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Beneteau Power Boat Owners david hines at 4:49am 05.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3189 Hello all Beneteau Gran Turismo owners! We are starting a community forum for all GT owners - sharin
Adding a second fuel tank Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:25am 05.12.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1982 I would like to add a second smaller plastic diesel tank (around 40-50lt) in a lazarette to be used
Yanmar 1GM Starter mkrokidas at 3:47am 05.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1193 Dealing with a bad starter on a Yanmar 1GM I find OEM starter for almost $400 or new generic replace
Dinghy Outboard - Potential Buyer's Remorse 4arch at 3:07am 05.12.15 Ask All Sailors 60/13062 We took delivery of a new 4 stroke 15 HP outboard last weekend, to be used on our Caribe C10 RIB. We
Spreader boots a65sailor at 3:04am 05.12.15 Big Boats 3/879 I wondered what folks are using for spreader boots on H34's. The spreader measures 4 inches by about
Any brother Masons out there? njlarry at 9:42pm 05.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1292 Are there any Brethren online here? Just wondering if there might be any interest in a cruise to the
up the mast efr272 at 8:16pm 05.11.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/607 is it safe to go up the mast of a 272, in a boatswains chair. I need to tighten a windex
BNC Connectors for Transducer Wiring Stu Jackson at 8:16pm 05.11.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4504 The connector between my speedo transducer's 10 foot wire and the long wire back to the cockpit disp
Harken MKIII Unit 0 Furler Hub Helicoil Replacement ! drgerafe at 8:16pm 05.11.15 S2 0/1055 We launched our 1980 8.0B for the season on Saturday and got the main raised before the rains came i
Rubber Fatigue, Keel Rollers (1) Spence at 7:13pm 05.11.15 Trailer Sailors 11/4691 The 8" rubber keel rollers on my trailer are starting to show their fatigue of having the boat rest
radar cable splicing TommmD at 7:10pm 05.11.15 Ask All Sailors 7/5631 Raytheon says don't do it, but acknowledge it s done frequently by installers. I can't get the conne
S2 9.2A cracked window film solution? (1) Michal at 1:27pm 05.11.15 S2 13/3251 Windows on my S2 9.2A are cracked in several places (photo attached.) After reading other posts I go
Cleaning Deck with Electric Power washer Guan at 12:57pm 05.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4389 Doing my dirtiest first deck wash of the year with Kracher Electric Power washer was easy and quick
Regular vs. Synthetic Yellowjeepman at 12:51pm 05.11.15 Bigger Boats 6/1235 I have bought a 1984 O'Day 34 with a 1996 Universal 25XPA. The owner I bought it from was using Shel
Removing a mast step...help.... (1) ArkadiyS at 12:49pm 05.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1475 After discovering a leak in the cabin coming THROUGH the compression post, we took off the mast and
Fresh water bottom question Cest La Vie at 12:37pm 05.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/746 Oat was pulled this past week for a bottom job. Bottom appeared to be in excellent condition after
Yanmar Won't Start lehigh375 at 11:59am 05.11.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3269 Finally got to the boat to commission for spring. My engine won't start (Yanmar 3YM30). The starte
davits or towing tyeshack at 11:48am 05.11.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/2964 We purchased a 8' dingy for our 27'. Just wondering, I have set of davits that I can easily retro f
Mast support bulkhead distortion on HR 94 Lynwood at 11:28am 05.11.15 Hallberg-Rassy 0/3907 Has anyone had problems with the mast support bulkhead compressing ? I am considering the purchase
Opinions on adding halyard winches w/ lines led aft CloudDiver at 11:04am 05.11.15 Catalina 22 22/5222 For those of you who have run your lines aft and installed cams or rope clutches on the cabin top;

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Catalina 310 battery wiring question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 12.01.23 Thar she be : which is what you paid for. a artillery on board. That's why the heavy wiring.
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites Mechone at 5:29pm 12.01.23 Watch this your not the first , thankfully I live in Canada we don't have them yet 2 Our boat is bei
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 4:57pm 12.01.23 How did termites get into the boat? No idea. I saw dry wood termite droppings in the galley, on th
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High (1) jssailem at 4:55pm 12.01.23 I replaced both the sender and gauge. Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong Temp Gauges
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites smokey73 at 4:48pm 12.01.23 How did termites get into the boat?
Shaft Diameter, T3800 (1) jssailem at 4:41pm 12.01.23 WELCOME TO SBO. The simplest and most accurate method to "KNOW" the diameter of your shaft is to mea
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Davidasailor26 at 4:00pm 12.01.23
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 3:35pm 12.01.23 Very grateful for all the expertise here! And I appreciate the confirmation that 8 awg for my 30 amp
Shaft Diameter, T3800 jviss at 3:24pm 12.01.23 Wow, there aren't a lot of threads in this forum, and one is called "T3800 Prop Shaft Diameter? Not
How to winterize macerator pump jssailem at 3:04pm 12.01.23 You should suck the waste, rinse, and suck the waste out before you add any thing to the system. If
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? jssailem at 2:59pm 12.01.23
Catalina 310 battery wiring question obxjeff at 2:54pm 12.01.23 8d agm's have around 240amp hours, but around 1400 cranking amps, not the same thing at all. For a
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 2:53pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass str
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 2:46pm 12.01.23 Great suggestions! Thanks. I've bought something for my RV from Peter Kennedy so that is a great ide
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 2:29pm 12.01.23 Those look like 2/0 or 00 cables which would be an appropriate size for a largish DC system. Now,
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites Mechone at 2:05pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass stri
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (3) Monheganlover at 1:57pm 12.01.23 You haven't lost the thread. I have been confusing you I think. I am just trying to understand how I
How to winterize macerator pump dlochner at 1:19pm 12.01.23 That's how I would do it if I had a macerator. I assume you have pumped out first, so the amount of
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Mikem at 1:12pm 12.01.23 I have one for my 466, 150 sq ft. I bent it on once just so I knew how to do it. I'd rather have t
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 1:10pm 12.01.23 Thanks, Do you find that primes the main pump so you can withdraw the aquarium pump? Also. don't yo

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