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No trailer brakes Bugzy at 6:32am 04.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/3479 I agreed to purchase a boat the other day. It is in excellent shape, looks almost new inside with th
Scanstrut Cable Seals..... Install NYSail at 6:00am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 2/814 Hello all, So an acquaintance of mine purchased these for a solar install and decided not to use th
Classic sailboats are on the rise! (5) TomY at 4:32am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 17/4259 That goes without saying as the field of older boats grows. What is a classic sailboat? The term u
A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement jonelli at 8:10pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 37/12234
Catalina 18 Trailer Launch Questions Ajay73 at 7:41pm 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 18/4166 The questions I have are for those that trailer launch their C18's. I have a 2003 C18 on a Trail Rit
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? Johninerie at 5:39pm 04.25.19 S2 10/3577 I am looking at buying a 1983 S2 9.2A and I noticed the head door was sticking slightly in frame Is
170 Mast Head Sheave Replacement, easy Shorefun at 5:16pm 04.25.19 Day Sailers 0/513 I got the pieces from Dwyer yesterday. I was expecting a fight with stainless pins peened in place.
ENGINE PANEL QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 3:15pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 6/1359 On my engine panel I have two push buttons. One is the glow plug and the other is the start button.
TEMP GAUGE. twodzusfittings at 3:04pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 3/558 It's the last of the gauges for the motor that needs attention. Its not working. I'm connected throu
OK, SOMEONE KNOWS THE ANSWER twodzusfittings at 3:02pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 26/2376 I have to remove the two mid rails to clean, lay butyl tape to seal and replace the mid rails. Howev
Replacing exhaust hose on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 1:25pm 04.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/464 Hi, I need to replace the exhaust hose on Hunter 290 as it is cracked and leaking when the engine is
Beach Cleaning dlochner at 1:20pm 04.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/1207 Saw this article today on a project to clean beaches of micro plastics. Cool idea, a beach vacuum. B
Psych!!! topcat0399 at 12:25pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 2/404 Email notice that my new Aysm order is SHIPPED!! Yeee HA! Watching the snail pace like movement fo
Bilge Pump Power Source Sailboat.Sequoyah at 12:23pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3081 I've searched for this question but haven't found it anywhere in specific (which may be due to the s
Electric Mast Stepping (1) Smiling Couple at 11:54am 04.25.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1200 I love the Catalina 18 but getting a little old to manually Step the Mast. The Norther Freight 2500
Windvane on 356 or 36 Court at 11:10am 04.25.19 Big Boats 2/682 I just purchased a 2004 Hunter 36. I have a Navik windvane from a previous boat, Yankee 30. While th
Solar Panel Breaker CYQK at 6:21am 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1492 Designing my solar system and was wondering what you did for circuit protection Should there be a b
Racing Port Huron to Mackinac - MaidenDetroit at 6:12am 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/28 Hello Sailors! I'm wrapping up a film I've been working on about sailing and parenting (while racing
Asymmetric sheet size? caverun at 6:00am 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 14/1919 The asymmetric spinnaker that came with my H240 has 3/8" sheets- these have always seemed too heavy
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Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 rgranger at 11:57am 06.29.24 If it continues to bother you, you can take a swim noodle and a sharp knife and cut it into strips
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 06.29.24 Yes, as long as you calibrate whatever you end up with. Exactly. Invest in an Amazon optical tac
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 dlochner at 11:44am 06.29.24 Somebody needs a safe boating course! And maybe a breathalyzer. :(
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 jssailem at 11:41am 06.29.24 The crackling noise is an admonishment: "Don't do that!" The cause is likely the internal flexing of
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 jssailem at 11:38am 06.29.24 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Many boats are thin shells that hold out the water and flex when pushed.
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 11:24am 06.29.24 No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf. I can see how its supposed to run, I was looking f
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... (1) Rich 35.5 at 11:06am 06.29.24 That's probably your outhaul as others have said. No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Rich 35.5 at 10:53am 06.29.24 My 23.5 did the same in the bow area. I had it for 10 years or so, no problems.
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 10:24am 06.29.24 is it 6 of one / half-dozen of the other? Yes, as long as you calibrate whatever you end up with.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Tiffany at 10:10am 06.29.24 Really enjoyed reading all the thoughtful/enlightening comments posted to the question about the sta
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Foswick at 9:54am 06.29.24 If the tach isn't too old, it may be able to get a signal from something in addition to the output o
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 shemandr at 9:46am 06.29.24 Seems like a lot of flex to me. But I'm no CDC.
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 9:41am 06.29.24 Hi Kupe, I replaced my old unit(2007 DS41) with a new one a couple of months ago. The original was b
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 06.29.24 I can't imagine there is a simple solution to the rudder shaft alignment. It seems you will just ha
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.29.24 Part two is: I believe there is a way to keep the new alternator if I either replace the tachometer
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 06.29.24 Also, I'm curious about 3 bilge pumps. Three electric bilge pumps or 2 electric and 1 manual? My C
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 06.29.24 @Crazy Dave Condon Your opinion ?
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.29.24 BTW, the "Catalina smile" doesn't apply to the boat you are looking at. It was only an issue with m
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 8:43am 06.29.24 A "wet bilge" is not normal unless there is a reason for it. Ask for explanation and then do whatev
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:40am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined

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