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New Bimini seanreid71 at 5:04pm 06.10.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2464 Does anyone have the dimensions of the cockpit on a mid 70's Hunter 30. I need to get a Bimini and
Pearson 303 Transom Part sailsaga at 4:31pm 06.10.13 Parts Search 1/2639 I need to buy the black rubber piece that is located at the transom for a 1986 Pearson 303. This is
Replacing Deck Boards for 17' DaySailer (3) kwmccaslin at 4:07pm 06.10.13 Day Sailers 1/915 Deck boards ' cross-supports beyond repair, but some still had their shape and curvature. I have som
how to remove a fuel injector on a M25XP diesel ingine jameswelden at 3:40pm 06.10.13 Catalina 30 2/4784 How do you remove fuel injectors on a Universal M25XP diesel engine? If you could provide some infor
D*** Motors rodbrown at 2:52pm 06.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1224 I have an 1973 Catalina 27 and was wondering if anyone knows of a brand new outboard with gen. ' ele
Wind Generator Catalina 22 txtowman at 2:51pm 06.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2162 Is a wind genny too much weight aloft for a C22 swing keel? My honda 2000 has died and I need more
Rebed Stanchions ridetheocean at 1:57pm 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1250 Hello, I have a 1995 H 336. Need to rebed the stanchions. If anyone has done it before on H 336,
Engine temp guage and tach bobjames at 1:10pm 06.10.13 Catalina 310 3/1152 My engine temperature guage pegs at the high end even when the actual temperature is normal. Also,
Cockpits with partly-open transoms steve_in_Lex at 12:42pm 06.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3524 Hi all. Old schooler here -- I have a '78 Pearson 35 with a traditional cockpit. I'm considering m
110s saildrive & Volvo diesel removal mangolatitudes at 11:18am 06.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2242 Hi Gang, I'm wanting to remove the circa 1980 diesel from the 110s saildrive while she's dockside in
hot water heater, Cat 30 rgarrison@gmail.com at 11:11am 06.10.13 Catalina 30 5/1496 I have a '78 Cat 30 with plumbing for a hot water system. Does any one know the location of the heat
Kubota 25 rbcoast at 10:30am 06.10.13 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/9500 I have a Ranger 33 and am looking to re-power. I have heard good things about the Kubota engines.
Ample Power monitor II Bazzer at 10:11am 06.10.13 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1681 Is there anyone out there using the Ample Power Monitor Ii? I'm am curious as to what parameters yo
Seasonal fuel Line Check RBone at 9:28am 06.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/639 I just replaced the bulb and hose ends on my OB fuel line. I went down to the boat last week to stra
Vang vs. twist - the depowering conundrum Brian S at 9:17am 06.10.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/12168 Ok, so from my small dinghy days, I learned that with boats equipped with a powerful vang, or kicker
Oceanis 41 transom zoya at 8:32am 06.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5347 I am curious to know how the transom stops are adjusted on fellow B41 owners. When fully deployed,
Just had to share... (1) windchime22 at 8:14am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1039 65307.vB
26S ballast access pool mod walt at 8:06am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/3505 Recently there was a picture posted of a 26D involved in an accident. I have close to the same boat
Boat pole accessories... Doug/Karen at 8:01am 06.10.13 Big Boats 2/873 After something around twenty years, I have made an interesting discovery. While using my boat pole
Lewmar Hatches (2) Jeff Jellick at 8:01am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/826 I am looking for some information on how to re-attach the opening/locking handle to the under side o

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advice on auto chart plotter Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 02.26.23 Interestingly enough, those who state, with conviction, that in their opinion paper charts are a "wa
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 4:53pm 02.26.23 Tacking angle is the angle between opposite tacks, another way to look at pointing. I know a beam or
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
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

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