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Engine lift slowdog at 3:31pm 12.20.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/12192 What kind of lift do you use to lift your motor from the ground to the back of your boat ?
lowrance HD-7 redhead78 at 1:23pm 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2277 On a previous post I was asking about Garmin Radar, with the 740s and Maine mentioned a lowrance sys
Which motor for max hull speed. Hunter 25 KennyH at 10:11am 12.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/4411 My original 1979 evinrude 9.9 long shaft died and parts to fix could not be found. I replaced it tem
Merry Christmas! (And a little humor from last year) (1) dscribner at 9:20am 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1832 I posted this last year but maybe some new faces will enjoy it. Merry Christmas! Chanukah Sameach!
Beneteau 265 Penta 2001B Compression? gregmorn at 7:59am 12.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/876 Hi all, My very first post and looking forward to the forum:) After a couple of years abandonment
Rebuilding the PSS Shaft Seal jsalley at 6:37am 12.20.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2455 My boat just completed its 7th season. According to PYI, the PSS shaft seal bellows, O rings, and se
Today is our Two Year Anniversary JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:57am 12.20.12 Catalina 310 1/1212 Today is the two year anniversary of buying our Catalina 310. We couldn't be happier with Smitty I
wingkeel dagger board on sunfish DJN51 at 5:53am 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5594 My son and I are bringing back to life 70 era Sunfish sailboats,He asked if fabricating a wing dagge
Interlux VC-17M in salt water Ken Palmer at 4:55am 12.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2407 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 7/1675 X-5 Rymarine Autopilot: Too Small?
Question about the 220 uf 100v capacitor katana750 at 9:02pm 12.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4894 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 1/1280 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 0/2665 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 1/1126 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 2/1551 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 8/1796 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 13/3457 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 23/15967 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 2/1455 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 1/1717 When coming across Saint Catherines Sound in a stiff breeze as I did yesterday, it's tempting to cut

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Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Captain Larry-DH at 2:09pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 01.12.23 You must have a very old VDO tach or just not following the installation instructions for a current
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:36pm 01.12.23
old fixer upper. winter movie JamesG161 at 1:08pm 01.12.23 All she needed was a bit of TLC Plus the sales of a lot of Dutch Chocolate And 9 Countries provid
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck MaryEllaRose at 1:08pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 1:06pm 01.12.23 it really doesn't matter if the tach reads 850 rpm and the actual RPM is 860. I agree but mine is
The keel... is done THECUSCUS at 1:04pm 01.12.23 FWIW, I have never locked my keel in the down position. I have done alot of sailing in all kinds of
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (1) jssailem at 12:50pm 01.12.23 cables/wires run beneath the deck (e.g., stern light and shore power wires) passing through a hole
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 jssailem at 12:37pm 01.12.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. There has been great advice shared here. Missing gear is a price negotia
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 12:18pm 01.12.23 That will never seal with caulk or butyl tape. For the many of us who do not have a Hunter 280 could
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 11:17am 01.12.23 The reviews for the amazon listing say its the MSD version. Since it's amazon a returns are easy
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 11:05am 01.12.23 That AMazon listing has been up for years...and while it's listed as the MSD version, it's actually
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 LloydB at 10:41am 01.12.23 Find a local rigger to make an assessment and estimate the cost of adding those halyards. It's worth
The keel... is done rgranger at 10:37am 01.12.23 :beer:
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:33am 01.12.23 I assume you meant that you no longer can recommend these units? Yes...I meant to type "Discontinue
Hunter 380 muffler CAVU at 10:31am 01.12.23 That is exactly what we did. Local fiberglass team re glassed the entire exterior. In preparation th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:26am 01.12.23 Thetford 550P MSD. They are no longer in production, but you can still find them out there. That A
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Hollyberry at 10:08am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The b
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 10:02am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The bu
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? LakeOntario270 at 10:01am 01.12.23 Goo-gone, soap/car wash and water are all I would use. Any abrasive to clean the spreaders will rem

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