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Cast Iron Keel advice agaliha at 11:05am 09.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1350 While diving under my B361 to scrub the bottom, I found some "rust bumps" developing on the bottom o
running the backstay line in the boom chris henninger at 10:50am 09.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1853 i just bought a 1985 hunter 23 im trying to find anything that would show me how to run the backstay
Phil, I just clicked on my avatar. r.w.landau at 12:10pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1062 what has happened to my info? Did I miss a new sign-up date or am I just missing?Am I outdated and
keel conversion Michael G. Sullivan at 11:50am 09.24.07 Big Boats 2/1397 Requesting information on replacing a wing keel with a standard model.
help with solar power ? Chet7135 at 12:29pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1644 Ok, I need help figuring out what kind, size,etc. solar panel to buy? Not sure what all to list he
Beneteau 473 Custom Arches....And balancing the bo scwade at 1:14pm 09.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2328 I'm thinking of adding to the 473 now that I've had some time to get used to it and hussle the dingh
HEY LOOK!! BOX (1) sand sailor at 3:28pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1277 I finished the sole of my boat and I thought I'd share it with you:)*
Starting the engine on battery 1, battery 2 & All Bernie at 8:58pm 09.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1596 Dear Friends, I have a Catalina 27 that I bought July of this year. yesterday just as a test I trie
Funny story from yesterday TimHayes at 10:17pm 09.22.07 Day Sailers 6/1313 Yesterday we were out sailing and my five year old daughter asked if she could "drive" the boat. We
Position of 245 on trailer Sharon M Too at 10:47pm 09.22.07 Seidelmann 1/1544 I am rebuilding a trailer for my boat. Does anyone know the correct position of the boat on the trai
Bang goes the upper shrouds Anthony Pogson at 8:20pm 09.22.07 Smaller Boats 2/901
In mast furling higgs at 11:00pm 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 29/4077 Yesterday we pulled a brand new Benny with in mast furling. The couple wanted their mainsail out of
another hin question Don Crowther at 11:23pm 09.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/895 So I'm looking at this hunter forsale and ask the broker to send me the HIN. He does and it's HUN311
Mast rigging larrywa at 1:17am 09.23.07 Catalina 22 1/1332 I am new to sailboating. I recently purchased a 1982 Catalina 22 and I'm learning as I go along. U
forestay connection Serendipity at 1:16am 09.23.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 5/3377 Purchased '93 Hunter 23.5 in April. Having difficulty connecting forestay pin. I use winch block '
Standard Horizon Knotmeter Replacement? Neuse Sailor at 1:34am 09.23.07 Catalina 30 1/2819 Can anyone recommend an easy alternative to the Standard Horizon model?
I bought a new to me boat. (1) CharlieCobra at 1:59am 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1303 Yesterday, I got an email on a boat that an associate knew about. I liked what I saw, went to see h
jib halyard michael rizzella at 1:38am 09.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/992 I want to replace the jib halyard. Any recommendations as to diameter and quality of line?Approxiate
Keel Bolts Kaptin-Jer at 4:04am 09.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1461 I have an Idylle 11.5 built in France. Can anyone tell me what method of Keel bolt fastening was us
how can you keep the cabin extra dry and smelling? Ryan Blocker at 4:10am 09.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1891 I just purchased a 1995 hunter 430 and am currently finishing up replacing both holding tanks (what

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Electric head on 340 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:41pm 11.02.21 Except for Raritan's own Fresh Head, they only match the mounting bolt pattern on MANUAL toilets fro
Tall Rig or Standard (1) sail sfbay at 1:31pm 11.02.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Interesting question..........tall vs. conventional will not
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue dkinzer at 1:30pm 11.02.21 By the way, SeaTech is now known as AquaLock. There is a video on the Watts website (and on YouTube)
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue dkinzer at 1:22pm 11.02.21 Thanks for the tips. I think that the mixing valve has union type connections on it so it likely won
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 1:20pm 11.02.21 I live near Portland. If your coming up after the 16th of NOV let me know. Perhaps we can look at t
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Richard19068 at 12:55pm 11.02.21 BTW, love this forum! Thanks to everyone for your help. I'm researching my solar panel options. I
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) berner73 at 12:48pm 11.02.21 @dolchner's point is absolutely spot on. "To really understand how well a charging system is worki
New Hunter 41DS Owner jssailem at 12:46pm 11.02.21 Congrats @dkinzer on your new boat and Welcome to the SBO Forums. Good to have another PACNW sailo
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 (1) Windpilot at 12:30pm 11.02.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's litt
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:22pm 11.02.21 I remember removing the mixing valve when I owned a 41without any difficulty, to clean the valve. I
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue Scott B at 12:20pm 11.02.21 I've looked at the plumbing briefly and I know that it is Pex but I don't have much experience wit
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (1) Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 11.02.21 The other question to ask is how much power is actually drawn from the battery each week and what p
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue sail sfbay at 11:35am 11.02.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are doing an excellent job work
Battery box over prop shaft Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 11.02.21 I think it looks like a good location. I assume that clearance under the cockpit might be limiting.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 10:39am 11.02.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 10:32am 11.02.21 Not surprised. Send them a link to this thread. They are probably not enlightened as to the number o
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 10:21am 11.02.21 With all things boat, there are compromises. On the waters of lake Coeur D'Alene the 4hp light wei
I think I just bought a 30. rpell1@msn.com at 9:45am 11.02.21 Offer accepted. 1979 in great shape, though I've yet to see the bottom. Why is the Bimini so low?
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? jeepbluetj at 9:44am 11.02.21 The SAE connector is also polarized, so no problem there. Most of them have covers to keep them clea
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 9:40am 11.02.21 I don't know if this boat model has a good set of baby stays to support it sideways. The H260 comes

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