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Performance tips

Hi all,   I thought it would be interesting to have a discussion about perfomance tips. I know we have a cruiser boat... but it's always fu…

Started by Donizetti

25 Jun 26, 2014
Reply by Donizetti

gooseneck pin loss

I was walking by my friend's B40 and heard his boom "squeaking" with relatively little boat motion. Looking closer I found the pin that att…

Started by sam

0 Jun 11, 2014

windlass remote failure

Here is a recap of my experience with my remote for the Quik windlass while in the Bahamas.... Time for another "lesson learned" story>…

Started by sam

3 Jun 10, 2014
Reply by Mike Brown

FORWARD NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON OCEANIS 43

Last week I replaced the forward port and starboard incandescent navigation lights with complete Hella NaviLED Pro units. Installation was…

Started by Robert & Sandy

9 Jun 10, 2014
Reply by Mike Brown

BOW THRUSTER TUNNEL

Hello,Has anyone experienced some problems with the bowthruster tunnel fiberglass delaminated ? Denis s/y Hibernia…

Started by foster

11 Jun 8, 2014
Reply by Rafa

Stuffing box

I'm trying to figure out how to do some preventative maintenance on a few things before launching this season. Does anyone have advice for…

Started by clayton curtis

4 Jun 2, 2014
Reply by sam

My Circuit Breaker Did Its Job

Thought I'd share an incident I had that was a little scary. I have a 2008 B40 with the 2 shore power sockets. I lost shore power on the no…

Started by Harry

3 May 24, 2014
Reply by Mike Brown

Intermittent windlass operation

Recently the windlass has been intermittently refusing to work but only when pushing the UP button. DOWN always worked fine. I figured it w…

Started by Mike Brown

0 May 24, 2014

Batteries of the B40

Hey Folks My batteries never seemed to take a full charge since I bought the boat new in 08. they are now setting of alarms within 30 minut…

Started by Michael Cioffi

44 May 10, 2014
Reply by James Taylor

Maintainig teak companionway doors

The finish/stain on the companionway doors on my 2012 B40 are fading and need something. I would like top keep the original satin finish. B…

Started by GaryG

6 May 3, 2014
Reply by Mike Brown

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