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Boat blender? Bob 04 H260 at 10:36am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2191 We are looking at adding a blender to our vessel inventory. We have been experimenting with making g
Trinka, get well soon Technodad at 10:02am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2276 Trinkka, get well soon Trinkka (Joe) I am thinking about you and your health issues, it breaks m
Flying Fish hull repair (2) Lee In VT at 9:07am 08.04.13 AMF 1/4864 Hi. I'm in the process of chasing down leaks in my original model FlyingFish. When I flipped the b
Does anyone have these on their boat? Nereussailor at 8:42am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1390 I am looking at the Kiwi Slides and was wondering if anyone has installed them on their sails. It lo
Cruise Air AC condensate pump failure PDReynolds at 8:05am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4697 Hi Folks, I have a couple of Cruise Air self contained AC units on my 2006 Beneteau. The system wor
Selling a sailboat drumbeater at 8:04am 08.04.13 Smaller Boats 10/1756 Where is a good place to list sailboats?
public anchoring wielandbrake at 8:01am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2188 Hello I'm Jon And my dream.is to sail the east coast of us I'm.in the middle of 2nd state of dre
New roller furler bffatcat at 7:59am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1993 In 08 I decided to get a roller furl system for my pearson 26w I thought it would save some work
Attaching mast to botom for tabernckle amcalpin at 7:44am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/986 I have an old o'day 17 with tabernackle hinged mast, and where my mast section below deck attaches
A different 26 S/D poptop question (3) holdech at 7:41am 08.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1346 I have found a lot of posts regarding gas struts but have a different question. The poptop (ours an
Passage 450 Motoring Range? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:49am 08.04.13 Big Boats 16/3700 Can any others comment as to the validity of my calculations or their personal experiences on their
310 companionway dimensions iSailor at 6:38am 08.04.13 Catalina 310 5/2105 Any chance a fellow 310 owner can measure the companionway? I am either going to make abug screen
Heating water from the Engine Adamt24 at 12:44am 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/885 Hi New here. We have a H386, but it doesn't seem to heat water off the engine , only via shore po
Catalina 30 shower Lost Parent at 9:57pm 08.03.13 Catalina 30 0/2275 On my 1982 30ft the shower drains into the bilge What idid did was pick up a 12volt utility pump by
Dagger board chopwhatyagot at 8:28pm 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1973 I am new to sailing and recently purchased Macgregor 26d. Its a 1988 in good shape, gel coat is stil
Steel cable in boom ???? caseylpz at 8:21pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1002 I'm new to sailing and just bought a H23. There's a steel cable shackled to the clew(?) with the oth
Looking for a dagger board for macgregor 26d chopwhatyagot at 8:01pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/1561 Does anybody know where I can find one of these cheap? If I make it myself will I destroy the boat i
Sail stop Capt Grog at 7:58pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 Hi there, I just bought a used 1999 Hunter 240 and I am pretty sure I did not include the sail stop
leaking ballast tank on 26 hunter (1) tbeitzel at 7:13pm 08.03.13 Smaller Boats 7/3572 I have a 2001 26 foot hunter and I just noticed my water ballast tank leaking under the front seat o
Pedestal Guard starrnet at 6:06pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 2/2279 Need Pedestal Guard, Stainless, 12.5" on centers

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San Juan 7.7 rigging (1) jssailem at 1:18pm 05.05.23 Welcome to SBO Forum. A San Juan 25.75 instead of a Hunter 23... Interesting choice. https://sailboa
What sealant to use? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 05.05.23 A lotta bunch of Bull fiddlesticks Just stick to the original posted question and if there is a
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 05.05.23 Pro Mariner Flyback Chargers Get them off your boat. They are a FIRE HAZARD Reply #6: Battery Cha
Its funny Friday! dmax at 12:47pm 05.05.23 me too.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 12:36pm 05.05.23 Any external multi-phase regulator can and will turn the alternator off. This happens every time th
Replace Fuel Guage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 05.05.23 Has anyone replace the fuel guage where it's a bit more convenient to use? How about an electric
Hunter 18.5 and trailer opinions on this boat please Crazy Dave Condon at 12:16pm 05.05.23 First check out under boat information/Hunter resources/18.5 and check that out
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 05.05.23 ... As far as wrecking alternators and controlling charge levels in LFP banks, for example, wantin
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 05.05.23 If weak bladder, use these. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/193/193726-87ad79d12
Galley Faucet ChrisHunter at 12:01pm 05.05.23 Thanks for the updates. A May project has been added to my list. thank
San Juan 7.7 rigging KE5HVM at 11:49am 05.05.23 Thank you! I pick her up next week, then take her into a barn for a few touch-ups, a little mainten
San Juan 7.7 rigging Hollyberry at 11:47am 05.05.23 After all this time there's probably very little left on the boat that was 'factory' - and/or there'
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 11:06am 05.05.23 This far too true. I have 3 daughters :) Same!
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) JamesG161 at 10:38am 05.05.23 I think if I keep my fingers crossed, I should stay dry. :plus::plus: You should be ok. When usi
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 10:37am 05.05.23 Did you read the article I posted? Just to reiterate, yes, that's an excellent and informative art
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 05.05.23 My condolances on the failure as that must have been the mother of all messes in there. This detail
What sealant to use? Terry Cox at 10:05am 05.05.23 Except for the port lights I will continue to use what our yard recommended and uses for their repai
Hi boaters, 1975 pearson 39 owners manual jssailem at 10:03am 05.05.23 Welcome to SBO Forum. Boat owners manuals from 1975 were not much more than and expanded sales broch
Beneteau Questions BigEasy at 9:56am 05.05.23 After looking a little closer and confirming with a neighbor with the same boat, there is no float/
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour capta at 9:52am 05.05.23 The unit you show in the pics appears to be the crank case vent. If that is indeed where the oil is

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