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maptech OSN update jdgrnt66 at 3:47pm 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/984 Does anyone have the Maptech OSN update file for offshore navigator. Obviously they have gone out of
Grandson in action... Jim Seamans at 3:45pm 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 0/944 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAP8RKP2flI'feature=share Now I know where my genes have gone.....
1989 Pearson 27 ports Dave Groshong at 3:21pm 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 0/770 Can anyone help one of my customers identify the brand of port on a 1989 Pearson 27? I've never see
Pull the mast.. but only an inch or so PGIJon at 3:17pm 06.17.13 Big Boats 7/1705 As you may or may not know, my rigger left the country on a 2 month cruise and I have wires pinched
H216 Integral Adjuster Ranger Paul at 3:14pm 06.17.13 Smaller Boats 5/1157 Does anyone have the Sailtec instructions on how to get the air out/add hydraulic fluid to the hydra
Cockpit drain Hunter25.5 slysailor at 2:46pm 06.17.13 Smaller Boats 0/620 Need replacements for cockpit drain/scupper on Hunter 25.5. Any ideas of where to find them? (insid
O'Day 25 rigging? (1) Tabi II at 2:15pm 06.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3918 We just put our new-to-us 1978 O'Day 25 in the water and are rigging it up. Can someone please tell
Battery Box Scott B at 1:17pm 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/919 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
2005 Hunter 33 batteries Scott B at 12:13pm 06.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1044 Anyone installed golf cart batteries in their 33? Right now I have 2 group 27 and 1 engine batte
please help me decide on 170 pmaskale at 12:00pm 06.17.13 Day Sailers 12/3875 I am interested in purchasing a 2002 Hunter 170 that I found for sale. I think I can get it for $160
Considering 1984 Cat 22 DanKo at 11:46am 06.17.13 Catalina 22 15/1817 I have a lead on what I think is a pretty good condition 1984 Cat 22 for a good price. It has a swin
Boat Inspection / Boarding laws FourPoints at 10:25am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 26/4722 I am having a discussion with a friend who is saying that unless entering or leaving international w
battery recharging hunterdoctor at 10:14am 06.17.13 Smaller Boats 9/1567 Finally got all the lights: running, mast, and cabin, replaced and working. I had to replace tha bat
Where to buy a Stuffing Box druid at 9:35am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3173 Hi. I've managed to BREAK the stuffing-box (packing gland) on my Ontario 32 and need to get a replac
Bernie Troje Bernie Troje at 8:57am 06.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1118 I have a 1995 Macgregor 26. Right now it's on its trailor. Before I launch it, I'd like to replace t
Hunter 23.5 dismasted, needs parts Cape Charles at 8:18am 06.17.13 Smaller Boats 5/1259 I need to replace the parts that hold the forestay to the bow on my 1993 Hunter 23.5, anybody know t
Diagnostic help needed: Calling all gearheads. rgranger at 8:12am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1477 Hello All Took my new-2-me Balboa 26 out for her first shakedown cruise Sunday. As expected, a lot
Lewmar Windlass Power budcurtis at 8:00am 06.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4109 I have a 2001 361 Beneteau and I'm sad to say I never tested the windlass in the last four years I h
Main Sail delibob at 7:39am 06.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1934 I Brought This Sailboat A Few Years Back The Line For The Mail Sail Does Not Come Back To The Cock
Dry raw water pump impellors? Bob4203 at 7:33am 06.17.13 Catalina 30 4/897 Now that I am convinced that replacing the leaking Sherwood with an Oberdorfer pump is the wiser cho

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rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 3:26pm 05.05.23 On the boat, they are isolated with an ArgoFET I am not familiar with an ArgoFET they are isolate
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install (1) skunther at 3:22pm 05.05.23 Well, I have cleared out Lowes and Home Depot looking for a wrench that will fit behind the handle o
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake stickinthemud57 at 3:10pm 05.05.23 I chuckle as I read about the use of the centerboard as the poor man's depth finder. I take special
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 3:09pm 05.05.23 Yes, that's what I said. :) That's not necessarily so, because we are dealing with reactive comp
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Knuttle at 2:57pm 05.05.23 I never locked mined down, either. My sailing grounds are from just afloat to less than 10 feet u
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 Joe at 2:37pm 05.05.23 Previous owner of my boat had a carpet, I replaced it with a nicer looking rectangular rug, like you
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Joe at 2:29pm 05.05.23 I had the same lower point in my bilge. What I did was to drill a 3/8 inch hole in the center of th
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:24pm 05.05.23 Over the years, I represented Beneteau, Catalina, Hunter, Precision, MacGregor Starwind, ComPac and
San Juan 7.7 rigging (1) Joe at 2:13pm 05.05.23 Good afternoon, I am the soon-to-be owner of a new to me 1979 San Juan 7.7. I have found precious
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Benny17441 at 2:02pm 05.05.23 Most boats have multiple gallons of water trapped under the sole by the hull stringers. The usual s
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 2:00pm 05.05.23 thx so much!
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 1:59pm 05.05.23 @xavpil non-skid throw rugs. They don't slip, feel good on the feet and when they're dirty put t
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location flightlead404 at 1:48pm 05.05.23 Not a Hunter 41AC/DS with a fractional rig, but my Hunter 386 fractional rig topdown furler tack wa
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 1:45pm 05.05.23 What I said was that because the set voltage was below the resting voltage of the battery Yes, tha
Old bilge: water in keel Crazy Dave Condon at 1:36pm 05.05.23 the likelihood finding someone at Catalina who would know I either dead or gone. That includes inc
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) Hayden Watson at 1:20pm 05.05.23 You probably were not drawing power from the alternator because I suspect the battery voltage was h
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.

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