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Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2964 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2418 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2270 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6492 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1850 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd
Where does your SBO username come from??? (1) Jackdaw at 11:31am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 195/26613 Some people here use their legal names, but most of us use an 'nom du guarre' than has particular me
Inverter / Battery Charger Jeff Jellick at 10:52am 12.20.14 Big Boats 11/3727 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Xantrex Freedom 25 Charger / Inverter. When running the Inverter,
New gas tank? azsailing at 9:32am 12.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2010 Hi All, The boat I just bought came with a 5 gallon tank full of old gas, which looks to me to be fo
Attention PNW Cruisers Hello Below at 8:45am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1688 Xmas Present - 2015 Waggoner Cruising Guide - FREE 2nd year in a row that this has been offered.
Hey Mackaroni - 302 Hull/deck joint (2) the_alpine at 8:41am 12.20.14 Bigger Boats 2/961 Have you inspected the hull to deck joint on your 302? I noticed some water staining on the trim in
Leckie/46Beneteau keitho1 at 8:28am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1501 Hello to Beneteau owners. I have a 2000 Beneteau 46 Oceanis (beautiful boat!) but have problems with
Florida vs Cuba? Bonzai at 6:40am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3701 I wonder if the FL legislature realizes the position they are in now that relations are looking to b
Companionway Doors triumph250 at 6:03am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5900 Considering replacing companionway door/hatch. Any experience with Zarcor Companionway Doors?
Genaker Furler triumph250 at 5:31am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3295 Anybody had installed a "genaker furler"? I think I would use it more and leave more space below.
Cortez Bay, Cortez Island, British Columbia Terry Cox at 9:09pm 12.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/2226 A few years ago during one of our two month cruises into BC, our flotilla consisting of Bob's Cal T2
Redoing Head wufibugs at 8:50pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1554 Almost all the walls and cabinets on the H31 are come kind of white plasticized coating over plywood
trying to understand weather forecast newsailor72 at 6:43pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1798 planning on motor sailing to catalina island from long beach this Sun morning, coming back Mon. Che
Electronics replacement of Raymarine drtsr1 at 5:12pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 23/4832 I have a raymarine setup. 2000yr Hunter 460. 2 chart plotters, color and green screen, 2 sets of st
Watkins 25 Full cockpit enclosure venture1 at 5:02pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 I have a 1987 Watkins 25 Sea Wolf. Brand new dodger this year. I was hoping someone could give me an
Adhesive for Beneteau Flexible Teak Panel Waterman19 at 3:41pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1285 I have received a new/replacement teak panel for the swim platform on my B411. Could use advice on

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Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:22pm 09.18.23 On a related note. With the 310, have others gone about and ran their reefing line(s) back to the co
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 7:03pm 09.18.23 The big red + wire from the battery to the starter solonoid. Take a jumper cable and hook it onto t
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.18.23 You were clear. I knew you meant cap it on the inside. Problem is that you then have to remember
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Capt Robbie at 6:30pm 09.18.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? I had
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:01pm 09.18.23 The center space at the aft end of the v-berth is likely to have been the holding tank's location. I
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders HEINZIR at 6:01pm 09.18.23 Here it is, from Rig-Rite: Kenyon 7/8" OD Spreader Section $149. Ouch! I think the $149 price is
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht (5) John Cornellier at 4:52pm 09.18.23 These photos illustrate my setup, such as it is. The waste hose terminates in the opening in the flo
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 09.18.23 220047
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 3:27pm 09.18.23 Absolutely! I wasnt clear apparently. I meant capping the seacock from inside the boat, not from th
DC Panel Confusion BigEasy at 2:40pm 09.18.23 It's an electronic switching control board. No more discrete circuit breakers. You might be able
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 09.18.23 Correct me if I am wrong. I believe there is a 3 mile limit on the Atlantic coast of Florida and a
Difficulty raising the main Hayden Watson at 2:07pm 09.18.23 I helped @PepperW get their main set up for reefing last week and on their '79 with external halyard
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 2:01pm 09.18.23
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles BigEasy at 1:42pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Jacktar at 1:31pm 09.18.23 Check inside for cracks coming thru as may have been caused by an impact.
Difficulty raising the main Sinnerman at 1:28pm 09.18.23 I have a 1984 Cat 30 Standard rig. Full batten mainsail with heavy sail cloth material. Standard pl
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 1:17pm 09.18.23 I made a frame of 1" tubes that I mounted to the arch and to my davits. It covers the rear of my bi
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles kappykaplan at 1:14pm 09.18.23 On a funny note, how about 5200 Satan's glue! :poop:
23.5 unsinkable??? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:14pm 09.18.23 @JBP-PA is correct which should always be considered. Thank you sir

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