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Sailing with a bimini? Knot Flying at 5:27pm 05.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1192 My 1994 Hunter 26 did not come with a bimini. Thinking of buying one from this site. Can I sail with
getting to know 22' O'day redmackc at 5:04pm 05.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1010 Just bought 1984 22 ft 222 o"day Will sail in small lake with shifting winds. Will race a bit with
NMEA 2000 Installation EdWard3 at 4:33pm 05.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1338 Where do you have your NMEA 2000 bus (backbone) mounted? I recently purchased a NMEA 2000 Starter k
86 Hunter 23 Cabin Drain aduroguy at 3:48pm 05.25.14 Smaller Boats 3/1767 Hi all, been looking around the threads reading about leaks on hunter 23's and water pooling under t
Battery Placement Old43Salt at 3:09pm 05.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1048 I purchased a 25yr old Catalina 25 Tall Rig. It has an electric start O/B with the gas tank in/under
Sailing ... transmission in reverse? JohnB40 at 2:27pm 05.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1461 Hi Have a 2009 Beneteau 40 with Yanmar 4JH4AE engine. Sorry ... don't know which transmission. Was t
U Bolt chainplate connections jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.25.14 Bigger Boats 6/2162 Any of you guys ever located a replacement source for your U-bolts that you connect your standing ri
Nmea0183 Meriachee at 12:36pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/588 Has anybody used an Actisense converter in a Raymarine STng network? I'm not looking to start a dis
Do not forget (1) sailaway78 at 12:30pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1223 Please do not forget those who made the sacrifice for the rest of us.
Holding Tank Vents (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 2/926 Has anyone had a problem with odours permeating through the holding tank vent hose walls ? The com
TV Reception Jtacqua at 10:33am 05.25.14 Catalina 310 1/795 Hello all and Happy Memorial Day weekend, Little by little Doctor's Orders (2005 310 hull 299) is
Calling any Beneteau 461 owners... carmarche at 9:58am 05.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/952 Hi all... We currently own a 2002 2 cabin RF main 331 any am looking into finding a late model 461
Wire selection caguy at 9:37am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1409 Please stop. 14 ga should be the smallest wire on any boat. Why? 'Cuz even with LEDs as l
Memorial Day Weekend Brian D at 9:18am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/539 We the Admins and Mods of SBO wish all a very happy, fun, and safe weekend. Spend it with family and
New Owner and new to forum tjpalek at 9:00am 05.25.14 Smaller Boats 4/715 Hello All, I just took ownership of a beautiful 1994 H23.5 yesterday. Even though I also have a
Water in Lower Stern Lazarette on P42 (2) CoolChange91-42passage at 8:34am 05.25.14 Big Boats 0/772 Did a search and didn't find much on it but I have always had water from washing and rain in the low
Wet sails Lost Parent at 8:31am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 22/7114 Got back from a good weekend sail in the rain. Question is, do I leave the sail cover off other p
Tool for calculating course intercept YVRguy at 8:15am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 34/3651 Where I sail there is a large amount commercial ship traffic in the form of large, fast moving ferri
Wiring for navigation lights Chuck Reynolds at 8:03am 05.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/961 I need to replace the wiring for my starboard navigation light. I can get to the wiring thru the re
Im going to look like an idiot but here goes. Doc_holiday at 6:59am 05.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 18/4612 I have a 9.9 mercury long shaft 2 stroke 1997. I have figured out that with the engine off, to raise

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What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? jssailem at 12:45pm 04.23.23 We all look at sailing from our own perspective. When single handed or sailing with others who do
Found a 2003 C310 jssailem at 12:26pm 04.23.23 Nice...:clap:
Corroding galvanized shackle jssailem at 12:24pm 04.23.23 @skunther The good news it is your boat and you get to do what ever you desire to do. If it was my
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? jviss at 12:03pm 04.23.23 I think the answer to the title question, "What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat?" is
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Joeswift at 11:38am 04.23.23 I've decided to not do anything with the motor or battery. I like to use a trolling motor for dockin
Corroding galvanized shackle Hello Below at 11:33am 04.23.23 Is painting and hot dipping an either/or scenario? No. It is an AND function. Hot dipped AND paint
What to do above the water line??? stickinthemud57 at 10:53am 04.23.23 Unless there is some structural or cosmetic issue on the area above the waterline, simply keeping up
What to do above the water line??? ggrizzard at 10:39am 04.23.23 The OP may be thinking of the area just above the waterline that will need protecting, not the entir
Corroding galvanized shackle skunther at 10:29am 04.23.23 So that's a bit confusing too. I was about to pick up the Titan, but was concerned the pin might not
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? capta at 10:10am 04.23.23 To me an autopilot or vane gear is another crew member that doesn't need sleep, will do exactly as a
Overheat buzzer buzzing continuously - Yanmar 3HM35F jviss at 9:59am 04.23.23 I was letting Sailmaster know about the tendency for chaffing of the wiring harness in older boats
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Kings Gambit at 9:51am 04.23.23 We always maintain a watch when on AP. Have never used the automatic route function.
Overheat buzzer buzzing continuously - Yanmar 3HM35F Benny17441 at 9:50am 04.23.23 Benny, you have a habit of repeating things folks have already said. :) See my reply #2. I was l
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? dlochner at 9:47am 04.23.23 I've never bothered to network the autopilot and chartplotter to make like power boaters who, every
Maxprop Grease fstbttms at 9:45am 04.23.23 That said, I'm really just looking for the Zerk size! Based on some internet searches I think the
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 04.23.23 We have long straight runs up and down the West Coast and very few of them with any wind. It's most
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Wm. Gill at 9:41am 04.23.23 I think you have the main advantages down, but the temporary hands at the helm is, to me, a very bi
Is BoatUS membership worth it? Kings Gambit at 9:36am 04.23.23
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? dlochner at 9:34am 04.23.23 The AP serves as another crew member who doesn't complain much and does not touch the beer supply.
What to do above the water line??? Joe at 9:31am 04.23.23 I am getting ready to redo the bottom of my 1991 Hunter 30, there is a lot of info on this and prod

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