulkhead

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