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Leak in Bilge... Mystery? eddwill at 6:05pm 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2569 I have been a member for quite some time but this is my first post. I have a 1977 O'day 25 CB, with
Westerbeke engine replacement Usins at 5:41pm 06.29.09 Cal 1/2453 We are wondering if anyone knows if a Westerbeke 13 will mount where a Westerbeke 13A was mounted in
146 To 216 troutsmoustang at 5:15pm 06.29.09 Day Sailers 2/1523 Hi everyone, I am moving up from 146 to a 216. any words or wisdom that would help me. I still ha
I have a new boat now How do I rig it? angela at 4:57pm 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1031 We are so excited to have our new 198? Oday daysailer II. We were going to take it out for the first
Stuck Jib Halyard secondwind7285 at 3:55pm 06.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/3057 HELP...! Hello All, I'm a new member as my Wife and I have only recently purchased a 1980 H30 Cherub
H34 tends to go to the wind waldenetkarine at 3:36pm 06.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1405 Hi, I have a Hunter 34 and when sailing, she tends to go to the wind (I don't know how ti say tha
Catalin 445 fmott at 3:27pm 06.29.09 Big Boats 1/2486 I know it's just coming out, but has anyone had any experience yet with the new Catalina 445? We hav
How far over can you lean a Mac26? daveterry at 2:33pm 06.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2720 My inclinometer has rolled over to 40 degrees and not being that experienced, I'm wondering what hap
Looking for a removable helm seat Jolly_Roger at 2:10pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2025 I lost the removable helm seat on a 1991 28' Hunter. It was molded fiberglass with teak trim/humpbac
New (to me) O'day Day Sailer SleepRN at 1:51pm 06.29.09 Day Sailers 8/11047 HI: I just purchased a used (obviously) Day Sailer and am trying to figure out the year it was bui
Need a Marine Airr Guru, Got Heat - No Cool coba at 1:30pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1847 We purchased our 2001 Beneteau 411 in Charleston last fall. Both Marine Airr systems worked just fin
Window air conditioner placement? (1) PCP777 at 1:11pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 31/15928 So the Texas summer is steaming up and it's finally too hot to hang out down below my Catalina 25 TR
Replace Dorade cowl vent with solar vent? GaryE at 1:08pm 06.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1887 I suffered an unusual whip of the genoa sheet that cleanly lifted out one cowl vent and tossed it ov
Darwin award candidates Tim R. at 12:45pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2683 Small Ericson trying to get out a channel in HI where large waves are breaking. No lifejackets and
PYI Flexible Coupling Jim Seamans at 12:42pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1484 Purchased here on SBO - of course. Think I've had the coupling for about two months and this last w
Difference between 1980 and 1983 Catalina 25 Oregonworld at 12:16pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 2/2410 Hi- I've planning purchasing my first Catalina, a 25 or 250. I want a swing keel and am looking
20 HP on a Catalina 25 too big? Oregonworld at 12:12pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 12/5574 Hi - I am considering purchasing a Catalina 25 for my first boat. The one I'm looking at has a 2
Furling Main John Ehricht at 11:42am 06.29.09 Big Boats 1/1163 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a furling main. We have now discovered that the luff on the main has
stay tensions rob Friedstein at 10:51am 06.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1184 hi all I'm trying to find out the proper mast stay tensions for my 81 Hunter 25'. Can anyone out th
Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? We2Sail12113 at 10:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6600 Subject: Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? I bought a used 2004 Avon 310 Rover, and all the PO

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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 +
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats dLj at 11:26am 03.26.22 Besides the hard wood exotics, like teak, Ipe, iroko, etc., there are also a number of softwoods tha
Sealing Deck Fittings Tally Ho at 11:10am 03.26.22 Yes. Use of Bed-It may not be the best option. The advantage of Bed-It, in my opinion, is in the na
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 Tally Ho at 11:03am 03.26.22
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:01am 03.26.22 Was your wife with you?
Autopilot drive interface mikeracca at 10:53am 03.26.22 With a 2 wire system and no sensor for feedback there is no way for the controller to determine wher
Rudder repairs racenmotorsports at 10:50am 03.26.22 @Project_Mayhem yeah, it's got foam on the inside. As far as epoxy, I went with US Composites.
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 10:22am 03.26.22 Seen on my bike ride today
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 9:33am 03.26.22 Not much progress during the Winter, but we did mount the new Windlass Contactor. The old contactor
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 9:22am 03.26.22 Not much progress during the Winter, but we did mount the new Windlass Contactor. The Windlass as n
Autopilot drive interface jssailem at 9:19am 03.26.22 Raymarine uses 2 wires to power a the wheel pilot. It uses a direct power DC motor and a positive/ne
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats jssailem at 9:06am 03.26.22 It seems the question is: What is esthetically pleasing to you? I found a piece of pine stair tread
Autopilot drive interface dlochner at 8:44am 03.26.22
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 8:40am 03.26.22 Looks like you have 2 voltages being input. 5 volts on the 5V and 8 volts on the VIN. Is one power
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S John T1594 at 8:34am 03.26.22 I had a Furlex 200 on my H340. It was not uncommon for a small fold of sail along side of the bolt
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 8:33am 03.26.22 What are you trying to accomplish? I'm considering buying a new autopilot that I would like to in

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