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S2 11.0 A owners - Cutlass bearing joul at 12:51pm 02.25.20 Ask All Sailors 0/317 Hello ! Does anyone knows the dimension of the cutlass bearing on the S2 11.0 ? I m far from my boat
shunt wiring for engine ground? wsconner at 8:54am 02.25.20 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5531 I've read MS's post (Wiring ' Installing A Battery Monitor) a few times and did my best to search, b
skimmer transducer thetone at 9:37pm 02.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4113 Can a skimmer transducer work on a Sailboat?
Exhaust Tape? BillyK at 4:29pm 02.24.20 Catalina 310 9/1788 Hi All.. Does anyone know what the metallic wrap is around the exhaust riser? I peeled ours off to
old Signet Transducer, New Head unit? ScourgeOfTheHudson at 3:31pm 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/809 Hello to all, just wondering if anyone thought it might be possible to buy a new display unit (of a
Transmission Gbulloss at 2:39pm 02.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/899 I have a 82 Hunter 30with a Yanmar 2GM. I need a new transmission. Tag is missing off of mine. I kn
Hot controller All U Get at 12:51pm 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/861 Hi all, We installed a new controller for our wind generator and during a recent blow I kept track
What size fuel filter/separator? Project_Mayhem at 12:11pm 02.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/753 I have an OMC saildrive (detuned Johnson 25/35) that currently has a 10micron filter. Is this an app
Inline fuses for small wiring - ABYC compliant? AaronD at 11:47am 02.24.20 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1004 Is it sound practice and ABYC approved to downsize a wiring run with an inline fuse? E.g. I have a
Keel refurbishing Jacomo Sailor at 11:38am 02.24.20 Catalina 22 3/1054 I will be removing my swing keel soon in preparation for refinishing. I have a plan for the safe re
SQL Injection Attack - 2/24/2020 Brian D at 9:42am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1567 This is to advise everyone that there was an SQL Injection attack this morning. The results were a D
retractable bowsprit eberns at 9:15am 02.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/3409 I have a Catalina 28 mkII circ 2003. I am interested in installing a Selden after market bowsprit ki
Engine control panel woes Jimski at 7:03am 02.24.20 Catalina 30 2/966 Fuels gauge in my boat has never worked. Finally replaced the sender when I found a broken wire ta
Thinking about working on interior (1) Skipper at 6:02am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1504 I've been thinking about improving the appearance of my interior. However, I don't want to get start
Bilge Oil? patriot007 at 5:27am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/733 Water clear from onboard ice melt following last March 2019 sailing. Floating slimy jelly stuff does
Tailpipe under water? (1) jimshipsky at 5:18am 02.24.20 Trailer Sailors 41/4999 I just bought a Chrysler 26 Swing Keel on a trailer from a Chris Craft cabin cruiser. I suspect the
IN-MAST FURLING MAINSAIL DrTinyToo at 4:21am 02.24.20 Big Boats 15/2670 How do I Dunham a mainsail that is REALLY JAMMED into the mast?
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Will Gilmore at 2:17am 02.24.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 48/10797 Welcome to Section 2 of our SBO Book club study of Everett Collier's book, 'The Boatowner's Guide to
Ready Made running rigging SailMaster at 6:57pm 02.23.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1898 I am in the process of replacing all running rigging. Is there a source that will ship ready made sh
Table sealer Jimmy at 3:28pm 02.23.20 Smaller Boats 3/994 What to use to seal the table in the H26

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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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