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Adding a bus bar across battery switches? bsmith15 at 11:51am 11.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1846 Adding a second house bank to my O361. In doing so I will be adding another OEM battery switch. I wo
Oh Joy refit 11/01/09, with questions about iron sickness.. (6) CharlieCobra at 9:33am 11.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2898 Here are a few of the culprits, some of who's purpose I dont know: In the stem post, there's this r
Roger Conrad Gary Meckes at 8:46am 11.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1309 Would Roger conrad contact me regarding his book and video about Daysailor II. I would like to order
trailer for 222 1986 seebreeze at 7:35am 11.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1883 Good afternoon, I am looking for a trailer for my 222 and I have no idea what kind is needed or wh
Where did summer go sailaway78 at 6:46am 11.01.09 Ask All Sailors 54/7974 Wow, what happened. Yesterday was nearly perfect. Were in Port. St.Joe, Fl. and it was really nice
Buying a used Mark II Mitch & Mary at 5:33am 11.01.09 Big Boats 2/2212 We are about to sea trial and survey a 1998 Mark II. We will be first time owners. What are areas th
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 1:15am 11.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1683 Keith said, "I bought four feet of 1"x7"x4' teak in atlanta last week...$112 american dollars.....my
H450-456-460-466 Rudder Pics? FollowYouFollowMe at 1:27am 11.01.09 Big Boats 6/5049 Hi All, Wondering if anybody has a picture of their rudder from a 1999-2004 44-46' Hunter they co
Self Tailing Winches Dalliance at 1:05am 11.01.09 Ask All Sailors 12/12501 My jib sheet winches are non-self tailing two speed Barient 22; original to the boat. They are in go
wax on, wax off Mike8193 at 7:42pm 10.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2215 Up to this point I have always waxed my boat by hand. I tried a buffer once but either I bought too
Adding gauges to engine Stuart5570 at 6:35pm 10.31.09 Bavaria 4/2602 Hi All Wondering if any of you have added guages beyond the stock that comes with the boat. I was
oday 25 owners-where does the water go digitek718 at 3:49pm 10.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2138 Hey I was wondering where the water goes from the melted ice in the cabin icebox? Does it just empty
newbie bilge pump oday 25 digitek718 at 3:46pm 10.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1598 I am very happy with my 1981 oday 25 purchase...it seems to have come with everything that I will ne
Broken Steering Don Guillette at 2:19pm 10.31.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3593 What would you do if your steering broke? Could you steer with your sails? It has never happened t
Windlass Installation Keith Willson at 1:05pm 10.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/5735 After nearly being pitched overboard while using my manual anchor retrieval system (me) last summer,
27sl speed? rivers at 1:02pm 10.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1414 I Was Looking At A '92 27sl I Like The Cabin But Is This A Slow Boat? Will A Traveler Help It Poin
Oday Hull Question lwi101 at 1:01pm 10.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1287 I am thinking of buying an O'Day 28. I have two questions: 1) The boat has been on a cradle since
Can 26m trailer be used for 26d? Will boat sit higher or same? Any tips are really needed. TOM mntjohnson_in_minnesota at 12:47pm 10.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1294 Can 26m trailer be used for 26d? Will boat sit higher or same? Any tips are really needed as 26m t
Groco lube dam612 at 11:17am 10.31.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2314 I'm re-building my Groco head pump. After replacing the plunger head the pump primes and moves water
Leaking fuel tank benmorr at 11:02am 10.31.09 Pearson 1/1550 Has anyone had to remove a fuel tank from a 1988 Pearson 37-2? If so, what's the easiest way to rem

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Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 8:24am 04.14.22 If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on. Not on a t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Scott B at 8:23am 04.14.22 Our dealer tells us that this is normal, and that using the winch is the standard operating procedu
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 8:17am 04.14.22
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 7:39am 04.14.22 Thanks. I'm hearing that it's not likely a core intrusion issue. That's what I want to hear. Than
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side jssailem at 7:31am 04.14.22 I am hearing you like the boat. That you are willing to put up with some issues. The deal feels fare
Burning insense on a boat Terry Cox at 6:41am 04.14.22 We enjoy burning incense only while at anchor and with hatches open.
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 6:39am 04.14.22 I'm having the boat transported to a different lake within a month. The boat will be pulled out and
Vernazza, Italy jssailem at 6:28am 04.14.22
Starting fluid RoyS at 6:19am 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders?
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? jssailem at 6:08am 04.14.22 Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? Scott T-Bird at 5:00am 04.14.22 The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should b
Starting fluid CYQK at 4:58am 04.14.22 Man that is a good tech explaination. Looks like mms is not a good starter fluid Thks
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side Tally Ho at 4:56am 04.14.22 As @Ted said, be sure to inspect the boat carefully and get a pre-purchase survey. I would want to
Vernazza, Italy TomY at 4:37am 04.14.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? dlochner at 4:29am 04.14.22 Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 4:27am 04.14.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Sailgunner at 4:24am 04.14.22 Did you install a second pump? Yes. Actually I installed the system so installed two pumps initial
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:55pm 04.13.22 But first, I need some dry lube!
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Skipper John at 10:23pm 04.13.22 After about 5 years the line on the drum started binding, softened enough that the wraps would push
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Skipper John at 10:21pm 04.13.22 Also, the furling line on my c315 was not led properly to the cockpit, resulting in excess friction

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