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AQUAMOT fabiovacirca at 3:17pm 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 0/13 NEVER BUY AQUAMOT A sad and disappointing story on Aquamot Trend 1.8KW. We are happy owners of an A
Spinnaker measurements BWsailaway at 2:18pm 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 0/18 Does anyone have the leach, Luff, and foot measurements for an asymmetrical spinnaker for a 2005 Hun
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig BWsailaway at 11:42am 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 0/16 Our mast is currently winterized under shrink wrap and we need to know the measurement between the J
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve fero at 10:09am 01.06.26 Big Boats 5/54
Exterior trim wood species? azambella at 9:16am 01.06.26 The Cherubini Hunters 0/32 Boat is 1982 Hunter 33 I have some wood replacing to do this season and want to make some attempt
Painting an old Engine - MD2B Volvo (5) zinahewitt at 9:15am 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 2/51 Hi All, Happy New Year. I have an old engine I got. I have the exact same engine in my boat. No one
Interesting map of Long Island and surrounding area by William Fadden 1779. (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:56am 01.06.26 Ask All Sailors 2/82
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? madmax at 10:53pm 01.05.26 Ask All Sailors 17/226 I am looking at a nice 1988 Catalina 30 for $25k (turnkey condition). Is there a risk for me to bor
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines connect? (1) Woodworks1 at 1:07pm 01.05.26 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/285 Does anyone know where a water heater raw water heat exchanger lines connect to a universal diesel 5
Identifying rolling furler? (6) compaysailor at 6:55pm 01.04.26 Catalina 22 5/139 Hi friends, New to the forum here. My wife and I have a sweet 2007 Cat 22 Mark II. We are the secon
Termites! Can't see what they are eating or damaging..help!? btc at 11:38am 01.04.26 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/198
Upgrading Navigation. Requirements incl forward looking sonar Tony2024 at 10:07am 01.04.26 Ask All Sailors 13/242 Hi, I'm looking to replace my current navigation equipment (Raymarine C70 , depth ' temp ' speed) w
ACR's and SOC Project_Mayhem at 8:55am 01.04.26 Musings With Maine Sail 14/268 I have an ACR and two identical FLA's. If the SOC is lower on one battery, can it make the charging
Suggested locations on a Hunter 41 for VictronConnect Energy Solar Controller spadaforaj at 6:55am 01.03.26 Big Boats 2/132 Hi all - starting to plan out solar panels on my Bimini. Looking for best location to mount the so
1984 Hunter 31 Tachometer not working. plealman5 at 6:43am 01.03.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/287 I'll begin by saying that the P.O. did a lot of questionable wiring on this boat; wiring with extens
Anybody have dimensions of a new design wing keel trailer? Chipmunk88 at 1:58pm 01.02.26 Catalina 22 0/79 Hello, I was hoping someone might be able to help me with my trailer. I just bought an 89 wing keel.
Has anyone deep-cleaned their poptop tent? Gene Neill at 10:13am 01.02.26 Catalina 22 10/231 This mildew is depressing me. Can I just lay it out in the driveway, dump 50/50 bleach water on it,
Ritchie Compass dlochner at 9:46am 01.02.26 Sails Call Lounge 1/85 A short interesting news feature on Ritchie Compass. jkuDAM0AFFk
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 10:10pm 01.01.26 Ask All Sailors 23/726 Hello, Looking for a recommendation or links to a full 100 watt solar setup for my catalina 22. No
Hunter 376 9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady (1) Andrew Mylander at 6:28pm 01.01.26 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 10/358

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Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? (1) Woodworks1 at 3:30pm 01.06.26
Windlass for a Beneteau 323 tewilso at 3:19pm 01.06.26 Thanks for the tips - good service by Bene and made it easier than some dyi. I will have a look in
1st night on by 331 Bum at 2:21pm 01.06.26 A little late. Under the chart table is a small vent. Remove the grate and vacuum the fins for the r
Windlass for a Beneteau 323 Bum at 1:58pm 01.06.26 Before we made our two trips to the Keys and Bahamas in our 2004 Beneteau 331, we contacted the Bene
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 01.06.26 Do you have an expansion tank in your system ? This absorbs the expansion of the cold water as it i
2004 Beneteau 331 Bum at 1:43pm 01.06.26 I dump about six gallons of the pink stuff in the fresh water tank which is probably overkill. but t
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? jssailem at 1:08pm 01.06.26 With that in mind, it might be worth looking into insulating the hot water tank. This might extend t
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve JoeWhite at 12:58pm 01.06.26 It is not an easy job, but i would take the water heater out of the boat then work on it. If it brea
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Rich Stidger at 12:57pm 01.06.26 I had the same frozen PT- Valve on my 1997 40.5. I tried everything. I think that Kroil and PB Blast
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 01.06.26 Edit: assuming you can find a slip for it. Slips over 30' are hard to find in the PNW. I don't thi
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? Woodworks1 at 12:27pm 01.06.26
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations mermike at 12:10pm 01.06.26 I have been using AI on occasion. It is sometimes lazy and gives half considered answers. When corre
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve jssailem at 12:10pm 01.06.26 :plus: I had success using Kroil on my 50-year-old engine. Not everything is easy. Some things will
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? kloudie1 at 11:55am 01.06.26 I agree with Dave on this one. The crossover hose will have a lot of water pump flow through it all
Painting an old Engine - MD2B Volvo dmax at 11:37am 01.06.26 There are both schools of thought, prime or don't prime. I have used primer in the past with no issu
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations dLj at 11:16am 01.06.26 While this article is "food for thought," I am unclear concerning its relevance to AI use on this f
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 11:12am 01.06.26 That's an attractive price for a C34. Quite a lot of boat for the money if it surveyed well. Reali
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? mermike at 11:11am 01.06.26 How about a couple of nice looking Catalina 34's for even less money? https://www.yachtworld.com/y
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? dlochner at 11:08am 01.06.26 I was thinking about putting the connection to the water heater between the thermostat and the exha
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Richard19068 at 10:57am 01.06.26 I had the same experience a few months ago As with any other stuck fitting, use your favorite penetr

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