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House battery bank Bill1565 at 12:10pm 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2863 Too cold here to work outside on the boat. Better inside planning and scheming. I currently have
bimini for a 1984 25.5 hunter sailorkoop at 8:47am 01.10.10 Smaller Boats 15/8018 Hello, I'm about to purchase a 1984 hunter 25.5 for $3,000. I'm having a survey done in the sprin
Nav Station Chartplotter vs Handheld GPS Ducati at 2:45am 01.10.10 Ask All Sailors 37/8917 A Raymarine C90 "widescreen" chartplotter is alot of money. If we decide to buy the unit it will be
2 forestays Team118 at 8:24pm 01.09.10 Catalina 30 2/3048 Hey guys... This has nothing to do with my boat, but I've seen a couple of boats with 2 forestays.
Cant find the big "clevis Pin" for my mast plate (2) emergpa1 at 6:03pm 01.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2523 Hi Fellow Odayer's I hope the new year finds you healthy and happy. We are all fine in Georgia excep
Funny video nsfw biggio at 4:58pm 01.09.10 Sails Call Lounge 1/3526 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dtH4gCQ1m4
Buy a 2001 Beneteau 38? RHG at 4:49pm 01.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1736 I've looked at a couple Beneteau 38' (2001 and 2000). A good friend and accomplished sailer had a 4
Prop Wars ... Again? Paul Mermelstein at 4:20pm 01.09.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3134 No, not really. But since it's been a while since much has been said about folding and feathering pr
Double Rope Clutch yachtsman at 4:10pm 01.09.10 Smaller Boats 4/1639 The keel up rope clutch handle has broken. Can anyone tell me if you can buy just the handle or wou
Dropping the keel ksquared at 4:03pm 01.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1771 I have a 1985 MAC 25 with a rusted keel. I would like to grind it down and refinish it and I'm wonde
Jacksonville Florida Sailing jimkellythefran at 3:31pm 01.09.10 Destinations 4/3725 Interested in getting an overview of sailing areas ' conditions for cruising in Jacksonville ' area
Jacksonville Florida Sailing jimkellythefran at 3:07pm 01.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2395 What is it like to sail in Jacksonville Florida ' vicinity?? I am looking for comfortable cruising
battery isolater wiring (1) glen at 3:03pm 01.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2149 Hello all, I have a Hunter 28.5, but this electrical question may apply to any number of other boats
Boom attachment for vang sinister at 2:06pm 01.09.10 Com-Pac 5/6399 Attempting to put a vang on an '83 CP-16. Looking for the proper distance from the mast to attach an
See your boat in Mainsheet Magazine bobjames at 1:05pm 01.09.10 Catalina 310 1/2087 Hi Captains: I am the Mainsheet Magazine Editor for the Catalina 310. I am putting together an artic
Tired engine Joe D Pye at 11:42am 01.09.10 Catalina 30 1/1448 My old Universal 11 hp 2 cylinder diesel is beginning to smoke and I fear it is on its last legs. Q
Why didn't I do this earlier ??? (4) Maine Sail at 10:00am 01.09.10 Musings With Maine Sail 20/8390 So as things go I have been putting off the complete re-wire of my boat due to the sheer time involv
Transmission Main Seal Leak-10 hp Renault Deisel raymarshall at 9:55am 01.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1919 I have Hunter1980 27 tall rig, with a 10 hp Renault Diesel engine. The main transmission seal is lea
Wire Jacketing Observations (1) Maine Sail at 9:14am 01.09.10 Musings With Maine Sail 23/6675 About a year ago, maybe more, I posted some photos of badly oxidized bare copper wire. My assertion
Phenolic winch/handle (1) chefmike at 8:50am 01.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2089 Phenolic winch PIC http://www.kodakgallery.com/imaging-site/services/doc/5352:705737049112/jpeg/SM/

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How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang jviss at 4:04pm 03.26.22 Nice job!
Columbia 29 rudder/steering kappykaplan at 3:45pm 03.26.22 @jssailem , that is definitely not a "sports car" keel! :beer:
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats dLj at 3:43pm 03.26.22 Just realized you'd asked about kapur. Good choice. Here's a bit about it: Appearance Kapur timber
Columbia 29 rudder/steering (2) jssailem at 3:39pm 03.26.22 WELCOME to the SBO forum. Congrats on your new boat. I understand the frustration within your quer
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? RedIvy at 3:38pm 03.26.22 Will, Thank you for the response and welcome! It makes complete sense that each boat would vary in
Columbia 29 rudder/steering npodvin at 3:35pm 03.26.22 Thanks for your response! The hull was last cleaned in December. We had a moratorium on hull cleanin
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jviss at 3:33pm 03.26.22 Unless you have a fail safe means of tying the generator into your shore power connection, you run
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Davidasailor26 at 3:31pm 03.26.22 Unless you have a fail safe means of tying the generator into your shore power connection, you run
Columbia 29 rudder/steering kappykaplan at 3:08pm 03.26.22 Welcome to the forum! When was the last time the bottom and prop were cleaned?
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 03.26.22 Can I mate to the shore power port? Unless you have a fail safe means of tying the generator into
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Tom J at 2:15pm 03.26.22 Sorry, but I am a little confused here. Why would you open up the inverter generator? The AC is su
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 03.26.22 Don't know what season you're heading into down there onths of non sailing coming up, Do them in fiv
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Davidasailor26 at 2:11pm 03.26.22 1st Question: I'm thinking of getting a small genset for emergencies. 1000Watt. Can I mate to
Identify for Prizes. PaulK at 1:19pm 03.26.22 Looks like a previous owner put them in to replace whatever was there before and that the trim rings
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 03.26.22 Once i demoed a 21 sailboat to a sailor from hell. He was sailing the boat and put the mast in the
Autopilot drive interface jviss at 12:33pm 03.26.22 Oh, I'm over complicating this. Yes. So AP drive unit motors normally just take power directly f
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 12:25pm 03.26.22 Oh, I'm over complicating this. My old AP only sends low current direction signal to the drive unit.
Black rubber stuff in bilge? jssailem at 11:50am 03.26.22 Nice boat. You might like the Pacific Seacraft boats. Like the DANA 24 (PACIFIC SEACRAFT) https://sa
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (6) rgranger at 11:34am 03.26.22 Hey. If you can trailer the boat and it looks like the Balboa 26 is manageable, then there are a lo
Autopilot drive interface jviss at 11:34am 03.26.22 I just want to know what input typical Raymarine/Simrad/B&G/etc. drive units take. Is it a simple +

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