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Life of a diesel stevestk at 5:36pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 6/1902 I've been shopping for a boat. Assuming proper maintenance, how long would you expect a diesel to la
Any Mac owner in central Indiana? jasonsjwou at 5:28pm 08.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/874 Any Mac owner in central Indiana willing to show their boat? Hello all, I'm a complete newbie in
Upgrading and adding hatches Urbansailor at 5:05pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 0/1018 I'd love to replace my forward hatch cover with something more contemporary looking as well as add s
blanc rablanchard at 4:35pm 08.05.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/791 Does anyone know a tool for tighten a closed turnbuckle on a Catalina 30? I have tried a small screw
Pressure Wash the Deck? PGIJon at 4:27pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 4/1209 Any thoughts on using a pressure washer to clean the decks? Thanks.. Jon
Bow light Wiring wufibugs at 4:11pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1805 I replaced the bow light on my 86 Hunter 31' because the old one was not working. Then found new on
Wine stain in cockpit YVRguy at 4:10pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 37/11494 I knocked over a glass of wine in my cockpit last night (Layer Cake Cabernet in case you're curious)
Dog Traction wifeofgonzo at 3:27pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 2/1081 We are having difficulty with our dog on our Hunter 36. She is medium sized, about 60 pounds. We h
Edson Pedestal Clamp sandpiper10471 at 3:23pm 08.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1070 Recently had a machine screw fall out of my pedestal (1981), the upshot being that now my shifter an
Decked Out deckedout at 3:07pm 08.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/787 In the process of installing a new Espar Desiel heater D5 on a 2008 40' Beneteau and was wondering i
Excited but so many questions csd0606 at 3:05pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3149 Well my 10th anniversary present actually got some good use this weekend. My hubby and I finally sa
Profish 1000 stalling caprice at 2:18pm 08.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1680 The electric windlass stalls when pulling up the anchor. W some manual help pulling up the chain it
Shower Sump Pump Concerto at 1:44pm 08.05.13 Catalina 310 5/1658 The Jabsco shower sump pump, (which also drains the refrigerator), has stopped pumping. I think it w
Hard dodger for Oceanis 40 CC jorge zlatar at 1:33pm 08.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1566 Hi all I just bought a Benneteau 40 CC with a soft Bimini and dodger. Does any body know where can
Mast strut adjustments Ashley at 1:29pm 08.05.13 Smaller Boats 5/1407 Question for Crazy Dave or anyone that might know the steps for adjusting the mast struts. I kept my
Noisy spinning shaft while sailing wstockho at 1:19pm 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1671 I have a Hunter 33 with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel and a fixed 3-blade prop. I normally let the shaft f
swing keel kgindling at 12:21pm 08.05.13 Catalina 22 7/1543 Hello everyone. My wife and I just bought or first Catalina 22 cruiser. We're very excited. Sailed h
Cal-22 hgj1805 at 12:18pm 08.05.13 Cal 1/3991 I just got a Cal-22 and need info on mast set up or any owners manuals or web site to get info. Than
Widgeon CB extending too far Jhassol at 12:16pm 08.05.13 Day Sailers 1/911 What controls how far forward the Widgeon CB pivots when down? On my 1974 Widgeon, I noticed that th
Rudder Blade Vanguard Nomad mrwalker1956 at 12:11pm 08.05.13 Other Sailboats 1/4142 Since Vanguard no longer manufactures this boat, does anyone have a lead on where I can find a new r

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Need Owners Manuals dlochner at 1:42pm 08.07.22 Welcome to SBO. First search the internet for an owner's group. If one exists it is likely someone
squeaking on mast connection Tally Ho at 1:40pm 08.07.22 In addition to keeping my mainsheet tight and my traveller all the way over to one side, I have a sh
Interesting Article on Lift (2) rgranger at 1:40pm 08.07.22
Raymarine Wind failure kappykaplan at 1:36pm 08.07.22 Vector math will explain all . . .
Raymarine Wind failure Tally Ho at 1:34pm 08.07.22 True wind speed calculation requires speed through the water, not speed over the ground. GPS speed
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing Jamesiv1 at 1:23pm 08.07.22 I'm going to take the deafening silence to mean, "Just throw it up a couple times, Newbie, and learn
Nonsuch 22 outboard size rgranger at 1:22pm 08.07.22 The nonsuch displacement is 5,000lbs. By comparison, the Hunter 26 displacement is 4,600lbs. I mak
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor BarryL at 1:20pm 08.07.22 Hi, Since you mentioned tiller pilorr, I am only familiar with pilots from raymarine and Simrad (si
Raymarine Wind failure kappykaplan at 1:03pm 08.07.22 True wind speed calculation requires speed through the water, not speed over the ground. GPS speed
squeaking on mast connection shemandr at 12:52pm 08.07.22 Wouldn't the main sheet be tightened while at the dock? For perhaps that reason but also so that th
Raymarine Wind failure NCBrew at 12:43pm 08.07.22 I have an I60 with wind detector on top of mast, it is a wired unit. I can read relative wind but if
New to us Hunter 40.5 (3) SV Maverick at 12:41pm 08.07.22 I used the Ambassador Marine Trinidad Head Shower Combo with Classic Sprayer. You will also need the
Rodkicker boom mount adjustment jdrutten at 12:34pm 08.07.22 After a bit more searching, I found this at Practical Sailor: oo permanent. Especially when your tir
running lights keeps getting knocked off (2) Tally Ho at 12:26pm 08.07.22
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor kendyoozed at 12:14pm 08.07.22 Im use to having charplotters on my other pleasure craft boats. I like having all the info to base m
What's this hole in the shelf for? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:05pm 08.07.22 It has been a long time since introducing the boat but I think Peggy is right
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Jamesiv1 at 11:55am 08.07.22 It's insulation. For whatever he stored in the cabinet. Insulation also helps lower humidity...st
A jib and a genoa? jon hansen at 11:48am 08.07.22 so is an asymetrical spinnaker a headsail? ...... is it a jib?
A jib and a genoa? kappykaplan at 11:40am 08.07.22 a genoa is a jib. Or a headsail . . .
What's this hole in the shelf for? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:19am 08.07.22 I'm guessing that it was intended to hold some kind of container for food scraps too large to send d

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