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U Bolt chainplate connections jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.25.14 Bigger Boats 6/2449 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 0/610 Has anybody used an Actisense converter in a Raymarine STng network? I'm not looking to start a dis
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Holding Tank Vents (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 2/983 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 1/848 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 0/1007 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 9/1495 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 0/560 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 4/753 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 0/832 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 22/7672 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 34/4118 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 3/1050 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 18/4836 I have a 9.9 mercury long shaft 2 stroke 1997. I have figured out that with the engine off, to raise
Hunter 260 Wheel jammed! Help please! MarkChandler at 6:49am 05.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/942 I jammed the wheel last weekend on heavy winds. I was able to put the cables back on the pulley bloc
2GM20F stuffing box flax size bigsick at 5:55am 05.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 21/5421 I know their is a lot of information on this site, but I can not seem to find this answer. What thi
Most common environmentally friendly bottom paints? Shellback at 5:55am 05.25.14 Lancer 11/3551 I've decided to take the plunge and redo the bottom of my Lancer. Yep! sandblasting the bottom and
2GM20F: Alternator question (1) Ken13559 at 12:33am 05.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6012 I was looking the the Yanmar 2GM20F wiring diagram and as best as I can tell, turning the Key Switch
Mystery stuffing box (1) ingeanous at 8:08pm 05.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1173 I'm at a loss, anybody know what kind of stuffing box system this is???
h23 shroud tension? C Jones at 8:04pm 05.24.14 Smaller Boats 11/1533 Retuning my h23 after adjusting my forestay. Any one know the factory numbers?

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Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:37am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:35am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:33am 08.15.23 @Anchored87 I should mention that when I was using homemade abs pipe "saws" to get spray foam out o
Top Down Furler Mark15231 at 7:30am 08.15.23 thanks
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dLj at 7:30am 08.15.23 Stay aboard your boat with a harness. Jim... Always the best policy. I'm sticking to my boat! dj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 7:29am 08.15.23 wrong with this photo? Looks right to me! dj
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest JamesG161 at 7:28am 08.15.23 With manual inflation, you are free to do things before inflating the vest to get yourself back on
Its funny Friday! (1) Bob S at 7:26am 08.15.23 <p>
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dLj at 7:24am 08.15.23 One is set up for manual inflation, I'm searching for an auto cap, with no success so far. But I o
Its funny Friday! Bob S at 7:22am 08.15.23
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:20am 08.15.23 FWIW, I have often seen people suggest using solvent on polyurethane based spray foam. Here is a q
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:16am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Davidasailor26 at 7:16am 08.15.23
Check my wiring diagram? jibes138 at 7:01am 08.15.23 Conditions requiring lights can sneak up on you. In reduced visibility, e.g., fog, when motoring,
Has This Happend to You? (1) jviss at 6:53am 08.15.23 Highly recommended book: The Sailmaker's Apprentice, Brion Toss.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Windpilot at 6:39am 08.15.23 SOG from gps only and some of you guys are happy with just that. Just wow.
Has This Happend to You? jibes138 at 6:33am 08.15.23 Looks like Sailrite moved all their instruction stuff to YouTube or I am too incompetent to find it
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 6:18am 08.15.23 Thanks Dave. It's an Sospenders vest. It has an integrated harness. I have two of them. I'd rath
Has This Happend to You? jibes138 at 6:04am 08.15.23
Has This Happend to You? jssailem at 6:03am 08.15.23

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