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No charge to batteries Jwdemint at 8:29am 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1229 Have a Beneteau 31 with on board battery charger and inverter. I am getting no charge to batteries f
Davit for a Hunter 40 maximilianware at 6:42am 07.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/977 I would like to purchase and install a dingy davit on the stern of my Hunter 40 Legend. Any suggest
Failure of Starter of Yanmar Diesel to Disengage Kings Gambit at 6:29am 07.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 11/6175 After about 1750 hr of diesel run-time, the starter on my 1999 3JH3E remained engaged on the last st
New rigging 1996 MKIII Tucson Sailor at 8:44pm 06.30.15 Catalina 30 3/1028 We're replacing the standing rigging on a 1996 Catalina 30 MKIII Tall Rig. The headstay and Schaefe
Hunter 340 Interest Robert1224 at 8:08pm 06.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/711 Hello, A friend and I are interested in seeing or sailing on a Hunter 340. We are hoping to find an
2012 Hunter 22 damaged in storm bojidoc at 7:14pm 06.30.15 Smaller Boats 1/590 My baby, Hunter 22 which was in perfect condition was really banged up this week in a storm. It lef
Tippy Table atrometer at 5:11pm 06.30.15 Catalina 22 22/2349 In my new to me '75 Cat 22', the table is supported by 1 leg in the center and 2 wall mounts. It's
Need Lewmar 65st bases manufactured (1) capta at 3:48pm 06.30.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1942 Well, we're in a fine pickle. Lewmar doesn't have this part and it's looking like there isn't one a
Flushing raw water circuit rsotomayor at 3:10pm 06.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1687 We have had a lot of Sargasso coming in to the area. When it rots , forms a black paste which accumu
Where to connect Solar Panel on a small system? CloudDiver at 2:42pm 06.30.15 Catalina 22 20/3183 I wanted to post this question here because I see in the general area people go Bat $hit Crazy when
23.5 Centerboard cedarsail at 2:35pm 06.30.15 Smaller Boats 11/1143 When my 23.5 is in the slip I can hear the centerboard slightly banging in response to wave action.
step/storage cover (1) markb_nc at 1:19pm 06.30.15 Catalina 22 5/897 I've finally decided to replace the de-laminated step/storage-bilge cover in the cabin of my 1976, s
Vanguard Volant 18' Aceman3100 at 11:43am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 10/9224 I need a little bit of help. I purchased a Vanguard Volant 18' it is from 1985. I have a rough photo
$50 Boat Race Ken Cross at 11:35am 06.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/878
O'day 20 1973 cabin drainage system? OdayQs at 11:16am 06.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1951 Hi! Does anyone know how the draining system in an O'day 20 (year 1973) works? The hole in the c
H22 bilge pump Jamason at 11:05am 06.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/830 Does anyone know where the bilge pump discharge hose was originally ran on a 82" model H22.
Changing the Center board line for an Oday 25 NCC Orion at 10:26am 06.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2910 Wondering if anyone can talk me through changing the Center Board line on an Oday 25?
A toast to Cruising Concepts and Mike Powell!! (3) PSR at 10:17am 06.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/885 I just finished installing a replacement forward hatch from Cruising Concepts on my '81 C27. This is
Sailing in gear? Chuck Reynolds at 9:58am 06.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1464 I have a Catalina 400 Mk ll it has a 56 hp Yanmar.... is it recommended to sail while the transmissi
Quiet-Flush Electric Toilet Repair beneteau361guy at 7:39am 06.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1213 Over the weekend our waste macerator and bowl discharge pump stopped working probably due to too muc

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Bilge pump capta at 11:54am 12.10.23 Most beep bilge sailboats mount their bilge pumps on a shelf type fitting that will bring up the pum
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 12.10.23 Then once down enough, finish the job going through the fiberglass. Sounds like you've got one du
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 11:25am 12.10.23 It doesn't actually take prolonged winds, but you'll rarely notice it on floating docks. Just front
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 11:08am 12.10.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC SteveT555 at 10:32am 12.10.23 Thanks for your reply. We would be driving down and will hopefully avoid 16% import duty. My though
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC jssailem at 9:58am 12.10.23 anyone's experience of replacing standing rigging on this boat No experience with rigging your boa
Portlight help kappykaplan at 8:02am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help. :plus:
Rudder slack (1) colin59 at 7:19am 12.10.23 looks like there is about 1/2 in of space between bottom or steering arm controll and top of rudder
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

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