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My rant on boat cleanliness & maintenance! Maine Sail at 6:35am 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 34/2699 Hi All,I've taken some jabs from time to time on this and other boards because the condition of my
Dodger or No Dodger Dave2424 at 8:42am 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 22/3773 Hey FolksI'm switching from my 30' power cruiser to a mid-30's sailboat this summer and looking to
water tank JoeB at 10:47am 04.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/867 My newly acquired 240 seams to have a leak in the water tank. Can't see where it is coming from. It
Teak or Mahogany? Ed at 11:28am 04.19.07 Smaller Boats 2/1000 I removed the outboard motor mount on my 23.5 to shim it out for clearance to tilt the motor up. Gr
Replacement Ken Trailer for Hunter 23 Keith Brown at 11:49am 04.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/889 I need a replacement trailer for my Hunter 23. The original trailer was built by Ken (Ken Trailer
Sanitation Hose Advice Seadweller at 2:46pm 04.19.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1860 Greetings,I've spent the last several evenings installing a new toilet and Lectra/San unit in my b
Rebuild kit for Alcohol stove Pigue1 at 9:45am 04.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1488 Does anyone know where to buy a rebuild kit for a Kenyon alcohol stove model 206This is on a 1980 H
Folding propeller robertzi at 3:11pm 04.19.07 Big Boats 7/1214 I would like to know if anyone has had any expierence with putting a 3 blade folding prop on an H36.
Ballpark on a replacement dodger cover??? Tim at 4:04pm 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1161 Hello All and thanks in advance for any help,I have a 30' Hunter that needs the dodger cover repla
Simrad IS12 instrument experiences? jviss at 9:32pm 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3522 Can anyone share knowledge or experiences with the Simrad IS12 instrument system?Thanks,jv
Routing of TV Antenna and Antenna Performance Ray2325 at 11:39pm 04.17.07 Catalina 310 4/1469 All, I know I have been posting a lot, but I have a new (to me) 310 and I am slowly working my way t
Nissan Outboards PrincessoftheLake at 11:53pm 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1742 Captain Grumpy and I just bought a brand new Nissna 3.5HP OB for the dinghy. Nissan was not his fir
water in cabin omaha lakes at 11:58pm 04.17.07 Smaller Boats 0/746 after sailing for a while we get water in the cabin. the swing keelarea is dry so it is not the pro
Changing Coolant Steve at 11:54pm 04.17.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3314 I'm trying to figure out how to change the coolant in my Volvo-Penta. I can't see any obvious drain
Antifouling Coatings Albert17201 at 12:18am 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 I'm sure this topic has been beaten to death, however, being a newbie, I have read material on Antif
Charging Batteries While Motoring Bill W. at 12:23am 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2748 I've been trying to figure out what the best way is to recharge my starting and house batteries whil
Replace injectors Tony at 1:14am 04.18.07 Big Boats 20/1566 Anyone have this done recentlyAny idea of price for replacemnet with rebuilt injectors?t
How many batteries do you Have? jrpla at 1:31am 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1894 HiMy boat is a beneteau 32, with basic equipment plus a Norcold SCQT-4407 icebox refrigerator syst
Sabre 28 or Hunter 27 mike in canada at 1:42am 04.18.07 Ask All Sailors 20/5504 Greetings:Looking to make a decision on buying either a used Sabre 28 or Hunter 27. Assuming condit
Raymarine S1 Autopilot henkmeuzelaar at 12:48am 04.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1249 I like to know how to install a rudder position sensor on a Catalina 30 from 1988.I just bought a R

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Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 10:11am 07.31.21 i think my other option due to lack of space around the quadrant is to mount a rotary drive directly
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 10:00am 07.31.21 I wonder if orangutans would be good swimmers!!
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull jssailem at 9:50am 07.31.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Others
What Starter Battery??? BOSSailor at 9:47am 07.31.21 I've got a cheap Costco group 31 battery isolated from my main house battery and charged via an ACR.
Linear drive fitment jssailem at 9:41am 07.31.21 Welcome to the forum here at SBO. There are several methods to install a below deck AP on a boat. L
Linear drive fitment senang at 9:29am 07.31.21 Look at the models they have at Jefa in Denmark. They have very compact drive units. They are OEM fo
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 07.31.21 In addition to all of the above, do you have an external alternator regulator ? Stock alternators a
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 9:20am 07.31.21
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Don Guillette at 9:18am 07.31.21 Regarding lift and drag. I do discuss it BRIEFLY on page 22 and it's true balancing act. It's called
Life line specs and material sail sfbay at 9:10am 07.31.21 I replaced the coated lifelines on my Hunter 386 and 46 sailboats myself with Suncor uncoated 316 SS
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 9:09am 07.31.21 Thanks
Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 9:06am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that There is some useful information there. Thank you You are very welcome..
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 9:01am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that There is some useful information there. Thank you
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 sail sfbay at 8:58am 07.31.21 Here you go: 1972 Sirocco S-15 Sailboat \| ksl.com listed for $2300 and 15 foot Sailboats for Sale \|
Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 8:53am 07.31.21 These Beneteuas of similar size installed a below deck hydraulic linerar drive: Beneteau 361 below
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 8:51am 07.31.21 Hi. Thanks for your reply I have the instruction which came with the new unit but by problem is l
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull sail sfbay at 8:46am 07.31.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Linear drive fitment sailboatracer at 8:46am 07.31.21 The best advice you will probably get is from the installation instructions provided by the manufact
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Calif. Ted at 8:33am 07.31.21 Are the bottom blisters in the gel coat or just the paint ? If you open one is it wet and does it sm
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? Sailfanatic at 8:30am 07.31.21 Good advice but how fo you blast off the layers of paint and not affect the barrier coats? If the o

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