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Hi all -- I would appreciate your opinions regarding the best bilge pump float switch to purchase.
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Is anyone aware of a conversion on a Catalina 50 of the huge wing to a compact bulb of comparible we
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Just thought it might be interesting for members to be able to have a "personal photo album" of sort
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I have an O'Day 272 and the 30 gal. water tank is leaking somewhere. Has anyone ever pulled the ol
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I need a replacement centerboard for an Oday 15. The boat is about 20 years old. Also sources for re
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My Hunter 420 (built 2000)has an Inverter Draw Selector Switch with four positions: both, 1, 2, and
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I am repowering my 1977 30' catalina with disel-- the question is which one? I only use the boat for
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I have a 1978 Hunter Cherubini 33, and I want to install sheet bags to keep the cockpit cleaned up.
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I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with in-mast furling. The problem I'm having is that operating the furler
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Hi all, Other than changing the oil, what else is typically done to these deisel engines? AlsoI am
Jack at 12:13am 10.07.07
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I have the Simrad w/p 32. I noticed that while under power it works perfect but while under sail it
Tang07 at 2:17am 10.07.07
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I'm ready to go forward on a tiller to wheel conversion on my C30 and am looking for some advice on
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I bought the boat new in 2005, I keep finding a very fine powder or sawdust on the galley and salon
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I'm thinking of adding a traveler to my beneteau 281. Anyone have one that they could recommend ? It

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gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
sunlover at 7:32am 09.07.21
good ideas. I didn't realize that the citronella candle took 3 minutes. I'll have to look into t
Help with B&G systems
BarryL at 7:32am 09.07.21
Hi, I suggest you go into settings and then data sources. For Depth, what do you have listed and wh
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
rgranger at 7:27am 09.07.21
good ideas. I didn't realize that the citronella candle took 3 minutes. I'll have to look into t
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
sunlover at 7:25am 09.07.21
I have found citronella candels to be very effective but they take at least 30 minutes of burn time
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
rgranger at 7:11am 09.07.21
I have found citronella candels to be very effective but they take at least 30 minutes of burn time
Help with B&G systems
Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 09.07.21
Do you have any Triton displays or just the chartplotter? If you have a separate display, does it s
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
kappykaplan at 6:48am 09.07.21
Sorry- around here we call them "flying teeth " :D :plus:
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel?   (1)
sail sfbay at 6:47am 09.07.21
Are ypu referring to a halyard ball stopper to protect your eye-splice, masthead exit and shackle ch
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There?
MNIAW at 6:36am 09.07.21
It did indeed scare me into action. Immediately ordered the bow bag and masthead float. Even though
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
sail sfbay at 6:31am 09.07.21
Ouch!! Start by a thorough cleaning with soap and water and wipe down with hydrogen peroxide solut
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel?
Joe at 6:29am 09.07.21
Not understanding the problem. Is your spinnaker halyard swiveling block rigged ahead of the forest
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There?
MNIAW at 6:25am 09.07.21
Pretty new to sailing...have FS hull number 959 which I am slowly refurbishing. The boat is definit
h40.5 OEM pleated shades
sail sfbay at 6:23am 09.07.21
Rich, Here is a link to SBO's store for pleated shades Shades Pleated (sailboatowners.com)
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive
Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:20am 09.07.21
Sorry- around here we call them "flying teeth " :D
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel?   (1)
Sailfanatic at 5:53am 09.07.21
Spinnaker shackle guard, as used on the sheets? r.com/product.jsp?id=1800
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There?
FSMac at 5:34am 09.07.21
There is no way you will be able to sail and drain the boat after a turtle. Even with the bow bag,
propeller selection, and shifting
Claude L.-Auger at 5:26am 09.07.21
Pushing down, or forward seems normal to me, to go into FWD. Most all Hunter boats have LH props

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