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New Catalina 30 Owner (3) DonRS at 8:04pm 03.19.19 Catalina 30 44/6304 My wife and I just purchased our first sailboat...a really clean 1989 Catalina 30. We are getting r
Re-routing the lines to the cockpit StevenG at 3:26pm 03.19.19 Precision 4/4291 Just bought a P-23 and really enjoying it (first sailboat). I'd like to re-route the lines to the c
Sailing and restoring #9874 (4) AaronD at 3:15pm 03.19.19 Catalina 22 194/47051 It's still (officially) winter, at least for another day or two, and it'll be awhile before I make i
Swing Keel Delphinus101 at 2:42pm 03.19.19 Morgan 1/1849 I recently bought a 51 OI. It is not in the water and I would like to replace the cable on the swing
Sheaves Roland5048 at 1:52pm 03.19.19 Ask All Sailors 39/4401 Looking for a replacement sheave for my stand-up spring loaded halyard turning block. Make is Schae
Cockpit drain tube flare tool for 1 5/8 tube. (2) LakeShark at 12:58pm 03.19.19 Ask All Sailors 5/541 So I have a catalina 22 with 2 cockpit drain tubes in the stern. Over the past 30+ year the brass i
Spring Cruise - 2019 Terry Cox at 12:33pm 03.19.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 92/6993 Getting pumped for the upcoming Spring Cruise, April 6-14, 2019. Genoa repaired and back on the boat
23' Sink Drains atomichead at 11:05am 03.19.19 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1076 Hi everyone... Just bought my first sailboat and am excited to fix her up. I have a lot of questions
Need surveyor in Miamia area SailRex at 6:21am 03.19.19 Ask All Sailors 0/180 Hello, I am looking at a Benenteau 411 and I am wanting to hire sailboat surveyor in the Miami area
Drain valve anti fouling MaxinCalgary at 8:57pm 03.18.19 Smaller Boats 5/570 last year on pull out on the west coast ( Vancouver Island) Lots off mussels on my drain valve . (
who want to help me with my Sailboat in Chicago,IL Nieves500 at 8:04pm 03.18.19 Ask All Sailors 37/3406 Hello, someone who wants to help me with my sailboat in Chicago, IL. I have it in Sunset Bay Marina,
Rubber shaft seal lube Weasel at 5:09pm 03.18.19 Ask All Sailors 6/533 Spring commissioning has started and I want to lube the lip of the shaft seal. Seal is burped every
YouTube Channel SV_GALATEIA at 5:04pm 03.18.19 Catalina 22 1/563 Not sure how I came across this video blog, but I thought some may find it interesting, especially t
Hunter 290 Drew13440 at 4:19pm 03.18.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1724 Do any of you folks have experience with this boat? I'm really interested in hearing about it. How
Anybody know dimensions of rear birth on H26 Big Rog at 3:24pm 03.18.19 Smaller Boats 30/1678
O'Day 35 Keel Bolt Torque dmax at 3:12pm 03.18.19 Bigger Boats 6/1431 Anyone know the amount of torque recommended for the keel bolts on an O'Day 35. I've seen 120 and 16
Rebuilding the Volvo MD7A Zekmeister at 12:45pm 03.18.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/405 In my continuing efforts to finish rebuilding the Cape Dory 30, I tackle the sticky inboard rebuild.
Autopilot installation issue (3) Deefweef at 12:32pm 03.18.19 Big Boats 9/2859 Okay, here is an interesting problem: I'm busy figuring out how to install the mechanical linear dri
Anchor locker lament (1) Phil Herring at 12:04pm 03.18.19 Ask All Sailors 35/7619 Perhaps no part of most production sailboats has been overlooked, underestimated, and just plain ign
April Fools megathread (1) Phil Herring at 11:49am 03.18.19 Ask All Sailors 75/6734 APRIL FOOLS No, SBO is most definitely NOT refocusing on jet skis! But in honor of the most ridicul

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Solar Voltage dlochner at 11:10am 08.10.24 Put the same solar panel directly on a 24 volt battery. The panel looks like a constant current sou
PROP BLADE PREP twodzusfittings at 10:50am 08.10.24 On my currently mounted prop, I used the Rustoleum Galvanizing Spray, however I believe I might have
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 08.10.24 Just asking....don't send me to the head master, please, no don't hit me......:yikes: What, MORE
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge twodzusfittings at 10:42am 08.10.24 My first thought too What, your sending me to the Headmaster?:biggrin:
PROP BLADE PREP dlochner at 10:39am 08.10.24 The least expensive and short lived, maybe one season if you don't motor a lot, is one of the zinc s
Get my engine running. Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 08.10.24 @isaksp00 , sorry I don't follow your post #16. Was there a comment which I missed ?
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Rick Webb at 10:09am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Just asking....don't send me to th
Small brass screw ggrizzard at 10:04am 08.10.24 Here's an off the wall idea: Does your son wear boat shoes or boots or sneakers with a tread? Does y
Remote Pressure Tank and Expansion Tanks. John Maull at 10:03am 08.10.24 On page 24 of my Westerbeke 44 owners manual it states "The plastic coolant recovery tank is not use
30-2/30T - rudder bearing removal and replacement? Don Crowther at 8:59am 08.10.24 Are you replacing both bearings? Could you cut the top one out and push the bottom one up. Then sli
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge FastOlson at 7:47am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Good catch. That is a possibility.
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 7:15am 08.10.24 Nothing succeeds like success. Sorry, but I don't remember after all these posts what is controlli
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Adam.Butler636 at 6:51am 08.10.24 In theroy, as this boat is plastic, could I cut a 'U' shape with a dremmel, peel back the top layer,
Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 6:08am 08.10.24 Yanmar 2qm20 attempt See video^^^^ it's short. ok gang! We are working hard on our Unicorn Hunter
Solar Voltage walt at 5:45am 08.10.24 The question is.. Lets say we have panel that has a open circuit voltage of 100 volts (or a maximum
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge twodzusfittings at 5:45am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Just asking....don't send me to th
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits twodzusfittings at 5:23am 08.10.24 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I call it CYA. I had to look up the word "terti
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 5:08am 08.10.24 Plastic or metal medium with counter sunk hole. Possibly threaded, or maybe there's a nut and washe
Solar Voltage twodzusfittings at 5:03am 08.10.24 The equation doesn't balance. Now I know where Jimmy Buffet got the idea for his song "MATH SUCKS"
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 4:57am 08.10.24 For this scenario I carry a fully charged Weego ent the need for back up systems. An ounce of preve

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