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Surveyor recommendations near Erie, Pa. sesmith at 6:13am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/404 Anyone have a surveyor they recommend near Erie, Pa (lake Erie)?
thru hull ball valve stuck open b crites at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1203 Any ideas on closing a stuck thru hull bronze ball valve while in the water?
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 38/7225 I have ten of these stainless steel portlights on the 1996 Tartan 3800. A couple are leaking, not t
Jon&Kel Jon&Kel at 11:16pm 09.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/502 Need to reseal our side cabin Windows on our 40cc port side is leaking any tips
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 Summerbreeze at 6:30pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/8714 Hello I just bought my first boat..a Catalina 27. It has a 9.9 HP Johnson Motor on it..but it look
Main sail tack. H22 (2) clnhse at 2:59pm 09.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/569 I just purchased a H 22 2014. The manual is not exactly the same as the the boat. I think this was s
Alternative Boat Babe images (4) jssailem at 1:42pm 09.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/4277 Ok already! Since there is some disturbance in the forum about posting pictures of individuals that
Leaving boat unattended for a week near Ft. Lauderdale SFS at 1:19pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1006 I am in need of recommendations. In the first week of October, we will be moving the boat from near
Hunter Vision 32 mast bolts on deck rkinross at 1:08pm 09.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/948 We recently had the mast stepped after being shipped via truck. The boatyard installed the mast but
Shorter than normal 5/16 turnbuckle? (2) Team118 at 11:58am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 18/2017 Hi there guys. Haven't had to post in awhile, been able to avoid the ever present gremlins that are
Hunter 4JHE injection pump problems hunter healer at 11:24am 09.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/521 Hi there, today i tried to start my yanmar 4JHE that hasnt be started in 4 years. After changing the
Kayaking tragedy in the apostle Islands Jackdaw at 11:19am 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/3580
Solo sailing: Dropping Jib LordNelson at 10:32am 09.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 37/5676 I sail solo in my oday 20 quite often. To drop the hanked on head sail, I tighten main in tight star
Recommended HP motor Yippee Skippee at 9:35am 09.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/954
Cabintop thickness / construction (4) TonyDz at 8:24am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 4/747 Does anyone know how thick the cabintop is in this area and what the construction is? I have an o
backup bilge pump??? b crites at 6:01am 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/606 Does your boat have a secondary operating bilge pump in case of primary bilge pump failure? Any pho
Hunter 40 1985 hunter healer at 5:07am 09.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/736 I just purchased an 85 mosel 40 and gave a few questions. I would like to purchase an oil filter i c
Sailed into my slip (1) PotomacDaysailer at 8:23pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1035 My engine wouldn't start after a day on the lake yesterday. Coming in I furled the genoa and reefed
sailing in Hudson Bay... shemandr at 5:28pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 23/8325 What's it like up there? I've been looking at maps and note that Hudson Bay, actually James Bay, is
Thull-hull wood backing Ken13559 at 3:33pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/458 After 16 years some of my stock thru-hull wooden backings are starting to rot/deteriorate. Question

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Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 4:18am 05.20.24 Spiders are a fact of life in a freshwater marina. After 40 years of Great Lakes boating and a decad
Raymarine wind instrument wiring fred1diver at 3:47am 05.20.24 Cool, thanks everyone for the answers, I ended up using a waterproof cable clam for this year, might
Oceanis 343 In Mast boom assembly BigEasy at 9:30pm 05.19.24 Appears to be a US Spars make Yes! I suggest contacting US Spars for advice on how to repai
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:26pm 05.19.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to mov
Mosquitoes and Other bugs jssailem at 8:16pm 05.19.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to move
Replacing exhaust hose (2) Sutric at 7:16pm 05.19.24 I finished replacing the hose yesterday and what a PITA! I had to cut a 14" by 18" hole in the aft c
Raymarine wind instrument wiring (1) Dalliance at 7:12pm 05.19.24 I installed my RayMarine wind instrument with a five pin waterproof connector at the mast base. Bou
inline blower question shemandr at 7:01pm 05.19.24 https://www.westmarine.com/search?q=blower%20hose Looks like it could be 3" or 4".
Raymarine wind instrument wiring Captain Larry-DH at 6:05pm 05.19.24 I use a Blue Sea Systems or Scandvik Cable Clam to bring the cable through the deck, then inside the
Raymarine wind instrument wiring Don S/V ILLusion at 5:02pm 05.19.24 They come in a variety of forms generically called Molex plugs. Check Mouser electronics which has a
Dufour 500 GL Bluesmoods at 2:04pm 05.19.24 Hi and thanks. Seemingly, the boat reviews provide optimistic praises regarding the boats sailing
P42 head system solenoid Terry Cox at 1:59pm 05.19.24 Any advice would be grateful. Hmm. I've never checked our original 1991 toilet siphon breaks. Our
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 10:39am 05.19.24 Took a plug from a deck area that was wet, but not soft in order to compare to what I practiced layi
Raymarine wind instrument wiring Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 05.19.24 Hello everyone I am currently installing a wind instrument on top of my mast, all is done on the ma
P42 head system solenoid BBC16385 at 9:09am 05.19.24 I have tried to take the solenoid temporarily of service by putting tape over the air intake. Pump s
P42 head system solenoid Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09am 05.19.24 Jabsco solenoids have a fairly short lifespan. If cleaning it doesn't help, replacement is the only
P42 head system solenoid BBC16385 at 8:22am 05.19.24 My forward solenoid has failed on my P42. Mbaker, what was the solution on your issue?
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:01am 05.19.24 One other thing. Till the trailer tongue upward some so water flows backward and off
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (1) Gene Neill at 7:24am 05.19.24 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLjms5de6ZGDN-TZA8MzLIzC-IWrEglVsEw-wp0J
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:19am 05.19.24 Thanks that makes sense

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