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New spam measures -- please read! Phil Herring at 6:15am 11.03.07 Ask All Sailors 7/938 In the ongoing to quest to (1) eliminate board spam, (2) not have to require registration, and (3) g
yanmar valve adjustment don Clipp at 7:36am 11.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6703 how do you determine when valves on a Yanmar 3GM diesel require adjusting? what problems develop if
Interior Woodwork Edward McCabe at 6:50am 11.03.07 Hallberg-Rassy 5/2016 What's the best cleaner and treatment for interior mahogany, somebody know?
Petcocks on Yanmar 4JH4E John Hosty at 8:29am 11.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1227 Can anybody advise me if it is necessary to drain the raw water side vis its petcock as part of wint
Looking for Mac 25 Trailer Michael Sindelar at 8:13am 11.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/880 Does anybody have, or know of, a trailer for a Macgregor 25 that is for sale? I live in Fort Smith,
Ice Box Dimensions catalina6551 at 8:44am 11.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1243 Would someone have inside dimensions with or without diagram or photo of 1988 Catalina 30 ice box. I
Venture 15 John Monroe at 6:50pm 11.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1538 Does anyone know where I can buy the furrowing assembly for the McGregor Venture 15 foot catamaran w
Go to Wilmington NC Mike48 at 9:18pm 11.01.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1211 We will be going to Wilmington, NC next week and would like to rent a sailboat for a day. Does anyon
Small Craft Advisor Hogan at 9:36pm 11.01.07 Smaller Boats 15/1326 is definitely one of the best magazines for relating to the small boat sailor. Great articles, help
in fast reefing winch bert at 12:18am 11.02.07 Big Boats 7/786 On replacing the endless line on the inmast reefing on my 356 i find the mast winch has quite alot o
Rudder pins ? Canukwi at 12:51am 11.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1093 I just took my 1980 Catalina 30 out of the water for the winter and note that what appears to be two
Going South seadaddler at 3:16am 11.02.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1048 Just wondering if anyone heading south at this time on thisforum.Any good details to tell us,any g
Zine problems Al at 6:03am 11.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1965 Have a 95 Hunter 42 passage.Having problems keeping zines. Have about 4 lbs of zine - two on shaft
Mac Gregor 26 Opinion bffatcat at 7:01am 11.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/3594 There has been some discussion of late on the Macgregor 26 here is my opinionI dont own a Macgregor
Link 2000 Install - John Nantz Stu Jackson at 7:30am 11.02.07 Ask All Sailors 33/1969 Great story, John (http://www.sailboatowners.com/forums/pviewall.tpl?fno=21'uid=73200280089'sku=2007
Just directions Buck 100 at 8:06am 11.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1092 Would any sailor in the Tampa Bay area know of a public launch ramp in the East Tampa area? My broth
1998 HUNTER 340 rudder bearing Heather at 9:18am 11.02.07 Big Boats 7/1370 Hi there. We need to replace the rudder bearing on our Hunter 340. We hope to do this ourselves.
Fresh water phoneman at 11:04am 11.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 11/975 I just bought a 1985 Hunter 31 without an owners manual. Can anyone tell me where the fresh water fi
Catalina Finish/Varnish Paul (Affinity C320) at 12:12pm 11.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1234 Does anyone have a handle on getting the product Catalina uses for finish work/varnish? I'd like to
Venture 24 Keel WIGNAW at 1:41pm 11.02.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1349 Help Help.Is there a drawing or picture of a Venture 24 with the keel down?I recently purchased an

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Re-powering! jon hansen at 12:37pm 04.02.21 the OP needed to replace his aux. choose to go electric. is cheaper for him. asked if any others had
LiFePO4 conversion Renegade135 at 12:24pm 04.02.21 It's not something to like, it is a necessity. Why? Because when the BMS says the LP bank is full
LiFePO4 conversion Tim22 at 12:15pm 04.02.21 Is 200 W a good match for the 200AH of battery capacity ? For the sailing we do the 200W Solar w
Solar Experiment (2) SycloneDriver at 12:12pm 04.02.21 And hot soup. This gives me an idea, solar powered outdoor kitchen. Probably should include an ATS
Secondary fuel filter removal Stu Jackson at 11:52am 04.02.21 No need to loosen the bleed screw. The fuel system is self bleeding. Tom, unless you've had perso
LiFePO4 conversion Stu Jackson at 11:47am 04.02.21 I like your approach of separating the LIFEPO4 batteries from the alternator. It's not something t
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 11:43am 04.02.21 I would bet that by far, sailboat cruisers average fewer than 100 hr/year on their engines (Most nev
Re-powering! Head Sail at 11:20am 04.02.21 I'm not back to shore power at night but can use a generator to top up the batteries for the next
Custom font for boat lettering (1) Whatfiero1 at 11:19am 04.02.21 Is this font shocking
LiFePO4 conversion Renegade135 at 11:15am 04.02.21 I like your approach of separating the LIFEPO4 batteries from the alternator. It seems the alternato
Spring Cruise 2021 jssailem at 11:03am 04.02.21 My friend Rufus has a little less promising outlook. Take it all with a gain of salt to season your
Spring Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 10:58am 04.02.21 Hi Terry. It is Good Friday and 70 minutes before noon. SO I looked at the weather on Windy and ther
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 10:57am 04.02.21 While my comment is only from reading about other sailors' success ..... We do have a young couple
Secondary fuel filter removal Tom J at 10:54am 04.02.21 No need to loosen the bleed screw. The fuel system is self bleeding.
1986 Capri 18 sailboat. Need spreader ends caps. any help please! jssailem at 10:43am 04.02.21 Welcome to the SBO forums. You will be more likely to find the part you need if we use the term "Spr
Secondary fuel filter removal dhandzy at 10:42am 04.02.21 If that's the new filter in the picture, the threads are visible in the center. "righty tighty, lef
Secondary fuel filter removal dhandzy at 10:41am 04.02.21 You should be turning it clockwise looking down. You have been tightening it. Hope this helps. Chee
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:37am 04.02.21 I see what you did there. clever.
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:36am 04.02.21 Makes sense Jon. There are many ways to skin the cat. For the OP it sounds like he has a solution th
Re-powering! jon hansen at 10:34am 04.02.21 ships of course do not use their propulsion engines to make electricity.

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