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Hunter 29.5 Winches Elie at 10:30am 01.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/743 Does anyone know the exact model/spec of the winches on the 29.5? One of my winches is missing the
Oceanis 45 FilterBoss? SteveInMD at 10:14am 01.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/591 Does anyone know if the FilterBoss Commander 60 fuel filter system will fit in the 3 cabin Oceanis 4
Paint or not to paint. gary at 9:58am 01.25.16 Smaller Boats 12/2007 Planning on doing some work on my boat this spring, and have a question concerning painting the hull
Thru hull transducer on a Hunter 26 richiewil at 8:35am 01.25.16 Smaller Boats 9/2514 I need to install a new thru hull in my 1997 hunter 26. My questions is where does the water ballas
Hunter 41DS window shade (2) gfrazzle at 8:34am 01.25.16 Big Boats 6/1760 Hi All, I have a forward starboard window curtain on my 41DS that no longer folds correctly when rai
Want roller furler for 1985 C25 DZGUY at 8:32am 01.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/881 I'm looking for an inexpensive genoa furling setup for my 1985 C25 without buying new. Do folk salv
How do you report a navigational aid failure to the Coast Guard. pateco at 8:13am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 30/2439 Ran into two different issues last night. We went for a sail out of Hillsboro Inlet in S Florida ye
Odd Keel Damage carbonrobot at 8:11am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1676 Does anyone have any insight into this odd Keel damage I found? IMAG1537 by carbonrobot posted Jan 2
Sigh....suffering electrical insanity ..at midnight S34 at 3:47am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/846 New install running tests and suddenly getting 24v! Two banks paralleled of 2x6v in series. Three Bl
Need help with H280 Mains measurement Ken13559 at 9:10pm 01.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/1043 I'm helping a friend order the Mains and had given the sailmaker the IJPE from this website. http://
Manual Bilge Pump collins3184 at 4:39pm 01.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1971 I'm looking for the manufacture of the manual bilge pump on a 1992 370 Oceanis.
More Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 3:46pm 01.24.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/915 During these shorter winter days we enjoy getting away from the dock and over to some remote anchora
Kicker motor w electric start shanker at 12:59pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/693 This year for the first time I removed my Honda 9.9 outboard from the boat for the winter. I built a
Gori Propeller Puller (8) walmsleyc at 12:42pm 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/3916 I just finished having a custom made propeller puller made for my Gori 2-Blade propeller. It is a v
Capping a through hull Brian D at 12:40pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 44/10752 I am thinking of adding a bronze/brass through hull. However, I have no intentions of using it excep
Volvo TMD-22 Fuel flow issue keepsailin at 11:11am 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1656 I have a 1997 Hunter 450 with a 78 HP TMD22 turbo diesel. I have owned the boat for 3 1/2 years. Unt
Keeping dry on a liveaboard patrickkidd at 11:06am 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 18/7085 Hello! I'm sure this is a classic question for any boat owner. Does anyone have any good tips or fo
NAPLES, FL NOAA buoy -- Station NPSF1 NOS Vegas at 8:38am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/666 Data from this buoy on the NOAA, National Data Buoy Center website, does not include wind speed or d
Nova Scotia gettinthere at 6:48am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/609 Any south shore Nova Scotia hands about? Looking for reccos on guidebooks for the south shore
Cockpit seats - water pooling Chris at 1:48am 01.24.16 Irwin 3/1142 I have a 37' Center cockpit and the water doesnt drain on the cockpit seats, it just collects in the

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Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Sail22Capri22 at 9:04am 08.17.23 I think I rate a 213 or around there. Most boats I sail with are in the low to mid 100's. Again the
Refrigerator/Freezer Controllers from a Hunter 42 1993 BabuBoat at 8:35am 08.17.23 No takers. Gone to the dumpster.
Bimini for Newport 28mk II dmax at 8:31am 08.17.23 https://www.sailrite.com/Backstay-Slit-in-Bimini-Using-a-Zipper-Video
Life Is Good (2) Zinger88 at 8:15am 08.17.23 Nothing better than a nice sunset on the lake enjoyed with a bottle of wine...
Broken Rudder jdearl at 7:38am 08.17.23 Tried to post in the Gear Wanted section but have to be registered for 90 days before I can do that.
Broken Rudder jdearl at 7:32am 08.17.23 Thanks for sending that link. The price is higher than I would like to spend so maybe will keep sear
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Joe at 7:24am 08.17.23 I have a Capri 22 that is new to me this summer. I have raced it a bunch in our local beer can Thur
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 7:23am 08.17.23 I'll gain about three or four inches by using the new flex shaft seal. If you want to save a few i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) RSHunter27 at 7:19am 08.17.23
Tide Clock kloudie1 at 7:05am 08.17.23 The clocks don't work for us on the gulf coast since we have only one high and one low per day..
pros and cons of adjusting valves... rgranger at 7:01am 08.17.23 If Dr. Seuss was still alive, I would consider writing to him and ask him to write a new book called
Expectations from solar dlochner at 6:53am 08.17.23 Welcome to SBO. First question, how are you measuring the current produced? Where is the current b
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 MikeHoncho at 6:44am 08.17.23 Recharging might require a hydrostatic testing. Most steel cylinders are good for 12 yrs following
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma PlaneTom at 6:35am 08.17.23 We bought new sails for our 310 a year or so back. The old main had a couple repairs where the gromm
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? tfox2069 at 6:34am 08.17.23 You are correct that all you need to do is plug it into the backbone. Just buy the right version fo
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 6:11am 08.17.23 Hurricane Hilary will bring Wind and Rain in 4 days to SW California.
Vessel Weather Radar Question JamesG161 at 6:02am 08.17.23 the micro climate events that seem to just pop up out of nowhere These are very detectable on Land
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:59am 08.17.23 Apparently, sailboat designers are not mechanical engineers and it seems as if they don't incorpora
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Tally Ho at 5:54am 08.17.23 Seldon makes a nice (and expensive one). what is broken? I rebuilt a Selden recently to replace t
Need a "double" block at the mast base Davidasailor26 at 5:42am 08.17.23 If you want to add another block, whether it be single or double, you have to utilize one of the ho

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