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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
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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

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