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Lifting boat janeycheval at 2:27pm 06.03.12 Catalina 22 14/3827 I need to lift my Capri 22 to paint under the wing keel. Jack stands flattened the hull and made way
Sails for less popular small saiboat redstormatt at 1:31pm 06.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1465 I'm looking to buy sails for an 1970's O'Day 15 that I recently purchased. The sail store hasn't res
Water Ballast Boat on Great Salt Lake, Drawbacks? Eric Jacobsen at 12:40pm 06.03.12 Smaller Boats 1/1140 Is there any issue using a water ballast boat on the Great Salt Lake? I assume the higher density c
Replacement stanchion base for 1985 Hunter 34 (2) horizon1 at 12:32pm 06.03.12 Parts Search 2/3352 Does anyone know where to locate a replacement Stanchion base for Hunter 34 , around 1985 or so ???
Need Help locating Stanchion Base (2) horizon1 at 12:27pm 06.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1037 :confused:Hi, Has anyone out there been able to find a replacement stanchion base for the 1984 or so
How much Hypalon glue do I need? Rich Stidger at 10:34am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2939 I just bought a set of boat number plates for my Achilles dinghy. They are 3.5" x 18" and I have tw
That was fun David W at 10:28am 06.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/2369 Had the boat out for its first run yesterday. Running at 2500 rpm, the cooling hose running out of t
Sudden Drama (2) Roger Long at 10:11am 06.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5279 I went down to check the boat yesterday just before this weather bomb came in on top of a forecast f
Whale supersub smart 650 Bilge Pump users or opinions??? Bigjer40 at 9:59am 06.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/822 Have a very shallow bilge in 1984 Hunter 27 (4" deep in deepest spot). Traditional pumps leave a mes
Hunter 41 AC Florecent light replacement Mystique at 9:49am 06.03.12 Big Boats 1/1106 Looking for LED replacements for the 10 Florecent tubes, everything else has been converted to LED a
boat wash after waxing ironhors42 at 8:47am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1670 I know a few of members on this site has done Mainsail procedure of buffing and waxing their boats.
Opinions about transom ladders? centerline at 8:02am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5315 I am wanting to add a ladder to my transom and would like opinions on what brands or models to consi
Why won't my engine won't go above 1700 RPM? kappykaplan at 7:31am 06.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/3753 Took the boat out yesterday - glorious 50NM on the water. Going out and coming in, engine easily got
First Sail dj2210 at 7:16am 06.03.12 Catalina 30 12/2112 Well after owning my 1990 C30 for 3 weeks and after finishing the compression post block repair, eng
Beautiful Evening (3) Jim Seamans at 5:54am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1842 Picture is at Ft Pickens, Pensacola, Fl. Great evening watching the sunset and the Coast Guard stop
H23 Mast With No Hole For Gin Pole Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:25am 06.03.12 Smaller Boats 5/2511 My first lesson learned: do more than cursory forum searching PRIOR to trying something you have not
MP 4 Connection to Radio Albanach at 1:40am 06.03.12 Catalina 310 6/1861 Has anyone ever connected a MP 4 player to the 310 Radio/CDplayer output? Would it be possible?
Logic? Albanach at 1:11am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 44/6301 It eludes me why the Raymarine Smartpilot is not smart enough to calculate true wind speed from SOG,
Propshaft thru hull (2) Forever Wild at 9:48pm 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2760 Propshaft thru hull For the life of me I cannot find the part I'm looking for online - I believe I'
Looking for ideas with issues with new e36 Oliverhg at 9:07pm 06.02.12 Big Boats 28/6420 I changed from a 2004 Hunter 33 to new e36 late last year. After sailing it for a number of times n

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Propeller decipher Dave Groshong at 4:22am 12.05.22 Metric, so I think 15 diameter x pitch 10
1974 morgan 36 oi cc. jssailem at 4:09am 12.05.22
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 3:46am 12.05.22 When I first saw the image of the drum going thru the deck I wondered if the way the drum was secure
1974 morgan 36 oi cc. dlochner at 3:42am 12.05.22 Welcome to SBO. Have you tried searching for Morgan Sailboat Owners Association?
handheld VHf? Iris thomas at 12:42am 12.05.22 I have used this radio throughout the boating season. I ride my boat quite often and haven't had any
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 9:30pm 12.04.22 Figured I'd post an update....sort of. I haven't resolved the issue yet. I did have a tuner look
It's never easy. Autopilot install. Mark Maulden at 9:03pm 12.04.22 I would not just fill the gap with whatever comes out of a tube. There is a fair amount of torque a
Its funny Friday! dLj at 8:07pm 12.04.22 Clearly I'm in need of a vacation... dj
DC distribution panel in Hunters artboas at 7:48pm 12.04.22 Ok, here is the logical answer. There are many breakers on your boat that you regularly switch on an
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:40pm 12.04.22 211356
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 7:30pm 12.04.22 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 12.04.22 You paid a lot for it.I hope Raymarine will offer support for there product. Good point. I'll ema
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:59pm 12.04.22 Beneteau did indeed use a custom plate on 343 models instead of the bracket supplied by Raymarine,
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (1) SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 12.04.22 Holy caramba ! That is one mighty meaty wheel, matey. Sure you didn't just borrow that off a D-12
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 6:45pm 12.04.22 There was a beautiful big, well equipped schooner with a good crew, SSB radio, life raft and EPERB
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:44pm 12.04.22 Just a thought. If you have access to a 3d printer, you could make up a spacer to fill the gap. I
It's never easy. Autopilot install. SycloneDriver at 6:41pm 12.04.22 Nope - sure am glad I switched to a type 1 linear drive (below deck) auto pilot a while back. I co
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? capta at 6:34pm 12.04.22 That sound like what happens on a submarine when the Skipper shouts Dive Dive Dive... If you're at
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:05pm 12.04.22 211353
It's never easy. Autopilot install. MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 12.04.22 You paid a lot for it.I hope Raymarine will offer support for there product.

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