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Ewen Mickan at 12:03am 07.27.14
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Anybody have genset in 1998 Oceanis 40 cc ? Finding hard to get to starboard side of Genset ' thinki
judsonj at 10:17pm 07.26.14
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Hey All! I want to start working my way around the boat re-sealing the deck hardware. I ran out
Drone flyby   (1)
MrSteve007 at 10:08pm 07.26.14
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While it has yet to serve me a practical purpose, during a period of light wind today, I decided to
jrowan at 8:40pm 07.26.14
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Hello All, Must be that time of year for wiring woes, as we have had intermittent problems with ou
ddooher at 7:29pm 07.26.14
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My ODay 25 had a 6 HP mounted on the original angled block on the port starboard. I moved up to a 8
mmsailor at 6:58pm 07.26.14
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My 23.5 is missing the reefing hook . I looked at the one they sell here in the store . With the ben
Claude L.-Auger at 4:38pm 07.26.14
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I always new this site was great at providing help and over the years I both benefited from advice a
allen-deckard at 4:13pm 07.26.14
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I saw a boat cant remember the brand a couple years ago that had a stern mounted seat on each side.
Captn TJ at 3:02pm 07.26.14
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My remote mic just crashed (dropped too much?) so I sent an email to Icom tech service on the repl
joker460 at 2:54pm 07.26.14
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I love electronic gadgets. The more the better.:dance: I found a seatalk converter for under $80 a
Captn TJ at 2:52pm 07.26.14
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This is a different version of my post under Beneteau. Looking for different types of condensate p
newage1461 at 1:30pm 07.26.14
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As the title says, how do I go about removing the compass from my Edson post? I see no screws or set
gettinthere at 11:30am 07.26.14
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Last run of the engine and started smelling something kind of sweet. A little later, the tach stoppe
Skipper at 9:58am 07.26.14
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My hot water side is dark gray. Just started showing this color. Ran it a bunch. Still gray. This i
veritas99 at 8:23am 07.26.14
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Help please. Cant afford full dealer mark-up and cost to install.
veritas99 at 8:20am 07.26.14
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Want to replace Perkins that seized with Model- Yanmar engine model 3YM 29 mhp / kW 21.3 Trying t
sailinitisme at 7:59am 07.26.14
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Thanks to this forum ' all of the posts, our cushions came in today! We've got a 466 Hunter ' the fi
danm1 at 7:48am 07.26.14
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My wife broke my tiller last week (don't ask) and I ordered a new one from Ruddercraft for my Hunter
DandJinNH at 7:11am 07.26.14
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Recently purchased a 1964 O'Day Javelin. The previous owner removed the original seat supports and
Chasemixon at 6:57am 07.26.14
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I'm not at my boat, and I had an idea, can someone give me the measurements from the bottom of the b

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Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006
Tomek at 6:06pm 08.01.23
Thank you kbgunn, I will check if any of the lines you suggested are available here in Canada.
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection
patbratton at 6:01pm 08.01.23
If you are freaking out over this you need to relax. Perhaps there are drawings in the owner's manu
Lazy jack rigging question
Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 08.01.23
Take a look at Sail Care's Sail Cradle. Sounds like what you want to do https://sailcare.com/sail-cr
Ran air into my water pump
jviss at 5:33pm 08.01.23
This happens often on my boat. It happens on mine because the outlet side of the pump gets filled w
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006   (2)
kbgunn at 5:28pm 08.01.23
The manual for our boat specifies a dyneema core with a polyester cover. A polyester double braid wo
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice
Bents at 5:21pm 08.01.23
Thank you for the replies everyone!! Upon further inspection I'm definitely going to replace the wh
Weird electrical issue
jssailem at 5:08pm 08.01.23
Here is the website link I found the manual. Diesel-Heater-Manual.pdf
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg!
garymalmgren at 5:01pm 08.01.23
Googled as much as I could, but could not any information of how the rudder was lost. This post says
Weird electrical issue
burns3c at 4:45pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue
burns3c at 4:43pm 08.01.23
Thank you, John, this is just the info I needed. I dont have a manual and was having trouble trackin
Weird electrical issue
Tally Ho at 4:31pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue   (1)
jssailem at 4:29pm 08.01.23
Welcome to SBO @burns3c . Congrats on the Catalina 36. Nice Boat. Your Dickerson Newport Diesel Hea
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg!
kappykaplan at 4:19pm 08.01.23
Nice find, jviss! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Selden - Furling Main
GibbyGibstone at 4:17pm 08.01.23
@ice breaker and @Sailgunner ... thank you very uch for your replies. Depending on what we get, I'l
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183?
Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 08.01.23
Ah, I see. It depends on how you define TWS. The definition I'm familiar with isn't the same as y
Weird electrical issue
jviss at 3:30pm 08.01.23
There could be a poor connection causing a significant drop with the pump load. I'd check grounds,
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183?
jviss at 3:23pm 08.01.23
GWS is Ground Wind Speed - the actual speed of the wind over the unmoving ground, as opposed to TWS
Weird electrical issue
Benny17441 at 3:21pm 08.01.23
Make sure the batteries are in good health. Test the pump's actual power draw against the specs of s

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