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Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1768 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2187 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3243 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3595 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/531 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7772 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/9305 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1643 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3276 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha
Silly Racor Drain Valve question wonkodsane at 5:37am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1001 Hi all, hope the spring is finding you well. What's the OD size of the drain valve's outlet nipple
23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/1032 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/888 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin
Questions on Vacuum Toilets (1) FlushedAway at 8:30pm 04.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6288 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...
How is the jib halyard supposed to be tied off? CapitalistSailor at 6:37pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2651 Hello forum, I purchased a Beneteau 311 last year, and I love the boat. The boat was fully rigged
Owatrol Gel Coat Restorer Wmaraines at 6:31pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5591 This product supposedly restores the faded gelcoat over all colors does not work on white. Anyone us
Iron keel primer question Gunni at 5:11pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5441 I have a few small spots of rust on my iron keel. A 1 qt. epoxy primer pack hull primer would be wa
rigging sailorsteve1 at 5:00pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 18/4145 let me check if this is correct. before i step the mast on my capri 18, i loosen the backstay a bit.
Mast-up lot in Long Beach, Wilmington, San Pedro? pupluv at 4:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2654 Previous I got very good feedback when I asked about slips in Long Beach, Wilmington, and San Pedro
Removing Bow Pulpit on 1981 27 Cherubini GorillaToast at 4:57pm 04.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1133 Hello All. I need to have a couple of spots welded on my bow pulpit. One is at the base of a vertica
outboard on mount while towing sailorsteve1 at 4:19pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 10/2039 i will be driving 500 miles to pic up my 87 capri 18. it has a 2009 mercury 5 hp 4 stroke on it. wit

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Heave To Question (1) Hayden Watson at 4:02am 08.05.23 As to heaving to as a MOB strategy, that is a useful strategy when sailing upwind, but if you are o
WIFI jviss at 3:46am 08.05.23
Heave To Question Hayden Watson at 3:43am 08.05.23 As I have said before, any sail combo that is appropriate for the wind conditions is "right" for hov
WIFI Davidasailor26 at 2:42am 08.05.23 There are a couple options in terms of general types of technology. One would be a Wi-Fi repeater,
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal NYSail at 2:00am 08.05.23 Why a different shaft seal? The volvo is excellent and very low maintenance and inexpensive. Have yo
Winchbit driver (1) Hayden Watson at 10:27pm 08.04.23 I use the Milwaukee right angle drill and really like it. It is a heavy duty drill, and it reverse
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Ted at 10:26pm 08.04.23 I have heard that this happens with FP generators, that the engines don't last and are basically di
Looking at a c22 need advise BigEasy at 9:47pm 08.04.23 Stay tuned, change of events, and the owner has given me the boat and the title free! By all mea
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 MikeHoncho at 9:00pm 08.04.23 No smoke would make me believe it is fuel starved. Can you feel blow by from the valve cover cap whe
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 8:42pm 08.04.23 Again, Hell yeah. Really appreciate the pics. I like the setup. Safe Sailing brother. Enjoy it
Heave To Question Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 08.04.23 it is also a good way of stopping quickly to pickup hats that are lost overboard :) Which also mak
WIFI Stu Jackson at 8:35pm 08.04.23 You may obtain more responses, in addition to those here, by trying www.cruisersforum.com. They hav
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 RumRunner914 at 8:29pm 08.04.23 When cranking is it pushing out any smoke? If so, blue or white? No smoke when cranking outside o
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 RumRunner914 at 8:27pm 08.04.23 The used motor in running condition is also an option. https://www.intermarinepower.com/product-pa
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 RumRunner914 at 8:26pm 08.04.23 Rum Runner. I have had a similar story. I posted it here on SBO. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arf145 at 8:05pm 08.04.23 Thought you were talking about the round ones. For that type, I think you slide one of those metal
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel (1) jonelli at 7:57pm 08.04.23 Check out the SCAD tank level monitors Scad Tank Monitors They're top rated, use sensors that are
Heave To Question Andrew of Oracle at 7:46pm 08.04.23 we often heave to for a quick lunch or breakfast break under full sail on Oracle , she is a Bavaria
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full Andrew of Oracle at 7:36pm 08.04.23 I have the same problem on my 2022 Bavaria 37 , it is a conductive probe gauge and will reset after
Another What is It? Will Gilmore at 7:12pm 08.04.23 150 feet of anchor line may not just fall in, and chain along with an anchor stowed on the bow rail

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