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"Open fuses in charger" gettinthere at 1:31pm 02.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1126 Seems that one of my zantrax truecharge 40+ chargers has decided to take a break. Manual troublesho
O'Day 32 Ketch Mythical boat. Chorniak1 at 1:04pm 02.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1821 Has anyone actually ever seen one of these? Sailboatdata.com lists the # of hulls as 0. O"Day/Ban
Racing shawanaga at 9:28am 02.28.15 Big Boats 2/679 Hi Just bought a Hunter 1990 35.5 I previously had a 27' Aloha did a lot of racing for the past 20
Spreader pole cap.... DannySonja at 9:15am 02.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1641 I am trying to find the little plastic piece that holds the mast stay to the spreader pole. Anyone
Do jib tracks make sense? bigkat22 at 8:17am 02.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4466 Hello, I am updating a 1975 Hunter 30 (#006), that my father recently gave me. We have been cont
More San Diego fun, went sailing ( charter) - engine died... (1) holdech at 7:45am 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1180 Had a great afternoon on a Catalina 40 with SailSanDiego.com (whale watching). Didn't see any whale
Radar mount on Beneteau 47.7 First evgencafuta at 3:01am 02.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/993 Hello, I am about to install radar on a sailboat Beneteau 47.7 First and I am asking you how to
Mooring line chain broke sailboat crashed into rocks Rinconhg at 2:57am 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1761 There was a 3 day storm and our mooring chain broke. In the morning we checked out sailboat and she
Profile UV Wax VF84Sluggo at 7:14pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1378 Anyone have experience with this for deck and hull work? http://www.farecla.com/industrial/profil
Ritchie pedestal compass hummingbirdbassist at 5:41pm 02.27.15 Parts Search 0/6 For sale 215-917-5325 Richie sf-500 pedestal mount
Considering buying a 94' H26 Doug J at 3:48pm 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 13/1319 I'm considering buying a 94' H26, and would like general feedback about the boat, the good and the b
Newbie Question of the Week Kper at 3:36pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1317 ...not that I plan on having a question every week, although I easily could. What determines travel
Yacht specialties pedestal frankiedogs at 2:15pm 02.27.15 Parts Search 3/1417 I am looking for the wheel brake assembly from a Yacht Specialties pedestal for a 1980 Hunter Cherub
Sail Packs??????????........ woodster at 1:07pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3554 ...i am thinking about putting on a sail pack since i will be single handing most of the time...
O'day 34 Rudder rob_sail at 12:44pm 02.27.15 Bigger Boats 6/2087 O'day 34 Peformance Rudder Hi, I need to replace my rudder (Hornet O34 Modified). Has anyone had
Catalina 36 - dimensions for companion opening down_shift at 11:58am 02.27.15 Big Boats 3/1382 I am looking for the dimensions for the companionway opening on a C36. I want to cut out the opening
New Replacement Swing Keels; A Group Project (1) CloudDiver at 9:56am 02.27.15 Catalina 22 27/6914 You guys have to know by now that I'm crazy... like coo-coo for cocoa puffs right? :yeah: I guess I
AC35- Oh yeah, it's on! Gunni at 9:18am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1436 Oracle and Artemis had their new AC45 foilers out for trials on San Francisco Bay this week. They ma
1987 Hunter 23 - Offering carboman at 8:47am 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/5 https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/boa/4894836802.html
windlass replacement 352 SFsailor at 8:40am 02.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/823 I am replacing the windlass on my 352 and would appreciate any recommendation on a replacement model

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11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 7:38am 06.19.23 Shaft is true and straight as measured by straight edge and eye. Binding and noise of removal was so
Keel bolts mkI jssailem at 7:37am 06.19.23 once he drills and find wet wood that we wont be able to seal it again. Once you drill and find we
Keel bolts mkI dmax at 7:37am 06.19.23 I don't have direct experience but there's a lot of info available on the web. You should consider j
Mice vs. Sail meross at 7:36am 06.19.23 I finally got my first boat powered by a sail. It had been shrunk wrapped for a few years, not regi
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Charlie98117 at 7:33am 06.19.23
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jssailem at 7:31am 06.19.23 I am kinda on my own. You have us. We may not be on the boat with you. but for the basics we can o
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... jssailem at 7:28am 06.19.23 Welcome @soopad00pa to the SBO forum. KEEL / Anchor Locker / Sails. Greg and dmax nailed the thou
Keel bolts mkI mwill at 7:28am 06.19.23 Thank you @captcoho and @dmax!. Really helpful! We spoke to a surveyor and his recommendation that w
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:27am 06.19.23 The hull is solid glass, just the deck is cored. Jenneau built the 39's and 40's.
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... (3) Tally Ho at 7:21am 06.19.23
Keel bolts mkI dmax at 7:16am 06.19.23 If you have water coming in through the keel bolts then the adhesive/sealnt between the keel and the
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Jim 5757 at 7:15am 06.19.23 Ours had a "tempering valve" about 1" diameter 8" long 'L' shape. If you have that you should remove
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Mike Oldak at 7:13am 06.19.23 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of th
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type jssailem at 7:12am 06.19.23 It works well. Be aware, it is still a clear plastic. Like your boat deck you need to care for it.
Lowering mast before expected storm? captcoho at 7:08am 06.19.23 I'm assuming the boat is at anchor, not in a slip? Either way, I would give no thought to the mast
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:07am 06.19.23 Oh yeah, the anchor locker is shallow - it can fit a danforth style anchor and rode. I have a Manson
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:05am 06.19.23 Agree with Greg, unless you have reason to suspect the bolts have deteriorated or the adhesive has f
Keel bolts mkI captcoho at 7:01am 06.19.23 Hard to give a good answer not knowing how the smile might have been repaired. First thought is if i
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? captcoho at 6:48am 06.19.23 Did you adjust the pressure of the bladder in the accumulator? That will affect how much water will
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 06.19.23 I'm a little confused by that void in the picture that doesn't show any support for a replacement pa

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