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Don't see an electrical forum, need advice. Hooks at 3:29pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/999 So the boat has 2 batteries on board I'm going to charge/test/etc. Have a friend's 6A charger that
Downsizing to a Catalina 22 SailingRipple at 2:24pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1723 So I currently sail my Catalina 27 and love her after all the work I have done to her but I am in th
Tire size mmsailor at 2:18pm 11.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/703 I have a 94 23.5 on the factory trailer . Can someone give me the tire size the trailer is about an
Kyocera Junction Box 51blueheaven at 1:40pm 11.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1880 I have four Kyocera solar panels purchased in 2009. This year during winter lay-up I noticed most of
Ice box Liner pateco at 12:51pm 11.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/3238 The Ice box on my Hunter 31 is missing the liner. I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but
Painting A Sailboat with 100% Acrylic Paint (2) Seahorse24 at 12:39pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/13910 We purchased a forty-year 24 foot sailboat and are in the process of restoring it. My son and I hav
What Do You Do to Maintain Your Blocks? (1) rardiH36 at 11:23am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1728 Plenty of threads over the years about winch maintenance. But I don't recall seeing much if anythin
Goosneck parts for Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 11:04am 11.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/559 I everyone. We have lost the ball that goes into the fitting that connects our boom to our mast for
What is it? (1) Magiccruising at 8:39am 11.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1232 I'm a new owner of a 36 CC. Anyone know what this is?
Fixed vs Folding Prop Tony_Tammy_B at 7:16am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4426 I have a three bladed folding prop and am gathering data on a three blade fixed prop. With the fo
Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/701 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000
Anyone know where to find a single alcohol stove for cheap? Hooks at 7:01pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 5/1046 Need to replace the wood around my sink and wondering if it's worth my while to install a small stov
Bottom Paint Upper Chesapeake, Md mytime at 6:58pm 11.06.14 Catalina 30 5/1400 Our new to us Catalina 30 needs a new coat of bottom paint. It came from Toms River, NJ and they inc
Cyclades 50 BillKlarer at 4:35pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1030 I am looking at a 2008 Beneteau Cyclades 50 and would like to know if there are any design or perfo
37 cutter frankies56 at 4:19pm 11.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/824 anybody have any input on what the right size ac should be for my 37 cutter, I had a 16,000 btu but
Mast raising wander22 at 4:13pm 11.06.14 Day Sailers 6/2135 I just bought my first sailboat. An ODay 22 1980. I have no idea of how to raise the mast or where a
Quick Release Wheel Nut Dave Groshong at 3:31pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/775 Any B361 owners out there that can tell me what brand of pedestal you have? Lewmar? Edson wheel nu
What do you leave on board over the Winter (Northern Climate Mark48 at 3:22pm 11.06.14 Big Boats 14/1993 Just curious as to what people leave on board while on the hard in norther climates. I have bagged
Pump Theory wufibugs at 1:48pm 11.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2161 I was thinking of relocating my fresh water pump and was wondering whether it makes any difference
Gauge trouble Yellowjeepman at 12:11pm 11.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/674 Hoping someone with an answer out there. I purchased a 1984 O'Day 34 back in May. We have only had a

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In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range Benny17441 at 12:47pm 09.07.23 They normally operate to midway in the Atlantic and out to the area of the Hawaiian Islands. In th
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 09.07.23 Requires 2 inch hole . I had to modify mine a bit as it was 4 inch. Don't quite follow if it is a
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location dlochner at 12:29pm 09.07.23 Rest assured, the blower will not be in any place that is easily accessible. :mad: Check the connec
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag dlochner at 12:27pm 09.07.23 It's hard to trace the origin of the damage. The initial damage could have occurred while the sail w
Used sail? kappykaplan at 12:21pm 09.07.23 Thanks! You're welcome!
Rudder counterbalance? kappykaplan at 12:19pm 09.07.23 Have a link to this book? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?51998
Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Try Bacon Sails. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php Thanks!
Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Just borrow one. There are tons of C22s out there and I am sure you could borrow one for a time fr
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 09.07.23 Welcome to the site. This is an after market install. Hunter did not install blowers in 1999. You
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 11:32am 09.07.23 Get Don Gillette's Sail Trim guide, right here on SBO. Well yeah but I could just keep throwing p
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 11:21am 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER PO
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 09.07.23 Thanks for that. I agree that I did not get proper guidance from the loft, and nowhere in the linked
Invest 95L jssailem at 10:59am 09.07.23 Nothing really. Windy shows levels above the surface in hPa = hectopascal, 200 hPa = 200 milliba
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 10:50am 09.07.23 it's a $50 fridge at Walmart so I'll just buy a couple and disassemble for spare parts if it work I
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (2) Johnny Sails at 10:48am 09.07.23 I might try to remove the back of this tiny mini fridge and build a new lid for the ice chest with i
CL 14 parts question (1) Joe at 10:39am 09.07.23 I need to replace the fiddle block with swivel shackle and cam on my older CL14. Hull # 536 (if th
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:31am 09.07.23 Have to admit I'm a little confused... First you said 200mb level for steering winds, 500mB for vort
Rudder counterbalance? (1) HeelBoy at 10:30am 09.07.23 This is my traveler arrangement, seen here over the secondary ballast bag (me)...
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag dlochner at 10:14am 09.07.23 Sorry you had a bad experience. As a general rule lighter weight high performance sails prefer to be

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