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Video: Fixing fueling in a Legend 40.5 baycloud at 4:38pm 02.28.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/896 Hey all, well I'm starting to post more videos about my refit, so if you want to follow along, and e
Cleaners safe for 4200 Project_Mayhem at 9:03am 02.28.24 Ask All Sailors 2/346 There's an enclosed area I'd like to let some cleaner sit in for a while to clean up the mess from a
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions Rmalko at 8:36am 02.28.24 Catalina 30 11/1226 I bought a 1981 Catalina 30 a year ago. I noticed that if I push up on the rudder it will go up abou
Uniseal tank thickness Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 02.28.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1004 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress had recommended Uniseals to add a pump out to a portapottie. I'm in the pr
Water maker xavpil at 5:30am 02.28.24 Ask All Sailors 5/623
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (1) Ted10028 at 7:52pm 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 40/2776 they are immediately behind the engine. Perhaps that is a exhaust and there is a blower somewhere an
How to power 12v device from battery selector switch Ted10028 at 3:58pm 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 4/455 I'm about to install a tank level meter above my battery selector switch. I assume any terminal on
376 Chainplate/Bolts (1) CuttyBound at 12:46pm 02.27.24 Big Boats 4/567 Upon recent inspection I noticed a clear gap under the port chainplate of our 1996 Hunter 376. Any
Battery/solar setup draft (1) ian260 at 10:36am 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 7/628 Just put together my draft of a solar and battery system. I chose wires size for max loads on each p
galvanic isolator questions domer94 at 7:52am 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 6/705 just purchased a 1982 sabre 30. she has the standard 30a single shore power inlet. no isolator. i do
New sails for Catalina 18 MarkHejtmanek at 8:41pm 02.26.24 Smaller Boats 2/486 My last time out, I discovered that a tear along the luff of the 130 Genoa had opened up - about 5 f
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint (4) TNCat22 at 5:22pm 02.26.24 Trailer Sailors 7/1228 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It has
GOB Gone? shemandr at 4:09pm 02.26.24 Ask All Sailors 51/3787 I received the latest issue of GOB via an e publishing format - I am a paper format subscriber. In
Weekend Login Difficulties Dave at 2:48pm 02.26.24 Ask All Sailors 19/3120 Over the weekend a number of SBO members experienced difficulties accessing the forums. There were 2
dual voltage water heater element east coaster at 1:09pm 02.26.24 Ask All Sailors 5/635 Does any one out there in cyberspace have any experience/advice about using a dual voltage 12vdc and
Marathon Florida anchorage ? hardinvoyager at 11:18am 02.26.24 Ask All Sailors 7/652
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 10:55am 02.26.24 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1779 So, i want to link two busbars. In the process i started looking at the BEP Marinco link bars. ht
Login issue - You are not allowed Rich Stidger at 10:06am 02.26.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/763 Several times in past weeks, and also this morning, I have received a message at login that I am not
Hunter 356 stanchion (1) vibes at 7:32pm 02.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/860 Hello I have searched older post but can not find an answer to my problem. I have a leak that is ei
I want a Merit 22 David Melkey at 1:17pm 02.25.24 Ask All Sailors 0/244 If you know of a Merit 22 for sale, please email me at dmelkey@gmail.com Thank you.

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VHF antenna mast mounting Urban Hermit at 3:08pm 03.11.25 Go back to Don's question. If you are re-stepping your mast often I wouldn't want a mast head anten
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 3:05pm 03.11.25 Hi all, There was a lot of good advice on this thread and thanks to all who contributed. I ended
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C Urban Hermit at 2:55pm 03.11.25 BUY THE BAYFIELD You'll love it! We had one, though not a C. It's a true blue-water cruiser desig
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C dmax at 2:42pm 03.11.25 Your mast may not be 1/4" thick, so probably not that deep.
Bottom paint question dlochner at 2:42pm 03.11.25 This has been pretty well answered. I just want to add that having a contrasting paint below the wa
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 03.11.25 Those screws are Posidrive - not Phillips. The Posi bit looks like Phillips but the end of a Posi b
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 1:43pm 03.11.25 I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help wbarrie at 1:43pm 03.11.25 Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 1:40pm 03.11.25 Is your single line system the type that has a shuttle in the boom, and that is limiting the travel
Replace Teak Bungs Foswick at 1:31pm 03.11.25 This is kind of tangential, but it is something I learned the hard way, this winter. I just rebuilt
Source for replacement sheaves Foswick at 1:19pm 03.11.25 Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely poss
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help SkiingSailor at 1:17pm 03.11.25 Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? Foswick at 12:33pm 03.11.25 I developed some early GPS software/firmware for use in systems that test the systems that test the
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C shemandr at 12:09pm 03.11.25
Oday 22 structural question calone at 12:04pm 03.11.25 Timm, you're right. It is glued in. I will put tape all around and sand it in place. The plywood col
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid Richard19068 at 11:51am 03.11.25 Thanks for the good advice, Richard. When you say replace the washer, where is that washer and is i
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C kappykaplan at 11:40am 03.11.25 From your photo, it looks like normal wear and tear. Perhaps others with more experience will chime
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa sdommer at 11:37am 03.11.25 Then get a Dacron genny with sunband. If you carefully flake the sleeve while lowering, it's less t
Towing a Precision 23 majorkong1 at 11:17am 03.11.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa yelkenli at 11:10am 03.11.25 Your current sail is probably worn out and blown out, I purchased this boat recently from someone

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