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Solar Panel Install/behavior (2) Witzend at 10:26am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3716 I just installed the Coleman CL-3900 with CC-4000 charge controller on my boat. Upon activation the
O'Day name plate or tag Marc Robic at 10:03am 05.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2045 I have a 1977 O'Day 25 with a missing O'Day name plate or tag on the port cabin side and would love
jabsco head marji at 9:48am 05.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2844 I have a manual Jabsco head with a fresh water thru hull and a connection to the sink drain. I pumpe
Leak in Glass on Entry way (1) Jim D at 9:42am 05.11.09 Big Boats 1/1226 All that rain this week I knew there would be a leak somewhere. I am in need of help on location of
Engine RPM only reaching about 2200 Franklin at 9:32am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 20/2861 Note: RPM gauge not working. I've been beating my brain out on this one. Two weeks ago I noticed
Hunter 386 LE or Hunter 38 bobdisab at 9:19am 05.11.09 Big Boats 4/6659 The features of the 2004 Hunter 386 LE are appealing due to the forward vanity, separate refrigerat
Small outboard charge question thaaland at 9:18am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1675 I recently picked up a sailboat - 26' Grampian - w/ outboard, and I'm starting to plan how to go abo
Installing a radio Fly Away at 8:38am 05.11.09 Catalina 30 1/1274 Hey folks. I plan to install a radio/cd player in my Catalina 30 soon. I plan to install it so tha
12' Oday tazmo8448 at 8:24am 05.11.09 Day Sailers 2/1498 I have recently become an owner of a 12'ODAY and am new to all this an am wondering is there anyone
Un stepping a mast and make a frame for travel 78116 at 8:18am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2867 Has anyone unstepped a mast and traveled with in. I have to secure the mast to the boat. Any suggest
Oil Pan removal SunCat at 8:11am 05.11.09 Big Boats 7/1720 I have a Yanmar 1995 3GM30 diesel engine, when I removed all the screws retaining the oil pan it sta
sea sickness remedies John at 8:08am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2270 I've asked befiore here and have seen other postings on this issue, but I wanted to give my experien
Hunter 216 PHRF VIVI at 8:07am 05.11.09 Smaller Boats 3/2989 Does anyone know of a general PHRF rating for the Hunter 216? Thanks
Beneteau First 310 Tuning Help drvrdad at 7:52am 05.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/10418 We have owned our Beneteau First 310 (Imagine) (shoal draft 4' 3") for a little over a year now, jus
Cabin Teak Cleaning Gerard8532 at 7:52am 05.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1190 Any suggestions for products to use to clean and freshen up the interior teak of my 1984. C27 It is
Its 1045 EDT do you know where your fluxgate is on your H49??? Velero49 at 7:42am 05.11.09 Big Boats 4/1305 I need to find out where the factory installed the autopilot fluxgate on H49/50. I have talked to th
Fun dinghy races in Puget Sound (1) mellis at 7:33am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1964 For those of you in the Puget Sound region there are some opportunities to do some fun dinghy racing
Center Board Pennant (Line) Oday 25 Dwight Thomas at 7:27am 05.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2450 I am dropping my center board sometime in the next few weeks. I want to replace the wire/line with
Garhauer deck organizers kielboatsa at 6:49am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4519 Yesterday I tried to install my new deck organizers, but when I removed the nuts off of the back of
Fischer Panda Service Jeff20919 at 6:35am 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/997 I am looking for the name of a Fischer Panda factory authorized service center in the Long Beach Ca

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Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part Pagan Baby at 1:32pm 07.04.21 Westerbeake took other manufactures engines and altered them for marine use. For example my W46 is a
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation FastOlson at 1:10pm 07.04.21 Note: having the plotter powered up or not has NO effect on the magnetic field from the powerful lit
Enjoy the Day kappykaplan at 1:04pm 07.04.21 Tks, Rick. Same to you and yours.
Waste System Diagram dlochner at 12:53pm 07.04.21 Can't offer much advice, except the system seems way too complicated. Simplifying it seems like a go
H34 galley twalker H260 at 11:51am 07.04.21 From the photos it Looks to me that it slides into slots at the top (headliner). At lower left ther
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 11:15am 07.04.21 I felt around inside this weekend thinking there would be cleats like everywhere else, but didn't fe
Looking for a 260 WB Tedd at 10:44am 07.04.21 Run Like Hell. You bet! I recently noticed that this boat is listed again, this time with the note
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter (1) fstbttms at 10:41am 07.04.21 I am not a scientist, and I bet those on the board are as ignorant as I. However, I doubt that the
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. jssailem at 10:28am 07.04.21
Adding a whisker pole topping lift jssailem at 10:26am 07.04.21 John, I would like to remind you of the many hours that you and I ran under my Assym with pole in t
Occaisional Head Smell Alansails at 10:17am 07.04.21 Peggy, The Head Mistress, Recommends KO & CP, which we have used for years on two boats with excelle
Outboard Motor conundrum. (1) jssailem at 10:12am 07.04.21 @Alouette Welcome to the SBO Forums fellow PacificNW sailor. Congrats on your Catalina. I am guessin
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. justsomeguy at 10:03am 07.04.21 Do you do your own fixes or do you seek professional help? Always do my own. Takes much longer tha
Keel questions kloudie1 at 9:56am 07.04.21 Could be scratches from the anchor chain?
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? jssailem at 9:45am 07.04.21 I like it. IT is stuff in my head. Now that I have read your list, I remember the comment.. Unless
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 07.04.21 Electrical shut-off(s)? Good list. My problem has always been keeping stuff in its designated locati
Keel questions Lakeskiier at 9:38am 07.04.21 Great information thank you
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. dlochner at 9:31am 07.04.21 If you are going with the Balmar kit, give their Tech Support a call to confirm. My kit was for a Ya
Too much mast rake jssailem at 9:08am 07.04.21 I have not been following your rig tuning to closely. I read your statements about "tight" and began
Too much mast rake Will Gilmore at 8:55am 07.04.21 If I'm understanding your description correctly, a tight mainsheet and boom vang should essentially

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