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Help, advice!! Swing keep jammed in up position on Beneteau 323 Jojo2020 at 10:42am 12.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/787 One of my crew trying to help ran the swing keep up until tight, well, yes tight, now the keel is ja
Engine Cover Gelcoat Color (1) SV At Last at 4:33pm 12.18.20 Catalina 310 4/829 Have a couple of dings in the engine cover. Been there since we got the boat but are really startin
Any Freedom owners talking here? Annie at 4:26pm 12.18.20 Other Sailboats 1/1439 If so which page of the 192 I see listed for other?
Shipping from Michigan to California davidhammer at 7:43pm 12.17.20 Ask All Sailors 29/2632 I am looking at a C320 in Michigan and want to ship to California. Need referrals for reliable and
To screw or not to screw? (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:24pm 12.17.20 Ask All Sailors 14/847 The title of this really should be "To thread or not to thread" but this gets a bit more attention.
Sta-lok question Sefuller at 5:47pm 12.17.20 Ask All Sailors 7/883 Looking to add a backstay tensioner and as I am looking at Sta-lok fittings I'm finding both 133-08-
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 JGeddie at 2:45pm 12.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2489 I am new to stuffing boxes. I would really appreciate some advice on how to adjust/tighten the stuf
Anchor Light LED ldegagne at 1:26pm 12.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/827 Would anyone remember what type of LED anchor light (bulb) they replaced their original bulb with on
h Stephen M at 1:22pm 12.17.20 Big Boats 4/1041 h
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 rbrentsaunders at 12:26pm 12.17.20 Mid-Size Boats 7/1339 Can you fly a spinnaker on the new marlow hunter 31 with no backstay?
Clinometer Panama Jack at 12:17pm 12.17.20 Big Boats 17/1110 I have a Hunter Legend 37.5. The clinometer scale is split in two. Half of the degrees is on the p
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port swshogren at 9:41am 12.17.20 Big Boats 29/4381 Hi again. Can I install a standard, plastic, waterproof inspection port, of sufficient size, into th
Shrink Wrap not done! RIBrooks at 9:15am 12.17.20 Ask All Sailors 48/3186 I dropped off my 40 plus foot boat at my Marina on October 18 for winterizing and shrink wrap. As yo
Refrigerator latch Brainstormer at 8:24am 12.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1261 I need to replace refrigerator latch on my 2003 Beneteau 473. Any suggestions?
Special Sale--Signed copy of my book available now! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:24am 12.17.20 Ask All Sailors 5/689 Sbo.com has signed copies of my book (see link in my signature below) on sale now for a great price!
Autopilot install on O'Day 40 LouisMK at 9:05pm 12.16.20 Bigger Boats 11/1450 Definitely time for an autopilot on my 40 '. I had hoped to do it this winter while the boat is stil
Electric oil change pump Mike Oldak at 5:33pm 12.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 17/1559 I'm on my xth blue hand pump oil changer. The last time was exhausting even though the oil was hot.
AC75 New Zealand Hunter216 at 3:08pm 12.16.20 Racing 29/2021 First race is in 3 hrs!:)
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 joecool911 at 2:50pm 12.16.20 Smaller Boats 23/1883 I am planning all the projects for when the mast comes down for the first time... With a new mainsa
An intro and a question dsmoll at 7:35am 12.16.20 Ask All Sailors 39/3425

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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal dlochner at 9:07am 01.10.24 The reason I wrote that I would avoid it was the tree canopy. Where I viewed the canal from roads
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 01.10.24
Espar hydronic heating system (1) Hello Below at 8:59am 01.10.24 You should have a header tank in series with your hydronic coolant lines that looks something like t
airhorn install Anomymous 163294 at 8:44am 01.10.24 https://www.amazon.ca/HK-Chrome-Trumpet-Compressor-Vehicles/dp/B07YXV69KV/ref=sr_1_5_pp?crid=2EJZBHK
airhorn install Project_Mayhem at 8:42am 01.10.24 Can you send me a link? That might be perfect for my airbag suspension for towing
C25 new mainsail Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 01.10.24 How does one know which sail is better than the other, especially when talking to a loft about a sai
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal shemandr at 8:39am 01.10.24 The reason I wrote that I would avoid it was the tree canopy. Where I viewed the canal from roadsi
airhorn install Anomymous 163294 at 8:28am 01.10.24 my compressor is the size of a chunky soup can. and my battery is 90ah
150 genoa vs 135 Kings Gambit at 8:26am 01.10.24 Anybody ever replaced their 150 genoa with a 135 ? Considering a 135 to gain a little more visibil
airhorn install Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 01.10.24 Have you considered battery capacity for the compressor? You'll want to do some careful consideratio
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal pgandw at 7:48am 01.10.24 The Dismal Swamp Canal is a whole lot more relaxing than the alternate (actually the primary ICW).
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:19am 01.10.24 Scott, JSSailem, Good points all. I did see the instruments that came in and I recall they had the
Demasted David in Sandusky at 6:45am 01.10.24 Going onto my "to do" list. Zooming on a picture of our bow, it looks like our 1/4 inch stainless st
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 6:09am 01.10.24 Hi, I think that it is in the alternator The engine is a Yanmar 4JH3E Cheers
airhorn install Anomymous 163294 at 5:41am 01.10.24 No, no, no. You can't do that. Too power boatish. HOWEVER, if you must insist on mounting an air
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? Claude L.-Auger at 5:25am 01.10.24 Apologies, I did not get out there yet.. early next week is next opportunity.. I do not have davits
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal (1) dlochner at 4:22am 01.10.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to d
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? kloudie1 at 3:19am 01.10.24 Apologies, I did not get out there yet.. early next week is next opportunity.. I do not have davits.
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal Davidasailor26 at 3:16am 01.10.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to d
airhorn install Ralph Johnstone at 8:47pm 01.09.24 No, no, no. You can't do that. Too power boatish. HOWEVER, if you must insist on mounting an airh

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