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dingy jmczzz at 1:12pm 07.04.15 Catalina 22 26/2502 My long range plan for an extended cruise with the economics of anchoring out makes me think a Dingy
New Heat Exchanger c130king at 12:36pm 07.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1458 Full coolant loss Thursday evening. Looking things over on Friday discovered "weak" spot and crack
Stepping The Mast Manually FlimFlamII at 12:21pm 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1225 The other day I helped another sailor step his mast using a gin pole he had built. I'm wondering wha
looking for a good gas engine mechanic in Annapolis/Baltimor stx203 at 10:44am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/827 Hope everyone is out enjoying the 4th.....my 1977 Oday 25 with VIRE 7 inboard is sitting in the slip
gas engine mechanic in Annapolis/Baltimore area stx203 at 10:40am 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/796 Hope everyone is out enjoying the 4th.....my 1977 Oday 25 with VIRE 7 inboard is sitting in the slip
Delivery Captain Wmbrewer at 10:28am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/850 Sailing Lake Michigan I just purchased a 1994 27' Catalina in Waukegan IL and need to sail it acros
Heads-up: server change this weekend Phil Herring at 10:05am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 25/1992 Happy 4th, everybody! This weekend we're migrating the sites to new server hardware. We do this
Cutlass Bearing Set Screws Tucson Sailor at 9:42am 07.04.15 Catalina 30 6/3094 In preparing to change the cutlass bearing on 1996 C30, we discovered the set scews on the prop str
Sailing Lake Superior KenG at 9:17am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1581 I plan on sailing for a couple of weeks this August on Lake Superior on the North West part of the l
Facet Fuel Pump Filter DannyS at 6:29am 07.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2598 Simple question: I read your tutorial on replacing the filter in the Facet fuel pump with the NAPA f
Edson Throttle lehigh375 at 5:25am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/701 At the center of my throttle is a black cap with the neutral lockout button inside. It keeps coming
Rigging tension Clydo at 10:44pm 07.03.15 Catalina 310 9/4201 Does anyone have Loos Gauge numbers for our rigging? Clyde Thorington C310 # 245 ILEAN TOO
Red letter day Jacomo Sailor at 10:01pm 07.03.15 Catalina 22 7/991 Well tomorrow is the red letter day! I finally got a chance to put in some work on my C22 over the
Aqua Signal Toronto Conversion to LED (1) Andrew A at 6:26pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 2/936 Hi all Has anyone successfully converted the Toronto from halogen to LED (Toronto shown below). T
Raymarine Wheel Pilot fix (2) PGIJon at 5:30pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6440
trailer height delema sugestions? piedpiperIII at 4:40pm 07.03.15 Catalina 22 13/1054 As I stated in another post "axle above the springs" I am trying to lower the trailer for ease of la
Ais boatbeacon wifi issues yorammelnik at 1:12pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/634 Hi, I hooked up an ais receiver to a wifi transmitter and I get ais info through the wifi to my and
Jib Furling dificult TFlight at 1:04pm 07.03.15 Big Boats 29/4639 Hi All, I'm new to the "Big Boat" division. I just bought a 2007 Hunter 41DS.:) I was in a 20k
1985 Hunter 23 Lee Helm when Close Hauled DanFleig at 11:33am 07.03.15 Smaller Boats 10/2570 Today was a beautiful day for sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Winds were gentle, blowing 5-10 (max)
Lewmar Portal screens Ted Pinelli at 7:42am 07.03.15 Catalina 310 9/2284 Just bought a 2003 310. Is there a secret to putting in the plastic window screens? Cant seem to mak

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H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 7:18am 12.10.23 The LFP has incredibly low resistance when it is below 98% state of charge and then the resistance
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 (2) SeaTR at 6:48am 12.10.23 @RPOLLITT01 I DID find the IdaSailor instructions (see attached). Hope this helps in your hunt fo
Portlight help dlochner at 6:26am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help.
Bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13am 12.10.23 How do u get to the bilge pump in a35 island packet I assume you mean how do you reach down far en
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim thinwater at 6:07am 12.10.23 Most of the time when I go sailing, I don't turn the instruments on. Sailing is an anachronism, and
Bilge pump Sailor Sue at 5:30am 12.10.23 I guess I'd start by looking in the bilge. If there's no pump there will hopefully at least be a hos
Cockpit Locker Size? Codybear at 5:13am 12.10.23 Perfect, exactly what I needed and saved me a trip to Wisconsin. I'll certainly need to ask for the
Bilge pump jssailem at 2:36am 12.10.23 There should be 2 possible ways to find it. Follow the electrical wire that powers the pump Follow
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 12:46am 12.10.23 Hayden, I'm sure you understand that regulators only control voltage and that without battery sense
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 9:18pm 12.09.23 Any voltage regulator should be able to reduce output to 0 amps otherwise it cannot regulate voltag
Beneteau 323 holding tank - is it full?? CapitalistSailor at 9:13pm 12.09.23 I have a similar problem and installation with the holding tank on my Beneteau 311. I have found tha
Width of wing on wing keel Art12050 at 6:56pm 12.09.23 The OP is looking for the widest dimension of the wing at the aft of the bulb. We have the same issu
Beneteau Spare Parts e_costin at 6:26pm 12.09.23 No connection to U.S., except for maybe sailing west next year. I'm in German, boat in the Netherlan
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 (3) SeaTR at 5:04pm 12.09.23 RPOLLITT01 My boat, a 1981 H22, did not come with a rudder when I bought it in 2008. It was a salva
Missing aft cabin door on 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl Astrochip at 4:58pm 12.09.23 Hi all I picked up a 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl that is in really good shape. I have done a complete ser
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 (2) Tom J at 4:28pm 12.09.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 3:58pm 12.09.23
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 3:26pm 12.09.23 The funniest thing about that sign is, there was a very real litigious complaint that caused that s
Width of wing on wing keel Sailor Sue at 3:01pm 12.09.23 I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter Legend 35 with wing keel. The boat is in the water and not acce
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 2:46pm 12.09.23 Do you think the internal regulator is enough to dial beck the amperage? No, most likely not. Why

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