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Holding Tank Idylle 11.5m djm297 at 4:31am 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1771 Hi All, I,m a first time forum user so please forgive awkwardness. I was wondering if anyone had i
Broken Yacht Specialties Helm Control Head (4) Allan12210 at 10:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4657 Well this part has raised its ugly head once again. Mine finally has completely broken. First the ta
H260: how much mast "wiggle" Sublime at 9:00pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1627 I had my forestay replaced. I went sailing and had a lot of mast pumping with the jib luffing so I
H27 jib sheet tracks jcalluaud at 8:40pm 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1235 I have a 2006 H27 (current model) that I purchased 2nd hand. It came with 2 sets of jib tracks one s
Ice Cube Trays Lee Hadjiosif at 8:23pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/864 I have a separate freezer and fridge units, so the freezer has a big round plate and did't come with
Max winds with 155 genoa on Mac 25? Piotr at 8:20pm 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5506 Gentlemen, I've just purchased (shhh... the Admiral doesn't know yet...) an equivalent of a 155% Gen
Genoa size gruizperez1 at 8:12pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1124 I own a Hunter 326, that has the standard genoa . With light Wind she is too slow..is it possible
Dazed and Confused RainyDaySailor at 8:02pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 12/3116 Hello All My girlfriend and I chartered a 34' Catalina on the Puget Sound a couple of years back and
Anchorages Lake Huron Fly4hire at 7:57pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 16/9089 Planning our first big trip from Lake St Clair up to Mackinaw next month. Plan to use public marinas
adler barber water cooled fridge or freezer (3) Navicula at 7:40pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 11/4262 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the fridge freezer unit ( I just started this unit for the first time
Companionway Plexiglass Stowage on B381 Lee Hadjiosif at 7:28pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1311 I'm a new owner of a 2001 B381 and I have a stupid (maybe) question. Where are the plexiglass compan
sony cd player Peter M at 7:25pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1161 I can't get the Sony cdx-ca705m cd player working on my Beneteau 373. I saw on another site that a
Sound insulation Ted at 7:00pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1202 Does anyone know if Glacier Bay, the manufacturer of Ultra db sound insulation is still in business.
Barlow winches jtallen2489 at 5:04pm 07.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1430 I am looking for the key that fits into the two holes to unscrew the top of my Barlow winches on my
Two interesting visitors (2) ifmdalvey at 3:27pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2650 A couple of photos taken recently in Maine, one was donated by Germany at the end of WW2, the other
Hunter 41 mast height and ICW?? simpsonc at 3:25pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 7/4923 I have a hunter 41 ac with an in boom furling mast. Height of mast is 62' 10 inches plus the standar
line routing, rigging. anchorclanker at 3:03pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 19/4221 Oday 222. Ive been reading everything and anything I can find, yet when it comes to some of the more
Hallberg rassy mistral fuel tank wesbrandt at 3:00pm 07.30.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/18315 The fuel tank is beneath the cockpit floor with no access from above. My issue is the fuel gauge app
Rear Motor Mounts YSB8 (2) njwtech at 2:59pm 07.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/1971 I was checking the motor mounts on the weekend and found that all four of the bolts that attach the
gale sail type jib to hoist over rolled up genoa bffatcat at 2:46pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1348 Has anyone had any experience with a jib that is hanked on over a rolled up genoa and hoisted on a s

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Considering sonar dmax at 10:09am 01.27.23 There are some inexpensive depth sounders that should work for you by Hummingbird and Hawkeye and ma
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 10:08am 01.27.23 How many amp hours in total ? I gave inaccurate info. I have two marine starting batteries (700 cr
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? dlochner at 10:02am 01.27.23 As title says, wondering if anybody has experience installing a Code Zero sail on a Sabre 34? Wel
Crack on rudder (1) JamesG161 at 9:47am 01.27.23 For reference of what a FRP Rudder shaft with SS sleeves looks like... ch clearance between boat si
Considering sonar Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 01.27.23 I would think by now, through hull transducers are almost a thing of the past. The only place for t
Solar panel power recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 01.27.23 I have two deep-cycle marine batteries, How many amp hours in total ?
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 9:32am 01.27.23 Yes money is an issue for a Code Zero. What type of sailing do you plan on doing? I found an Asymm
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 9:29am 01.27.23 If money is no object you can look at the Selden retractable sprits. Nice
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 9:23am 01.27.23 At the moment I'm away from the boat although the sprit idea is going to be a necessity. Many thank
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? (1) jssailem at 9:18am 01.27.23 Ok. You need an attachement strong point on the bow, or a sprit to carry the task of the sail. What
Line routing to cockpit kappykaplan at 9:12am 01.27.23 convinced to mount the clutches in the cockpit now :plus:
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 9:12am 01.27.23 Understood about masthead rig. Torsion roller reefing sail to eliminate/reduce greatly foredeck wor
Line routing to cockpit tenacity31 at 9:10am 01.27.23
Considering sonar Davidasailor26 at 9:00am 01.27.23 Not forward looking, but you can definitely mount a traditional transducer in the hull without a thr
Considering sonar PaulK at 8:55am 01.27.23 Forward-looking depth sounders only seem to work at slow speeds - in the range of less than 5 knots.
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 8:54am 01.27.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum What type of system are you thinking. Just the sail with a snuffer Torsio
Hunter Coach Top Mast Cable Port Upwind at 8:45am 01.27.23 John: Thank you for your response. I have an update: The current owner and I opened up the cable po
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Crusty Ol Salt at 8:43am 01.27.23 Truly sorry to hear this. Since they offered to let you strip it. I would be heart broken but do the
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat JamesG161 at 8:42am 01.27.23 To see my notes on Progressive Totaling my boat look here, my post #58. Repairing boat after Hurric
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat JamesG161 at 8:30am 01.27.23 Since my boat was damaged by Hurricane Zeta and I have Progressive Ins too, this is how they declare

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