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Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/869 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2593 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/923 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks
Mooring buoy equtite Mike at 1:21pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5120 I have been sailing lakes for the past couple of years and i have only recently moved up to a bigger
Dingy Storage - on deck, davits, or locker? Bill Saint at 2:00pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2840 I finally need to have a dingy and am debating where to store it, as it won't be used often. I don'
building a trailer for Hunter 28 kidder28 at 1:50pm 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1528 I need to build a trailer for a 28. The boat is in a lake where there are no facilities for lifting
LONG TERM PARKING cockneyboy at 3:36pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1066 I AM ABOUT TO BUY A M26 AND WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AND TRAILER WHILE TAKING LONG SAILI
Largest wave Ryan at 4:19pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1046 I was just wondering what is an acceptable wave height for the Macgregor 26s. I am planning my first
Removing seatol paint from fiberglass pres18308 at 11:21pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3405 Last year I painted my wood trim on my boat (companion way door, steps, molding, etc.) In the proces
Canvas for Cal 28-2 Angus20305 at 10:10pm 07.21.06 Cal 2/768 Does anyone have photos of their Cal 28-2 with bimini and/or dodger? I'm planning to have some canv
.1980 37c owners manuel akflyr at 12:38am 07.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/852 In the proccess of purchaseing a 1980 37' cutter a copy of the owners manuel would be very helpfull
old lewmar winch handles? carl at 12:31am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1218 I have an old lewmar winch that I need a handle for. All of my handles have the same star pattern b
Slow drip..... KCY 333 at 1:13am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/974 We are looking for some help,I am sure that someone could help identify some boat parts.We noticed
Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1302 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/946 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1597 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1102 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan
The Cost of a Night's Moorage Gary Wyngarden at 5:37am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1605 We spent last Saturday night at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. Roche is an upscale, s
tensioning a fractional rig Justin_NSA at 5:47am 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1104 Okay, according to the instructions that came with my new Loos 91 tension gauge, the shrouds should
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Day Sailers 2/1076 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water

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How to use a D-shackle mooring All U Get at 5:26am 06.03.21 Those videos are great, but those only work on standup rings. Many moorings have floppy rings and
Another Electrical Question (speakers) RoyS at 5:24am 06.03.21 Give a lot of thought where you install your boat speakers. Inside the cabin it will likely be diffi
Finding a Pre-Owned Catalina 250 WB Trailer Joe at 5:17am 06.03.21 Have you considered calling Catalina Yachts factory's customer service dept.? Or a local dealer.? J
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags Joe at 5:10am 06.03.21
What do you use for fire extingushers?? All U Get at 5:05am 06.03.21 Best to get out of the boat, there are too many toxic fumes when plastic burns.
Bimini...what does it refer to? Justin_NSA at 5:02am 06.03.21 I've had trouble using email with SBO too. This should work: . Don't like to type? Call us M-F 9am t
Assess my Z-Spar mast (H23) CrispyCringle at 4:46am 06.03.21 That looks like a whole lot of bend to me.
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot HMT2 at 4:31am 06.03.21 Well it is getting serious now because I am ordering the EV100 tomorrow. I think I need to have my
Cal 21 port light repair PeteTheri at 4:31am 06.03.21 Here are the instructions for rebedding ports from Sabre. They will be pretty close to what you want
Another Electrical Question (speakers) Maine Sail at 3:54am 06.03.21 When I saw this post I was on the boat, so we conducted a little data collection. The stereo is a
keel bolts ? - buying boat Mechone at 2:46am 06.03.21 Huh? The Beneteau specification sheet provided herein seems to call for stainless steel bolts & ba
Bimini...what does it refer to? JohnShannon at 10:54pm 06.02.21 There must be some way to contact SBO. I see you have a Hunter, is that one with the spoiler? Mayb
What do you use for fire extingushers?? FastOlson at 10:35pm 06.02.21 One added note regarding our particular boat, it's equipped with two 5# bottles and one 2.5# bottle.
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags FastOlson at 10:28pm 06.02.21 We use the TL to keep some of the strain off the springs at the dock, but I guess I could unclip it
Bimini...what does it refer to? Tom J at 10:05pm 06.02.21 I've always thought of the bimini as the whole structure, frame and cover. I have spent some time i
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Richard19068 at 10:01pm 06.02.21 Remember the belt is not necessarily a chandlery item. As Brian said it is an AT5-825-10 belt (5mm
Odd Discharge Tom J at 9:57pm 06.02.21 JRT / Justin_NSA and Tom - oil was as black as night, so I just repositioned the hose. Did not ne
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? pclarksurf at 9:51pm 06.02.21 Did this ever work? Partial-- I ordered the new traveler and it is backordered so I didn't get i
Reefing Line Size(s) swshogren at 9:21pm 06.02.21 thank you all for your recommendations and sharing.
Bimini...what does it refer to? Ken13559 at 9:20pm 06.02.21 Well I think of it as the whole thing frame and fabric. Why do you ask? Did you buy a bimini and

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