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Head Question Kevy at 12:48pm 08.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 9/1519 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone with a 320 has replaced the head with a Jabsco household size? Ou
Replacement fuel filters for universal m320 peterbud at 12:43pm 08.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/802 I know some time ago there was some discussion on replament fuel filters. If someone has that inform
When to Cast Off Tyemac at 9:50am 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1710
New Outboard Motor Advice Needed kclancy at 7:10am 08.25.19 Catalina 22 18/2937 Hey Gang, It time for me to buy a new motor for my C22. I currently have a Honda 5 hp, but it is l
Water heater element replacement Tucker67 at 6:16am 08.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/727 Good morning, my issue is that I have an strong smell coming from my hot water heater. The water h
Using drift sock to raise sails LordNelson at 5:26am 08.25.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1878 Has anyone used a drift sock or sea anchor when solo to keep boat into the wind to raise sails? When
Specific Question - Standard Horizon Chartplotter/VHF Kevy at 9:16pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 4/883 Hi all, I have a SH CP300i chart plotter and a SH GX2100 VHF on our Hunter 320. They work well eno
12v EMP nfg2u at 8:45pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 24/4035 Has anyone ever installed a 12v EMP to protect from lightning strikes? I have seen these on the mark
Low Lead Genoa Cars and Genoa Foot Blocks Ward H at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Catalina 30 15/3509 Good Evening, I want to replace the non BB OEM low lead genoa cars with Garhauer BB cars. The OEM ca
Catalina Capri 16.5 Trailer mwoodmansee at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/657 I have inherited a Catalina Capri 16.5 sailboat that is currently on blocks for storage. I want to
Bedding With Screws catalanc at 7:06pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1802 Appears to be strong consensus for using butyl tape to rebed stuff with bolts. What about screws?
Saltwater in Holding Tank bulabro1 at 1:18pm 08.24.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3284 I have a 2008 Hunter 45DS. The aft head has a valve to dump overboard or into the holding tank. Th
Hurricane Dorian <-- TS<--TD 5 <-- Invest 99L JamesG161 at 12:25pm 08.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 90/9451 This was done by NOAA as a Red Alert or Future Hurricane by Wednesday Morning. The tracking models
Engine Hours and Maintenance Done to date JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:56am 08.24.19 Catalina 310 29/3780 So I got a little curious about how others engines are holding up. We now have 2,165 hours on our en
Looking to Start Sailing LakeMan at 8:08am 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 52/4772 Hi there, I joined this forum to get some help from experienced sailors. My wife and I have been rea
Vacuum Gauge for Fuel Filter jviss at 6:54am 08.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/2093 I have a Racor R230 fuel filter. I'd like to fit a vacuum gauge to my system to monitor the filter.
New to me 1986 Catalina 22 (1) Lazy1 at 5:54am 08.24.19 Catalina 22 25/3685 Hello and thanks for all the info I have already found here. I found this thread very helpful Attach
Rode Courtesy (1) MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 08.23.19 Ask All Sailors 107/11895 Keeping in mind the 5-7 rule..... what do you normally go with in a well sheltered cove, little to n
Reefing set up with US Spar boom z360 (6) AlliGrace at 5:57pm 08.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1408 Hi all, Just wondering how other owners with the same boom type as mine rig their reefing system .
B20 manuals KeepDreaming at 4:31pm 08.23.19 Balboa 1/1693 Hello, I am looking for links for a Balboa B20 manual. Looking at a purchase for a restoration proje

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Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 8:59am 12.24.24 The way Beneteau wires the pump (at least on the 37 of similar vintage) it could still be a fuse. B
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Captain Larry-DH at 8:56am 12.24.24 Hi Larry, hope your day is going well. Boats being boats, the shape of the area where the tank sit
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connectio
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48am 12.24.24 Wishing all my sbo.com friends a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah (whichever floats your boat)
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 8:48am 12.24.24 I do exactly the same thing with McLube and luff tape.. The bushings definitely are the cause of my
PREVENTERS BAD ORCA at 8:46am 12.24.24 I wonder if it would be possible to make a self contained gear type configuration that absorbs and s
PREVENTERS jssailem at 8:21am 12.24.24 These wet, cold days, I'm not on the boat, so I'm rereading old magazine articles and drinking cups
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations CapitalistSailor at 8:07am 12.24.24
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 7:42am 12.24.24 cdnmurse, I replaced the upper swivel with the one I got from a friend of a friend of a friend that
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 7:31am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connection
Automatic bilge pump question Tally Ho at 7:29am 12.24.24 Oh yeah. Plenty of water in the bilge after a water tank hose failed. The pump was covered, as we
Vendee Globe 2024! jssailem at 6:23am 12.24.24 Nice review
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring jssailem at 6:16am 12.24.24 I have not disassembled a furler100s. The manual looks to be similar to others as in the ProFurler (
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 6:08am 12.24.24 Interesting routing decision at hand: First, the leaders Richomme and Dalin have done a horizon jo
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring Joe at 5:42am 12.24.24 Hi ken, I took a look at the Furlex 100S manual to compare it to my 20 year old ProFurl and the d
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 4:00am 12.24.24 I have this exact issue and have been muscling up the jib in the spring with the winch, fearful i'm
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Jim Legere at 3:56am 12.24.24 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes from Nova Scotia!
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive colemj at 3:43am 12.24.24 All saildrives are splined shafts. There is no way a prop hub for one can be fitted to a tapered sh
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:32am 12.24.24 I think that is the same price starlink is being offered in the US right now too. Or at least is wa
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Davidasailor26 at 8:31pm 12.23.24 He picked up a Starling Gen 3 I prefer pigeons for my avian communications needs.:poke: But beca

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