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Max-Power Bow Thruster Lee Hadjiosif at 8:44am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/306 Does anyone have a Max-Power bow thruster with a different brand control panel? I would be intereste
Windlass Power Source Lee Hadjiosif at 8:22am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 21/1274 My windlass is wired to the starting battery. I'm wondering if it makes more sense to wire it to the
Legend Series Solar Panel Replacement Question for Those Who Have Replaced Their's Rick D at 6:34pm 09.03.22 Big Boats 0/283 I recently received the replacement solar panel and trim ring. When checking the fit, I noticed the
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 9:27am 09.03.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/996 Saw this and immediately thought of Peggie. https://ryanandsophie.com/product/toilet-pump-tee-unise
Autopilot for 26X Wade Gizzy at 9:08am 09.03.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/975 What is a good BASIC autopilot for 26X? I'm sure there is lots of posts on this subject, but I can't
Swing Keel questions JTarka at 7:26am 09.03.22 Catalina 22 7/992 Hi - I'm new to the forum and have questions about the C22 swing keel. I'm in the market for a trail
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 Mandack at 7:16pm 09.02.22 Com-Pac 5/2478 Has anyone seen cracks in the gel coat around the mast step on the cabin roof? I just got the boat f
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo StephenD at 8:30am 09.02.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/790 It's a blue seas item, maybe $135-150: essentially a battery switch completely segregating the start
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 7:49am 09.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1721 My 2005 Hunter 33' boat uses Shurflo water strainers in front of engine and a/c seawater intake pump
Invest 91L- update --> TS Earl (2) JamesG161 at 4:45am 09.02.22 Weather and Forecasting 15/1677 The major tracking models have aligned already. "Fish Storm" again. :clap: tlantic Season. Think
Y-33 Running Rigging (3) djghosie at 4:20am 09.02.22 Yamaha 11/1105 Hello, Yamaha owners, it's me again! While I'm still deciding whether to take the boat or not, I am
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 7:51pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/978 Ahoy, I am pricing out roller furlers and won't drop my mast for another six weeks. Does anyone happ
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 7:11pm 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1310 I have a B'G Vulcan MFD and a Airmar DST800 (depth speed temperature sensor). The boat speed is slow
I saw something sad today... rgranger at 6:14pm 09.01.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1158 I was checking out some eye candy on sailboatlistings.com today and ran across a 1983 Macgregor 25..
Just a little surface rust (4) Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 09.01.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/965 On my list - replace rusty clamps. Long ago I wrote in one of these forum posts that I've never seen
25 bulkheads Ill Wind at 12:39pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/724 I am fixing up a 25 with no salvageable plywood in the interior. Though I could remove/use as patter
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 9:45am 09.01.22 Smaller Boats 8/1950 Hi All, I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 18 last weekend and transported it across the Rocky Mountai
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 8:27am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 27/2101 So I purchased a new dinghy this week and needed stainless braided wire crimped with a loop on each
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 6:30am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1083
New lifelines barnstormer at 6:16am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/630 Just had my lifelines on a catalina 30 replaced with coated wire and all fittings including pelican

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"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c monocerosin at 11:05am 05.05.24 If someone was standing on the cockpit seat above that bulkhead, and you were looking for flex insi
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c ggrizzard at 10:38am 05.05.24 While I agree with the previous two posters, may I suggest something just in case... If someone was
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c monocerosin at 10:31am 05.05.24 It's not tabbed in. I could pull it out by removing two screws. It's just hiding some pipes and wire
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c dmax at 10:29am 05.05.24 How it's attached should tell you - if it looks like a panel that could easily be removed, no. If it
Material around the shaft BigEasy at 10:28am 05.05.24 Has anyone noticed something similar or has information about it? I usually inspect it, while h
Replacement compass Dalliance at 10:14am 05.05.24 I had my Gemini binnacle mounted compass repaired and refurbished by Viking Compass (link below). O
S2 7.3 1979 Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 05.05.24 The upper two look more like family members to me, with the bottom one being the mother-in-law :yike
S2 7.3 1979 (3) jssailem at 9:06am 05.05.24 Welciome to the SBO Forum. With an avatar "Sail&Ski" sounds like you enjoy playing both summer and
Mastervolt Inverter Issue (1) jssailem at 8:52am 05.05.24 -House bank voltage steady at 12.3v and SOC at 96% -12.2v read at the inverter lugs The symptoms a
How worried should I be? jssailem at 8:37am 05.05.24 At this point I think I need to get a survey done to assess the safety of the vessel. Am I being pa
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards sailcapt340 at 8:31am 05.05.24
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged (1) JamesG161 at 8:11am 05.05.24 We have one of these on our boat for cleaning plugs. tayed on our boat for 3 days without flushing,
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 8:09am 05.05.24 Great work product and excellent write up Hayden. :thumbup:
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:06am 05.05.24 I've been told by more than one major yard manager that the max working life of ANY hose on a boat i
Wood Refinishing (1) hornjb at 7:44am 05.05.24 Fred, Thanks for the pics they help a lot. I love the maroon hull color of your craft. Looks like ro
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Terry Cox at 6:48am 05.05.24 I pour water into the funnel and nothing comes out on the other end. There you have it? Either a k
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards dmax at 6:36am 05.05.24 I have a Honda 2.3, air cooled. It's a nice little engine, louder than a water cooled but I don't ha
Wood Refinishing (3) pgandw at 6:24am 05.05.24 The early Mariners did not have a mast post. They had what is called a "cabin arch" to support the
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Indysailor at 6:16am 05.05.24 Maybe I should add a secondary filter just before the carb... On a second, slightly humorous note,
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Fred at 6:15am 05.05.24

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