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Changing st40 to st60 Dutchess at 6:49pm 06.26.13 Big Boats 13/3830 I want to change my old st40 to st60. The problem is the old head units have three wires from a ray
You Can't Live on a Boat Anymore Roger Long at 6:25pm 06.26.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 80/24515
quick question re thunderstorm on the boat Piotr at 5:08pm 06.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1327 If you are at the dock, the shore power cord - on or off? Wife and kid on the boat tonight and the s
O'day 35 Refit (7) BarryL at 4:45pm 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1297 Hey, My boat was damaged during hurricane Sandy. She was on her mooring, prepared as best as I coul
need help abhcs at 4:43pm 06.26.13 Day Sailers 7/1209 Hello everyone just got a widgeon 19 footer for a real good deal and I want to fix it up. So I need
air conditioning raye at 4:36pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1129 We have just purchased a 1991 38M-can anyone give any advice on setting up for ac? I know ac on a bo
Shaft or Prop vibratiion Old Sailor 2 at 3:22pm 06.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/788 You all are my "go to" folks when I run into something I am not familiar with....so here goes with a
West Coast and SF Bay capta at 12:46pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 2/976 Has anyone seen a 65' gaff ketch by the name of Seafarer? She is a Wm. Hand design built in Taunton
Broken teak. Glue? Ron20324 at 12:27pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 22/7397 I have the typical teak cockpit table: 9/16 thick, drink holder along the pedestal end, two folding
Bottom Paint in the Gulf of Mexico bpolfus531 at 12:12pm 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 44/7245 :confused: I'm a new owner of a Hunter 280. I'm bringing her from fresh water in South Dakota to th
auto pilot gear drive? Navicula at 11:57am 06.26.13 Big Boats 7/1335 I dont have autopilot and it is something I would lke to add.................I would need a chain dr
tanzer 22 GeorgiaBII at 11:03am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4015 Can anybody tell me if this is a good brand and what they are worth?
sounder position mike thornton at 10:12am 06.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/734 Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me whether the sounder on the 336 is calibrated for actual dep
Water out but not in nestorph at 9:13am 06.26.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2489 I recently took over a boat that had been on the hard for over a year. When I tested the toilet, it
Easily recognizable anchor buoy (1) merlinuxo at 9:07am 06.26.13 Trailer Sailors 6/2910 From: https://www.qualitymarinesupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info'cPath=5'products_id=10722
Floating foam amount and location ehudm at 8:15am 06.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1751 My D almost has no foam, might was removed by PO. but the sign "do not remove.." still there Anyone
Bimini and Spray Dogger Moonraker687 at 7:53am 06.26.13 Cal 0/4058 I need the dimensions for a Bimini top and spray dogger for m 1987 Cal 33-2. Does anyone know these
Line Management (1) Paladin27 at 7:40am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1541 Ok, so I've been sailing a couple seasons now and I have some poor line management skills. Does any
Battery Equalization Power Supply dparilla at 7:36am 06.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3232 I am looking at a easy way to equalize batteries. I can do it with the alternator, but 4 hours of ru
Mast Boot Size vmaks at 7:14am 06.26.13 Bigger Boats 6/1339 Is anyone near their O'Day 28 to tell me the size of the mast so I can purchase a Universal Mast Boo

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Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Johnb at 7:52am 07.27.22 Consider using fiddle blocks and soft shackling the lower one to the D ring. Always assuming you a
Seawater pump for A/C SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 07.27.22 If it's a March pump, it can be rebuilt with easy to install "wet" end. Maybe other pumps as well.
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 7:22am 07.27.22 Yeah my wires from shore power plug to main breaker are 12/3. So i should replace that wire with 10/
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Lkarrh at 7:12am 07.27.22
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 7:05am 07.27.22 No problems with the D-rings. They were holding the original bridal of the backstay. They are super
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system Scott T-Bird at 6:42am 07.27.22 Sounds like a custom fabrication is in order. 24:1 - wow! I'd be careful about what you can load j
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 6:23am 07.27.22 A sketch would help understand the layout. You don't seem to indicate how many mounting holes will
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 6:14am 07.27.22 Been there somewhat. Last fall bought a C&C 30 without planning to... This spring in our marina, a
What to do about missing inboard motor? shemandr at 6:06am 07.27.22 The Hobie 33 had an outboard motor well - with a hole thru the hull which the shaft of the motor wou
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Leeward Rail at 6:05am 07.27.22 and then Monday night on Craigslist I see the boat of my dreams (LOL) Been there somewhat. Last f
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 5:59am 07.27.22 I purchased a new 6 hp Tohatsu sail pro from OnlineOutboards.com about 4 months ago. When I went t
Seawater pump for A/C buddy0 at 5:58am 07.27.22 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and replaced my pump a couple of years ago with Cal Pump S580T-20 58
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 kloudie1 at 5:55am 07.27.22
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Jamesiv1 at 5:53am 07.27.22 Online outboards has the long shaft and.ultra long shaft Sailpro in-stock right now. While the eng
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 5:29am 07.27.22 Welcome to SBO. Those are fairly sophisticated engineering questions. The question not asked is ab
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dlochner at 5:25am 07.27.22 I'm curious, how are the lower D rings connected to the transom? There will be a lot of force applie
We are back... Leeward Rail at 5:24am 07.27.22 Or sailing on OPB! :beer: Or other people's wives ? Are old guys allowed to be "kept" boy toys ?
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) Seaswood at 5:22am 07.27.22 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279559437_b049289e7e_w.jpg9D4BF0EB-8ED8-4B52-8E9A-BB0E23A124C5
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? Leeward Rail at 4:43am 07.27.22 https://onlineoutboards.com/collections/tohatsu-6-hp-outboards/products/2022-tohatsu-6-hp-mfs6dwspro
AC Wiring Question Ward H at 4:23am 07.27.22 Yep, I did what @Hayden Watson did, upgraded the boats incoming 120vAC cable to 10GA. And to repeat

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