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Simrad vhf Slider at 4:46pm 10.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/994 I have Simrad electronics on my Beneteau 37. The VHF RS25E is connected to The Simrad NSSB nav syst
Blue seas vessel systems monitor, vsm 422 marchem at 4:11pm 10.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/756 We just upgraded from our Catalina 27 to a Catalina 310. I got a lot of great advice from this foru
Can anyone id this boat? (1) Gene Neill at 2:48pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 9/958 My brother sent me the pic, he saw it in Hawaii. http://i67.tinypic.com/11gooci.jpg
Chain plate ubolt (1) Rick Webb at 1:34pm 10.27.15 Smaller Boats 8/915 I am having the gelcoat on the upper half of my boat redone. The guy doing it asked me to remove as
Soul square footage lpbosch at 11:28am 10.27.15 Catalina 30 0/522 i am away from my boat for a bit and was wondering if anyone knew the square footage of the sole (or
Thinking of buying a c 25 need help decode hin: ctyk2027mb801 jmczzz at 11:20am 10.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1016 Can the HIN: CTYK2027MB801 be decoded to tell me anything about this boat? thanks James
Cast gate hook repair? SCMermaid at 10:33am 10.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/450 I am trying to replace the cast gate hook on Hunter 260 pelican hook. Have tried CS Johnson cast ga
Dodger height drazlou at 10:15am 10.27.15 Catalina 30 16/5047 My original 1994 dodger finally fell apart. The height of the dodger was always a pita. I'm 5'-10" a
Can a new alternator cause rough idling when cold? gettinthere at 9:27am 10.27.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1091 Changed out the alt a few weeks ago. Same size and config as previous one, small frame, P type with
Backstay adjuster for a beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 8:29am 10.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3309 My Beneteau 311 has a conventional turnbuckle on a single, 3/16" backstay. Much of the job of holdin
* san diego county coastal areas severe watches & warnings * Brian D at 8:04am 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 3/386 San Diego County Coastal Areas Severe Watches ' Warnings NOAA Weather Radio Coastal Flood Advisory
I'm considering the purchase of a first 285, would this boat be safe for blue water passages? forest gras at 6:07am 10.27.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 31/8137 My friend has a First 285 boat for sale, I'm hot for his boat as I love the look and feel. She sails
Lifeline stanchion questions (1) Sefuller at 3:49am 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 17/4098 I have all the stanchions off our O'day 34 as I am re-coring large sections of the side decks during
Http://www.supplementsdeal.com/garcinia-active-slim/ James Garzon at 12:04am 10.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/5 Garcinia Active Slim Portion control can be just as important as counting calories. The modern ide
Catalina 30: can a "u" dinette be changed to "l"? Doug55_Seattle at 11:17pm 10.26.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1160 Hello! Past sailing life in the PNW / Puget Sound area included a Catalina 27 and I am now (after a
Manual to electric toilet convertion - hunter 38 Sergey Vetrov at 9:44pm 10.26.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/3844 Hi Team I am planning to replace my manual toilet with electric one. I have found spare wire on main
Cockpit floor moisture Christovian at 6:18pm 10.26.15 Ask All Sailors 14/3348 Hi All, I'm new to this forum. First post here. Looks like a good and helpful community. So let me
Screws in cabin floor ? (2) WeiWei at 5:10pm 10.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1298 1974 O'Day 20 Can anyone tell me what the circular pattern of screws (pictures attached)that are in
Ugly site (1) Hydro Therapy at 4:40pm 10.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/626 116332 this boat washed up the other night on the northern end of Ocean City NJ. I was told that the
356 fridge insulation? Neil Spooner at 2:43pm 10.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/858 Sorry, another Q' regarding my 356. Has anyone addressed the lack of insulation on the fridge boxes?

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Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.26.23 I recoated it with coal tar epoxy. Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful place
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.26.23 We, along with probably 80% of the boats in our area, haul out annually for winter storage. Our ins
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 02.26.23 There are some good puns in there somewhere. :beer: I thought the same for an hour or two but cam
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:57am 02.26.23
Petrel mast diameter please. (2) jssailem at 8:51am 02.26.23 Welcome Peter to SBO Congrats on your boat. The Petrel has a bit of a history. There were 2 designs
Eliminate topping lift Kings Gambit at 8:11am 02.26.23
Modifications to an Albin Viggen Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 02.26.23 Apparently this is a deck-stepped mast and my first guess would be that the plywood was a retro-fit
Eliminate topping lift Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have on
Eliminate topping lift JBP-PA at 7:00am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have one
advice on auto chart plotter (3) JBP-PA at 6:40am 02.26.23 It feels salty to have paper charts, but basically they are a waste of space, in my opinion. If yo
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 6:22am 02.26.23 Nikki should be able to whip one up in a few days on her lathe. She should probably use a hardwood,
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Davidasailor26 at 4:05am 02.26.23 I see you don't have a key and that's good because my key has nothing holding it in place in the "O
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 3:54am 02.26.23 OK, let me back up here to :hing with Interprotect ? If not, isn't it a little expensive to fully
Wind generators, yay or nay? Joe at 11:13pm 02.25.23 I'm a solar guy, but I live in a climate (except this week:)} conducive to sun rather than relying o
Eliminate topping lift Joe at 11:06pm 02.25.23 I would consider it a blessing that you will now learn you don't really need a topping lift if you h
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Brians Mast at 10:58pm 02.25.23 Thank you for all the links and contacts. I'm in the process of reviewing them all. The engine ins
Eliminate topping lift Hollyberry at 9:19pm 02.25.23 We store our main halyard at the boom end while moored, stabilizes the boom then. Also rigid vang so
Wind generators, yay or nay? Benny17441 at 9:04pm 02.25.23 Be better off with solar panels and a lot quieter.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 8:56pm 02.25.23 isn't it a little expensive to fully haul your boat for rust spot repairs as opposed to an inspecti

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