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MP3 Players for the Boat carboman at 5:51pm 04.22.12 Smaller Boats 13/2058 I want to buy a cheaper MP3 player and speakers that will run on 12vdc. Can I ask what others are
ODay quality jeagles at 5:46pm 04.22.12 Bigger Boats 24/5522 I am looking at an 1987 ODay 31. Does anyone have a comment on this boat or on ODay boats quality in
Type of outboard jchmd1 at 5:31pm 04.22.12 Day Sailers 10/3945 Hi Just bought a Hunter 17 and need to get outboard motor. What do people suggest? Has anyone use
GPS recommendation Trixie68 at 5:19pm 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1145 Needing help to determine reasonably priced GPS for someone to sailing and new to navigation.
Bottom Sanding With Buffer + 3M Finesse-It Ducati at 5:16pm 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1976 I was power buffing/waxing the gelcoat and by accident touched the rudder with the spinning buffing
Smelly water coming out of the faucets Trixie68 at 5:13pm 04.22.12 Pearson 3/1429 Our marina has perfectly safe but non drinkable water. Is getting RO water this summer. Tanks are o
cruising the southern Chesapeake over the forth of july thomasgoodmaniii at 4:44pm 04.22.12 Destinations 4/2918 Hello cruisers! My wife and I are planning a cruise on the lower Chesapeake the week of July forth.
Running depth for 25'. Captain Ozzy at 4:39pm 04.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1492 The cove I live on is shallow. Does anyone know the running depth of the 25'?
Impeller Replacement sailsaga at 4:19pm 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1432 How often should you replace the impeller...I own a 1986 Pearson 303 with yanmar 2GM20F engine...thx
Epoxy potting hardware - problem Sefuller at 4:06pm 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2270 Our O'day 34 has a hull liner in the cabin and in the course of rebedding the hardware by drilling o
Unknown primer or barrier coat on Hunter 34 keel Sailoff at 3:57pm 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1753 We have a 1986 Hunter 34. We have some small spots of rust on the keel. When we sand it down, we get
Radar for Cal 2-27 vincejg327 at 3:44pm 04.22.12 Cal 0/2327 Hi All, I am now a proud owner of a 1979 CAL 2-27! I would like to add a radar system to her and
Waste tank filling with water? sj01 at 3:33pm 04.22.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4603 Okay, this was unexpected. We took our Hunter for a shake down cruise and found that after hardly us
Yanmar YSM 12 R Ignition key switch morganoutisland at 1:32pm 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1946 Hello all, Someone removed the ignition key switch on my 30' Hunter with a Yanmar YSM 12 R engine.
A special note about Triple M Plastics footerdog at 12:50pm 04.22.12 Big Boats 2/1700 Thanks for the info on Triple M Plastics found on this forum. I would also like to thank the great p
O'Day 25 Rudder Sketch (1) Gudenuph at 11:52am 04.22.12 Day Sailers 1/3890 FWIW, attached is a dimensioned sketch of my rudder. I'm trying to solve the problem of the rudder
MCA or CCA for Yanmar 4jh3 series? drchpete at 11:45am 04.22.12 Big Boats 8/12937 Does anyone know how many MCA or CCA (specify please) are a minimum for the Yanmar 4jh3te? And...whe
Raymarine SL72 plus no image returned on display SV_Island_Fever at 11:33am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1652 I acquired a used SL 72 plus and am having trouble getting it to work. According to the previous ow
RAL or other color code first-375 at 11:06am 04.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1523 Have an 1986 First-375. Does anyone know the correct colorcode for this boat.
Lost Key Lost Parent at 10:53am 04.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1173 I need to know the brand of ignition for my 1982 Catalina 30 diesel Lost my keys off-run-glow pluig

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Hunter 30T issues before buying? David in Sandusky at 5:48am 11.18.22 What jssailem said.
Electric dinghy engines dlochner at 5:38am 11.18.22 West Marine and Defender are having a sale on Torqeedo Travel 1103, about $250 off list.
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 5:30am 11.18.22 OK, if you say so. What's your deal? Not one positive or helpful comment... just snarky criticis
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 5:27am 11.18.22
Do not lick this Toad! BrianH at 5:22am 11.18.22 He refused to own a handheld circular saw I wish I had that same fear for circular saws... I had o
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Tally Ho at 5:00am 11.18.22
Occaisional Head Smell Deleted member 117556 at 4:28am 11.18.22 This is our 3rd cruising season (Nov-May) using Noflex and it works amazingly well. Never an odor.
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil danooxnard at 4:24am 11.18.22 In applications where you can apply a little heat, bees wax is the best! dano
Miss sailing jssailem at 9:39pm 11.17.22
Engine replacement Oceanis 411 Clipper jssailem at 9:36pm 11.17.22 Welcome to you. Glad you joined the SBO forum. Repowering a boat is a major decision. An engine tha
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose (1) JoeWhite at 9:36pm 11.17.22 Here is a spring collar hose clamp that may be used. Available in autostores..
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Kings Gambit at 9:26pm 11.17.22
Hunter 30T issues before buying? jssailem at 9:13pm 11.17.22 Hi Kevin. Your previous post was about a stuck Galley table on this boat. Lets get real. You are c
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 11.17.22 When we bought our sailboat, I asked and was told that the hardest task was to raise the mainsail. S
Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 7:18pm 11.17.22 Uhhhh. Would it work if you mixed it in with an ablative paint? That would make your boat cost mil
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. dlochner at 7:11pm 11.17.22 We have an eWincher, it is a wonderful device and much less expensive than electric winches. It has
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway Crusty Ol Salt at 7:08pm 11.17.22 Old school solid brass military padlocks like this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/2252472157
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Crusty Ol Salt at 7:04pm 11.17.22 Back in the day we used wintergreen oil. I am a PB blaster guy these days
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:03pm 11.17.22 So we should use bottom paints that are highly toxic to aquatic life to keep our sailboat bottoms cl
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