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Electrical Refit - Catalina 30 (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 2:24pm 01.24.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/5509 Hi Maine Sail I have a couple of electrical questions for you! I have followed your many WONDERFUL
Shaft log packing material Ron-Anne at 1:42pm 01.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1213 I need to order some packing material for the shaft log for our 1990 Hunter 30 and I was wondering i
iPad wall mount (1) Nrmlspeed at 11:45am 01.24.13 Catalina 22 20/3106 Has anybody attempted to mount a wall mount iPad to the wall inside the cabin? I purchased an artic
eMarine Solar Rail Lights (2) geoffschultz at 10:42am 01.24.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2090 A while ago I posted a question (http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=14860) dealin
Rust Stain on Fiberglass syoun10 at 10:27am 01.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3293 seems like very recently (last few days?) I was reading a post about a great product that was a blue
P28-2 keel removal Marco11 at 9:59am 01.24.13 Pearson 1/2169 Keel removal P28-2 Hi folks, I'll have to remove the keel ( fin ) on my Pearson 28-2 next spring (
Web Sites to Search for Discounted Charters or Owner's Time? Peter B. at 9:59am 01.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/799 I am looking for web sites to search for sailboat charter Owners' time available in the Carribean in
Oceanis 390 Swim Ladder rongroth at 9:30am 01.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1163 I have a 1991 boat the swim ladder is very loose I cannot see any way to get under the steering quad
removing traces of rust from stainless?? centerline at 7:20am 01.24.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1386 a few days ago I saw a post that listed a product that would recondition stainless steel and remove/
Raritan Saniflex Hose Stan Breaux at 6:16am 01.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2842 I am about to replace my head with a Raritan Marien Elegance head. I also want to replace all of t
Hello we present (5) ELMAX at 6:09am 01.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/5634 Hello all,we are an italian couple,We bought a HUNTER 35.5.But the boat was abandoned for ten years.
FRESH water to SALT water Ken H at 5:50am 01.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/981 I am planning on relocating my boat from Kentucky Lake to the Key Biscayne area. Can anyone give me
Windlass canuk4ever at 5:36am 01.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 I have a Hunter 340 and I want to install a manual windlass in the anchor locker. Does anyone know i
H29.5 outboard storage gary_y at 4:42am 01.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1351 I know there is a similar thread about an H33, but I didn't want to hijack it. Has anyone done some
Hunter 216 outboard michael gill at 9:11pm 01.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1175 I am replacing the outboard on my Hunter 216 and am thinking of dropping back from 5hp. The attracti
Understanding H30 Furling Setup EdWard3 at 8:02pm 01.23.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2107 Thought I would jump right in with the newbie questions... How do I lower my furled sail/furler if
If engine fails how to sail into the slip ... eliems at 7:18pm 01.23.13 Ask All Sailors 36/7358 I almost had to sail home after my starting battery wouldn't crank the Yanmar and that got me worrie
Gennaker PM in TO at 7:15pm 01.23.13 Catalina 310 11/3924 Thinking of buying a Gennaker for crusing in light air any one had some experiance? Just going to go
Hope this is not a dumb one hummingbirdbassist at 6:59pm 01.23.13 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2749 But if we use a battery and alternator system in our cars, because they both charge and recharge eac
Most Famoust Jury Rig...... Maine Sail at 6:39pm 01.23.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3023 It's a rough life being a marine electrical systems guy. I am currently in Fajardo Puerto Rico worki

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 5:07am 04.18.23 I just pulled the trigger on a 965 MSD since my last post. :laugh: Gonna say buh bye to that 550P
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds Nodak7 at 4:49am 04.18.23 I replaced all of mine with these five years ago and they have worked great without issue. https://w
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... NYSail at 3:57am 04.18.23
Folding Prop kappykaplan at 2:37am 04.18.23 lots of prop walk in reverse. The increase in propwalk is only exciting the first few times, then y
Jib Sheets. length and diameter Joe at 10:53pm 04.17.23 Jib sheets.... 1.5 times boat length. OR the longest distance will run from the clew of the sail,
Doesn't hurt to ask Joe at 10:30pm 04.17.23 Need info if there is any "interchangeability" between mainsheet traveler brands. Yes, there is...
Checking shaft alignment Hayden Watson at 10:07pm 04.17.23 More than likely the mating surfaces are ok. It will not cost you more than time to see how it loo
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 10:03pm 04.17.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
Checking shaft alignment BigEasy at 9:56pm 04.17.23 I recently acquired a 1990 Catalina 34 at auction and am in the process of getting her ready for la
Checking shaft alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 04.17.23 For radial alignment, I didn't see an obvious mechanism to move the engine side to side. But it als
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 8:38pm 04.17.23 Same engine as in my 1980 Cherubini Hunter 36. Many years ago I made several posts about my mainten
Free Beneteau! BigEasy at 8:23pm 04.17.23 I have seen several photos of this boat. Not bad at all. Main concern is did the boat take on wate
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 (5) dano2022 at 8:14pm 04.17.23 It appears to be a totally legit winch. Nor does it look all that old. It looks to be the same as th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Gene Neill at 8:11pm 04.17.23 I just pulled the trigger on a 965 MSD since my last post. :laugh: Gonna say buh bye to that 550P
Seaward 25 mast raising system catalanc at 7:35pm 04.17.23 Hey Gmeyer. Did you ever find the info you need? I have a 1988 S24 and did not know there was a fa
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network (3) Splendid Isolation at 7:20pm 04.17.23 Hi Everyone, So when I was at the boat this weekend, I was able to take the back off of my ST4000
Folding Prop dlochner at 7:20pm 04.17.23 Prop walk in reverse is about half - enough to still be able to use it when we want to but not over
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 04.17.23 As I had previously posted , the tbridge mounted traveller leaks the most . Good thing there are sp
Folding Prop quadrille38 at 7:16pm 04.17.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 7:15pm 04.17.23 The traveller shouldn't be too bad . I'm thinking of using the traveller to make a template . The t

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