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Boom Brake Philip at 1:42pm 11.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2376 Hello all Oceanis 43 owners, I want to fit a Fleming GybOmatic Boom Brake and don't know how and
Quick Bow Thruster Breezydays at 1:23pm 11.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/7799 Hi, I want to fit a thruster and the dealer recommends "Quick" thrusters. Does anyone have any know
New Mac owner, now I need a motor azsailing at 12:10pm 11.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1771 I am the new owner of a 91 mac 26s (thanks to many on this listserve for advice that led me to this
Shore Pumpout minimum hose size//and vent KenCamp at 9:21am 11.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2545 I have a new fresh-water intake electric macerator toilet. I have chosen, rightly, or wrongly, to us
Throttle linkage Mackaroni at 9:03am 11.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1255 A matter that was brought up during my survey is that my engine should be able to develop 3400 rpm a
O'Day 23-1 Mainsheet block on aft stay sreidvt at 8:09am 11.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5610 Hello, My two O'Day 23s are under tarps and snow right now but on Weds. I was able to bring the r
Bow Thruster Breezydays at 11:20pm 11.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5515 I am in the process of buying a 423 and want a bow thruster fitted. The dealer is recommending "quic
woodwork kgindling at 4:42pm 11.27.14 Catalina 22 12/2829 Happy Thanksgiving everyone Boats put away for the winter. Snow skiing season is apon us. I'm plann
26S aft berth - mattress (2) walt at 2:57pm 11.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/9124 I finally got around to trying to make the aft berth mattress more comfortable and have heard in the
Tropical weight foul weather gear capta at 12:31pm 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 36/12131 Does anyone have a recommendation on tropical weight quality foulies? All the offshore and cruising
Instructions- Rebuild Merc 3.3 HP Carb PGUTIERREZ at 11:07am 11.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/9130 I bought original equipment carburetor re build parts for my 3.3 hp Mercury outboard. Looking for i
Hey, you Americans... Phil Herring at 10:48am 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1636 Happy Thanksgiving! We have much to be thankful for here, especially you. I hope you're having a g
warm up procedure for Yanmar 2GM20F - adding water heater (1) bugbitten at 8:54am 11.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 14/5335 I've recently added a new water heater to my 30 foot sloop (S2 9.2A). The original water heater was
Looking for a good Blu-Ray sailing video? kito at 8:40am 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1151 I picked up a new Blu-ray on Ebay for $5 shipped. Was looking for a HD sailing video and found a Dis
Well built 2 (2) Bill1565 at 8:05am 11.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1103 Ad to fix apps access to my photos. First time I have used my 18 volt roto zip. Worked great, litt
Well built Bill1565 at 8:03am 11.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/891 Cut into the headliner of our 37c today to get access for bolts and backing for midship cleat. I kn
Happy Thanksgiving gpd955 at 7:00am 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1537 Thankful for the opportunity to be one with the ocean! Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrat
Watermaker location atexasex at 5:03am 11.27.14 Big Boats 6/2096 Where would you think would be a good place to install a water maker in a Hunter 460? Haven't bough
1991 P42 Fuel Filters Terry Cox at 7:49pm 11.26.14 Big Boats 3/1116 Our 1991 P42 that we purchased in 2002 came equipped with a Yanmar 4JH2-TE tractor diesel and an Ona
This old winch Bristol Mike at 7:10pm 11.26.14 Bristol 8/2578 Help I just got a 1964 Bristol 22' Caravel and after sailing it 130 nm home the port winch seized...

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Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:05am 08.27.23 I had not considered the altinator charging my batteries. I'll probably never be motoring anyways th
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 9:04am 08.27.23 What I did was go to my local parts store and ask for permission to spend some quality time prowlin
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:02am 08.27.23 I will be putting bms on them and then connecting it to a very nice solar charge controller and inve
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 9:00am 08.27.23 I already have Marine grade Lithium batteries which I was using with solar offgrid out in Oregon. I
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 8:55am 08.27.23 Don't do it. Far too expensive in your case for what you get in return. Stick with deep cycle floo
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 08.27.23 I'm switching it all over to Lithium. Don't do it. Far too expensive in your case for what you g
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Hayden Watson at 8:26am 08.27.23 I do not know about the new boats but to the best of my knowledge Catalina has modified this detail
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 8:18am 08.27.23 What I did was go to my local parts store and ask for permission to spend some quality time prowling
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 8:14am 08.27.23 Welcome Johnny to SBO. Congratulations on your getting a boat. Rule #1 on boats that the owner valu
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Scott T-Bird at 8:08am 08.27.23 Really, I've had car salesman and real estate brokers lie straight to my face, with no response whe
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 8:03am 08.27.23 I knew these forums would be a wealth of information because I have been using forums to help me bui
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 7:55am 08.27.23
Wayfarer MKI - floor clamp- after market ideas? dLj at 7:36am 08.27.23 A window latch is what it looks like. Not sure how it attaches to the boat. You may have to find som
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 08.27.23 Thanks. Yes, I was aware of, but didn't want to get into the discussion of failed winch horror sto
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice dmax at 7:23am 08.27.23 There is a lot of sarcasm and self-righteousness in your posts that make me feel that we're not get
Wayfarer MKI - floor clamp- after market ideas? (1) Brog19 at 7:22am 08.27.23
Wayfarer MKI - floor clamp- after market ideas? dLj at 6:54am 08.27.23 @Brog19 - apologies - I'm not understanding fully what you are showing in the photo above. Is this t
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 6:43am 08.27.23
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 SailorShaggy at 6:32am 08.27.23 I will go with the Raritan and keep the current design. Replacing my sanitation system is preferred
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 6:32am 08.27.23 I started a thread on this very subject, and aside from the fact that it impedes wrapping the winch

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