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Keel and Engine Block Ground Bonding? rardiH36 at 11:31am 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1832 While digging around my electrical system in regards to the recent thread "Will Non-bonded Anodes Sa
Furler Line Size on 310 KenK13623 at 11:24am 02.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/903 I recently replaced my furler line with 3/8 Sta Set partially to improve how well it would unfurl.
Electronic thermostat for fridge (1) Bob 04 H260 at 10:44am 02.10.15 Big Boats 21/4743 I know a number of you have replaced your mechanical thermostat with an electronic one from China.
Has anyone used these solar panels (made in North America) holdech at 10:43am 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1981 I was pricing 300 - 325 watt Kyocera panels and came across an interesting article in the newspaper.
Hunter 340 mainsail outhaul line length Dave Groshong at 9:58am 02.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/47 Can any h340 owners with a furling mainsail tell me the length of the outhaul line? Thanks.
Ted Irwin Died Anonymous 121765 at 9:13am 02.10.15 Irwin 1/2083 Guys, There was news today that Ted passed away in Arkansas. I thought you guys would want to kn
Burner cap for a Force 10 stove (3) holdech at 9:00am 02.10.15 Parts Search 0/2012 It's the cap from the small top burner or oven burner (they are the same). I've heard these are n
Sailing Flordia Keys!!! HillbillyWanderer at 8:14am 02.10.15 Catalina 22 45/4922 I was wondering how many people would be interested in getting a group together during the winter mo
Servicing Raw Water Filter FlightRisk1 at 8:09am 02.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1820 I have a Groco ARG 500 raw water filter on my '76 Atomic 4 engine. I've had the boat 5 yrs. and I've
paint trainmanjess at 7:15am 02.10.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1285 hello all I have a name painted on the hull of my boat, and I am wanting to remove it.... I am no
how to build a mast raising rig? rlrobian at 5:30am 02.10.15 Catalina 22 29/15584 Folks, I've been searcihing this and other sites for a set of plans for building a trp-pod mast
Engine control panel replacement newage1461 at 6:25pm 02.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5556 I am planning on replacing my Yanmar control panel and would like to find one of the plastic pieces
Irwin 27 deck dent? Pater at 5:39pm 02.09.15 Irwin 2/1740 The deck around the mast step has about a half inch depression from level. I've also noticed the cab
Wire deck pass through Bad Obsession at 4:16pm 02.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3413 I am thinking of running new wire though the deck. This is the wire for my anchor light and my stea
Hunter Passage 42 windlass upgrade Zaya at 12:58pm 02.09.15 Big Boats 10/3242 I have Maxwell 800 windlass and it doesn't work. I guess the motor is gone. So, I'm thinking of buyi
Engine Alarm Roland5048 at 11:56am 02.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1305 A while back my h30 took an indirect lightning hit. Replaced everything that was taken out except t
Hatch Vent Question stollo770 at 11:50am 02.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2157 Hello, I have a 1979 Hunter 27 and the inside of it is very, very damp. I cannot stop the moisture
BENETEAU - FONT TYPE - for name matching WhiteNow at 11:48am 02.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/15895 Does anyone know the Font Type /Style that Beneteau uses on the Oceanis. Wan to match my name font
Outboard Camscat25 at 11:27am 02.09.15 Smaller Boats 1/940 Hello, This post is for an attempt to gain info on what size of outboard motor should be used on a
32s5 Pointing Better Elton at 11:24am 02.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4465 For the past 3 years in racing our 32s5 we just can't seem to point as high as the other boats, prob

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Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 8:09am 06.14.23 Not sure what type of hide is used on my wheel; it is smooth reddish-brown hide with very little "g
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:08am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:08am 06.14.23 I ponder that Harken subsidies them secretly so that Harken can maintain higher prices, albeit real
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:06am 06.14.23 And that's a good thing! I didn't think you were supposed to put anything on elk hide. I rinse mi
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:05am 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. The hairline crack is a pretty common issue on boats with a bolt on keel. It is cau
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:03am 06.14.23 don't expect plastic to last forever but when it does fail, I expect a fair price on the replacemen
Thru hole and keel crack, rgranger at 8:03am 06.14.23 The drain looks fairly good to me. Why do you suspect it is the through hull? If water is entering
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 7:42am 06.14.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 7:41am 06.14.23 I do need a replacement telescoping swim ladder, though, as the old one is getting pretty beat. The
Schafer Outrageous Pricing FastOlson at 7:40am 06.14.23 Schaefer. Yes... Sometimes great design and engineering... and sometimes not. I tried their stanchio
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. rgranger at 7:33am 06.14.23 Im planning on installing Bainbridge " Allslip" sail slides . On First 41S5---- come in dif
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 7:30am 06.14.23 One of the most personal of all choices! Just rambling here ... Solo sailing certainly tips the sc
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kloudie1 at 7:18am 06.14.23 I do understand manufacturing and retail, I just don't like to feel taken advantage of... I did note
Doesn't hurt to ask eherlihy at 6:46am 06.14.23 Check the dimensions of your track and, as eherlihy said, "call them". Guido, who was the traveler
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number jviss at 6:44am 06.14.23 What's wrong with it? It can probably be repaired. I had a Maxwell-Nilsson vertical capstan wind
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate THECUSCUS at 5:49am 06.14.23 I keep track of keel position by counting turns of the winch handle. I know how many turns it take
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:22am 06.14.23 By the way, you might want to rebuild the old pump and hang on to it. I'm sure those are not cheap
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:21am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump cool
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:15am 06.14.23 I'm sure you are right, but $75 X 12 = $900 and I was not interested in spending about a grand so I
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:01am 06.14.23 Well, that's going to be list price, $75 each. You can get them for $58 through WalMart. Maybe ev

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