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how sale a BVI registered boat in USA? miguelgdelrey at 12:51pm 11.24.09 Big Boats 2/1586 Hello!! I would like to sale my sailboat in USA. The boat is registered in BVI. Does anyone knows
Can't get the hose back on thru-hull - HELP! dennisp at 11:21am 11.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/5548 Help! (It's probably listed as a tip somewhere in this forum, but after looking for an hour or so,
How do i hook up a two bank battery charger emergpa1 at 11:20am 11.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2362 HI, right now i have my charger hooked up to one battery. I want to connect two batteries in parall
Time to think about skiing (2) Tim R. at 10:54am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2266 Well, I finally hauled Cordelia for the season todayhttp://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/images
1979 Cherubini prop q (yet another prop q) darkwingduck at 10:48am 11.24.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2543 Hi folks, I've got a '79 30' with original yanmar one lung diesel. No complaints on the diesel, s
Florida....Keys....Bahama info needed..... Sumner at 10:18am 11.24.09 Destinations 10/7119 Florida....Keys....and (maybe Bahama) info needed..... .........everglades, 10,000 islands.........
South Florida...Keys....Bahama Info needed... Sumner at 10:05am 11.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 45/6435 South Florida... ' ..Keys....Info needed... .........everglades, 10,000 islands.......... (that are
Question about Jib and Genoa winches sandycohen at 9:17am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3576 Hi - I recently purchased a 23' marconi rigged sloop. The boat has tracks and leads for a jib
Wire Gauge? Snotter at 8:47am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1588 I want to add a 1-2-B switch between a dedicated engine bank and the 2-bank house batteries. There
Bad jib sheet clutches on Hunter 350 gddill at 8:37am 11.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1574 I have a 1997 Hunter 340. The Spinlock manual clutches that hold the jib sheets are a poor design.
DS Centerboard removal SmoothSailVT at 7:34am 11.24.09 Day Sailers 6/10471 I inherited an O-Day Day Sailor (DS) that needs to have the centerboard assembly removed so that I
Univ. 12-2 Engine Removal from 1988 P27 JetStream at 7:32am 11.24.09 Pearson 1/1608 I'm about to remove the Universal 12-2 diesel from my '88 Pearson 27 because the boat has never been
H23 Outboard Question Pete from Long Island at 5:38am 11.24.09 Smaller Boats 10/2230 Hello Hunter Owners. I'm new to this forum and glad I found you all. Having owned a Hunter 22 swin
Jib sheet Quoddy at 4:29am 11.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4073
Ocean Acidification Roger Long at 4:23am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1619 Today's (Nov 24) Portland Press Herald has a front page story about the issue I did water sampling f
Rich B asked, " Is this ... Shoaldrafter at 4:19am 11.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1178 Rich B asked, "Is this the same stuff they use for decking?" I cannot answer your question in all
12 volt battery overcharged to 24 volts ryanmohr at 3:31am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 36/16675 I bought a new battery and on-board charger yesterday from West Marine. The charger is the ProSport
Catalina 30 Running Rigging 101 sean0965 at 1:52am 11.24.09 Catalina 30 1/6280 Hello All, I've just moved up from a Paceship P23 to a Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a refer
Battery-thermal runaway Jerry Loomis 1 at 8:23pm 11.23.09 Pearson 0/1210 I believe I have just had a thermal run away in my generator battery. It got hot and smelled like su
PNW enclsures 1Goldie at 7:47pm 11.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1420 We are new to PNW. Already been laughed at about 'winterizing' but do have a question about enclosur

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Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jssailem at 7:02am 04.09.22 Maybe the spreader is salvageable. So much depends on what you see when you get it down on the hard.
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Crazy Dave Condon at 7:01am 04.09.22 @Learningthehardway As a former dealer, if the picture where the spreader use to be is a large hole
I blew a fuse! Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 04.09.22 So, what heard in the Nigel Calder video is that: 1) starting circuit is one place you may not want
A lost art: Conserving ice. (1) dLj at 6:58am 04.09.22 Sounds like you're in luck, then. I'd bet the prepped old finish would hold varnish or urethane. E
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 6:57am 04.09.22 :plus: with @smokey73
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 6:48am 04.09.22 From your initial post I am assuming this is a "brand new" boat straight from the dealer. If so, di
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts DougM at 6:40am 04.09.22
Wax or ceramic Justin_NSA at 6:36am 04.09.22 I get ads all the time for ceramic products. Maybe I'm just stuck in the past, I use Collinite paste
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jviss at 6:33am 04.09.22 It looks to me like the spreader bracket was glued to the mast. If that's the case, it would seem a
Wax or ceramic DougM at 6:30am 04.09.22 I have used Collinite Fleet Wax for years, and have been happy with it. I have found that the easies
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jssailem at 6:19am 04.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum @Learningthehardway Wish it was a better day for you. you will need to g
compass kloudie1 at 6:18am 04.09.22 Lots of boats have this clamp on the throttle cable .. The regular cable clamp will work as well.. N
Starting fluid jviss at 6:12am 04.09.22 Have a fine fuel system just want to help the process for the first start I would wait and try to
Wax or ceramic Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12am 04.09.22
Starting fluid thinwater at 6:09am 04.09.22 Logically, if you use less than the LEL (lower explosive limit) the fluid cannot detonate on the ups
compass kappykaplan at 5:56am 04.09.22 tighten the throttle so i dont have to hold it for more speed The throttle cable should have a cab
A lost art: Conserving ice. TomY at 5:38am 04.09.22 For the most part my surfaces are in good condition, I'm just starting to get some checking in the
I blew a fuse! RoyS at 5:33am 04.09.22 My 2 cylinder 15 HP Yanmar 2QM15 has reliably cranked and started while the start circuit is protect
I blew a fuse! Tally Ho at 5:32am 04.09.22 That is true, but only if the exhaust port is under the waterline. I believe, not sure, the 80s O
Wax or ceramic BigEasy at 5:21am 04.09.22 The standard for years has been Collinite paste wax. Not so easy to apply and it does not last a ye

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