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Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2404 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/4755 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/977 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1867 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2594 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1685 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/5898 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/9195 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7015 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n
Morgan 32 Hobartwoodworks at 10:55am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2474 Looking at 1982 Morgan 32; a little concerned about the chainplate design - anyone know about the in
Bloopers ??? Ropeburn at 10:05am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3628 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do
Macgregor 26s Stern light Don Quinn at 9:12am 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4714 I have recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor 26 with a swing keel. It does not have a Stern light and
diversion load controller gettinthere at 6:51am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1098 We have 280w of solar plus a feeble wind generator. Last summer it just about kept up with our deman
oDay 322 Sanitary vent lines PatTormey at 6:11am 12.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/746 The sanitary tank vent lines on my oDay322 are designed to fail. Maybe yours are too. The PO simp
Pearson 303 Transmission Information guywithsmile at 5:59am 12.28.14 Pearson 2/1882 I am in the process of replacing the engine in my 1985 Pearson 303. The replacement is a rebuilt Ya
oDay 322 Boom Vang (1) PatTormey at 5:54am 12.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1187 My 322 didn't have a boom vang and seems to have very little room for one. Following Don Guillet
What's that smell?? rockingham at 1:26am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1258 Just installed a single battery bank on my Montgomery 17. Used a 6 Amp ProSport Marine Battery charg
She has a name. pateco at 11:18pm 12.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/789 Had our Renaming ceremony this evening. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1
Self rescue when sailing alone? Ray Bowles at 9:33pm 12.27.14 Trailer Sailors 47/12456 On the shared forum for all sailors there is a posting called "Lifesling". It brought up my questio
Outboard Care Question lpolliard at 9:05pm 12.27.14 Catalina 22 17/1642 The manual says flushing salt not necessary and not to run dry. What is the proper shut down care fo

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Propeller decipher JamesG161 at 7:01am 12.05.22 I had to replace my 14 year old prop. There has been much advancement is propellor design. If you a
Propeller decipher Arctic Hawk at 6:53am 12.05.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? tfox2069 at 6:37am 12.05.22 2009 Hunter 36 here, no gas piston when I bought the boat 4 hears ago. Sourced one and installed (v
Change taps didiercat at 6:36am 12.05.22 Very good idea to cut the fiberglass panel ... Thank you ..
Used Furler Parts Brian D at 6:21am 12.05.22 Look here - Used sailboats, sailboats for sale Rules on SBO will not allow the selling of items wit
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? dLj at 6:16am 12.05.22 Apparently there is very little debris when that happens. It isn't as though she was sinking in pla
Propeller decipher Dave Groshong at 4:22am 12.05.22 Metric, so I think 15 diameter x pitch 10
1974 morgan 36 oi cc. jssailem at 4:09am 12.05.22
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 3:46am 12.05.22 When I first saw the image of the drum going thru the deck I wondered if the way the drum was secure
1974 morgan 36 oi cc. dlochner at 3:42am 12.05.22 Welcome to SBO. Have you tried searching for Morgan Sailboat Owners Association?
handheld VHf? Iris thomas at 12:42am 12.05.22 I have used this radio throughout the boating season. I ride my boat quite often and haven't had any
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 9:30pm 12.04.22 Figured I'd post an update....sort of. I haven't resolved the issue yet. I did have a tuner look
It's never easy. Autopilot install. Mark Maulden at 9:03pm 12.04.22 I would not just fill the gap with whatever comes out of a tube. There is a fair amount of torque a
Its funny Friday! dLj at 8:07pm 12.04.22 Clearly I'm in need of a vacation... dj
DC distribution panel in Hunters artboas at 7:48pm 12.04.22 Ok, here is the logical answer. There are many breakers on your boat that you regularly switch on an
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:40pm 12.04.22 211356
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 7:30pm 12.04.22 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 12.04.22 You paid a lot for it.I hope Raymarine will offer support for there product. Good point. I'll ema
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:59pm 12.04.22 Beneteau did indeed use a custom plate on 343 models instead of the bracket supplied by Raymarine,
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (1) SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 12.04.22 Holy caramba ! That is one mighty meaty wheel, matey. Sure you didn't just borrow that off a D-12

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