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Sea-Fire Engine Shutoff BWagner at 5:03pm 09.12.13 Big Boats 5/1345 Does anyone know where the engine shutoff module for the Sea-Fire engine space fire extinguisher mig
Wanted to buy: C&C 30 MK II kevindriscoll at 2:53pm 09.12.13 C&C 0/2 My wife and I are looking to buy a C'C 30 MKII and wondered if anybody out there has one available o
grey water management ducatista at 12:51pm 09.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1008 Hello all, I have a 2010 43. I would like to find a schematic of the grey water drain pipe system.
Ready to purchase an H20....maybe. masscop79 at 12:48pm 09.12.13 Smaller Boats 6/1894 I found a 1983 Hunter 20 which is for sale locally. I recently returned to sailing after a break of
New Batteries & Case Questions PGIJon at 12:41pm 09.12.13 Big Boats 8/1178 After reading a number of threads about different batteries, I'm considering changing my single 12v
Core material replacement, corecell, pvc, UHMW? Dufour4800-175 at 12:30pm 09.12.13 Ask All Sailors 16/6844 Im in the process of replacing my water clogged cockpit sole core. Im wondering what would be the be
Wanted to buy: C&C 30 MK II kevindriscoll at 11:35am 09.12.13 Ask All Sailors 1/2097 My wife and I are looking to buy a C'C 30 MKII and wondered if anybody out there has one available o
Replacement AC Unit anyone heard of Ocean Breeze? Bowedtoothdoc at 11:29am 09.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/6804 I have a original Marine Air 12000 BTU reverse cycle unit for the aft cabin of my boat that is leaki
Ontario sailing / berthing agprice22 at 10:50am 09.12.13 Bigger Boats 4/1084 Anyone here keep his/her boat in Upstate New York on Lake Ontario? I would like to hear about the pr
Vinegar In The Head, Useful...? (7) Maine Sail at 10:30am 09.12.13 Musings With Maine Sail 48/14078 Built Up Scale/Calcium Deposits If I had a dime for every customer who proudly told me the
Sticking Weatherboard BarryBershad at 9:58am 09.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/916 I have a 2000 Beneteau 331. The lower plexiglass weatherboard sticks when installing and removing. A
Stern Rail 42 Passage Finally Free at 9:46am 09.12.13 Big Boats 8/1627 I need some help from a fellow 42 Passage owner please. The bolts that hold the stern rail on are m
BVI nosnebjim at 6:04am 09.12.13 Destinations 7/3225 Looking for advice on booking a bareboat in BVI. I sail a 25 in land lakes and an planning a trip fo
Upgraded Engine Panel hathawayr@theleeco.com at 5:14am 09.12.13 Catalina 30 1/1173 Folks, My yard is repowering our 1985 Catalina 30 with a new M25XPB and they must use the factory p
New Hunter 31 owner morich at 4:22am 09.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2502 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 and have a few issues I could use some assistance
Cutting a sender hole in my water tank? bugbitten at 3:47am 09.12.13 S2 12/1778 I just got one of those fancy-schmanzy Blue Sea gauges that measures battery state, bilge operations
What weight oil? Spindrift NH at 3:04am 09.12.13 Catalina 30 2/1133 I will be hauling out for the winter this weekend and would like to change the oil on my M25XP, can
boat paint for other uses syoun10 at 7:34pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6346 Please excuse that this post is not entirely about my sailboat! My house is on a steep hill, and
Solar Panel through Isenglass? syoun10 at 7:14pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 Got a boat with a solar panel atop the bimini. But seagulls are a REAL problem and always seem to c
Mast step (solid or cored) BrokeNotBroken at 6:48pm 09.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1190 Does anyone know if the fiberglass under the mast step is solid or cored? I have a mast plate and

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Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay
Wind generators, yay or nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? Crusty Ol Salt at 12:51pm 02.26.23 I do not own a wind generator. The guy that owns the catamaran on the next pier over does. Our boats
Wind generators, yay or nay? dLj at 12:17pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limite
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 10:43am 02.26.23 Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful places and it just will not let go, ever.
Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.26.23 I recoated it with coal tar epoxy. Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful place
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.26.23 We, along with probably 80% of the boats in our area, haul out annually for winter storage. Our ins
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 02.26.23 There are some good puns in there somewhere. :beer: I thought the same for an hour or two but cam
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:57am 02.26.23
Petrel mast diameter please. (2) jssailem at 8:51am 02.26.23 Welcome Peter to SBO Congrats on your boat. The Petrel has a bit of a history. There were 2 designs
Eliminate topping lift Kings Gambit at 8:11am 02.26.23
Modifications to an Albin Viggen Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 02.26.23 Apparently this is a deck-stepped mast and my first guess would be that the plywood was a retro-fit
Eliminate topping lift Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have on
Eliminate topping lift JBP-PA at 7:00am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have one
advice on auto chart plotter (3) JBP-PA at 6:40am 02.26.23 It feels salty to have paper charts, but basically they are a waste of space, in my opinion. If yo
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 6:22am 02.26.23 Nikki should be able to whip one up in a few days on her lathe. She should probably use a hardwood,
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Davidasailor26 at 4:05am 02.26.23 I see you don't have a key and that's good because my key has nothing holding it in place in the "O
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 3:54am 02.26.23 OK, let me back up here to :hing with Interprotect ? If not, isn't it a little expensive to fully

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