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Beneteau Cutlass Bearing Mounting Corrosion (1) sailtjk at 8:07pm 03.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3150 I'm a relatively new owner of a 1999 Beneteau 321 which we keep in San Diego. In January the boatyar
Bottom paint help new owner Richie50 at 7:28pm 03.16.11 Catalina 22 6/2010 I just got my 1976 C22 last October; it was apparently not sailed for 2 years. I plan on mooring her
stuffing box packing contagious at 6:35pm 03.16.11 Big Boats 7/1703 Has anyone changed the packing without hauling the boat out?
Aluminum or stainless steel rivets? Blitz at 5:02pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 21/19461
Spongy Foredeck captined at 4:13pm 03.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3016 Have a Spongy Foredeck Three ' X Three ' any one know what what is between the Deck and the Cabin. W
keel bolts on a 1982 hunter danpan3 at 3:50pm 03.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1940 hi any one know what kind, size and how the keel bolts are attach to the lead keel on my 1982, 27 fo
dry storage Hurricane season Turk&Caicos JeanGuy Bourgeois at 3:42pm 03.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1197 Any body with experiance in dry storage during hurricane season close to Turk'Caicos?
Fun with Broaching kpgraci at 2:25pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4504 Funny how things work out. I was in the process of trying to understand the definition of Broach, ho
layup dry storage Turk&Caicos area JeanGuy Bourgeois at 2:01pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2191 Hi Anybody with experiance dry storage in the Turk'Caicos during the Hurricane season? Any other sug
Electrical Panel (1) FourPoints at 12:14pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4449 I am replacing my 21 year old OEM 5 circuit electrical panel and box enclosure with something a litt
performance upgrdes for C27 with fin keel peconicbay at 11:14am 03.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1640 Hi, Has anyone tried to improve the performance of their C27? The only after maket part that I hav
1984 Hunter 31 sliding hatch acrylic John Kirkland at 9:33am 03.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1934 Here is a source for replacement acrylic for your sliding hatch. They will cut to exact size. Reason
Fixed Spreaders and Backstay Tensioners highdesertM26 at 9:14am 03.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1318 Greetings fellow Mac owners. I wanted to solicit feedback on fixed spreaders and backstay tensioner
Bilge pump backflow? Kermit at 6:44am 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 18/8771 I suspect water is backflowing through the bilge pump discharge pipe when my Hunter 23 heels to port
relocating mainsail traveler kdshutler at 6:37am 03.16.11 Seidelmann 1/2711 I have a seidelmann 30 that I'm prep'ing to paint. I would like to make any changes prior to that.
Binnacle Leaks Jim Legere at 5:44am 03.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1522 Is it just me, or is life about constantly struggling against small leaks on my boat? I have done al
Shower Replacement 1992 35.5 mysticrun at 5:40am 03.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1632 I need to replace the flexible hose in the Head Shower. Has anyone tackled this before? Looks like
Spring Gelcoat Maintenance Revisited Ducati at 5:23am 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2339 Maine Sail offered some really great info on bringing heavily oxidized gelcoat back to life. My time
Advice wanted on Buying a Dremel Cruiser1 at 4:53am 03.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2890 I was doing some work on my boat today and had intended using a 240V jigsaw to cut some fibreglass -
masthead sheaves timweed at 4:50am 03.16.11 Catalina 30 12/7527 I want to replace the masthead sheaves on my '83 catalina mkI. They showed a lot of wear last spring

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12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 12.14.21 Scott, I wouldn't bother changing the fuses. The probability of exceeding 300 amps is very low. A l
Hunter 38/39/42 TV removal jssailem at 9:12am 12.14.21 Welcome to the SBO forum TrickyRick and Family. Perhaps your family does not understand. It looks l
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it dlochner at 9:00am 12.14.21 UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your f
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it jssailem at 8:59am 12.14.21 Nice one, Peggie. Merry Christmas
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Tedd at 8:51am 12.14.21 Painfully accurate!
Hunter 38/39/42 TV removal Hello Below at 8:42am 12.14.21 This may help - 2011 Hunter 39 Owner -TV Question
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Tedd at 8:31am 12.14.21 Very nice set up! Also, this... c deferred gratification. A few minutes spent, now, to use fastening
deck craze lines JamesG161 at 8:24am 12.14.21 My boat Gel Coat Stress Cracks GCSC are being done now. My 1998 H430 GCSC's were associated with Cu
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 8:10am 12.14.21 Dave, what are the sizes of each of your fuses on the starter battery? I can't remember exactly.
Signed copies of my book available again this year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:07am 12.14.21 Thank you...and the same to you! --Peggie
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. (10) Scott NIelsen at 8:04am 12.14.21 Looks good. I did something somewhat similar. The attached pictures doesn't have assembly instructi
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 8:02am 12.14.21 They call that 'burnishing'. ;)
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water fstbttms at 7:49am 12.14.21 You are both right If you had ever cleaned Vivid in the water, you'd know that while it may share
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeK2B at 7:46am 12.14.21
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 7:45am 12.14.21 You are both right Its hybrid technology incorporates the benefits of both ablatives and hard paints
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeK2B at 7:41am 12.14.21 Dave, what are the sizes of each of your fuses on the starter battery?
Can't find the leak dmax at 7:32am 12.14.21 Check the radiator cap. A good way to find a leak is to clean up the area completely, do whatever it
Signed copies of my book available again this year FastOlson at 7:28am 12.14.21 I sign and mail each one. --Peggie Yes she did, and it's a solid reference book for us. Happy Hol
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 7:14am 12.14.21 The 2 fuses do exceed 300 amps. I have 225 and 150 amp fuses. I haven't been aware of the restric
310 DC Current Draw Chart leo310 at 7:12am 12.14.21 I have haul #44 and most of the breakers are for 2-3 outputs. So that could be the reason why the 1.

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