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Another sounder problem Don Crowther at 7:58am 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1852 So I haven't been down to the boat for a couple of weeks. When I got down yesterday I found that the
Battery charging mjmercer19248 at 7:54am 08.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 19/3479 I have an engine battery and 3 "running" batteries ganged together (parallel 12vdc, higer current ca
Dual bilge pumps mjmercer19248 at 7:49am 08.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3801 Want to ensure bilge pump backup. Only have one thru hull. Can I "Y" the output hose with one way va
Fuel for alchol cooktop Cmp1110 at 6:47am 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 34/5021 Do I have to use the origio soot free fuel?? At wm they sell denatured alchol right next to the ori
repair princess propane stove rlrmystic at 6:25am 08.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1406 Hi, God news -bad news. I was about to pull out my old stove I was able to get the left burner wo
Boat Insurance carboman at 6:03am 08.10.12 Smaller Boats 27/6096 Am interested to see what others have done. What company did you end up going with and what was the
Nav light bulbs DannyS at 5:20am 08.10.12 Bigger Boats 1/1202 Any mid-sized (I assume the fixtures used by O'day are the same for various boat sizes) O'day owners
Faster with stall? Quoddy at 4:46am 08.10.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6963
understanding the water muffler steven685 at 9:38pm 08.09.12 Catalina 30 1/1317 I have a Catalina 30 TR 1988 ver. I see the white box next to the engine and I believe it is the wa
need help with trailer lights Carolyn1964 at 9:38pm 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3040 Although not techically related to my boat I need help with a trailer light question I am hopin
Srut bearing (1) paulj at 8:28pm 08.09.12 Catalina 310 4/1761 Witz How many hours on that new strut bearing now. paulj :troll:
Need a new rudder loisflannery at 8:27pm 08.09.12 S2 5/1695 Anyone know where I might be able to buy a new rudder for my 1985 S2 6.9?
Water muffler repair pullark at 8:12pm 08.09.12 Catalina 30 3/1975 Hi, I read the earlier thread on inlet repair..however I have a different problem. My muffler leaks
Stuffing box packing grease islandrunner70 at 6:32pm 08.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/5152 Just reading about the stuffing and packing grease for Bene 370. Sails it needs to be done very yea
Final Electrical Fire Update (4) sfgary at 6:10pm 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1860 Afew months ago I had an electrical fire. Earl Mathiesen of Mathiesen Marine just finished a complet
Depth Sounder Dying? Roger Long at 5:16pm 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3455 My Standard Horizon depth sounder has been one of those items that is so reliable that I just take i
Uh fog! (4) All U Get at 5:05pm 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1745 Hi all, Spent a few hours getting back to our mooring in some fairly thick fog. Made it with only on
Nuts! Roger Long at 4:59pm 08.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/3996 More on the endlessly fascinating topic of propeller nuts. This mystery got lost in all the traveli
Cruising Again (1) Roger Long at 4:31pm 08.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1348 Mike and I had a lovely sail up to the Sheepscot River yesterday and anchored in one of my favorite
Want to purchase a Hunter 32 or... Ann Hatfield at 2:49pm 08.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/50 We will be in Florida and then Guatemala shortly to look- first- for Hunter 32s but other boats as w

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Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 02.24.23 The LCD install takes maybe 15 minutes if you've done it once; maybe 30 if you're doing it for the
Crazy thought... Alan Gomes at 8:50am 02.24.23 I actually have a chart plotter to install already, and I plan to network that with my VHF/AIS. Not
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 02.24.23 You need to be aware of the route that you can take. Once you take a route and complete it safely,
Crazy thought... Orbweaver at 8:35am 02.24.23 I actually have a chart plotter to install already, and I plan to network that with my VHF/AIS. Not
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 8:21am 02.24.23 The case is more that I want to fina an automatic way to plot a course just in case I miss a shoal
New England Boat Show 2023 Dalliance at 8:15am 02.24.23 Ditto the boat show comments for up here in Chicago. Strictly Sail Chicago used to be a BIG deal h
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 tfox2069 at 8:13am 02.24.23 True. But it's such a PITA when a new VDO tach is so cheap at $100.00 plus change Lol, I'd argue
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 02.24.23 Hi, I can see how you would think i am trying to acoid navigation. The case is more that I want t
advice on auto chart plotter tfox2069 at 8:09am 02.24.23 Hi, I can see how you would think i am trying to acoid navigation. The case is more that I want t
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail jssailem at 7:40am 02.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. You likely have a million questions. You are correct trying to understand
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions (1) CanyonLakeDan at 7:34am 02.24.23 I made a rough representation of the wing keel for reference. The trailer I modified was not my own
I have come to the conclusion kappykaplan at 7:25am 02.24.23 And bring her into the slip with the emergency tiller. Done this twice with my boat! :beer:
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 02.24.23 There is a reference section on the Harken web site describing how to properly size hardware.
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? JamesG161 at 7:22am 02.24.23 If we could develop a cubic meter of pure Teflon, then engine blocks could be made of Teflon Melti
Crazy thought... duality at 7:19am 02.24.23 when i first started sailing out of lido sail club in newport beach before gps, we went there doing
advice on auto chart plotter dlochner at 7:16am 02.24.23 Hi, I can see how you would think i am trying to acoid navigation. The case is more that I want t
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (1) Sethic at 7:08am 02.24.23 Better photo oriented in line with chainplate and mast top.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (1) Sethic at 7:06am 02.24.23
Sailing and restoring #9874 Sail22Capri22 at 7:02am 02.24.23 Just wanted to Thank @AaronD for the information you provided on Post #29 back in 2019. I copied you
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 6:59am 02.24.23 I can see how you would think i am trying to acoid navigation. The case is more that I want to fin

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