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Tiller connection to rudder assembly (1) patbratton at 11:45am 12.17.21 Smaller Boats 3/960 My H240 has four stainless machine screws that pass through the tiller head and thread into the squa
Beneteau parts? LynnM at 11:17am 12.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1736 I have an '05 323 and would like new porthole screens along with a few other items.. any help apprre
Last chance to buy a signed copy of my book! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:10am 12.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/491 This promotion is actually scheduled to end today, but I'll mail any new orders sbo.com receives by
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater wyctoronto at 10:27am 12.16.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1854 I remember a post from Peggy that seemed to indicate i could convert my basic Jabsco 37010's to Rari
23.5 Aluminum Tiller travelingjerryb at 8:45am 12.16.21 Smaller Boats 6/1028 I just replaced the aluminum tiller on my 23.5 with a wood one. Anyone in the PNW want it? Send me a
Folding Prop? DanMaine at 7:55am 12.16.21 The Cherubini Hunters 21/4130 On my 37H I installed an old Michigan folding prop. my teeth nearly fall out when starting until it
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery IStream at 7:04am 12.16.21 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5420 As everyone here is probably aware, Rod suffered a stroke in December. He survived but is paralyzed
Heave To Question colb218 at 10:31pm 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 56/8713 I recently watched a video about heaving to while single handed. The video demonstrated heaving to a
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices sunlover at 5:21pm 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 25/3346 So, I keep seeing these very attratively priced batteries: https://www.amazon.com/JUPITEK-S1200-Fl
How old is Grandpa? Brian D at 4:14pm 12.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 42/4769 How Old Is Grandpa? Or Grandma Stay with this - the answer is at the end. It may blow you away.
Locate Battery Charger NCBrew at 3:31pm 12.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/909 I have a Hunter Legend 35.5 1993. The Battery Charger is not working. I found where it is loc
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 2:54pm 12.15.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/2050 Hello fellow sailors. Among lots of other boat troubles this year. I arrived at the boat to find a p
Bimini for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 12:43pm 12.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1640 Does anyone have a design pattern for a bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5? Billy
Pick one... (1) Brian D at 7:55am 12.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 61/5251 200994
Chapman's Piloting Publication (1) patbratton at 6:36am 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/5983 Who has the oldest copy of Chapman's Piloting? I bought mine new for $11.95.
Broken Faucet Dave Powell at 5:05pm 12.14.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1440 I have a 2012 Catalina 309. The faucet on the galley sink fell off. All the hoses are still attached
Charter Sailing In Miami jacquesrive at 4:52pm 12.14.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1012 Hey everyone, I am working on getting my OUPV six pack license and intend on doing charter sails in
Beware of flopping jib sheets (2) Dr. D at 11:43am 12.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1976 One picture below shows the screecher reefing line guide near the jib sheet track. The other picture
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21am 12.14.21 Ask All Sailors 10/978 TOOLS EXPLAINED DRILL PRESS A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar
Hunter 38/39/42 TV removal TrickyRick86 at 7:05am 12.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/867 Hello all my wife and I just bought a Hunter 39 - just picked up last weekend - and everything looks

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pearson 33-2 halyards davethemmp at 9:59am 05.12.25 I am planning the same solution of going all rope halyards, how did your retro fit to all rope go?
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms kappykaplan at 9:20am 05.12.25 I installed a Fireboy-Xintex CO Alarm several years ago. No issues with false alarms like I had wit
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms colemj at 9:12am 05.12.25 Do you have lead acid batteries? Or stored solvents? Are the alarms near them? Outgassing batteri
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms (1) PNWE36 at 8:55am 05.12.25 For CO alarms our e36 had wired in alarms. The attached pic shows the replacements we found. Marin
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:51am 05.12.25 Following up on this. I earlier this spring tested how heating the air intake for 10 minutes with a
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:47am 05.12.25 Colemj, good post... thats what you need to do.. Just to add... On the RF surge protection, most o
New technology : Lightening Protection System (1) colemj at 7:35am 05.12.25 One more thought - this was one of the boats struck I mentioned with that LDP. My advice is that if
New technology : Lightening Protection System walt at 7:30am 05.12.25 Colemj, good post... thats what you need to do.. Just to add... On the RF surge protection, most of
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:23am 05.12.25 I would guess it is an expensive option. I forgot to mention that it cost over $10k. Mark
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:21am 05.12.25 There is an odd 5 paragraph blurb about weather forecasting permanently at the top of this thread th
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:13am 05.12.25 Over the past 16yrs cruising in lands of lightning, we have taken one direct strike, and at least 4
New technology : Lightening Protection System walt at 7:04am 05.12.25 Similar to the fuzzy ball thing.. These might dissipate some charge in high electric fields but its
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 6:26am 05.12.25 Has it proven to be successful? I would guess it is an expensive option. We have been in Panama
Looking for ideas sailme88 at 4:01am 05.12.25 using a search engine, type in " fiberglass steps". see if any of those hollow stairs would work for
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 3:03am 05.12.25 I know a boat with a metal jesus medallion that pivots on a pin like wood stove vent. Pivot jesus u
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 2:55am 05.12.25 A better solution IMO is an automatic clean agent fire extinguisher, sized for the engine/equipment
Looking for ideas Leeward Rail at 10:34pm 05.11.25 Those fire ports are 45$ on Amazon.ca Maybe in the future It doesn't need to be that fancy. A disc
Looking for ideas Leeward Rail at 10:25pm 05.11.25 push/pull cable remotely located to a convenient & readily accessible location, but not in the engi
Anode/Prop Proximity Blitz at 7:49pm 05.11.25 For what it's worth: I always kept the anode about one finger with from the strut, but after last ye
Keel bolt torque values. Blitz at 7:39pm 05.11.25 For what it's worth, my boat has 5,500 lbs of lead for its bolt on keel. The manufacturer over 40 y

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