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SBO Police Bot LIKE!!!!??? JamesG161 at 11:13am 07.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 27/2393 Ok which one of you Jokers, and you know who I am talking about, gave the only and first LIKE to the
First impressions: FarEast 28r (1) Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.10.16 Racing 2/1317 Well after a month or so of waiting, I finally got down to drive the FarEast28r in a regatta. I was
Making a tiller. LordNelson at 8:41am 07.10.16 Ask An Oday Owner 14/7517 I lost my tiller when I sold a dingy and apparently is was in the dingy. (guy who bought it would no
Under cockpit cushions.. Karyon at 7:50am 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 13/889 Any one tossed out their under cockpit cushions on there 23.5 or 240? or 26 or 260? I pulled my boat
Cabin lighting issues? (4) scottdube at 7:39am 07.10.16 Big Boats 4/839 I did a few searches and didn't find a thread on this so I thought I'd share my info. Over the yea
Replacement rubber window seals - Newport 28 Mozz28 at 9:34pm 07.09.16 Newport 1/1409 I have a 1983 Newport 28 MKII. The rubber seals around the windows need to be replaced. I know they
Tachometer installation method found! dailytrek at 6:54pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 22/9954 I found installing a new tach to be quite challenging with not enough info on line to make it simple
Marine battery and solar panel questions fred1diver at 6:03pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 37/3777 hey everyone, I'm looking at marine batteries, but I'm stumped at different group size, what is the
Fresh water motor in saltwater? Budman57 at 5:54pm 07.09.16 Trailer Sailors 8/1160 I just bought a Minn Kota Endura 30 lb thrust motor for my new (to me) Capri 14.2. Now I just reali
Deck hull joint on a jeanneau (4) Casagf66 at 5:24pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 0/583 Hey all, Hope everyone is enjoying there summer so far. I know I am. Weather has been excellent in
motor size gbrian at 4:47pm 07.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/743 How large a motor can I use on a 1994 s?
VHF tones Mark Maulden at 1:12pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 37/2682 Raining here in the Broughtons so I have another question..I have SH GX-1600 vhf. Every so often, i
Data Marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instruments SailingGestalt at 12:29pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 0/6 Just wanted to pass along that there are a set of Data Marine instruments on eBay this morning. Thou
Replacing hand rails. (1) LeisureLee at 12:15pm 07.09.16 Catalina 22 11/1636 Newbee 1982 22. Removed and cleaning up handrails. Two of the caps were missing and total rust out o
Data marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instrument Pack SailingGestalt at 7:49am 07.09.16 Parts Search 0/22 For you folks out there with Data Marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instruments I wanted to let you k
Beneteau first 305 starter switch? GregorLuv at 1:23am 07.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/802 So I was sail training today and although the battery was good my engine would not kick on after we
Fuel squirting out vent Mark Maulden at 9:46pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 28/5482 I have been having an issue with fuel squirting out the vent when refueling. It squirts out the ven
Sail modification. NYSail at 7:55pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/396 so was wondering...... Can a sail be cut and perform well? Say a 145 cot to a 130......
Foot slug Meriachee at 5:00pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/409 We removed the bolt rope from the boom. There's a white plastic slug at the aft end that is in the
MaineSail quoted in Latitude 38 Skipper at 4:00pm 07.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/570 July issue of Latitude 38, a diverse and unique sailing magazine. In the Letters section, a writer i

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 12:00pm 09.16.23 Modern high output alternators like the Balmar AT 170 have more cooling slots and have fans at the f
Third Reefing Point patbratton at 11:55am 09.16.23 I got a new main for my H26 and wished I had ordered a third set of reef points. the 240 is a very
Universal 25xp. No start. Stu Jackson at 11:51am 09.16.23 Maybe you can find you engine manual in the "downloads" section on this site. Don't bother, here t
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Stu Jackson at 11:47am 09.16.23 I would like to increase the output but cannot do that until i improve the cooling of the case. Ah
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Stu Jackson at 11:41am 09.16.23 from excessive heat not caused by an electrical fault. ... ...or an excessive LOAD. Small case al
Macerator "stalling out" Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 09.16.23 I am thinking it sounds like a thermal cutoff to protect the motor to me. Does the motor feel hot
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:19am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans an
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:12am 09.16.23 I'm sorry, but it seems as though you are trying to re-invent the wheel. To the best of my recollec
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) jviss at 11:07am 09.16.23
Problems Accessing the SBO Forums Rick D at 10:59am 09.16.23 I was off line for three days with no response on either Firefox or Google. I am concerned that the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? capta at 10:53am 09.16.23 I'm sorry, but it seems as though you are trying to re-invent the wheel. To the best of my recollect
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.16.23 Now once Cat 5 Hurricane is now called Post Tropical Storm Lee. Looks like the lack of HEAT did
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 10:31am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans and
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 10:25am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? gary The top
Universal 25xp. No start. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.16.23 219947 Yeah, that was my third guess I didn't want to think about. Just wanted to make sure we'd c
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:38am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 9:35am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:32am 09.16.23 Thank you. That is my guess. Much like an old car. Now, anyone have a video to pull the starter b
Where are these blocks used (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.16.23 I pulled one out this morning to run my spinnaker sheet back to my winch. Works like a charm and I
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:31am 09.16.23

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