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Engine Ground wire! (1) PatTormey at 5:48am 11.19.17 Bigger Boats 12/3741 With the Yanmar (YGM20 1986 oDay 322) getting 'crankier' with each start AND I'd already beefed up
Silent cabin fan patrickkidd at 10:00pm 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 20/4822 Anyone know of a really good and really silent 12V fan to move some warm air around the cabin? All t
Need a measurement off a 2003 356 (1) Former member 134612 at 5:20pm 11.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/298 Hi all: I need the exact distance between the toe rail and the stripe on the hull. It looks to be
What a difference a year makes (1) Jackdaw at 10:06am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2062 Last November in Minnesota we had 12 days over 60F. This year, ZERO over 50F, and 1/2 have been free
Beckson portlights MitchK at 7:57am 11.18.17 Newport 7/2276 Hi all, still at the repairs on our N28. I had posted earlier about the fixed portlights leaking som
More experience/instruction track - ASA? Great Lakes? Ocean? Tyler Rippel at 7:09am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/633 I'm pretty green, but am a huge learning geek and like to dive in and figure things out. I bought a
Any 310 Owners in CT JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:12am 11.18.17 Catalina 310 5/499 We have some spare parts we might want to divest. Biggest is a canvas winter storage cover. Gray can
Sailing Trends: Your Perception? Rick D at 9:09pm 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 71/4094 This might be better said as "Boating Trends". So, I'm thinking that there is something going on in
Folding Prop KZW at 4:58pm 11.17.17 Catalina 310 32/3407 I'm looking into a folding prop to replace the fixed three-blade 15x9 currently on the boat. Engine
Westerbeke (Bukh) DV20 Question (1) abinoone at 10:28am 11.17.17 Bristol 5/2026 Hi, My 1975 Bristol 32 has a Bukh DV20 marine diesel. At the end of this season I had a hard time ge
Looking at an S2 7.9 Bartman99 at 8:18am 11.17.17 S2 4/909 I will be looking at an S2 7.9 soon. Anything specific I need to look out for? Bart
Looking at a Columbia T26 Bartman99 at 8:15am 11.17.17 Columbia 0/1278 I will be looking at a Columbia T25 soon. Anything I need to look out for? Bart
Thinking about buying a 245 Bartman99 at 8:14am 11.17.17 Seidelmann 0/787 Anything I need to look out for? I've read the stringers can have rotting problems. Anything else. A
Just in time for Christmas (1) Kermit at 7:42am 11.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/628 Available now in the SBO store. Ask for Dave.
Heater day tank config? patrickkidd at 7:21am 11.17.17 Catalina 30 0/607 Has any of you C30 owners set up a day tank to gravity feed a heater? I have the Dickinson Newport d
The practical renaming ceremony. Will Gilmore at 6:08am 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 64/4102 This is a repost of my description of the renaming ceremony I used to rename Dragonfly from Tempest.
Refinishing cockpit table peterbud at 4:51am 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1232 Just wondering what people use to refinish their cockpit table. The PO used Cetol and it hold up vry
Yam are engine problems mikew320 at 2:59am 11.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/962 Hi all, Having recently purchased a Hunter 326 I'm gradually working my way through it sorting out a
New Prop Southpaw at 6:38pm 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 14/745 I am looking at getting a flexofold prop and they asked what size the shaft is. Since my boat was ab
Liability insurance on a wooden vessel Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 4:38pm 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 12/622 A neighbor has a Cross 34 that was damaged in Hurricane Ike. I rebuilt the entire outer side of his

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hose clamps on macerating pump discharge hose/nipple Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 06.27.23 I hope my description is clear. Couldn't be clearer. In this case, only one gear clamp should be
Recommendations for a new head VanIslandGuy at 9:10pm 06.27.23 We installed a Tecma Easy Fit fresh water electric in May this year and couldn't be happier with it.
34Mk2 back stay adjustment Stu Jackson at 8:47pm 06.27.23 My Mark I boat came with a split backstay. i installed a Garhauer adjustable split and made the spl
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 8:17pm 06.27.23
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. jviss at 8:07pm 06.27.23 Just leave them in place! What's wrong with them?
Oil/Trans Oil Types for 2002 Westerbeke with JS Trans rgranger at 8:06pm 06.27.23 I typed Westerbeke engine with a JS transmission. Into google and the manual popped right up.
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 8:06pm 06.27.23 I have run an outboard dry, but never more than 20 seconds or so. Two minutes would be too much!
Excess Solar Load Johann at 7:32pm 06.27.23 That sounds rather conservative to me for someone who only sails in the summer months. 3-4 is the
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:17pm 06.27.23 217343
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 6:50pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yik
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 6:44pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke
Excess Solar Load (1) High Current at 6:42pm 06.27.23 Calder suggests daily output will average 3 times the panel's nominal rating That sounds rather c
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 6:22pm 06.27.23
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 06.27.23 I think your best bet is to drill the heads off, try to pound them in (which I doubt will work) dril
Excess Solar Load Captain Larry-DH at 5:12pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load dlochner at 3:28pm 06.27.23 What kind of panels are you using? If you are getting 200-300 wh a day from the panels you are far e
Selden - Furling Main ice breaker at 3:27pm 06.27.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need to
Harbor 20 rgranger at 3:16pm 06.27.23 I googled Harbor 20 reviews and got a fair number of hits. It is a smart looking boat. Should be
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:13pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke:
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:09pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yike

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