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Heart Freedom 2000 Inverter issues lyleh at 6:44pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/4716 I have an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger which has been working fine but now the transfer
One more time - hull liner source Ritdog at 6:24pm 09.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1959 I have been searching this whole site repeatedly, and KNOW I have seen it someplace: Source of hu
Cockpit sole problem!! Unstable pedestal!? Dufour4800-175 at 6:16pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4807 Hello, Im the owner of a Dufour 4800 1983 and I remarked that the steering pedestal was not very so
Do I need an automatic bilge pump marcocarol at 5:16pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 38/8016 I am new to living on a sailboat and new to sailing. I have been told my many people who live in the
Do I need an automatic Bilge Pump marcocarol at 5:04pm 09.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/4131 I am new to living on a sailboat and new to sailing. I have been told my many people who live in the
Hull ID Numbers Bw whisper at 4:56pm 09.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1967 Can anybody help decipher this id number? xdyn0094m79h
There will be a pause in our programming Roger Long at 4:54pm 09.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/10470 The yacht club in Onset turned out to be a great place to leave the boat with stout moorings at reas
Can You Identify What This Is (1) Styx at 4:27pm 09.03.13 S2 5/1614 I own a S2 8.0c. This board, approximately 2x16, is under the bow bunk. It has a hole of approximate
chartplotter off John R at 3:56pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1550 I have a Garmin 741 chartplotter. Recently I've noticed that it is off by maybe 20 feet. That's not
Water stains lbyonkers at 3:50pm 09.03.13 Smaller Boats 6/1174 I have several water stains on the carpet above and on the sides of the window. I know how the water
Can you weld on a cast iron swing keel? ncbyrdman at 3:35pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 13/4745 I have a Cat 22 that I am working on I asked some other boaters on here and got great info , Thanks
Inverter & Solar Panel Long Story at 2:10pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3978 I posted this on the C-310 Site but did not get much of a response. It was suggested to post to all
Problem in the Bow. Need to Empty but No Drain. flabrewer at 1:58pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2744 I just purchased an '88 O'Day 272LE. The blackwater tank is in the bow under the v-berth. The hatc
Where do we start? JBE51 at 1:33pm 09.03.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3294 Dear Don, We are new to sailing, 1 year, and have taken 2 ASA courses. We have a 25' Hunter and a
My unscientific battery endurance test! doehunter at 1:31pm 09.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2946 It seems like the board's kinda slow so I thought I'd share my recent test. Last year I installed
A view from the dunes (1) Rob19574 at 1:13pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1604 Yes, Long Island has is special places (Peconic Bay) - my boat can be seen anchored along with our r
Aft lapping/pounding noise jackzimmerman at 1:11pm 09.03.13 Big Boats 18/4601 We have a Hunter 380 (first and only boat experience) and when the tide or any small wakes hit the a
Advice on repairing a "smile" in our keel H45DS at 12:56pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4166 When we did our annual haul-out to check the bottom, touch up bottom paint, and replace the zincs, t
jib shackle dawniewilson at 12:54pm 09.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1352 Puzzled...I have a bennetau first 310 with a furling jib. While racing last week the jib came down
Rope Clutches duncanew at 12:06pm 09.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/989 Has anyone with a Hunter 30 replaced the clam cleat (stock?) for the main sheet with a rope clutch o

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Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 02.15.23 does silicone grease help or hurt? I've taken to applying synthetic grease to electrical contact
Ouch! Scott T-Bird at 9:16am 02.15.23 I suppose the trend in Montana is beginning to mimic Idaho! You may not have many locational option
O'Day 28 w/ Kubota 5411 2 cyl Diesel Ralph Johnstone at 8:15am 02.15.23 :worthless:
Ouch! Dalliance at 8:04am 02.15.23 I feel for you and those still in your harbor. A 100% increase is a painful shock. I have a sad fee
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York SailorFrank at 7:46am 02.15.23 I believe there are a few liveaboards here: https://www.glenislandyachtclub.com very basic setup t
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York SailorFrank at 7:44am 02.15.23 How long are you going to stay? You might do better to be a transient, but not sure what you are lo
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York SailorFrank at 7:38am 02.15.23 I don't like to see this post drift off the list. I think lots of posters would like to help but h
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles (1) Justin_NSA at 7:08am 02.15.23 Practical Sailor has an old '05 article on them https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deck
Ouch! dLj at 7:01am 02.15.23 I ran a trailerable sailboat for years. Saves on marina fees, saves on bottom paint, you just have t
Ouch! Orbweaver at 6:46am 02.15.23 Quick update: this is a season lease, not a year. The season is dictated by when the tribe raises th
Superstitous steps kloudie1 at 6:36am 02.15.23 Couple of previous hits: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/xsearch/xsearch_form.php?kw=Mast+step+coin E
air conditioning Sailgunner at 6:26am 02.15.23 That's one of my ideas due to the proximity to a thru hull. When you ran the ducts through the hea
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 02.15.23 Does anyone have the location sheet on the encapsulated aluminum plates in the fiberglass on this
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles kappykaplan at 6:07am 02.15.23 Also never tape over the bottoms of the turnbuckle which can trap water which will cause corrosion
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit RoyS at 6:07am 02.15.23 Be sure to crank the engine with the decompression lever held open until the oil pressure alarm stop
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Crazy Dave Condon at 5:34am 02.15.23 Picture of wrap pins please. Circular rings can and will be snagged as I have been nailed by them
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Parsons at 5:25am 02.15.23 Personally, for any wet areas (most places on a boat), I use Ancor heat-shrink fittings (Heat Shrink
Superstitous steps dLj at 5:08am 02.15.23 If it's not a gold coin, you are wasting your time... The gods of good fortune would be offended at
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals RitSim at 5:06am 02.15.23 So related to the use of quick connect or even terminal blocks in wet places-- does silicone grease
Ouch! dLj at 5:02am 02.15.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip

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