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Replacement motor mount Steve Ullrich at 4:13am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 15/1210 I'm replacing the original H23 fiberglass motor mount with an adjustable Garrelick motor mount. At
main halyard splice Richard at 2:47am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 9/2357 Hello,I am replacing my main halyard on my 1987 Hunter 23. I have a 3/8 line and shackle. All I
VHF/depth sounder installation? Richard at 2:38am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/781 I am considering relocating the VHF and depth sounder on my 1987 Hunter 23. They are currently loca
Creative storage Art at 1:36am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 6/882 Ok all you creative girls and guys. I have finished all the necessary upgrades to my C-22. Now its
rebedding canvas snaps john withrow at 1:05am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2163 One of the snaps that holds my hatch cover(sunbrella fabric) has come out of the fiberglass. What i
Checking transmisson fluid Rick at 12:48am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1161 I have a fwc universal m18 diesel with a hurth tran. Should the engine be running to check transmiss
info on 27 o'day for sale ? Chip Chalker at 1:39am 02.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1082 272 Bryan,I purchased an 87 model 272 last year. This was my first sailboat. I love it. It is
Anyone have the Brazilian site URL? Sarah Jane at 12:22am 03.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/886 James, Mark, anyone: Do you have the website/edress for the Brazilian O'Day pages? They were the onl
Pin replacement Sarah Jane at 11:46pm 03.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/893 Hi, all. Long time no speak. I and my husband and father are new owners of an old boat ('73 O-23). P
Where to install GPS antenna? george s smith at 11:36pm 03.27.04 Smaller Boats 2/1132 I have a 2001 Hunter 260 and I must install a GPS antenna and I don`t know where to put it. Any sugg
Seeking General Information on Cherubini 33 and 30 Dave at 11:29pm 03.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1220 I'm seriously considering buying a Hunter 33 or 30. Where can I go to get general information, like
Question about 1983 Hunter 30 holding tank Steve Young at 9:11pm 03.27.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1098 Hi Peggie, I originally posted this question in the general forum, before I discovered this one. Fr
Question about 1983 H30 holding tank Steve Young at 8:41pm 03.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 I've only had the boat for about a year and I'm in the process of replacing a lot of stuff. Recentl
Marina lightning? Mark Crociati at 8:24pm 03.27.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1228 Anyone heard of a lightning strike on a sailboat supported with boat stands. Does anyone know how I
Keel Bill at 7:58pm 03.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1083 Sometime in the dim and distant past I remember seeing a reference to there being a "Firebrick" in t
Clearance for a 25" shaft outboard? Richard at 1:39pm 03.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1095 I've decided to repower my 1978 Catalina 27. She had an OMC saildrive installed in the 80's and it's
Question about Rhodes 19 and Mariner Chris Kottaridis at 1:03pm 03.27.04 Day Sailers 3/8170 I have stumbled across some local boats for sale, an O'day Mariner and a Rhodes 19. I am trying to g
sanitizing water in the islands Debra B at 11:55am 03.27.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1183 I will be heading south to the islands soon and am wondering how much bleach to add to water I take
buy a furling jib or a storm sail morley mitchell at 10:59am 03.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/951 I bought a 1991 Macgregor 26 last year and am very pleased with it.It has a both a jib sail and a
checking transmisson fluid Rick at 10:38am 03.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1145 Dose the engine have to be running and in neutral to check fluid. Hurth transmisson universal diesel

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Sailing and restoring #9874 (9) AaronD at 10:00am 07.11.20 Case for Tension Gauge and Windex (after a lengthy detour) I know you all have much better shop hab
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Rich Stidger at 9:54am 07.11.20 <snip> Now the only symptom seems to be when you let it idle for a minute then give it WOT, it dies
Introduction and first question rgranger at 9:52am 07.11.20 Maybe because there isn't much snow in Charleston or Alabama? And you took up sailing instead? I m
NPS threads question jviss at 9:47am 07.11.20 From Groco's document on this topic: https://www.groco.net/media/file/file/i/b/ibv-fbv-tech-blltn.p
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? (2) sail sfbay at 9:38am 07.11.20
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights jviss at 9:37am 07.11.20 As for changing the steaming light, where's the plus in that as your engine is running and theoreti
Introduction and first question Kings Gambit at 9:17am 07.11.20 ...or your smart phone's flashlight app will suffice. I must disagree. Attempting to use an expen
Introduction and first question BigEasy at 9:16am 07.11.20 Last but not least, some items taken from my list when I used to charter several years ago. Chap st
Engine repair online course BigEasy at 9:06am 07.11.20 US Power Squadrons have an engine maintenance course that is available for a nominal cost. You may
Introduction and first question jssailem at 9:02am 07.11.20 Welcome Salty. As you can see our groups is full of helpful hints. We all hope your first experienc
Introduction and first question BigEasy at 8:52am 07.11.20 Hi Salty Cracker, Welcome to SBO, and congratulations on your plans! As for personal gear useful on
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights capta at 8:43am 07.11.20 Interesting. My boat has Hella 2984-series lights. I consider these "commercial quality." If not
How does a roller furler work? jssailem at 8:42am 07.11.20 John G, Congrats on your new to you boat.
How does a roller furler work? jssailem at 8:42am 07.11.20 Tedd As Claude has shared, there are different types of furler designs. You will need to explore the
Introduction and first question Kings Gambit at 8:37am 07.11.20 Hi Salty Cracker, Welcome to SBO, and congratulations on your plans! As for personal gear useful on
How cool? Jackdaw at 8:30am 07.11.20 Make/model #? Racegeek D10 https://racegeek.ie/d10
NPS threads question (2) jssailem at 8:23am 07.11.20 @jviss, you make a good point. In NPS plumbing around my house and rentals, I have opted to use a pr
Is a Cape Dory Typhoon a good first sailboat for 2 families? (1) jon hansen at 8:06am 07.11.20 i had the same consideration as your friends when buying a vessel for my kids to sail without me. i
Introduction and first question dlochner at 8:03am 07.11.20 Oh SNAP! I made that mistake. It ended in tears... it was on our honeymoon. Somehow we are sti
NPS threads question jviss at 8:02am 07.11.20 Interesting, I found the Groco instruction sheet from which @pbknowles excerpted the figure, and it

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