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Catalina 27 wanted Nipissing Sailor at 2:18pm 10.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1305 Looking for a Catalina 27 or 270 in excellent condition. Please PM me. Cathy R
Mainsail for 36 Lancer S/V Honu at 12:06pm 10.16.20 Parts Search 7/860 Looking for serviceable mainsail $400 or less, about 36 foot luff, 11' foot, at least 2 reef points,
Point Pleasant Canal PJacobitti at 11:16am 10.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2101 Greetings! Brand new to the forum.... We will be bringing our new to us 1978 Bristol 35.5 home the
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? wsconner at 7:26am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 40/13498 Hi - Coming back to this group after all the great advice helping me upgrade our 12V and Autopilot
Drop-in Lithium batteries CarlN at 7:20am 10.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5130 How are you feeling these days about drop-in Lithium batteries on boats? I'm thinking of changing a
Want to mount scuba compressor on deck Passage Maker at 10:34pm 10.15.20 Big Boats 11/1364 I have a Bauer Capitano that I would like to mount on deck of our 450 Passage. But, the only way I
Stainless cleaner seadaddler at 8:39pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/975 What product is brush on to clean stainless and rinse with garden hose what is it called. Nick
Neglected boats (2) SailingLoto at 6:40pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 64/5267 If not allowed, delete please. It is winterizing season. I am on the water 8 hours a day right now
Customs Decal Renewal Time dlochner at 6:37pm 10.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1676 For those of us who live on the US/Canada border and like to sail across the border we need to a "Cu
Furler suggestions Pagan Baby at 6:36pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/564
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel (2) Terry Cox at 3:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 43/6757 Our 1991 P42 came with an anchor swivel that has held up well over the years. Since taking possessio
27 Edge in NY Area MarcB at 1:37pm 10.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/438 I am looking to see a 27 Edge before deciding to buy one that is not near my home. Does anyone have
Transport recommendation stevec22206 at 1:20pm 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/873 I have no affiliation with this company but wanted to share this with anyone considering a boat relo
Beneteau 311 spinnaker halyard Catsail at 12:36pm 10.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/937 Hello, can I run my spinnaker halyard from the top of my mast if a sheave is available? I believe i
seaward fox plug mikeepp at 12:26pm 10.15.20 Seaward 0/10 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Seaward Fox plug? mikeepp at 12:25pm 10.15.20 Seaward 2/1694 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 9:30am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 16/5671 There is a local guy offering to sell his mooring buoy for $900. If you set a buoy do you "own" i
Parting out a Mac 23, Venture Newport rgranger at 9:17am 10.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/730 Hello forum-ites I have no affiliation with this person but thought I'd point people here to this.
Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/1366 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? HubertMagni at 7:56am 10.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1635 Any ideas on where I can get a boat-cover for an O'Day 22? Its sitting on a trailer - mast/rigging o

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Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 7:43am 02.26.25 Have you considered a MasterVolt unit? They have a pretty good reputation, https://www.mastervolt.
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 7:41am 02.26.25 Have you considered a MasterVolt unit? They have a pretty good reputation, https://www.mastervolt.c
Upgrading Inverter/charger CrispyCringle at 7:32am 02.26.25 Nothing but good things to say about Victron and multiplus inv/charger. I highly recommend getting t
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 CrispyCringle at 7:18am 02.26.25 Wait, thats the top of the mast? Definitly missing the sheave. Id be surprised if raising or lowerin
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Tally Ho at 4:48am 02.26.25 Not on the 2GM20F. Greg
Solar Charging Question Timm R Oday25 at 4:44am 02.26.25 As a fellow owner of an Oday 25 , perhaps my observations might help . There isn't a great deal of r
Solar Charging Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:38am 02.26.25
The little things.... Aft locker catch dlochner at 4:08am 02.26.25 A few years ago I upgraded the alternator to a high out put Balmar. When I fired up the engine to se
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 3:33am 02.26.25 Another option is separate inverter and charger. This might let you be a bit more creative with fit
Solar Charging Question Leeward Rail at 11:59pm 02.25.25 Here's a worksheet I found last year: https://www.custommarineproducts.com/uploads/1/4/3/7/1437708/
The little things.... Aft locker catch Will Gilmore at 10:54pm 02.25.25 As an ex-IT admin, I've seen my share of stupid, but none so much so as my own, when it took me twen
The little things.... Aft locker catch Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 02.25.25 It's heart warming stories like this one which keep me coming back to SBO year after year. It seems
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions azambella at 7:29pm 02.25.25 Zincs? Are there zincs on the GMF?
The little things.... Aft locker catch (1) markymac1961 at 7:17pm 02.25.25 Okay due to overwhelming interest I'll come clean. My 'bad day' involved sitting on Pt side transom
Upgrading Inverter/charger Terry Cox at 6:41pm 02.25.25 Thoughts? Several. Our 1991 P42 came with an original Heart Interface 1600 charger/inverter when w
Installing chocks on the bow Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.25.25 Use this guide as your bible for sealing. Do not use silicone. It will fail. 4200/5200 will fail in
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 3:04pm 02.25.25 Thanks George. I found it there shortly after posting the question. My problem is I'm 6'5" and 250
Upgrading Inverter/charger mermike at 2:08pm 02.25.25 The engine compartment is one of the worst places you can mount an inverter/charger. They all produc
Upgrading Inverter/charger kbgunn at 1:48pm 02.25.25 Depends on the bells and whistles you are wanting for your install. I've had good experience with Re
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 1:11pm 02.25.25 It is always a challenge when I think about adding bling to my boat. Do I really need it? Where will

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