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C&C 30E hull number veikop at 10:22pm 08.13.18 C&C 1/1660 Hello I just bought 1982 C'C 30E (European version, made in Sweden) Problem is, i cant find hull num
"Rehabilitation" of a 5-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke that went to the bottom Kings Gambit at 10:05pm 08.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/2101 A strange event occurred the evening of July 3rd that sent my 5-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke to the sea botto
Portsmouth classes glaufman at 7:39pm 08.13.18 Racing 2/652 Is it reasonable to use Portsmouth to handicap races between boats in different portsmouth classes a
How do I clean my fuel tank?? 1979 Newport 30 (1) coreth at 7:30pm 08.13.18 Newport 4/1462 Greetings Skippers, After replacing every part of my fuel delivery system, I'm still not able to sta
Slightly different focus (4) Jackdaw at 6:41pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 31/1869
Universal 35B Intermittent Overheat adelboat at 6:20pm 08.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1501 Hi, all - hope you are enjoying a great season! A bit of unseasonal weather this season in NE, but a
Guest 900 Oscillating Cabin Fan (1) jviss at 6:10pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1236 I have two of these on my boat. https://newcontent.westmarine.com/content/images/catalog/large/24
Anti-Foul on a Mac 26M annon2019 at 5:14pm 08.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/543 My husband and I are VERY novice sailors, who bought our Mac 26M because it seemed the ideal boat to
Dinghy Outboard Motors: Mercury versus Johnson jviss at 4:08pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/665 I have two 15HP Mercury 2-stroke motors for my 9' RIB, the tender for our sailboat. I have been on
How do I run a new main halyard? DStegs49 at 4:00pm 08.13.18 Big Boats 4/1169 I have a legend 37 and over the winter the wind and ice caused one of my main halyards to chafe and
C270 New Sails Sailfish03 at 11:35am 08.13.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1348 Hi All, Our main and 155 genny are in need of replacement and our Variable winds at Bear Lake are an
Chart plotter choice Jimski at 11:19am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 29/5052 It is time to replace my aging Garmin 178 chart plotter. The other instruments (depth and speed thro
Boat Capacity Limits jimedwards at 9:42am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 28/7984 Is there a maximum capacity for my 1981 Catalina 27? Weight or number of persons? I know number of l
Time to Let Her Go... Simon Sexton at 8:09am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1012 Hey Everyone, I am sad to report that we are selling Valiant, our first boat. She's been great fun
Well, sold my boat Kommy000 at 7:49am 08.13.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/958 Well, after all the work, I ended up selling my boat. Moving on to a bigger boat, hopefully my last
Hunter Vision 32 engine to water heater lines. SonnyMarshall at 7:23am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1135 Found some chaffing on the coolant lines that go to the water heater. Chaffing has occurred on the
Port Replacement Screens carriemeaway at 7:02am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1003 I have been looking to replace the screens in my small ports on our 2006 38 foot hunter. Has anyon
Adding Air conditioning to a 38 ft 2006 Hunter carriemeaway at 7:00am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1453 We own a 2006 38 foot Hunter. We would like to add air conditioning. The electrical panel has th
Dodger Jeff Scheid at 6:35am 08.13.18 Catalina 30 17/3853 Hi All, Looking for a Dodger pattern or and old dodger, so I can fab a new one. My boat 1980 C30 T
New 1/2"� genoa sheets. Hayden Watson at 9:41pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 8/485 I need to replace my genoa sheets and want something different than the stay-set that I am replacing

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Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 08.17.24 You definitely want to keep the glow plugs on while starting the engine - the factory wiring for Ca
Anchoring in Ford Cove? Michael Davis at 8:41pm 08.17.24
Install Air condition in hunter 38 marcham at 8:39pm 08.17.24 The Hunter 38 owner's manual details where are the components of the A/C should be installed. The bo
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up justsomeguy at 8:19pm 08.17.24 Any tricks? Doesn't flushing in dry mode help clear the pipe?
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:59pm 08.17.24 So let's explore what might be do-able to make the Elegance fit your space. If it's just a front-ba
Install Air condition in hunter 38 quadrille38 at 6:41pm 08.17.24 Best option would be to locate a Hunter 38 that has a factory configured A/C and note the location
Lake St Clair on a Friday Marmalade at 6:07pm 08.17.24 Sorry to give a vague answer... but it all depends! We are on the northern end of the lake, Clinto
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? dlochner at 6:07pm 08.17.24 The best source for information on Sabre sailboat is by far and away the Sabre users group, SabreSai
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel dmax at 5:36pm 08.17.24 You definitely want to keep the glow plugs on while starting the engine - the factory wiring for Cat
Beneteau Propeller Hello Below at 5:13pm 08.17.24 Hello Tony. Welcome to the SBO forum. I feel your pain losing your prop. There are several active
Beneteau Propeller Davidasailor26 at 5:08pm 08.17.24
Preferred helm wheel cover? thinwater at 5:03pm 08.17.24 I've thought about a fancy wrap for the wheel. But then I always wear a sailing glove as managing t
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 08.17.24
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? Ralph Johnstone at 3:33pm 08.17.24 Well, if it is the most common question concerning a Sabre 32, Apologies for my wording. What I
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? V_Royster at 3:19pm 08.17.24 Well, if it is the most common question concerning a Sabre 32, then there might be some good advice
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? Ralph Johnstone at 3:11pm 08.17.24 Hi @V_Royster and welcome to the site. I'm going to guess that this is the most commonly asked ques
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel Davidasailor26 at 3:11pm 08.17.24 The low RPMs could mean low compression, overpropping, or incorrect tach. Can you reach 2500 in neut
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 08.17.24 I have an M20 on my 30 ft Oday. I too had an issue where I could not get my revolutions up over 2000
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel kappykaplan at 2:25pm 08.17.24 Does the 1900 instead of 2500 rpm indicate anything that would necessitate the glow plugs to restar
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel kappykaplan at 2:25pm 08.17.24 My question is why do I have to use the glow plugs to restart, and is this normal? Based on my 3-c

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