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Anchor Rode Choices Maine Sail at 10:51am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 7/6770 After getting frustrated with my brait rode I continued my search and discovered a company in Canad
wind indicator Justin_NSA at 10:48am 04.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2867 What do you all use? My 26S had a 10" Windex when I bought it. Some fat a$$ bird must have sat on i
whew!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!! zeehag at 9:08am 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 28/4769 at 0737 we left police docks and went to fuel dock, topped all tanks ( except holding--LOL) and w
What to fill old mounting holes with Larry.M at 8:06am 04.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4552 I am considering replacing my Jabsco with a PH-II. I have never seen one of these conversions which
Hull painting kev1951 at 8:00am 04.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2525 I am going to paint my hull 1988 catalina cant decide on which color Jade mist green or Dark g
Leakage onto aft bed from starboard melandchesley at 7:11am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1424 We have leakage from the starboard side somewhere that we notice after sailing and starboard heeling
One foil Quoddy at 6:53am 04.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6083 We are going windward without a traveler or easily movable jib block. If you look at the main and
cleaning the hard white plastic Jack at 6:25am 04.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2017 Hi all... I am wondering if anyone has found a way to clean the stains off of the hard white plastic
12v Batteries prosmile at 5:27am 04.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4435 Can someone give a concise discussion of batteries? What is "deep cycle", group? Cranking amps? Dua
Mixing Tee Broke Offshore (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:13am 04.06.11 Catalina 30 28/6290 I am posting this as a reminder to all to check the integrity of their systems to avoid this problem
Imron Paint Question rajhnsn at 3:00am 04.06.11 Ask All Sailors 8/9356 I have tracked down the previous owner of my Oday 35 and found that the boat was painted with automo
Westerly maintenance expert needed Haifa at 10:36pm 04.05.11 Other Sailboats 1/1688 Location Saudi Arabia Maintenance expert required to do complete survey and maintenance for wester
Simple question on wiring thenickboarder at 10:15pm 04.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1316 How would one secure a wire that is just sitting in the bottom of a locker. Is there any good way to
Spring Sailing.............. Almost (1) truckman at 10:12pm 04.05.11 Catalina 310 3/1733 Thought I would post this great pic of my beautiful wife at the helm on Saturday in 20 knots.
Sail Shackles and Slugs (4) awoody at 7:53pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2789 I need to replace shackles and slugs on the main sail for my Hunter 26. As you can see I have a var
Looking for replacement windows simpsoned at 7:37pm 04.05.11 Parts Search 1/2648 I have a 78 Newport 30...the windows on the cabin leaked...I was able to re-seat and make three of t
Deep boat ramp - Chesapeak Bay Bryantowski at 7:33pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2672 Hi, I bought a trailer for my O'Day 25 (w/centerboard) this winter so that I can work on it at home
Hunter Club ddecamara at 7:08pm 04.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1669 Hello, I own a Hunter Vision 32 and I am anchored at the Napa Valley Marina. I would like to join a
Sandpaper grit Rightsideup at 7:08pm 04.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2419 Ladies and Gents, Can anyone advise which grade/grit of sandpaper I should use to rub down the hull
Anybody use these handrails (1) paulj at 5:52pm 04.05.11 Catalina 310 8/2627 for anything? paulj :troll:

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battery charging issues vidalia at 12:44pm 09.04.22 As a corollary to the above, if your charger is as old and/or if you have a battery isolator in the
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 12:42pm 09.04.22 I was running on a 060 heading, with the main sail all the way out, I brought the sail in so it rest
Hunter Europa transom bung (4) martx007 at 12:40pm 09.04.22 Just in case anyone is interested :) Been to the boat this weekend The hole top right of transom is
Internet entrance test Davidasailor26 at 12:35pm 09.04.22
battery charging issues vidalia at 12:32pm 09.04.22 You are correct, the batteries don't owe you anything. Time for some new batteries. The most accur
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 12:12pm 09.04.22 SUMMARY: In discussion I learned that the age of the transmission was somewhere in the early 70's.
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair jssailem at 12:05pm 09.04.22 Hello K. Welcome to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. While it is natural to shout
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 12:02pm 09.04.22 Absolutely ridiculous and an insult to anyone with more mental capacity than a caterpillar. And f
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:29am 09.04.22 Well we certainly didn't come here for contridiction. Absolutely ridiculous and an insult to anyo
Max-Power Bow Thruster Lee Hadjiosif at 11:27am 09.04.22 Imtra side by side controller with touchscreen. No issues Thank you for the reply. Just to make s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) jssailem at 11:15am 09.04.22 SUMMARY: Removed engine and transmission about 2 weeks ago. Learned Thursday that the transmission
Max-Power Bow Thruster sail sfbay at 10:54am 09.04.22 Imtra side by side controller with touchscreen. No issues
Propane pressure gauge MikeHoncho at 10:53am 09.04.22 An empty container with an open port will tend to breath in moisture laden air during the normal co
battery charging issues Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 09.04.22 As a corollary to the above, if your charger is as old and/or if you have a battery isolator in the
Windlass Power Source dlochner at 10:27am 09.04.22 Thank you Dave, The alternator output is wired to a battery isolator box which is feeding power to
Windlass Power Source Lee Hadjiosif at 10:23am 09.04.22 Depends on where the alternator is connected and how the battery switch is wired and used. A prett
Propane pressure gauge Richard19068 at 10:20am 09.04.22 We have a winner even without one word of absurd contradictions. An empty pressure vessel with an o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:18am 09.04.22 Any status updates on Mr Perkins?
Running rigging lines internal to mast on a hunter 28.5 jssailem at 10:17am 09.04.22 My question is what lines came from the factory running inside the mast, and what problems might
Throttle Shifter Hollyberry at 9:56am 09.04.22 This might be a viable replacement if you have to go that route https://www.ebay.ca/itm/304120847307

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