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Weather has cooled off in Austin Texas!!! (1) SteveATx at 8:17am 10.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1069 170801
Congrats Christoper - Sailor - Adventurer (1) jssailem at 6:38am 10.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 11/2131 170787 Finding land after at 3 month voyage. Makes my coastal sailing seem insignificant. Oh wel
Worst Bottom Paint evah.... sailme88 at 4:52am 10.14.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3751 Thought I'd do my boat a good and try Interlux. 4 coats of barrier and 2 ablative.. Top ablative
New gear - night vision camera from SiOnyx Captain Larry-DH at 7:06pm 10.13.19 Racing 14/3076 One item that intrigued me at the Annapolis show was a nifty little monocular camera that uses avail
Happy Birthday US Navy (1) Brian D at 6:09pm 10.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/728 To all former and active duty/reserve US Navy personnel on SBO, I wish you and your service a Happy
Diesel Heater sail sfbay at 5:54pm 10.13.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4941 Planning to install a diesel heater(Espar maybe) on my 2005 Hunter 46 in the aft starboard lazarette
Happy Canadian Turkey Weekend Hunter216 at 3:47pm 10.13.19 Ask All Sailors 5/494
Will it pumpkinpie at 3:15pm 10.13.19 Ask All Sailors 7/959 .
Experience with Sailwarehouse sails? djmeaney at 7:58am 10.13.19 Day Sailers 2/1068
Procedure to reef in mast furling main RNC725 at 4:42am 10.13.19 Ask All Sailors 9/5141 We are lake sailors. Our old boat was a 1967 Cal 30. We never reefed her even in winds over 25---whi
HUNTER 386 SVEN MARTINEZ at 4:11am 10.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1159 Were some 2003 models sold as 2004 models? Seeing several advertised 2004 ones, but they have the C
AUTO PILOT PREFERENCES twodzusfittings at 3:09am 10.13.19 Bigger Boats 28/5242 Starting to think ahead for the next season and was wondering if the wisdom of the forum has recomme
Annapolis Boat Show reactions Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 10.12.19 Ask All Sailors 47/6281
Where's the Water Strainer Hiding? Tradewinds at 3:08pm 10.12.19 Columbia 5/1517 Sorry to post noob questions but where's the water strainer for the diesel engine on the 8.7?
Hunter 170 Mast Step - More Rotten Plywood (1) BobbyFunn at 2:03pm 10.12.19 Day Sailers 14/3850 So I'm working on the deck of A Hunter 170 and there was a need to remove the metal Mast Tabernacle.
First Sailboat Purchase Question Jimbeaux at 12:33pm 10.12.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1333
Boom questions (4) ULost at 12:07pm 10.12.19 Smaller Boats 14/1265 Can someone help me to identify the lines on this boom. From left to right, I believe the middle on
Raymarine i60 Close Hauled Virgil G at 9:17am 10.12.19 Racing 1/724 Please help. I have the above instrument. I have installed the Raymarine anemometer, and the iTC-5 i
In line water strainer air. Modify?? (1) NYSail at 6:50am 10.12.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1288
Dodger in my line of sight ontherocks83 at 6:04am 10.12.19 Catalina 30 12/2660 I just purchased a 1984 C30 and the previous owner has the lines set up so the dodger is supposed to

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Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:09pm 07.31.24 When making recommendations I tend to follow advice from established pros. Whether you follow thei
Hose life? Tally Ho at 3:02pm 07.31.24 My drain hose for the galley sink exits below the waterline and has a thruhull valve. My boat is 36
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 07.31.24 Check the universal time offset?
Add starting relay Richard19068 at 2:29pm 07.31.24 I have a boat with everything to fix it on board. It got nick named the floating tool box Funny,
H26 Roller Furler issues (1) Chiriqui at 2:23pm 07.31.24 Location of drum sent to me by one of the marina crew
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 2:20pm 07.31.24 Can you identify the roller furler in the photo in my previous message? Yes I know I would have it r
H26 Roller Furler issues (1) Chiriqui at 2:10pm 07.31.24 Can you identify? Yes I know I would have it rigged tolowere if I detach the furler that acts as a s
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover Richard19068 at 2:02pm 07.31.24 Actually Rich, that is helpful. Good to know I'm not the only one that ever had it happen and good
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Project_Mayhem at 1:41pm 07.31.24 d. There is nothing terribly wrong with e10. It works in millions of cars and I have used nothing e
Air and generator Johann at 1:36pm 07.31.24 I have a Catalina 34 with new air conditioning ..what size generator and where can I put it to be l
Cabin Material Question Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.31.24 On my O'day, the cabinets are made of plywood with a veneer. Likely marine grade ply. Can you take a
Hull Shield Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 07.31.24 As in a keel guard?
Stuffing box adjusting jviss at 12:54pm 07.31.24 Thanks, @Ralph Johnstone , very informative. I have one of those dripless things, and I'm terrified
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover Rich Stidger at 12:30pm 07.31.24 I have the same engine and I also had the black cover come off. It was many years ago, and I don't r
Stuffing box adjusting (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:50am 07.31.24 You would need to slide the box up far enough to get out any packing that is between the Gland and
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 07.31.24 Hi @Mattcia123 Would someone explain in a simple way how to loosen it up a bit. But, getting back
Air and generator Stu Jackson at 11:35am 07.31.24 You will obtain Catalina 34-specific answers regarding placement on your boat at our C34 forum, here
Stuffing box adjusting (1) jssailem at 11:22am 07.31.24 An exploded image of your stuffing box is shown here. to get out any packing that is between the
Air and generator Don S/V ILLusion at 11:14am 07.31.24
Air and generator kappykaplan at 10:40am 07.31.24 How many KW or amps does the AC pull at start up and when running?

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