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Compatible NMEA200 connections and transducers TimFromLI at 7:27pm 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 10/4229 I recently picked up a B'G Vulcan 9 and I'm in the process of converting my wind, depth and speed ov
I'm not seeing the light bulb like icon on my iPad. DrJudyB at 4:19pm 12.16.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/798
Bimini practical for a Hunter 22 ? ? curt in CO at 4:10pm 12.16.19 Smaller Boats 17/1520 I have a Hunter 22, 2013 model with the open transom and long cockpit. Would it be practical to ins
Tall Rig Identification crackerJackNY at 3:27pm 12.16.19 Catalina 30 4/1052 Hi All, I'm looking to purchase a 30 from 1985. The charity from which I would be purchasing does n
Replacement of Wastewater tank Dibid at 3:22pm 12.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1181 Has anyone changed their wastewater tank on their Hunter 310 (2000)? How to remove the old tank and
Parts and costs of adding an outboard to a 1990s 26X (1) ALMacShopper at 2:23pm 12.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1574 Hi folks - I'm looking pretty seriously at a 1998 26X. The one issue is - it doesn't have an outboa
Have you checked your rigging lately? eherlihy at 1:55pm 12.16.19 Bigger Boats 1/777 This fall I had to drop the Isomat NG51 mast on my O'day 35 so that I could replace the wiring for t
Oday 23 question Md80max at 12:44pm 12.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/734 Yes, I posted in another thread today that I am looking at an Oday 25. That is true but as the title
larger trailer sailor John6275 at 12:30pm 12.16.19 Trailer Sailors 96/12195 so, started out with an 18.5 ft but looking to upgrade to no smaller than a 24 but open to 28 ft. I
Time for new dodger and bimini DPW at 12:18pm 12.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1198 ahoy sailors, I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 and can no longer put off getting new dodger and bimini for
Deck compression under in and around the mast collar Surfah at 11:50am 12.16.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/3090 I recently bought a 1987 30 ft Catalina. I paid for a survey to be conducted however due to a lack o
Refrigeration - My big off season project Justin_NSA at 10:23am 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 40/5043 When we bought Bella, we knew that the refrigeration wasn't working. The seller said it was the comp
H260 Wheel owners, switch? davegm at 9:06am 12.16.19 Smaller Boats 12/1363 Hi all, I just read where 8-9% of tiller and wheel owners would like to switch. I have a 2000 260
Offshore rules require PFD with crotch straps and tether ring. Looking for foam filled pfd. DrJudyB at 8:53am 12.16.19 Racing 3/1336
Hurth ZF 5M Transmission Input shaft needed BillyK at 8:24am 12.16.19 Parts Search 3/558 The splines are shot on my ZF 5M.. Looking for a unit with good splines to replace my bad one..
Venture 2-24 Mast Support S1gma_z3r0 at 8:02am 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 3/831 Good Morning, About a year ago I bought a 1974 V-2-24. The owner had let a friend borrow his boat a
Bilge pump wiring Franzcat at 7:56am 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2318 On my Catalina 30 the bilge pump is wired through a 3 way switch on the electrical panel. Problem is
Deck fill caps (1) ScottySailor at 11:01pm 12.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2559
Prospective new ODAY owner with a question please Md80max at 5:40pm 12.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/753 How often do you do bottom jobs for these if the boat is in lake water?
Extra halyard ScottySailor at 2:03pm 12.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/895 Hi I have an 84 Hunter and it has a halyard that comes out the front of the mast about 3/4 of the w

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Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 9:07am 10.14.23 Welcome @JohnnyP to SBO. Really no way to address the issue other than going up the mast and helping
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 9:05am 10.14.23 I assign my NOAA ENC and RNC charts each to their own chart group. I also have my Canadian O-charts
Legal Question Raymus at 8:55am 10.14.23 I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in na
Engineering Help Needed LloydB at 8:53am 10.14.23 "My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them low as the Scouts taught me" Be careful that
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) jssailem at 8:53am 10.14.23 triple cheek block Is this what you are looking for?
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 8:21am 10.14.23 It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of t
Engineering Help Needed (1) kloudie1 at 7:53am 10.14.23 Think of it as torque or righting moment; with both pontoons out of the water, everything is balance
Columbia keel question James River Sailor at 7:36am 10.14.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try JBP-PA at 5:59am 10.14.23 I experience the same behavior. I think you can compound this issue if you have both the ENC Charts
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 5:06am 10.14.23 I experience the same behavior. I think you can compound this issue if you have both the ENC Charts
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Apex at 4:49am 10.14.23 do the VHF with AIS (receive or Tx) require a separate antenna. For the PO, a separate antenna moun
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:27am 10.14.23 I'm there probably daily. We're very aware of dry times and there is another wider dock I could move
Precision 23 dock size Ward H at 4:02am 10.14.23 This is the lowest it will get barring a severe drought. Do you get any kind of notice about water
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Ward H at 3:34am 10.14.23 So if I trip it, I lose 110 power at several breakers. Greg, did you mean "outlets"?
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? danstanford at 3:26am 10.14.23 If the 275 is your aspiration you should just go for it! The systems will be a minor hurdle when yo
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 10.13.23 What if you put some sort of hose on the cap (with the vent hole that seems to slosh out when the e
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 10:30pm 10.13.23 ... The area in the middle is where I have not loaded charts. When the quilting function does not h
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 10:05pm 10.13.23 Yes, I have everything from "Erie Harbor" up to "Great Lakes" loaded. Opencpn just seems to ignore
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) Techstyle at 9:15pm 10.13.23 I have a Raspberry Pi 4B at the Navstation that has two HDMI outputs one to a 10.1" touchscreen at t
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Tally Ho at 8:11pm 10.13.23 The sea built inspection port uses gaskets on the inside and outside of the 2 parts...so I am sure t

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