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CNG VS ProPane darbay at 7:26pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5635 I am looking to buy my first boat. I have come across several boats with CNG. 1) Where do you get
MAst set up- lifting apparatus revans18 at 7:07pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 4/1476 I have a hunter 23 (1986) . the mast is very heavy to lift given the placement and lack of leverage/
fuel is leaking into my lube oil Mystic51 at 6:55pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2082 My Yanmar 3GM engine only has 142 hours on it. The engine started knocking and blowing smoke yesterd
outboard mark hannon at 6:40pm 06.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1669 Opinions on the smallest 4 cycle outboard to do the job on a Mac26C ? I do quite a bit of motoring,
Temp gauge Universal M4-30 jknappsax at 6:16pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1990 The temp gauge in the Universal M4-30 in my 1974 O'Day 32' CC has never worked since I got the boat
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 31/15932 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

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WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? jviss at 6:28am 03.27.22 On one's Massachusetts income tax return you are asked to declare out of state or online purchases w
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WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? DAVA390 at 6:16am 03.27.22 From the Tax Capital of the World: NJ has a sales tax of 6.625% on almost everything except presc
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold jviss at 6:02am 03.27.22 It looks like the previous owner also coated the keel bolts with gel coat. That's typically not a g
Datamarine Instruments jviss at 5:55am 03.27.22 Datamarine made very good, very nice looking and long lasting instruments. They date back to the 19
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 5:05am 03.27.22
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jviss at 5:04am 03.27.22
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? BigEasy at 4:18am 03.27.22 If you have decided to use a portable generator onboard, a Honda 2200 can run any appliance, power a
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats BigEasy at 3:40am 03.27.22 I intend to varnish the wood strip, question is do I varnish the bottom as well? Or just the top an
Datamarine Instruments Davidasailor26 at 3:28am 03.27.22 Datamarine itself is no longer in business, but I think you can still get some parts and service fro
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ken13559 at 1:14am 03.27.22 Don't know what season you're heading into down there. Generally, Nov to March storm & rain, Apr t
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ken13559 at 12:56am 03.27.22 dj, thanks for the information on Kapur. Very helpful. I intend to varnish the wood strip, questio
Outhaul cable 332 Jaxn at 10:17pm 03.26.22 I had a long comedy of errors with that on my 272. after getting it stuck in the boom, I proceeded
H240 Hatch board storage tip Calif. Ted at 8:04pm 03.26.22 I had a boat I sailed for months with the boards wherever was handy, on looking behind the aft cabin
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Johann at 7:03pm 03.26.22 If you read the specs, this is only a 700 watt generator, or about 8 amps (700watts/12v =~8 amps).
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang chuckwayne at 7:01pm 03.26.22 Thanks! nice job! I've been thinking about doing the same thing on Escape but haven't had time to di
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Ralph Johnstone at 6:02pm 03.26.22 He's only asking if he connect the generator output to the shore power inlet of his boat, not back-
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 5:56pm 03.26.22 btw, I did invest in a 350 watt Renogy solar system, so this is just as a security blanket. Baja
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 03.26.22
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? sunlover at 5:35pm 03.26.22 btw, I did invest in a 350 watt Renogy solar system, so this is just as a security blanket. Baja 9

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