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Hello everyone, I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 that I am rewiring the electrical connector for the lights
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I purchased the Morgan 43 in Dec. 2010. I have replace just about everything in the boat. Now I purc
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So per my last thread I went with the Cetol for the wood trim on my H-34. I am applying in the earl
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I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with a yanmar 2gm20f and leave the transmission in neutral when under sail.
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I just adopted a '93 33.5' for my latest rescue. the boat came with out battery's. befor I but the
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My Lorna Doone seems to have experienced a number of electrical 'refits'. If anyone has the origina
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I am in the process of eliminating all the teak on the exterior of my '89 C-25 and replacing it with
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2000 Hunter 290. Been almost bone dry through the month we have sailed her...we think! Did a coupl
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I have read so many places about the need for adequate ventilation for Nova Kool refrigerators. Ther

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Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions.
jssailem at 11:02am 10.14.23
Your challenge, @capta, began to happen to me on my Profurl. It is why, when I could, I switched fro
Running lines aft on Oday 25
tcbailey67 at 11:00am 10.14.23
Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the right way to do it.. If not, then you'd want your jib
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try
Stu Jackson at 10:50am 10.14.23
It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of
Running lines aft on Oday 25   (2)
jssailem at 10:47am 10.14.23
TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Running lines aft on Oday 25
Stu Jackson at 10:46am 10.14.23
(headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast) Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the r
Running lines aft on Oday 25   (1)
tcbailey67 at 10:30am 10.14.23
Is this what you are looking for? I thought about a deck organizer like that. This is what is on
Engineering Help Needed
capta at 10:19am 10.14.23
Capta, I will have a pontoon on each side. My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them l
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions.
capta at 10:09am 10.14.23
I agree with jssailem on this one. We only had it happen once, (we only dropped the sails once a yea
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support
argentum at 10:00am 10.14.23
I am in Missouri and I do not have a Beneteau dealer here. Do you know any dealer that would sell th
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION
twodzusfittings at 9:58am 10.14.23
We'll hold you to it. Nah, never happened. More "Life" got in the way of this happening. Maybe nex
Precision 23 dock size
LloydB at 9:20am 10.14.23
I say go for it. You are a close distance from the slip and it is a trailer sailor if conditions get
Legal Question
Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 10.14.23
. Thank you for asking that question. I'm sure many have wondered the same thing. I am a "newbi"
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions.
jssailem at 9:07am 10.14.23
Welcome @JohnnyP to SBO. Really no way to address the issue other than going up the mast and helping
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try
mermike at 9:05am 10.14.23
I assign my NOAA ENC and RNC charts each to their own chart group. I also have my Canadian O-charts
Legal Question
Raymus at 8:55am 10.14.23
I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in na
Engineering Help Needed
LloydB at 8:53am 10.14.23
"My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them low as the Scouts taught me" Be careful that
Running lines aft on Oday 25   (1)
jssailem at 8:53am 10.14.23
triple cheek block Is this what you are looking for?
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try
jssailem at 8:21am 10.14.23
It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of t
Engineering Help Needed   (1)
kloudie1 at 7:53am 10.14.23
Think of it as torque or righting moment; with both pontoons out of the water, everything is balance

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