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propane stove question kito at 12:19pm 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 26/5540 I installed a 3 burner propane stove in my galley and am trying to figure a way to pipe it up. I hav
Persistant Leaks Ward H at 10:49am 10.03.14 Day Sailers 9/2270 I have two intermittent leaks that show up when I least expect them and at odd locations. 1. Drip o
Sharing a sailboat niclaw at 10:36am 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1594 A small group has interest in sharing a boat. Some are present/previous boat owners. Would like
depth finder puck trainmanjess at 10:33am 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 32/2898 hello all I recently got a hummingbird depth finder... I placed the puck inside the cabin on the
stack pack for Hunter 340 Celtic Knots at 9:59am 10.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1510 We are considering putting a stack pack or mack pack on our 1998 Hunter 340. We would like some fee
Fuel tank removal (1) jibes138 at 9:50am 10.03.14 Bigger Boats 6/1112 Last year I replaced my tank. Forum fuel tank replacing expert SailingCal21 convinced me to cut out
Leaking pencil zinc plug fox islander at 9:44am 10.03.14 Catalina 30 13/3387 Good morning everyone, I recently noticed that my brass pencil zinc plug has a considerable leak. T
New cockpit table (1) jibes138 at 9:34am 10.03.14 Bigger Boats 4/769 I went to refinish my old table and found it all rotted out. New tables ranged from 300 on up depend
Lancer 27 to buy or not JanS48 at 7:53am 10.03.14 Lancer 4/6717 Greetings all, newbie here - the name is Jan. I currently have a Seafarer 23 which is a bit tired,
Mixing elbow exam Starrfish at 5:26am 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2176 So my goal today is to replace the rubber exhaust hose that comes off my yanmar 1gm mixing elbow. It
Need help for my keel WoodyB at 4:41am 10.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1052 I recently had my boat hauled out for minor repairs from Hurricane Arthur in July. Fortunately I too
40.7 first fridge yachtsman at 3:06am 10.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/653 Desperate to get a photo of a 2000 model fridge showing the evaporator. Surely there must be at leas
Beneteau oceanis 36 cc. Salon berth filler tomfoolery at 9:08pm 10.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1893 I know the wooden base for The salon port side berth filler cushions must be a simple design but be
Can we build a wind generater from a ceiling fan? McIntoshUSA at 6:52pm 10.02.14 Newport 2/2242 I saw this video and it got me thinking. Has anyone every built a small wind generator out of a ceil
winterizing with pex tubing plumbing. jbinbi at 6:48pm 10.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3615 i have a 2012 e33. it uses pex tubing for the plumbing. on other older boats i was able to bypass th
Technical Information Jeff10528 at 6:01pm 10.02.14 Big Boats 1/736 Was just reading the thread on Fuel Filters and it occurred to me that every owner should be aware t
Mast Weep Holes ljcraigie at 5:18pm 10.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1899 I have the proverbial mast leaks with water streaming down the compression post. I imagine the mast
Exhaust Flapper a Valve jhnewsome17 at 5:07pm 10.02.14 Big Boats 8/2390 On my 1987 Catalina 34 there is, according to the manual, a "Flapper Valve" on the exhaust hose at t
320 Meriachee at 5:03pm 10.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1131 Hat differentiates a 320 from a 320mkii ?
Replacing above waterline thru hulls gregorybross at 4:04pm 10.02.14 Catalina 30 13/4583 I am going to replace the original above waterline thru hulls for bilge pump, propane locker drain a

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new jersey, the best sailing on earth :) jssailem at 8:40am 11.17.22 Welcome @rhodes1776 to the SBO Forum. Conjecturing from your profile you are no longer that 24 year
Selden / Furlex 100s - "Outer Hub" (Part B14) rhiggins at 8:40am 11.17.22 why not try Selden in North Charleston SC. SELDEN MAST INC 4668 Franchise St. SC 29418 N. Charlesto
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 11.17.22 Yeah, and it is Yellow. Don't drink. Didn't know that. I've just heard not to EAT the yellow sn
Electric dinghy engines dlochner at 8:27am 11.17.22 Two batteries would be nice, except the 910 ah Torqeedo battery is pretty expensive. We did have a
Electric dinghy engines Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 11.17.22 The epropulsion is priced so you could have 2 for the price of the Torqeedo. I see bare minimum p
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 8:25am 11.17.22 I asked Space-X the rename StarShip to Jefferson StarShip. That flew like a lead balloon.
Where, or where? rgranger at 8:13am 11.17.22 Weird! My VHF with AIS was also built in Antenna.:beer:
Roller furling rigs rgranger at 8:11am 11.17.22 And thus is the story of boat upgrades, project creep, while you're at this project you might as we
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 8:04am 11.17.22 I've got my eye on a compac 16. By my calculations, I could lean off of the shroud and tilt her
Dyneema for furler line (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:01am 11.17.22 It looks like the pulpit stanchion would interfear with that furling line no matter what. Is this t
Electric dinghy engines Captain Larry-DH at 8:01am 11.17.22 The epropulsion is priced so you could have 2 for the price of the Torqeedo. I have a Torqeedo and l
Clever Boat Names (1) Tin Kicker at 8:00am 11.17.22 For a semi-retired aircraft accident investigator: https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles/ODay-Office-
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? Jacktar at 7:59am 11.17.22 Yep not an option in a no fault community property state like florida. Least got to keep my boat.
H26 Trailer Keel Tray rgranger at 7:58am 11.17.22 No... not plywood. I actually had some left over decking planks from a deck I had restored. They wo
CDI FF2 CrispyCringle at 7:44am 11.17.22 .... The next project will be the spinnaker. I have never flown a spinnaker. I had a symmetrical
West Coast Space Launch JamesG161 at 7:42am 11.17.22 Rut Roh Falcon 9 may carry Space Marines in the future. Maybe we can make Space Navy soon.
Electric dinghy engines Parsons at 7:36am 11.17.22 We bought a ePropulsion when cruising the Great Lakes, as @dlochner described, for short distances i
Clever Boat Names JamesG161 at 7:31am 11.17.22 YOT or Yacht but TOY spelled backwards YOT - TOY
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Brian D at 7:31am 11.17.22 Now THAT is one hell of a water maker :yikes: . Yeah, and it is Yellow. Don't drink.
Do you like Pocket Yachts dlochner at 7:17am 11.17.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer:

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