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Kubota 722 pressure sending unit (2) uralite at 9:14am 05.11.19 Catalina 30 11/5842 Hey guys, In the process of replacing my glow plugs, I ordered a new pressure sending unit out of
What to do with the old rigging? Roadking Larry at 8:32am 05.11.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2352 I've got a big ole box of shiny new standing rigging for my ketch. I've also got a big ole box of cr
Sealing through hull fittings Freedom77 at 7:06am 05.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4901 Well it's my turn to ask questions. Freedom is 42 years old. Everything, including me,:yikes: dries
CRANK CASE BREATHER HOSE RE CIRCULATION (1) twodzusfittings at 5:27am 05.11.19 Bigger Boats 5/1345 I'm in need of recirculating the crank case breather hose. The original air filter housing does not
Grease for rudder post daviddp at 4:25am 05.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/879 Found a grease fitting ? (Zerk) on the new to us O'Day 34 on the fiberglass rudder post Should I use
Flooring in Huntersflooring had help from this seadaddler at 4:18pm 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1004 Does anyone know who is the Company who supplying the Laminate flooring in Hunters for maybe the la
Block in Lazarette (2) Mlachman at 11:32am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2325 So I am a bit new to this boat and have been doing a full bow to stern overhaul, I came across a woo
Interior Dome Light Covers mhinnc at 10:59am 05.10.19 C&C 1/1370 Anyone know where I might find replacement plastic dome interior light covers. My boat is a 1980 C'
Q's on Fastening Starboard(tm) Handrails to Cabin Top ObiQuiet at 10:56am 05.10.19 Smaller Boats 11/3968 Hi, I have the starboard plastic handrails from CD, and plan to bed them with Bed-It-Butyl tape. I
Hand Holding Boat Hook as Whisker Pole Legal? glaufman at 9:02am 05.10.19 Racing 21/4287 Hi All- Our first race of the season is tomorrow, looks like it'll be a miserable drifter... a rules
Hunter 376 standing rigging pcmartin1200 at 8:51am 05.10.19 Big Boats 5/1261 I'm needing to replace the standing rigging on the 376 I just bought. My hold up is the stemball bac
Dissolved Air Filter ToddS at 8:42am 05.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 29/4513 I have a 2004 Beneteau 373 with a Yanmar 3ym30 engine. I bought it last year from the original owner
Ready. Set. Whoa! (1) Phil Herring at 8:42am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 54/4389 Memorial Day weekend looms... will your boat be in the water and/or ready to roll for summer? Did y
1980 Hunter 33 starboard lazarette opening dimensions sbarefoo at 8:12am 05.10.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/676 One of the problems about being 1000 miles away from your boat is you can't scoot over to the marina
Sailing a kayak? Ken Cross at 7:36am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 60/8779 I'm in the process of building a kayak and got to thinking: If you were to put a sail on a kayak, ho
Screw/bolt size question Chris & Lenore at 4:07am 05.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1209 I plan to use bolts to mount my 18 inch Raymarine radar to the mast. The Scanstrut mount came with
How long to kick off? Project_Mayhem at 9:19pm 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3423 I've been working on a lot of fiberglass right now and it's taking forever for the fiberglass to kic
WTB O'Day 192 Long Island, NY GSBNY at 7:43pm 05.09.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1001
Widgeon foredeck hatch addition DabbyDuck at 5:21pm 05.09.19 Day Sailers 4/1534 Hello all! I am looking to add a hatch to the foredeck of my 1974 Widgeon. I was wondering if there
Wind sensor positioning (1) Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 32/8639 I always see the sensor pointing forward - ahead of the mast - on just about all boats. I pointed i

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Hull sag problem capta at 7:27pm 11.15.24 Wooden boats do hog - even while floating. It is repairable, but pricey. Mystic Seaport is current
Stove on Hunter shemandr at 6:52pm 11.15.24 Thank you, we don't really use it. Thank you So then where do you store your cookware? :biggrin
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Charles Erwin at 6:40pm 11.15.24 Familiar with that specific Yanmar. Done that motor from wear to complete blue print rebuilds. Have
H340 Midship Cleat Access Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 11.15.24 The remaining screw you can put two nuts on each and tighten them onto each other and turn the bott
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas heritage at 4:35pm 11.15.24 Looks good Marcham, except shouldn't the class T fuse be placed where the two lithium house batterie
O'day 22 Bilge mattm007 at 4:33pm 11.15.24 drgbanks, A few months later, and I've purchased a cheap 1973 O'Day 22. Also has water in the bilge
H340 Midship Cleat Access JoeWhite at 4:29pm 11.15.24 Ralph has an ingenious idea. But I would cut the cleat just under the head all the way through. This
Hull sag problem PaulK at 2:49pm 11.15.24 I believe the term for such a condition in a boat is hogged. It is often attributed to sagging of
H340 Midship Cleat Access Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 11.15.24 I can't see how an EZout would work. Picky, picky, picky. OK, I'm back to the drawing board. I
H340 Midship Cleat Access floridahunter340 at 1:14pm 11.15.24 Rich: there's not enough space to stick something under the screw head, but I plan to try remove the
H340 Midship Cleat Access Rich Stidger at 1:08pm 11.15.24 So if the bolts just spin without backing out, that means that the aluminum plate is stripped. I can
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" (1) ricksoth at 12:49pm 11.15.24 I found the information late last night on another installation manual. Thanks to all who commented.
cabin lightbulb change MFD at 12:48pm 11.15.24 BTW - thanks all. It took a little muscle to remove. Might have broke it without the advice.
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 12:01pm 11.15.24 Thanks for all the comments. They are all relevant. That Yamaha looks more robust, but with the extr
Stove on Hunter FastOlson at 11:31am 11.15.24 Thank you, we don't really use it. Thank you We do not "bake" much, per se. But most every cruise
Stove on Hunter jack7575 at 11:11am 11.15.24 Thank you, we don't really use it. Thank you
Hull sag problem shemandr at 11:03am 11.15.24 I believe the term for such a condition in a boat is hogged. It is often attributed to sagging of t
Hull sag problem seadreamers2 at 11:00am 11.15.24 That is usually the case. Welcome to the forum! :beer: Thanks - that is encouraging!
Hull sag problem kappykaplan at 9:43am 11.15.24 I am wondering if when the boat gets into the water if the hull will eventually return to its norma
Question about solar panels and batteries. LloydB at 9:41am 11.15.24 Welcome to SBO you picked a good time to ask these questions. Considering your main concern as state

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