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topdown furler sempre amantes at 7:17am 05.23.13 Racing 4/2786 I race a hunter 42 passage 1990, and I am testing a topdown furler from Coligo marine in California
Diesel burn rate Perfect Excuse at 7:00am 05.23.13 Big Boats 8/2877 Has anyone calculated the burn rate for a Yanmar 50 on a Hunter410 at about 2000 rpm? I understand t
I have never seen today's combination of no waves and good w dlandersson at 6:41am 05.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/726 I have never seen today's combination of no waves and good winds before. Just amazing.... 8) 19
Mast Pulley System? bootht at 6:31am 05.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/4567 I am thinking about installing some sort of pulley system from my deck to the top of my mast. I wil
Help with genny (2) Doc_holiday at 6:12am 05.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/877 I left this on consignment for a year, it was off my old boat and I never used it. It's an older ty
Vacuflush head Compromise at 6:07am 05.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6387 I just bought an Oceanis 41 this last August. I have already had to replace the vacuum pump on the s
How to identify my Jabsco manual toilet -H31 (1) rafip at 5:40am 05.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/10500 My Jabsco manual toilet is leaking from the top of the pump when pumping. I tried to purchase a repa
Mystic Anchorage Roger Long at 5:12am 05.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1646 For anyone visiting Mystic: Survey taken with dinghy and sounding line showing approximate 6 ft MLW
Bolt/ keel lock down Sailor 3269 at 10:40pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1152 I know this is a little late but I could not get back to this topic until now, and someone might say
Head Holding Tank 1986 - 272 Happy Dolphin at 8:11pm 05.22.13 Bigger Boats 4/1640 Started ANOTHER PROJECT! :eek: 1986 Oday 272 Head has a Bag style Holding Tank? Apparently standar
26S cabin lights? Roadking Larry at 8:04pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1059 Does anyone know what the OE bulb is for the rinky dink light over the sink? It had a automotive 115
Splash Day! (2) Roadking Larry at 7:45pm 05.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2645 She's in the water! Launched this afternoon. No drama, no major oppses. Biggest issue is I forgot
Open CPN charts Captainron1 at 7:01pm 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4640 Hello everyone. I wonder if anyone can steer me in the right direction to find maps for the OpenCPN
Best Way to Remove Hull ID Stickers foursail22701 at 6:59pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1894 Hi. We need to remove the old identification stickers from both sides of the bow and put on new one
A few additions (2) agprice22 at 6:55pm 05.22.13 Catalina 22 2/1059 Here are a few additions I did today: outhaul led aft, downhaul led aft, halyard led aft, cunningham
Mainsail battens w/main furling in mast Captpete12 at 5:10pm 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1459 I just purchased a Beneteau 40 (2008) and on its maiden "voyage" we had a problem with the main bind
Removing ancient OB head seacock IH82BL8 at 4:47pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1185 I mentioned previously that I've reconfigured the head to omit the dump-overboard option. Now that
best and easiest tape residue removal gutsgolf at 4:22pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2054 P O left masking tape when he tried to tune up stripes on cabin. have beige tape residue all over t
Mainsheet Articles Needed bobjames at 3:05pm 05.22.13 Catalina 310 0/712 Hi Captains and Admirals: You probably just received the summer 2013 issue of Mainsheet Magazine
changing rigging below triangle of Oday 23 Herco Dunlop at 2:17pm 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1258 Is it a design defect: I was sailing last week when I heard a loud boom and the majority of the thre

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raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jssailem at 8:40am 04.29.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum considering will both work on your boat. Beyond that the decision revolves
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 8:37am 04.29.23 Thanks. The marina crane idea was only my off beat sense of humor at work... Will watch the videos c
B and G T41 Display repair jviss at 8:31am 04.29.23 Well, the company in Florida can get to it in a couple of months. They advised buying a new Triton
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot skob1014 at 8:22am 04.29.23 Thank you all for your great comments. If I got the EV100, it would be completely standalone becaus
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (2) SycloneDriver at 8:15am 04.29.23 I had a problem on my new serpentine belt and pulley upgrade where I not only couldn't get proper t
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 8:12am 04.29.23 If you only have one pump and that pump draws water from outside of the boat, then you have a seawa
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 dlochner at 8:07am 04.29.23 Yes, just the one pump on this engine. Freshwater cooled in my case. If you only have one pump an
Looking for a strut dlochner at 8:04am 04.29.23 The zinc on the strut is gone. Boat have not hauled in a long time. Thanks for the information Ca
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 7:59am 04.29.23 So is it a seawater cooled engine so only the Oberdorfer? You should get much less belt dust with
WINCH DRUM twodzusfittings at 7:59am 04.29.23 Thanks everyone for your valuable input. I'm going to leave well enough alone and become a real sail
Looking for a strut Avi at 7:58am 04.29.23 The zinc on the strut is gone. Boat have not hauled in a long time. Thanks for the information
mast lights jdrutten at 7:48am 04.29.23 Some aftermarket LED bulbs, especially those mounted near radio antennas or other electronics, can
Looking for a strut dlochner at 7:45am 04.29.23 The damage is clearer. It is called pinking which occurs when the zinc leaches out of the bronze. Th
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jssailem at 7:41am 04.29.23 Alternator belt tension maintenance can be a challenge. I've learned that just tightening what I fou
Looking for a strut (1) Avi at 7:37am 04.29.23 Thanks for the reply. The strut was compromised by electrolysis. To me it looks as only the front pa
Mast raising ideas... Leeward Rail at 7:31am 04.29.23 portable crane and three men. That's overkill for the Catalina 22 Like I say, some poeple just pu
What jib is best for very light winds dlochner at 7:29am 04.29.23 There are two races. Maybe I use the 3Di in the first race, the 105 dacron in the second, if the ra
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28am 04.29.23 the vibration from the engine loosens again after a few weeks. This may add to the friction betwe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 7:24am 04.29.23 So is it a seawater cooled engine so only the Oberdorfer? You should get much less belt dust with 1
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 7:20am 04.29.23 The water pump is just to the left of the pulley highlighted. I swapped it out last year. A whole d

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