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Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area (4) Carl Wonderful at 6:02pm 11.10.25 Catalina 22 18/1296 Hello all. 1971 Cataline 22 I'm worried that some of this might be a really bad sign or tell me so
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (5) Lothar4550 at 8:09am 11.10.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 15/825 Not certain if the actual sailing one will load, due to the size. Giving it a try, though. The squ
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 RKenSailor at 7:26am 11.10.25 Catalina 22 10/733 You can get to the underside of the front mounts through the existing anchor locker inspection port,
Companion way doors for a 1983 brantr at 6:00am 11.10.25 Catalina 30 4/437 Has anyone made companion way doors that slide in where the boards go? or know of a place that sell
Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps! kappykaplan at 2:59am 11.10.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/412 The Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated annually on November 10, marking the establishment of the Co
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (1) Paceship.org at 11:27pm 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1162
Freezer Lid needs replacement asherah at 2:48pm 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 3/255 We have a 2003 Beneteau 473 Oceanis and am looking for the counter top lid for our freezer unit. An
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 2:12pm 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1876 Can anyone advise? Whilst moored in the marina, we experienced dips in DC mains voltage with the lo
Help me understand the Keel Locking Bolt. Mine seems stuck... Carl Wonderful at 12:48pm 11.09.25 Catalina 22 4/408 Cant seem to understand the full functionality of this and also how it is threaded (opposite?). I'm
1980 Hunter 33 help!!! (2) Billy P at 11:40am 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/386 I just bought a 1980 Hunter 33. I noticed when flushing the head that the water was ending up in my
Decorating a boat for Christmas rpwillia at 6:03am 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 7/724 I have never done it, but the town dock normally transient only) has asked my sailing club if we wou
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Rich Stidger at 3:16pm 11.08.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1427 OK, I'm asking for a friend.... really. He has a sailboat in South Carolina that is hauled for an a
Water under cabin sole CharlieH1996 at 2:32pm 11.08.25 Smaller Boats 9/838 My water-ballast 1996 Hunter 26 gets water under the cabin sole. I drain it completely dry every sea
Raise the mast single handed How? PConti2025 at 1:12pm 11.08.25 Trailer Sailors 13/851 Ok I drove my Sprindrift Rascal to a nearby lake to practice aligning trailer with ramp. After a fe
Plumbing connections on 1999 hunter 340 HD74 at 11:15am 11.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/614 I am so confused on the plumbing. I have a leak at the cockpit shower at the connection. Can anyone
Help Me With The Wires On The Back Of An Alternator (Hitachi 12v-55A) (1) GeneraiT001 at 10:52am 11.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/419 Hi, I'm relatively clueless :) In my mind the start switch (on position 1) allows current from the b
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument (1) jaysweet at 9:45am 11.08.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1563 I swear I've looked quite a bit, and I can't find a definitive answer to this question. I have an ST
Lucky Boys kloudie1 at 1:21pm 11.07.25 Ask All Sailors 4/400 Lucky to have been rescued. https://www.foxnews.com/us/coast-guard-swoops-save-stranded-sailors-sink
Sailboat Restoration PConti2025 at 8:34am 11.07.25 Trailer Sailors 3/483 I live on Long Island NY any recommendations for. Sailboat yard that can restore my 1984 Spindrift R
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls 27trains at 2:20pm 11.06.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/682 Just picked up a 2003 331 at the very end of the season. The owner had winterized the water system a

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Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 01.06.26 Do you have an expansion tank in your system ? This absorbs the expansion of the cold water as it i
2004 Beneteau 331 Bum at 1:43pm 01.06.26 I dump about six gallons of the pink stuff in the fresh water tank which is probably overkill. but t
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? jssailem at 1:08pm 01.06.26 With that in mind, it might be worth looking into insulating the hot water tank. This might extend t
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve JoeWhite at 12:58pm 01.06.26 It is not an easy job, but i would take the water heater out of the boat then work on it. If it brea
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Rich Stidger at 12:57pm 01.06.26 I had the same frozen PT- Valve on my 1997 40.5. I tried everything. I think that Kroil and PB Blast
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 01.06.26 Edit: assuming you can find a slip for it. Slips over 30' are hard to find in the PNW. I don't thi
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? Woodworks1 at 12:27pm 01.06.26
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations mermike at 12:10pm 01.06.26 I have been using AI on occasion. It is sometimes lazy and gives half considered answers. When corre
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve jssailem at 12:10pm 01.06.26 :plus: I had success using Kroil on my 50-year-old engine. Not everything is easy. Some things will
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? kloudie1 at 11:55am 01.06.26 I agree with Dave on this one. The crossover hose will have a lot of water pump flow through it all
Painting an old Engine - MD2B Volvo dmax at 11:37am 01.06.26 There are both schools of thought, prime or don't prime. I have used primer in the past with no issu
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations dLj at 11:16am 01.06.26 While this article is "food for thought," I am unclear concerning its relevance to AI use on this f
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 11:12am 01.06.26 That's an attractive price for a C34. Quite a lot of boat for the money if it surveyed well. Reali
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? mermike at 11:11am 01.06.26 How about a couple of nice looking Catalina 34's for even less money? https://www.yachtworld.com/y
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? dlochner at 11:08am 01.06.26 I was thinking about putting the connection to the water heater between the thermostat and the exha
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Richard19068 at 10:57am 01.06.26 I had the same experience a few months ago As with any other stuck fitting, use your favorite penetr
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Richard19068 at 10:49am 01.06.26 Is there a risk for me to borrow $20k (with $5k down) to purchase a sailboat? Can you clarify
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 10:24am 01.06.26 I've heard that prices in SoCal are higher but 25k for a 38 year old 30' boat seems high to me. If
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations dlochner at 10:13am 01.06.26 Is this an acceptable model for AI on the SBO forum? What is a model that will work for this forum?
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Johnb at 10:10am 01.06.26 Dock fees and maintenance will may run 2 to 4 times the loan payment.

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