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Interlux VC-17M in salt water Ken Palmer at 4:55am 12.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2190 My boat is a fresh water boat in Lake Ontario. I have always used the bottom paint of choice in thi
X-5 Rymarine Autopilot: Too Small? NEREIS at 2:32am 12.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1573 X-5 Rymarine Autopilot: Too Small?
Question about the 220 uf 100v capacitor katana750 at 9:02pm 12.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4434 Hi I didn't want to high jack the thread about the solar updates by Walt. I was using his schemati
Where is the hull number? Odaysailer at 8:26pm 12.19.12 Bigger Boats 1/1199 I really stretched my old mainsail to the max with those 45 mph winds on my run home... I need a new
Mast For Hawk 16 tedfaber at 7:39pm 12.19.12 Pearson 0/2581 I'm looking for a mast with standing rigging for a Hawk 16. I'm located in NC.
H356 freezer/frig specs sailmaster39 at 6:48pm 12.19.12 Big Boats 1/1099 anybody know the freezer/frig cubic feet volume size.I need to get specs for a complete new refriger
Rudder Missing Balboa 26 georgetheleo at 6:34pm 12.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1501 I juat bought a Balboa 26. The lower rudder is missing. Could any Balboa owners here measure their r
Cut down a 155? drazlou at 5:28pm 12.19.12 Catalina 30 8/1679 When I bought my 94 C30 last year it came with 110 and 155 furling head sails. I used the 110 last s
travler bmorr at 4:24pm 12.19.12 Smaller Boats 13/3385 We sail our 94 26 on a lake that can whip up a lot of wind quick. I am wondering if I add a travler
Swing Keel Photos rgranger at 1:31pm 12.19.12 Trailer Sailors 23/14870 Now that it is winter (for most of us) thoughts turn to our maintenance lists and mine includes drop
garmin radar redhead78 at 1:09pm 12.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1408 Merry Christmas, anyone have any exp with garmin 740s plotter wf sonar and radar. I am looking at th
Walberg Creek Entrance Survey Roger Long at 1:01pm 12.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1641 When coming across Saint Catherines Sound in a stiff breeze as I did yesterday, it's tempting to cut
Spreader width abyssal at 12:56pm 12.19.12 Catalina 310 11/4531 I need to replace my spreader boots and do not know the width of the upper and lower spreaders. Doe
Looking for info about my new Oday (7) JJG jr at 12:20pm 12.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2226 Hello, I recently bought an Oday. I am told by the sales slip that it is a 1972 but it doesn't en
26 manual rgranger at 11:46am 12.19.12 Balboa 9/6917 I just purchased a Balboa 26 and was hoping to find a manual. Does anyone have a PDF or a link? Th
Planning Bahams trip..info needed Bonzai at 11:20am 12.19.12 Destinations 7/8045 As I have previously posted I hope to be able to head for Bahamas after mid-January sometime. What
Fresh Water Tank Gauge Sender garymckin at 10:45am 12.19.12 Big Boats 4/1840 I have a Hunter 376 Fresh Water Sender that has failed, and on access hole. Does anyone have the mes
Genoa Sheet Block Location maisso at 10:45am 12.19.12 S2 5/1932 In a typical set-up for a 9.2A with a 150% Genoa (stock s2 sail) where along the toe rail should thi
Maxwell 800 Anchor Windlass Manual smokey73 at 10:13am 12.19.12 Ask All Sailors 8/13783 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Maxwell 800 Anchor Windlass (horizontal with a rope capstan and cha
Bene 321 Stern growth (1) peoples1234 at 9:41am 12.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1201 The 321 sugar scoop is designed in such a way that the bottom lip rests in the water if the water ta

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Single-handed docking Rjm st.petersburg at 9:57am 06.11.22 I back into my slip. All dock lines stay on hangers. As I back in my slip it an easy grab to catch a
Epoxy questions jdrutten at 9:52am 06.11.22 To follow on to John's excellent "SWAG's" (?), Project 1 is the real mystery item. I've got the same
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 9:48am 06.11.22 Perhaps more rake in the rig than originally set up??
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation jssailem at 9:46am 06.11.22 A wheel pilot on a 36' boat will only work well in the most benign conditions, when the going gets
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 9:46am 06.11.22 While this is a possibility it is not alway factual. .... Of course, I should have qualified.. ass
Transmission Cable jssailem at 9:26am 06.11.22 Mike. It might be worth a shout to the SBO Store to see if they have the cables in the new warehouse
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 9:23am 06.11.22 I would look at the way the furler is secured in the hole. I suspect you will see some damage in the
Waterline Width sail sfbay at 9:18am 06.11.22 If it was my boat I would get 3 long (12 feet) boards and with 3 folks get in the water, line up the
Prop Efficiency (2) jssailem at 9:18am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade.. While this is a possibility it is not alway fac
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 9:04am 06.11.22 Given all of the extra power we will have on our July cruise with our daughter's family, she sent us
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. seadaddler at 9:01am 06.11.22 I removed all fuel in tank and in cellphone snake camera and found globes in back of tank and used
The dead of a boat Tally Ho at 8:47am 06.11.22 She popped into FWD pretty quickly after ramming the sailboat. Good thing the captain of the sailboa
Battery bank question NYSail at 8:32am 06.11.22 I had a 36-2 also with a 3HM35F. I added a 3rd battery aft of the batter compartment where the old w
The dead of a boat Will Gilmore at 8:21am 06.11.22 Horrifying! I can't imagine how that captain's stomach felt as he watched the disaster. So lucky n
Battery bank question DayDreamer41 at 8:16am 06.11.22 We have had 6 Volt Trojan T105's on our Sapphire now since spring launch 2017 their state of health
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 8:16am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade... if the boat performs satisfactorily under power
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 8:13am 06.11.22 Real Estate Location is no good unless there's a view True... Kind of depends on your perspective.
Starting my LFP build. jssailem at 8:11am 06.11.22 The excitement builds....:biggrin:
Epoxy questions jssailem at 8:09am 06.11.22 Hi Jay. While it may be possible to use a QT container, it is hard to identify till you identify cle
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:06am 06.11.22 Some more bits and bobs showing up. A bag with (16) of these two-hole buss bars showed up the other

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