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venture 224 safe limit sailnewbie at 3:35am 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/991 experienced on lake erie and else where on a crestliner 20' deep v. dealt with some pretty good weat
1987 H31 : water trapped between hull and liner ejessen at 11:15pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/4949 I have been battling some foul odors on my 1987 H31. First I thought it was the head, but I have che
Bottom Referbushing NavySailorII at 9:01pm 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/797 Can any one suggest a reliable intermediate approach to repainting a hull bottom that has a case of
My chart plotter came back to life NiceBeny at 8:26pm 02.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1372 after many months of my ray marine pedestal mounted plotter having a black screen it came back on th
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 7:32pm 02.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/416 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
New Orleans Monty VM at 6:02pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2083 hello everybody, we will be sailing from Panama up to NOLA late April and May. We will stay at south
keel venture 224 vrs 25 sailnewbie at 5:39pm 02.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/890 anyone know if a mac 25 keel will work in a venture 224, mines rough and there's a 25 for sale
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 4:04pm 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 5/548 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o
Anchor roller Windtherapy at 3:49pm 02.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/658 Does anybody have any photos by chance of their anchor roller installed on their O'Day? That is one
Hunter 216 Headsail anchoredatasandbar at 3:21pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/392 Has anyone replaced their stock jib on their Hunter 216 with a genoa in the 140 -150 range? Has it p
Wanted - Toilet with option of Pumpout or Manual emptying Jim Hawkins at 3:02pm 02.17.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/5422 *Title should have read "and" not "or" I sure hope Peggy is out there or someone that can steer me
NOCO charger and commissioning new batts Elysium_Van_Isl at 2:04pm 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1426 Maine, have a question on commissioning and breaking in a new set of batts. Background for you firs
Hunter 376 keel bolts Shawnboom at 12:22pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 My keel bolts appear to have a slow leak. When I haul next month, I plan to tighten and or re-bed th
Where to sail in San Diego YVRguy at 12:21pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3137 I am going to be visiting friends in San Diego next week. They enjoy sailing with me on my boat whe
Fresh water system info for owner's with newer (2000's?) boats (2) Craig Cook at 10:06am 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3280 As a reference for those of you that have Hunter's built recently. I don't have exact dates but hop
More on ACR with Battery Chargers Dan_Y at 9:25am 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/936 Mainsail - I noticed the BSS P12 Battery Charger has an output for controlling an ACR (open when ch
Drippy front hatch cover flynhi4u at 8:39am 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 3/605 The front hatch cover on our boat is great at bringing in large amounts of fresh air when we are on
Fresh water flush system marathonguy at 7:06am 02.17.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3726 I own a 2001Catalina 28 MKII. It is equipped with a 26 hp Universal diesel with a fresh water flush
stiff steering on Hunter 42 Passage BellaSogno9119 at 6:32am 02.17.16 Big Boats 12/2616 I have been re-conditioning a 1991 Hunter 42 CC. The steering was very stiff when I purchased the b
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 6:27am 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1505 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o

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New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina (1) TAJ at 9:45pm 04.13.23 214628
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 9:37pm 04.13.23 Thanks all for your help. Watching popeye vids to learn the lingo;) Thanks again Hollyberry , Ward
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (5) zinahewitt at 9:31pm 04.13.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wir
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Hayden Watson at 9:31pm 04.13.23 Last year I started using Total Boat, Total Buff. Like it much better than the 3m products I had us
Damper plate? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:10pm 04.13.23 The manual says 1000-1200rpm for idle? I cannot find the manual for the M-25XP but here is the one
Damper plate? jssailem at 8:49pm 04.13.23 manual says 1000-1200rpm for idle Seems a bit high to be shifting gears.
Damper plate? MikeHoncho at 8:32pm 04.13.23 The manual says 1000-1200rpm for idle?
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 7:58pm 04.13.23 After looking a little closer and confirming with a neighbor with the same boat, there is no float/a
in-cabin electric bilge pump question thinwater at 7:51pm 04.13.23 Probably. The bilge pump is probably a centrifugal pump. These pumps have vane that spins and push
Damper plate? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:39pm 04.13.23 Well would you look at that! I was looking in my engine owner's manual for the proper idle speed an
in-cabin electric bilge pump question xavpil at 7:27pm 04.13.23 Probably. The bilge pump is probably a centrifugal pump. These pumps have vane that spins and push
Shakey in gear S/V Sideways at 7:12pm 04.13.23 When you say + - .015", do you mean that it is a vertical offset or an angle misalignment. To put
Buying new sails Henry Scurlock at 7:09pm 04.13.23 Don't be afraid to shop the Sail Loft right here at SBO. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-s
Shakey in gear Hayden Watson at 6:58pm 04.13.23 When you say that you can only get 0.015", why is that. There are only a few reasons why you cannot
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 6:57pm 04.13.23 Any recommendations as to which companies have good products at a fair price? Thank you.
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice xavpil at 6:53pm 04.13.23 First determine if the boat is painted. If it is painted it will be essential to know what kind of
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice xavpil at 6:52pm 04.13.23 Odds are it's old gelcoat, esp if it's white.. If you want a low effort seasonal result look into
Removing Hurth HBW 150 nramsey at 6:46pm 04.13.23 According to what I see on the parts picture there is enough space to get the damper out once the ad
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 6:39pm 04.13.23 Even if the company that's coming to inspect the boat finds nothing wrong, I'd still float her for a
Shakey in gear Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 04.13.23 When you say + - .015", do you mean that it is a vertical offset or an angle misalignment. To put i

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