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FYI - Suitcase Generators & ELCI's Maine Sail at 5:20am 01.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/5015 Lately I have been researching issues with suitcase generators, such as the Honda EU inverter type a
anti-foul bottom karlos263 at 4:37am 01.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1688 I mostly will be keeping my Mac26D in the water at the marina and want to paint the bottom this spri
Reefing lines Bertus at 12:13am 01.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1210 I struggle to get my reefing lines to run free through the boom. Is it an option to reduce the lines
Beneteau Oceanis 50 sailing in Finnish arhipelago Kimmo at 12:13am 01.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1193 Watch out how it is to sail in Scandinavia :dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETibrOkzccI
Saildrive removal on a 28' Chris Patterson at 7:13pm 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/914 Hello Oday dudes. I've got a project, (among several), on this Oday 28, that has a saildrive/OMC eng
Wiring Suggestions Please (1) primetime at 5:22pm 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 18/7809 Hi, This is the current battery configuration I inherited when recently purchasing a Catalina 30 (1
Water tank in galley hunter 450 rtmccue at 4:46pm 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1491 The floor pop in the galley , too access the water tank sensor has drop out. I'm thinking of cutting
Where's My Sawzall Tom Potter at 4:32pm 01.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1934 I've been keeping an eye on the shaft log hose since I bought my O28, its looking kinda old and swol
Pros and Cons of 1985 H31 Impulse 2 at 2:39pm 01.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/4104 We plan to use our H31 to cruise the Great Lakes. We have little experience and are looking for opin
I'll Never go to Florida Again Roger Long at 1:26pm 01.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 132/45647 Note and update Jan 2015: I recently learned that I have been misinformed multiple times by people
Should New Batteries be Equalized? Bowedtoothdoc at 12:36pm 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1585 I just purchased new house batteries that consist of six 6 volt batteries wired into two separate ba
Engine not shutting off Zman18 at 11:45am 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/4601 I have a yanmar 2gm20f which has a push button on the control panel to turn off the engine. Recentl
bearings on 705 LD hood furler MORNING LIGHT at 11:29am 01.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1049 Hi I have an old Hood 705 LD furler wich the bearings need to be changed and i woulk like to know if
Whit Lock Rotary Drive for Autohelm mjbusher at 11:09am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1011 I have a Hunter 420 with a Whit Lock Steering System. The drive for the Autohelm is a Model DU 145 W
Whitlock Autohelm Rotary Drive mjbusher at 10:33am 01.10.13 Big Boats 2/2882 I have a failed Whitlock Model DU 145 rotary drive for the Autohelm system on my 1999 Hunter 420. I
holding tank, plastic or flexible? Monty VM at 10:03am 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1430 I am replacing the corroded aluminum holding tank mid ship on my 430. Ronco makes a plastic one that
Looking to rent/borrow a fixed keel trailer! (2) rejjr7 at 7:47am 01.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1085 Hi All, I just purchased a fixed keel C22 in Baltimore and I need to move it to my backyard lift
New lifelines dj2210 at 6:25am 01.10.13 Catalina 30 9/2632 Time for new lifelines on my C30. Has anyone used the Catalina Direct double deluxe kit? I priced ou
Chartplotter with or without a sounder Beartrap at 4:56am 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1221 Gang, Any thoughts or preferences on whether to use a combined chartplotter/depthsounder or keep t
Nigal Calder Miami Seminar CYQK at 3:49am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1269 Hey Nigal Calder is set to put on an electrical seminar at strictly sail in Miami in a few weeks.

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I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 6:33am 04.14.23 Leeward Rail are you going to tell me I can't do it because Ive never owned a sailboat?
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 6:21am 04.14.23 yes thats what it means.
Shakey in gear S/V Sideways at 6:15am 04.14.23 ALL; I just wanted to thank everyone who replied, took the time to write me with a solution. You're
Shakey in gear S/V Sideways at 6:12am 04.14.23 @Davidasailor26 Going to measure the pilot dia. And get one of the sigma couplings, thank you for t
Shakey in gear S/V Sideways at 6:05am 04.14.23 Has the shaft and coupling been fit and faced? Great question! I have no idea, have never met the
Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack dlochner at 5:43am 04.14.23 Can you see the area from the inside? If so, what does the fiberglass look like? Is it solid? It ma
Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack (1) wilschmidt1 at 5:29am 04.14.23 The crack isn't from a collision or other impact, there is a similar though less pronounced crack on
Anyone know how to get this cheek apart sailme88 at 4:43am 04.14.23 kloudie just gave several great options..might I also suggest using a vise. The pin is most likely p
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 4:40am 04.14.23 Thanks Henry! I'm on it!! Jack
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 4:39am 04.14.23 Don't be afraid to shop the Sail Loft right here at SBO. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains dLj at 4:39am 04.14.23 I've no idea where to get used curtains for your boat. But in the past I've put on curtains without
Anyone know how to get this cheek apart kloudie1 at 4:21am 04.14.23 It looks like that keeper plate is what holds the axle in lace. Looks like there was a screw in the
Leave the refrigerator on or off? shemandr at 4:05am 04.14.23 A partial answer to the where is my compressor question is that, since refrigerator is often install
Shakey in gear dlochner at 4:04am 04.14.23 Angle misalignment Has the shaft and coupling been fit and faced?
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 04.14.23
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 3:06am 04.14.23 I'm going to get an automatic bilge pump, but it's going to take some searching to find on that wil
Boom Vang (5) lakesurfsailor at 2:28am 04.14.23 Thanks for that info Dave! Here are some photos of the boom. It does look to be a Zspar boom. Are yo
Leave the refrigerator on or off? NYSail at 12:57am 04.14.23
Beneteau 423 Refrigeration unit location and access NYSail at 12:41am 04.14.23
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice NYSail at 12:32am 04.14.23 Hello friends. Cat 27, 1980, new owner. Not sure how old the paint is, hence how thick. It looks "n

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