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Considering purchasing a 2009 Beneteau 34 (not a 343) - seeking owner opinions paulducham at 8:50pm 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2240 I'd welcome opinions from any Bene 34 owners. The boat's relatively light ballast concerns me a bit.
Compression Block for sale on Catalina Direct? Bay Tripper at 7:22pm 08.03.21 Catalina 30 1/750 Hello, I swear I read that the compression block replacement kit (block of white oak) was available
New to the forum! Hello! (1) ship of fools at 7:21pm 08.03.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1011
Drain/holding tank for small shower (2) rickortega at 3:49pm 08.03.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/3638 Hi all, I am eager to redo my "shower" in a more proper manner. Currently, the water drains into the
How to correct time for PHRF? LakeShark at 12:14pm 08.03.21 Racing 10/6076
P28 as coastal cruiser? cefiro at 11:50am 08.03.21 Precision 3/3660
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships Captain Larry-DH at 7:42am 08.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/700 Interesting reading, and somewhat concerning. These signals might be mis-used by "fake news" sites a
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) WasabiRush at 7:08am 08.03.21 Big Boats 15/1669 I cannot find any identification for my toilet and need some assistance. See attached pic. I have a
Raymarine RS 125 external GPS question DougM at 6:11am 08.03.21 Ask All Sailors 0/422 In a prior thread there was discussion about external and chartplotter internal gps use. I have an e
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement (3) Bradv at 5:54am 08.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/699 I own a 1985 Hunter 31 and need to replace the front hatch. Unfortunately it was open and a jib she
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. JamieB at 4:03am 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1494 Hey there, thanks for the help. So like a lot of people my boat has been sat still for two years
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit on Oceanis 400? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! JamieB at 4:00am 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1526 Hey there, Thanks in advance for and help and guidance. One of the little screws that holds up the
Furling Main Winter Storage Pat Hooyman at 1:56am 08.03.21 Big Boats 18/2541 Have a Hunter 38 with in mast main sail furling in northern Michigan. When I cradle the boat over th
Week Cruise Next Week MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 08.02.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/1048 My wife and I are heading out Sunday night for the San Juans. First night will be Blake Island then
Long time lurker :) (9) Rabe at 8:04pm 08.02.21 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1737 After a few years of being a member, I've bought my first Hunter. 1981 Hunter 33 Attached are a f
Looking for a New Home Northern Rabbit at 7:33pm 08.02.21 Lancer 1/759 It's been some time since I acquired my project Lancer 25 and sadly because of both injuries and hea
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 (2) ray dann at 6:31pm 08.02.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1768 On my 25, the bow pulpit moves quite a bit, a lot more than I think it should. The bolts are tight,
Launched my HMS 23 (2) Murgatroid at 5:24pm 08.02.21 Trailer Sailors 4/2281 After owning for a month, got it on the water Sunday. I've never sailed a cutter rig, nor had an inb
Rudder Replacement Is HDPE Worth it? Parley143 at 5:13pm 08.02.21 S2 5/2485 I own a S2 6.9 and I was out sailing my 22ft boat a few days ago in 15-20 knots of wind with 3-4 ft
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts (2) sailtheworld79 at 4:44pm 08.02.21 Big Boats 15/2774

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Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 7:41am 02.26.25 Have you considered a MasterVolt unit? They have a pretty good reputation, https://www.mastervolt.c
Upgrading Inverter/charger CrispyCringle at 7:32am 02.26.25 Nothing but good things to say about Victron and multiplus inv/charger. I highly recommend getting t
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 CrispyCringle at 7:18am 02.26.25 Wait, thats the top of the mast? Definitly missing the sheave. Id be surprised if raising or lowerin
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Tally Ho at 4:48am 02.26.25 Not on the 2GM20F. Greg
Solar Charging Question Timm R Oday25 at 4:44am 02.26.25 As a fellow owner of an Oday 25 , perhaps my observations might help . There isn't a great deal of r
Solar Charging Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:38am 02.26.25
The little things.... Aft locker catch dlochner at 4:08am 02.26.25 A few years ago I upgraded the alternator to a high out put Balmar. When I fired up the engine to se
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 3:33am 02.26.25 Another option is separate inverter and charger. This might let you be a bit more creative with fit
Solar Charging Question Leeward Rail at 11:59pm 02.25.25 Here's a worksheet I found last year: https://www.custommarineproducts.com/uploads/1/4/3/7/1437708/
The little things.... Aft locker catch Will Gilmore at 10:54pm 02.25.25 As an ex-IT admin, I've seen my share of stupid, but none so much so as my own, when it took me twen
The little things.... Aft locker catch Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 02.25.25 It's heart warming stories like this one which keep me coming back to SBO year after year. It seems
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions azambella at 7:29pm 02.25.25 Zincs? Are there zincs on the GMF?
The little things.... Aft locker catch (1) markymac1961 at 7:17pm 02.25.25 Okay due to overwhelming interest I'll come clean. My 'bad day' involved sitting on Pt side transom
Upgrading Inverter/charger Terry Cox at 6:41pm 02.25.25 Thoughts? Several. Our 1991 P42 came with an original Heart Interface 1600 charger/inverter when w
Installing chocks on the bow Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.25.25 Use this guide as your bible for sealing. Do not use silicone. It will fail. 4200/5200 will fail in
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 3:04pm 02.25.25 Thanks George. I found it there shortly after posting the question. My problem is I'm 6'5" and 250
Upgrading Inverter/charger mermike at 2:08pm 02.25.25 The engine compartment is one of the worst places you can mount an inverter/charger. They all produc
Upgrading Inverter/charger kbgunn at 1:48pm 02.25.25 Depends on the bells and whistles you are wanting for your install. I've had good experience with Re
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 1:11pm 02.25.25 It is always a challenge when I think about adding bling to my boat. Do I really need it? Where will
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 12:49pm 02.25.25 Victron has become the default standard for electrical system monitoring. That's a huge plus in the

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