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Salt Water Wash down pump mr. Kempsville at 4:30am 04.15.18 Big Boats 6/676 I had a new pump installed two years ago and have never used it. There is no label for the power sw
2018 Sun Gypsy cruise Michael Davis at 6:23pm 04.14.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 337/29158 16 days before we start this years cruise. Jobs are almost done, just a little hull liner to put up.
Let's build a Sailors Music Playlist... BlowMeAway at 5:53pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 177/28060 I always listen for sailing songs. Happy or sad. Most are happy, some make me weepy. You-tube makes
Lazeret, lazerette, or lazeretto? (3) TomY at 3:19pm 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1225 Doing a little work inside my,... 'lazerette' (the english word origin, early 17th century); which s
How Old Test (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 115/10583 Take the test... lso I got some OLD sayings from a cousin like... Heavens to Mergatroyd! Carbon cop
420 Passage CO detectors Kyanna at 11:45am 04.14.18 Big Boats 7/849 I just spent a couple hours searching for the inline fuse in the carbon monoxide detector circuit.
Self contained permanent mounted head SailingaS2 at 11:21am 04.14.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/813 I have a 1981 S2 9.2 with a recirculating head , would like to replace it with a self contained per
Need Size or blueprint for 41' sailboat cradle rptm67 at 11:00am 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 6/571 Hi All, I just bought 2008 Hunter 41 DS and I need to know what size cradle I should buy? there is f
Cockpit table Jimmy at 10:02am 04.14.18 Smaller Boats 7/1271 Is the hole that the cockpit table pole mounts in on H26 supposed to have a cover to keep water out
BIG Lewmar Winches Ropeburn at 8:52am 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/410 We have been given a pair of BIG Lewmar 55, 3 speed winches in trade. They are fresh water winches o
Topping lift attachment on a 1988 33.5 Divingnflying at 5:14am 04.14.18 Mid-Size Boats 10/1539 New boat owner, I'm going to have a few questions! I'm currently trying to understand my topping lif
Handrail Screweed... Jtcf78911 at 6:31pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/977
Is foam normal? (2) java_monkey at 5:19pm 04.13.18 Catalina 22 28/3196 I just picked up hull 6954 (1975 vintage) and have begun her dismantle. There's what appears to be
Power wash fail? DAVA390 at 4:47pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1912 Borrowed my brother's pressure washer for the weekend to clean the boat in my driveway. Power washed
Hunter 34 batteries jk kudera at 3:55pm 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/1274 Have any of you Hunter 34 owners added an assess hatch in the aft cabin bulkhead to service the batt
Beneteau First 20 (Fr. built) Dusty Mac at 1:56pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 1/457 Any owners out there? Would like to chat.
To mount block with 1" os dia. to tapered stanchion Dusty Mac at 1:41pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 11/895 I want to mount a roller furling lead block on a forward stanchion. The Harken block I'm looking at
Ingenuity....and a convenient tree or two... (1) nat55 at 11:53am 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 33/3055 This is one way to pull your engine...the picture raises more questions than it answers....at least
Proper line sizes and types of lines for Hunter 340 DonC3222 at 11:27am 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/696 I am replacing my boom vang line on the Hunter 340. What size and type of line should I get? Is ther
Ready...set....GO!!! (New refit project) (2) Lokki Sailor at 10:08am 04.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3144 I bought my 1973 Macgregor 25 last year, and put it up on jacks at the marina over the winter. I a

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Group 24 starter battery skunther at 4:50pm 06.12.24
Bilge maintenance Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 06.12.24 The keelboat on the right looks sunken in. I sure hope Ranger didn't use wood in the stub like Catal
Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 3:39pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 3:34pm 06.12.24
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction (1) Tally Ho at 3:09pm 06.12.24 Hi, interested to find out if the 83-87 hunter 34 has a cored deck and hull, and if so what materia
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:52pm 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, re
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:34pm 06.12.24 Maybe you could fit a chock where the slot in the toe rail is to let water run out? Then mount the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:26pm 06.12.24 I think you should consider either track mounted or cut out a slot in the toe rail and mount them as
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 06.12.24 And it was....? i Sent a PM asking.
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? buddybear at 1:10pm 06.12.24 Hello. I was checking the transmission fluid level on my 2002 Catalina 310's Hurth HBW 50 transmiss
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners caverun at 1:08pm 06.12.24 Thank you so much for that. I will check it out. And a later thread with more details on the repai
Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 12:13pm 06.12.24 And it was....? :plus:
Oceanus 281 manual Hello Below at 12:04pm 06.12.24 Google is your friend. Ah look at that, right here on SBO. Dear Beneteau Owner - sailboatsowner.com
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 12:02pm 06.12.24 Yes, I understand jdrutten where you're referring to, and will check-it-out (i.e., teat-apart the af
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 11:55am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue. And it was....?
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Clay Smith at 11:53am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz pgandw at 11:29am 06.12.24 I think people are just as much into being on the water as ever, maybe even moreso. But they are ch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 11:17am 06.12.24 Wows, thanks so much for all of this. You are referring to epoxy, I actually have some west system e
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 11:05am 06.12.24 One common cause for electrical failure when a load starts is low voltage due to bad connection(s).
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 10:40am 06.12.24 The center plate is screwed in and doesn't object to being stood upon for endless hours. together,

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