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Beneteau First 285 Propane Locker, latch SPCSail at 12:54pm 06.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3548 My lock or "latch" on my Beneteau First 285 propane locker is missing. I wanted to see if I could r
Cant get the car off ! 1973 Pearson 30 traveler track stop (1) barret bondon at 12:03pm 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1028
Deck/Hull joint leaks Waterman19 at 11:42am 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/6486 My 2000 Beneteau 411 has several leaks that I have traced to the deck/hull seam under the teak toe r
SB8 Compatible with 1GM10 in 1983 27' aimlessdestiny at 11:40am 06.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/892 I bought a 1983 cherubini 27 with no engine, but the transmission still sitting there attached (only
Balmar Smart Gauge Allan12210 at 11:15am 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2200 I see Defender is running a special on the Balmar Smart Gauge. I bought mine on the similar sale las
Yacht Specialties pedestal engine control unit (1) SF-Robert at 11:14am 06.04.15 Parts Search 1/1138 I found closed posts concerning replacements for the engine control unit that fits on a Yacht Specia
Boom Vang mounting chrisings at 11:10am 06.04.15 Catalina 30 1/710 SO, our mkI has no boom vang (at all). I found one but now need to mount the bail on the boom as the
Shaft anode clearance problem Skipper at 10:45am 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1037 I seem to find these odd issues a lot. I've always had to have collar zincs cut to fit the prop s
Bottom Paint Help solodare at 10:34am 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 28/3292 So one of the PO's bottom painted..... When i got the boat I knew nothing about sailboats so the
Replacement Rope Clutch for '83 Hunter 27 (3) SerenityTC at 10:11am 06.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/3347 I searched the forum without luck so posting here. I have an old EasyLock triple rope clutch that wa
---- Jtoben at 8:56am 06.04.15 S2 0/7 1980 S2 Sailboat -Current owners, John and Gayle Toben jetsails@yahoo.com or g.toben@yahoo.com Hul
Running refrigerator on shore power drains batteries? cahenesy at 7:55am 06.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4222 I've got a Hunter 376, which came with a Freedom 10 inverter/charger. A single 8D AGM battery for H
Stepping Hunter 27 Mast Video Canyonkeeper at 6:45am 06.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/886 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDuA3BvkE4 With the help of a fork lift we got the mast off and
main halyard hanging up breezy at 6:06am 06.04.15 Com-Pac 3/1744 On my Compac 19, which is in the water, I have problems raising the main. It starts and suddenly it
Fastening Improvements Tim Moylan at 5:17am 06.04.15 Smaller Boats 6/848 Getting ready to launch our 240. I have uncovered some loose screws and am inquiring about the best
Catalina 22 South Africa Theodore at 10:05pm 06.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1350 Hi All As you can guess I am new here . Briefly and by way of introduction my name is Theo and
Sweat equity, catamaran up-grades and improvements piergiovanni at 8:19pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1009 Hello boat builders and handy men, I have just bought a 2 yo, beautiful, very comfortable and extre
1gm bleeding fuel line. jfschena at 5:45pm 06.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/1756 Went out to my oday 26 this afternoon to bleed the fuel system and run the engine prior to splashing
Replace furling system 1980 Hunter 27 Peninsulaman at 4:49pm 06.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/724 Anybody out there have a recommendation. Just bought brand new Genoa 130% and while furling it noti
foulies willsnow at 4:43pm 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1601 alternative foulies has anyone tried using motorcycle rainsuits as foul weather gear? i'm sure it'

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It's never easy. Autopilot install. (2) SycloneDriver at 1:53pm 01.22.23 I finally got the wheel drive motor installed. As you can see in the photos, I had to mount the pi
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:17pm 01.22.23 Thanks for the photos, they are helpful. I think using any kind of caulking or foam is just another
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (3) matts997 at 1:00pm 01.22.23 Finally got back to this and took a view more images of the situation, showing the cockpit with the
Beneteau interior wood DannyS at 12:59pm 01.22.23 Beneteau ah yes the french word for expensive Boat is the universal word for expensive
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 TheTexLex at 12:56pm 01.22.23 Thank you. As the prior owner had them set up, they had already gone all the way aft around a block
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) (1) jssailem at 12:40pm 01.22.23 I was thinking about doing a 2ft radius around the mast step Doing that might be accomplished with
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:29pm 01.22.23 Thank you for the inquiry. The weather up here has been cold, snow and wet. Waiting for a weather w
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 jssailem at 12:20pm 01.22.23 Well Welcome Tex. Nice to see your inquiry. Location of winches is dependent on the skipper and cre
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 12:16pm 01.22.23
Water heater, electrical enigma Stu Jackson at 12:05pm 01.22.23 Do you have any idea what could be wrong? Whenever there is an intermittent issue with electrical,
Beneteau interior wood BigEasy at 12:05pm 01.22.23 Beneteau fabricates and stains /finishes interior wood components for every boat (even those previou
First Year 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:57am 01.22.23 LD_C310 ....... was there any modifications done to the pipe parts? There is that little pipe attach
First Year kappykaplan at 11:52am 01.22.23 Sounds like you had a great first year. Sailing and boat upgrades.. Not sure it can get much better
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue jssailem at 11:48am 01.22.23 Welcome to SBO Forum. Your image would cause me to look else where for a boat. You know the mean
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 jssailem at 11:43am 01.22.23 Check out the work done by Mark on his boat. There are lots of ideas an technique discussed. https:
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement BigEasy at 11:41am 01.22.23 Yes. time to replace. If you wish to replace with OEM or very similar in style, try Beneteau spare
First Year jssailem at 11:39am 01.22.23 Sounds like you had a great first year. Sailing and boat upgrades.. Not sure it can get much better.
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:33am 01.22.23 @Rick Webb you know me well due to my involvement with both boats. Like @rgranger said, Why? Bot
Hunter 37.5 (1990)-Garmin Linear Drive Autopilot Installation Assistance Stella Orion at 11:12am 01.22.23 Don, I have a Legend 37. Did you ever install the linear drive autopilot in your vessel? If so.. whe
What did he mean when he said this? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:10am 01.22.23 As a former Catalina/Capri dealer, I was asked by Frank Butler of Catalina whether or not to add a w

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