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Lake Drummond (20) Roger Long at 4:44am 11.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/5921 The crews of both vessels in our little fleet transiting the Dismal Swamp had independently come to
Fuel tank issues on Passage 456 kemahflash at 3:22am 11.23.11 Big Boats 10/2119 I recently made the trip across the gulf of mexico, I encountered cloged fuel lines on 3 seperate o
Toe Rail Bolts jorgefife at 5:42pm 11.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3290 I need to replace a few of the toe rail bolts; anyone with a similar boat know whether West Marine s
What type of foot do i have? Gilligan and mate at 5:15pm 11.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3380 85 Mac 25. Trying to buy a used sail. What type foot do i have? I also see slugs and slides. What
Is There A Special Tool.. (3) GorillaToast at 4:50pm 11.22.11 Catalina 22 15/2186 ...for tightening these plastic nuts on thru-hulls? I've tried slip-joint pliers, a large adjustab
Pearson 303 Deck Collar jrezab at 3:02pm 11.22.11 Pearson 2/2572 Which year model did Pearson provide the deck collar that has provisions for turning blocks to route
THANK YOU ROSS!/ Peel away advice (2) rgranger at 2:37pm 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 18/6178 Ross: your peel away advice was dead on the money. I put some KOH and a bag of garden lime (hydrat
rain water in bilge eianm at 12:30pm 11.22.11 Big Boats 8/1868 Have a 1991 H42 and recently had the rig replaced.Its raining and now have water coming in and assum
How to glass in a shaft log? (2) Stephen Trapani at 10:54am 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 27/12507 Due to a series of unfortunate or maybe fortunate events, instead of having to rush my boat back in
Foam between bulkhead and hull saltysailor at 10:20am 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 13/6827 I'm doing some research about replacing my bulkheads on my Cal 27 and I'm looking for some advice re
Manual for Renault 2.6 engine 1980's RFerraro at 9:51am 11.22.11 Parts Search 2/2083 I'm trying to find a manual for the Renault 2.6 used in Beneteau's built in the '80's. I need to rep
361 rudder play suttonski at 9:40am 11.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 28/7580 Hi, When I hauled out my 361 year 2000 in late Octiber I noticed that I had some rudder play. There
Information needed on my first sailboat. timt at 8:56am 11.22.11 Day Sailers 3/1381 I am new to sailing and new to the forum, and I am looking for information on my new project. I
Removing Silicone GorillaToast at 7:23am 11.22.11 Catalina 22 8/2139 I posted this over in Maine Sail's forum, but it's at the end of an old thread, so I don't know if h
sailing skills and seamanship needed. Dragon Fly at 6:41am 11.22.11 Ask All Sailors 37/6768 Alert all capt'n s we are buying a used sailboat equipped for cruising in a month. we have own
Catalina sails fit Oday? ebsail at 6:35am 11.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1290 I've just been told by an experienced sailmaker that Catalina 25 jibs, 135 and 150 will fit quite we
Lectra-san question Bonzai at 5:27am 11.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2859 Hello Peggy! I just acquired a new old boat that has a Jobsco head w/ Lectra-san system. The boat is
replacing benchtops AndyR at 1:42am 11.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1423 hi The white benchtops on our B393 2 cabin are looking a little worse for wear and she who rules the
What do you tow your Mac with? jeanmarc109 at 8:52pm 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 71/14126 Just bought my 1987 25' I see these boats are marketed as trailerable and towable with regular cars
Where to add 4 6v's? Jared1048 at 8:04pm 11.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/2039 I want to add some serious ah to my house bank but am curious where to put them. In the rear lazer

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DC Circuit Breaker Failures (2) quadrille38 at 6:24pm 09.17.22 Well they are not Blue Sea. They are Airpax pictures attached.
Fuel Polishing in St. Louis area jssailem at 6:21pm 09.17.22 Small tanks give you an advantage in that approach. When you carry a hundred or more gallons then
WWP 19 converted to power boat. jssailem at 6:11pm 09.17.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Dave has given you a good start with solid data. Perhaps it would be more
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Monheganlover at 6:10pm 09.17.22 Thanks! Feel free to email me sometime at Islandme1996@gmail.com if you might like to compare notes
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 5:47pm 09.17.22 Thanks Dave. I have researched on how to charge lithium batteries in vehicles. I upgraded the altern
1985 Hunter 23' question peptobysmol at 5:32pm 09.17.22 Thanks Gentlemen!
WWP 19 converted to power boat. dlochner at 5:29pm 09.17.22 Welcome to SBO. You'll find a lot of experienced and knowledgeable sailors here. Before jumping in
Fischer panda generator Question seadaddler at 5:12pm 09.17.22 My 4200 FP has fuel out of tank into filter since 07 and runs great never problem.
Fuel Polishing in St. Louis area seadaddler at 5:08pm 09.17.22 I did it myself removed all fuel just had gunk on bottom of tank
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 seadaddler at 5:05pm 09.17.22 I did change rear seal lots of labor yes move forward to clear tranny remove tranny and lots of othe
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 09.17.22 What model radio? This is the power wiring diagram for my PolyPlanar radio - n yellow line, but I d
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 3:51pm 09.17.22 @Tally Ho. check the wires from the back of your battery. If your radio keeps the presets when the
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery Tally Ho at 3:21pm 09.17.22 I thought newer stereos had a ram memory or a small battery to keep the presets, etc. As far as I k
New mast came with wrong base Crazy Dave Condon at 3:20pm 09.17.22 @RitSim I have the mast mfg and sailboat owners owner involved. I am the one who submitted the p
Holding tank, stud finder Mike8193 at 2:46pm 09.17.22 Checked it out this week and it seemed accurate. Kept track of how many times it was used and number
New Mailsale Tally Ho at 2:46pm 09.17.22 Greg, if I could pull the stack pack out of the way I'd be wholeheartedly in favor. I'm probably go
What to do when the boat is not running... jssailem at 2:20pm 09.17.22 Isn't it time to quit your wining and run those sails up the mast again? Would if I could. The t
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 2:07pm 09.17.22
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Ward H at 1:50pm 09.17.22
Arch on bigger hunters chowdan at 1:35pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cr

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