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First. Class 12 1988 astegall11 at 11:54am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1826 Ones anyone know who made the rig on these boats? Is the rod navtec?
1980 37 ft Cherubini mjmercer19248 at 10:43am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1279 I have to replace the throttle and transmission cables. I have a yacht specialties pedestal. Where c
64 volt solar panels Mdpassmo at 9:30am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4427 Arghh I can't find anything on 64 volt solar panels and how to wire them to a boat. Anyone know anyt
Honda 2000i and SmartStart (2) Paul and Judy at 9:23am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2878 I found this article written for the RV crowd but it contains very interesting information regarding
B41 from Myrtle Beach, SC to Annapolis, MD zoya at 9:20am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1527 Hello all, I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 from Beneteau SC factory late september and s
309 Engine Temp Siamese at 8:13am 08.01.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2285 Running my Yanmar at cruising speed, 2800 rpm, my temperature gauge reads 160 degrees. If I run at
Thinking of buying a cutter rig 37' - 1980. Captpete12 at 7:45am 08.01.12 Big Boats 3/1086 I am thinking about buying a hunter 37' cutter. She is a 1980 and had considerable work done to upg
H37-C Forward Cabin Modifications (2) FredV at 7:41am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1639 I've now tested all sleeping quarters on Fred V and have concluded that none of them are "couple com
H37-C Aft Cabin Modifications FredV at 7:30am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/893 The aft cabin makes a fairly decent "single bedroom", but if there's no real need for that, does any
Is a waste-discharge thru-hull really necessary? FredV at 6:50am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/5195 OK, I know this may be a bit unorthodox, but I'm interested to know your opinions on this idea. B
Voltage Drop - Analog versus Link 1000 wgkenney at 6:49am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1935 Hi all, I have a question around voltage readings. I have a Freedom 20 charger / inverter that is
Hunter 240 Boom Kicker installation kenkindy1 at 6:00am 08.01.12 Smaller Boats 5/2052 Hi All, I just received delivery of a boomkicker solid boom support. The boom kicker attaches to
Hunter 37ft Cherubini Prop mjmercer19248 at 5:28am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 18/5654 Hi All, I am new to sailing and this website. I just bought a 1980 37ft Cherubini. Needs work but
Raymarine X5 issues Jimm at 5:04am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2773 Looking for anyone who has had issues with X5 calibration. Installed the wheel pilot 2yrs ago. This
Adler Barbour DMC-12 Parts Needed El_Marinero at 5:03am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1824 Recently purchased a DMC-12 Alder Barbour cool machine. Looks decent, but was curious as to if anyon
Impellor pabraam at 3:14am 08.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2974 Removed the original Johnson (not Yanmar!) impeller from my 3JH4E Yanmar engine. However lubrificati
Ran Into a Bridge Today... JoelHoover at 8:19pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3147 Sooo, currently my boat is in the Port of Los Angeles. There's 2 ways out of the port, the long way
anchor windlass causing breaker to pop karenhodgson at 7:38pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 11/5712 we have a 2000 hunter 450 passage and are recently experiencing a problem with our windlass. the cir
Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1540 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/8682 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in

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Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (3) Breezy1 at 10:14am 02.20.23 Weekend update: I was able to get the shaft coupling off as well as the prop so I can get everything
New England Boat Show 2023 Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 02.20.23 If any of the current boat shows were selling these devices, I'd be all over them like a cheap suit.
ODay 34 chain locker drain Robert Strickland at 9:30am 02.20.23 The photo from Tally Ho looks like my older 30, 1979 O'Day 30. In repsonse to all the negative comm
Engine leaking diesel Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 02.20.23 I finally managed to replace the O-ring on top of the Fuel Injector Pump Great minds sometimes do
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 02.20.23 and what sensing mechanism it uses. The VDO Vision Series 333-163 will run off anything that's at
New England Boat Show 2023 william24424 at 9:13am 02.20.23 https://improvesailing.com/tips/reasons-why-sailing-is-better-than-powerboating I will send this ar
Summer dreaming Wyo George at 8:29am 02.20.23 I live on a small mountain in Wyoming and hate the winter. My hobbies are boats and motorcycles and
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Hayden Watson at 8:14am 02.20.23 "Failure" may be a little too strong a definition for what I am referencing. I'm not sure what the
New England Boat Show 2023 Mark Maulden at 8:11am 02.20.23
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement Calif. Ted at 7:55am 02.20.23 I've purchased new screens from a guy named Dan (?) on Ebay in Durango, CO. mtnsail970 on eBay
Summer dreaming (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 02.20.23 When I'm in Montana in the winter, I can't think of any reason why I would be thinking about sailing
deck latch Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 02.20.23 Chances are this is a generic boat part made by a third party manufacturer. Looking at pics online,
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 7:42am 02.20.23 Great idea. I have unfortunately already gotten a thru hull that has the nut fitted from underneath
Reefing Sail Trim Morgan donor at 7:33am 02.20.23 Agreed that one is more likely to pull the undersized reefing blocks off the boom of a production bo
protecting deck and nonslip PJL at 7:22am 02.20.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during su
Water system leak Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 02.20.23 I'm assuming your boat is in the water over the winter on Lake Texoma? If that's the case, I have a
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose Tally Ho at 6:54am 02.20.23
New England Boat Show 2023 dlochner at 6:49am 02.20.23 That's been the trend in regional boat shows for a while. There's no money in showing big sailboats
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement seadaddler at 6:48am 02.20.23 Yes I also am interested in LCD screen replacement where to get.
Oven Repair Tally Ho at 6:46am 02.20.23 Welcome to SBO. Eno ovens are now owned by the same company that owns Force 10 stoves. On the Forc

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