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Holes in Fiberglass agolden at 12:52am 06.28.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 I am removing several canvas snaps screwed into the fiberglass on my boat and would like some input
ST4000 rudder angle sensor revisited TomS at 12:47am 06.28.04 Ask All Sailors 7/6396 In March there was a thread about ST 4000 autopilot problems. Mentioned was that a rudder reference
Refrigerator Runs Continuous- Fix! DreamWeaver13428 at 12:32am 06.28.04 Big Boats 5/1295 The freezer/refrigerator on our model 350 ran continuous no matter what setting the freezer section
Electric Jabsco T J Furstenau at 12:29am 06.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1278 Peggy -Was hoping you could give some input on my "new" Jabsco electric head. Just got the boat t
Propane Stove Brand robertaho at 12:05am 06.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1069 I have an Idylle 13.5, and I'm looking for parts for my stove. All the model and make information h
Ok Call Me Stupid Sonny10775 at 12:03am 06.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/1012 I am new to sailing, and as I'm looking around my boat I see this line that says Jib Outhaul. Its no
How can I divert rain water - Cat 320 ? R4576 at 11:24pm 06.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/948 Hello fellow Catalina owners. I have a 1994 Cat320 with a dodger, bimini and plastic cockpit enclos
Soft Interior Cabin Deck Ralph18418 at 11:13pm 06.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/944 Help. I have a 1979 Catalina 25 with a swing keel. Between the cabin floor and on the starboard side
Rigging the Boom on a Mac '25 Richl at 10:46pm 06.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1056 I can't seem to rig the boom? Is there a support that goes to the end of the boom to hold it up, or
26m Water in bilge (outboard well ?) roy20572 at 10:44pm 06.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1182 After some recent heavy rain I noticed (fresh)water in the bilge of our 26M (whilst on its trailer -
Yanmar fuel filter change on 376 jander31 at 10:36pm 06.27.04 Big Boats 4/1153 I can't find anything in the archives on this. I tried to change the fuel filters on my 376 Yanmar,
Bimini/Mainsheet interference Mike Davis at 10:33pm 06.27.04 Smaller Boats 7/1379 First sail in my new 2004, and immediately discovered a suprising problem: The bimini comes far enou
Cal 2-24 winches barry at 10:12pm 06.27.04 Cal 2/719 I have a Cal 2-24 that I purchesed recently. One of the jib winches needs new pawl springs. I cann
Fuel Guage fredher at 10:06pm 06.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/851 As another post has stated, the fuel guage on my 380 always points to full when the power is turned
Hole Filler/ O 23 Manuals Jonathan Cushing at 9:53pm 06.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/910 I need to fill and re-drill holes for my foreward hatch on my 1983 O 23 (the hinge broke and I need
Hunter Decals Russell637 at 4:52pm 06.27.04 Smaller Boats 12/7410 I just bought a 1987 23" Hunter sail boat and I am also new to sailing. I would like to replace the
How did you do on the sail trim quiz? ex-admin at 3:38pm 06.27.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1473 Gary and Don did a nice job on this quiz, didn't they? We learned a few things and there's some goo
2001 H290 Owner's Manual Climber27 at 2:02pm 06.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1491 Hello everyone:I recently purchased a new 2001 Hunter 290, but unfortunately, I do not have the ow
Boom Supports - "boomkicker" cappy23817 at 1:12pm 06.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/794 Has anyone installed a "Boomkicker" support on a H-28.5? What size? Satisfied? Considering replaci
Differences in 26X models Matthew Cook at 12:20pm 06.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/983 Hi folks,I'm looking to purchace a 26x MacGregor but am not sure what differences if any there wer

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Sad News at Garhauer Marine Joe23455 at 2:49pm 01.13.21 Sad to Hear. He was always very pleasant to work with when thinking out my rigging upgrades. And man
Conditioning new batteries. Benny17441 at 2:18pm 01.13.21 Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge than
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 2:12pm 01.13.21 Thank you for that insight. I did look closely around and under the bolt heads/washers; no cracks, n
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. RitSim at 2:07pm 01.13.21 If you decide to retorque - consider that most torque charts are for clean and lubricated threads.
Boat graphics shemandr at 1:59pm 01.13.21 I would check out local sign makers as post #5 from Dave. We've done that and were impressed with t
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:52pm 01.13.21 Hey, thanks for the welcome. There were no signs of trauma when I checked after the boat was lifted;
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 1:45pm 01.13.21 I used "Full Moon Signs and Graphics" to replace all of mine. On Central just East of Washington. D
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. Jake N Eggs at 1:41pm 01.13.21 Welcome to the SBO forum by the way. Hard to tell on the other end of the internet but if it were me
Boat graphics JRacer at 1:30pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. AndrewM at 1:22pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. (1) Jake N Eggs at 1:18pm 01.13.21 I doubt that you would have to re-torque but if you want to check I have attached a standard torque
Boat graphics daviddp at 12:51pm 01.13.21 I am not sure if SBO has a vendor, check with them. I used this company, they make a second set whe
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 01.13.21 Well alrighty then. I'll take a pic to our local shops and see what they can do. We like to support
12 volt charging at marina Benny17441 at 12:21pm 01.13.21 That must be a power boat Marina. Dual purpose batteries are not the best option for a sailboat as
Boat graphics ebsail at 12:19pm 01.13.21 Also just had boat name and hailing port done by local shop here in Owings Mill MD. two copies .
Mast Sail Slide Channel rgranger at 12:06pm 01.13.21 Mast Gate Modification :wow3::clap::clap::clap: That is very cool.... and I liked the use of squo
Dyneema lifelines jssailem at 12:01pm 01.13.21 Dyneema works great for lifelines. It is strong, but does deteriorate quicker than bare stainless st
Dyneema lifelines Parsons at 11:59am 01.13.21 +1 @Richard19068 - search this site for Dyneema lifelines May I ask what you have against bare (non
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration CaptainRan at 11:43am 01.13.21 Perhaps you already know this but the thread below indicates there is an embedded plate that you co
Dyneema lifelines Richard19068 at 11:29am 01.13.21 Google: splice lifelines Or search these forums for the same thing.

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