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P42 Passage - extra sleeping berth (3) Puesta del sol at 6:31pm 10.08.18 Big Boats 0/520 Tired of raising and lowering the table for a bed? Decided to make an easily storable and installabl
Catalina 25 hull cracks (3) Cruisin30MKIII at 6:11pm 10.08.18 Smaller Boats 1/1063 Folks. Friend has an 81 catalina 25 swing keel. This season when he pulled the boat out of the lake,
Shift cable replacement (2) Deleted member 117556 at 5:10pm 10.08.18 Catalina 310 10/1351 Wondering if anyone has replaced their throttle and shift cables on their 310? My shift cable faile
Happy Thanksgiving Richard19068 at 4:31pm 10.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/580 To all our Canadian friends!
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Paul8 at 4:04pm 10.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 22/10431 I have a yanmar 3ym20 (2007) and I want to change the coolant. On the port side of the engine near t
170 Plastic Repairs (5) Shorefun at 3:51pm 10.08.18 Day Sailers 2/873 I went through three 50mL MA300 glue packages today. I bought a more expensive metal dispenser ($25)
Hot water pressure relief valve All U Get at 3:45pm 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 17/2101 Hi y'all, Had a little water over the last two weeks in the aft bilge and been tracing the drips.
Florida boat owners. Any experience with Mack Sail? jssailem at 11:56am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2417 Visited with Colin of Mack Sail here at the Annapolis boat show. He talks a good talk. Anyone have
Shrink factor on Leather Chafe Sleeves? CloudDiver at 11:49am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 3/706 Hey everyone, sorry I've been a bit absent from the forum the last 6 months. New job, new small bus
EXPANDING deck repair (3) mmuldoon at 11:35am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1844 I have researched this topic multiple times, so I felt comfortable enough to cut into the deck of my
Voyageur windvane S/v nightbreeze at 10:03am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 1/725 does anyone know where to get the Kevlar belt other than the maker of the vane. Please email me at s
Self-bailing, deep seat dinghy? danm1 at 9:44am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 13/4019 Not to start a great dinghy debate, but because I have a very specific 'ideal' and wonder if anyone
Hunter 46 or 466 Brand New in the box Quantum Sails and asymmetrical spinnaker. Dennis55 at 8:25am 10.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/37 for sale, brand new in the box main and jib triradial Quantum sails. Used once asymmetrical spinnake
Throttle sticks on Yanmar 27 HP tdragani11 at 8:22am 10.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/807 I have a problem with my H356. The Throttle sticks at the engine block. The cables are fine. When I
Victoria 18 rudder strattma at 7:31am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2710 Just acquired a Victoria 18 and found that bottom of rudder is not attached to hull. Seems to be a p
Jeanneau 349 vs Dufour 360 johnm5858 at 6:51am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 13/6265
Yanmar 2GM20F fuel question, How much fuel is supposed to come out into the Fuel Return line? estopa at 8:19pm 10.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 9/4894 So long story short I was having problems getting fuel pumped out of the fuel injector pump which ca
Fixing hail damage...help Allowishish at 8:05pm 10.07.18 Ask All Sailors 9/880 our catalina 27 suffered some hail damage leaving tiny visible holes in the deck (I am sure there is
Frog Finds (2) LeslieTroyer at 4:07pm 10.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 10/1344 maybe being on the east coast has brought out my ornery side - but @jssailem said these were ok to p
Michael wont you blow the boat ashore! Jacktar at 2:38pm 10.07.18 Ask All Sailors 0/340 Here we go again northern gulf coast of Panhandle Florida and maybe a brush of Alabama. Might be a h

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Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking TimFromLI at 7:05pm 10.04.24 Thee are aftermarket fuel lines with fittings available on amazon which might work if all else fails
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking TimFromLI at 7:01pm 10.04.24 I assume you are getting good water flow out of the exhaust. I had the same engine, the cover plate
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 6:42pm 10.04.24 I would like to add a couple more questions please. boat has 2 new agm batteries. The boat actually
New 310 Owner geoks59 at 6:26pm 10.04.24 Thanks! I read your book!! Winterization has been sorted by the marina (part of the sale). I'll t
New 310 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:17pm 10.04.24 Welcome aboard sbo.com! There are a few things you need to do to prep for winter layup...you'll fin
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Project_Mayhem at 4:58pm 10.04.24 Ask the stand manufacturer?
Winter Wet Storage Prep dLj at 4:57pm 10.04.24 All great tips so far. What about the exhaust, I have read something about ice build up there when
Winter Wet Storage Prep Calypso413 at 4:42pm 10.04.24
Winter Wet Storage Prep shemandr at 3:36pm 10.04.24 Be mindful that the big blows in the fall, winter and spring are from the North East. Usually boats
Winter Wet Storage Prep Art12050 at 2:46pm 10.04.24
Are new keel hangers necessary? David W at 2:46pm 10.04.24 my insanity contained here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/the-many-stages-of-keel-a-ph
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. (1) jssailem at 2:41pm 10.04.24 My boat requires engine and shaft removal to replace the cutlass bearing....... Any thoughts? Your
Are new keel hangers necessary? pclarksurf at 2:06pm 10.04.24 my insanity contained here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/the-many-stages-of-keel-a-ph
HELP! with outhaul line replacement shemandr at 1:04pm 10.04.24 Did this or something like it on my Ranger 29. Different boat of course. I agree the mast boom end
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? Mika1 at 1:01pm 10.04.24 I found this in another forum on this site. I wonder if the Dennis Sapp is still around? Maybe the a
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. dlochner at 12:38pm 10.04.24 Cutless bearing are not repairable. And they can be a PITA to replace, but replacement is what is ne
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. Ralph Johnstone at 12:35pm 10.04.24 Has anyone tried to use nylon or Teflon squares in three places (every 120 degrees) around the shaf
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW nightowle at 11:28am 10.04.24 We will be heading from Lake Union to Des Moines this Saturday and returning on Monday. Nice weathe
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? (1) shemandr at 11:15am 10.04.24 Mud Hen?
HELP! with outhaul line replacement BAD ORCA at 10:58am 10.04.24 Even with the end caps off I am not sure how the block that is apparently attached at the mast end

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