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C&C 29 Mk2 Stanchion replacement martylieb at 3:46pm 05.31.15 C&C 1/1978 Hi, I have a 1984 C'C 29 Mk2. The lifeline stanchion attachment plate cracked today and I need to re
Having trouble hooking alt and reg back up scherzoja at 3:44pm 05.31.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1279 A while a go, I took some stuff apart for remodeling and did not document everything correctly. The
Galley floor lights 97 373 Bjlynns at 3:29pm 05.31.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/949 Hi all, New to the forum. We have just purchased a 2007 373 and we were wondering if there is a swit
Solar Impulse - web site (1) John Nantz at 3:02pm 05.31.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/2997 One day into the longest leg from China to Hawaii http://www.solarimpulse.com/widget-energy Th
Subsequent years James19955 at 2:49pm 05.31.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1877 Maine Sail ... I have used your "process" in the past and am happy with the results but am now a lit
Catalina 30 Upholstery Choirbuoy at 2:41pm 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1371 Does anyone know how much fabric is needed to upholster the interior cushions on a ( 1977 ) Catalina
Beneteau 34 Depth gauge offset leonmalmed at 12:55pm 05.31.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3094 What is the depth gauge offset on a Beneteau 34?
re-bedding recessed windown tahomawa at 12:31pm 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/736 I replaced my recessed windows on 1987 34 foot catalina a few years ago and now the windows are leak
Upholstery Choirbuoy at 12:21pm 05.31.15 Catalina 30 3/1170 Hey, Does anyone know how many yards of fabric I need to re-upholster all of the interior cushions
Shields flex marine hose removal mmother at 11:23am 05.31.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/896 We have an O'Day 192. Does anyone have experience removing the drain hose (connects hull drain and c
Anyone have a Nauticat 33 pcjrusso at 10:47am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2757 Hi All We have a Oday 34, now getting near retirement, we are looking for a boat more suited to o
pivot bolt under water level ????mc gregor 22 alfred gamil at 10:11am 05.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1246 anybody knows if the swinging keel pivot bolt is over or under the water line mc gregor 22 ,1982 i
Shop Cradle for the C-22, "How To"! (2) CloudDiver at 10:03am 05.31.15 Catalina 22 9/3831 I got a request from a member for more details on the shop cradle I built for my C22, so here are so
Evaluate my 150 IH82BL8 at 9:55am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/657 Is there someone here who lives in central Maryland who can lay out my genoa and assess its conditio
anybody close to charleston sc with a 260 hunter bahama bound at 9:53am 05.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1592 Want to take a closer look at a hunter 260 before driving several hours to look at one for sale ?
Captain to sail a Catalina 27 across Lake Michagan Wmbrewer at 8:59am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1126 Just a bought my first sailboat a 1994 Catalina 27' sailboat in Waukegan ILL and I need to get it to
Instrument lights not working? pateco at 7:55am 05.31.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/882 We took the Stargazer out for our first night sail last night. It was a gorgeous evening for a sail.
Seacocks kvalerio at 6:20am 05.31.15 Ask All Sailors 116/19307 Is it necessary to close off seacocks on the head, galley, and seawater intake when the boat is not
Wheel cover Clydo at 10:50pm 05.30.15 Catalina 310 7/1686 Has anyone covered their wheel? I bought leather cover and foam backing at Oakland Boat Show in Ap
alexwarden alexwarden at 10:10pm 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/614 How do I remove the top cover just around the entry door, the one with the black bar across it as pa

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New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 09.18.23 I now have a 0.5A PWM and I run it at about 40% which cuts down the Ah used by the fridge and makes
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 8:14pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 09.18.23 I neglected to say "Welcome to the site in my previous post". I've got to admit, I can't get your p
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 7:39pm 09.18.23 I;ll have pictures of my arrangement after 29th (haulout) cage is there, as is 10mm halyard. No ja
Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:22pm 09.18.23 On a related note. With the 310, have others gone about and ran their reefing line(s) back to the co
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 7:03pm 09.18.23 The big red + wire from the battery to the starter solonoid. Take a jumper cable and hook it onto t
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.18.23 You were clear. I knew you meant cap it on the inside. Problem is that you then have to remember
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Capt Robbie at 6:30pm 09.18.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? I had
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:01pm 09.18.23 The center space at the aft end of the v-berth is likely to have been the holding tank's location. I
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders HEINZIR at 6:01pm 09.18.23 Here it is, from Rig-Rite: Kenyon 7/8" OD Spreader Section $149. Ouch! I think the $149 price is
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht (5) John Cornellier at 4:52pm 09.18.23 These photos illustrate my setup, such as it is. The waste hose terminates in the opening in the flo
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 09.18.23 220047
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 3:27pm 09.18.23 Absolutely! I wasnt clear apparently. I meant capping the seacock from inside the boat, not from th
DC Panel Confusion BigEasy at 2:40pm 09.18.23 It's an electronic switching control board. No more discrete circuit breakers. You might be able
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 09.18.23 Correct me if I am wrong. I believe there is a 3 mile limit on the Atlantic coast of Florida and a

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